Chapter 246: The Sparrowhawk Waiting for the Mantises!
t be rude," Lorde said. "Mr. Chen, judging from this situation, it looks like we'll have to stay longer in Nanjiang. You need to quickly sell off this batch of goods. We will take advantage of the opp...Chapter 246 - The Cicada Eager to Sing is Caught by the Faint-hearted Birder!
Cyh Lwei Long quietly hid in the grass, like a cobra waiting for its moment to strike. As one of Japan's top ten snipers, he had never failed a mission.
Wearing camouflage clothing and face paint, Cyh Lwei Long blended seamlessly with his surroundings; it was nearly impossible for others to spot him.
Since last night until now, he hadn't moved an inch in the past ten hours. Even when a bird perched on his head for half an hour and defecated there, it didn't make him budge.
His eyes peered through the sniper scope, aiming at the target below in the hot spring, searching for the perfect moment to take the shot. Despite having a clear view of the women's changing room through a small ventilation opening from his advantageous position, Cyh Lwei Long never took that route.
With three men sitting in the hot spring with only towels wrapped around their waists, it was like shooting fish in a barrel for him.
The eight hundred meter distance and elevated vantage point gave him confidence that he could make an accurate kill shot. He felt somewhat perplexed about this top-secret mission; to him, it seemed excessive, akin to using a cannon to swat mosquitoes or slaughtering chickens with ox daggers – quite frustrating.
Yet, the target was there and all Cyh Lwei Long needed to do was lightly pull the trigger to complete his assignment.
Aiming at the man sitting in the middle, Cyh Lwei Long's finger gently pressed down on the trigger.
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Ryohei Iida walked towards Wang Zheng and others, who were sitting in the hot spring. Wearing a suit in this environment filled with bikini-clad women made him stand out like a sore thumb.
Wang Zheng sensed something was amiss; his eyes narrowed slightly as he snapped his fingers lightly without looking at Ryohei's direction.
Ryohei Iida, however, wasn't concerned. He believed that with his abilities, even if Wang Zheng had prepared thoroughly beforehand, he would still be able to complete the mission.
As for Katsuragi Hideo from the Iga school, let him hide in the glory of Ryohei's shadow!
Ryohei Iida locked onto a distant figure with his eyes and gripped the hilt of his hidden blade.
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In one more second, Cyh Lwei Long’s sniper rifle would fire the bullet that was meant to take He Yan's life.
But right at the moment when his finger was almost about to fully pull the trigger, a small pebble suddenly flew through the air! It hit the barrel of the gun with pinpoint accuracy!
"Bang!"
At the same time, Seikaku Eito's sniper rifle also fired the powerful bullet!
The moment when the pebble struck the barrel was exactly the moment when Seikaku Eito had fully pulled the trigger. The timing couldn't have been more perfect, with not even a fraction of a second off!
This collision caused the long barrel of the sniper rifle to tremble slightly.
Missing by a hairbreadth can mean being miles off. If there was just one millimeter change in the direction of the bullet's exit, it could lead to an error of several meters!
Moreover, this small pebble caused Seikaku Eito’s barrel to shift a full centimeter.
Seikaku already sensed that something was wrong. But now that the bullet had been fired, there was no way to change it.
The sudden gunshot shattered the peaceful ambiance of the hot spring bathhouse!
The errant bullet from Seikaku Eito hit the giant LED display screen perfectly in the middle, creating a large hole. Sparks flew out continuously; within just a few seconds, the entire huge screen turned black and started smoking.
This incident無疑加劇了人群的恐慌程度，所有的男男女女從溫泉池中跑出來，滿臉慌張地向四周抱頭鼠竄！生怕那突如其來的子彈會打到自己的身上！
Wang Zheng smiled slightly, still sitting in the pool without any intention of leaving.
Li Xiaoxiao and He Yan were also seated beside him. The two exchanged a glance and smiled similarly. Compared to the chaotic hot spring bathhouse, these three calm men stood out prominently.
Knobayashi Ideta was startled by the gunshot too. He thought he was alone in carrying out this mission but didn’t expect Kawasaki Hideo had arranged for a sniper to ambush here long ago. In his arrogant view, this was undoubtedly a lack of trust towards him and even an insult to Kurotachi-ryu.
In the midst of chaos, Knobayashi Ideta no longer needed to hide himself. He pulled out a gleaming katana from his sleeve with one hand and held it upside down as he stepped steadily toward Wang Zheng’s hot spring bathhouse.
Seeing a man suddenly draw a samurai sword made the fleeing guests more panicked; there were even three people who ran away naked, jumping directly out of the pool. One could only guess what kind of inappropriate games they had been playing underwater.
After firing his gun, Seikaku Eito realized something was wrong and immediately leaped up from his position, carrying the sniper rifle as he somersaulted several times before crouching down to sprint away from his previous hiding spot!
