Chapter 124

  Welcome to Jiupin Literature Network, you can quickly enter this site by searching "Jiupin Literature Network" on any search engine, and provide free download service for boutique and txt format! "Rush out!!" Shao Hui shouted loudly with a slightly distorted voice.

  The closest to the door, Zhou Yan suddenly opened the big gate and blocked it with his body. The team members behind him poured out one after another. Zhou Yan waited until the last person came out and followed closely behind, stepping out of the doorway. The door was blown shut by the wind with a loud "bang". The twelve team members quickly formed a guard formation in the vast snowy field. Shao Hui ran in a triangular shape with his feet, one in front and one behind, keeping his gun pointed forward in a shooting posture. Liu Junhao beside him was also nervously on high alert for his surroundings. "Shao Hui, where are we going?" Wang Jianbin shouted from behind him. Shao Hui didn't respond, focusing all his attention on listening to the surroundings. The strong wind howled and snowflakes fell like sand into the team members' eyes. Everyone simultaneously put down their goggles on their helmets and immediately heard a crisp knocking sound on the lens, "There's also hail!" Shao Hui took a deep breath of cold air, "Who has such a great hatred for us? Why did they choose to launch a sneak attack in this kind of weather at midnight?"

  "Rat-a-tat-tat", the sound of a long burst of gunfire echoed in the distance, "Two-thirty position!" Shao Hui loudly reported the location and quickly turned his gun around to run away. His teammates tacitly followed him in a line formation, moving swiftly while keeping watch on both sides. The snow was very heavy, visibility was extremely low. When Shao Hui felt he was about to reach the base gate, he suddenly saw a blurry figure not far away. He hastily stopped and stretched his right fist over his shoulder to signal his teammates behind him to halt their advance.

  "Don't move, hands up over your head! First warning!" Shao Hui shouted loudly at the figure in his sights.

  "Don't shoot! Friendly fire! I'm a guard from the base!" The other person's voice was trembling, but they obediently raised their hands above their head.

  In a survival environment where guns are pointed at each other, language always seems so pale and powerless, and there is no credibility at all. Shao Hui was well aware of this, he patted Liu Junhao behind him, and the two quickly ran over to disarm each other. Shao Hui's gun muzzle pointed at his head: "Sorry, before we confirm your identity, I have to do this. What exactly happened?"

  "I understand... I... understand... My brother is dead...... Ah......" The other person suddenly raised his head and cried out loudly, it was unclear whether he was scared or overly heartbroken, his emotions were somewhat out of control.

  "Shh..." Liu Jun Hao stretched out his index finger, signaling him to be quiet. The other person's eyes stared at him for a few seconds before suddenly kneeling down: "Please, please you guys, please avenge my brother..."

  Shao Hui put away his gun and walked forward to help him up. A face covered with frost appeared in front of him, and due to the cold and fear, this person's body kept twitching. His dense hair and beard were now white, and the tears streaming down his face had frozen on his cheeks and were covered with a layer of snow. There were also two streaks of ice under his nose. Two eyes filled with fear, helplessness, and pleading stared motionlessly at Shao Hui.

  "You are our brother, we will protect you and avenge your brother, but first you have to tell us what happened?" Shao Hui gently touched the other person's cheek with his own, performing their ethnic cheek greeting.

  "I... I wasn't clear either... I was just on duty at the watchtower, and suddenly someone came with a gun and shot us..."

  Shao Hui nodded, indicating that he should not be nervous and speak slowly. The other person shrank his body and trembled for a moment before continuing to speak: "At the time, there were just two gunshots, and the snow was too big to hit me. This kind of thing... I had encountered it before, so I immediately notified the people below, and when my companions all came up, they actually... actually fired rocket shells, and my brother was blown down, then... then I heard a burst of chaotic gunfire..." By this point, the team members all understood the general situation, which seemed to be a planned ambush. "Are there enemies in other directions besides the front gate?" Shao Hui asked.

  "No, the guards at other places didn't report anything." The other party replied affirmatively.

  "Alright, brother," Shao Hui tightened his gun strap, "don't run around randomly, follow us." He turned his head and gave Liu Junhao a signal with his eyes, and Liu Junhao understood and put the opponent's rifle on his back. Under the leadership of this guard, the team members braved the heavy snow and climbed up onto the high wall, where there were bunkers, shooting holes, and watchtowers. They quickly dispersed to occupy shooting positions at various angles, preparing to deliver a fatal blow to an unknown enemy together with the local guards.

  After climbing over the wall, Shao Hui finally understood why the gunshots earlier were sporadic. This place was undoubtedly the highest point in the area. At this moment, all he could see in front of him was the wind and snowflakes, and below was a vast expanse of darkness, where nothing could be seen.

  Similarly, when the light inside the watchtower went out, it was impossible to see what was happening outside. This made everyone hesitant to fire their guns recklessly, fearing they would reveal their position. After observing the situation, Shao Hui felt a bit anxious. To play it safe, he should probably just hide here and defend passively. However, it was only 2 am now, and waiting until dawn would likely mean being sent straight to the kitchen to start a fire and thaw out.

