Chapter 187
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April 22, 1941
Eastern Front, by the Bug River
Sergeant Karina Juhlińska sat atop a tree as always, covered in a camouflage suit plastered with leaves and grass.
A typical sniper might prefer a more stable spot, like on top of a building, but climbing a tree by digging in her knife to secure her position was practically her trademark.
Karina lifted her Kar98k rifle, which was also haphazardly wrapped with leaves and devoid of any style, and brought the scope to her eye.
'I heard that a sniper in Finland who recently surpassed 1,000 kills said not to use a scope because of the risk of being spotted by the back-glare, and to use the naked eye instead.
If I could do that, I would.’
With that absurd thought, Karina slowly scanned the other side of the river and, unfortunately, spotted an enemy platoon on guard.