Around the time when the atmosphere slowed down and shook due to the sudden words.
Brad, who is a close junior to Jake and who had also shot Kang-tae, spoke up as he noticed.
“… I just entered the name in the tournament app, so why don’t you check this first?”
Then, after showing the mobile phone screen ready for operation to nearby colleagues.
Brad pressed the button to make the round of 14 bracket.
As the people near the cell phone reflexively narrowed their eyes and looked into the screen, a response quickly came out.
“Oh, the lucky match goes to Bob and Terrence.”
As it was a round of 14 tournament, one team went straight to the semifinals like a bye.
Terrence, who was frowning at those words, spat out the first words.
“Send me your bracket.”
“Oh yeah. I sent it right away.”
Terrence took out his phone before he knew it, looked at the screen, then paused.
It was because he saw Kang-tae’s last name, ‘Lee’, in his eyes.
That’s right next game.
Of course, Kang-tae would have to beat his opponent to come up against him, but he was unlikely to fall.
I hadn’t seen his marksmanship with my own eyes, but it was because Jake had just made the affirmation, and I had heard over my shoulder an anecdote from Brad’s past during dinner.
‘It was the first time I held a sniper rifle, but I said it was similar to me… … .’
Before long, a wrinkle formed between Terrance’s brows.
Even if the statement that he first grabbed a sniper rifle was false, there was a high possibility that he was similar to active sniper Brad.
That means you can lose if you do it wrong.
Of course, it was unacceptable to Terrence.
The opponent was from an unknown special forces unit in Asia, and at most he was a mercenary.
Even if it wasn’t, I didn’t want to lose.
Unlike the other person, he served in Delta Force until last year and was discharged, and he is still working as a private contractor and state police shooting instructor at USSOCOM (United States Operations Command).
I am confident that I will not be pushed back even if I compare it to Brad, who is active, and I am at the level of winning.
Terrence shook his head lightly.
‘What do you think that’s a good thing… Aren’t you ashamed? Having Delta or something like that… … .’
Terrence’s gaze passed Brad, who had praised Kang-tae, and reached Jake, who had declared that he could not win.
By the time the frowning eyes were still crumpled.
Some of the men who had turned the match table raised their bodies while chattering.
However, the eyes are still conscious of Kang Tae.
Kang-tae took out the HK416 and looked at him with all sorts of emotions, including curiosity, wariness, and displeasure.
It was the same with the opponent who took out the same gun.
“Well, luckily it’s the same gun. Is there a distance you want?”
He asked, and Kang-tae shrugged.
“Whatever you want.”
“What do I want? Oh, confidence is good. Jake deserves it. But it would be better to be a little humble like an Asian.”
Praise and bluff at the same time, and as he moved to find an empty passage, Terrence also left with Bob, who was approaching the match.
The place he went to was the longest 1,000-yard (914M) rail in the shooting range.
Sitting on a chair in front of the saloon, Terran took out a customized M110 semi-automatic sniper rifle with a familiar motion and placed it on the table.
It was a natural appearance because I was not used to it, but there was something else important.
The point was that the M110 was a weapon that he had been using since his active duty and treated it as a part of his body while also serving as a shooting instructor.
Of course, the opponent was also from Delta Force, not a gossip, but there was no chance of losing. Unlike him, he had been discharged for quite a while, and his body was in a mess because he couldn’t take care of himself.
“Bob, what order? can i do it first? I want to do it quickly.”
“You want to shoot quickly and go see the results of that Asian?”
When Bob said he knew everything, Terrence tilted his head lightly.
“I can’t not go. Bob, have you heard what Jake said? Do you think that makes sense?”
“Well, Jake isn’t a bullsh*t human… … .”
“Then does it make sense? Do you think that Asian would dare to be an opponent to us?”
“Were you Chinese?”
“I don’t know, is it Chinese or Korean? So you’re saying I can shoot first?”
“Ah, yes. do it first.”
By the time Terrence puts on his headset and takes out his cellphone as if it was going well, and even prepares the timer.
On one side, gunshots were already heard.
Empty! Empty! Empty! Empty! Turong-!
