262: Su Mulan vs Sayid

Sayid's pupils instantly contracted into pinpricks.

Sayid truly hadn't anticipated Su Mulan's sudden position.

After all, he never would have thought of it.

Su Mulan would choose to feign setting a trap.

Instead, she would confront him directly.

In the past million years, those who dared to face him in a direct shootout could be counted on one hand.

Almost the moment he saw Su Mulan, Sayid ducked, avoiding the headshot line.

The friction of joints made Su Mulan realize Sayid was squatting, and she immediately lowered the muzzle of her M4A1 assault rifle.

Bang bang bang bang bang — — — — !!!

Bang bang bang bang bang — — — — — — !!!

Sayid also fired, shooting down all the bullets Su Mulan fired.

But looking up, Sayid noticed that Su Mulan was holding the gun with one hand.

Her other hand was hooked onto the pull tab of the firefly device at her waist.

"Old Sai, a chain trap!"

Whoosh — — — —

Su Mulan instantly pulled open the firefly device's tab.

Only one side of the device was opened, resulting in not many miniature drones flying out.

Fortunately, at this distance, it was enough to hit Sayid.

"If it's just this, then you've disappointed me a bit."

Sayid shook his head, raised his gun, and fired at Su Mulan.

Bang bang bang bang — — — — !!

Hiss — — — — !!

Before Sayid's bullets could reach Su Mulan, she was pulled around the corner by two grappling hooks.

At the same time, before leaving, Su Mulan threw a grenade downstairs.

Sayid, at the stairs, was first stunned by this sight.

Then, a knowing smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Sayid turned his m249 light machine gun and casually used the buttstock to bat the grenade aside.

Boom — — — — — — !!

After the grenade exploded, Sayid did not pursue immediately; instead, he gradually retreated.

Sayid chose to first deal with the firefly drones stuck on his body.

And as he retreated, Sayid kept his eyes on the corner.

Otherwise, if Su Mulan suddenly rushed out using a power propulsion device, he would catch that perfect timing.

What Sayid hadn't anticipated was that a ten thousand gold tear crown carrier was hidden in a suitcase on the first floor.

Suddenly, Sayid's nose twitched slightly.

He instantly stopped his action of pulling out the firefly drone.

Whoosh — — — — — — !!

The sound of compressed air jetting from a power propulsion device rang out behind Sayid.

Due to the excellent quality of his earplugs, Sayid didn't hear the sound of the power propulsion device at all.

But he smelled Su Mulan's familiar scent.

And the airflow generated by the rapid advance of the power propulsion device made Sayid feel that Su Mulan was right behind him.

The M4A1's muzzle was pressed against the back of Sayid's head.

Su Mulan, holding the M4A1 rifle, didn't gloat because of this.

Instead, she looked aggrieved, her mouth pouted slightly, and finally, she defiantly put down the M4A1 assault rifle in her hand.

Because, just before she raised her gun to Sayid's head.

The red owl in Sayid's hand was already aimed backward, at Su Mulan's heart.

And fearing Su Mulan wouldn't feel it, Sayid lightly scraped Su Mulan's chest rig.

"Although there were many minor flaws, you win this time."

Sayid took off his earplugs, twirled the red owl twice, and put it back at his waist.

Slap — — — — !

Su Mulan threw her M4A1 rifle aside, pouting in annoyance, and squatted on the ground with her hands clasped around her knees.

"You're just cheating!"

"With your ears plugged, how could you hear me here?"

"It's not fair, let's do it again!"

If Su Mulan's entire sequence of actions had been against anyone other than Sayid, against some other special personnel,

Most would have suffered a loss.

Even the initial trap setup, which was deducted points, was part of it.

The goal was to make Sayid lower his guard, making him think her skill level was insufficient.

As well as the symbolic traps placed at the entrance.

It was also to mislead Sayid.

The Medical Zone, as the most suitable place to set traps, only had three hidden darts and one sonic trap at the entrance.

