Chapter 643: Chapter 643
The real confrontation between the two sides truly begins now!
The frantic bombardment from the rear with grenade guns looks imposing, but in reality, it hasn't taken out as many people as Mountain Eagle's first assault.
The opponent also has aerial vision and can clearly lock onto the approximate positions of the teams around Mountain Eagle.
Once Mountain Eagle completed the first assault, the opponent understood that drones were assisting from the sky as well.
Now, from an aerial view, the enemy's originally stationary defensive line halfway up the mountain started to move.
They are truly experts!
As Mountain Eagle stepped out of the thicket and entered the forest at the mountain's base, they immediately felt the pressure...
Using Crow, they could see the enemy's movement, with almost every step blocking Mountain Eagle's path uphill, and clearly, this group was very seasoned; they knew how to utilize terrain advantage... ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡⚫𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢⚫𝘯𝘦𝘵
The dense summer tree canopy became the best cover, effectively preventing them from being picked off by drones or Spearhead Missiles dropping from the sky.
Meanwhile, the BCD teams faced the same problem; the impatient Jin Dacheng called for the Spring Knife multiple times but was still blocked at the eastern mountain base.
Arctic Fox and Round Table Knight demonstrated more experience. After realizing various circuitous tactics were ineffective, they began to try personal skills combined with team coordination, engaging the enemy in a small-scale fight, attempting to chip away at the enemy's living force bit by bit.
In this type of battle, if two armies of equal manpower face off, the attacking side can't realistically advance without firepower and aerial advantage.
Now Mountain Eagle has a certain degree of aerial firepower advantage, but their numbers are indeed too few...
The BCD teams helped Mountain Eagle pin down nearly two-thirds of the forces in the mountain's waist defensive line, yet Mountain Eagle still felt significant resistance, and according to Crow's observations, the people at the mountain top were also mobilizing, focusing their attention on the mountain trail exit.
Mountain Eagle tried several upward attacks but failed each time; the mountain slope, around 30 degrees, didn't seem steep but the wet, complicated forest terrain caused them huge trouble.
"Boom boom boom boom"
Four consecutive Jump Mines exploded roughly 60 meters above Mountain Eagle, with several gunmen painfully collapsing to the ground, some severely wounded, screaming miserably.
Simultaneously, Balang got hit by a bullet, and this evolved fierce Hound let out a painful whimper, quickly darting towards Mountain Eagle...
Balang's bulletproof vest saved its life, simultaneously serving as a warning to Mountain Eagle.
As Mountain Eagle checked Balang's body, Sled suddenly drew several Burning Sticks from his pocket, tossing them around, then charged upward like a Hound...
Moreover, during the sprint, he occasionally threw Burning Sticks around.
Mountain Eagle knew very well what this guy intended to do...
The sky's Predator isn't all-knowing; their optical detection system can't penetrate the dense canopy, only roughly locating their position using thermal sensing.
Sled was using Burning Sticks to confuse the eyes above, then wanted to exploit the enemy's wounded for encirclement and reinforcement.
This guy's personal initiative and extreme combat nature even surprised Mountain Eagle, who's always aggressive in attacks.
But at this stalemate, Mountain Eagle hesitated little; confirming Balang had no issues, he added 2 Jump Mines and 4 Smoke Bombs to Balang's vest, then rose, following upwards...
Without needing a reminder, Butcher and Pirate, roughly 30 meters to the left, threw Burning Sticks to expand the interference zone and followed suit.
In less than 2 minutes, 4 people and a dog set up a firepower trap centered around several enemy wounded.
Around 5 minutes passed, and the scene seemed silent except for the wounded's wails.
From the tree root where Sled was lurking, he glanced at the three wounded roughly ten meters away, whispered some curses, then abruptly rose with an AK-15, spraying fire toward the wounded.
Bullets shredded the trees beside the wounded, sending them into a frantic scream.
Mountain Eagle sighed and stood up from his hiding place, raised his AK-15, and fired two short bursts at the two spots diagonally above.
Two enemies hidden there groaned, rolled forward, and fell out of their cover.
Golden Cicada's observation revealed some remaining enemies outside the shooting line rapidly retreating, avoiding Butcher and Pirate's side obstruction...
Mountain Eagle frowned, looking at Sled who used himself as bait, hesitated a bit, and said, "Sled, I need subordinates who obey orders..."
Sled seemed to realize his problem; he curiously glanced at Mountain Eagle, saying, "Sir, you saw them?"
Burning Sticks disrupted not only the opponent but also their own side, so Sled would use himself as bait when the cover from the Burning Sticks was about to fade.
He didn't know about Golden Cicada's existence!
Mountain Eagle admitted the cunning Yakut was highly skilled and could appreciate his audacity in leading an assault...
