Chapter 7: Desperate Counterattack
"Damn it, the Zhong Guard is ambushing us!"
In the chaos, opening my eyes slightly, I could only see a few meters around; everything else was shrouded in thick smoke.
"Lao Wan, Glasses, Gaara, Xiao Bai! Are you still here? If you're alive, just say something!" Oh god, could it be that I've just been promoted to team leader and am already going to end up as a one-man commander?!
"Cough cough, Glasses and I are together! Don't worry!" Amid the chaos, I heard Lao Wan's muffled voice. "What about the others? Everyone better be okay!"
"Don't worry, Xiao Bai and I are together!" Gaara's voice sounded nearby. Following the voice, I rolled over and landed near Gaara and Xiao Bai. I saw Gaara leaning over Xiao Bai, seemingly protecting her.
Seeing everyone safe relieved me. Hehe, I didn't think Gaara this guy wasn't bad!
"Is everyone okay!" Captain Lock's voice came from the stairs, sounding quite anxious.
"Haha!" Just as we hadn't gotten out of danger yet, the arrogant voice of the guard captain David came from downstairs.
"You idiots, did you really think I would let you act before the original operation?! How does it feel to get blown by a landmine!"
"Screw you!" Lock angrily cursed, "You despicable people, truly disgusting! Setting up the traps in advance!"
While speaking, he secretly approached our side. Probably Lock was really anxious; who knows how many of our soldiers were lost to that one powerful landmine!
"Hmph! This is called all's fair in war! Lock, you bastard, now you know my strength! Hahaha..."
Soon Lock came beside me and asked, "Are there still any alive here?!" I turned around to look behind me, either dead or wounded, shook my head, and said, "Captain, the situation isn't optimistic. We must take the injured to a safe place!" Lock shook his head after hearing this: "No, the Guard will definitely attack! We already have too few people, we can't go rescue the wounded."
...But what about them?! I felt a bit panicked. Is this what a battlefield is? A cold, harsh battlefield!
"Don't worry, we'll head to the third floor first. Everyone is up there!"As long as we divert the defenders' attention, these people won't be in danger!” He patted my shoulder and then turned, running toward the third floor.
It seems that's all we can do! I gritted my teeth: “All surviving comrades, follow me to the third floor!”
When we arrived on the third floor, the two sides had already started fighting. Since our side had just fallen for a trap and rushed into a counterattack, in the midst of panic, we had already lost the first round. On top of that, the enemy was well-equipped and heavily armed, making the battlefield almost completely one-sided! The defenders' overwhelming firepower relentlessly battered the third floor where we were!
“Damn defenders! I didn't expect the game to be ruined by these bastards before it even started!” Furious, I raised the M16 and aimed out the window to counterattack. Since I psychologically treated this as just a game, I felt no mental barrier in killing—just firing at anyone I saw. As I squeezed the trigger, flames erupted from the M16 barrel, and a series of 'bang bang bang' shots swept toward the defenders.
Old Wan and the guy with glasses were equally relentless; with a roar, they raised their guns and swept downward fiercely.
Seeing our bravery, the rest also felt inspired and stopped hesitating, shouting angrily as they operated their machine guns. I didn't know exactly how things were going, only the constant ‘bang bang' of gunfire ringing in my ears, and knew the surrounding firepower had never ceased.
Rockman also realized the situation was advantageous, suddenly shouting: “Brothers, show those bastards what we're made of! Give them a taste of their own medicine!” After saying this, he took a deep drag from his cigar, exhaled thick smoke through his nose, and lifted his massive machine gun, firing bullets ‘rat-tat-tat' recklessly! The heavy fire illuminated Rockman's fierce face!
Damn! A Thompson! I rubbed my eyes—turns out it was a powerful Thompson machine gun! Well done, Rockman! While we are all using our basic weapons, you're wielding a formidable Thompson machine gun!
Truly, a guy even more disgusting than the defenders!
