America: I came here to study, not to show mercy.

Chapter 145 Practice, New Mission

In October, in the remote suburbs of New Jersey, the manor standing in a forest is like a heavy fortress, adding a touch of color among the lush greenery.

The morning sun was bright, dispelling the dampness and coldness that kept coming out of the forest. After being baked by a large open space around it, the wind also brought some dryness of autumn.

Inside the shooting training ground, applause and congratulations came from the shaded rest area.

Sufei ignored the applause in the rest area and the surprised looks of Li Xiaoen and Seraphina. He quickly changed the magazine, let it fall to the ground, and quickly emptied it at the target in the distance.

"This is a special emergency situation, training to quickly kill multiple targets or provide fire suppression."

On the side, Seraphina murmured to Li Xiaoen, "Reloading the magazine is also an inevitable exercise in shooting training."

"There's no need to explain these, I naturally understand."

Li Xiaoen nodded and looked at the screen in the rest area. Just like the first time, there were more bullet holes under the human-shaped target than last time.

Li Xiaoen: "..."

After filling the magazines of both pistols and stuffing them into the guns, Li Xiaoen finally brought them to the shooting area.

"Sean, there's a safety switch on the side of the slide. Flip it up to open it. Once you've loaded the chamber, pull the trigger and the bullet will fire."

Standing nearby, Seraphina began to explain carefully, her expression more serious than ever. "Pay attention, absolutely, never point the muzzle of your gun at anyone else!"

"I know!"

Li Xiaoen took a deep breath and nodded heavily instead of dealing with this matter casually just because he already knew it.

"it is good."

Seeing the young man, who usually played and joked around with them, suddenly become serious and earnest, Seraphina couldn't help but widen her eyes, feeling very satisfied. "Unlock the safety, hold the pistol horizontally in front of you, and face forward."

As she spoke, she saw the young man doing as she was told. She looked back and forth at his movements, then reached out and carefully adjusted his gun grip and stance.

"Does the shooting posture have to be so strict?"

Li Xiaoen did as he was told and couldn't help but ask Seraphina.

According to what he knew and saw, as long as he could shoot accurately and resist the recoil to prevent the muzzle from shifting, he would be fine. In the many American shootings he had seen online, the rare police-criminal confrontation videos did not require so many postures.

"You are just starting to learn, so naturally you need to develop the correct posture and habits."

Seraphina shook her head nonchalantly. "For this kind of situation, developing a good habit could potentially allow you to kill the enemy a few tenths of a second earlier, saving your life."

"Okay, I understand."

Li Xiaoen nodded, inexplicably having a strange sense of déjà vu that his teacher often reminded him of in middle school. After Seraphina finished adjusting the gun, he loaded the gun, released the safety, aimed at the target's head in the distance, and pulled the trigger.

boom……

A clear and loud sound was heard. Feeling the huge recoil that his hands were bearing, Li Xiaoen couldn't help but let out a sigh of emotion.

He knew about the recoil of the Desert Eagle, but what he saw and imagined in the video was ultimately unreal. Only by experiencing it for real could he understand the feeling.

"Sean, hit the target!"

Li Xiaoen was quite surprised when he heard Victoria's loud congratulations from behind. He first took off the safety of his pistol and put it on the table in front of him, then turned around.

"Did you really win?"

From a distance, Li Xiaoen still didn't see any bullet holes on his target on the screen, so he took a few steps closer.

"Look, there's a hole on the target's head."

With a smile on her face, Victoria pointed amusingly at the corner of the target's head on the screen.

"..."

"Pfft..."

The entire shooting range had just fallen into silence when Sufeil on the other side couldn't help but sneered. Then, several girls finally couldn't help laughing.

"Sean, your movements after the shot were actually pretty good."

Seraphina suppressed a smile and patted Li Xiaoen's shoulder in a comforting voice. "Many novices subconsciously swing their guns to check after firing their first shot or magazine. There are many hidden risks in this, but you were aware of it and turned off the safety switch immediately."

"Don't worry, you did a great job in terms of safety. As for the shooting results, we just need more practice."

Instead of gaining the approval of the other girls, this earnest exhortation made them laugh even more happily.

"It was my first time shooting from a distance in my life, and I actually managed to hit the target. I'm really amazing."

Li Xiaoen looked at the four girls helplessly, tilting his head back and sighing. He began to lament, his serious expression causing the girls to burst into laughter. He couldn't help but glance over and said, "Tell me, this was your first time shooting from such a distance. Did you hit the target?"

"Please answer honestly!"

Li Xiaoen emphasized that he really didn't believe that his talent was lower than these girls.

"The first time we shot, we weren't as big as you are now!"

