My Perfect Female CEO

Chapter 1317: Troublesome Mercenaries

Black Shark had reason to suspect whether the anticipated enemies had disguised themselves as Peng Bird to target him.Considering this, the enemies must have come for Chi Qinyuan’s group’s remains.

He naturally wouldn’t abandon the ambush he’s set; waiting for the fish to take the bait and teaching the enemies a lesson is the result he desires.

Without moving the ambush, setting another trap to eliminate the incoming enemies becomes crucial.

One thing Black Shark must admit is the enemies are formidable; although they’ve exposed only three targets, there might be others, so he must prepare well. Treating the enemy as a formidable opponent is respectful to oneself, especially since the enemy is indeed strong.

Black Shark thought of many things, and by accident, he guessed that Ye Fan and his party had disguised themselves as Peng Bird.

But what he never expected was that Ye Fan’s group was not actually Peng Bird, nor could it be said to be false.

Ye Fan’s group was not the real Peng Bird, there’s no need to elaborate on this.

However, they used Peng Bird’s name, with Chu Erzhu personally issuing and accepting the mission, letting Ye Fan play the role of Peng Bird and act as a cover, creating a Peng Bird identity. Calling this true or false is debatable.

At this moment, Black Shark was waiting for Peng Bird to make a move.

And Ye Fan’s group was already in action.

Ye Fan, Zhang Lu, Yang Shu, Zhang Kui, Shen Tingting, Qian Weiguo, and Gao Qiang formed three groups and proceeded gradually.

Ye Fan and Zhang Lu formed one group, Yang Shu and Shen Tingting another, and Zhang Kui, Gao Qiang, and Qian Weiguo formed the third group.

The groups maintained about thirty meters of distance between each other, slowly lurking and searching for possible targets. Once a target was found, they would eliminate it before continuing forward.

So far, they hadn’t found a single target, but they were very cautious because there were many signs of enemy activity in the area, making them unwilling to be careless.

They tracked Mahavi’s retreat route, cautiously advancing while lurking.

The enemies were nearby, hiding in unseen places. This battle relied solely on experience to detect the enemies.

This made it time-consuming and labor-intensive to eliminate one enemy; however, this battle must be fought. The enemies knew their weaknesses and wouldn’t come out to engage in close combat, choosing instead to fight from hiding. Ye Fan and his group were already in hiding, as were the enemies, making this the only way the battle could proceed.

Whoever exposes themselves first loses the initiative, putting themselves in a dangerous position; this was obvious.

Ye Fan and the group held their sniper rifles tightly, constantly observing their surroundings while advancing slowly.

Besides their military knives, the sniper rifles were the only weapons they carried, with no other offensive weapons.

In close combat, they had an absolute advantage; the military knife could solve everything, with formidable strength on their side.

However, the enemies knew of their unusual combat prowess, which is why they hid in the shadows.

Given this, Ye Fan’s group could only use sniper rifles to eliminate the enemies.

"Everyone, be careful. We are within the enemy’s activity range; they show no sign of retreating and are around us. Ensure caution, excluding the front and sides," Ye Fan warned through the earpiece.

"Received!"

"Received!"

Ye Fan heard responses from Yang Shu’s group and Zhang Kui’s group through his earpiece.

On a large tree, a mercenary concealed himself within the leaves, with his gun aimed directly at Yang Shu and Shen Tingting’s group. He quickly opened fire after targeting.

"Bang bang bang!!!"

The bullets roared as the mercenary on the tree began a sweeping fire, covering Yang Shu and Shen Tingting.

Yang Shu was hit first, then dove to one side to avoid the bullets’ further strikes.

Shen Tingting made the same evasive move, avoiding the bullets.

Their group was in the middle, with Ye Fan and Zhang Lu’s and Zhang Kui’s groups on either side.

The gunfire alarmed everyone else, and Ye Fan and his peers all went prone.

The mercenaries around them tensed their nerves, becoming even more cautious.

After Yang Shu and Shen Tingting hid, the mercenary on the tree ceased fire but kept his gun aimed at the area where Shen Tingting and Yang Shu had disappeared.

"Report the situation," Ye Fan hastily asked.

"Yang Shu was hit, but the specific condition is unclear," Shen Tingting replied, several meters away from Yang Shu.

"Yang Shu, Yang Shu." Ye Fan called twice, while the rest listened intently, their breathing shallow with fear that Yang Shu wouldn’t respond, which would imply dire circumstances.

"No problem, the bullet hit the bulletproof vest and didn’t reach the vital areas," Yang Shu’s voice transmitted, sounding precarious.

Upon hearing Yang Shu was alright, everyone sighed in relief.

If the bullet had struck the head, Yang Shu would be in grave danger, facing near-certain death.

The mission had just begun; if Yang Shu fell, it would be an unfavorable setback.

"I emphasize again that in close combat, we could take on ten, even a hundred enemies, but when it comes to stealth shooting duels, we must be careful. The enemy is hidden, and so are we. Our initiative in attacking a fortress is like this; the enemy could be hiding anywhere, be it in the trees, ground, or underbrush," Ye Fan warned seriously.

After receiving responses from the other two groups, Zhang Lu commented, "The enemy is well-hidden, making them difficult to locate. Since they want to play hide-and-seek, we’ll play along."

"Yang Shu and Shen Tingting, stay still until we’ve eliminated the enemy on the tree, then advance," Ye Fan commanded.

"Yes!" Yang Shu and Shen Tingting agreed.

"Zhang Kui’s group, advance, flank from both sides. Once the target on the tree is found, eliminate it immediately," Ye Fan commanded again.

After the sweeping fire on the tree, the mercenary stopped shooting and went silent.

The tree was tall with dense leaves, making it difficult to locate the mercenary’s position from the outside.

Even after firing, finding him was still challenging.

"I’ll sneak to the tree base, you stay and observe," Ye Fan said to Zhang Lu.

"Okay!" Zhang Lu nodded.

Ye Fan hadn’t yet sneaked to the tree base when another round of sweeping fire burst forth, with bullets raining down, aimed directly at him.

Ye Fan dodged left and right, jumping repeatedly to reach the tree base, avoiding the firing range above, and pressed against the large tree that two people could wrap their arms around.

From below, the mercenary on the tree was within sight.

Upon a brief observation, there were three mercenaries on the tree.