“uh? Philip, how did you come?”
“I’m a soldier, so I only move by following orders.”
As Philip answered, he came over and held out his hand, and they held it together and shook hands before hesitating.
“however… … .”
“yes?”
“Looks like you did some exercise?”
The feeling was different from the hand that held each other.
There were more calluses on my palms and fingers than before.
Not only that, but he also seemed to have grown in size. Maybe it was because of my mood, but my face seemed to radiate a wild beauty.
At my words, Philip smiled.
“Oh, I’m glad. I thought it would show up in less than two months… … .”
“This happened in two months?”
Two months ago, it was around the time we moved from Brazil to Vietnam.
That is, right before capturing Giandro.
When asked if he wanted to include Philip in the team, he said no, leaving him with Special Force and parting ways.
However, in the meantime, the body has changed enough to be marked.
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Looking at this, Philip nodded.
“I worked really hard to death. So the departure was also delayed by a day.”
“While working out… … ?”
“hahahaha, that’s not it. He said he would help me wear the Green Beret, so I was late talking about it.”
I quickly asked back at the sound of the nickname of the US Special Forces, the Green Berets.
“Green Berets? Are you challenging the Q course?”
The Q course refers to the lengthy test process of the Special Forces.
The process of adversity that pushes people to the limit physically and mentally and selects the final applicant.
Of course, it was very difficult, so it was a tough test that even the stalwart active soldiers failed.
However, Philip, who was a liaison officer in the US Army for the Q course and was at the Pentagon until recently, had mentioned that he would take on the challenge.
A calm answer came soon.
“Yes, I am training to pass the Q course. It’s been two months now.”
“No, suddenly?”
“Not all of a sudden. Something was piling up little by little.”
“… … ?”
“Feeling that I am lacking and regretful, responsibility for not being able to play the role of a liaison officer, regret… Those were things. After pointing it out, I ended up choosing the Green Berets.”
“ah… … .”
It was as he said.
Philip’s will was tolerable, but the rest was lacking in many ways.
So I thought it was okay as a person to person, but Philip was changing before I knew it.
And in a way I hadn’t even thought of.
“It’s something to celebrate, right?”
“That’s right. After completing this mission, they said they would actively help.”
“Ahh, that’s good.”
“It’s all thanks to you, Lee.”
“yes?”
“If it wasn’t for you, I wouldn’t have this kind of heart in my dreams. Ordinary special forces can’t do as well as you… I must have been satisfied with my position. There will be no need to look up to them.”
“hahahaha… For the story to be like that… … .”
When I laughed lightly, I added a comment as if I remembered Philip.
“Oh, I heard on the way, but even among Delta, there are idiots. They don’t recognize you and gossip about you. Please make sure to press their noses.”
“Well, I’m just doing my best. Anyway, nice to see you again, let’s do our best. As long as it is the Q course, I will help.”
As we finished talking, we shook hands again.
It was not a formal greeting, but an expression of sincerity.
I wished Philip well.
He was one of the few people I saw often, and he was a rare Korean, and he was also a person who threw himself at me to protect me, so I couldn’t help but feel sorry for him.
Just as I welcomed our team, he became a welcome person before I knew it.
“Then see you later, I have to stop by the office.”
“Okay, let’s see again.”
After breaking up with Phillip.
I went into the dorm and stayed there for a while, and then I did physical training, followed by strength training.
and after dinner
Watching the early sunset in winter, they gathered in front of the temporary building again.
empty handed without a gun.
Instead, I received a firearm with new options that was handed out here.
SIG’s new assault rifle, the MCX.
Although the length of the barrel and the options on it were different, it was a usable firearm that I had used at Kadena Air Base.
It was certified enough to be used not only in the United States, but also in special forces such as the United Kingdom.
I stopped when I received the gun.
All I knew was an assault rifle that used 5.56mm bullets, but the one I got now was different.
It was a 7.62mm gun.
