However, immediately after, Ghost still reported all the current situations he could see to Lu Ting and the other members of the 141 Special Operations Team.
"The area in front of the building where you are located is relatively open compared to other places. Based on what I can see at the moment, there are only one or two small squads of armed militants patrolling in that area. I suspect it's likely a trap!"
Earlier, when Ghost was on this ridge covering other team members advancing into the park, the number of armed militants could be described as countless, because there were continuously armed militants coming to support and fill the gaps.
But now, not only had Lu Ting escaped with the target individual Wang Tianyu, but the other members of the 141 Special Operations Team also blasted open the rear gate of their park and entered to provide support.
Logically, the number of these armed militants should increase and they should be searching for their traces everywhere. However, within Ghost's line of sight, apart from one or two teams of armed militants, each consisting of four members, there was no sign of any other armed militants.
Clearly, there's a deception among them!
After hearing Ghost's words, Lu Ting responded calmly and quickly, "Hmm, understood."
At this moment, he could naturally see that something was wrong in the area near the rear gate of the park. Not only were these armed militants lacking in military quality, their 'acting' skills were also mediocre.
Only a fool wouldn't see through such an obvious setup.
However, Lu Ting was determined to 'knowing the mountain has tigers, preferring to go to the mountain of tigers'. Moreover, in his eyes, these armed militants couldn't even be considered 'tigers'; at most, they were just a group of sick cats.
After a preliminary observation of the situation in the open area ahead, Lu Ting lowered his voice on the communication channel and said, "Ghost, we're preparing to continue forward. Keep an eye on the situations in the residential areas on both sides."
Upon hearing this, Ghost adjusted his sniper position slightly. Instead of lying prone on the ground, he switched to a half-kneeling position. His Russell R93 Tactical Sniper Rifle was propped low between branches of a small shrub in front of him. Ghost himself was completely concealed within the bushes, to the extent that even an ordinary person approaching wouldn't detect him!
Just as Ghost was about to respond to Lu Ting, he unexpectedly heard several footsteps stepping on dry tree branches near him.
Moreover, from the force and disorder of these footsteps, it was easy to distinguish them as human footsteps rather than those of animals.
Hearing these footsteps circling closely around him, Ghost's calm eyes under the black and white skull mask suddenly burst with a chilling bloodthirst.
And without hesitation, Ghost knew that the ones making these footsteps must be the ones who had exposed his approximate position earlier when Qian's team was fighting with the armed militants in front of the rear gate.
Immediately, Ghost didn't hesitate to speak up on the communication channel to Lu Ting, "Commander, it seems a few rats are approaching me. Let me take care of them first!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Ting, who was preparing to act, paused for a moment. After a slight raise of his eyebrows and half a second of contemplation, he responded, "Alright, take care."
After saying this, Lu Ting didn't communicate further with Ghost. However, it was evident that these two small teams couldn't wait for Ghost to resolve the trouble on his end before starting their own actions.
Therefore, after pondering for a few seconds, Lu Ting turned to look towards Sandman, Soap, and Yuri, who were crouched further ahead in concealment. Without delay, Lu Ting gestured to them, signaling the three to throw smoke grenades into the open area ahead.
In the absence of snipers providing cover from higher ground, if they wanted to effectively and swiftly pass through such an open area with uncertain enemy situations on both sides, smoke grenades were their best choice for tactical stealth.
Meanwhile, Sandman, Soap, and Yuri, upon receiving Lu Ting's directive, wasted no time. Soap, positioned at the forefront, swiftly removed the pins from two smoke grenades and threw them with varying force levels into the open area ahead, which was previously unobstructed.
Pshhh!
These two smoke grenades, thrown one after the other onto the ground, immediately emitted large amounts of white smoke, successfully creating a path with a blind spot in visibility in the previously unobstructed open area.
After just a few seconds, the white smoke released from the smoke grenades had completely dispersed. The concentration of white smoke lingering in the air was much higher than when it had just begun. If they wanted to utilize the white smoke to pass through this open area, now was the best time!
Therefore, when Sandman, Soap, and Yuri, hiding in a more forward position, saw the blind spot in visibility created by the smoke grenades, they immediately moved their bodies, ready to take the lead.
But who would have thought that just as they were about to take action, the voice of Commander Lu Ting came over the earpiece in their communication channel.
"The three of you, don't move."
Don't move?
Upon hearing these two words, Soap, Yuri, and Sandman paused for a moment. Immediately after, they turned back with puzzled expressions to look at Lu Ting, wondering why he would say this at this moment.
Similarly, Qian, Roach, and Nicolai, who were with Lu Ting, also raised their eyebrows and looked at him with slight confusion. Their thought process was evidently similar to that of the three on the other side.
As for why Lu Ting said this, he naturally had his own plan.
At this moment, although the open area ahead was covered by smoke grenades, creating a retreat path with a blind spot in visibility, if the situation was indeed as Lu Ting imagined, with a large number of armed militants hiding in the residential areas on both sides, once Lu Ting and the members of the 141 Special Operations Team entered the smoke, the armed militants might not be able to clearly see their movements, but they would likely choose to indiscriminately open fire over a large area.
In the case of numerous armed militants firing, frankly speaking, even Lu Ting and the members of the 141 Special Operations Team couldn't guarantee that they wouldn't be hit by stray bullets, let alone someone like Wang Tianyu, who was weaker.
Therefore, Lu Ting letting Soap and the others throw smoke grenades was actually to create a false impression of their intention to move forward, prompting these hidden armed militants to act first!
Furthermore, Lu Ting didn't need to worry at all that these armed militants would be overly cautious and not take the bait, because the smoke grenades were indeed thrown here. Once those kidnappers and fraudsters saw them, they definitely wouldn't dare to gamble on whether Lu Ting and his team were actually within the smoke.
