Chapter Summaries

After the cyber battle, Jiang Yan Hai rested at the facility while officials and hackers discussed the mysterious expert known as Ghost. That night, he returned to the Illusion Simulation Combat System and continued trying to study the Phantom Fighter Jet's engine.

• Wang Jiang sent most of the exhausted personnel to rest and arranged a folding bed for Jiang Yan Hai.
• Jiang Tao called Jiang Yan Hai an expert, and Wang Jiang warned him not to reveal anything about the operation.
• Members of the Middle-aged Health Preservation Group identified the unknown hacker as Ghost and speculated that the opposing American hacker was Diablo.
• Black Hawk asked the group to investigate Ghost's identity, unaware that Jiang Yan Hai was a pilot in China.
• Jiang Yan Hai entered the simulation that night and searched for a place to land the Phantom Fighter Jet, but enemy aircraft and missiles kept him from escaping.

Jiang Yan Hai learned that the engine designs he had recovered improved performance by about five percent, and Old Liu told him to keep monitoring the virus while his next assignment was arranged. He collected his belongings and discovered that his bag contained four First Class Merit medal cases.

• Old Liu told Jiang Yan Hai that the recovered engine designs had helped improve engine performance by about five percent.
• Jiang Yan Hai agreed to monitor the virus and said he needed to return to handle follow-up matters for the Special Forces 1st Battalion's training.
• Old Liu told Jiang Yan Hai that someone would contact him about his next assignment, and Jiang Yan Hai said he had deleted his copy of the research materials.
• Fan Tian Lei told Jiang Yan Hai he had one day of leave and should collect something from Captain Liu.
• Captain Liu handed Jiang Yan Hai his backpack, and Jiang Yan Hai found four First Class Merit medal cases inside, leaving Captain Liu stunned.

Jiang Yan Hai showed Captain Liu his four First Class Merits, then spent his leave meeting Li Ruo Bai before returning to duty. He gave her roses and a First Class Merit Medal, leaving her overwhelmed with emotion.

• Captain Liu was stunned by Jiang Yan Hai's four First Class Merits and praised him before arranging a ride to the airport when he was ready to leave.
• Jiang Yan Hai drove to meet Li Ruo Bai at a high-end restaurant, bringing her ninety-nine roses.
• Li Ruo Bai embraced Jiang Yan Hai and asked whether he was leaving again, and he confirmed that he was.
• Jiang Yan Hai gave Li Ruo Bai a First Class Merit Medal, and she struggled to hold back tears.

Jiang Yan Hai gave Li Ruo Bai four First Class Merit medals, and she understood the danger behind his work while promising to wait for him. After their farewell kiss, Li Ruo Bai took his backpack and called her father to ask about the money she had earned in the stock market.

• Li Ruo Bai accepted Jiang Yan Hai's medal as a gift and reminded him that he still owed her eight meals.
• Jiang Yan Hai revealed three more identical medals, and Li Ruo Bai realized he had earned four First Class Merit medals and a First Class Hero Model Medal in just over a year.
• Li Ruo Bai cried over the dangers Jiang Yan Hai had faced, then took custody of his medals and belongings and promised to wait for his remaining seven meals.
• Li Ruo Bai kissed Jiang Yan Hai goodbye before he drove away, then took his backpack from her bodyguard.
• Li Ruo Bai called Li Yun Feng and asked how much of her stock-market earnings remained with him.

Li Ruo Bai arranged for her father to donate replacement backpacks after taking Jiang Yan Hai’s, while Jiang Yan Hai returned to his airfield and learned that she had already paid for it. He received orders to resume training and was unexpectedly promoted to lieutenant colonel.

• Li Ruo Bai asked Li Yun Feng to donate a hundred thousand camouflage backpacks to repay the military for the one she took from Jiang Yan Hai.
• Li Ruo Bai asked Li Yun Feng to prepare the house near her school and arrange for someone to watch over it.
• Jiang Yan Hai met Captain Liu, returned to his airfield, and reported to Zhang Mingwu.
• Zhang Mingwu told Jiang Yan Hai that Liu Hao Chen and the others had left for an overseas teaching assignment and Wu Di had joined Overlord Wolf.
• Jiang Yan Hai learned that someone had already paid for his backpack and guessed that Li Ruo Bai had done so.
• Zhang Mingwu gave Jiang Yan Hai orders to resume training at Special Forces 1st Battalion and announced his promotion to lieutenant colonel.

Jiang Yan Hai received a promotion and was entered into a top-secret special reserve database, but his rank was immediately set back to major. Zhang Mingwu then ordered him to travel to the Southern Theater Command and take over the special forces soldiers assigned to train Special Forces 1st Battalion.

