The tactical boots were just right as they rubbed against the scorching ground. At exactly one o'clock in the afternoon, this land welcomed the hottest moment. Looking into the distance, the silhouette of the small town was slightly distorted, like a mirage. After advancing about fifty meters, all the buildings became extremely clear, and just then we merged with the guide.
"Eric Brooklyn, sir." Without much ado, the guide directly turned on the flashlight and led us into the tunnel.
Ji Ling clicked his tongue and said, "How long is this tunnel?"
"Five hundred meters, sir." Eric shone the flashlight around. The light disappeared into the bottomless darkness at the end. "However, it wasn't built by us. It belongs to the SAS. There's a SAS safe house in the town of Vra. The Special Air Service built several tunnels, and we used them to send 252 inside."
"Then where are we going now..."
"The SAS safe house."
"Excuse me for asking," Lu Wanqing, who was at the back of the team, interrupted their conversation. "How did you get the SAS's secrets?"
"It's quite simple, ma'am." Eric gave a bitter smile. "My father, he was a member of the SAS and used to operate in this area all year round. When he knew I was coming to Kreber, he gave me a map about this place."
"That's something to be proud of."
"To be honest, ma'am." Eric was against the light, and only a little bit of his ethereal and confused expression on his face could be vaguely recognized in the dimness. "I didn't have a good relationship with my father. When I was seven years old..."
As he walked, his eyes were covered with a layer of gray mist. "My mother was a primary school teacher and a devout Catholic. She loved me very much. One day, we were attacked by the Scottish Independence Army, and she died from their gunshots... He didn't come back until my mother was buried. I grew up at my uncle's place alone."
"My uncle never got married. He was a good man. My mother's death hit him too hard, and he started drinking all day long. After getting drunk, he would lock himself in the room and curse my damn father... Until one day, he stepped on a beer bottle, fell down the stairs, and died."
"After that, my father found me. He hoped that I would join the Marine Corps and then further enter the 22nd Special Air Service Regiment. I refused - the reason was simple. I didn't want to become a man like him. Next, I... Oh, huh, I apologize for my rude words, everyone, but in my eyes, he was definitely a real bastard. May God forgive my fault."
"According to what he said, do we all have to die at the hands of God?" Liang Dong quietly asked Yang Shixiu.
Yang Shixiu gave him a disdainful look and said, "What are you thinking? If anyone, it would be Lu Wanqing who would die first."
"We're here, everyone." Eric was the first to climb up the stairs. The ladder was made of wood and could remain intact for a long time in the arid Akria. At Eric's request, we climbed up one by one to protect the ladder.
Ji Ling reached out to help me get out of the tunnel. After tidying myself up a little, I began to look around.
There was no doubt that this was a green safe house. There were several AR and AK series rifles scattered on the table, the curtains were half-drawn, and the ammunition boxes in the corner were neatly arranged. Right in the middle, the safe house was diagonally opposite the barracks. Through the dirty glass windows, we could see groups of people gathered together.
"Watch out above." Eric signaled, and I did as he said. The dazzling outline of the sun outlined the black curved edges. There were four NSV heavy machine guns on the roof, arranged in sequence to form an interwoven firepower network that could cover the entire area. Even though we were more than ten meters away, I could still feel the oncoming iron-blooded aura.
"This way." Eric led us to the roof and introduced to us along the way, "Next, Ma Ge and I will assist you to rush in, and then we'll retreat. This safe house will be abandoned after that."
"How do we rush in?"
"This." Eric opened the car door in a gentlemanly manner. A dark-skinned African man showed his teeth and smiled at me to show his friendliness. There were zipline launchers on both sides of Ma Ge. "You can use it to enter the barracks and go straight to the third floor. It can carry two people at a time."
I twitched the corners of my mouth and turned to look at my teammates. "Who has a way to deal with the heavy machine guns?"
"Captain," Luo Bing said with a expressionless face, opened the grenade launcher, her face flushed abnormally, and her eyes sparkled. "Their four heavy machine guns must have stacked the ammunition boxes together. As long as I hit the target with one shot... Hmm!"