If Lu Ting and the 141 Special Operations Team were really there, then if these armed militants opened fire, wouldn't that be just the right opportunity to take them down?
And even if they weren't among them after firing, it would still indicate that these people were still within this area and hadn't left the park yet.
Lu Ting also intended to use the psychological activity of these kidnappers and fraudsters, who wouldn't dare to gamble, to prompt them to expose their positions first with gunfire. Then, Lu Ting and his team would directly execute a classic flanking maneuver to annihilate them!
In fact,
At this moment, the situation in the residential areas on both sides of the open area was indeed as Lu Ting had imagined!
Under the arrangement of the little boss, a large number of armed militants had all hidden themselves in the residential areas on both sides of the path that Lu Ting and the others would retreat through the back door.
After the previous exchanges, the little boss had already understood deeply that Lu Ting and his subordinates were extraordinarily powerful. Therefore, his operational idea had always been to use the advantage of numerical suppression to deal with these mercenaries who had broken in to rescue people.
By now, the little boss also knew clearly that he would absolutely not be able to capture Wang Tianyu and these mercenaries alive and bring them back.
Since he couldn't catch them alive, he could only kill them all and then give an explanation to his superiors!
Otherwise, if not only can't catch them alive, but also can't kill them, his own life estimate will follow!
Therefore, when preparing, the little boss not only hid a large number of armed underlings here, but also secretly arranged several mortars, aiming at the open area on this side.
Not only that,
To be on the safe side, the little boss even borrowed a large number of personnel from the brother park to fortify the other exits in the same way!
In the eyes of the little boss, the "KK" scam zone at this moment is like an indestructible iron bucket, and he can't handle those mercenaries!
However,
Just as he was thinking this in his mind, a sudden change occurred in the previously empty open area not far ahead!
I saw two smoke grenades thrown over, and the little boss and the group of armed immediately looked in the direction where the smoke grenades were thrown for the first time, but unfortunately they didn't see anything.
The mercenaries were too well hidden, and they didn't catch a trace of them.
Moreover, the two smoke grenades that were thrown over quickly began to emit a large amount of smoke, completely blocking the view of the little boss and the group of armed!
"Boss, what should we do now?"
At this moment, a team leader responsible for leading the armed approached the little boss and asked with a particularly serious expression, "Should we wait a bit longer or?"
And what the little boss was thinking in his heart at this moment was all guessed by Lu Ting! Should we wait or should we shoot now?
If we wait, what if these damn mercenaries are really hiding in the smoke?
But if we don't wait, what if these mercenaries are just trying to trick us into revealing their positions?
For a while, the little boss was truly conflicted and torn in his mind.
On the other side, Lu Ting, hidden in the darkness, saw that these armed men still hadn't made any moves, so he spoke again to Soap and the others, "Soap, throw two more smoke grenades out, past the old smoke area, further ahead."
Upon hearing this, Soap, Sandman, and Yuri, who already understood Lu Ting's plan, immediately obeyed and removed the pins from two more smoke grenades, hurling them forcefully towards the area ahead where there was already smoke.
It was precisely this additional throwing of two smoke grenades that prompted the little boss, who was still hesitating and wavering, to immediately decide to unleash indiscriminate firepower towards the open area covered by smoke!
Because these two newly thrown smoke grenades were clearly thrown from within that smoke, which meant there were people really in the smoke!
Thinking of this, the little boss immediately picked up the walkie-talkie beside him and shouted, "Fire! Right now! Open fire immediately!"
"Everyone, fire at that pile of white smoke!"
As soon as the words fell, the previously silent rear gate area of the "KK" scam zone erupted with a deafening barrage of gunfire.
Dadadadadada—
Following the orders of the little boss, the armed men who were originally concealed on both sides of the open area didn't hesitate to pull their triggers!
Countless bullets poured like rain into the white smoke in the open area, as if they were free!
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Immediately after, even two or three mortar shells were fired, accurately bombarding this area!
To be honest, with this level of bombardment, not to mention the mercenaries wearing only simple bulletproof vests, even armored vehicles would instantly be torn apart under such concentrated fire!
At this moment, Lu Ting, who wasn't in the smoke-filled open area, revealed a triumphant smile upon hearing the earth-shattering sounds of the attack coming from over there.
Now, the positions of all the hidden armed men had been completely exposed to him, eliminating any possibility of ambush!
Furthermore, at this moment, the reckless shooting by these armed men into the void also conveniently depleted the ammunition in their weapons.
Now was the time for him and the members of 141 Special Forces to take advantage of these armed men's mindless attacks and maneuver around them from behind!
Immediately, Lu Ting quickly and clearly gestured to Soap, Sandman, and Yuri over there, indicating a flanking attack, directing them to circle around to the left of the armed men who were attacking.
Upon receiving Lu Ting's command, Soap, Sandman, and Yuri, who were eager to act, all nodded in response and immediately began to move as Lu Ting had instructed.
Meanwhile, Wang Tianyu, sandwiched between Lu Ting, Qian Dui, Roach, and Nicholas for protection, was left somewhat stunned after witnessing Lu Ting's clever maneuver to deceive the enemy.
He obviously hadn't expected that a battle could be fought in such a manner!
At such a critical moment, Lu Ting was playing mind games with the enemy?!
Truly impressive!
But when he saw that these enemies had indeed attacked and exposed their positions as Lu Ting had anticipated, Wang Tianyu also realized another terrifying aspect of Lu Ting—his mastery of psychological manipulation!
It seemed that Lu Ting had already calculated everything, and these armed men were exactly as predictable as he had anticipated, showing an unprecedented level of confidence!
(End of this chapter)