Otherworld Advance Team-Chapter 40 - 36 Coercion_1

40: Chapter 36: Coercion_1

40 -36: Coercion_1

“I get it, I get it, put the gun down!” Under Luo’er’s oppression, Luo Qishan reluctantly reached a compromise.

“I hope you mean it!” Luo’er slowly replaced the picture of his father on the table, and then put down the gun.

“Why, why no matter what I do, you’re always ungrateful, what did I do wrong?” Luo Qishan expressed his inner doubts.

“There are many things you could have done, but it’s all too late now.” Luo’er’s eyes darkened, and he placed the gun on his table.

After Luo Qishan’s compromise, he dared not look directly into Luo Qishan’s eyes anymore.

Then he turned around, disregarded Luo Qishan, and left the office directly.

Wang Xu was standing at the door, watching Luo’er walk out of the office, and then slowly walked into the office.

“Sorry, Chief…” Wang Xu approached Luo Qishan, reached out and took the gun back.

“You did it on purpose, didn’t you?” Luo Qishan asked.

Wang Xu didn’t answer.

He had calculated that Luo’er wouldn’t shoot Luo Qishan, nor would he commit suicide.

Therefore, he dared to let him take away his gun.

“Let him go, Chief.” Wang Xu expressed the words he had been keeping in his heart for many years.

“Why, why are you all looking at me like this?” Luo Qishan asked.

“I understand the Chief’s intentions, and I believe Luo’er does too, it’s just…” Wang Xu paused, then slowly said, “Let him go, let him be free, and he’ll gradually forgive you.”

“But I can’t wait anymore,” Luo Qishan sobbed, looking even older, “At least in my lifetime, I want to see him grow up slowly!”

“Chief, to like is to hold tight, to love is to let go.

This saying applies here as well.” Wang Xu hesitated, then said.

“Let go?” Luo Qishan murmured thoughtfully.

“Additionally,” after a pause, Wang Xu still decided to warn him, “Don’t interfere with the match anymore, the headquarters, they have started to notice you.”

“Headquarters…” Luo Qishan repeated the words, then let out a bitter laugh.

Luo’er returned to the Virtual Battlefield.

As soon as he logged on, Tangmo couldn’t wait to ask: “Luo’er, where have you been?”

“I had some personal matters,” Luo’er’s moody feelings had lightened a lot, so he said casually, “Let’s prepare for the next match.”

“Oh!”

The break was soon over, and the five were about to face the next match.

They suddenly found themselves in a wooden house in a forest.

On the bed in the house lay a dying middle-aged man, and the match requirement was also handed over to the captain.

“Protect the hostages, Luo’er!” Tangmo looked at him questioningly.

“What does it say?” Luo’er asked.

“We protect the hostages, the other team attacks.

The victory conditions are the extermination of the enemy, or exceeding a time limit of two hours.” Tangmo explained the match requirements.

“Defending this place seems a bit precarious!” Hu Daoke looked at the wooden walls around him and said somewhat worriedly.

Cheng Ziang pulled out his long sword and stabbed it into the wall.

The sword quickly sank into the wall.

He pulled out the sword hard and looked at the depth of the hole, shaking his head.

“Let’s dig foxholes to divert the target!” Luo’er scratched his head and said.

“Luo’er, the competition rules don’t allow the target to be moved more than ten meters.” Tangmo weakly said.

“Dig up the floor, dig down to hide, and pile up mud around the wooden house.

Anyway, we can’t let the other side shoot through the wooden house and kill the target directly.” Luo’er thought for a moment and said.

“This is a big project!” Hu Daoke said uncomfortably.

“How about we leave one person to watch the hostage, and the rest of us go out and hunt them down.

We’ll try to take care of them before they attack the hostage!” Cheng Ziang suddenly suggested.

“This…” Luo’er hesitated, Cheng Ziang’s suggestion was somewhat risky.

If Zhuanzhu sneaked in again and killed the hostage, they would be totally finished.

“I think they’ll guess that I will go and actively attack them, especially after I killed two of them in the last match.” Cheng Ziang analysed with his sword resting on his shoulder.

“But we don’t know their attack direction.” Luo’er said hesitantly. freeweɓnovēl.coɱ

“I know.

Don’t forget my positioning skill!” Cheng Ziang confidently said.

“Can you guarantee to detect the enemy’s movements?” Luo’er asked.

“I can!” Cheng Ziang firmly stated.

“So,” hesitating for a moment, Luo’er made an arrangement, “Little Ke, you protect the hostages.

Dig a pit, hide with the hostages inside.

Everyone else attack together, with Cheng Ziang leading.

Once you find traces of the enemy, immediately report back to us.”

“Okay!” Hu Daoke nodded.

“Always be ready to ambush.

As soon as I discover their traces, I will lead them into the ambush site.

Once the number of enemies is confirmed, you guys finish them off.” Cheng Ziang suggested.

“Is that the final plan?” Luo’er looked at the crowd, feeling unsure.

After all, he had just argued with Luo Qishan.

If they lose this match, it would satisfy Luo Qishan’s wish.

“Hmm, whatever Luo’er says, goes!” Tangmo nodded and said.

“Alas,” Luo’er sighed and then commanded, “Check our equipment, let’s begin!”

The firepower limit for this match had been tightened; both sides could only use light weapons.

Heavy artillery such as rocket launchers and large caliber cannon shells were prohibited, hence it was relatively safe to keep the hostages in the wooden house.

Although the battlefield was flat, it was covered with dense forests.

