Chapter: 202

"Damn it! They actually dared to use anti-materiel sniper rifles!"

Inside the large truck, a member of the HYDRA team exclaimed angrily, pounding the seat of the truck.

Just moments ago, they encountered another ambush. The enemy had set up a sniper position 4,000 meters away from them, a distance that exceeded the search range of their artificial ocular lenses without additional equipment.

The reason the enemy was able to deploy the ambush from such a far distance was because they used anti-materiel rifles.

An anti-materiel rifle is a sniper rifle specifically designed to destroy military equipment and supplies, with a higher destructive power compared to ordinary sniper rifles. They generally use large-caliber bullets with high destructive power.

As their purpose is to counter materials, they often employ specialized ammunition such as armor-piercing rounds, explosive rounds, high-explosive rounds, and long-range sniper rounds.

The specialized rounds used by anti-materiel rifles have a similar appearance to ordinary sniper rifle bullets but with a much larger caliber. They can easily penetrate bullet proof glass and body armor. Once the powerful ammunition hits a human body, it often results in limb separation.

Due to the excessively graphic and cruel nature of this scenario, it can have a psychological impact on the sniper. Therefore, unless it is a mission of a special nature, such as eliminating pirates, combating terrorists, or engaging in large-scale warfare, snipers are generally not assigned to carry out tasks using anti-materiel rifles.

However, just now, a 12.7mm armor-piercing round, accompanied by a gunshot, pierced through the truck's bulletproof glass and hit the team member who was driving the truck.

Although the incredible suits reacted in time, the power of the specialized round exceeded their protective limits. The bullet still penetrated the entire suit and lodged into the body of the team member.

The only good news was that the incredible suit had weakened most of the bullet's energy, so the appearance of the deceased team member wasn't gruesome, and the body remained intact.

"What do we do next?" a team member asked Grant Ward, the team leader of this operation.

With the team member driving the truck dead due to the gunshot, the truck lost control and veered off the road. With its considerable weight and carrying components for "four satellites," the sudden loss of control caused the two drive wheels at the front to burst.

The team found themselves in a dire situation. There was a sniper armed with an anti-materiel rifle lurking in the distance, watching their every move. If they got out of the vehicle to change the tire, the enemy would undoubtedly launch an attack and kill them.

However, if they stayed in the truck, the prepared enemies would effortlessly surround them, leaving them with only one way out—an inevitable dead end and mission failure!

Although the current situation was highly unfavorable, Ward maintained a confident expression on his face. He commanded the team members, "We have only one chance to break free from this predicament. So, after I give the orders, everyone must act swiftly."

"Understood, sir!" The team members responded with seriousness, nodding in agreement.

Ward glanced at them and then retrieved a silver-gray cylindrical object from his tactical belt around his waist. "This thing is called an energy shielding field. I specially requested it for this mission. It's a product supplied by the Mark Research Center to the military."

"Once this device is activated, it will generate an energy field within the set range. Before its energy is depleted, it can withstand any physical attack of equal energy."

Headquarters has studied it for a long time but still couldn't crack its key technology. So, we have only one chance. Once the energy is depleted, our mission will fail, and our lives will be left here.

Now, I will assign each of you with your respective tasks. After we activate the device, Number One, you come with me and be on guard. We need to eliminate the enemy sniper first.

Numbers Two and Three, you will synchronize and change the tires. Number Five, you place the body of Number Four at the back of the truck and set up the proximity explosive in the cargo area.

Make sure that if we lose vital signs, none of the satellite components fall into the hands of other forces. After completing this task, you will also assist with the tire change.

The entire process must be swift. Life or death depends on this one moment!"

Click! The truck door was quickly opened, and Ward agilely jumped out. In the next moment, an armor-piercing round came as expected, aimed at his head from 4,000 meters away.

Dang~ However, this attack didn't have the desired effect. When the bullet was about a meter away from Ward's head, it was stopped by the energy shielding field. The armor-piercing round, which had all its kinetic energy absorbed, could only helplessly fall to the ground, emitting a crisp sound.

The gunshot also allowed Ward to confirm the enemy's position once again. Without any hesitation, he immediately began assembling and setting up the sniper rifle he had prepared.

Ward's chosen sniper rifle was an anti-personnel rifle, which was the only sniper rifle they had. Its maximum range was 2,000 meters, and the ammunition caliber was only 7.62mm. However, with the assistance of the incredible suit's self-targeting function, he was confident that he could create a miracle, hitting the enemy 4,000 meters away with a single shot and destroying their anti-materiel rifle.

Behind him, the remaining four team members had already begun their actions, carrying out their respective tasks. Ward lay prone on the ground, fully immersed in the life-or-death sniping operation.

Ward relaxed completely and activated the incredible suit's self-targeting function. With this function's assistance, he could directly obtain all the required environmental parameters. The carbon fiber skeleton inside the incredible suit would also assist in correcting his aiming direction.

At the same time, in his field of view, the artificial ocular lens provided a targeting reticle, streamlining the entire aiming process to the utmost simplicity. All he needed to do was seize the opportunity and pull the trigger.

While Ward adjusted the muzzle for aiming, the enemy's bullets kept coming at them, causing ripples on the energy shielding field and gradually diminishing its brightness.

But Ward had completely shielded himself from these disturbances, emptying his mind of all thoughts. At this moment, he had only one idea in his mind: pull the trigger, kill the enemy—Bang!

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