• Zhang Mingwu promoted Jiang Yan Hai, then announced that he would enter a confidential special reserve database and that his materials and identities would be classified.
• Zhang Mingwu gave Jiang Yan Hai a special operations code and a secure briefcase, which Jiang Yan Hai opened and memorized inside a vault-like secure room.
• The briefcase self-destructed after Jiang Yan Hai finished memorizing its contents, and Zhang Mingwu gave him major’s insignia to replace the higher rank insignia.
• Zhang Mingwu told Jiang Yan Hai to fly to the Southern Theater Command and take over the special forces soldiers assigned to train Special Forces 1st Battalion.
• Jiang Yan Hai wondered whether the troops might be Battle Wolf, then tested the customized satellite phone with Er Dan before preparing to leave.

Jiang Yan Hai arrived at the airfield in a fighter jet to take up the position of Wolf Warrior captain, surprising Shao Bing, Shi San Ba, and Yu Fei. He challenged Shao Bing with a string of claims about his abilities, leaving the new team’s first meeting tense and unresolved.

• Shi San Ba questioned the order to accept a rumored new captain, while Shao Bing reminded him and Yu Fei that soldiers had to obey orders.
• Jiang Yan Hai landed his fighter jet and introduced himself to Colonel Wang Peng and the Wolf Warrior soldiers waiting to receive him.
• Shi San Ba and Yu Fei recognized Jiang Yan Hai, and Shao Bing formally welcomed him as Wolf Warrior captain.
• Jiang Yan Hai challenged Shao Bing to test their abilities and quickly answered a difficult multiplication problem before Shi San Ba could use a calculator.
• Jiang Yan Hai claimed he could handle foreign languages, fly helicopters, and hack, while Shao Bing insisted that intelligence did not prove combat ability.

Jiang Yan Hai demonstrated his combat-relevant intelligence and keen observation by deducing details about Shao Bing, including his old leg injury, skills, and young daughter. Shao Bing accepted him as acting captain, and the team welcomed him before Jiang Yan Hai went to change for their mission.

• Jiang Yan Hai argued that intelligence and other specialized skills could improve combat effectiveness, then challenged Shao Bing to say what he had learned about him.
• Jiang Yan Hai inferred Shao Bing’s recent work, old left-leg injury, ambidextrous shooting, dagger and throwing skills, and the existence of his young daughter.
• Jiang Yan Hai explained that he had guessed Shao Bing had a daughter from a faded crayon drawing on his hand, while Wang Peng confirmed that Jiang Yan Hai had not seen Shao Bing’s file.
• Wang Peng explained that Jiang Yan Hai was only Wolf Warrior’s acting captain for now, and Shi San Ba welcomed him.
• Jiang Yan Hai went to change out of his pilot uniform, and Shi San Ba and Yu Fei quietly told Shao Bing that he was the person they had mentioned before.

Jiang Yan Hai accepted the order to lead Battle Wolf and take the company to train Special Forces 1st Battalion in another theater command. He challenged the assembled soldiers to compete with him in any skill, promising to step down if he lost and demanding their cooperation if he won.

• Shi San Ba and the others told Shao Bing what had happened at Wolf Fang, leaving him speechless.
• Wang Peng gave Jiang Yan Hai the transfer order and explained that Battle Wolf could be transferred to train Special Forces 1st Battalion.
• On the way to Battle Wolf, Shao Bing apologized for offending Jiang Yan Hai, who said their strength mattered more than talk.
• Jiang Yan Hai arrived at Battle Wolf's training base and assessed the company as twelve fully staffed combat teams with 144 soldiers.
• Shao Bing introduced Jiang Yan Hai as Battle Wolf's acting company commander, and Jiang Yan Hai challenged the soldiers to compete with him in any skill.

Jiang Yan Hai challenged War Wolf to a solo live-combat match against three combat squads, insisting his strength could overcome their teamwork. War Wolf accepted the challenge for the next day, and Wang Peng arrived at the base after Shao Bing reported it.

• Shao Bing confirmed that Jiang Yan Hai had flown to the base in a fighter jet, convincing War Wolf that his claims were true.
• Jiang Yan Hai argued that he could defeat War Wolf alone and challenged three combat squads to fight him on their live-combat training grounds.
• Shao Bing accepted the challenge and offered Jiang Yan Hai an early opportunity to learn the battlefield; Jiang Yan Hai said eight hours would be enough.
• Jiang Yan Hai left to rest in his assigned barracks room while War Wolf waited for the match the next day.
• Wang Peng arrived at the War Wolf base after Shao Bing reported the planned live-combat confrontation.

