[COD] Newbie's Rise to Power

A head suddenly popped out from on my shoulder.

You turn your head and meet Blizzard's gaze; she smiles at you.

You smiled at her and said, "We're in the same group this time, and Vita is going to shoot us."

This time, Vita was assigned to Group B, and as a sniper.

Blizzard chuckled, raised his chin arrogantly, and said, "Then she'd better hide well, or I might shoot her first."

Normally, snipers, being concealed, would have a greater advantage than assault soldiers who are more easily exposed.

Especially in urban warfare, the concealment is richer and more flexible compared to jungle warfare. The shooting angle is larger and it is easier to form fire coverage, which greatly increases the sniper's kill rate.

But you like Blizzard's way of being, always so confident.

After Blizzard finished speaking, his eyes suddenly caught sight of someone, and he immediately waved to that person.

"Over here! Come quick!"

A white male soldier walked over; he had gentle features and spoke in a refined and gentlemanly manner.

“Blizzard, yn, it’s great to be on the same team as you today.”

Blizzard immediately introduces him to you: "Love, a Frenchman, is the captain of Group A this time."

“Luo Wei, YN, you know her, she’s a Chinese girl I’m very close to.”

Since you don't usually interact much with male recruits, Blizzard took the initiative to introduce you because they were worried you wouldn't be familiar with each other.

You nodded: "I know him, he was the first place winner in the last shooting assessment."

As you speak, you reach out your hand to him.

He also extended his hand, gentlemanly grasped the tip of your finger, and gave you a handshake.

"You are also very outstanding; you managed to stand out even without military experience."

Blizzard raised his hand, put his elbow on Rowe's shoulder, and praised you with pride.

"YN, Rowe's shooting skills are superb. Last time he took down six of you guys by himself! With him on our side this time, our chances of winning are definitely much higher!"

Luo Wei modestly replied, "It was just good luck."

There were only about thirty new recruits in total, divided into two teams of just over ten people each. The fact that he could hit six people by himself is quite impressive, even if there was an element of luck involved.

only...

Your gaze swept between Blizzard and Rowe.

These two... no matter how you look at it, their relationship seems complicated.

However, you didn't ask too many questions. Even the best of friends have their own privacy. You can wait until Blizzard decides to talk about it themselves.

This is a simulated urban warfare exercise, and the venue includes a shooting range and an indoor training ground.

The venue has been set up during your two days of rest.

However, as an advanced exercise, the difficulty has naturally been increased.

For example, being hit by one of the four limbs does not count as "death"; you must hit two or more limbs or a fatal part to count.

Similarly, medics can no longer provide aid to fatal wounds; they can only treat non-fatal wounds other than the head and upper chest, but there is no longer a limit on the number of times they can do so.

Furthermore, when only one person remains on either side, firearms cannot be used; instead, melee weapons or hand-to-hand combat must be employed to determine the victor.

This is undoubtedly a significant leap in difficulty for you, given your lack of experience from the last exercise.

You look at yourself in the mirror, raise your hand and slowly apply three streaks of paint to your face with your fingers, your expression resolute.

"Go for it, YN! You can do it!"

After the two teams assembled and landed, Luo Wei, as the team captain, began to assign tactics.

He spread out the map and pointed to a spot.

"We are currently in this position. All personnel are on standby in these two positions. Once the snipers have scouted out the enemy's defenses and obstacles, the assault troops will launch a feint attack from the opposite direction to cover the demolition team as they begin to destroy the enemy from the front."

He then pointed out two more locations: "The snipers are lurking here and here."

These two positions are at different elevations; the higher position offers better field of vision and is more suitable for reconnaissance.

Low-lying locations offer high concealment and flexible positioning, serving as both primary and secondary targets.

"After the demolition team completes the destruction, they immediately retreat. The assault team pushes forward to break through, the low-position snipers provide support, and the medics stand by in the middle and rear areas."

After making the arrangements, he folded the map and stuffed it into his pocket.

"Alright, let's get started!"

Others and you: "Yes."

In the last jungle exercise, because the area was large and the number of people was small, it was basically done by individuals or in pairs. However, due to the limited space and high complexity of urban warfare, you were divided into groups of three.

