Chapter 4: King of Snipers

"Beautiful, so beautiful!" Lin Feng once again cheered in a moment of forgetfulness.

After a delay of less than half a second, a spray of fresh blood suddenly erupted from behind the helmet of the machine gunner two hundred meters away, and then his head tilted, never to make a sound again

The response of the little devils can hardly be described as slow; however, this time they were unfortunately met with Xu Rui

Looking back, Xu Rui saw that the enemy soldier running ahead had already fallen headfirst into a pool of blood. The veteran shot very accurately, with the bullet entering the enemy soldier's neck, penetrating the brainstem, and exiting through his mouth. Therefore, the young enemy soldier hardly felt any pain before meeting his end.

The machine gun, which had just been furiously unleashing its firepower, suddenly came to a halt

Xu Rui's lips curled into a cold smile; although the dum-dum bullets are quite cruel, they are perfectly suitable for entertaining the enemy!

Beautiful! Not far away, Lin Feng couldn't help but cheer loudly upon witnessing this; the marksmanship was simply divine

Still shot in the brainstem, almost the same position as the previously killed enemy soldier

"Why do you think so?" Xu Rui turned his head, looking at Lin Feng with a surprised expression

However, the two enemies flanking from the left have already approached Xu Rui closely, with both sides separated by a pile of ruins

Lin Feng walked over and said to Xu Rui, "Don't take it to heart, he is just like that."

Upon witnessing the death of his comrade, the last remaining enemy soldier was filled with terror. He immediately began to move left and right, executing various tactical evasion maneuvers to avoid being targeted. However, in the presence of a true sniper, all of this was in vain. With another gunshot, a bloom of blood erupted from the back of the neck of this last enemy soldier.

The bolt was retracted, the round was chambered, and then the gun was raised. In an instant, the clamor of the battlefield receded from Xu Rui's mind like a tide, and the entire world suddenly fell into a profound silence, as if only he remained, along with the enemy machine gunner fiercely firing from the rooftop of a villa two hundred meters ahead.

Xu Rui turned back and signaled to Lin Feng and the more than twenty remaining soldiers, indicating for them to take cover in place, and then suddenly stood up from behind the broken wall where he was hiding

The firearm used by Xu Rui is a standard Type 38 rifle, but the ammunition is not the standard pointed copper core bullet; instead, it is a special type of bullet modified by Xu Rui using a military knife, on which he has filed a cross shape on the bullet tip.

"And what about you?" Lin Feng stared at Xu Rui and said in a deep voice, "I fear that you, my brother, have quite the background, am I right?"

There is no way, Xu Rui was recognized as the king of snipers by the entire army back then

Xu Rui did not even spare a glance at the severely injured enemy, discarded the turtle box, and quickly loaded five rounds of ammunition from the cartridge box into the chamber. He then emerged from behind the beam, holding the Type 38 rifle.

In just this brief moment of delay, the four enemies in front have already approached within thirty meters.

Lin Feng had actually wanted to ask for a long time, but he felt that the two had only just met, so he did not want to be too hasty

Xu Rui smiled slightly; this old soldier has a very cold temperament

Before the four enemies had completely dispersed, Xu Rui took the initiative to pull the trigger

The old soldier stood up from the half-collapsed balcony, cast a cold glance at Xu Rui, then jumped down from the balcony and stood expressionlessly beside it, completely ignoring Xu Rui from beginning to end

At the critical moment between life and death, Xu Rui merely twisted his body slightly, causing the enemy's bayonet to miss its target, almost passing through next to Xu Rui's left rib. Then, with a thud, it plunged deeply into the beam behind Xu Rui. By the time the enemy attempted to withdraw the blade, it was already too late, and Xu Rui raised the box and struck fiercely at the enemy's face.

Lin Feng took the cigarette and suddenly asked, "Have you received training at the Brandenburg Special Forces Training Camp?"

The enemy officer was killed on the spot, yet the remaining four soldiers did not lose their composure. An enemy sergeant automatically took over command, leading the other three soldiers to lie down on the ground and retaliate with continuous gunfire. The enemy machine gun, responsible for providing suppressive fire from the rear, also opened fire fiercely, and the wall where Xu Rui was hiding was instantly filled with smoke and debris.

Lin Feng and the twenty or so remaining soldiers were immediately taken aback at the sight before them. What kind of bullet is this, with such tremendous power?

Throughout the entire process, Lin Feng and the twenty or so remaining soldiers did not even fire a single shot

Xu Rui licked his lips, and a cold smile once again blossomed at the corners of his mouth

Taking advantage of the remnants of the Nationalist Army cleaning the battlefield and gathering weapons and equipment, Xu Rui pulled out a cigarette and put it in his mouth, then tossed one to Lin Feng, and said: "So what do you think?"

With a sharp crack, a 6.5mm caliber pointed copper-core bullet shot out from the muzzle at an initial speed exceeding 700 m/s, whistling through the air. Spinning at high speed, it instantly traversed more than fifty meters of empty space, accurately hitting the enemy officer across the way. The scorching pointed copper-core bullet entered at the position of his brow, instantly blowing off a large portion of his skull

As Xu Rui's voice fell, a loud bang echoed from the balcony

The remaining enemy narrowly escaped death and immediately lunged at Xu Rui with a knife, letting out a howl.