That bullet often used in the so-called AK series.
Of course, it wasn’t unusual.
Even in special forces, there were a lot of cases where 7.62mm bullets with good destructive power were used.
It was only when I looked at it for a while because I hadn’t heard about it beforehand, and then I looked at the optical sight and the distance indicator.
“oh! This… It’s probably something that hasn’t been released yet. Really great?”
Harry muttered as if he was talking to me, but when I looked up, I saw that he was using his new night vision goggles.
What that means, I realized as soon as I put it on.
“Hey… After all, American technology is good… … .”
I was in awe of admiration.
It was because it looked like it was daylight everywhere, with no green light whatsoever.
It was just like a landscape with natural light.
The moon is in the sky instead of the sun, and the sky is only a pale blue color.
Everything looked just as it had seen during the day.
Whether it’s a person, a building, or the wall behind it.
Meanwhile, Jose’s voice was heard.
“this… It’s going to be very good for Lee. Don’t go too fast, you can’t play solo just because you wrote this. If it was faster than the current speed, it would be difficult to follow.”
“Your name is Seal, so you talk like that?”
“Even 10 seals aren’t enough for you, what are you talking about?”
“Heh heh, okay. I’ll go in moderation.”
I answered José’s words, and it seemed like I could really go faster because the enemy identification became easier.
Not only that, but the firearm was also lighter than the HK416 I was using.
despite using larger bullets.
“Then prepare to enter.”
Before I knew it, Jake made a gesture along with the horse, and at the same time the screen installed in front of the temporary building turned on.
Even when I moved with a model firearm earlier, I gave feedback while watching it.
We discussed the entry method while watching those who were preparing to enter.
That was what we showcased with live ammunition.
I was in the lead, putting off Delta, which had come earlier, until later.
Although Jake said it, he could understand why it was decided so easily.
That was the atmosphere on set.
It was because the eyes that looked at me as if they were looking forward to my skills, which were only rumored, were mixed with stinging eyes as if they were going to see how well I was doing.
Simply put, everyone was paying attention, and the supervisor seemed to be trying to sort it out.
Of course, there was nothing wrong with me.
It’s better to move while shooting with a real gun and live ammunition rather than a toy gun, listen to feedback if you need it, and if it’s like a teaching aid, you can explain it as a demonstration.
In the meantime, the supervisor gave a signal to prepare and nodded.
At the same time, Jake tapped my thigh.
“Enter.”
With those words, I moved toward the wall of the building, and quickly climbed up to the second floor, stepping on the ladder that Jose and Harry were spreading.
The destination is a hospital room at the far end of the building, close to the stairs.
Tadadadak!
I pulled out my pistol as I stepped up the stairs, and while looking inside the window, I broke the glass.
Clink-
And after quickly brushing off the window frame and going inside.
I pulled the trigger right away.
bang!
A tracer bullet went out like a laser.
It was because there was a mannequin in the corner of the room, invisible from the ladder outside the window.
Of course, it wasn’t like a fixed location.
The location was constantly changed by the instructor for each situation, and for that reason, the enemy was coming out from a different location each time.
Then I realized anew while inserting the Glock 19 and lifting the MCX.
That the inside of the dark hospital room really looked like daytime.
It can’t be said that there is no shadow at all, but it was on a different level from using normal night vision goggles.
Maybe that’s why it seemed that the shooting speed had also increased.
It wouldn’t have changed very dramatically and noticeably, but even the decimals mattered.
It was because the difference in the field could make the difference between life and death.
Also, training with model firearms was a process designed to reduce such a small amount of time.
Maybe to mitigate the risks Jake was talking about.
What mattered was time.
We, who had to carry out an operation that would take place in a small area, especially China’s advanced city, had to advance even a tiny hour.
In order to succeed properly, and also to return alive.
As I was thinking about that, I felt people forming a line behind me while I was guarding the door to the hospital room.
And soon, a hand signal was also delivered.
