Deadly Sniping, Xiao Wu's Forced Exit, War Victory

[Wolf's Den King: Hawk Eye, shoot that bat down for me...]

Yu Yuan's message immediately appeared to the members of the [Jackal] Squad.

Hawk Eye watched the flying humanoid bat through his scope and held his breath.

Beside him, Hyena called out the readings.

"Distance, 1,523 meters. Wind speed, force three. Humidity, 65%. Altitude, 78 meters..."

Bang!

The instant Hyena finished, Hawk Eye pulled the trigger.

The powerful recoil pushed him back slightly, and the blast kicked up dust from the ground.

The sniper round burst from the barrel and flew straight toward his target.

Hawk Eye remained unmoved. He ejected the casing and chambered another round.

He adjusted his aim slightly and pulled the trigger again.

Then he ejected the casing, chambered a third round, and fired once more.

The first bullet crossed more than 1,500 meters. Xiao Wu sensed the danger at once, stopped in midair, and tilted his head to the right.

A bullet grazed his ear and flew past his face.

He could even feel the heat lingering on it.

Before he could react, another wave of danger gripped him.

His dodge was only half complete. Trying to twist away now would leave him momentarily rigid—and that would be fatal.

Xiao Wu reacted just as quickly.

He folded the fleshy wings behind him and dropped.

The second bullet skimmed his scalp. Fast as he was, the air it dragged along still tore a bloody gash across his head.

"Damn it..."

The curse had barely formed in Xiao Wu's mind when pain exploded through his shoulder blade. He heard bone crack.

The next moment, he lost his balance and plummeted toward the ground.

Through his scope, Hawk Eye saw a spray of blood burst from the humanoid bat's shoulder blade before the target fell.

Hawk Eye immediately