Extreme germ phobia

Chapter 149 Rooftop Sniper
East bank, temporary hiding place.

Ou Yang was the first to see the flashing light on the other side of the river. He quickly turned around and called out, "Brother Lei, something's happening!"

Lei Yong immediately turned from the front window to the back window: "Where is it?"

"There!" Ou Yang pointed to the river bank.

Lei Yong immediately found the target, widened his eyes, and stared in that direction without blinking.

Ou Yang looked over at them for a while and couldn't help asking, "Brother Lei, what did you say?"

"Shut up and don't bother me!" Lei Yong said angrily.

Ou Yang immediately shut up and waited obediently.

After a while, Lei Yong finally breathed a sigh of relief: "It's okay, they are all safe!"

He only talked about safety, but in fact, Ma Zhiyuan mentioned the unclear situation, hiding on standby, keeping in touch, etc.

But there is no need to explain these things so clearly.

Hearing this, Ou Yang finally put his heart back into his stomach: "As long as it's safe, it's good!"

Lei Yong also took out a pocket flashlight and sent a message to the other side.

Ou Yang touched his pocket and found an identical one there.

Before setting off, Lei Yong instructed that there were a few things that must be carried with them no matter where they went, and this small flashlight was one of them.

Unfortunately, this thing can only illuminate in his hands.

Before Lei Yong and Ma Zhiyuan finished their conversation, new flashes suddenly appeared on the other side, followed by more flashes.

The vast majority of them used flashlights or other similar light sources, but there were a few that used red and blue lights that flashed continuously.

That thing is extremely conspicuous when placed at night.

Ou Yang felt a little dizzy.

What's going on?
He turned to look at Lei Yong: "Are these used to transmit signals?"

"Most of them are random flashes," Lei Yong said. "Only a few are Morse code. Three short, three long, then three short. It's the simplest distress signal, SOS. Lao Ma and I also use it."

Ou Yang was stunned: "Then won't everyone know what you two said?"

He thought that using this method to transmit messages must use some kind of secret code, so it must be clear text communication?
"That's impossible," Lei Yong said. "We didn't send words, we sent Chinese pinyin. The foreigners couldn't understand it at all."

There were quite a few guys on the other side who understood the code, and they kept asking him what he had said.

It clearly has nothing to do with them, but they all seem to be very concerned about it.

Who said Lao Mi doesn’t gossip?

Ou Yang suddenly understood and couldn't help asking, "Can I learn it?"

"Of course you can," Lei Yong said. "One short and one long is A, one long and three shorts is B, one long and one short repeated twice is C... Just remember these first."

Ou Yang repeated it several times in his mind: "Remember it!"

Lei Yong was a little skeptical: He remembered it so quickly?
But he didn't question it, and continued to teach: "One long and two short is D, one short is E..."

Lei Yong had just said a few words casually and had never thought about how long it would take Ou Yang to master it. But the reality was that he only had to say it once and Ou Yang could remember most of it. He could pick any letter and Ou Yang could answer it immediately.

Lei Yong knew that Ou Yang had a good memory, but this speed was really unusual.

Although Jiang Yuwei did not actively participate, she also silently memorized the code. However, not only was she much slower than Ou Yang, but when asked questions afterwards, she had to think carefully before answering, and sometimes she simply forgot everything.

It’s a pity that Ma Zhiyuan is not here, otherwise using a more professional method to test it would be possible to find out how good Ou Yang’s memory is.

But remembering the code is only the first step, there is still a lot to learn.

Meeting a student as accomplished as Ou Yang made Lei Yong want to cultivate him further. "There are some very important rules for communicating in code. For example, there must be a clear pause between two letters to facilitate interpretation."

"There are also some common phrases, such as AR, which means stop or end of message; AS, which means wait; and K, which means your turn, finished or OVER."

Lei Yong didn't care how much Ou Yang remembered and continued, "When sending a message, there is a fixed format. Before the communication begins, you must send a long, short, long, short, long tone. This is the start signal. If there is an error in the middle, express it with a series of short tones and then resend the correct signal. To end, send three short tones, one long tones, and then one short tones... Oh, yes, there is also 191519, which is a covert distress signal."

"Why not use SOS?" Ou Yang asked curiously.

"That's what SOS means. S is the 19th letter of the alphabet and O is 15th."

Only then did Ou Yang understand how the number 191519 came about.

The gunshots on the other side of the river were already sparse, but now they gradually became more intense. However, only a very small number of them were distributed in the surrounding areas, and the vast majority were concentrated in the direction of the hospital.