Good shooting, brother!" Xu Rui couldn't help but turn around and give a thumbs up to the balcony

"It's about the calculations and the books," Lin Feng nodded and said, "He is a wounded soldier we rescued during our retreat. When we found him among the dead, he was barely alive. However, this kid has a truly tough life; with such severe injuries, anyone else would have died eight times over, yet he stubbornly pulled through. Moreover, he was on his feet in less than half a month; he had no choice but to comply.

In the blink of an eye, Xu Rui single-handedly eliminated nine enemies.

Xu Rui executed a roll and then added a leap, bringing him behind a toppled beam. Almost simultaneously, two grenades exploded, and the shockwave from the blast sent a large amount of debris flying, whistling and splattering amidst the shrapnel. The beam that stood in front of Xu Rui was instantly pierced by at least a dozen fragments of stone.

The title of "King of Snipers" held by Xu Rui is not given lightly. In jungle or urban warfare environments, infantry lacking heavy fire support facing a sniper king like Xu Rui can only meet their end in mere minutes. It is worth noting that when Xu Rui was invited to the Delta training camp for observation and learning, he single-handedly eliminated an entire squad of Delta during urban combat exercises.

When the two enemy soldiers flanking from the right charged out of the alley, they were astonished to find that the entire sweep team had been reduced to just the two of them. Meanwhile, from the surrounding ruins, Chinese soldiers emerged one after another like bamboo shoots after a rain, each one holding a gun, with the dark muzzles all aimed at the two of them.

Xu Rui swiftly pulled the bolt, removed the shell, chambered a round, and then raised his gun. Two hundred meters ahead, the enemy's assistant gunner had just pushed aside the lifeless machine gunner and taken up a shooting position. Xu Rui once again squeezed the trigger, and in the blink of an eye, the searing bullet traversed the two hundred meters of emptiness, accurately striking the five-pointed star on the enemy assistant gunner's steel helmet

Xu Rui squinted his eyes and said, "Do you know his background?"

There are also four enemies flanking from both sides, swiftly advancing in silence under the cover of the ruins and narrow alleys

In the narrow alleyways, Xu Rui, who has undergone rigorous modern sniper training, is almost an extraordinary presence, while the Japanese army opposite has never received specialized training in urban warfare. The two sides are simply not on the same level; this is nothing short of a massacre, a one-sided slaughter

Sixty meters ahead, the five enemy soldiers advancing in search immediately spread out

At that very moment, Xu Rui raised his hand and fired a shot, hitting the sweet melon grenade directly. The sweet melon grenade exploded with a loud bang, and the Japanese sergeant who was about to throw the grenade, along with another Japanese soldier closely following him, was immediately knocked to the ground by the shockwave generated by the explosion. Two other Japanese soldiers, who were a bit farther away, were also knocked down by the shrapnel from the explosion.

Xu Rui executed a roll to the side, swiftly escaping from the broken wall where he had just taken cover. The wall was being pounded by the enemy, sending dust and debris flying, yet Xu Rui remained unscathed. With another leap followed by a slide, he reached a pile of rubble. Through the gaps in the beams of the ruins, he could clearly see the enemy machine gunner in the distance

At a certain moment, Xu Rui gently pulled the trigger

The blow was severe enough; the turtle box was smashed to pieces, and the enemy's face was also dented in. With such intensity of impact, even if one does not die, they would undoubtedly be rendered an idiot

"Quite interesting," Xu Rui said with a slight smile, "I am certain that this person must have a significant background."

Xu Rui had already transferred the Type 38 rifle to his left hand, while his right hand raised the Wang Ba box, facing the enemy as he pulled the trigger. With a loud bang, the enemy soldier in front fell down. As he pulled the trigger again, the Wang Ba box unexpectedly jammed with a click at such a critical moment.

As for the brain tissue within the skull of the enemy officer, it was further churned into a rain of blood by the rapidly spinning bullets

The wind has ceased, the clouds have settled, and even the smoke of gunfire has come to a standstill

Xu Rui did not fire his weapon, but instead restrained a group of remaining soldiers, directing his gaze towards the rooftop of a nearby western-style house, and shouted: "Veteran, these two little devils are left to you."

Xu Rui's lips curled into a cold smile as he pulled the bolt, chambered a round, and then raised the gun to aim. The entire sequence of actions flowed seamlessly, completed in less than 0.2 seconds

Xu Rui charged forward with a well-equipped Type 38 rifle, firing continuously as he went, ensuring that each of the four fallen enemy soldiers received an additional shot, guaranteeing that the enemy could not survive any longer

Before the smoke had cleared, two enemy soldiers charged out from the dust, brandishing their bayonets as they lunged at Xu Rui

Xu Rui withdrew his gaze and asked Lin Feng, "This person has quite good marksmanship, your soldier?"

The leading enemy sergeant unscrewed a sweet melon grenade, knocked it against his steel helmet, and was about to throw it.

Two enemy soldiers exchanged a glance, let out a shout, and turned to flee

Xu Rui could not afford to celebrate, as two grenades were already smoking, rolling in through the gaps in the ruins

Lin Feng shook his head and said, "I don't know; he wouldn't say even if I asked him."

The enemy officer spun around and fell face down to the ground. Before he collapsed, Lin Feng and more than twenty remaining soldiers clearly saw that his head had been completely opened from the back. The cranial cavity, which should have been filled with brain tissue, was now just an empty cavity, resembling an anatomical specimen.