Chapter Summaries

Jiang Yan Hai introduced and demonstrated the Type 10 Large Caliber Anti-Materiel Sniper Rifle for Fourth Company. He hit targets at 1,200 and 1,700 meters before striking a target on a flagpole about 2,400 meters away, earning his comrades’ cheers.

• Gong Jian asked Jiang Yan Hai to introduce the Type 10 rifle, and Jiang Yan Hai described its ammunition, range, and anti-materiel purpose.
• Gong Jian arranged targets at extended distances and explained the challenges of ultra-long-range shooting to the company.
• Jiang Yan Hai hit the human-shaped target at 1,200 meters with the Type 10 rifle.
• Jiang Yan Hai struck the target at 1,700 meters after accounting for the bullet’s flight time.
• Jiang Yan Hai hit the swaying target on a flagpole roughly 2,400 meters away, and Fourth Company chanted his name.

Jiang Yan Hai impressed the Sharpshooter Fourth Company with extraordinary long-range shooting and excelled across its training, earning the Type 10 sniper rifle despite its heavy ammunition and equipment burden. After two months in the company, Gong Jian asked whether he wanted to switch rifles, and Jiang Yan Hai guessed that an exercise was coming.

• Gong Jian marveled at Jiang Yan Hai's ability to hit a moving target from 2,400 meters away and recognized his exceptional potential.
• Jiang Yan Hai asked Gong Jian to let the other soldiers try the Type 10 rifle, and Gong Jian agreed.
• Jiang Yan Hai earned the Sharpshooter Fourth Company's respect through his strong results in shooting, physical, and knowledge-based training.
• Jiang Yan Hai carried more than forty kilograms of equipment and used a Type 10 rifle alongside a Type 95 rifle and a Type 92 pistol.
• After Jiang Yan Hai had served in the company for two months, Gong Jian asked whether he wanted to switch to a Type 88 sniper rifle, and Jiang Yan Hai asked if an exercise was coming.

Jiang Yan Hai received special blank ammunition for his Type 10 Rifle before the troops began a surprise Level One combat-readiness exercise. The convoy entered the exercise zone, where Gong Jian announced that Number One had been ambushed and ordered everyone out of the vehicles.

• Gong Jian agreed to obtain Type 10 Rifle blanks for Jiang Yan Hai and gave him three hundred rounds, telling him to keep them secret and use them sparingly.
• Old Hei told the squad to prepare for a fully equipped cross-country march, and Jiang Yan Hai organized his gear for the next day.
• The camp alarm sounded for Level One combat readiness, and the troops assembled and headed into the exercise zone by convoy.
• Jiang Yan Hai noticed that Li Er Niu was missing from the assembly and worried that he might endanger Master Kang later.
• Gong Jian announced that Number One had been ambushed and ordered everyone to get out of the vehicles as a helicopter approached.

Jiang Yan Hai used the Coffin Board Skill to identify and eliminate a Blue Team observer near the convoy, then discovered that Fan Tian Lei’s remote surveillance had been disabled. After Sixth Company arrived, the soldiers spread out to search the forest while Jiang Yan Hai pursued Li Er Niu’s likely route.

• Jiang Yan Hai assembled and camouflaged his Type 10 Sniper Rifle after the Red Star Engine assigned him an exercise mission to eliminate at least 100 enemies.
• Jiang Yan Hai used the Coffin Board Skill to analyze the convoy’s surroundings and spotted a concealed Blue Team observer.
• Jiang Yan Hai shot the observer, and Gong Jian sent soldiers to retrieve the eliminated Special Operations Brigade soldier.
• Fan Tian Lei learned that his surveillance post had been sniped, while Chen Shan Ming praised Gong Jian’s soldiers.
• Sixth Company arrived, and Jiang Yan Hai joined the forest search while following Li Er Niu’s suspected retreat route.