The next order is to enter the hallway.
There was nothing difficult. It was because he had been holding a toy gun for half a day, but he had memorized the route as he moved, and his new night vision goggles made him see clearly.
Empty! Empty! Empty! Empty!
Tumbling!
Gunshots rang out behind me, and at the same time I also pulled the trigger.
four times in total.
As tracer bullets were fired in succession, they pierced the covers of mannequins sticking out in the corridors and doorways.
I moved at the same time and hit two additional targets that appeared with the sound of the rails.
Empty! Empty!
Then he opened the door right away, and then, before he knew it, he and Andrei, who had come behind him, moved cautiously up the stairs.
I turned the corner looking at the angle and pulled the trigger again.
From the landing, then halfway through the stairs, and finally to the target right behind the door.
I quickly got rid of the three, and then went up to the 4th floor.
If it were just us, it would have been safe and correct to clean up and move on, but not now.
The 1st and 3rd floors we went over were all planned to be cleaned by Delta infiltrating them.
It moved quickly upwards.
There shouldn’t be any delay. This was a matter of seconds.
Fortunately, there was no target at the landing on the 4th floor, but the problem was the hospital room corridor beyond the door.
There were quite a few targets.
7 pieces.
I hit one right away and knocked it down, but my eyes flashed.
Dig-
It was like a flashlight turned on.
In an instant, the video of the night vision mirror turned white.
Even with her eyes wide open, she raised the night vision goggles with her left hand, and held the gun with her right hand to keep it from collapsing, hiding her upper body behind the wall.
At the same time, Jake’s voice, who had been waiting on the other side of the door, was heard.
“Are your eyes okay?”
“yes.”
With a short answer, Jake showed up with a flashbang before he knew it.
“Throw a flash grenade.”
It was a skillful move.
It rolled as if a stun grenade had been sucked in, and soon, with a small explosion, a flash of light flowed out of the open door.
Then he nodded Jake, put down his night vision goggles, and moved again, aiming the gun inside.
The target has just decreased by one, so there are six in total.
Empty – empty!
I hit three targets on the left and right sides of the hallway, and then moved toward my destination.
The hospital room is right at the end of the hallway.
I don’t know how that might change on the field, but for now, that’s where Norman Jones is.
While quickly searching the passing hospital room, he fired it, hit the target, and quickly went to the magazine.
We reached the last ward.
Divided into left and right sides of the door, they waited for a while, and moved right away with Jake’s nod.
rattle!
I threw the door open, and as I checked the infiltration route, I was confronted with a sight I had never seen before.
A target committing suicide by holding a gun to the head.
Taang-! bang!
It hit my hand, and it fired quickly, hitting the rest of my hand as well.
Just like when I caught Giandro.
Even so, I laughed at the thought that I had done everything, but there was no time to laugh.
It wasn’t over yet.
I had to carry an 80kg pile on my back that had blown my hand.
Of course, its role was clear.
“Leave the lead, Lee.”
Jake shouldered the pile like a sports bag, and I moved quickly toward the stairs.
The next plan was simple.
Descending with the Delta Force members who cleared the third floor.
But as I moved on, I stopped.
– Pause for a moment.
It was the supervisor’s voice over the loudspeaker.
Why did I do that, but I laughed at the words that followed.
– Delta couldn’t join, help deal with 3rd floor.
It’s an extra mission.
But there was no problem.
I exchanged glances with Andrei, who would assist me instead of Jake, and opened the third floor door.
and took care of the rest.
Unlike long-range sniping, there was nothing to worry about.
I liked the new field sights and firearms, so my efficiency increased, but that wasn’t the only reason.
All I had to do was see it from this distance.
Then I was able to hit them all, and that’s how I hit all the targets on the 3rd floor.
I went down to the second floor, and then reached the first floor.
At the same time, the voice of the supervisor came through the loudspeaker.
– End of situation.
It had just been two minutes.