Is this how it ends?

Gu Ji looked up.

The scene in front of him was all too familiar: the same white wasteland, smoke shrouding the town, planes circling, artillery roaring, bullets flying overhead, and rows of blooming shells exploding like volcanoes without a base.

"The explosion came so suddenly, it gave me no time to react."

He quickly got up from the ruins, picked up the rifle beside him, skillfully drew Mauser rifle bullets from the bullet box at his waist and loaded them, then set the muzzle at the alley entrance in front of him.

Yet subconsciously, Gu Ji couldn't help but glance at the red heart number.

Only two lives left.

Which meant he had two more chances.

Once he failed, the consequences would be unpredictable.

This is the pressure that heart mode brings, far more terrifying than a bloody countdown.

[The "Poison Needle Trap" mine you are carrying *1 has arrived, open your backpack to view]

Thankfully, the items refreshed too.

Gu Ji pondered how to solve this stage crisis while waiting for the "plot" to unfold.

Even though he was cut off on the way before reaching the accident site last time.

But he still gathered a lot of valuable information.

1. The accident was caused by a factory explosion;

2. Most likely, the explosion led to a large-scale chemical gas leak; otherwise, an explosion alone couldn't destroy an entire city—that would be more terrifying than an atomic bomb;

3. From the above two points, it can be concluded that this accident is absolutely not something he can save alone; he must use national power like in the cruise ship level.

Following these three steps for inference.

Gu Ji's thinking gradually became clearer.

At first, he thought the game setting the "birthplace" in the South and South Island campaign was to increase the level's difficulty.

But now it seems, it's actually an opportunity for him to gain momentum.

Because during World War II, he couldn't just bluff like in modern society; any identity needed tangible paper orders or medals to prove.

So, the South and South Island campaign became his best place to earn merits.

"The most important thing is to get on that plane…"

Gu Ji recalled the message from the military policeman about the military transport plane responsible for investigating the Ludwig Port bombing incident.

Only by catching the direct flight would he have a chance to control the situation at the first moment an accident occurred or even investigate the cause of the explosion beforehand, preventing the accident might not be impossible.

Da da da…

The sudden gunfire forced Gu Ji to regain focus, and before the stray bullets sprayed over, his index finger was already pre-pressing the trigger, and in the instant a sandy-green silhouette poked out, bang!

[Crisis event begins!]

[Please select your initial reward.]

[Chemical Warfare Agent Detector*1!] or [Language Specialization (Small)]

Another confusing selection?

If it really relates to a chemical leak, wouldn't it be better to directly leverage the army or government's resources for equipment?

Besides, even without considering this, Gu Ji still had to choose the language category.

Although there were still remnants of Hans language memories in his mind, like cramming before an exam, using them was always a bit awkward.

[New objective: Reach Ludwig Port within three days!]

"To both sides of the alley!"

Gu Ji shouted, calmly rotated the bolt, aimed, and pulled the trigger, taking down another Hawk Army soldier.

But during the process, he found the butterfly effect was truly not to be underestimated.

Realistic simulation was completely different from video games.

In games, actions of NPCs do not change upon retry, but level worlds differ; just firing a shot early caused a change in the position of Hawk Army soldiers.

Previously placed on the right, the M1 submachine gun was now on the left.

"This game really forces you to have your own strength; simply relying on death to roll back and score isn't that easy."

Gu Ji cursed inwardly but still quickly "cleared" the level using his command ability.

The familiar opening introduction, the familiar Hans-style arrogance.

However, what was different was that the intelligence accumulated in the last round allowed him to lead Ler and Eugen more forcefully.

"The allied fleet on the East Coast cannot land for a while, but the 29th Armored Division is currently facing encirclement by the Wu Kingdom forces. If the allies cut off our retreat from behind, it would really be hopeless."

Gu Ji's words were logical and well-founded.

Ler and Eugen had no rebuttal and decisively adopted his marching strategy.

Following the town map route in his memory.

In less than ten minutes, Gu Ji led them to the intersection where the tank battle broke out.

The Tiger Tank that was previously paralyzed by the roadside had just been knocked out by a marksman and machine gunner ambushing upstairs.

The reason was that the commander recklessly opened the hatch to check the situation, and was taken out on the spot.

The machine gun bullets rebounded inside the turret, taking the gunner along with it.

Instead, the driver's operation made Gu Ji somewhat confused, as the tank stopped directly in place without moving.

It should be known that his and the radio operator Apu's position was separated from the turret by a shaft; even if bullets bounced in the turret, it couldn't continuously bounce into the driver's cabin like a bullet ball.

Recalling Apu's panic in the vehicle at the time and his subsequent hysterical behavior.

Gu Ji speculated he might have accidentally killed the driver in a moment of fear, which is why he didn't dare face Eugen's insults and taunts.

Before the Hawk Army armored unit had a chance to check the Tiger Tank.

The ace tank team commanded by Luca came in for support, and just as the two sides were about to engage in battle, Gu Ji proactively suggested combat support before Eugen could speak.

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