22: Taking orders in times of crisis

Bo Qing turned his head, wanting to find Little Loli's figure; just one look, and they would understand each other.

It was only two hundred meters away, and Little Loli's throws were always accurate.

Unfortunately, he didn't see her.

The siege continued.

Below Musileke City, the sounds of shouting and killing were constant, and various corpses continuously fell from the first floor.

Contaminants aged thirty years or more remained as steady as mountains; they stood or sat, not rushing to attack.

Unmanned drones swept over again and again, leaving the ground riddled with holes.

The bullets from the drones hitting Bo Qing were like mosquito bites, unable to cause him harm.

Bo Qing took a deep breath, his mind working rapidly.

After being contaminated, he gained two abilities.

One was photographic memory; his mind could simulate a sniping scenario in 3D based on the current situation, calculating the chain reactions of his next move.

This allowed him to choose the option most advantageous to him.

The second was with firearms; any firearm in his hands became intuitive.

However, the first ability consumed too much mental and physical energy; calculating would leave him completely exhausted, unable to continue fighting.

Bo Qing lowered his head; there was only one way!

Jump shot!

In this situation, only a jump shot could possibly get him out of his predicament.

Using oneself as bait, a mutually destructive outcome, was the only way to survive.

"Hoo..." Bo Qing exhaled a mouthful of turbid air, adjusting his body to its optimal state, his mind free of distractions.

His opponent was at a high vantage point with an open view.

His own vision was obstructed by the attacking zombies,White Walkers and Contaminators, further increasing the difficulty.

If there were no interference, Bo Qing would have a fifty percent chance, but in this situation, only thirty percent.

"3!"

"2!"

"1!"

...

"Little Four, your third sister and I are preparing to go up to the second floor of the city wall, you provide sniper cover, over."

Just as Bo Qing was about to attempt the jump shot, Wang Ning's voice came through his miniature earpiece, and he abruptly stopped his movement.

"Received, give me one minute to prepare, over."

Among the six people, except for Xu Jingzhe, everyone had a one-centimeter earpiece attached behind their ear.

These earpieces were very expensive, immune to magnetic fields and radio interference, and Wang Ning had acquired them at a high cost.

In the previous battle, Little Loli's earpiece was damaged and hadn't been repaired yet.

This was why Bo Qing couldn't use the earpiece to call for help.

Time was urgent, Bo Qing grabbed a large stone nearby and threw it into the air to attract the sniper's attention.

At the same time, his tensed body leaped, like an arrow released from a bowstring, moving rapidly towards Xu Jingzhe's side.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Three gunshots, almost without interval.

"Fourth Brother!" Two hundred meters wasn't far; Little Loli had noticed Bo Qing when he stood up.

She hoisted a huge stone as a shield, tears streaming down her face, and transformed into a blur of light, rushing towards the fallen Bo Qing.

On the second-floor rooftop.

The woman revealed her tall, slender figure, her long hair fluttering, her gaze piercing through layers of obstacles to her target.

Why expose her body despite the danger?

Since there was no third hidden sniper, there was no need to use herself as bait.

She felt a little disappointed... this was not a fair duel.

An ignoble victory.

Bo Qing lay on the ground, his blood staining a large patch of dirt; a bullet had pierced his abdomen, and his intestines were mangled.

If not for a pill Wang Ning had given him to suppress the rampant toxins in his body, he would have already died.

"Fo-Fourth Brother..." Little Loli covered his wound with both hands, trying to staunch the bleeding.

"Don't, don't cry. Fo-Fourth Brother is fine."

"Boss, Boss and Third Sister are going up to the second floor, help me over there to protect them." Bo Qing gritted his teeth; having spent eight years in the Pollution Zone, his physical condition wasn't too bad.

Little Loli nodded, carrying Bo Qing in a princess carry, exposing her back as a shield.

Fortunately, the woman did not attack Little Loli.

Her target was the mysterious sniper.

"Fourth Brother, you're injured!" Xu Jingzhe quickly ran forward to help, his eyes filled with worry.

"Heh, hehe, it's nothing."

Bo Qing patted Xu Jingzhe's shoulder, softly comforting him.

Xu Jingzhe took off his jacket, and Little Loli took it to wrap around Bo Qing's abdomen, preventing excessive blood loss.

"Big Brother, Third Sister, I'm ready, over." Bo Qing's hand touched his earlobe.

"Bo Qing, you're a minute over this time, you've missed the safest time to enter the city. As a veteran, you've made a mistake you shouldn't have, over."

"Received, over." Bo Qing didn't explain; at any time, the Boss's safety was paramount.

Through his 8x scope, Bo Qing saw Wang Ning and Cold Qing mixed in with the Contaminators.

The two were about five or six meters apart, able to support each other.

"Shoot the laser cannon on the far right, find a way to change the laser beam's path. The fifth laser beam will fire in thirty seconds, over."

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Four rapid shots, each hitting the exact same spot, without an inch of deviation.

Cracks appeared in the laser cannon's alloy casing, but it remained undamaged.

"Buzz!" The laser cannon fired, a blue laser tens of meters long sweeping across without blind spots. In ten seconds, it could slice through Wang Ning and Cold Qing's bodies.

Turning them into cannon fodder in this battle.

Their hearts were in their throats.

The fifth shot fired, still at the same position. The laser cannon's alloy casing exploded, and the blue laser flickered, deviating from its original path.

The two seized the opportunity, leaping up directly to the second floor and disappearing.

The two had been observing the situation on the second floor, and Big Beard had found the safest time for them to enter the city. Unfortunately, Bo Qing's delay messed it up.

The original route and plan had to change, and Big Beard had to devise a new strategy.

Such a mistake could cost them their lives at any moment. After all, this was Musileke City.

Normally, even Contaminants over forty years old wouldn't dare to trespass.

"Cough cough..." Bo Qing coughed violently, his face turning green, spitting out large mouthfuls of black blood.

He couldn't shoot anymore; he had to maintain stable vital signs. If the virus entered his heart, no one could save him.

Little Loli panicked, tears dripping down.

"System, System, can you save him!" Xu Jingzhe asked.

System: "Ding, no."

"You goddamn...!" Xu Jingzhe was anxious, scratching his ears and cheeks, yet powerless.

This feeling was just too damn awful!

Absolutely terrible!

"Li-Little Six, the Boss and Third Sister's safety is up to you. When they come out, there will definitely be people from the High Molecular Compound Zone behind them."

"Protect, protect them."

After placing the miniature earpiece behind Xu Jingzhe's earlobe, Bo Qing fainted.

Given the urgent task, Xu Jingzhe's hands were sweating nervously.

However, he knew that Fourth Brother had already fallen.

If anything happened to the Boss and Third Sister as well, their entire team would be wiped out!