[COD] Newbie's Rise to Power

Blizzard nodded: "Understood, Captain!"

The outer layers of black protective suits are like a second skin, completely covering your bodies.

"Keep the zipper running at a steady pace from neck to ankle."

The sound of soap sloshing through the mask, a dull thud, reached your ears.

After donning protective gear, putting on the face mask with its filter canister, adjusting the helmet communicator, and installing all weapons and equipment, the rear hatch slowly opened...

Inside the cabin, dozens of soldiers dressed in black protective suits and wearing gas-filtering face shields automatically dispersed and turned to face the cabin door.

Huge waves squeezed in through the hatch, making a constant howling sound.

Even when you're wearing thick gear, the cold wind still sends a chill down your spine.

Your heart is pounding, and your hands are unconsciously clenching.

With a snap, a large hand landed on your shoulder.

You turn your head and see the ghost's tall figure standing behind you, its dark brown eyes staring straight ahead beneath a gray-white skull mask.

"Ready! 3, 2, 1, go!"

Everyone jogged towards the hatch, and then jumped out one by one without hesitation!

They jumped in batches, landing at different locations as the plane moved.

You lift your foot to catch up with the group, but suddenly a hand on your shoulder weighs down, stopping you in your tracks.

You turn your head in confusion and meet those deep brown eyes.

"Little bird, don't be impulsive, stay in the back."

His voice was deep, but because he bent down and leaned close, it reached your ears clearly.

You gave him an OK sign, then brushed his hand off your shoulder, turned around, and jogged towards the cabin door.

Against the airflow and howling wind, you lunge forward, and your body is immediately overwhelmed by a sense of weightlessness, as if the world has turned upside down!

The rapid descent fills your ears with the muffled whistling of the wind.

Accompanying you are the increasingly dense rain lines.

The transport plane pierced through the dark gray rain clouds. The gloomy sky was occasionally rumbled with thunder. Combined with the city lights below, it resembled the gaping maw and jagged fangs of a giant beast.

And you, with signal devices emitting red smoke strapped to your legs, plummeted from the thick black clouds, the plumes of red smoke descending vertically resembling blood dripping from the mouths of monsters!

To avoid the impact of wind speed and a rapid descent, you chose a high-altitude low-opening parachute jump. The signal devices strapped to your legs are for observing the distance between your teammates and yourself in dim or foggy conditions, preventing collisions during the descent and avoiding interference with parachute opening.

Within the limited field of vision, there was a thick, dark fog, and the figures of teammates appearing and disappearing intermittently, along with streaks of red smoke.

Closer, closer...

You deploy your parachute while standing next to a towering building!

When the parachute lines suddenly tighten, you feel your whole body being pulled upwards, the downward wind suddenly turning into a lifting force, and the sound of the canvas rubbing against the wind fills your ears.

The parachute sways you around, like a drifting kite, except a falling kite...

ch.321: The Three Lieutenants Meet

You gripped the parachute lines tightly, maneuvered the parachute with all your might to avoid obstacles, and finally managed to land safely.

After staggering forward a few steps, straighten up and quickly move away from the open area to avoid blocking the landing of your teammates.

With your back against the wall, your gaze peers through the transparent lenses of your gas mask as you cautiously observe your surroundings with your gun raised.

You need to protect your teammates and eliminate any potential dangers in the surrounding area.

The area where you landed was not yet covered by poison gas, but it was unusually quiet.

Your scope moves quickly, swaying as you aim. When the lens moves to a glass window of an office building, you see a young girl looking out, her face full of fear as she grabs the glass window and slams it shut!

In the distance, sporadic sounds of gunfire and some faint screams of terror could be heard.

You increase the magnification of the scope and aim at the light brown mist in the distance.

On the streets shrouded in fog, many bodies lay sprawled and curled up, unable to move. Some were lying on the ground, reaching out as if calling for help, while others clutched their chests, their faces contorted in pain.

This is the effect of blood poisons: they inhibit the body's cellular respiratory enzymes, block the normal use of oxygen, leading to cellular asphyxiation and systemic hypoxia, and ultimately death due to respiratory and circulatory failure!

They can take people's lives without bullets or artillery fire, in the blink of an eye!

"Team C has landed safely and is to assemble at the designated location immediately."

Through the earpiece, Koenig's voice came through, issuing commands.

You immediately reply: "C-2, Copy".

Then they set off for the location marked by Koenig.