Jiang Yan Hai reunited Regimental Commander Kang with Gong Jian and the Fourth Company after finding him in the forest. He then prepared to shoot down the Wolf Fang Special Forces Brigade’s drone, with Kang and the others drawing its attention.

• Jiang Yan Hai found Li Er Niu resting with the injured Regimental Commander Kang and approached them using the Coffin Board Skill.
• Li Er Niu lunged at Jiang Yan Hai, who subdued him and then reported for duty to Regimental Commander Kang.
• Jiang Yan Hai told Kang that Gong Jian and the others were on their way, and they arrived shortly afterward.
• After a Wolf Fang drone appeared overhead, Jiang Yan Hai proposed shooting it down while the others drew its attention.
• Regimental Commander Kang led the group to a clearing, where Jiang Yan Hai took up a sniper position as Kang and the others began the distraction.

Fan Tian Lei used a drone to taunt Regimental Commander Kang’s troops, but Jiang Yan Hai shot it down with a Large Caliber Anti-Materiel Sniper Rifle. Fan Tian Lei prepared to resume the decapitation operation in person, while Regimental Commander Kang ordered commendations for Jiang Yan Hai and Li Er Niu.

• Fan Tian Lei spotted Regimental Commander Kang’s injured hand and ordered a drone missile strike to scare his group.
• Regimental Commander Kang’s troops took cover from the blast, then provoked Fan Tian Lei, who ordered another strike.
• Jiang Yan Hai shot down the approaching drone, causing its missile to detonate and the drone to crash.
• Fan Tian Lei ordered the decapitation operation to continue and said he would go personally.
• Regimental Commander Kang laughed at Fan Tian Lei and ordered Gong Jian to commend Jiang Yan Hai and Li Er Niu.

Jiang Yan Hai impressed the company by shooting down a drone, then returned with Sharpshooter Fourth Company after rescuing Master Kang. As the unit prepared to seize Hill 291, Jiang Yan Hai anticipated the Blue Army’s coming attack and planned to use the exercise to sharpen his skills.

• He Chen Guang praised Jiang Yan Hai’s drone shot, while Wang Yan Bing asked to learn the technique and conceded that its calculations were beyond him.
• Jiang Yan Hai, He Chen Guang, and Wang Yan Bing caught up with their unit, and Wang Yan Bing reflected on Jiang Yan Hai’s extraordinary abilities and training.
• Jiang Yan Hai lamented that shooting down the drone did not count toward his mission goal of eliminating one hundred enemies.
• After returning to its assigned position, Sharpshooter Fourth Company received orders to seize Hill 291 about a day later.
• Jiang Yan Hai decided to warn Gong Jian about the Blue Army’s likely disruption of Iron Fist Regiment communications and planned to use a Special Forces Experience Card after the company withdrew from Hill 291.
• At night, Jiang Yan Hai greeted He Chen Guang and prepared to head to company headquarters before the Blue Army attacked.

Jiang Yan Hai suspected that the order to defend Hill 291 was a Blue Army deception, and he proved the regiment’s communications had been cut off. He used his computer skills to access civilian signals and showed Gong Jian and Old Hei a map of communications activity, leaving them with a way to investigate the Red and Blue Armies’ positions.

• Jiang Yan Hai told Gong Jian that Hill 291 was unsuitable for defense and warned that the order might be false.
• Gong Jian ordered the communication soldier to contact regiment headquarters, but the soldier reported that communications were cut off.
• Jiang Yan Hai took over the laptop and used the Electronic Warfare Support Program to crack the signal and access civilian networks.
• Jiang Yan Hai ran his intrusion program and retrieved nearby signal activity data despite the Blue Army’s communications blockade.
• Jiang Yan Hai showed Gong Jian and Old Hei a map of signal intensity with the Red and Blue Armies’ control zones marked.

Jiang Yan Hai infiltrated Blue Army’s communications system and discovered an imminent attack on the Iron Fist Regiment, prompting Gong Jian to order a retreat. As they prepared to withdraw, Jiang Yan Hai began planting a disruptive information bomb in the enemy network.