Only a small area centered around the wooden house was relatively open, so they could only expand their perimeter around the wooden house by about a hundred metres at most.

To adapt to the battlefield, Luo’er switched to an AK rifle with a folding stock.

For some reason, he just liked using weapons from the last century.

Baiyue also abandoned sniper rifles and switched to a Honey Badger carbine with a small caliber, aiming to gain the upper hand in close quarters combat.

According to Luo’er’s plan, this type of jungle warfare should have enlisted Hu Daoke, the support player, as their main force, but considering the need to protect the hostage, he reluctantly sent him to guard the hostage instead.

Now, they could only rely on two automatic rifles as their main firepower, as well as Tangmo’s magic, though its effectiveness was still questionable.

Cheng Ziang held a long knife and walked ahead.

To adapt to jungle warfare, he switched to a medium-sized knife.

Although it was a bit shorter, it was still handy.

As the team maneuvered through the forest, these trees were not very tall, hence dense weeds grew in between them.

The team picked up some bushes and put them on their bodies as a simple disguise.

Tangmo quietly slapped a mosquito that landed on him and complained to Luo’er in a low voice: “Luo’er, there are mosquitoes!”

“Shush!” Luo’er made a silencing gesture, his eyes were fixed on the direction where Cheng Ziang had disappeared.

After walking about five hundred meters and pushing away the obstructing weeds in front, Cheng Ziang discovered the lone figure of Xu Zhongqi.

This guy was cautiously advancing with an automatic rifle in his arms, yet he didn’t realize that he had been spotted.

Cheng Ziang gripped the hilt of his knife and suddenly moved in for an attack from the side.

Xu Zhongqi, having reacted belatedly, hurriedly turned around and aimed his rifle at Cheng Ziang, who was now too close.

Cheng Ziang then used his left hand to push away the rifle’s muzzle and horizontally positioned his knife with his right hand.

With a swift circular cut in a single rotation, the sharp blade cut across the chest of Xu Zhongqi.

Using the momentum of his rotation, he sidestepped behind Xu Zhongqi, instantly lifted his knife, and made a diagonal slash from the right shoulder, severing Xu Zhongqi’s spine in an instant.

Without uttering a sound, Xu Zhongqi slowly knelt down, and then fell face-first to the ground.

The entire process did not exceed three seconds.

“Shorty, damn!” Suddenly, a roar of anger and the sound of gunfire broke out from the jungle.

“Da da da da”

Wu Tairan burst out from the jungle, frantically firing towards Cheng Ziang like a madman.

Cheng Ziang dived into the dense forest, using the complex undergrowth as cover to evade Wu Tairan’s concentrated fire, and calmly closed in on him.

“Tairan, be careful!” Another voice echoed in the jungle, a girl’s voice.

Shangguan Jiu held her magic wand at him, muttering spells.

Seconds later, a fireball flew towards Cheng Ziang.

Cheng Ziang smirked.

He was accustomed to Tangmo’s instant magic, so he did not regard Shangguan Jiu’s magic which took time to cast seriously at all.

He could already figure out what kind of magic she was casting and where it was heading just by observing her actions.

He easily dodged Shangguan Jiu’s magic attack and made her his next target.

He kept on rolling and moving, causing their attacks to miss entirely.

Cheng Ziang knew this was a trap.

He was aware that they used Xu Zhongqi as bait to lure him into an attack, but he still decided to go along with their plan.

Because he had the absolute confidence to dodge their attacks with ease, and the enemy probably did not expect his attack to be so swift, that in a blink of an eye they lost their bait.

For Cheng Ziang, this was an intense, life-and-death test.

He hoped that by causing a ruckus, he could attract all of the enemy team’s members to him, identify their location, and facilitate his teammates’ upcoming ambush.

With a few strides, Cheng Ziang tore open the obstructing bushes and charged relentlessly at Shangguan Jiu.

He chose Shangguan Jiu because he believed that as the only girl in the team, the other members would not allow harm to come to her.

Seeing Cheng Ziang charging in, Shangguan Jiu started to panic.

She trembled as she raised her magic wand, lips trembling as she chanted the defense shield spell, which also required several seconds to cast.

Under normal circumstances, Wu Tairan, being her Protector, would definitely stay by her side.

However, at this moment, he was a distance away from her.

Afraid of accidentally hurting her, he dared not shoot at Cheng Ziang, who was very close to Shangguan Jiu.

Being left defenseless, she experienced a feeling of powerlessness for the first time.

Just as Cheng Ziang was about to reach her, a flash of cold light appeared before him – a dagger was shot towards him.

He instinctively leaned backward and parried the dagger with his knife.

At that moment, he suddenly sensed an increase in murderous intent.

Zhuanzhu lunged in at an odd angle.

Cold, shimmering blades aimed for his ribs.

Cheng Ziang immediately backed away, dodging the strike before slashing his knife towards Zhuanzhu.

This marked the first real battle between the two hand-to-hand combat masters.

Zhuanzhu, being agile, easily evaded his attack and continued to look for loopholes in his movements, then struck with the dagger in his hand.

After a few rounds, both of them stepped back.

Zhuanzhu looked at his teammates and shouted loudly, “What are you waiting for?

Join in!”

“Oh!” Snapping back to their senses, Wu Tairan and Shangguan Jiu immediately joined the fray.

They waited for the gaps in their fight, and as soon as both of them separated, they instantly launched an attack on Cheng Ziang.

This forced Cheng Ziang to abandon any chance for rest and fully engage with Zhuanzhu.