The Rise of a Special Forces Soldier Abandoned by a Wealthy Family

Task Briefing:

Deep in the dense forests on the edge of the "Black Triangle," an illegal arms trading point is hidden. The buyers are an active local armed group, and the sellers are itinerant international brokers.

Mission: Infiltrate and identify key personnel involved in the transaction (target: the broker nicknamed "Scorpion" and his local contact "Mandrill"), obtain the transaction list (priority), and sabotage the stockpiled weapons if possible.

Requirements: Infiltrate silently; if firefight breaks out, act swiftly and decisively, leaving no survivors.

Act One: Arrival and Deployment.

The night was as dark as ink, and a heavy humidity enveloped the rainforest.

Like four ghosts, Team Zero quietly landed at the infiltration point, erasing any trace of the rubber boat.

"Check equipment, remain silent." Zero's voice came through the bone conduction headphones, deep and clear.

The team quickly deployed at the designated rendezvous point. Zero unfolded a waterproof map, and in the glow of a miniature flashlight, his finger swiftly traced several points.

"Iron block," Zero pointed to a slightly raised, relatively open rocky platform on the map. Your "toy shop" is located here:

The PKM general-purpose machine gun, with 600 rounds of ammunition, covers the southeast passage and the main entrance to the trading point.

M32 revolver grenade launcher, 6 high-explosive rounds, on my command, cover that open area and block any possible reinforcement routes.

Don't be stingy with ammunition, but don't fire indiscriminately like setting off firecrackers during Chinese New Year.

"Alright, boss! I guarantee they'll have a blast!"

Tie Dun grinned and skillfully began setting up his heavy firepower position, the heavy equipment seeming as light as a feather in his hands.

"Cold Thorn," Zero pointed to a higher point, to the canopy of a huge banyan tree, "Your 'observation position' has increased by 80 meters in altitude."

The field of vision covers the entire area, with a focus on monitoring the core area of ​​the trading point and the flanks of the iron pier.

Prioritize eliminating enemy heavy firepower personnel, commanders, and... any rats trying to snipe our people.

Your gunshot is the signal that negotiations have broken down.

"Understood." Leng Ci's voice was as cold and brief as ever.

He inspected his TAC-50 sniper rifle, wiping the lens as if caressing a lover, then silently disappeared into the darkness, climbing toward the high ground.

"Little Sparrow," Zero said, looking at the team's technical core, "your 'Little Bee' (a modified small drone) takes off, infrared mode, continuous monitoring."

I need to know how many people are inside, their exact locations, and where the "Scorpion" and "Mandrill" are.

Also, prepare your 'noise generator' (simple signal jamming device) and follow my instructions to disable their communications.

"Drone has taken off, data transmission in progress...buzz..." Little Sparrow operated the tablet, the screen displaying real-time thermal imaging transmitted by the drone:

"There are... 8 heat sources inside the core cabin, 2 at the entrance, and 4 in the shed on the east side, like guards... Target detected! Two heat sources are in the middle of the cabin, seemingly looking at something... Most likely 'Scorpion' and 'Mandrill'."

"Very good. Maintain surveillance." Zero then checked the HK416 rifle and pistol fitted with silencers.

"I'll handle the infiltration and checklist confirmation. Little Sparrow, you provide electronic support and close cover 20 meters behind me. Action."

Act Two: Silent Infiltration and Nighttime Harvest.

Zero and Little Sparrow approached the perimeter of the trading point silently, like ink drops slipping into water.

"Two guards in the east shed are dozing off... two are smoking at the entrance..." Little Sparrow whispered the report.

Zero gestured, indicating that Little Sparrow should stay put to operate the drone and provide early warnings. Alone, he used the shadows and vegetation to reach the shed on the east side.

He mastered the stealth techniques taught by the Silence Master, his steps as light as a feline's. A cold glint flashed from his dagger in the moonlight.

"Swoosh..." The very slight sound of a sharp blade slicing through the trachea. The first guard's body went limp.

The other guard seemed to sense something and looked up groggily.

Zero's arm shot out like a venomous snake, and his precise strangulation technique (combining the lethality of silence with Xue Yan's knowledge of human anatomy) instantly rendered him unconscious.

"Clear the east side." Zero's voice was calm and even.

"The two people at the door are back to back, they seem a little nervous..." Little Sparrow reported.

Zero pulled two small pebbles from the shadows and flicked them towards the bushes in the opposite direction.

"rustle…"

"What's that sound?" The two guards were immediately drawn to it and instinctively separated to turn around and look.

In that split second, Zero moved! Like a ghost, he swept through the gap between the two men, his daggers piercing their necks simultaneously with pinpoint accuracy!

"Clean the doorway. I'm going in." Zero, as if returning to his own home, gently pushed open the crack in the back door of the cabin and slipped inside.

Act III: The Storm Rises and the Symphony Conductor.

Inside the cabin, "Scorpion" was arguing with "Mandrill" about something while holding a list.

Zero, like a shadow, clung to the wall and swiftly locked onto the document on the table. He silently drew his pistol (with a silencer).

However, a guard who had come out to urinate happened to return from the side shed and saw his companion's body at the door!

"Enemy attack!!!" A piercing scream shattered the stillness of the night!