• Jiang Yan Hai explained that Blue Army had blocked communications and said he could infiltrate their command system to intercept orders.
• Jiang Yan Hai discovered that Blue Army planned to attack the Iron Fist Regiment in twenty minutes, and Gong Jian ordered the troops to retreat rather than enter the trap.
• Jiang Yan Hai advised abandoning the heavy equipment, setting booby traps, and warning nearby companies to withdraw, and Gong Jian ordered the preparations.
• Gong Jian praised Jiang Yan Hai and ordered the retreat while Jiang Yan Hai took the laptop and began creating an information bomb to disrupt Blue Army’s communications.

Fan Tian Lei and Master Kang discovered that the Iron Fist Regiment had infiltrated the Blue Army’s military systems with a virus, disrupting its tactical command network while leaving radio communications intact. As Fan Tian Lei’s staff kept the attack moving, Blue Army Command called the battalion headquarters.

• Fan Tian Lei heard a disturbance in the neighboring command post, and Chen Shan Ming reported that something was wrong.
• Fan Tian Lei, Chen Shan Ming, and Master Kang entered the command tent and saw an animation showing the Iron Fist Regiment beating the Special Operations Brigade.
• A communication soldier told Fan Tian Lei that a suspected Red Army computer virus had attacked the military system and disabled tactical systems, including drones and satellites.
• Fan Tian Lei ordered the Blue Army to continue directing the battle as normal, while Master Kang laughed at the Iron Fist Regiment’s handiwork.
• Blue Army Command called the battalion headquarters, surprising Fan Tian Lei.

Fan Tian Lei learned that Jiang Yan Hai’s cyberattack had caused four real military reconnaissance drones to crash, prompting senior officers to order Master Kang to submit a full report after the exercise. Master Kang did not know who had carried out the attack, and Fan Tian Lei warned him about the danger to their own troops.

• A commander told Fan Tian Lei that four reconnaissance drones had crashed during the cyberattack and ordered Master Kang to submit a report after the exercise.
• Fan Tian Lei learned that the drones were real losses, but the commander said the attacker would be rewarded rather than held accountable.
• The chapter explained that Jiang Yan Hai’s efficient hacking techniques and limited experience with their destructive power had caused the information bomb to spread into the drones and corrupt their flight data.
• The drones crashed in uninhabited areas because their safety systems directed them away from people, though the incident alarmed the Blue Army.
• Fan Tian Lei relayed the order to Master Kang and warned him that the crashed drones could have harmed their own comrades; Master Kang rebuffed his suspiciously friendly approach.

After the Blue Army attack, Jiang Yan Hai joined the surviving Iron Fist Regiment troops at Immortal Cave, then chose to operate alone as a sniper. He located He Chen Guang and Wang Yan Bing’s sniper position and prepared to target Fan Tian Lei when he came to inspect it.

• Jiang Yan Hai withdrew with Fourth Company after his Information Bomb disrupted the Blue Army’s communications, and the surviving troops gathered at Immortal Cave.
• He Chen Guang and the others searched for scattered comrades and found Wang Yan Bing, the sole survivor of Sixth Company.
• Gong Jian assigned Jiang Yan Hai to a sniper team with He Chen Guang, but Jiang Yan Hai requested permission to operate alone and Gong Jian agreed.
• Jiang Yan Hai left with mines and other gear, used the Coffin Board Skill to move through the forest while minimizing his tracks, and followed He Chen Guang and Wang Yan Bing’s route.
• After He Chen Guang and Wang Yan Bing chose a sniper position, Jiang Yan Hai found a concealed position 1,700 meters away that covered their sniper nest, planning to target Fan Tian Lei when he inspected it.