Jiang Yan Hai prepared to face three War Wolf combat teams in a monitored live-combat exercise, while Wang Peng arranged battlefield surveillance and instruction footage. Jiang Yan Hai entered the training grounds early and selected his weapons, leaving the match poised to begin.

• Wang Peng urged Jiang Yan Hai to call off the match, but Jiang Yan Hai insisted and asked the brigade to monitor the battlefield and prepare footage for training.
• Wang Peng agreed, and the brigade inspected the training grounds, deployed rescue equipment, and installed new battlefield sensors.
• Jiang Yan Hai entered the training grounds eight hours early and began choosing equipment in the weapons depot.
• Jiang Yan Hai selected a Barrett M82A1M with thirty rounds, an MK12 sniper rifle, a 9-millimeter Type 92 pistol, and a UMP9 submachine gun.

Jiang Yan Hai entered the exercise battlefield heavily loaded, then hid supplies and used his speed and stealth to approach the Wolf Warriors’ entry point. He planned to plant booby traps near their entrance and catch the three combat teams off guard.

• Jiang Yan Hai loaded himself with weapons, ammunition, grenades, mines, and other equipment, carrying nearly one hundred kilograms out of the armory.
• Jiang Yan Hai entered the battlefield eight hours early, reached a high point, and left some supplies there before moving much faster with a lighter load.
• The command center tracked Jiang Yan Hai on GPS but could not spot him on camera or infrared surveillance, while Shi Qingsong and Li Long watched his progress.
• Jiang Yan Hai moved toward the Wolf Warriors’ starting point to plant booby traps just inside the exercise area.
• Jiang Yan Hai expected the Wolf Warriors to charge in before forming tactical formations, and planned to use their likely approach to surprise them.

Jiang Yan Hai prepared a concealed minefield and sniper position for his coming fight with Battle Wolf, while commanders and soldiers discussed his psychological tactics and underestimated the danger. Shao Bing’s three combat squads prepared to take him down the next day, unaware of how much damage his traps might cause.

• Jiang Yan Hai planted Booby Traps and Anti-Personnel Mines near the battlefield entrance, then withdrew to a sniper position about four hundred meters away.
• Li Long and Shi Qingsong realized Jiang Yan Hai had been using psychological warfare and predicted Shao Bing’s team would fall for his plan and lose at least half their members.
• Shao Bing rallied three combat squads, warned them to stay alert, and ordered them to capture Jiang Yan Hai quickly the next day.
• Shi San Ba and Yu Fei discussed whether Battle Wolf could defeat Jiang Yan Hai, with Shi San Ba warning that his marksmanship made him dangerous.

Jiang Yan Hai slept and prepared for Wolf Warrior’s attack, while Shao Bing briefed his men on how to encircle him. The squads entered the exercise zone together and triggered Jiang Yan Hai’s minefield, leaving the battlefield covered in smoke.

• Jiang Yan Hai rested until the morning and checked that about forty minutes remained before the enemy entered the battlefield.
• Shao Bing instructed the three squads to split into mutually supporting routes, seize and flank Jiang Yan Hai, and watch for traps.
• Shao Bing led the thirty-six men toward the exercise zone, where they waited for the start signal before charging in.
• The Wolf Warrior squads entered from the same area, and several mines exploded as they crossed Jiang Yan Hai’s minefield.

Jiang Yan Hai wiped out Wolf Warrior’s three combat groups with a mine trap in 38 seconds, then dismissed the result as a test and gave them eight hours to prepare for a new fight. Shao Bing rallied his humiliated soldiers as they faced another chance to prove themselves.

• Jiang Yan Hai’s mines detonated as Shao Bing and more than thirty Wolf Warrior soldiers entered the battlefield, eliminating all three groups in 38 seconds.
• Shi Qingsong announced that Red had won and Blue had been eliminated, while Raccoon accused Jiang Yan Hai of fighting dirty.
• Shao Bing rebuked Raccoon for complaining and urged his soldiers to reclaim the honor they had lost.
• Jiang Yan Hai emerged from the woods, criticized Wolf Warrior’s battlefield thinking, and said he would not count the round.
• Jiang Yan Hai gave Wolf Warrior eight hours to prepare for a fresh head-on fight and left for the woods.

Jiang Yan Hai returned to the supply depot, loaded up on mines and traps, and headed back toward Wolf Warrior’s camp to prepare another trick. Shao Bing rallied his soldiers and planned a three-direction advance, while Jiang Yan Hai surveyed the terrain and questioned whether they would choose the obvious cliff route.