  If they were to launch an attack instead, the danger was self-evident. Just as Shao Hui was thinking this, Zhao Zhenhao suddenly ran over to ask one of the local guards something. The guard's English wasn't very good, so Zhao had to speak while using hand gestures:

  "Do you have night vision?"

  "No."

  Is there a projector?

  "What?"

  "It's infrared, an instrument that can see red human figures at night."

  "Oh, no."

  "Are there high-explosive incendiary bullets?"

  "What?"

  "Ah..." Zhao Zhenghao sucked his teeth, "It's just a flare! Do you understand what a flare is?!"

  "Oh, I see, I understand, nothing." The other person said with their hands spread open.

  "What's with all of you?" Zhao Zhenghao was getting anxious.

  "We have the blessing of the Holy Lord!" The other person devoutly raised his hands and looked up at the sky.

  "Damn it!......" Zhao Zhenhao slapped his helmet in a frantic manner and prepared to rush towards the next bunker.

  "Stop looking," Shao Hui called out to him. "We don't have this equipment ourselves, why demand that they do?"

  "The Night Battle Brigade doesn't even have the most basic equipment, how are we supposed to fight this war?" Zhao Zhenghao bluntly pulled off his helmet and sat down on the ground with a thud.

  "It's not that we can't hit it, just that it's a bit dangerous." Shao Hui replied, looking down at the dark mass below.

  "I understand what you mean." Zhao Zhenhao glanced at him, "What if they use rocket-propelled grenades?"

  "Then I'll need you, sniper, to avenge me!" Shao Hui said with a half-joking tone.

  "Ah!" Zhao Zhenhao raised the Dragunov sniper rifle in his hand, "We should be the most useless special forces in modern armies, no high-explosive rounds, no armor-piercing rounds, not even a proper sniper rifle, just give me a slingshot instead!"

  "Stop complaining, now hurry up and find a shooting position." Shao Hui said to him after pressing the radio, "Be careful, it's very likely that they will start firing below soon, everyone must seize the opportunity!" He picked up the steel helmet on the ground and handed it to Zhao Zhenghao, "Help me clear away the people around here, you and Zuo Ming give me a signal when you reach the shooting position." He gazed at Zhao Zhenghao, "I'm counting on you guys!"

  Zhao Zhenhao gritted his teeth and nodded: "Brother, take care!" After finishing, he crouched down to arrange for the people nearby to evacuate. The first security guard understood what Shao Hui meant, jumped over Zhao Zhenhao and ran over to grab the gun.

  "I'm coming!"

  "Let's go!" Shao Hui and Zhao Zhenghao said in unison. After the radio signal was ready, Shao Hui looked around at the desolate surroundings, alone with no one in sight, he let out a sigh and adjusted his gun to aim at the possible direction of the enemy.

  "If there is an afterlife, I want to be a tree, standing eternally, without the posture of joy or sorrow. Half of me would be in the earth, serene, half of me would be in the wind, flying high, half of me would be shaded, half of me would be bathed in sunlight, extremely quiet and extremely proud, never relying on, never searching for." He recited this poem as he switched his rifle to burst mode and pulled the trigger decisively.

  All around was the sound of wind, Shao Hui used his index finger to tap on his helmet, and then drew out a new clip from his chest and reloaded, pulling the trigger again.

  “Bang!” Almost simultaneously, a loud noise occurred on the ground and underground. Shao Hui saw a burst of flames in the distance, and his first reaction was that it was a rocket projectile. He kicked off the wall with his left leg and shot out to the side, but his speed was no longer able to outrun the rocket. Just as he was airborne, a bright spot had already slammed into his cover, followed by a loud "boom" sound, a massive shockwave, and debris flying towards Shao Hui. He instantly flew out like a piece of wood, accompanied by rocks, and then heavily fell down and slid out very far. Rocks rained down on his body like raindrops. After his body stopped sliding, Shao Hui subconsciously raised his right hand to find a support point to get up, but after moving for a while, he finally stopped moving.

  "Target distance: unknown. Wind force: five levels right. Relative humidity: forty percent. Air density..."

  Welcome to the Left Ninth Literary Network, any search engine searching for "Ninth Literary Network" can quickly enter this site, providing free high-quality and txt format download services! Ming turned his head and stared at Liu Junhao: "You don't even know the target distance, what are you reporting data to me for?"

  "Get used to it," Liu Junhao said in a low voice, his eyes scanning the surroundings tightly, "Besides, I'll report some data to you, so I can be at ease."

  Zuo Ming exhaled softly and his eyes drew closer to the sight: "Keep an eye on your side, Shao Hui has fired."

  "Bang, bang, bang..." After the gunshot sounded from Shao Hui's side, Zuo Ming's eyes and sight remained in a state of being almost but not quite aligned, which could expand the shooter's field of view and allow for quick aiming and shooting. However, after a string of bullets was fired, there was no movement or sound from below.