Because Lone Wolf was like that, Mountain Eagle himself was also among the best of them...
He too enjoyed using his actions to drive his comrades' rhythm, accelerating the combat tempo.
But Mountain Eagle couldn't accept this guy taking risks without orders. If they had waited for another two or three minutes, the gains would have been much higher.
Seeing Sled's curious expression, Mountain Eagle patted Balang beside him and said to Sled, "You're great, but from now on, you have to follow my orders because I can see farther and hear more clearly."
As Mountain Eagle spoke, he took the initiative to walk twenty meters upwards, then gestured to Butcher to have him and Pirate move to their lower diagonal…
Then he pressed the radio and said, "Lamalock, can your mortar still be used?"
Hearing this, Mountain Eagle resolutely turned on the laser pointer on the gun, aiming it vertically at the sky, and said, "At my nine o'clock direction, 50 meters away, one lighting bomb, one high-explosive shell…"
"OK, stay hidden, first test shot, fire…"
Quickly, a shell was launched from a distance towards the mountainside. As the shell descended, a small parachute unexpectedly opened from its tail, and then the magnesium powder and oxides inside erupted with high brightness and heat…
Mountain Eagle roughly judged the landing, and shouted into the radio, "Right there…"
"Stay hidden, second high-explosive shell, fire…"
Hearing the whooshing sound from the sky, Golden Cicada easily caught the trajectory of the shell…
Mountain Eagle stood up before the shell exploded and shouted loudly, "Butcher, ten o'clock direction, five people, let's go…"
As Mountain Eagle started sprinting, the proximity fuse of the shell was triggered at the treetop about 60 meters away from him…
"Boom"—a loud explosion, with fragments and smoke sweeping across a vast area.
With the intensely bright and hot lighting bomb flashing in the air, that area, along with the surrounding dozens of meters of space, instantly became an undetectable zone.
The shell explosion only wounded one enemy. The remaining ones, attempting to relocate, encountered the pincer attack formed by Mountain Eagle and Butcher.
Four gunmen and one injured were trapped in the angles between several big trees, unable to move forward or backward…
As Mountain Eagle fired at the enemy from behind a tree for cover, he shouted to Sled, who was obediently following beside him, "Watch above, someone's coming down to rescue them…"
Sled instantly realized Mountain Eagle's intention to encircle and destroy the reinforcements. He quickly scrambled upwards for a dozen meters, using a tree root as cover, aiming his gun at the flank.
Just as he sensed some movement on the flank, he saw his boss's Big Dog dart out from the side; it dashed out over twenty meters, firing four smoke bombs from its back…
As the smoke bombs released their smoke, the lighting bomb in the sky went out.
Hearing noise from tens of meters away, Sled instinctively looked through the thermal fusion holographic sight and saw several clear human silhouettes.
Not yet fully accustomed to this advanced equipment, Sled instinctively pulled the trigger at several quickly approaching human silhouettes…
"Bang bang bang, bang bang bang…"
A quick succession of three bursts instantly took down two people, while the remaining four rolled and sought cover in the thickening smoke.
Relying only on low-light night vision, they quickly found themselves at a disadvantage…
Seeing Sled adeptly suppress the enemy reinforcements as if playing whack-a-mole, Mountain Eagle nodded in satisfaction and signaled to Butcher…
Just as Mountain Eagle finished speaking, the RPK-16 light machine gun in Pirate's hands unleashed its full power, fiercely pinning down the trapped enemies, rendering them immobile while Mountain Eagle pulled out a defensive hand grenade, sidestepped to create space, and threw it forcefully.
The grenade soared over twenty meters, landing accurately among three large trees…
At the moment of the explosion, Mountain Eagle turned and maneuvered towards the flank of the enemy reinforcements, shouting loudly, "Butcher, Pirate, close the net, Sled, suppress them…"
As Mountain Eagle sprinted upwards, he heard Butcher's gunfire coming from below. He rushed into the smoke zone and pulled out another defensive hand grenade, removed the safety pin, and threw it with force.
"Grenade, watch the front…"
Sled instinctively slid his body back half a meter…
Through the thermal fusion holographic sight, he saw an enemy about twenty meters away burst with some debris, while a blood spray shot out from another nearby enemy…
Sled decisively got up, laterally moving back another dozen meters to find a new angle, drove two enemies who had evaded his line of fire to retreat in a scramble.
But just as they stood up, several bullets struck their waist and rib areas, making them groan and fall to the ground.
Seeing his boss quickly approach and finish off the injured enemies, Sled, who stood up intending to do the same, paused…
Seeing Butcher catching up and Pirate already panting slightly, Sled licked his dry lips and grinned, saying, "No wonder you need me. If the boss always keeps this pace, you bunch of losers indeed can't keep up…"
Butcher was taken aback, "Suka Bulie…"