In the eyes of this seasoned sniper, the stone that had just fallen from the sky must have been deliberately thrown by someone skilled enough to be considered a master!
Cang He Weilong was crawling in the grass, carefully scanning his surroundings. However, apart from dense forests and lush foliage, there wasn’t even a single trace of another person.
At this point, Cang He couldn't help but start to doubt his instincts.
Theoretically speaking, if the opponent had been hiding nearby without him noticing for so long, why wouldn't they just take the easy route and shoot him dead Why opt for a high-difficulty method like using a stone
Moreover, Cang He Weilong had remained motionless in this spot for ten hours. If anyone were to approach him during that time, he would definitely have noticed; Cang He was confident that there was no one in Japan who could evade his six senses.
The only possibility left was if the opponent had been lying in wait for an even longer period than him, but since this sniper position was decided on by Cang He spontaneously, it made such a scenario unlikely to happen.
After another minute of waiting and finding nothing amiss, Cang He murmured to himself, “It must be a coincidence,” while lying in the grass. He focused his sights on Wang Zheng’s figure and fired without hesitation!
But just as he pulled the trigger, another stone flew through the air and hit his rifle barrel! The bullet from the sniper rifle once again lost its target.
Damn it!
Cang He Weilong’s hair stood on end, an intense sense of danger surging in his heart. He immediately threw away the sniper rifle and turned to flee!
But at that moment, a black figure swooped down from the shadows with the speed of lightning, pinning Cang He Weilong to the ground!
Cang He Weilong was still an excellent special forces soldier. Even as he was being pinned down, he attempted to use his pistol against his opponent. But before he could pull the trigger, searing pain shot through both of his shoulders, causing him to scream in agony on the ground and almost completely lose combat capability.
"Wang Zheng told me to be extra careful, but I thought Japanese special forces were quite formidable. If only I had known how weak they are, I wouldn’t have wasted my effort,"
Lin Xijue kicked Cang He Weilong unconscious and then reached out with one hand, forcefully squeezing his throat bone—crack! With a loud snap, Cang He Weilong’s throat bone was crushed. His head drooped to the side. The famous marksman of Japan's Self-Defense Forces met his end in the wilderness, quietly and almost unnoticed.
"Little Japanese rat, I still haven't had my fill from last time on Tanaka Island." A rare smile flickered across Lin Xijue’s stern face as he glanced at Cang He's corpse before striding confidently down the mountain.
At the same time, what Lin Xijue and Wang Zheng did not know was that on the other side of the slope by the hot spring, there was a black barrel of a sniper rifle pointed at Wang Zheng's head.
Even though chaos had already broken out in the hot springs, and two bullets from Japanese snipers had been fired earlier, the owner of this sniper rifle still did not move its aim. The hand holding it was steady, with long fingers staring unwaveringly through the scope at Wang Zheng, ready to pull the trigger at any moment.
"Damn it, I really want to kill you early," the hidden sniper wore a mask that hid her identity but from her build she appeared to be a woman.
After saying this, her finger lightly pressed down on the trigger, ready to fire at any time.
Ri Hon Ita had an evil and bloodthirsty smile on his face as he walked towards Wang Zheng's location with a gleaming katana in hand.
He was only twenty meters away when Wang Zheng still made no move, which left Ri Hon Ita slightly puzzled.
What gives these three men the right to be so calm
The distance of twenty meters meant nothing to Ri Hon Ita's explosive power; in an instant, he would arrive. At this moment, he did not believe that any trickery could come out of his opponents.
In front of overwhelming strength, all plots and tricks are as good as paper tigers.
Ri Hon Ita believed in this because he had the necessary power.
As Ri Hon Ita slowly walked forward, suddenly, his body leaned slightly to one side; then with a burst of energy from his feet, he shot out like a cannonball!
In full sprint, the long sword in Ri Hon Ita's hand was raised high and then slashed down. No matter how ordinary this long sword looked, it created an illusion in mid-air.
Mad Sword Unleashed!
Seeing the blade of the katana getting closer to these three immobile people, Ri Hon Ita's eyes flashed with a sense of confidence akin to trapping prey in a jar. Just a few more seconds and he could easily complete his mission and thoroughly crush Kawai Hideki.
The Iga school Compared to the Mad Sword School, this sect was simply worthless. At this moment, such thoughts still flashed through Ri Hon Ita’s prideful mind.
At that very moment, a woman who had been hiding and targeting Wang Zheng in the grass on the slope suddenly shifted her gun barrel quickly. The sniper rifle's scope instantly locked onto Ri Hon Ita! Then she pulled the trigger without hesitation!
Ps: Thanks to Brother Sitting Brothers for the big red envelope! May it bring you prosperity and success!ler material had deteriorated, revealing its true form. With his hand, Wang Zheng touched it and a smile crept up on his lips: this was coconut fiber, which had been exposed to wind and sun for so man...