"Negotiations have broken down. Execute Plan B." Zero's voice remained calm as he fired instantly!

"Pfft! Pfft!" Two faint gunshots rang out, and "Scorpion" and "Mandrill" fell to the ground. Zero grabbed the list from the table and stuffed it into his tactical bag.

Instantly, the entire trading point erupted in chaos! Gunshots rang out, and bullets flew haphazardly in all directions.

"Ironclad! Southeast passage, suppress!" Zero issued the order while using the wooden hut wall to fight back.

"Roger that! Music time!" Ironclad's PKM general-purpose machine gun instantly roared with a deep and continuous roar!

"Boom boom boom boom..." The scorching barrage of bullets rained down on the enemies charging from the southeast like a metal storm, instantly crushing them and causing heavy casualties.

"Little sparrow! Noise!"

"Interference activated! They can only yell now!" Little Sparrow activated the device, and the other party's radio instantly filled with piercing static.

Zero rushed out of the cabin and rejoined Little Sparrow. "Move to the western evacuation point! Alternate cover!"

"There are four more in the shed! They've come out!" Little Sparrow shouted, looking at the tablet.

"Cold Thorn." Zero called out a name while moving and firing in short bursts.

Almost as soon as he finished speaking—

"Bang!"

A deep, majestic roar came from a high vantage point in the distance! The upper body of an enemy charging at the forefront was almost torn apart by a .50 caliber bullet!

"Bang!" Another enemy was accurately shot in the head!

"Beautiful! Cold Thorn!" the little sparrow couldn't help but cheer.

"The remaining two have retreated!" the little sparrow reported.

"Iron blocks, sheds, give them some warmth," Zero ordered.

"High-explosive grenade! One shot, one kill!" Tie Dun shouted excitedly. He turned the M32 and with a "thud!", the 40mm high-explosive grenade accurately hit the shed!

"Boom!" The violent explosion sent the shed and the enemies inside flying into the air.

"Wow! This is even more exciting than the Lunar New Year!" Tie Dun laughed loudly on the channel.

"Stop joking! Watch your three o'clock! There's a machine gun!" Zero keenly spotted an enemy attempting to set up a light machine gun from another direction.

"I've spotted him! Leave him to me!" came a cold, sharp voice.

"Bang!" The machine gunner had just touched the machine gun when a bullet flying from afar pierced his chest.

"Zero! A few people are coming around from the woods on the west side! They're trying to outflank us!" Little Sparrow said urgently, looking at the drone footage.

"Roger that. Ironclad, pause the singing, conserve ammo. Little Sparrow, give me their real-time location. Cold Thorn, keep a close watch on the main passage, don't let anyone out."

Zero quickly changed tactics, "Let's 'welcome' these guests."

Zero and Little Sparrow immediately built a temporary defensive line using trees and rocks.

"50 meters away, skirmish line, three." Little Sparrow reported.

Zero took a deep breath, raised his gun, and fired a burst.

"Thud!" An enemy fell to the ground.

"40 meters, two."

"Pfft!" Another one.

The last enemy was so frightened that he lay on the ground, too scared to move.

"Cold Thorn, can you see the one lying down? Cover him with a blanket," Zero said.

"...The angle is bad, wait a second..." "Bang!" The cold-blooded bullet pierced through the gaps in the leaves, pinning the enemy to the ground.

"Clear the west side. Continue the evacuation," Zero ordered.

The squad quickly moved towards the extraction point. Along the way, Zero continuously issued instructions:

"Tiedun, move to point A on the designated route. If there are pursuers along the way, open fire to block them at will."

"Cold Thorn, cover us and retreat last."

"Little Sparrow, continue monitoring with the drone and report any enemies approaching the evacuation point."

Act Four: The Curtain Falls and the Aftertaste

The team successfully reached the evacuation point and jumped onto the speedboat that came to pick them up.

"Mission accomplished. Inventory obtained. Target eliminated. Armaments partially destroyed," Zero reported to the rear.

The speedboat roared as it sped away from the riverbank.

Behind them, the firelight at the trading post gradually dimmed, with occasional sporadic gunshots—the indiscriminate firing of survivors terrified by Iron Button's grenades and Cold Thorn's sniper fire.

"Hey boss, I fired at least three hundred rounds this time! Awesome!" Tie Dun shouted as he wiped the machine gun.

"Your shoulders will tell you how good it felt tomorrow from the recoil," Zero said casually.

"Cold Thorn, how did you fire that last shot? I couldn't even see the guy," Little Sparrow asked curiously.

"...a feeling." Leng Ci succinctly stated.

"Tch, trying to look cool." The little sparrow curled its lip, then said to Zero like it was showing off a treasure, "Boss, my 'Little Bee' did a great job, didn't it? Could you get me a better one with better battery life next time?"

"We'll see how you perform on your next mission." Zero leaned against the ship's railing, examining the list stained with blood, a barely perceptible smile playing on his lips.

The moonlight spilled onto the river, illuminating the four "ghosts" whose hands were stained with blood but who still retained a youthful spirit.

A perfect, efficient mission, full of violent aesthetics yet imbued with their unique tacit understanding and dry humor, has come to an end.

The jungle returned to "calm" once more, as if nothing had happened, leaving only burning ruins and cold corpses, telling the story of a deadly and precise symphony played by four teenagers.