175: Chapter 175 The Road Home: A Natural Sniper Graveyard!

The command center of the Yang Country Central Theater was in total chaos.

"General! General, wake up!"

"Quick! Call the Military Doctor!"

The Yang Country Commander was so enraged by Qin Feng that he fainted on the spot.

His staff officers scrambled to pinch his philtrum and slap his face, taking quite a while to bring him around.

"Cough, cough..."

The first thing the General did upon waking was cough violently, his face turning the color of a pig's liver.

He looked around at his panicked subordinates.

"Yaro... where is Yaro?"

"Reporting to the General, Lieutenant Yaro's special plane has already taken off. It is expected... expected to arrive at the front line by noon tomorrow," a staff officer replied cautiously.

"Good, good, good!"

The Commander repeated the word "good" three times, his gaze becoming increasingly crazed.

He had been driven completely mad and no longer cared about any military rules.

His only thought now was to spare no cost to capture that Long Country soldier who had made him lose all face!

And then, tear him limb from limb!

...

Two days later.

Qin Feng and Lanna finally saw that long-lost touch of green on the horizon.

The endless Gobi Desert and yellow sands gradually receded, replaced by sparse shrubs and then vast forests.

The air no longer smelled of dry sand and dirt, but carried a hint of moist, grassy fragrance.

"We... we made it out?" Lanna's voice trembled slightly.

Days of rushing and terror had made her lose weight, but her eyes shone brilliantly the moment she saw the green.

"We made it out." Qin Feng reined in Chiyan and let out a long, heavy breath.

He opened the red treasure book in his mind; the red line representing the Long Country border was now within reach.

As long as they crossed the mountain range in front of them, the Long Country would be just ahead!

Almost at the same time, a cold system prompt sounded.

[Ding! Main mission "Desperate Escape" has achieved a phased victory.]

[Mission Evaluation: The host, without any support and in complete isolation, relied on his own strength to destroy the enemy's logistics supply station, annihilated multiple elite enemy units—including six armed helicopters—and successfully broke out from the enemy's heartland. This has greatly shocked the enemy's arrogance and boosted our national prestige!]

[Mission Reward: Danger Perception (Intermediate).]

[Danger Perception (Intermediate): Passive skill. It can expand the host's perception range for danger from a radius of two hundred meters to a radius of one thousand meters. It provides clearer warnings for locked-on lethal threats.]

Qin Feng's heart stirred.

Good stuff!

The previous primary perception had a range of only two hundred meters and was more like a beast's intuition; it could only judge that there was danger but couldn't pinpoint it accurately.

Now that it had upgraded to intermediate, the range had expanded fivefold, and the warning was clearer. This was equivalent to having an extra pair of eyes on the battlefield.

His nerves, which had been tense for days, finally relaxed for a moment.

Qin Feng dismounted, untied the last water bag and a piece of dried meat from the saddle, and handed them to Lanna.

"Eat something and rest. Once we cross this mountain, we'll be safe."

Lanna took the food but didn't eat it immediately.

She just stared blankly at the mountain range in front of her; that was the direction of the Long Country.

But for her, it was a place full of unknowns.

The atmosphere fell silent for a moment.

Lanna lowered her head, nibbling on the dry, hard meat, her voice muffled: "When we get to the Long Country, how will you deal with me?"

"What do you mean, 'deal with'?" Qin Feng was drinking milk and replied vaguely.

"Of course, handing you over to the state. You're a high-level engineer from Bear Country, alive, and worth a fortune."

"And then?" Lanna pressed.

"And then?" Qin Feng paused; he hadn't really thought about this question.

"Then you might be locked up and interrogated, and then... how would I know? I'm not a leader."

Lanna's eyes quietly turned red.

She knew this was the most likely outcome.

As a Bear Country officer captured by an enemy nation, the best outcome would be spending the rest of her life in some secret prison.

She didn't blame him; this was war. She was just... a bit unwilling.

After spending days together, the mark this man had left in her heart had grown deeper and deeper.

Sometimes he was as cold as ice, decisive in killing; other times he was like a rogue, spouting nonsense.

But when she was in his arms, she could always feel an inexplicable sense of security.

She couldn't even tell if her feelings for him stemmed from dependency in a desperate situation, or if she had truly... fallen for him.

But this bastard was always playing dumb.

He never responded directly to any of her probing, always using various wisecracks to divert the topic.

The more Lanna thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt, as if a ball of cotton was stuffed in her heart.

Qin Feng chewed on the dried meat, looking at the lush mountain forest ahead, and gradually fell into deep thought.

His gaze, like a hawk, swept over the seemingly calm mountain range again and again.

For some reason, the more he looked, the stronger the unease in his heart became.

This place... was too perfect for sniping.

Logically, the Yang Country army couldn't have given up so easily.

But for these two days, apart from the drones that occasionally flew in the sky, they hadn't even encountered any decent pursuit troops.

This wasn't normal!

There is always something fishy when things are abnormal.

Qin Feng's gaze finally locked onto several high points on the mountain range.

They were craggy with strange rocks, densely vegetated, and had wide fields of vision, almost overlooking the entire open area at the foot of the mountain.

A natural sniper position!

And not just one!

If the enemy had set an ambush here, once they walked into the sniper range, they would be like living targets with nowhere to hide.

Qin Feng immediately pulled up the 3D map of the entire mountain range transmitted back by the bionic spider in his mind.

He put himself in the role of the enemy sniper and began to simulate the scenario.

Soon, a layer of cold sweat seeped from his forehead.

The entire mountain range had at least ten excellent sniper points.

These sniper points covered each other, creating a crossfire that formed a firepower net with almost no blind spots.

Three of them were absolutely perfect!

One was located at the highest point of the main peak, which he named "Eagles Nest." It had the best view and could control the overall situation, but the position was also the most exposed.

One was located behind a huge rock halfway up the mountain, named "Venom Fang." The position was hidden and could precisely strike any moving target at the foot of the mountain, hit and run.

There was another one hidden in a recessed cliff on the mountain, named "Ghost Eye," with a tricky angle that ordinary people wouldn't notice, specifically used for finishing off targets and cleaning up those who slipped through the net.

These three sniper points formed a standard equilateral triangle, tightly locking down the only path they had to pass through.

It was truly... a perfect sniper graveyard!

Qin Feng stood up abruptly, his face becoming extremely grave.

He finally understood.

The seemingly lax pursuit before wasn't giving up at all; it was herding!

Just like an experienced hunter, driving the prey step by step into a trap that had been set long ago.

"What's wrong?"

Lanna was startled by his sudden movement.

Qin Feng didn't answer, just stared fixedly at the mountain range, cold light flickering in his eyes.

"It seems we have trouble."