As the name suggests, the Snipe Department is a discipline that trains students in long-distance combat using sniper rifles.
If the Assault Department is an institution that trains close-range combat personnel, then the Snipe Department is one that trains long-distance support combatants.
At Butei High, the departments frequently involved in combat are the Assault and Snipe Departments. Therefore, many commissions at Butei High that the Assault Department can take are generally available for the Snipe Department as well.
As a result, students from the Assault and Snipe Departments often collaborate, and many of them form teams to complete high-difficulty Missions.
However, with cooperation comes conflict, and these two departments have their fair share of clashes.
In situations where they are not in teams, both departments frequently receive the same commissions. If students from both departments are interested in the same commission, conflicts naturally arise.
Now, Fang Li found himself in such a situation.
However, he never expected that the first time he accepted a commission, it would lead to a conflict with a student from the Snipe Department. Looking at the emotionless robot-like girl staring at him, Fang Li couldn't help but say helplessly, "You're interested in this commission too?"
The girl didn't respond, just gazing at Fang Li with an expressionless face. It wasn't until Fang Li became somewhat impatient that she gently nodded.
With the girl's nod, Fang Li noticed that she was wearing a pair of headphones.
This observation surprised him. After all, Sniping requires a great deal of focus and concentration.
In such a situation, a sniper must try to avoid any unnecessary distractions that could scatter their attention.
Yet here was a girl wearing headphones.
If it was merely for decoration, it would be understandable, but if those headphones served a purpose, then it would be a bit strange. Of course, judging by the girl's appearance, she didn't seem like a senior student; she might even be just an intern.
In that case, it was possible that she was not very experienced.
However, Fang Li didn't think she was an inexperienced sniper.
The reason was simple – this young girl had such a weak presence and an aura so subtle that she was easily overlooked.
Thus, Fang Li didn't believe she was an inexperienced sniper.
If that was the case, then they should decide who takes the commission in a professional manner.
"What do you plan to do?" Fang Li asked directly. "Do you want to work together or find another way to decide who gets this mission?"
In theory, as a man, Fang Li should step back in this situation and give the girl some leeway. However, at Butei High, modesty was not something to be admired.
Leaving aside other considerations, if a Butei couldn't strive for as many missions and rewards as possible, then the outside Butei companies wouldn't be interested in hiring such a person without prospects.
Considering this, deliberately giving up the Mission because the other party is female wouldn't only make others think you're underestimating them, but it would also make them look down on you.
So, it was appropriate to negotiate in this situation – that's what a professional Butei should do.
Fang Li believed that the other party should understand this as well.
Unfortunately, he was wrong.
"…"
The Snipe Department girl remained silent for a while. Shortly afterward, she retracted the small hand resting on the commission sheet, turned around directly, and left without saying a word, not even looking back.
Fang Li was taken aback.
She just left like that?
As Fang Li stood there in a daze, voices from the surrounding crowd began to reach his ears.
"Isn't that Reki from the Snipe Department?"
"That renowned rookie from the Snipe Department?"
"I heard that she got an S-Rank rating in the Snipe Department's entrance exam yesterday."
"Another new student who got an S-Rank rating in the entrance exam? Are S-Ranks so easy to come by now?"
"Shh, keep your voice down. Isn't that the Assault Department's Fang Li over there, who seems to have set his sights on the same commission as Reki?"
"Uh…"
Hearing the conversations around him, Fang Li raised his gaze and watched the petite figure gradually moving away.
"Reki, huh?" Fang Li muttered to himself. "She's truly an unpredictable kid."
Despite her incredibly weak presence and the silent way she walked away without making any footsteps, Fang Li was sure that this girl named Reki from the Snipe Department had genuine talent.
"An S-Rank sniper. Looks like we'll be crossing paths often in the future."
Leaving those thoughts behind, Fang Li tore the commission sheet off the bulletin board and left the campus.
Unbeknownst to him, in a nearby hallway, a figure walked out slowly. Watching Fang Li leave the campus, the figure hesitated for a moment before immediately chasing after him.
…
Academy Island is an artificial island with its vegetation transplanted from other places.
Among them is an area that includes an ecological forest.
This forest was once part of a theme park but was eventually abandoned due to its remote location and poor business.
Recently, a company planned to buy the area and rebuild it.
However, because it used to be part of a theme park that also had a zoo, and the management in the later stages was quite lax, many zoo animals had escaped into the forest and made it their home. As a result, the ecological forest was not lacking in some ferocious beasts, which posed a certain level of threat.
The commission Fang Li accepted was initiated by the company planning to purchase this area.
The task was to clear out the ferocious beasts in the ecological forest, eliminate the threat, and ensure a smooth rebuilding process.
Following the map, Fang Li took the tram and arrived at the area, then proceeded directly into the forest.
As soon as he entered the forest, Fang Li faced various attacks from ferocious beasts.
Among them were carnivorous creatures like lions and tigers.
"It's surprising no fatalities have occurred here."
In a corner of the forest, Fang Li stood amidst a group of ferocious beast corpses, one hand holding a Glock. He swiftly changed magazines and skillfully holstered the gun into the Black Ring's space, a transformation that had completely changed compared to a week ago.
Glancing at the gradually darkening sky, Fang Li sighed.
"I should have cleared them out by now. I'll come back tomorrow to patrol and confirm that it's safe to move around alone. Then I'll report back."
With that, Fang Li walked towards the forest's exit.
The exit of the ecological forest led to the abandoned theme park.
As Fang Li emerged from the theme park, he couldn't help but freeze for a moment.
At the exit, a girl was anxiously pacing around.
"Hotogi-San?" Fang Li exclaimed in surprise.
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