Lin Shuo's sense of smell is far sharper than ordinary people, which makes him sometimes seem to be able to predict the future.
But this ability is also limited.
If something is in the water and the smell doesn't come out, Lin Shuo has no way of knowing.
In addition, if the wind direction does not match and the smell factor cannot pass through, there is nothing he can do.
The reason why this hill was chosen as the new camp was because at night, the wind would blow from the river.
In this way, even if he couldn't see at night, Lin Shuo could still learn about the situation by the river through his sense of smell.
In addition, between this mountain and the Wuming River, the two-kilometer-wide primeval forest can also serve as a natural barrier.
Whether it's the Hooked Snake or the Black Water Dragon King, it will definitely make a lot of noise when it crawls over.
When we moved the camp that day, Wei Xingshan took out the map, and Lin Shuo's seemingly casual gesture was actually deliberate.
But he didn't expect that the change of things would surprise people so unexpectedly:
First of all, the hooked snake, which had been well hidden all along and whose existence was already being suspected, suddenly came ashore and launched a surprise attack on Lin Shuo's camp.
In addition, Wei Xingshan led the mercenaries down the mountain and retrieved Lin Shuo's arrow, but Wang Yong failed to return.
By the time Lin Shuo smelled the bloody smell, it was already too late.
…
Wang Yong's body is now placed in the open space in the center of the camp.
He died horribly, with the top half of his head gone.
Wei Xingshan carried him back himself, and after placing his body in the camp, he looked at Lin Shuo bloodied all over.
The man didn't speak, but there was a hint of pleading in his eyes.
Lin Shuo nodded heavily.
Seeing that Lin Shuo agreed, Wei Xingshan turned his head and walked into his tent. When he came out again, he was already carrying the Barrett M95 anti-material sniper rifle in his hand.
Then the two men walked out of the camp murderously without saying a word.
The other mercenaries were about to follow, but Liu Qing blocked the door.
"The other party is a sniper." Liu Qing said with a sullen face, "If you go on like this, you are a living target!"
These mercenaries have all been on the battlefield, so they can naturally see that this kind of thing that can knock off half of the head at once is most likely done by snipers.
It was just the urge to avenge their comrades that made them red-eyed.
Now being reminded by Liu Qingyi, reason finally prevailed. They knew that a sniper in the dark, in this jungle terrain, was equivalent to a god of death who could harvest human lives at will.
"How did this happen?" Anne asked, "Why are there snipers here?"
"I don't know." Liu Qing turned her head, and together with the group of mercenaries, looked at the backs of the two men, "Wait for them to come back."
…
Lin Shuo and Wei Xingshan, like two tigers descending the mountain, galloped all the way in the virgin forest at the foot of the mountain.
At this moment, Lin Shuo was deeply depressed.
Wei Xingshan and his group went down the mountain, firstly to investigate the situation, and secondly to retrieve his arrows.
Lin Shuo thought that the hooked snake had been repelled, and Wei Xingshan and the others would not be in any danger.
Unexpectedly, there was actually a sniper hidden near here.
who is he
Why would he attack the mercenaries
Why couldn't I smell him before
have no idea.
None of this is known.
This situation beyond control made Lin Shuo very depressed.
"Mr. Lin, keep moving and don't stop." Wei Xingshan reminded at this moment, "We are already very close to the incident."
"En." Lin Shuo responded, and then he twitched his nostrils. From the many smell information here, he recognized a trace of smokeless gunpowder. It was extremely weak, but it was enough for him.
Lin Shuo immediately looked to the northwest: "It's on the opposite mountain."
"The gunshots seem to be coming from that side as well." The continuous running made Wei Xingshan pant heavily, "With the silencer installed, there is very little movement."
"Go, go and have a look."
The two headed towards the northwest, Wei Xingshan suddenly asked: "Mr. Lin, can you block bullets?"
"I'm not a god." Lin Shuo said, "Nowadays, when the gun is fired, no one in this world can take it hard."
"oh."
"But before the bullet is fired, I can do a lot of things." Lin Shuo added, and then asked, "Why are you asking this?"
