The Mysterious Soldier of the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 386: Dark Night Ambush, High-Energy Sniper Kill

The grenade exploded, sending a blast of air blast through him. Lei Tao rolled in the mud outside the house, then stood up, gripping his M1911 pistol and looking around warily. The village was filled with the sounds of gunfire and shouting, chaos and confusion.

By this time, Liu Zishan, Chen Feiyang, and other members of the "Ghost" team had already brought along a group of skilled soldiers from the mountain stronghold and, following Lei Tao's secret plan, had laid a tight net throughout the stronghold. They were dispersed across key locations, armed and ready. When a task force of over fifty Japanese soldiers from the mountain below infiltrated the stronghold, Liu Zishan and his men, armed with Thompson submachine guns, opened fire with a burst of shots, hitting one soldier and shouting, "Open fire! Hit these bastards! Brother Lei said, leave no one alive!" As soon as he finished speaking, the other ambushing members followed suit, and a barrage of gunfire descended like a torrential downpour. The Japanese task force was caught off guard. They had expected to infiltrate the stronghold silently, but instead had stumbled headfirst into Lei Tao's meticulously laid trap. In the hail of bullets, Japanese soldiers fell one after another, their blood staining the mud. But the remaining Japanese soldiers did not give up easily. They reacted quickly and began to look for cover to fight back. For a while, the two sides were engaged in fierce firefight.

Lei Tao heard the gunshots and knew the battle had begun. He quickly rushed to the living room door and took out a stun grenade from the Bagua gyroscope. He quickly pulled out the safety pin, then raised his foot, kicked the door open, and used his arm to throw the stun grenade into the living room.

"Bang!" A deafening explosion instantly exploded in the living room, and the dazzling light and loud noise broke out almost at the same time.

The female agents in the living room were caught off guard by the sudden stun grenade. The female agent hiding behind the table was blinded by the bright light, temporarily losing her vision. Her ears were ringing, her head was dizzy, and she couldn't tell east from west. Another female agent hiding under the table was dizzy from the loud noise, and her internal organs seemed to shift.

Even so, they instinctively screamed, raised their pistols, and fired indiscriminately toward the living room door. Bullets crackled against the door frame and wall, splashing sparks and debris.

Lei Tao heard the sharp sound of a bullet grazing his ear and knew he couldn't delay any longer. He saw the female agent reloading her bullets, and he exerted force with his legs, leaned forward, and slid forward, landing on his knees and rushing into the living room.

As he slid, his eyes remained fixed on the two female agents, his right hand tightly gripping his M1911. As soon as he stopped, he knelt on one knee, raised his pistol steadily, and with a sharp gaze, he aimed at the dark figure hiding behind the table. Without hesitation, he pulled the trigger. With a bang, the bullet blasted out of the chamber, striking the female agent between the eyebrows. She fell to the ground, dead.

He quickly shifted his gun to target another female agent hiding behind a wooden box. She was still instinctively firing at the living room door. Lei Tao pulled the trigger again. The bullet whizzed towards the female agent, striking her in the temple. The female agent instantly became motionless, collapsing to the ground. In a matter of seconds, both female agents were killed by Lei Tao. The living room was filled with only smoke and his heavy breathing. Meanwhile, the gunfire in the village intensified, mingled with the sound of grenades exploding from Japanese grenade launchers.

Lei Tao knew the situation in the mountain stronghold was now somewhat out of control. Crouching low, he quickly approached the window, cautiously poking his head out to observe the battle outside. In the darkness, he saw the Japanese task force, leveraging its immense firepower, locked in a stalemate with the "Ghost" squad. Taking advantage of the terrain, the Japanese used several stone walls as cover, firing relentlessly at the squad members. Grenade launchers blazed through the mountain stronghold, sending earth and rocks flying. Liu Zishan and some of his team members took cover behind a low wall, pinned down by the Japanese fire and unable to raise their heads.

He knew that if the deadlock wasn't broken quickly, both the "Netherworld" team and their fellow copycats would be in dire straits. So, he decisively retrieved the equipment box containing the TSVL-8 tactical sniper rifle from the Bagua Gyro space. He opened the box and quickly assembled the tactical sniper rifle, even installing a far-infrared thermal imaging scope with adjustable focus.

After assembling his sniper rifle, Lei Tao climbed onto the roof through the skylight. Lying prone, he adjusted the position of his TSVL-8 tactical sniper rifle and placed his gaze close to the far-infrared thermal imaging scope with adjustable focus. A faint green thermal image flickered in the eyepiece, and he quickly locked onto his target: a Japanese machine gunner, firing frantically.

Lei Tao took a deep breath and slowly exhaled, feeling the night breeze from the mountains as his heartbeat gradually steadied. His finger rested lightly on the trigger, applying slight pressure, the resistance slowly increasing. Just then, the Japanese machine gunner, as if sensing danger, shifted slightly. Lei Tao paused, waiting for the enemy to be exposed again.

Sure enough, within seconds, the Japanese machine gunner leaned out most of his body again, squeezed the trigger, and flames spurted out of the muzzle again. Lei Tao saw the right moment, and with a steady pressure of his index finger, a dull "bang" sounded. The bullet tore through the night air and accurately hit the machine gunner's neck. The man stiffened and slowly fell to the ground, and the machine gun went silent.

After dispatching the machine gunner, Lei Tao quickly shifted his target. He spotted a Japanese officer hiding behind a stone wall, brandishing his command knife and shouting orders for a counterattack. Lei Tao quickly aimed his rifle at him, recalibrated his scope, and pulled the trigger again. However, the squad leader, as if sensing something, suddenly crouched down, and the bullet grazed his helmet.

The squad leader was so frightened that his face turned pale. Realizing that there was a sniper, he quickly hid behind a stone wall and shouted an order: "Find him and kill that sniper!" Two Japanese soldiers received the order, crouched down, holding their guns, and vigilantly observed their surroundings while searching in the direction of Lei Tao.