The purpose was to make Sayid subconsciously believe that most of the Medical Zone's traps were placed inside.

This led Sayid to confidently walk up the stairs.

And after his roll appeared, he failed to ambush successfully, using an Emergency Evasion Device to avoid damage.

Before that, he used a swarm of fireflies and grenades for interference and attrition.

Finally, he used the ten thousand gold tear crown to appear behind Sayid.

Yet, even so, she still lost.

Sayid squatted in front of Su Mulan and gently stroked her head twice.

"Humans have five senses, and some even say a sixth sense."

"But you only focused on sight and hearing, forgetting about touch and smell."

"If you could factor all of these in, you would do even better."

Su Mulan's pouting was due to her dissatisfaction with her failure.

But she still listened carefully to Sayid's teachings.

And she also pondered it in her mind.

But soon, she realized something was off.

"Why do you say that?"

"If I considered all of those, shouldn't I have won?"

"Why only 'do even better'?"

Sayid patted Su Mulan's shoulder, then stood up.

"For someone with such good hearing, come with me."

Sayid led Su Mulan out of the Medical Zone and to the flower bed at the entrance.

Then, Sayid took Su Mulan's hand and placed it in the grass on the flower bed.

After searching for a while in the grass, Su Mulan's fingertips touched something cold.

"This is..."

"A mechanism!"

Su Mulan's mouth instantly dropped open, her face full of disbelief.

This trap was just aimed at her back... Even if Sayid hadn't countered with the red owl aimed at her heart.

As long as the mechanism was triggered, she would still be killed by this trap... This was why Sayid said that if she considered everything, she would do better.

And not win... "When was this..."

Su Mulan's mind kept replaying from when Sayid got up to when he entered the Medical Zone.

Wait!

Sayid had rummaged around in the grass by the door, and she had heard it at the time.

"You weren't looking for traps then, you were setting them??"

Sayid nodded.

Hearing Sayid nod, the disbelief on Su Mulan's face deepened.

She had originally thought that Sayid was checking if she had set traps in the grass.

After all, this spot was directly facing the Medical Zone.

If a trap was placed here, it would hit Sayid's back.

"Why would you set a trap here?" Su Mulan asked, bewildered.

She couldn't understand why Sayid would set a trap outside when he wanted to enter the Medical Zone.

"Since you considered so many factors, maximizing your advantage."

"Then why didn't you consider what I would be worried about?"

Sayid countered.

"Worried about what?" Su Mulan looked puzzled.

Sayid patiently explained:

"You just amplified your advantage, and at the same time used my disadvantage, you even relied on reverse thinking to catch me off guard."

"That's commendable."

"But you didn't consider what I would be worried about if I couldn't hear anything."

Su Mulan's brows furrowed slightly as she listened, gradually falling into thought.

After about two minutes, Su Mulan suddenly looked up.

"Behind!"

"You're most worried about your back!"

Hearing this answer, Sayid's face showed relief.

"Correct."

"If I can't hear, but I can see, what I'm most worried about is you secretly hiding behind me."

"If you hadn't suddenly rushed out from the corner, once I went up the stairs, I would have set another trap in that very spot."

Only after Sayid's explanation did Su Mulan realize that her loss was not unfair.

She had overlooked the most critical factor.

That was defensive psychology.

For example, if she couldn't see, then what she'd care most about are the things she couldn't hear, like the existence of various covers.

Su Mulan regrettably patted her head.

It was her own years of personal experience, yet she had forgotten to consider it.

"However, for you to achieve this level, it's already very good."

"Just as I said, this time, you win."

With that, Sayid reached into his chest rig.

Then, he took Su Mulan's hand and placed the item he pulled from his chest rig into her hand.

"This is your reward."

Su Mulan carefully felt the unfamiliar object in her hand.

"What is this?"

"heart of africa."

"It can grant one wish."

"Remember not to misuse it."