The Mysterious Soldier of the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 449 System Reward: Space Gun Transformation + Beast Language

The Bagua Gyro system's notification tone suddenly rang out in Lei Tao's mind again: "Congratulations, King, for completing System Task One. Reward One: Spatial Firearm Transformation Skill: As long as a firearm is stored in the Bagua Gyro space, the system can automatically transform it according to King's needs. Reward Two: The ability to communicate with animals (Beast Language)."

Lei Tao's temples throbbed, the system notification still echoing in his ears. Outside the cave, the Japanese soldiers' howls of terror could be heard. He subconsciously tightened his grip on Chen Feiyang's wrist, the two of them huddled close to the shadow of the rock wall. Through the gaps in the vines at the cave entrance, the tigress dug her claws deep into the Japanese soldier's shoulder, her canines nipping precisely at his carotid artery. Warm blood splattered across her orange and black fur.

"The language of beasts?" Lei Tao's Adam's apple rolled, his gaze fixed on the tigress. The beast suddenly raised its head, its blood-stained beard trembling, its amber pupils fixed on the cave. Instantly, a hoarse growl exploded in Lei Tao's mind: "Two-legged beasts, dare to harm the cubs? I will tear them apart..."

Chen Feiyang's rifle barrel trembled violently, and the AK47's sights strayed from the tigress. Lei Tao then realized with a start that he had unconsciously scratched three short and two long incisions into the rock face—zoological symbols assigned by the Bagua Gyro System, meaning "truce." The tigress, her front paws dangling from the dying Japanese soldier's throat, suddenly tilted her head to stare at the incisions, a vigilant purr emanating from her throat.

Lei Tao licked his cracked lips, trembling as he spread his fingers and then curled them back up—this was the tiger's friendly gesture, as interpreted by the system. "It understands!" Chen Feiyang clutched the corner of his shirt, but didn't lower his gun. The tigress suddenly shook her head, shaking off the blood. She picked up the fur by the cub's neck and gently placed it at the entrance of the den. She took three steps back, crouched low, and let out a low whimper.

Cold sweat broke out on Lei Tao's palms. He closed his eyes and concentrated, trying to understand the tigress's intentions. But she had already used her sharp claws to tear open the dog's carcass, pushing the freshest organs toward the cub. The beast looked up at the cave, a long, mournful whine emanating from its throat, and lightly swept its tail across the Japanese canteen on the ground—a tiger's "circle" gesture, marking territory.

"It's drawing a line." Lei Tao's pupils constricted, and the system translated the animal's language into a warning. The tigress repeatedly slapped the kettle with her paws, splashing water and forming irregular marks on the ground. The blood-stained piece of cloth the cub had brought landed right at the edge of the mark.

"Feiyang, it wants us to retreat beyond the cloth!" Lei Tao grabbed Chen Feiyang's arm, and the two of them retreated quickly. Almost at the same time, the tigress had already tucked the cub under her belly, her claws digging up gravel and piling it into a makeshift barrier at the entrance of the cave.

Lei Tao said to Chen Feiyang, "Give me your AK47, and I'll replace it with a better one." Chen Feiyang handed the gun over without hesitation. Lei Tao quickly put the gun into the Bagua Gyro space and silently said to himself: "System, modify the AK47 - shorten the barrel length, reduce recoil, install a holographic sight and tactical rails to improve accuracy and stability; replace the wooden stock with a high-strength engineering plastic folding structure, and install a tactical silencer on the muzzle."

A faint blue light emanated from the Bagua gyroscope space, and the AK47 disintegrated and reassembled while suspended. The originally rugged wooden stock transformed into a streamlined, folding structure. The barrel was shortened by one-third and fitted with spiral heat dissipation patterns. A tactical silencer jutted out of the muzzle like a venomous snake's tongue. The holographic sight automatically deployed, and a pale green crosshair flickered on the lens.

When the modified gun fell back into his palm, Lei Tao quickly handed it to Chen Feiyang, pointing his fingers at various parts of the gun: "Look, this foldable stock can adapt to different combat environments, and can be quickly adjusted for street fighting and jungle warfare. The tactical silencer at the muzzle can reduce the sound of the gun to below 60 decibels, making it difficult to expose the position during a sneak attack. And this holographic sight has a built-in ballistic calculation chip..."

