Special Forces: I Can See the Experience Bar

Chapter 221

When the topic of his beggar's chicken came up, Ostrich instantly perked up; he had figured out this skill on his own through trial and error.

"I'm not bragging, but back in the day, I spent a lot of money to get this food..."

The medic, who was listening intently, became curious when the ostrich stopped halfway through its story. "Why don't you continue? Keeping people in suspense isn't a good habit."

If I were to go on talking about my own dark history, what difference would it make if the medics told me? It would be no different from the whole Wolf Fang knowing.
The ostrich didn't want to become another laughing stock. Although he had quite a few things about himself that would make people laugh, he figured it was better to avoid trouble.

He has done enough for the mental health of everyone in Wolf Fang.

"It's nothing, just some old, trivial matters, no need to bring it up again."

Just know that I went through a lot of hardship to learn how to make beggar's chicken.

Hearing the ostrich speak in such a cryptic manner, the medic, with his keen intuition, immediately guessed that this beggar's chicken had quite a history.

Since the ostrich didn't want to talk about it, he decided not to press the issue further.

Everyone has past events they'd rather not talk about.

Although the medic was always undermining the ostrich, it was just playful banter between comrades.

Don't let the medic's cheerful and seemingly innocent demeanor fool you; he's actually the most cunning person on the team.

Prying into other people's privacy is too hateful; how could he possibly do such a thing, especially after the ostrich put on an act of not wanting to talk about it?

When will it be ripe?

The medic stared intently at the two clods of earth in the fire, swallowing hard every now and then.

Who would understand? Aside from having two proper meals with the Eagle Division, they never had another chance.

It's not surprising that the medic reacted this way, given that it's a rare treat to have a hot meal.

"Wait a while, it will take a while."

Ostrich glanced at the medic's impatient and eager expression and felt a secret sense of satisfaction.

He was often teased by that damned medic, but this time Old Deng finally got his revenge.

The commotion from the sniper team wasn't only noticed by Chang Ning and his two companions; Geng Jihui and Qiangzi also smelled a faint scent of smoke in the air.

"That's strange. There are no villages in this dense forest. It's practically deserted. How come there's smoke and fire? Could it be the Blue Army?" Qiangzi asked suspiciously, crouching down warily.

"Even the Blue Team wouldn't light a fire in the dense forest."

Geng Jihui's expression was grave; if it really was the Blue Army ahead, the situation would become very bad.

The communication devices they carry have limited coverage, and if they encounter the Blue Team at the rendezvous point, they are likely to get separated and lose contact with each other.

They hadn't agreed on a meeting place beforehand, and no one expected to run into the Blues.

If they get separated in the Blue Team's territory and are unlucky enough to run into the Blue Team's reconnaissance troops, their chances of being eliminated are very high.

And don't forget that Group B recently caused the Blues some significant losses; Premier Wen even slammed his fist on the table and yelled at them.

Next, they will inevitably face a counterattack from the Blue Army, and the Blue Army's reconnaissance forces will increase their search density once again.

Therefore, the consequences would be unimaginable if the members of Group B got separated.

Faced with this situation, the pressure on Geng Jihui was like a tsunami, crashing against his nerves one wave after another.

"But there are only our red and blue teams in the woods, and this is still the blue team's territory. Who else would dare to openly start a fire like this besides the blue team?"

Qiangzi has now realized that the situation ahead is not favorable for them, and he is looking at Geng Jihui with worry.

What Qiangzi could think of, Geng Jihui could naturally think of as well.

In this situation, Geng Jihui cannot allow himself to be controlled by his emotions.

So he took several deep breaths, trying to calm himself down. Now that things had come to this, he couldn't just leave like that.

If you don't verify the other person's identity, getting separated from your teammates during the evacuation is an inevitable outcome.

Even if it really was the Blue Team lingering at their agreed meeting point, Geng Jihui couldn't just leave so easily.

He planned to leave a mark around the area that belonged to Group B, so that Chang Ning and the others could meet up with him.

“Let’s go take a look,” Geng Jihui said.

Seeing that Geng Jihui had made a decision, Qiangzi said nothing more, silently nodded and followed Geng Jihui's steps.

Coincidentally, Chang Ning and Xiao Zhuang's actions were synchronized with Geng Jihui's, and their level of understanding was quite high.

The two groups of people silently approached the ostrich and the medic who were roasting beggar's chicken. The two of them were staring intently at the clod of earth in the fire, seemingly oblivious to their surroundings.

Chang Ning slowly approached the earthen slope that had been artificially converted into a makeshift shelter, and he could already see two figures with their backs to him warming themselves by the fire.

Both the red and blue teams belong to the Chinese army, and Chang Ning couldn't tell which side the two men belonged to from their uniforms.

Chang Ning couldn't see the arm patch because of the angle.

"I have arrived at the designated location, but I can't see the color of their armbands from here."

"Can you and Xiao Zhuang see this, class monitor?"

Unable to confirm the identities of the two men, Chang Ning could only pin his hopes on his two teammates.

The result was destined to be disappointing, as Xiao Zhuang and Lao Pao were located not far from Changning.

Changning can't see it, and naturally Xiaozhuang and Laopao can't see it either.

“There are only two of them. I can take them out with just one surprise attack,” Chang Ning said.

His meaning was very clear: if all else fails, just charge in and subdue those two people without hesitation.

"That's because you only saw two. What if there are others out of our sight?"

The veteran was afraid there might be an ambush on the other side, and disagreed with Changning taking the risk.

"But we can't just keep dragging this on. We need to come to a decision about whether to stay or leave."

Xiao Zhuang pointed out their current predicament: they couldn't leave, and they couldn't stay.

"Okay, I'll rush up and check the situation first. If there's an ambush, you and Xiao Zhuang will cover my retreat."

Chang Ning didn't say what would happen if it wasn't an ambush. This was the rendezvous point that their Group B had agreed upon in advance. There was no ambush, and there just happened to be two people on the other side. The result was obvious.

Because the Blue Team would definitely not have just two people operating in the woods; they would at least be in platoons.

With Lei Keming, an expert familiar with special operations, on the team, the Blue Army would not allow a squad of combat personnel to act alone.

In the jungle, a platoon can't hold out for long against a well-organized special forces team.

The battle between Group B and Langde Village in the original storyline is enough to illustrate the point.

Although their opponents were local armed groups, a single squad of fighters could not withstand the charge of several hundred armed men.

The fact that Group B and the villagers managed to hold out until Group A arrived without anyone sacrificing their lives speaks volumes about their fighting spirit.

"Okay, you're safe."

Old Pao had no choice but to agree to Chang Ning's request.

They can't just stay here forever; they have to make a choice eventually.

(End of this chapter)