"Brother Hao, you're too amazing. The first time you used a gun to shoot people, you directly took out so many, and even got spoils."
"Captain Xu, look at how many bullets my Brother Hao has captured. Can you give us a few more rounds so we can practice our marksmanship? That way, we'll have the ability to protect ourselves if we encounter danger in the future." Sun Chaoshu said to Captain Xu, shamelessly, seeing how many guns and ammunition Ye Hao had captured.
"Don't you know our policy? All captured items must be turned over to the public. All these captures by Ye Hao must be confiscated. However, some bullets can be left for you. Ye Hao, you keep half the bullets, and the rest, along with the guns, hand over to Da Shan. We'll take them to the City next time we go down the mountain and report your merits to the higher-ups."
"Haha, Captain Xu is mighty! When we heard the gunshots today, we already gave half our bullets to Brother Hao. I don't have many bullets left now, so this is just in time to replenish my ammunition. I'm one step closer to becoming a sharpshooter. Once I can shoot with the same accuracy as Brother Hao, hitting every shot, I won't be afraid when I encounter danger. I'll just take out one person with each shot."
"I think you're good at clowning around."
"Alright, stop chattering, Xiao Hao. Where are the people you encountered? Let's go together. I'll go check the situation so I can report it to the higher-ups."
"Captain Xu, I'll lead the way then. Follow me." With that, Ye Hao led the way.
The danger had been resolved, so the group didn't walk too fast, taking some time before finally arriving at the scene.
Captain Xu felt a chill run down his spine seeing the bodies lying haphazardly on the ground. These people were mostly killed with a single headshot. Ye Hao had only practiced shooting for a few days and hadn't fired many bullets in total. To encounter so many enemies in this environment and still achieve headshots with every shot, he truly was a born sharpshooter.
"Ugh~"
"Ugh~"
Sun Chaoshu and Lu Bingsheng, who came with them, immediately threw up at the sight. They had never seen such a scene before; most people really couldn't stomach it.
Even Ye Hao had thrown up when he first saw this scene.
"You took all these out by yourself?" Zhang Shan was still a bit disbelieving. It was a bit exaggerated for one person to take out so many enemies. Of course, Zhang Shan just asked this casually; he knew it was unlikely that others in the mountains would help, and Zhang Shan also knew Ye Hao's shooting skills from a few days ago.
Asking that question was just to express his shock.
"Hmm, I handled it alone. This one here wasn't killed by me. He seems to have been bitten to death by some wild beast. The gunshots we heard earlier should have been these people hunting that beast. But I don't know why, that beast ran away." Ye Hao pointed to the bitten corpse.
"Looking at the wounds, it should be a big cat bite, not a tiger. A tiger's bite might have ripped his head off. It should be a lynx or a leopard." Captain Xu said, examining the man's wounds.
"This is clearly a leopard bite; a lynx's bite wouldn't be this big." Er Gouzi, who grew up in the mountains, recognized what animal bit him at a glance.
Ye Hao was quite impressed. If Ye Hao hadn't seen that leopard bite, he would definitely not have been able to tell what animal bit him, perhaps not even whether it was a feline or canine.
"Alright, bury these bodies. Once we're done, we'll head back. It's getting late."
"Captain, we don't have any tools. We can't dig holes for so many bodies with our bare hands, can we? Besides, the ground in these mountains is full of weeds; we can't dig without tools." Zhang Shan said from the side.
"Captain, if you ask me, let's just leave them. There are so many wild beasts in these mountains; they'll come when they smell the blood. If we delay any longer, we might get surrounded by a pack of wolves."
"Exactly, Er Gouzi is right. We don't have tools, so we definitely can't deal with these bodies quickly. When it gets dark, and the wolf pack comes, we might all end up here."
Captain Xu heard everyone say this and also felt that burying all these bodies was a bit unrealistic.
"Alright, you guys search these people's bodies and see if there's anything that can prove their identity. Take all their belongings."
Sun Chaoshu and Lu Bingsheng had almost thrown up all their bile by now. Seeing them like this, Ye Hao told them to rinse their mouths and then handed them his water bottle containing diluted spring water.
After throwing up for so long, their stomachs were empty, and they couldn't throw up anymore. Drinking some spring water helped them recover their strength.
"Captain, there's nothing to prove their identity, just some dry rations and a few bayonets from San-Ba Da Gai (Type 38 Rifle). These must be equipment left by the little devils in North Korea."
"Alright, let's go back. It's getting late. When we go back, everyone be quick and stick close to the team. Don't fall behind." Captain Xu saw that they had packed up and led the way back.
"Oh my god, finally back. I'm exhausted. I feel like my legs aren't mine anymore; I've been running for so long." Sun Chaoshu lay on the heated brick bed as soon as he returned, not wanting to move at all.
Today was tough for him and Lu Bingsheng. The two first ran frantically back to the camp, then ran into the mountains.
Once they reached the location, they threw up again, even spitting out stomach acid. If Ye Hao hadn't given them some spring water to drink, they probably wouldn't have had the strength to walk back.
"Chao Shu, Bingsheng, you two just finished intense exercise, don't lie down directly. You should relax your muscles, otherwise, you'll be in terrible pain tomorrow." Ye Hao reminded Sun Chaoshu and Lu Bingsheng when he saw them lying directly on the heated brick bed. This was something his sports teacher taught him when he was in school in his previous life.
"Brother Hao, please spare us. I don't even want to move a single finger right now." Sun Chaoshu replied weakly.
"I don't care about you two, you're the ones who will be in pain anyway, just like Niu Jianwen before. He didn't relax, and almost couldn't get up the next day. Do you want to be like that too?"
"But, Brother Hao, I really have no strength left."
"Here, drink some water. Get up and walk slowly, otherwise, you really might not be able to get up tomorrow. Today's exercise was too much." Ye Hao handed the heavily diluted spring water to the two, allowing them to regain some strength.
After drinking the spring water, the two finally recovered a bit and began to relax their muscles as Ye Hao taught them.
"Come eat. We didn't have time to cook today, so I just made some thin porridge and a few boiled sweet potatoes. Eat quickly and go to sleep; everyone's tired today. Tomorrow, whoever wants to go down the mountain can come with me. I'm going to the City to report today's incident."
"Captain Xu, I'll go." Ye Hao didn't want to repeat the mountain patrol work every day.
"I'm not going. I'm too tired today." Sun Chaoshu probably wouldn't recover for a few days.
"I'm not going either."
"Alright then, tomorrow Xiao Hao and I will go down the mountain. Zhang Shan, you keep an eye on the camp tomorrow. Sun Chaoshu and Lu Bingsheng look exhausted today, so let them rest at the camp for a day tomorrow. Da Zhu, Er Gouzi, you two go on mountain patrol tomorrow." Captain Xu assigned everyone their tasks for tomorrow.
"Alright, let's eat. Go rest after eating."