Zhang Heng was ready to enter his Shadow Mode, but the next moment, the deadly gunshots rang out again.
The Soviet soldier who was walking at the front suddenly fell backwards and fell to the ground without any warning. He paused for about a second, and his comrade behind him also fell to the ground in the same position, motionless.
The remaining five Soviets immediately dropped to the ground, raising their rifles and firing back in panic. The two Soviets who were approaching Zhang Heng quickly turned around and went to support their comrade in danger. For a moment, the forest was filled with gunfire.
Unfortunately, this helpless resistance could not stop the Grim Reaper's arrival.
The sniper hiding in the dark took advantage of the time the enemy took cover and quietly switched positions. The Soviet soldiers' bullets all missed.
After another three soldiers fell to the ground, the last two Soviet soldiers could no longer withstand the mental pressure. They threw away the weapons in their hands, and while the other side was reloading, they turned around and ran for their lives into the woods.
The furthest one among them ran for about 150 meters, but unfortunately, this distance was not enough to save his life.
When the gunshots rang out, he fell headfirst into the snow, blood staining the back of his head.
In less than four minutes, 11 Soviet soldiers were all dead on this cold and strange land.
The sniper hiding in the dark did not waste a single bullet.
Zhang Heng emptied everything in his rucksack, picked up a branch from the side, and tried to signal the enemy to surrender. However, the rucksack was only halfway raised when it was hit by a bullet.
But this was enough to show the sniper's attitude. Obviously, the enemy had no intention of letting any living thing in this forest go.
Zhang Heng guessed that it was the Soviet military uniform that he was wearing that caused the enemy to misunderstand him. Unfortunately, both sides did not speak the same language, and he did not even have the chance to explain himself.
The sniper did not shoot to save him. It was because the group of Soviet soldiers had stopped moving while they were confronting each other, creating the best opportunity to shoot.
This was a person who was extremely clear-headed and confident. It could be seen from the order in which he chose his targets. First, he killed the machine gunner who posed the greatest threat. Then, he killed the person who wanted to pick up the gun. After that, he used consecutive kills to suppress the Soviet reconnaissance team. After that, he calmly changed his bullets and sniping positions. Then, he coldly completed the next round of harvesting.
Facing two deserters who had completely lost their will to fight, he did not have any intention of stopping. He did not choose the target that was closest to him. Instead, he sniped the Soviet soldier that was running at the front, and then attacked the one that was slightly behind.
As for Zhang Heng, who seemed to be the least threatening, he naturally placed him last.
The whole process not only demonstrated his powerful shooting skills, but also his calmness and meticulousness.
Zhang Heng realized that his current situation was not much better than before. He was still hovering on the edge of death, but the enemy had changed from the Soviet army to the Finnish guerrillas. Judging from the previous confrontation between the two sides, the latter was obviously stronger. The corpses that littered the ground were the best proof of that.
If this continued, the situation would only become more and more disadvantageous for him. The enemy was far more familiar with the forest than he was, and they could circle to his side at any time. So, Zhang Heng did not wait any longer. Holding the wooden sculpture in one hand and the revolver in the other, he thought of the crow in his mind.
The next moment, the crow standing in the dark slowly opened its eyes.
When Zhang Heng looked into its eyes, his body trembled violently. After that, he felt as if his soul was sucked into a bottomless black vortex.
He kept falling into the vortex, but the strange thing was that his body became lighter and lighter, until he became a feather. When he landed on the ground, he opened his eyes again and saw the birch tree above his head and the snow on the branches.
Although he had experienced it once, it was still a little strange to enter this state again.
After breaking the tree, Zhang Heng's body had completely disappeared, leaving only a faint shadow on the ground. In this state, he had lost all physiological reactions, could not speak, and could not hear anything. His vision was limited to a small piece of sky above his head.
However, after his previous experiment, he had a solution to this problem. All he had to do was find a random tree and imprint his shadow on it. Then, he would be able to see his surroundings.
Although his speed was reduced after turning into a shadow, he did not feel tired. At the same time, he did not have to worry about obstacles on the way, so his movement was not too slow.
It took him less than 50 seconds to reach the place where the gunshots were last heard, and another 20 seconds to find the sniper's spot. The terrain there was slightly higher than the surroundings, and he had a clear field of vision. There were two rocks that he could use as cover, and the snow behind him clearly showed the traces of his body.
However, the elusive sniper had obviously given up on this place and moved to another place. This time, with the footprints on the snow, Zhang Heng had turned from prey to hunter.
After another half a minute, the shadow on the birch tree found a slow-moving "object" in the snow. If one did not look carefully, it would be difficult to notice its existence.
It was a Finnish guerrilla wearing a white camouflage suit with a white cloth mask covering his face. Only his eyes were exposed, perfectly blending in with the snow. He was holding his rifle in one hand, and a pair of skis in the other. Just as Zhang Heng had guessed, he wanted to go around to the side to end the battle.
However, he probably would not have dreamed that the target hiding behind the broken tree was now standing behind him.
These elusive Finnish guerrillas brought nightmarish experiences to the Soviets during the Winter War. They harassed and attacked the exhausted Soviet soldiers day and night, relying on their excellent camouflage skills and mobility. This time, however, the advantage they were so proud of was challenged.
Zhang Heng, who only had his shadow left, could choose to move in a straight line without making a sound. Coupled with the cover of the nearby trees, the masked sniper did not notice him at all.
Zhang Heng raised the revolver in his hand and aimed it at the target's head. There were only ten seconds left before the shadow state would be lifted. Once the time was up, he would be able to regain his body, and all he had to do was pull the trigger to solve the problem in front of him.
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