I withdrew my hand. Zhuge Yu lowered her head, and her slender fingers slid back and forth on the tactical crutch. "I can provide artillery fire, Captain. There are two mortar shells mounted under the wings of the drone."
"Wouldn't it be okay to just fire smoke bombs at it?" Lu Wanqing put her hands on her hips and nudged Jiang Li beside her with her elbow. "Right? - What the hell are you looking at?"
"Oh," Jiang Li replied absentmindedly, "I hope I can still have time to make a cup of coffee when I go back today."
Me:!?!
"Captain, should we use the smoke bomb plan?"
"Okay..."
"No!" Liang Dong exclaimed in horror. "Let me do it! No one can be better than me at suppressing fire!"
"I agree!" Ji Ling also advocated. "Take turns to suppress the fire. It's easy!"
"...Are you two out of your minds! Use the smoke bombs. Luo Bing, put down the high-explosive grenades!"
Luo Bing: ₍₍ (̨̡ ‾᷄ᗣ‾᷅ )̧̢ ₎₎
After waiting for a while, the call of Oustin, the monitor of Class B19, finally came through the earphones: "Hello, guys. I can't wait to make a big move."
"I'm in position."
"Ready."
"All we need is you, okay?" The three captains all complained.
"Let's get started!" I don't know who shouted this out. In an instant, flames filled the sky and gunshots rang out. Damn it! These guys are already inside!
The arrows made a whistling sound as they rubbed against the air and pierced deeply into the thick concrete wall. Two steel cables were hanging in the air with a clang. After two repeated explosions, thick white smoke rose over the roof, and vaguely, figures could be seen moving around. I took the four boys in our group and hooked onto the steel cables. With our feet dangling in the air and the wind howling in our ears, we rushed into the room from the window like divine soldiers descending from the sky -
There was only sporadic resistance. Ji Ling's quick reaction ability was demonstrated again. He fired several shots with both hands, taking care of everyone.
We quickly occupied this classroom. Liang Dong blocked the doorway and exchanged fire head-on with the enemies in the corridor. Yang Shixiu seemed to be looking for an opportunity to fire a sniper shot as he aimed left and right. Before the enemies could react, I threw a grenade. It exploded behind the corner at the end of the corridor, and the fragments hit the wall, creating small debris like waves.
Ji Ling ran a few steps, then leaned against the wall, panting heavily. Then he picked up his rifle and opened fire, using the wall as cover. I squatted beside him and looked for figures through the ACOG. My index finger pulled the trigger, and the 5.56mm NATO bullets gently passed through the thigh muscles, splashing up waves of flesh and blood.
The heavy machine guns on the roof started to rumble and roar dully and crazily, as if they could penetrate two floors and reach directly above my head and into my mind. The primal fear of the killing machine made people tremble involuntarily.
"Charge!" Liang Dong raised his light machine gun and advanced in short bursts. "I've suppressed them - damn it! Why can't this wall be penetrated?"
"That's a load-bearing wall!"
"That means the staircase entrance is close to us!" Ji Ling raised his arm and shouted, "Charge! Follow me! The best way to conquer fear is to face it. Come on, Ol - ly - Oh my god!"
Before I could react, Ji Ling took two steps back and then turned around in a panic and threw himself at me and Liang Dong. Only then did those three simple letters burst out of his throat: "R! P! G!"
Lying on the ground, I couldn't react at all. I could only watch helplessly as the rocket dragged a trail of smoke past the position where the three of us had been just now, and then rushed out of the window without glass, disappearing into the endless blue sky. After the loud noise, I could still hear the sound of the shrapnel hitting the wall with a "puff puff".
"Cover your ears!" Liang Dong jumped up like a carp and put the bipod on me nearby and pulled the trigger. The dull recoil hit my body, making me feel as if my internal organs were going to be shaken out.
"nmsl!"
"I haven't seen my mother since I was four years old. How would I know if she's still alive!"
The muzzle flash lit up the young man's face with his teeth clenched tightly and a somewhat ferocious look. Liang Dong moved to the left, constantly turning the muzzle to deal with the enemies who kept popping out from every corner like moles.