It was a heavy gunshot that passed through the silencer.
I could hear it very faintly through the headset, but I had to turn my head towards it.
Because it was too fast.
Also, the one who started shooting was the only one who heard the sound.
“What is that doing? Do you shoot in a row?”
The more I listened, the more my impression grew.
It’s too fast even for rapid fire, because there wasn’t such a range to shoot from here.
At least if you shoot 100 yards that way, everything will miss.
‘At least the Chinese or the new chick would have done it.’
At least among the proper Delta Force, there was no one who could shoot in succession like that.
They must be the outsiders Jake brought along.
Terrence, who was frowning, soon focused on his captivity.
“… Then let’s begin.”
At the end of his words, he immediately pressed the timer button on his smartphone, put the scope down, confirmed the target, and immediately pulled the trigger.
The firing rate was quite fast.
It was because he had already figured out the location, and his skills in handling firearms were also at a high level.
Taang-!
After a loud roar from his semi-automatic sniper rifle, the M110, Terrence quickly looked for his next target and fired again.
After that, several shots followed.
Terrence, who had hit every target with high concentration and skillful marksmanship, removed his index finger from the trigger guard.
Then he whistled as he pressed the timer button, which had not yet passed one minute.
“Hwiyu, wasn’t it pretty fast?”
Then it was time for Terrence, who had taken off his headset, to look back at Bob who was behind him.
“… … ?!”
His gaze wavered.
It was because Kang Tae, a person he never expected, was standing behind him.
It is also the appearance of standing as if waiting for the game to end, holding a hard case that would contain a gun.
They were even giving compliments by raising their thumbs.
“What, what… … ?
Terrence’s mouth opened spontaneously.
Because it was a very difficult situation to understand.
It was because his attitude was too relaxed for him to come after a fight or quit, but it didn’t make sense for him to come after finishing shooting.
Shooting takes time, and considering that, it would be impossible to come now.
Bob shrugged.
“Oh, this friend? He said he beat Mike.”
“What are you talking about, it’s been a minute now.”
“There’s a microphone over there.”
There was a man burning a cigarette right where Bob chinned, and Terrence looked up for a moment.
“You both finished shooting?”
“I heard that Mike gave up in the middle… I haven’t asked yet.”
“give up? why?”
“I heard this guy shot very well.”
“No matter what, giving up in the middle is… … . Is the gun out of order?”
While I was shaking my head as if it was nonsense, Kang-tae intervened.
“Why don’t you go ahead? You should do it with me too.”
“… I will.”
Terrence raised an eyebrow and stood up, and a white man named Bob sat in the same seat, holding a semi-automatic sniper rifle.
And the shooting proceeded quickly, and the results came out quickly.
It was because the speed slowed down around the middle and was far behind Terrence.
“Huh, it’s not going well today.”
He muttered with a shy face, but Terrence didn’t pay attention.
Instead, he spoke to Kang-tae, who would face him.
“Looking at it earlier, it was HK416… My gun is an M110. Do you know this gun?”
“You know, I have one too.”
“The bluff… So at what distance do you want to shoot? In times like these, we need to coordinate with each other.”
“I don’t care, whatever you want.”
“Do you have another gun?”
It was because 1,000 yards was a distance where a sniper rifle was almost essential.
Terrence asked right away, and Kang-tae shook his head.
“No, they told me to bring only one used.”
“Then adjust the distance, I only have the M110.”
“Okay, just pick the distance you want.”
“… Are you crazy, are you serious?”
Terrance’s eyes crumpled.
I just heard that, because even then I thought it was very arrogant.
But are you repeating that word again?
If this was the real operation, it was said that he would commit suicide.
No matter how well you shoot with an assault rifle like the HK416, it was because cover was the only way to survive in front of a long-range sniper or marksman.
However, Kangtae answered calmly.
“Seriously. Is it 1,000 yards at least?”
“Did you just say, ‘Let’s try it’? What are you going to do if I really want to do it at 1,000 yards?”
Terrance asked, furrowing his brow.
‘Does my ego think I won’t get 1,000 yards? Do you think it’ll narrow it down to a moderately midpoint? Where do you cheat… … .’