I don't know if it's because Lovi gave you special treatment, but you and Blizzard were put in the same group as him.

The groups are arranged in order from shortest to tallest to prevent teammates from being accidentally injured due to height differences.

So your order is: you go first and are responsible for firing, Blizzard will provide additional firepower in the middle, and Rowe will be at the back to fill in and keep watch on the rear.

When you run out of bullets, you can immediately retreat to the back or reload in the middle, and Blizzard can temporarily take your place.

The advantage of this formation is that it not only facilitates the replenishment of firepower, but also provides a three-dimensional perspective when scouting the surroundings, and can provide timely cover for other team members in case of emergencies.

"Captain, enemy forces have been spotted setting up obstacles 50 meters ahead."

The sniper gave a report.

Luo Wei replied: "Received."

He then quickly made a decision: "I will launch a feint attack from my side, while we will launch a surprise attack from the right flank to drive them away."

Then you take turns firing in that direction to draw attention with your firepower.

The opposing side seemed to be trying to suppress the fire as well, with a series of rapid-fire shots rang out. Paintballs left many different colored marks on the outside of the bunker, and a little bit of powder mist drifted into the air.

Meanwhile, the teammates on the right took advantage of the commotion and crouched down to advance.

"Report, one enemy soldier killed."

Amidst the chaos, a voice reports.

Luo Wei: "Disperse the defense and control, occupy the area and build defensive barriers."

The rules for setting up defensive barriers are similar to the principle of city walls. Enemies must destroy the barriers to expand their attack range, while the defenders have the opportunity to counterattack while defending.

In the absence of air strikes, it can be said that behind the defensive barriers lies the so-called safe zone.

While it's called a defensive obstacle, in the exercise it was just a barrier made of wooden boxes and planks, using whatever materials were available. In actual combat, it wouldn't be so casual.

However, this barrier will deliberately leave an entrance or corner, not only for one's own convenience but also to prevent enemies from entering or leaving.

If the enemy does not want to waste time or risk destroying obstacles, they can also choose this entrance/exit for defense.

However, they will then face our precise blocking of the entrances and exits.

Under your cover, the demolition team quickly set up defensive barriers and left the Group A markings.

"Report, defensive barriers set up."

Luo Wei: "Very good, let's move on."

After saying that, Luo Wei led you forward.

As the journey progresses, you finally encounter the other side.

Since you were the forward firepower, you fired without hesitation.

The other side was not to be outdone and launched a strong counterattack.

You quickly pulled your head and gun back and hid behind cover.

"yn, shoot him again to remember his location, then throw a smoke grenade."

You nod, then lean out again, fire quickly, and pinpoint the enemy's location.

You duck back and quickly call out to your teammates: "Blizzard, smoke grenade!"

Blizzard acted swiftly, throwing it out immediately.

As the smoke rises, you quickly peek out, aim, and fire!

Then you heard a shout.

Because paintballs also have impact force, being hit will cause pain, and the person who is hit will shout to indicate that they have been hit.

You were overjoyed and turned to report to Luo Wei.

"Captain, I hit it."

Rowe nodded: "They also threw smoke grenades, probably trying to get into the next room and wait for the medics to come to their aid."

Blizzard: "Let's attack!"

ch.24: To strike unexpectedly

Luo Wei shook his head in disagreement: "They must have teammates. There's no cover up front right now. Rushing out recklessly would be disadvantageous for us."

Blizzard: "What should we do then?"

Luo Wei glanced around and said:

"We can take a detour and use the cover on the left to get closer to the room and stop their medics from coming to the rescue."

You nodded, agreeing with the suggestion.

Blizzard immediately panicked: "Then hurry! Don't give them a chance to sneak in!"

After saying that, the three of you crouched down and quickly moved to the cover on the left.

You are positioned with your backs against the corner of the bunker, with you at the front observing the situation diagonally opposite.

Luo Wei, on the other hand, issued commands using a walkie-talkie:

"Sniper No. 2, look at my position at one o'clock. If you spot the enemy medic, snipe him immediately."

"receive."