Under Li Xiaoen's gaze, Seraphina couldn't help but argue.

"So, it's off target?"

Li Xiaoen ignored the other party's reasoning and smiled a strange smile, which made Seraphina's face darken for a moment. "Sufeier, what about you?"

After arguing with one person, Li Xiaoen turned to look at Sufeil.

"Serafina..."

Ignoring Li Xiaoen's gaze, Su Feier looked at Seraphina instead, "Go ask the person in charge if there was an error in the factory that made the target. The target they delivered actually has a chip."

"You're changing the subject, Sufir."

Li Xiaoen interrupted him in a deep voice and couldn't help but laugh, "Distorting reality won't change the fundamental outcome. You didn't answer directly, but you've already told me the answer."

This is beyond doubt. Li Xiaoen is sure that if Sufeil's first shot in his life really hit the target, she would look at him with contempt and make a series of sarcastic remarks.

"Only the weak dwell on past glories. The strong live in the present, constantly striving for absolute victory."

Su Feier narrowed his eyes as he looked at Li Xiaoen, "You're not convinced, how about a match?"

"..."

"I've been training for so long, and yet I'm still challenging someone who just started training today and only fired one shot..."

Li Xiaoen shook his head and sighed, "Sufeier, you are indeed a true American."

As soon as these words were spoken, several girls present couldn't help but look over.

It seems like a bit of a map cannon.

Li Xiaoen felt a little strange. America's actions in the international community were really too rogue.

"That's the reality. I won't let you off the hook just because it's your first time training."

Having heard Li Xiaoen say this many times before, Su Feier was the first to react and said calmly, "So, are you rejecting my challenge now and admitting defeat?"

"Let me practice some more."

After pondering for a moment, Li Xiaoen turned around and walked towards his shooting area.

Without firing another shot or looking back, Li Xiaoen kept aiming and emptied the magazine before turning around to look at the screen.

There were nine rounds in a magazine, and five of them, including the first one, hit the target, which was barely acceptable.

"You have to wait so long to re-aim each shot that you're already shot to pieces."

Sufei's nonchalant teasing voice came from the other side.

"This is a Desert Eagle, not your Glock 43X."

Li Xiaoen casually retorted that Sufeil's training was only for self-defense in daily life. He had listened to Seraphina's advice and recognized the gun in the other party's hand.

After saying that, Li Xiaoen picked up the Glock 19 that had been prepared long ago, raised his hand holding the gun, took aim, and emptied the magazine in a row.

Before I looked back, Sufeil's laughter reached my ears.

There are 15 rounds in a magazine. Li Xiaoen counted the targets on the screen one by one and found that only 9 rounds hit the target. The hit rate was only slightly improved compared to the previous Desert Eagle.

This woman...

He couldn't help but glance at Sufeil, ignoring the mischievous eyes, Li Xiaoen lowered his head and silently loaded bullets into the magazine again. This time, he prepared two extra magazines and began to concentrate on practicing.

Repeatedly, gunshots rang out in the open grassland. Li Xiaoen even tried to go to other positions, half-squatting or lying on the ground to shoot, until his wrist began to ache.

Nearing noon, the sun was already high in the sky, and the sky was cloudless. The bright sunshine illuminated the entire grassland, and even in the autumn of October, it was already slightly hot.

Li Xiaoen took a deep breath and walked towards the rest area at the back with his gun.

Sufel and Seraphina had already stopped training and sat in the shade. They were now waiting with Victoria and the other two girls, and they looked over with smiles.

"You must be tired after training for so long, right?"

Victoria waved with a smile, unscrewed the cap and handed over a bottle of drinking water.

He watched the results of every round of shooting by the young man. Although his hit rate was only a little over half at the beginning, it gradually improved later. It stopped moving forward when it reached a bottleneck, until now.

"I feel that if I train for another month, I will definitely be able to have a higher hit rate than Suffield."

Glancing at Sufeil who was sitting leisurely at the side of the table, Li Xiaoen said with certainty, ignoring the fierce look from the other party, took the water and drank most of the bottle, then sat down next to Victoria.

As soon as I sat down, a transparent light curtain appeared in front of me.

[Gambling Agreement]

[Turn over all the water bottles on the table and throw them onto the table to keep them upright]

[Successful Gambling Reward: Advanced Virtual Time Card × 1]

[Advanced Virtual Time Card: After use, you can choose any action, including employment, study, and exercise, and freely allocate time to it. Ignoring all obstacles, it will automatically simulate the host's execution in the current environment. The minimum single allocation time is 1 year, and the current total time is 5 years.]

【Whether to accept? 】

(End of this chapter)