Starting from the deputy company commander of the Soldier Assault Team

As the Type 98 flashbang landed in the trench, a loud bang was followed by a blinding flash, and the trench was instantly plunged into a ghastly white light.

Wu Liuyi, who had his back turned, was fine, but he only felt a ringing in his ears.

But Xu Sanduo was different when he faced the bright light. Not only did his ears ring, but his eyes also went blind instantly, and his movements froze.

Xu Sanduo was stunned, covering his eyes with one hand, "My eyes, I can't see."

As Wu Liuyi fired his gun, he turned around and asked, "What's wrong?"

Xu Sanduo grimaced and howled in pain.

This really can't be blamed on Xu Sanduo. The human eye's brightness recognition limit is between 30,000 and 100,000 candela, which is the most comfortable range. Between 100,000 and 1 million candela, it will feel very dazzling.

While the Type 98 flashbang is a non-lethal offensive weapon, it can unleash a burst of intense light of 42 million candela upon detonation, causing temporary blindness for several to tens of seconds.

Furthermore, when it explodes, it generates a blast sound pressure of 182 decibels within a one-meter radius, far exceeding the comfortable range of human hearing of 40 to 60 decibels.

Wu Liuyi cursed under his breath, "Damn old A."

He then grabbed Xu Sanduo's hand, slung it over his backpack, and shouted, "Hurry up, grab my bag and come with me!"

Seeing that Wu Liuyi had already escaped with Xu Sanduo, a flamethrower soldier from the division's reconnaissance battalion couldn't resist joining in the fun.

He flicked the safety latch with his right thumb, switched the oil bottle selector switch to the first position, and then yanked the trigger all the way down.

A pillar of fire suddenly shot out, but the guy lost his footing, and the violent recoil pushed him directly against the trench behind him.

Fortunately, he released the trigger in time, and thanks to the protection of the trenches, nothing bad happened.

The other participants in the selection process had also moved to the vicinity of the command post, and the intermittent gunfire relieved a considerable amount of pressure on Wu Liuyi and his companion.

He helped Xu Sanduo escape to a small hill. "Come on, come on, let's go down."

Xu Sanduo shouted, "I can't see, how can I get down?"

Wu Liuyi didn't give him time, kicking him in the shin. Xu Sanduo rolled down the slope into the ditch without any reaction.

Wu Liuyi stood on the slope, continuously firing to suppress the pursuers behind him. As they drew closer, Wu Liuyi's foot slipped, and he fell straight into the ditch.

At this moment, Wu Liuyi was extremely fortunate. He had been consistently massaging his back to help it recover. He straightened his back while he was in the air, and the impact of his backpack cushioned his landing.

Before Wu Liu could even stand up, a fist-sized rock on the ditch wall was shaken and rolled down, hitting his helmet with a clang.

Whoops!

Wu Liu shouted out instinctively.

Upon hearing the commotion, Xu Sanduo panicked instantly. "Squad Leader Wu, Squad Leader Wu, what's wrong?"

Wu Liuyi, leaning on his gun, staggered to his feet.

Although the impact of the fall was cushioned by his backpack and didn't injure him, he was already at his limit, so it was impossible for him to recover immediately after the fall.

Wu Liuyi and Xu Sanduo, supporting each other, began their staggering retreat.

The three men from the second squad symbolically chased after them, the sound of gunfire ringing out incessantly, but not a single shot was fired in the direction of Wu Liuyi and his companion.

This is the unique perk they received for being the first to complete the mission.

Cheng Cai saw this scene through the scope, unaware of the details. All he could think about was rescuing the two and heading towards the final destination.

He shouted, "Run! Run this way quickly!"

After shouting, Cheng Cai aimed at the frontmost soldier, an unmasked soldier kneeling and firing, and immediately pulled the trigger.

Bang! A gunshot rang out.

White smoke immediately began to hiss from the lieutenant of the second squad, who was leading the charge and most engrossed in his performance.

The lieutenant dropped to the ground and slid into the trench with the momentum, which marked the end of his performance—yes, that's right, a performance.

Another lieutenant in the second squad immediately shouted, "Attention, 11 o'clock, sniper!"

After shouting, he immediately aimed at the eleven o'clock position and opened fire to suppress the enemy. Another lieutenant from the second squad also opened fire to suppress the enemy.

Upon seeing this, Cheng Cai immediately slid down the slope to avoid it.

Wu Liuyi and Xu Sanduo helped each other out of the range of fire.

The moment Xu San's eyes could finally see clearly, he turned to look at Wu Liuyi, his voice trembling with tears, "Squad Leader Wu, what's wrong? Are you alright?"

Wu Liuyi waved his hand, having recovered by now. "It's okay, it's okay. I just flinched. Why are you crying? I'm fine now. Let's go, let's go."

Cheng Cai, who was there to provide backup, also appeared at this moment and shouted loudly, "Do you have the map yet?"

Xu Sanduo replied loudly, his voice filled with excitement, "I've got it! I've got it!"

Cheng Cai was very happy. "Let's go, let's go quickly. The taxis over there are all our competitors now. Hurry, let's go quickly."

"Go, go, go quickly."

Cheng Cai seemed to have gained all his strength, and he strode ahead with a face full of excitement, with Xu Sanduo following closely behind, while Wu Liuyi brought up the rear as the guard.

The three continued on their way. At five o'clock in the morning, as dawn was breaking, they found a small hollow in the ground to complete the final drawing. After all, they only had one map, and there were three of them.

"Quick, quick, Xu Sanduo, get the map out!" Cheng Cai urged impatiently as soon as he sat down.

Xu Sanduo quickly took out the map from the waterproof bag, unfolded it, and placed it on the ground.

Cheng Cai and Wu Liuyi each took out paper and pen from their waterproof bags and quickly started drawing on the map.

The two quickly completed the drawing.

At this point, the three had completed their task of finding the position and drawing up the layout. All that remained for them was the final task: for the top three to rush into the pine forest.

Cheng Cai said excitedly, "Let's go, let's go, let's go! We won! Xu Sanduo, I knew it! The three of us from the same hometown are the three Old A's, and in the end, we're the three best buddies."

Xu Sanduo shouted excitedly, "We won! We won!"

Only Wu Liu remained calm, merely offering a slight smile.

The three ran while the fighting continued on the battlefield. The remaining selectors cooperated with each other, some providing suppressive fire, others hastily drawing maps.

In the final moments, no one wanted to give up; everyone was thinking of giving it their all.

The three of them staggered forward, and as it got closer to six o'clock, they were getting closer and closer to their destination.

When they were less than a kilometer away from the pine forest, two figures suddenly appeared at another fork in the road. Like them, they supported each other and staggered forward.

Cheng Cai panicked immediately.