Chapter 67 02.0067: "A sneak attack! Not a moral code!"

Louise seemed to sense something as well and began scanning with the detection device on her helmet.

[+Team Leader, did you find anything? +] Horatio observed Louise's strange vision.

[+It’s nothing, maybe I’m just overthinking it…+] Louise frowned.

Although she didn't think the sergeants would let them go to the training ground so calmly, the tactical analyzer in the helmet did not warn of any abnormal phenomenon.

[+Horatio, look at those trees over there. +]

Archie quickened his pace and ran to Horatio's side. He pointed to the bushes on the side while panting and said: [+The hedge over there has been signs of being crushed, and there are footprints on the fallen flowers and plants over there+]

Horatio used the Shield of Orm helmet to zoom in, and after rescanning it with the tactical analyzer, he determined that the traces here were from not long ago and were very fresh.

[+There are only three Storm Sergeants in the entire running team, so it is worth guessing where the others went. +] Archie seemed to have a very sharp insight and analyzed calmly.

[+The sergeants mentioned actual combat exercises, but they didn’t say it would have to be in the training ground+]

Horatio nodded.

『+Activate: Omen Fragment+』

He saw.

In the bushes, several teams composed of Storm Sergeants were holding out their guns, ready to snipe, and one of the guns was aimed at the defenseless Louise.

His eyes snapped open and he almost immediately pushed Louise to the ground.

"Attack!" Horatio quickly crawled down and shouted, and a laser shot behind him, hitting Louise's helmet.

There was a terrible red light flashing in the trees and bushes along the roadside.

Before he finished speaking, dense lasers shot towards the students.

"Puff!" The entire group closest to the bushes was knocked down by the sudden burst of precise volleys of gunfire.

Almost all the lasers fired in the first round hit their targets, knocking down more than twenty students, most of whom were freshmen. Only the shot aimed at Louise missed.

The ambushing instructor used shock power, which would not kill the trainees even if they were wearing armor, but being shot would be enough to seriously injure them. Their whole bodies would feel uncomfortable and weak as if they had been electrocuted, and they would not be able to use any strength.

"Ah! It hurts! It hurts!"

The second son of the Ravensburg family was very close and was one of the first to be knocked down. He was dizzy from the sudden attack and crawled on the ground in a panic. Then he was knocked down again and rolled on the ground in pain.

Henry Harvey very expertly positioned his squad with hand gestures for suppressive fire.

Horatio immediately took out a smoke bomb from his waist and threw it in the middle of the field to provide smoke cover for the students in the open ground, helping them to hurry to the bunker. Then he used fire suppression and smoke cover to drag David Betty back, kicked him into the drainage ditch on the side of the road, and found a bunker for him to recover.

"Ledos, Fideo, provide side cover and suppress fire!" Louise half-knelt in front of Horatio, suppressing the fire while directing the other two team members.

"Horatio, follow me, we're going to get out of here. These two will provide us with cover."

"Yes." Horatio sprinted, skillfully coordinating his firing with Louise.

The advanced Shield of Orm helmet will instantly frame the shooting priority and threat level for Horatio based on the direction of the ambusher's gun.

In addition, Horatio had quick reactions and good marksmanship, and he quickly suppressed the sergeants who were shooting at them behind the bushes.

The four men did not stay in the dangerous open area for too long, but quickly moved around to the side of the ambushers.

The veterans of the Navy Chuji generally performed well, reacted quickly, and began to formulate their own tactics for counterattacks.

There were also many new teams that quickly looked for good cover based on the surrounding environment and exchanged fire with the ambushers. But it was obviously an overestimation to compete with the Storm Sergeants in shooting skills. Moreover, the Storm Sergeants were scattered throughout the woods and would change positions after firing a few shots. The detection and frequency countermeasure jammers could prevent them from being identified by the tactical auspicious devices with the same signal on the trainees.

This is a minor cheat, but does a good job of simulating the various undetectable monsters the Loyalists will encounter in Kill Team missions.

[+Keep your movements secretive and move lightly. +] Louise said over the communication network.

Under Louise's guidance, Horatio also turned on the same signal shielding to retaliate and hide his whereabouts.

The four men crouched behind the bushes and went around to the right rear of the sergeants.

Valina, who did not participate in the battle, sat on a tree and observed the actions of the four students in the same group from a high place.

Leidos and Fideo stopped at the right rear side, while Louise led Horatio further around and to the rear.

Horatio leaned forward slightly. The sergeants had deployed four people to look after the rear, but they did not participate in the battle. The division of labor was clear.

After confirming the target, Louise clenched her fists, and Horatio also understood and quickly stopped.

[+We are in position, Leidos, Fideo, shoot! +]

At the female sergeant's command, two gun barrels extending from the bushes shot blazing red lasers at the sergeants.

[+Fire from right rear! Evade! +] Suddenly, Horatio found that he could hear the voices of the sergeants on his team's communication channel.

[+Ledos hacked the communication equipment. +] Louise explained.

A sergeant was knocked down by Fideo, and then quickly dragged away by two people, reducing the firepower for the students in the front by three points.

Seeing that the Navy Chuji Group in front was preparing to launch an assault, the chief petty officers chose to immediately adjust their combat positions and retreat to the rear.

Of the three sergeants on guard at the rear, only one was left to continue looking after the rear, while the other two began to guard the sides of the entire team.

Of course, they didn't know that the two students had already quietly gone around to the rear.

[+A few more devils are coming from the left, I'll take one down. +] The Master Chief called out in the channel.

Another sergeant who was looking after the rear went to guard the left rear position, leaving only one sergeant to guard the rear of the team. If the two could sneak up on him, they could launch a surprise attack without warning.

But, how can I get rid of him silently?

Horatio, who was only separated from the man by a bush, crawled on the ground, looking at the other's boots and thinking.

[+Team Leader, let’s do this…+]

Although Horatio's plan was bold, the female sergeant still nodded pertinently.

Horatio held his breath and moved slowly according to the plan.

【+Hold on, hold on. +】

Louise watched the Chief warily, reporting to Horatio.

Snap! Swish! —

Horatio's iron hand, like a swift silver snake that suddenly emerged from a cave, grabbed the sergeant's leg and dragged him into the bushes in an instant.

[!] It was so fast that by the time the sergeant realized he was being touched, a Cadia trench knife was already on his neck.

　Sorry, I had something to do during the day and went to the hospital in the afternoon, which resulted in today's chapter being updated later. Both chapters will be updated today and tomorrow!
　　Please recommend! Please vote for me! QAQ
　　
　
(End of this chapter)