Chen Feiyang's head was buzzing, and Lei Tao's next words seemed to float in a cloud of mist. He stared at the gun in his hand. The matte black barrel had a cold, hard sheen, and his fingertips felt a delicate grain as they ran over the non-slip honeycomb pattern. The metal buckle of the folding stock, the spiral pattern of the silencer, the pulsating green light of the holographic mirror—every detail tingled his nerves. It wasn't until the crisp sound of a dead branch snapping outside the cave that he clenched the gun, as if awakening from a dream, and found his palms were already sweating.

The tigress suddenly let out a deep roar. Lei Tao quickly grasped the modified MP443 and gave it instructions in the language of all beasts. Chen Feiyang instinctively raised his new rifle. The holographic sight automatically captured the swaying helmet at the cave entrance, and the pale green crosshairs firmly locked onto the target. At that moment, he finally understood the deadly weapon hidden behind Lei Tao's words "better to use."

Lei Tao inserted the modified MP443 pistol into the quick-draw holster, pressed Chen Feiyang's shoulder with his left hand, and said in a low voice: "You go around from the left rock and suppress it with AK47 bursts; I will rush through the bushes on the right and use a pistol to deal with the lone Japanese soldiers." Chen Feiyang nodded, fastened the spare magazine on his tactical vest, and crouched to the left.

As the Japanese approached within twenty meters, Lei Tao suddenly unleashed a flashbang. Instantly, a powerful flash of light erupted, and he leaped from the ground, using the tree trunk for leverage to roll sideways to the Japanese flank. The muzzle of his MP443 was pointed precisely at the temple of the nearest machine gunner, and two bursts of fire eliminated the target. Simultaneously, Chen Feiyang's AK47 blazed from the left, three bursts of fire severing the Japanese sergeant's arm.

"Ambush! Disperse!" the Japanese commander brandished his sword. Seizing the moment the enemy's formation scattered, Lei Tao quickly reloaded his magazine and performed a tactical roll to approach the ammunition crate. He pulled out a cluster grenade, removed the safety pin, and hurled it forcefully into the densely packed Japanese force. The blast knocked over three soldiers.

Chen Feiyang seized the opportunity to charge forward, using the AK47's triple-burst mode to suppress the enemy on his right. Lei Tao switched his pistol to burst mode, gliding low and hitting two Japanese soldiers in the knees. Suddenly, the tigress swooped down from a height, her claws tearing apart a Japanese soldier who attempted to outflank her, her cub following closely behind, biting the enemy's ankle.

The Japanese commander raised his grenade launcher, and Lei Tao immediately raised his hand to fire. The modified MP443 bullet, with its astonishing initial velocity, pierced the commander's wrist and struck him in the chest, sending him to the ground, dead. Seeing this, the remaining Japanese troops prepared to retreat. Lei Tao and Chen Feiyang formed a crossfire, striking the fleeing enemies one by one.

After the battle, Lei Tao inspected the battlefield and discovered a radio carried by the Japanese. He quickly stored the radio in his Bagua Gyro space, modifying it to include an encrypted channel. At this moment, the tigress growled, and Lei Tao, learning through the animal language that Japanese reinforcements were approaching, immediately signaled Chen Feiyang to evacuate. Lei Tao, Chen Feiyang, and the tigress parted ways. The tigress and her cubs quickly disappeared into the primeval forest, while Lei Tao and Chen Feiyang ran in the other direction.

Lei Tao and Chen Feiyang ran for three kilometers southeast, their heavy breathing mixed with the approaching gunfire behind them. When a cliff appeared before them, Chen Feiyang looked at the bottomless canyon and his face suddenly changed. "Brother Lei! This height..."

"Trust me!" Lei Tao's roar mingled with the whistling of bullets scraping against the rock face. He pulled two parachute backpacks from the Bagua Gyro space, the clinking of metal buckles piercing the roar of gunfire. Before Chen Feiyang could react, the heavy backpacks pressed down on his back. Lei Tao's rough hands quickly tightened the buckles. "Use the momentum of your run and jump! On the count of three, pull the red rope on the right side. Bend your knees slightly before landing!"