Jiang Yan Hai used his newly acquired camouflage skill to improve his traps and sniper position, then waited for He Chen Guang and Wang Yan Bing to draw out Fan Tian Lei. After the two withdrew and a Zhi-8B transport helicopter arrived, Jiang Yan Hai prepared for his target to appear.

• Jiang Yan Hai laid booby traps along the route to his sniper position and received the B-rank Camouflage Skill after expanding the Coffin Lid Skill.
• Jiang Yan Hai used the new skill to fix flaws in his traps and conceal his sniper position, then hid most of his supplies at a backup site ten kilometers away.
• Jiang Yan Hai returned to his sniper position and rested while watching He Chen Guang and Wang Yan Bing through his scope.
• At daybreak, Jiang Yan Hai heard tanks arrive and saw He Chen Guang and Wang Yan Bing fire from their position before withdrawing.
• Jiang Yan Hai waited for Fan Tian Lei, and about ten minutes later he heard a Zhi-8B transport helicopter approaching.

Jiang Yan Hai ambushed Fan Tian Lei and Miao Lang with a single anti-materiel rifle shot, then escaped as the Special Forces team pursued him and hit his booby traps. Fan Tian Lei waited for the surviving soldiers and angrily berated them for their failures.

• Jiang Yan Hai shot Fan Tian Lei, and the bullet also killed Miao Lang in the exercise because it was a large-caliber anti-materiel round.
• Jiang Yan Hai dismantled his rifle and cleared his position while Chen Shan Ming identified the sniper’s direction and the Special Forces Soldiers charged after him.
• Fan Tian Lei learned from command why Miao Lang had been ruled dead and ordered him to find out who had fired the shot.
• Explosions from Jiang Yan Hai’s booby traps sounded as the Special Forces pursued him, and Fan Tian Lei realized the team was suffering heavy losses.
• Fan Tian Lei waited for the surviving Soldiers to return, counted six of them, and reprimanded them for being caught by the traps.

Jiang Yan Hai escaped after his traps eliminated Fan Tian Lei and several Special Forces soldiers, while Gong Jian’s team learned of his achievement and planned to strike proactively. The chapter left Jiang Yan Hai hiding in a backup position and considering how to exploit his access to the Blue Army’s orders.

• Fan Tian Lei returned to camp after his elimination, where Master Kang mocked him and invited him to watch the exercise from the command center.
• Jiang Yan Hai reached a backup hiding spot, decided to wait until nightfall, and rested after his traps took out Fan Tian Lei and seven Special Forces soldiers.
• He Chen Guang and Wang Yan Bing regrouped with Gong Jian, who told them Jiang Yan Hai had ambushed the Blue Army squad and prompted the Wolf Fang Special Forces Brigade to order his capture alive.
• Gong Jian decided his team would take the initiative and strike the Blue Army to ease pressure on Jiang Yan Hai.
• Jiang Yan Hai considered using his military laptop to inspect the Blue Army’s orders and remained confident he could complete his mission.

Jiang Yan Hai shot down two attack helicopters with his Sniper Rifle while Gong Jian’s group withdrew and the command center watched in disbelief. Master Kang agreed that Fan Tian Lei could recruit Jiang Yan Hai after the exercise, while Chen Shan Ming ordered the Wolf Fang Special Forces Brigade to capture him.

• Gong Jian’s group hid as helicopters searched the jungle, then watched Jiang Yan Hai shoot down an attack helicopter.
• Li Er Niu spotted two more helicopters moving toward Jiang Yan Hai, and Gong Jian ordered his group to retreat.
• Jiang Yan Hai shot down a second attack helicopter, and the remaining helicopter turned away as Gong Jian’s group withdrew.
• Fan Tian Lei told Master Kang that Jiang Yan Hai belonged in the Special Forces, and Master Kang agreed to let him recruit Jiang Yan Hai after the exercise.
• Chen Shan Ming ordered his team to capture Jiang Yan Hai, while Fan Tian Lei and Master Kang wagered over whether he could evade them.

