Chapter 1354 - Holding the Rifle with One Hand! (1/2)

At the end of the opening ceremony, the 32nd Olympic Games officially commenced.

When Jiang Chen received the schedule, he looked slightly surprised.

The first qualifying round of the ten-meter air rifle that he signed up for was actually on the first day of the Olympic Games, and it was in the morning, which completely surprised him. After he asked Zhang Yaping, he learned that it was an almost unwritten rule for the air rifle to be the first competition in the Olympic Games.

Originally, Jiang Chen planned to take some time to practice, but he didn’t expect that he would be competing the day after the opening ceremony, which made the situation somewhat awkward. He never even touched the air rifle used in the game before, let alone practice.

If the Xin Olympic Committee learned of this, the officials would suffer a heart attack. They were ignorant of their conscience to rank him as a level B athlete. Since there was no level A air rifle athlete in Xin, he barely qualified to represent Xin.

Since he was about to compete, it was obvious he didn’t practice!

“Have you tried this before?” Wang Tao handed the rifle to Jiang Chen with suspicion in his eyes. As a shooting coach, Wang Tao kept his eyes on him.

Generally speaking, on the night before the game, athletes often chose to have a good rest, especially shooting athletes. This kind of event that required a high degree of concentration meant that the athletes had to get adequate rest before the game to ensure proper focus during the competition.

It was the first time in his life to see an athlete like Jiang Chen who was practicing right before the competition.

“Don’t worry, don’t worry,” Jiang Chen waved his hand to comfort him. He loaded the air rifle and aimed it at a target ten meters away, “I just want to get the feel before the game.”

As he said this, he raised his air rifle, aimed at a target ten meters away, and pulled the trigger.

BOOM

The bullet hit the target accurately.

When Wang Tao saw the number that jumped out on the electronic target, his eyebrows twitched.

“How many rings?” Jiang Chen raised an eyebrow triumphantly as he put the air rifle aside, then he smiled at Wang Tao, revealing his shining white teeth.

Wang Tao responded with a smile that looked more like a cry, as he said in defeat.

“0, you missed the target…”

…

A shooting competition and the use of firearms were two different concepts.

The latter was an application of technology, while the former was a form of art.

How difficult was the 10 meter air rifle? Jiang Chen didn’t realize until he stood in front of the target .

The target was the first issue.

It was no exaggeration to say that the tenth ring was actually only the size of a needle tip, and the entire target was only the size of a dollar coin, and it was still ten meters away from the athletes. Imagine the difficulty to shoot a coin at a distance of ten meters?

People with poorer eyesight wouldn’t be able to see the target, let alone compete in the game.

Because of this, Jiang Chen, who stepped into the competition stood at the 14th shooting position, still felt somewhat nervous. He was debating if he should use his genetic code Peerless. Strictly speaking, an air rifle was also a weapon. If he used Peerless, he could master the weapon to the extreme and hit the bullseye.

Except…

Is it cheating to use his hidden genetic code?

“Are you sure you have touched an air rifle before?” Next to Jiang Chen, Matthew Emmons, an athlete that represented the UA, glanced at the way he held the rifle, then he teased Jiang Chen, “If you haven’t, I can teach you.”

When Jiang Chen realized someone was talking to him, he laughed and responded.

“Don’t worry, I have touched more guns than you have ever seen.”

“Really?” Matthew sneered. “Before I retired, I was the ace sniper of the Marine Corps. I don’t know where you get your confidence.”

“Then I will give you an example,” Jiang Chen said, “Have you heard of the Reaper Sniper Rifle? There is also the PK2000 which the standard configuration of the Celestial Marines, I’m sure you have never touched it before. In my view, M4A1 and M16A2 are both toys compared to the PK2000.”

Matthew raised his eyebrows. As he was about to argue, the referee’s voice came from the side.

“Athlete 14 and Athlete 15, please be quiet, the competition will start soon.”

Jiang Chen shrugged and didn’t continue to banter with the man. He picked up the air rifle and took a few false shots at the target in front. The model of the rifle was different from the one he saw in the hotel, but the weight and texture were not much different.

Jiang Chen glanced sideways at Matthew, and read the disdain and mockery from his eyes. However, Jiang Chen just curved up the corner of his lips.

If at first, he was hesitant to use his hidden genetic code, now he completely made up his mind. Since he no longer needed to inject to activate his hidden genetic code, it shouldn’t be considered cheating.

The competition officially started.

Jiang Chen put the rifle on the shooting rack, then slowly loaded it. He put his shoulder behind the butt of the rifle, held the rifle in his right hand, narrowed his one eye, looked down the sight, and muttered in his mind.

Peerless!

Everything in his field of vision was plated with a layer of light blue, and all colors faded to a cool tone. All sounds were slowly amplified in his field of vision and gradually distorted in the elongated slowness. The rifle in his hand seemed to be connected to his body, just like his fingers, everything from aiming to pulling the trigger was so natural.

Jiang Chen accidentally discovered that his skill had subtle changed unconsciously.