Everything was decided through agreement. There are times when they play pranks just because they are bored, but that only applies to people they know each other.
It didn’t work between Kangtae and Terrance.
I frowned at this, but Kang-tae, who faced me, replied as if he didn’t mind at all.
“Then let’s do it at 1,000 yards. Oh, it’s your turn… I guess I’d better shoot later. Before, I shot first, but it seemed to affect the next opponent psychologically, so it was a bit like that.”
Kang-tae recalled the previous shooting match.
I shot first because I was told to shoot first, but the other person, who was embarrassed, gave up after not being able to fire a few shots.
Meanwhile, Terrence looked at Kang-tae with fierce eyes.
“I’ll bear with it because Jake or Brad said something… The bluff goes down there, it gets annoying.”
“I was just telling the truth… So what’s your turn?”
“You’re really going to do it at 1,000 yards, right? Yes, like you said, I shoot first. Let’s see where.”
The young Terrence sat down at the table, took out a gun from the hard case, and set it up.
And the Delta Force colleagues who read the threatening atmosphere around them slowly gathered.
The same goes for the defeated Bob and the smoking Mike.
“This should make Terrence angry, but who do you see as a dick… … .”
“You’ll be good enough, you’ll be fine, did Jake bring you? Earlier, Brad also said that Asian shooter is damn good.”
“You say that Chinese people have to do well to be good at it? If so, he must have trained as a samurai in the Ching Chong Troop or something… … .”
Someone close to Terrence muttered, and Harry flinched when he heard it.
And the moment I was about to clench my fists and leave.
Swoop.
Jake grabbed Harry’s shoulder.
“wait.”
“… yes? But, that bastard just killed the senior… … .”
“not now.”
“then when… … .”
“And not you, I’ll be there.”
By the time Jake spoke heavier than ever, and Harry reflexively nodded.
Taang-!
An expensive custom M110 fired, followed by a series of rounds fired at intervals of several seconds.
Taang! Taang! Taang!
Those who watched lit up their eyes.
It was because Terrence’s shooting skills were neat and very fast.
Even Brad, an active sniper, admired it.
‘It seems to be faster than before… … ?’
Then, as the final gunfire died down, a black man next to him pressed Terrence’s app button instead.
“Wow, only 49 seconds. Hit all 10 targets at 1,000 yards.”
As if it was more than expected, the Delta Force members nodded.
“As expected, Terrance, as always.”
“oh… 49 seconds? It looks like you’re not an instructor for nothing.”
While there was something like exclamation and whistling, Kangtae slowly appeared.
“Now, where… … .”
After Kang-tae, who had been muttering, changed the aiming point according to the drop while turning the turret.
I glanced back.
“Who is the observer? You see everything, keuheum.”
I wondered if anyone would miss the hit scene, but most of them were holding telescopes.
Eventually, as if Kang-tae was worried for nothing, he pressed the button on his cellphone app with a smile on his lips.
After leisurely checking that the app was working, Kang-tae docked the scope.
And after taking a posture with the shoulder strap.
Turong-! Empty! Empty! Empty! Empty! Empty, empty, empty!
The 10-shot shot was over in an instant.
Even the last five shots were almost like a barrage.
“Oh right. timer.”
As if he had forgotten while shooting, Kang-tae pressed the button on the timer app.
After the number that was changing stopped to just below the decimal point.
In the silence, someone read the numbers as if possessed.
“27 seconds… … .”
It was an unbelievable number.
But seeing it in person, everyone was just staring at it in bewilderment.
There were no wow exclamations or whistles.
In the silence, Jake moved.
“T-team leader?”
Kang-tae looked back and flinched at Jake’s lifeless appearance.
It was because he grabbed someone with his big grip.
chin.
The man, who seemed still bewildered, looked up at Jake startled.
“… … ?”
With a face that I don’t know why I caught it.
Then, as if to remind him, Jake said, suppressing his emotions.
“If you saw everything, you would know, right?”
“yes? what… … .”
The moment the bewildered man asked back.
Jake replied, slowly raising his hand.
“Now it’s your turn to watch your mouth.”