Chapter 514
Chapter 514 Episode 076: A Stark Slap in the Face (3)
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"Round one, begin!"
With a grin, Austin Shepherd turned his head, sweeping his gaze over those who were already prepared. In a moment, he shouted aloud.
At the same time, two bottles were tossed into the distance, tracing attractive arcs through the solitary air.
The whistling wind gripped the heart tightly.
Two people were waiting, focusing intently as their targets gradually faded into the distance. Their grip tightened on the 95-style rifles. They were all waiting for the final moment.
The bottle was only two or three meters away from the ground. A nervous soldier couldn’t help but pull the trigger. A loud noise followed by the sound of the glass bottle shattering in the distance and scattering in all directions could be heard.
Upon seeing this, the soldier couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief. Subconsciously, he wanted to see Becca Reyes’ performance. But by the time he heard the "Bang--", it was too late.
This sound startled the soldier. He subconsciously looked towards Becca Reyes. The intact bottle entered his vision, making his pupils contract. In that instant, the bottle shattered mid-air, revealing a slow motion painting in his eyes, but a feeling of defeat was transmitted deep into his heart.
There was no doubt that both of them hit the target. But time-wise, he had thoroughly lost!
Turning his head, the soldier looked at Becca Reyes who was not far away. She casually put down the gun and, as if she had sensed his gaze, she lightly turned her head to look back. Provocation and satisfaction flashed across her dark, radiant eyes.
This duel had a clear outcome.
"Round two, begin!"
Without giving them time to recover, amid many appreciative and envious gazes, the voice of Austin Shepherd rang out again.
Immediately, four bottles were thrown out.
𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂
Becca Reyes always waited until his bottle exploded before firing her gun. One after another, her mindset was extremely calm, not wavering at all from the dangerous signal of "bottle landing". She fired each shot with calm and composed, each shot making the color on the male soldier’s face darken.
Though this was mainly Flossie Wright’s battlefield, Becca Reyes wouldn’t pull her punches because of Flossie Wright. Since Flossie Wright wasn’t going to have any more mercy than her, why couldn’t she play as she pleased?
It was not until the last shot rang out that the soldier’s complexion was as dark as the sky behind him.
"This woman soldier is really amazing."
"Tsk, he’s lost face too badly..."
"Haha, he can’t even deal with Becca Reyes, and he wants to challenge Flossie Wright? Is he joking with me?"
The surrounding chatter gradually rose. All veteran soldiers were discussing Becca Reyes’ shooting skills. They saw it not too troublesome, but her calm demeanor left them with full of praise. However, the new recruits - especially the male soldiers - all felt that their fellow soldier had lost face, and naturally, their words were unkind.
Little did they realize, they might not even be at his level.
However, the male soldier who lost the duel had an increasingly hard look on his face.
"What are you all clamoring about? Do you want to try it yourself?" Becca Reyes, having put down her gun, swept her gaze over the surrounding recruits with an intense glare. As her gaze brushed over each individual, it applied considerable pressure. She furrowed her brows and announced, "Any complaints, step up. I’m up for the challenge at any time!"
As her words fell, the crowd silent. Those who had shouted the loudest before were the most embarrassed now.
Becca Reyes wasn’t singling out anyone. She just couldn’t stand people with no ability of their own making useless noise. However, she didn’t expect that the male soldier she criticised would be full of gratitude towards her.
Seeing everything, Austin Shepherd and Rowdy Brightwill exchanged an approving glance. Then, acting as though they hadn’t seen anything, Austin Shepherd instructed others to take their turns.
The next duel was between Stuart Weston and Calvin Ramos. Compared to Becca Reyes, these two weren’t so ruthless. After all, their opponents were female soldiers. As grown men, if they didn’t leave room for face, they would definitely be criticized. So they "narrowly won" their two battles.
Only at this moment did the other spectators realize, the male soldiers assigned to Flossie Wright’s group, seemed to be an unprovokable existence within the new recruits.
"Flossie Wright, who do you want to challenge first?"
Austin Shepherd strolled up to the remaining three. He looked at Flossie Wright, who hadn’t been paying much attention to the battles, implying that she could choose her opponent.
Flossie Wright lifted the gun in her hand, and then her gaze, which was considering the matter, moved over to the two people who had been ready for a long time. When she met Jocelyn Carrington’s forceful gaze, she casually ignored her, never taking her seriously.
After pondering for a moment, a smirk raised from the corner of Flossie Wright’s mouth. Her voice was cold, but carried a cocky tone, "Why not, both at once."
The crowd was in an uproar, but also a bit confused.
Austin Shepherd paused, not understanding exactly how Flossie Wright was planning to "play".
Then, Flossie Wright’s faint voice slowly drifted over—
"If you two team up against me and win, then it counts as your victory."
— End of Chapter 514 —