Special Forces: I Can See the Experience Bar

Chapter 170 The Second Squad?
"You mean there's more than just the Gale special forces team at the training ground?" Xiao Zhuang asked.

"Seriously? The high school team is going to go this far? We're just rookies, they wouldn't go so far as to completely destroy us..."

Before Chang Ning and Geng Jihui could say anything, the ostrich started complaining incessantly, his face falling, as if he was about to quit on the spot.

Of course, Ostrich was just expressing his dissatisfaction with the high school team; he wouldn't dare quit.

"Say less and save your energy. Besides, I didn't say there was a second special operations team. Although I can't rule out the possibility you mentioned, based on my understanding of Captain Gao, the chances of him doing that are very small."

In short, let's be cautious; the outcome is still uncertain.

Chang Ning genuinely hadn't realized that the ostrich in the original story actually had a talkative side, which was quite annoying.

They were comrades-in-arms who had shared life and death, so he shouldn't have given the ostrich a hard time.

"Let's treat this as a training ground until we're sure of the situation. There are other people besides Gale right now."

Geng Jihui ultimately decided to treat this matter with caution, preparing for the worst regardless of the situation, and not being caught off guard by a sudden attack.

After analyzing the clearly marked footprints on the ground, the group resumed their journey.

Unlike the previous relaxed atmosphere, the footprints Chang Ning discovered cast a deep shadow over everyone's hearts.

Because of Chang Ning's discovery, everyone's travel speed did not slow down at all; on the contrary, they were able to devote some of their attention to observing their surroundings.

What's puzzling is that they didn't find any useful clues even though they were almost at their destination, which seemed very strange.

Logically speaking, a careless person who leaves such an obvious footprint must have left other clues, but the problem is that Chang Ning and his group did not find anything along the way.

"Something's wrong!"

Geng Jihui stopped the group from their journey, the footprint that had been suddenly discovered kept replaying in his mind.

"what happened?"

Chang Ning, who was keeping a distance of 100 meters from the others, noticed that his teammates behind him had stopped moving forward. Thinking that he had made some important discovery, he quickly went up to Geng Jihui to ask.

"Have you guys noticed a strange atmosphere surrounding us ever since we entered the forest?"

Even those who were initially unaffected by Geng Jihui's actions became tense, their scalps tingled, and they got goosebumps.

"Timberwolves, stop scaring yourselves. What are you doing, talking nonsense? Disrupting morale is a major taboo!"

Chang Ning was very dissatisfied with Geng Jihui's situation, feeling that it was below his normal command standards.

"Haven't you noticed that since we found that footprint, we haven't found anything else?"

Geng Jihui said.

"That footprint might have been an accident. Maybe the person later discovered that the clues they left had covered up the traces they left later."

Chang Ning countered that he did not approve of Geng Jihui's stubbornness. No matter what seems amiss, if our side is cautious about the enemy's traps, we can avoid most of them.

Besides, no matter how careful we are, we still have to fight in the end. There's no need to waste our energy on this journey. We're almost at the training ground. Even if the Gale Squad wanted to ambush us, they would have done so the moment we entered the forest.

"Yeah, if you ask me, you're being overly cautious."

Ostrich agreed with Chang Ning's point of view, and he hadn't slacked off along the way. Whenever he saw a suitable sniping position, he would take a few extra glances, just in case someone suddenly appeared and was ambushed.

As it turned out, apart from being a bit quiet, there was nothing wrong with the woods; it was perfectly safe.

At least he didn't notice the snipers lurking around him, and the jungle had too many obstacles blocking the field of vision, making it unsuitable for snipers.

In this environment, a sniper needs to find a sniping position close to the target to carry out a sniping kill, which is why the ostrich has the opportunity to observe whether there are any snipers active in the surrounding area.

Normally, the distance between a sniper position and the target is quite far, and this distance is generally determined by the maximum effective range of the firearm.

A good sniper, like Ostrich, can consider any area within his firing range as his sniping position.

Are we being overly cautious? Perhaps.

Geng Jihui couldn't explain why he had that strange feeling. Seeing that his teammates didn't have the same feeling, he assumed that he was just too nervous.

This training exercise was extremely important. Wolf Fang was where his father had worked before his death, so he didn't want Wolf Fang to suffer any losses because of his own actions.

If Chang Ning knew what Geng Jihui was thinking, she would definitely scold Geng Jihui for meddling in other people's business!

Your position and responsibilities determine your mindset.

The leader of a small team of seven is worrying about the affairs of He Zhijun, the captain. Isn't that just being idle?
At Geng Jihui's current level, the information he possesses is far from complete. Thinking too much about it is a waste of time. The future of Wolf Fang is not his concern at this stage.

The team leader is Geng Jihui, whose every move has a great impact on Lone Wolf Group B. However, Chang Ning does not intend to comfort Geng Jihui, believing that Geng Jihui will adjust.

By the standard that exercises are equivalent to real combat, they are now practically on the battlefield. Each of them has their own responsibilities; who has time to help Geng Jihui solve his personal problems?

If helping Geng Jihui leads to a defensive lapse that the enemy exploits, catching them off guard and wiping them out, no one present can bear that responsibility.

Now Chang Ning could only pat Geng Jihui on the shoulder, indicating that his brothers were all away and couldn't offer any help.

After all, he didn't know what Geng Jihui was thinking. He knew that such thoughts made him unstable and that he could only overcome them himself.

The one who tied the knot must untie it; perhaps Geng Jihui will recover on his own in the next second.

"Let's move on. I'm sorry that I made everyone worry about me because of my own mistakes."

Suppressing the strange feeling in his heart, Geng Jihui attributed his state to the fact that he was taking this combat training too seriously, which made him unable to maintain a calm mind and was overly cautious.

He looked at Chang Ning, feeling a surge of relief. Thankfully, Chang Ning had reminded him in time; otherwise, he didn't know how much time he would have wasted.

"What are you saying? Don't be so formal."

Chang Ning lightly punched Geng Jihui in the chest, pleased that Geng Jihui could adjust himself so quickly. The others in Group B were also delighted; their captain's stable condition meant their fighting power wouldn't necessarily be boosted, but it wouldn't be negatively affected either.

(End of this chapter)