Watching us stealth fighters launch wave after wave of attacks, Captain David, hiding in a building in the distance, didn't seem worried at all. Instead, he grinned, raised a megaphone, and shouted: “Haha, not bad at all, Rockman! Even after being beaten like this, you still have the strength to fight back! Fine, you'd better hold out a little longer and see how I'm going to crush you!”“? ‘Group 2, follow orders, hand grenades ready!'? Hand… hand grenades?!? We hadn't even reacted yet when suddenly the people below stopped firing. Then, behind the military truck, we heard a loud series of footsteps, clear even from this far away, as if they were quickly setting up some kind of operation! ‘Crap! Could it be…' Rockman's expression clearly changed. He turned his head and shouted: ‘Everyone get down!'? As if to prove the saying that speed is everything, just as Rockman shouted these words, suddenly a large number of guards in black bulletproof vests jumped out from below holding something in their hands. They leapt and forcefully threw the items upwards! Oh my god! That was… heaven! Dozens of grenades flew up from below! ‘Get down!'? ‘Boom! Boom! Boom!'? Struck by dozens of grenades, the entire building shook as if it were about to collapse! Countless stones, cement, and bricks fell, screams erupted all around, and countless people were severely injured! ‘Is everyone… okay?' I looked around, glasses and Gaara both had injuries of varying degrees on their arms. ‘I'm fine! Just a few scratches!' Glasses wiped his lenses and smiled. ‘No, if this continues, we might really be wiped out! We need to come up with a plan! Captain…' I turned to Rockman. Seeing the determination on my face, he seemed like he wanted to say something… ‘There's only one way, otherwise we'll all die here!' Rockman realized there was no other option, gritted his teeth and said: ‘Alright! I'll agree. Go to the supply box at the far end of the third floor and find suitable equipment!' ‘Really?!' Lao Wan didn't hear anything else, but as soon as he heard ‘get equipment,' he jumped up happily! I nodded at Rockman, turned and shouted: ‘All members of Team 7, follow me!' At the supply point, the five of us each grabbed heavy machine guns with hundreds of rounds of ammunition. I picked a Thompson and a few grenades. ‘Haha, now I finally have a Thompson too!' ‘Now everyone, charge down and fight!' ‘What!' Hearing this, the other four were stunned: ‘No way!'You want a few of us to charge down against hundreds of guards?! How is that any different from walking to our deaths?!”
“Not necessarily!” Before I could explain, Gaara shouted out: “If I'm not wrong, the gloomy guy doesn't intend for us to go to our deaths! He probably discussed with the captain that our small team members should go down to draw the enemy's attention, make them aim their guns at us, while the real main force is Captain Locke and the others! As long as the opponent makes a slight mistake because of our distraction, Captain Locke and the others will seize the opportunity and counterattack! We'll catch them completely off guard!”
Damn! How smart—this kid Gaara actually guessed everything. Seeing everyone's questioning looks, I nodded: “Exactly! Right now, this is the only way! Don't worry, we'll go down first and cause havoc, and when they react, we'll slip away to a safe place. As long as we attract their attention, our mission will be accomplished!”
“Besides…” Holding the Thompson in my hands, I felt waves of excitement: “besides, with this equipment in hand, I'm confident we can complete this mission!” Everyone, looking at the heavy machine guns in their hands, also felt their confidence rise, no longer showing the earlier panic.
“Great! Then all of you charge with me!” I shouted and led the way down the stairs, and the others jumped down shouting loudly. As soon as we reached the bottom, I yelled arrogantly: “Come on, let me see you tremble!” Right after saying this, I threw a hand grenade first—it exploded with a thunderous ‘BOOM'! The guards who hadn't yet reacted were blasted away.
Perfect opportunity! I raised the Thompson and unleashed a sweeping ‘rat-a-tat-tat…'! Immediately, Spectacles, Old Wan, Gaara, and Xiao Bai also jumped down, their heavy machine guns firing ‘rat-a-tat-tat' wildly at the opposing guards!
The guards opposite were fully focused on dealing with Captain Locke and the others upstairs, completely unaware that a group of heavily armed ambushers suddenly attacked mid-way, and within a short time, a large number of them fell.
Seeing so many people die for no reason, Captain David cursed angrily: “Where the hell did these bastards come from to ambush me? Everyone, fire! Fire hard!”
(End of chapter)