When you arrived at the location, you didn't see anyone else, but you witnessed Koenig lunge at an enemy, grab the gun-wielding hand from behind, spin him around forcefully, and then, taking advantage of the enemy's unsteadiness, quickly draw a military knife from his leg with his right hand, hold it across the enemy's neck, and slash it hard!

Blood splattered in the air, and then the man screamed, clutching his neck and collapsing to the ground.

The entire movement was fluid and seamless, as if it only took a second or two.

Two other bodies lay beside Koenig, indicating that he had just experienced a one-on-three battle.

He tossed the saber aside, gripped it again with a proper hold, pressed the back of the blade against his elbow, and pulled it back while his arm was clamped around the blade.

The bloodstains on the military knife were quickly wiped away, and then its owner deftly sheathed it.

"It's safe now, come here."

After putting away his military knife, he turned his head towards you and said.

You immediately stepped out from around the corner, and after you got close enough to make eye contact with him, he whispered in surprise:

“yn?”

You nodded: "It was me. Your execution was excellent."

Through the protective suits, it is difficult to distinguish each other at first glance; one can only judge by height, eyes, and the weapons on their person.

Koenig tilted his head back, his tone proud: "Simple operation."

"YN, you just stay with me and provide fire support from the rear."

The rear is generally responsible for support and defense, which can avoid most of the time spent fighting the enemy, making it relatively safer and more in line with your characteristics as a sniper.

But this position is usually for the commander. Koenig, a captain, put you in the command position, while he himself rushed to the front.

Since you didn't refuse, and they want to protect your safety, then accepting is the best choice.

Before you could exchange more than a few words, the other teammates arrived one after another, and once everyone was assembled, you immediately began the search.

You should proceed in the opposite direction of the spread of the poison gas bomb and the direction from which those enemies came from, and carefully search the area.

The team members were spaced about ten meters apart, moving around under the buildings, until you spotted several masked and armed men running out of a shopping mall, carrying two boxes and getting into two SUVs parked by the roadside.

You immediately report: "My coordinates, 200 meters southeast, target spotted."

Koenig immediately responded: "Understood, don't do anything!"

You are currently at the back of the group. If you act rashly, it will be very dangerous to expose your position.

You quickly added, "The target is driving northeast. Be careful, they may be carrying poison gas. Don't use explosives."

The northeast direction is exactly where you're currently advancing!

Koenig's excited voice rang out: "They've delivered themselves to our doorstep, so let me give them a good welcome!"

Two minutes later, you heard a gunshot!

On a hilltop far from the city, outside a makeshift military tent, Ghost followed Price into the tent.

"Price! I didn't expect to see you again so soon."

A kind-looking middle-aged man, who had been looking at a map, immediately walked over to Price when he saw him enter and extended his hand.

Price also extended his hand to shake his, responding with a smile that crinkled his eyes:

“I didn’t expect you to participate in this operation, Odyssey.”

The man Price called Odyssey laughed heartily:

"Just following orders."

After Odyssey finished speaking, he looked behind Price.

"Captain Walker, it's been a while since I've seen you."

The newcomer was a man in combat uniform, with slightly graying hair and a serious expression.

The man named Walker had a detached look in his eyes and a detached tone in his voice.

"After all, I'm about to retire, and there's a lot of work to hand over."

Odyssey chuckled: "Retiring in your prime? Do you want to go back and be with your two sons?"

That's a bit of an exaggeration. Elias Walker is almost fifty years old, and no matter how strong he is, he's no longer in his prime.

When his son was mentioned, Walker's eyes softened slightly, but his expression remained serious.

"How is the situation now?"

He changed the subject, bringing the focus back to the mission. He had just arrived with his troops and had not yet received feedback on the real-time battle situation.

Odyssey pointed to the map on the folding table, which was divided into five areas, each with a location marked by a red circle.

"Rena detonated poison gas bombs at five locations, attempting to spread the gas through river water, groundwater, and rainwater. Their members included civilians, police officers, and even soldiers, and their numbers were large and dispersed. Our forces have already wiped out two squads."

Walker nodded in agreement: "This mission is extremely dangerous. The longer it drags on, the worse it will be for us. We need to capture Reina as soon as possible."

Then, his accompanying official whispered something to him, and a smile finally appeared on Walker's face.

"My team just wiped out a squad as well."

He had barely arrived and hadn't even said a few words when his subordinates reported a victory, which speaks volumes about the strength of their troops.

And your voice also came through the ghost's headphones.

"Well done."

The ghost responded softly, then reported to Price with a rare hint of pleasure in its voice: