Spy-x-War Showdown
Chapter 995 - 1000 Dawn

Chapter 995: Chapter 1000 Dawn

Yang Yi couldn’t help but take a look at the person who was speaking.

A man who looked to be in his thirties spoke with a face full of helplessness and despair; it was apparent that he had been deeply affected.

The security officer couldn’t quite believe his ears, his face etched with confusion and skepticism, he asked, "What do you mean? Can you explain to me?"

Yang Yi could not reveal it, he would never mention Gong Yang’s name, but the CIA agent sighed deeply and said, "It’s classified, I can’t reveal it, I can only tell you that what I’m saying is true."

"Brother, we know each other well, you know my character, you don’t have to tell me what happened, just tell me to what extent the gunman managed, at least that’s okay, right?"

After hesitating for a moment, the agent whispered softly, "A gunman, one gun, shooting from four hundred to one thousand meters away, killed and wounded over seventy people in less than five minutes. At a thousand meters, you can’t even rush through with a car, three hundred meters is the limit, one man’s position, like an insurmountable wall."

Taking a deep breath, the speaker lifted his T-shirt and whispered, "I got shot, the bullet pierced through my bulletproof vest, broke a rib, but luckily the bullet deviated outwards and I survived."

After lowering his lifted shirt, the speaker spoke with a pained expression, "I was sent back, stayed in the hospital for over a month, then I felt I could never pick up a gun again, every time I do, I remember the scenes from that night..."

"At night? Are you talking about something that happened at night?"

"Yes, at night."

"Oh, oh, oh, damn, then his terrain must have been really advantageous, right?"

"Plains, some forests, but... the forests were on our side, instead, the gunman could only leave the building, there was no effective cover, his only advantage was that each shot hit one of us, and we couldn’t do the same."

The security officer scratched his head and said, "I still find it hard to believe, but I feel what you’re saying is true, it all sounds too miraculous."

Bitterly smiling, the agent said in a low tone, "You won’t encounter him, so whether you believe it or not doesn’t matter, he’s my shadow, not yours."

"Are you saying he’s like a psychological shadow for you?"

"Yes, if I can’t get rid of this shadow..."

The security officer frowned for a moment, then nodded and said, "I see, thank you, I really appreciate your telling me this."

After finishing, the security officer looked toward Yang Yi and said in a serious tone, "You mentioned the gunman used a rifle, so the person you’re talking about used a handgun? Can you tell me about the situation you encountered?"

Yang Yi could now confirm one thing, the agent had encountered Gong Yang, and he was wounded in Ukraine.

But Yang Yi could not mention Gong Yang, nor could he talk about Ukraine, after reflecting for a moment, he said solemnly, "I’ve seen someone, he fired at five people at the speed I just mentioned, not a single miss, I was just an observer, but it indeed disturbed me a lot, though not as much as what the gentleman just described."

The security officer pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "I understand, you, Hunter, your issue doesn’t rely on the gunman’s shooting skills, therefore I can’t help you with your problem, and I can’t even imagine how that gunman did it, but I know you won’t encounter that gunman again in your life, nor another gunman of the same caliber; even if you do, changing the environment or situation he might quickly die, so this is a matter of courage, and you..."

Looking at Yang Yi, the security officer spoke with interest, "And you, you saw an exceptionally skilled gunman, were stimulated, and want to make yourself as skillful as him, is that right?"

Yang Yi nodded, saying, "Yes, you’re right, in fact, I do have a bit of a psychological shadow, I think if I had been that gunman’s enemy that night, I would surely have died."

The security officer smiled and said, "Your problem is also psychological, I don’t know how to solve your psychological issues, but I know your approach is wrong, that is to say, aiming for fast and accurate shooting, your random rapid firing won’t improve anything."

Yang Yi was somewhat excited and also nervous, he cautiously asked, "So how should I practice? Can you teach me, please, could you instruct me?"

The security officer had already shown his skill, which Yang Yi realized he and his acquaintances couldn’t match, except for Gong Yang.

Meaning that this security officer, or perhaps firearms supervisor, or maybe call him a shooting range manager, his skill is the highest Yang Yi has seen besides Gong Yang.

"How to practice, I must admit this problem stumps me, let me ask you, up until now, how many bullets have you fired?"

Yang Yi looked troubled and said, "How many bullets, I guess there must have been fifty thousand."

The security officer shook his head and said, "Fifty thousand bullets is your current level? Then don’t think about it, you won’t reach the level you want, it’s impossible because you don’t have the talent."

Yang Yi’s hopes, which had just begun to rise, fell again, alas, it comes back to talk of talent.

The security officer spoke indifferently, "But finding the right method, you can still improve from your current level, I’m an ordinary person, I’m not very talented in shooting, if I can reach a level, as long as you’re not too bad with a gun, you’ll definitely be able to reach it."

Yang Yi’s hope returned, he urgently asked, "What should I do?"

"Shooting, lots of shooting of course, but you must have a method, there are no shortcuts in shooting, to shoot well you have to practice a lot, until you develop what’s called a gun sense, which is... which is... being able to hit without aiming, just like that."

Alright, it’s back to the familiar path that Yang Yi knew.

But the security officer immediately mentioned something that felt fresh to Yang Yi.

"I think you should use .22 caliber bullets to develop a gun sense, when you reach a certain level, switch to 9mm, then to .45, then to .357 Magnum, then to .50, when you feel that shooting with a higher caliber but with a lower recoil feels no different than with a smaller caliber, it shows your shooting skills have improved somewhat, then when you switch back to a smaller caliber, you’ll find that shooting has become easier."

Yang Yi eagerly asked, "What about rapid firing then?"

The security officer smiled, "Shoot slowly, make your best result, then gradually speed up from that base, when there’s no big difference between your fast and slow shooting, your shooting speed will naturally increase, it’s quite simple, isn’t it."

Yang Yi felt it made sense, so he nodded repeatedly and said, "Very well, I’ll practice according to the method you mentioned."

The security officer laughed and said, "Geniuses have their own ways of practicing, and fools have their ways, since you’re a fool, you of course have to follow a fool’s method, if you practice like a genius, well, it’s not to say that it won’t be effective, but the results won’t be good, that’s a simple concept, right?"