Yang Shixiu rushed to my side and started shooting in short bursts: "Retreat first!
"No way, there are too many of them!" Ji Ling signaled with gunfire, "The staircase entrance is over there!"
"Brother!" Ji Han, who had just arrived, was quick-eyed and pulled his elder brother, helping him avoid an attack. "Smoke!"
"Be careful." From my head-down perspective, I could only identify that it was Luo Bing by her voice. "I've added something extra."
Wait, did she mean—
Added something extra!
W·D·N·M·D
Didn't she say the same thing when I first met her?!
As if to prove my guess, the next 40-millimeter grenade produced by Luo Bing, used by Luo Bing, and sold by Luo Bing emitted an extremely terrifying shock wave. It was earth-shattering, hitting both me and Liang Dong with a full set of impacts. Thanks a lot, guys.
After feeling like a layer of my skin had been scraped off, I almost threw up. Luo Bing's grenades were outstanding in effect. The staircase entrance had been cleared and was left charred black, with not even a trace of the enemy remaining.
"Charge with me!" Ji Ling rushed up the stairs without wasting a second. Liang Dong set up his machine gun downstairs, blocking the passageway on the spot to deal with any incoming enemies.
"Is there anyone who can take out that damn heavy machine gun?" Team Two's captain, Wilson, was shouting in the earpiece. "I... Fuck!"
"Right away."
"Do it!"
"It's our turn." There was a rustling sound beside me like that of a snake. Jiang Li's voice sounded like a prayer for the dead. "Counter—Terrorist Win..."
Only a few shots were heard from her, and then Lu Wanqing's report followed immediately: "All clear."
"So fast?" I couldn't believe it. Cautiously, I followed Ji Ling upstairs. We didn't encounter any attacks along the way. The Holy War Army fighting on the rooftop hadn't expected our appearance. I quickly sent them to meet their maker.
After instructing Liang Dong to stay at the staircase entrance, I picked up one of the heavy machine guns, pushed the sight to zero, and started aiming at the opposite building. The bullets from the heavy machine gun burst through the wall in front of me like a wild bull, shooting down all the enemies passing by.
Four heavy machine guns formed a devastating web of firepower. The Holy War Army was pinned down by us and couldn't lift their heads. The RPG rockets fired at us from time to time were blocked by the fortifications they had built earlier and couldn't cause any harm to us.
The light dots in the distance disappeared into the high sky and then immediately turned around and dived down. The familiar top-attack pattern indicated that Team Seven was already engaging in combat with javelins and tanks. Their battle situation wasn't going smoothly, because soon a second missile shot up into the sky.
"This is Team Six. There's no target at the target point. Repeat, there's no target at target point three. We're evacuating."
"We're almost at the office!" Team One's captain, Naoki Kura, roared. "Takuryu should be inside!"
Someone joked: "If he's not there, I'll kick your ass!"
"Ammunition depleted!" I dropped the heavy machine gun and picked up my M4. In the scope, Naoki Kura was leading his team members and charging into the office—
"The target isn't here. His target point is one!"
"Captain!" Zhuge Yu rushed towards me, holding a tactical tablet. "A tank has been spotted! It's coming towards us!"
"Retreat!" I turned around and ran. "Ji Ling, clear the way! Girls go first!"
The first smoothbore gun fired immediately, and the shock wave sent me and Yang Shixiu, who was at the end of the team, tumbling down to the fourth floor like we were doing a human pyramid. The second shot that followed right after turned the small room at the top of the staircase into ashes.
"I—" Luo Bing gritted her teeth. "Damn it. Clear the area two meters behind!"
The demolitionist rushed to the window with a rocket launcher. After a long stream of fire, the smell of gunpowder filled the room. The shell hit the tank's reactive armor and didn't cause any actual damage.
The third shell penetrated the window and narrowly missed us. There was a loud explosion. From crouching under the window to getting up again, I shouted hoarsely: "Go downstairs! They won't dare to shoot at us down there!"
"The staircase entrance has collapsed!" Ji Ling shouted. "There's no way out!"
Zhuge Yu huddled in the corner, hugging the tactical tablet: "Let Luo Bing blast it open! Hey, this is Team Five. Requesting air support..."
"Received. The drone will arrive within five minutes."
"wdnmd, this is really fucking spooky..." Lu Wanqing fired at the tank as if to vent her anger. The gunner calmly fired another shot, and the shell landed on the fifth floor. The ceiling shattered into piecesof stone and dust that fell onto the floor, making a thumping sound.
"Got it open." Luo Bing put away the cutting tool. Among a pile of rubble, she dismantled the previous staircase railing. "Ji Ling, you go first."
Ji Ling rolled and dropped into the hole. Lying on his side on the third-floor floor, he fired continuously, constantly changing angles. Luo Bing landed on his right side and fired a grenade first toConsolidation of positions (strengthen the position). The walls were shaking.
Thank goodness the next shell was a dud. In a race against time, I sent down Zhuge Yu and Ji Han. After being hit by multiple shells, I felt that I had developed a slight ringing in my ears. It was like a bell, constantly swaying left and right with my body movements, back and forth in my mind...
"Gu Xiaoyao!"
I heard someone shouting my name. Maybe it was Ji Han, or maybe it was Jiang Li, or maybe it was both of them. I saw myself flying backward, trying to grab an iron cable in mid-air but failing. I kept rolling and hitting things during the fall, rolling and hitting, and finally landed on the gravel on the ground.