Jiang Yan Hai continued to evade the Special Operations Brigade while sniping dozens of commanders and soldiers and taking out pursuers with traps, astonishing both armies’ command staff. Fan Tian Lei hinted that the Blue Army had an ultimate weapon ready, and Chen Shan Ming moved to use it as Master Kang agreed that Jiang Yan Hai’s safety mattered more than continuing the exercise unchanged.

• Over three days, Jiang Yan Hai sniped thirty-seven company- and platoon-level commanders and forty-two ordinary soldiers, while traps and jungle tactics took out eleven Special Forces soldiers pursuing him.
• Fan Tian Lei, Master Kang, and Miao Lang watched in disbelief as Jiang Yan Hai’s exploits alarmed both armies’ command headquarters and the supreme command headquarters.
• Miao Lang warned Fan Tian Lei that the Special Forces could not keep pursuing Jiang Yan Hai without further damaging their soldiers’ confidence.
• Fan Tian Lei claimed the Blue Army had not yet used its ultimate weapon, prompting Master Kang to accuse him of cheating and Chen Shan Ming to make a phone call.
• Fan Tian Lei argued that Jiang Yan Hai had barely rested in three days and should be protected, and Master Kang accepted his concern.

Tang Xin Yi deployed a new satellite system to help the Blue Army hunt Jiang Yan Hai, while the operation captured most of Fourth Company. Jiang Yan Hai discovered the system, hacked into it, and concealed himself from its scans.

• Fan Tian Lei welcomed Tang Xin Yi and asked how confident she was in her anti-sniper, anti-infiltration system.
• Tang Xin Yi deployed the system, and Chen Shan Ming directed the Blue Army units to pursue Jiang Yan Hai, capturing Gong Jian and most of Fourth Company.
• Jiang Yan Hai realized the enemy had gained new technology and used his laptop to investigate their orders.
• Jiang Yan Hai found the satellite system's weaknesses and secretly modified it so it could not detect him.

Jiang Yan Hai shifted from evading the Blue Army to actively hunting its Special Forces soldiers, while Fan Tian Lei realized the attacks were drawing attention away from He Chen Guang and the others. The exercise ended with Jiang Yan Hai concealed near the Blue Army Special Forces headquarters, leaving Fan Tian Lei and Chen Shan Ming impressed and relieved.

• Fan Tian Lei and Tang Xin Yi discussed how four people had evaded the anti-sniper, anti-infiltration satellite system.
• A guard reported that Jiang Yan Hai had eliminated two three-man teams, using a captured Type 88 Sniper Rifle and close-quarters combat.
• Jiang Yan Hai killed another seven Special Forces soldiers by sniper fire, prompting Fan Tian Lei to warn Chen Shan Ming that the attacks were distracting them from He Chen Guang and the others.
• Jiang Yan Hai received the signal that the exercise was over and revealed himself from his hiding place near the Blue Army Special Forces headquarters.
• Fan Tian Lei and Chen Shan Ming arrived, and Chen Shan Ming praised Jiang Yan Hai while feeling relieved the exercise had ended.

After the exercise, Jiang Yan Hai reunited with his comrades and learned what had happened to He Chen Guang. The military district summoned Jiang Yan Hai over the stir his performance had caused, and Chen Shan Ming met him at headquarters.

• Fan Tian Lei sent Jiang Yan Hai to rejoin Gong Jian and the others after the exercise ended.
• Gong Jian told Jiang Yan Hai that He Chen Guang had been treated for his injuries and that nothing had happened between him and Tang Xin Yi.
• Gong Jian explained that Jiang Yan Hai’s actions had caused a sensation throughout the military district and advised him to stick to the facts when questioned.
• A Wolf Fang Special Forces Brigade soldier took Jiang Yan Hai by helicopter to the military district headquarters.
• Chen Shan Ming greeted Jiang Yan Hai and asked whether he was nervous about the meeting ahead.