Ou Yang really wanted to know what was going on over there, but he didn't ask.

We all came here together, and since we won’t get an answer by asking, it’s better to just keep our mouths shut.

While Lei Yong was distracted with teaching, most of his attention was still on the other side of the river. He suddenly saw some gunfire flashing irregularly downstairs of the building where Ma Zhiyuan and others were hiding.

Looking more closely, one group was fleeing while the other was chasing them, with casualties on both sides.

The group that escaped luckily got into the building where Ma Zhiyuan and others were hiding, and the other group chased in without hesitation.

Isn't this just bad luck?
Flashes of gunfire could be heard from time to time in the building, first on the first and second floors, then on the third and fourth floors. The position of the confrontation between the two sides kept moving upwards, getting closer and closer to the rooftop.

I don't know which side used a grenade, and it exploded once. An unlucky person was blown out of the window by the shock wave and fell to the ground with his hands and feet flailing.

Although the time in Snow Bear was not long, this was the second time Ou Yang witnessed someone falling from a building.

He suddenly wanted to know how many people had fallen to their deaths in Brown Bear City at the beginning of the epidemic, and whether he could see falling figures everywhere along the street if he walked from one end to the other.

This is how disaster movies are shot!
Lei Yong suddenly picked up 191: "Follow me, quickly!"

Ou and Jiang quickly followed, and the three of them climbed up the stairs as quickly as possible.

Lei Yong took the lead, followed closely by Ou Yang. Jiang Yuwei was able to keep up at first, but after climbing only two floors she was exhausted and out of breath and could no longer keep up.

Lei Yong didn't force them and said, "I'll go first, you two follow!"

Ou Yang stopped, turned around and extended his hand.

Jiang Yuwei let out a breath of foul air, grabbed Ou Yang's hand, and continued to rush upwards as he pulled with all his might.

However, physical fitness varies from person to person. Ou Yang thought he had been very accommodating to Jiang Yuwei's speed, but the latter was still exhausted and almost collapsed.

The two of them were so focused on climbing up that they didn't notice which floor they had climbed to. It was not until they reached the rooftop that they saw Lei Yong placing his precision rifle on the parapet and aiming at the opposite bank.

Jiang Yuwei had no ladylike image at all and sat down on the ground.

Ou Yang just took a few deep breaths, adjusted his state, and immediately went to Lei Yong's side.

Lei Yong was holding a flashlight, sending a signal to the other side, reminding Ma Zhiyuan to take cover. A moment later, a flash of light appeared on the other side.

Ou Yang tried to decipher: "YI...YIN...has it been hidden?"

"Not bad." Lei Yong put away the flashlight and put his eyes on the sight.

Just seconds later, an unidentified militant rushed onto the rooftop.

A dozen or so gun-toting Americans raised their guns at the same time, trying to warn the other party not to act recklessly here.

Lei Yong sneered in his heart. Even at this time, Lao Mi on the opposite side still couldn't change his usual habits. If he were to say, he should shoot without hesitation and get rid of the person first.

Still warning, are you just playing house?

The two militants showed no fear and had no intention of surrendering or laying down their weapons.

Just as the atmosphere was becoming increasingly tense, another militant arrived at the rooftop, but he did not leave the stairwell. Instead, he hid there and quietly shot, killing an old man with a gun.

The militants who were already on the rooftop took the opportunity to attack. The two men cooperated with each other very well and killed and injured several Lao Mi in a short time.

There was chaos on the rooftop.

Although Ma Zhiyuan and others hid behind the stairwell, it seemed that the other party had no intention of leaving them alive. Moreover, the militants kept moving and would soon discover Ma Zhiyuan and others.

Lao Ma was able to remain calm, holding the gun with one hand and staying alert. As long as the enemy appeared in his sight, he would immediately open fire.

Zhu Yiming was different. Although he was also holding a gun, his whole body was filled with unconcealable fear. If Lao Ma had not blocked him from behind, he would have rushed out long ago.

On the rooftop on the east bank, Lei Yong roughly judged the distance between the target and himself to be about 600 meters based on the lines in the sight.

He used the black dot below the hollow cross, which represented six hundred meters, to aim at a militant, took a deep breath and held it, and just when the target turned to the back of the stairwell and he found that there were still people hiding there, he decisively pulled the trigger.

With a bang, the gunshot flew over 600 meters and hit the militant's abdomen accurately.

At the same time, Ma Zhiyuan also fired several shots in a row. It was unknown how many bullets hit the man, but the man twitched twice and then became motionless.