"Mr. Lin, don't get me wrong. Snipers have a common tactic. They shoot once, then change to another place, aiming at the position where they shot originally." Wei Xingshan said, "And there may not be only one sniper on this mountain, otherwise we Take the brothers over there to fuck him."
"There is only one sniper, and he is no longer around," Lin Shuo said.
"Sure?"
"Sure." Lin Shuo nodded, "He is an Asian, and his body odor is really light, but this distance, I can't hide it from me. He should have frogman equipment, and he has entered the water now."
While speaking, the two of them had already passed through the primitive dense forest and ran up the mountain.
This mountain is more than two kilometers away from Lin Shuo's camp. It is not high, and it is close to the river.
The two came halfway up the mountain, and Lin Shuo stopped under a tree.
"It's here." Lin Shuo pointed to the bushes next to the tree, which obviously showed signs of being crushed.
"Fuck it." Wei Xingshan looked around and cursed with red eyes, "Let this kid run away. I should have rushed forward if I knew it!"
"It's right to be cautious." Lin Shuo said, "This man can kill Wang Yong with one shot. If you dare to rush forward, I don't think he would mind firing another shot."
Wei Xingshan slammed his fist on the nearby tree and let out a heavy "hey".
Throwing the Barrett in his hand to the side, the giant man slowly squatted down with his back facing Lin Shuo, his shoulders trembling constantly.
He didn't cry aloud, but this suppressed grief was even more moving.
Wang Yong died right in front of him.
Lin Shuo didn't bother him, but continued to distinguish the composition of the smell here.
Everyone has his unique body odor. Some of these body odors come from the body itself, and some come from living habits.
This sniper is a person with very light body odor. Except for Asians who are born with light body odor, most of his skin is wrapped in a set of surface-treated frogman equipment.
While lurking here, the surface of the frogman's equipment suffered some slight wear and tear, so there is an extremely subtle chemical fiber smell remaining here.
He wears a special mask for his mouth and nose.
And his skin exposed to the air should have been sprayed with some kind of odorless antiperspirant, with almost no body odor.
If it hadn't been for the gunshot that made his body smell of gunpowder smoke, it would have been really difficult for Lin Shuo to find him through the smell.
But now, he has already entered the water, sneaked far away and stabbed into the forest, Lin Shuo can't do anything about him.
This person's meticulous smell management ability made Lin Shuo feel like he was being targeted.
Because it stands to reason that no matter how competent a sniper is, he would not be so strict with his own smell management.
Then Lin Shuo remembered that Wang Yong said before that he had the feeling of being stared at.
But when he returned to the temporary camp, he didn't notice anything. Wei Xingshan led people to investigate for a day, but found nothing unusual.
It seems that Wang Yong's feeling is right, but he is dead now.
During this trip to the Xing'an Mountains, Lin Shuo expected that there would be casualties, but he did not expect that the first death case was actually shot to death with a sniper rifle.
Things got more complicated here.
But right now, the sniper had already run away, so he and Wei Xingshan came out to find someone, so they naturally took the risk. After a long time, the people in the camp would definitely be worried.
Lin Shuo took two steps forward and patted Wei Xingshan's shoulder, meaning that it's almost here, let's talk about it when we go back.
Wei Xingshan took a breath and stood up.
Then the two of them froze for a moment in unison.
The place where Wei Xingshan squatted was next to the tree. As he stood up, Lin Shuo looked up and suddenly found that there were words engraved on the tree.
Wei Xingshan saw it too. He wiped away his tears, and then his eyes widened.
This line of words was engraved on the side of the tree. Before the two of them went up the mountain, their attention was quickly focused on the bushes next to them, but they didn't see it.
The other two also subconsciously believed that since they were snipers, they would definitely clean up the scene before leaving without leaving any obvious traces. They didn't expect that there would be words left on the tree.
On this sylvestris pine, there are seven Chinese characters engraved crookedly:
"Wei Xingshan, long time no see."
Lin Shuo saw the seven characters clearly, and said, "It seems that he knows you."
After Wei Xingshan was shocked, his expression became complicated again. He was silent for a while, and then said: "Let's go back."