Fierce Love: Bringing Wife Home
Chapter 106 - 39 Their Target is Me

Chapter 106: Chapter 39 Their Target is Me

"Today, you will face your first reconnaissance exercise. Each squad leader, distribute the mission cards to everyone, but they can only be opened at the destination and must not reveal their own mission. This exercise, including wilderness survival and the test of reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance abilities, will last three days, pitting experienced soldiers against new recruits. Those who fail to pass this exercise will be eliminated."

Reconnaissance units need to work in coordination with each other, so the requirements for every soldier are very high.

Even after the training is over, an exercise is needed to evaluate and select the final elites.

And this time, only the real strong will remain, while the rabble will be eliminated altogether.

Here, it’s not simply wearing the uniform that makes one a soldier.

Under the national flag, everyone assumed a standard posture, their robust presence standing tall and proud. Chen Zhigang’s eyes swept over them, a sly glint passing through, "Now begin, get armed for the exercise, check your baggage, distribute combat supplies. Everyone, get ready, we leave in ten minutes by vehicle for the war zone, and the exercise will commence."

At that moment, everyone started to collect their supplies, inspect their equipment, and prepare their packs.

Meanwhile, Chen Zhigang explained to the group, "The exercise area runs from elevation 608 to elevation 789, spanning a total of 160 kilometers. The old soldiers form the Blue Army, totaling forty-eight people, while you are the Red Army, comprising thirty-seven individuals. Anyone captured will be eliminated."

Gu Xiaoxi listened, pausing for a moment.

Chen Zhigang’s words were vague, failing to clarify exactly what their mission was during this exercise.

He only mentioned that being captured by the Blue Army would result in elimination.

She looked down at the mission card in her hand, which remained unopened, and frowned. Did this mean their missions varied from one another?

Once everyone had packed up and regrouped, Chen Zhigang gave the order to board the helicopter and head to the mission site.

Over the airspace of elevation 608, everyone readied themselves for the fast-roping descent.

The team began to slide down the ropes in an orderly manner, dropping to the ground.

Gu Xiaoxi, standing amid the squad, was in no hurry, waiting for everyone else to slide down first.

Qin Chu and Song Jingyi, seeing Gu Xiaoxi stay put, didn’t rush forward either.

At the same time, Zhang Jingyue and Na Feng were also at the end of the queue.

Na Feng looked at Gu Xiaoxi and sneered, "What’s the holdup? Hiding at the back like a shrinking turtle."

Song Jingyi immediately turned a shade darker, "What do you mean a shrinking turtle? Aren’t you at the back too?"

"You..." Na Feng’s cheeks flushed red with anger.

Zhang Jingyue reached out to hold her back, then whispered softly, "Let’s go!"

Gu Xiaoxi lifted her head, a gleam of sharpness in her eyes, and then patted Song Jingyi on the shoulder, "Let’s go too!"

Qin Chu was taken aback. Gu Xiaoxi obviously wanted to follow Zhang Jingyue.

This totally overturned her expectations.

Zhang Jingyue and Na Feng roped down.

Gu Xiaoxi gestured to Qin Chu, "Let’s go!"

If Chen Zhigang had not explained the exercise mission, there must be a catch.

If Zhang Jingyue knew something about the contents of the exercise, then while they were still in the dark, it would be wise to stick close to her and see what tricks these people had up their sleeves.

The helicopter roared overhead, grass and leaves swirling in the wind.

Zhang Jingyue had just landed, and Gu Xiaoxi immediately followed.

Na Feng and Zhang Jingyue bowed their heads, exchanged a glance, a cool glint in their eyes.

Na Feng clutched her weapon tightly, annoyed, "What is she following us for?"

"Never mind her for now. Let’s move quickly, there’s an ambush. Find a way to shake them off," Zhang Jingyue’s gaze turned cold as she and Na Feng quietly made their way through the low bushes toward the deeper woods.

Gu Xiaoxi, carrying her pack, watched Zhang Jingyue’s receding figure, a ghostly light flickering in her eyes.

Qin Chu landed, looked at Gu Xiaoxi with curiosity, and asked, "Zhang Jingyue has run off. Are we still going after her?"

Gu Xiaoxi narrowed her eyes; there was actually an ambush here.

She turned to glance at Song Jingyi, who was still descending from the helicopter, then swept her gaze around the surrounding woods. The noise from the helicopter drowned out all other sounds.

As soon as Song Jingyi got off the helicopter, Gu Xiaoxi waved at them quickly, then ran in the opposite direction of Zhang Jingyue.

She was not so foolish as to keep following Zhang Jingyue.

It was enough to know there was something amiss with this exercise.

By following Zhang Jingyue, there was a chance of being led into a trap and getting caught right at the start of the exercise.

By escaping in the opposite direction, there might still be a chance for survival.

Gu Xiaoxi, Song Jingyi, and Qin Chu sprinted swiftly toward the southwest.

By now, the day had fully dawned, and the morning light filtered through the trees, making the flowers bloom, competing in fragrance.

Suddenly, they heard gunshots from the woods ahead.

Gu Xiaoxi immediately halted, and along with Song Jingyi and Qin Chu, quickly hit the deck and camouflaged themselves, then cautiously raised their heads to peer into the distance.

Two recruits were surrounded by two veterans, and a fierce struggle ensued between them.

The noise they made was so loud it attracted two more veterans.

Unsurprisingly, the two recruits were overpowered and became captives.

At that point, they heard someone report through an earpiece to a superior.

"Boss, we didn’t find Gu Xiaoxi. We’ve captured two male soldiers."

"What do we do now?"

"Okay! Execute immediately!"

Of course, since they were somewhat distant, only Gu Xiaoxi heard these words.

Song Jingyi and Qin Chu just watched angrily in the distance, seeming resigned to the fact that these two were about to be eliminated.

"Their target is me," Gu Xiaoxi turned back to look at Song Jingyi, instructing, "You two hide here, we’ll regroup at elevation 628. I’ll draw them away."

"That’s not good, it’ll put you in even more danger," said Qin Chu. If everyone was after Gu Xiaoxi, that would be trouble.

But Gu Xiaoxi patted Qin Chu’s shoulder, reassuring, "Don’t worry, they won’t catch me. Now, everyone take out your mission card, let’s see what our mission is."