The gunshot alerted the other militants, but before they could take any action, Lei Yong opened fire again and hit the target in the chest.

Ma Zhiyuan rushed out decisively, lay on the ground on his side, and killed another enemy.

Some might say Lei Yong is unprofessional. What's so great about hitting an enemy at 600 meters? Why not just shoot him in the head?
This is what you've seen in too many movies. Only when the police face extremely vicious criminals will they aim for a headshot, and the shot must hit the triangular area in front of the forehead. Only by severing the criminal's brain stem with one shot can the criminal die instantly.

And it is the kind of death that leaves even the smallest finger unable to move, thus achieving the purpose of killing the criminal, rescuing the hostages or stopping the crime.

No matter how high the accuracy of a sniper rifle is, it is impossible to hit the target with the first shot at a distance of hundreds of meters, and hit the center of the eyebrows. Therefore, police snipers shoot at a relatively close distance, usually between 50 and 100 meters. In rare cases, they will even fire at a distance of only or meters.

The military is different. They never seek to kill with one shot, but only to hit the enemy.

Sniping requires consideration of many external factors, such as temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction, etc.

Lei Yong didn't have a backup shooter, so at this distance, he had no chance of hitting the target, let alone a headshot.

Hitting the target with two consecutive shots is already an above-average performance.

The situation near the hospital was extremely chaotic, with gunshots and explosions everywhere. The militants never thought that they had just been shot by a sniper from the other side of the river. They just thought that there was an expert hiding behind the stairwell.

After several militants made a plan, they rushed out together without saying a word.

Lei Yong was about to open fire when he suddenly became dazed.

At this moment, he relied on muscle memory to maintain his posture and pulled the trigger based on his feeling.

There was no doubt that the shot missed the target. The bullet flew past the enemy's head and hit the wall with a bang.

The militant was almost shot in the head and was completely scared.

But he just thought it was a stray bullet from somewhere and still didn't realize the truth.

Behind the stairs, Ma Zhiyuan swallowed quietly.

On the other side of the river, Lei Yong suddenly put down his rifle, took out a bottle of inhibitor from his bag, covered his mouth with it, and took a deep breath.

But he only took half of it before the bottle was empty.

The trance was relieved a little, but it couldn't make him return to normal.

Lei Yong panicked.

Ma Zhiyuan's individual combat capability is naturally far superior to that of ordinary people, but facing a group of militants, he has no suitable weapons and is accompanied by two burdens.

When various negative BUFFs are superimposed on each other, the consequences will be disastrous if you don’t have your own long-range support.

Without any time to hesitate, Lei Yong immediately handed the rifle to Ou Yang: "It's up to you!"

The situation was urgent, there were no more words and no time to explain, Lei Yong could only pin his hopes on Ou Yang's ability to understand.

However, the situation at the moment was not that complicated. Ou Yang was stunned for only a moment before he understood what Lei Yong meant.

Now is not the time to make excuses and waste time. Since Lei Yong did this, it must be necessary to do so.

Ou Yang took the rifle without saying a word and quickly aimed at the target.

Jiang Yuwei couldn't help but reveal a look of doubt.

She knew that Ou Yang was a good marksman and had indeed achieved good results with the 191 during training, but training was training and combat was combat, could they be the same thing?
And during training, I have never hit a target so far away.

Can he do it?
Ou Yang didn't think too much and started firing decisively.

As expected, the game was lost.

Although he knew how to snipe, it was all theoretical knowledge. He instinctively aimed at the enemy with the crosshairs, and the bullet had no chance to fly to the roof and hit the wall directly.

Fortunately, the militants on the opposite side did not intend to attack violently, but took out grenades and prepared to throw them.

This instantaneous choice gave Ou Yang a chance to make amends. He immediately raised the muzzle of the gun, and the moment the black dot coincided with the target, he immediately pulled the trigger.

A bloody hole suddenly appeared on the side of the target's head, half of his skull flew off, and the grenade that had just been removed from the safety fell to the ground.

The other two militants were so frightened that one of them turned around and fell to the ground. The other militant was brave and careful, and actually pushed his companion who was shot in the head.

As he turned around and fell, his body fell on the grenade.

boom--

The body was torn into pieces, and the two militants had no other problems except that their ears were buzzing.

Ou Yang couldn't see the two people lying on the ground from his position, but Ma Zhiyuan didn't give them a chance to turn over. He rushed out from his hiding place without hesitation and killed the enemy with two shots.

What’s funny is that until this point, no one knew why these militants stormed the rooftop and started killing people.

(End of this chapter)