Volume 1: Fierce Tiger Leaves Its Ties Chapter 16: Killing Trap (Part 2)

  Ling Tianxiang used a dagger to pull out the signal launcher from Swillie's thigh, but what he didn't expect was that Swillie had installed the signal launcher on his own body, so when Ling Tianxiang searched Swillie, he couldn't find the signal launcher!

  "It's too late, from the sound signal, it must be sent within thirty seconds, otherwise it will trigger the alarm outside." Swillie endured the severe pain in his leg and looked at Ling Tianxiang fiddling with the signal launcher. He wanted to laugh, "You don't know how to send a signal, if you do it wrong, it will also activate the alarm device outside."

  "So how should I shoot?" Ling Tianxiang placed the dagger on Swire's neck.

  The threat had no effect, and Swire seemed to have anticipated his inevitable death, rendering any threats useless. Just as Ling Tianxiang was about to shut off the signal transmitter, a shrill alarm sounded from outside, followed by the beams of searchlights shining in. The external alarms had been activated.

  Ling Tianxiang swiftly moved the radio desk to block the door, and also dragged over the metal cabinet used for storing weapons, blocking the door behind him. He set up a simple defensive fortification. The command center's walls made of engineering plastics couldn't withstand bullets, so he hoped that those cabinets and the radio would be able to stop the bullets.

  "If I were you, it would be better to give up resistance now!"

  "Why?" Ling Tianxiang took out all the firearms from the metal cabinet. In order not to arouse his suspicion, the US military did not take away all the guns in the cabinet, and each gun was intact, with plenty of spare ammunition.

  "Do you think you can be the opponent of several hundred well-trained soldiers and over a hundred mercenaries? You are just an individual, not a god, not a deity, you cannot leave here alive."

  "You're no different, if I'm destined to go to hell, then I'll make sure you take the lead in embracing Satan!" The alarm outside had stopped, replaced by dense, chaotic footsteps and the sound of armored vehicles moving.

  "Why don't you surrender?" At this time, it was Swire who became a bit anxious, perhaps thinking that he could persuade Ling Tianxiang, without expecting that Ling would fight to the death at this moment.

  "Surrender?" Ling Tianxiang sneered, putting down the loaded gun with the safety off, "Do you know who I am?"

  "Of course, you are a 'Snow Leopard', and a good sniper among them."

  "Do you know what 'Snow Leopard' will choose at this time?" Ling Tianxiang loaded another rifle with a magazine.

  "Of course, I know you won't surrender, you'd rather die in battle than fall into enemy hands. Your comrade almost proved that point a few days ago." Swillie kept staring at Ling Tianxiang, "But you can choose to surrender, we'll give you everything you need, a large sum of money, a secret identity, and let you live comfortably every day. If needed, we can even arrange for your family to be brought to the United States..."

  "So you became an American citizen like this?" Ling Tianxiang walked over.

  Sweile gazed tensely at this warrior who was already prepared for battle.

  "Well, I'll tell you my answer now—"

  A glimmer of hope flashed in Swire's eyes, but what answered him was the butt of a rifle smashing down.

  "The old man's answer was, never surrender!" Ling Tianxiang spat a mouthful of saliva at Swillie's feet, then touched the large artery on his neck and pulse. The rifle butt had only knocked him unconscious, perhaps with mild concussion, but there was no danger to his life.

  The US military outside had already surrounded the place, but fearing that the enemy might have hostages, they did not immediately attack. Ling Tianxiang took advantage of the time to make combat preparations, and more than a dozen carbines and rifles were loaded with bullets, and the safety was turned off. When the battle started, he might not have had time to replace the magazine for his guns. In addition, he used tables, chairs and other solid objects to surround a small fortress as much as possible. As long as the US military did not use the machine gun on the "Stryker" armored vehicle, the steel plate table surface should be able to withstand the bullets of machine guns and rifles.

  When he saw the few corpses lying on the ground, Ling Tianxiang suddenly had an idea. He quickly tied the four corpses to the chair and then, together with Sui Wei Li, they formed a circle back-to-back. The three corpses that were shot in the head all faced backwards, Sui Wei Li faced forward, and the other two faced sideways. After doing all this, Ling Tianxiang shot one bolt at a time to break off the screws connecting the wall body to the ground, and after confirming that the front wall was about to collapse, he immediately jumped back into the fortress and then stretched out his rifle to push down the front wall.

  After hearing the gunfire, the US troops all took cover behind armored vehicles or Humvees, guns trained on the command center. When the wall came down, the US troops were stunned to see five people bound together; if they opened fire, they risked hitting their own men.

  "Alright, you American bastards listen up! I've got hostages here, if you open fire, even if you can't hit me, I'll take them down first!" Ling Tianxiang leaned against the steel table, he wasn't stupid enough to stick his head out and become a target for the US military snipers.

  This move has seen the effect, and the US military did not dare to easily attack. Ling Tianxiang glanced out from a gap on the side and immediately retracted his head. Several US military officers had arrived behind an armored vehicle, definitely discussing countermeasures. So, what countermeasures would the US military have?

  "Attention, people inside!" After a while, the US military shouted through loudspeakers, "You are surrounded, any resistance is futile. Let us talk to your officer first, then we can meet your conditions!"

  Ghost trick, fooled me? Ling Tianxiang coldly smiled and then fired a shot into the sky. The US military outside immediately shrank back in fear. "This is my answer, prepare a helicopter for me, and you all retreat 2 meters away from the campsite. If anyone dares to approach, I'll take care of that official first!"

  Ling Tianxiang said as he slashed a knife on Swillie's calf, and after feeling the pain, Swillie woke up and slightly lifted his head. The US military outside immediately believed that Ling Tianxiang was not bluffing them. Before Swillie could speak, Ling Tianxiang grabbed the barrel of an assault rifle and slammed the buttstock onto Swillie's head again, knocking him out once more.