• Jiang Yan Hai restocked at the supply depot, taking fifty-five kilograms of mines and ammunition despite the armorer reminding him that he had promised a head-on fight.
• Shao Bing admitted his mistake to the group, but Yu Fei and the others insisted they share responsibility and should focus on the next confrontation.
• Shao Bing assigned three groups to enter the exercise area from different directions, seize high ground, and deploy snipers and miniature drones.
• Jiang Yan Hai returned near Wolf Warrior’s position, concealed his movements from the sentries, and spent two hours surveying the terrain.
• Er Dan marked three likely enemy routes, but Jiang Yan Hai wondered whether Wolf Warrior would instead take the cliff route through Area Number 1.

Jiang Yan Hai used the Scanning System to predict the Wolf Warrior Team’s approach and prepared a nearly undetectable minefield beneath the cliff. After the observers discovered how thoroughly he had camouflaged the area, he returned to the site of his earlier attack.

• Jiang Yan Hai analyzed the battlefield and predicted how Shao Bing’s squad would move and establish a perimeter.
• Jiang Yan Hai planted a remotely triggered minefield beneath the cliff and installed a miniature monitor and signal transmitter.
• Jiang Yan Hai buried an induction mine at the position Li Long identified as the Wolf Warrior Team sniper’s likely observation post.
• Shi Qingsong ordered a comparison of the battlefield footage, and the computer found that Jiang Yan Hai’s setup had changed only four percent of the scene.
• An operator reported that Jiang Yan Hai had returned to the location where he had previously detonated a minefield and eliminated the Wolf Warrior Team.

Jiang Yan Hai planted two minefields along Wolf Fang’s expected route, using the first as a deliberate decoy to make the squad lower its guard before reaching the second. Shi Qingsong and Li Long realized Jiang Yan Hai was predicting the combat squads’ routes from their standard terrain analysis, while they watched him head toward the final destination.

• Jiang Yan Hai planted a small minefield at the site of the previous explosion, then set a larger one about thirty-five meters farther away.
• Shi Qingsong’s team compared the camouflage images and found the first minefield had an eighty-five percent similarity to the terrain.
• Li Long explained that Jiang Yan Hai had made the first field easier to detect so Wolf Fang would search beyond it, then relax before reaching the second field.
• Jiang Yan Hai erased his tracks and headed toward the farthest final destination.
• Shi Qingsong asked how Jiang Yan Hai knew the combat squads’ infiltration plans, and Li Long explained that Shao Bing and the others followed predictable Special Forces planning patterns.

Jiang Yan Hai predicted that the third War Wolf team would seek him out after learning the cliff team had been eliminated, so he planted a Minefield along their likely route and prepared a sniper nest nearby. As Shao Bing's three teams prepared to enter the battlefield, Shi Qingsong and Li Long discussed Jiang Yan Hai's skill and waited to see how the third engagement would unfold.

• Li Long explained to Shi Qingsong that Jiang Yan Hai had anticipated how the teams would plan their advance and could accurately identify advantageous positions.
• Jiang Yan Hai calculated the third team's likely route and planted his remaining Booby Traps in a Minefield toward the cliffs.
• Jiang Yan Hai found a sniper position about 700 meters away and began preparing a sniper nest to ambush the approaching team.
• Shi Qingsong and Li Long predicted that Jiang Yan Hai could draw the third team toward the Minefield and praised his combat and training abilities.
• Shao Bing's three teams set off in different directions and waited outside the exercise zone before entering the battlefield.

Wolf Warrior’s second exercise began with the squads advancing cautiously, but Jiang Yan Hai’s repeated traps wiped out Shi San Ba’s Third Squad again. As Third Squad was ordered out, Second Squad lost contact with them and reported the explosions to Shao Bing.

• Shao Bing ordered the three special operations squads onto the battlefield, and Shi San Ba led Third Squad toward the site of their earlier ambush.
• Shi San Ba stopped his squad to search the area, and his point man found the first set of booby traps Jiang Yan Hai had laid in the same place.
• Shi San Ba warned First and Second Squads about the traps, and his men crossed the minefield before advancing farther.
• Jiang Yan Hai’s second minefield detonated under the rear of Third Squad’s dispersed formation, taking out all twelve men.
• Shi Qingsong ordered Shi San Ba’s squad out and assigned each member two thousand push-ups.
• Second Squad heard explosions from Third Squad’s direction, lost contact with them, and reported the situation to Shao Bing.