NOVEL NEXT WORLD Chapter 505: Taking You Home!
In the eastern part of Ebidar city, a marketplace...
28-year-old Ren Liang, accompanied by two coworkers, was hugging the iron gate of the marketplace, listening to the noises outside.
The marketplace was sandwiched between the National Army and the militants, which made it impossible for them to retreat.
The two coworkers in their twenties, holding wooden sticks, looked at Ren Liang fearfully. Seeing him gesture, one of the skinny young men handed a wooden stick wrapped with a mirror to Ren Liang.
Ren Liang lay on the ground, extending the stick with the mirror underneath the gate to survey the situation on both sides.
The two workers nudged each other, and finally, the skinny young man asked, "Brother Liang, what's it like outside?"
As he spoke, the skinny young man turned his head and looked at the two local bodies with cracked skulls not far away, then fearfully said, "Brother Liang, there are dead people, what do we do? I, I didn't smash their heads."
Ren Liang frowned and turned back to look, speaking in a deep voice, "I did it, I'll take responsibility. If anyone asks, you all say the same thing, cowards..."
As Ren Liang looked at the mirror again to carefully observe the situation on both sides, he helplessly muttered, "Damn, I can't see clearly; now none of us can get out."
The skinny young man sighed with relief, saying, "Brother Liang, we know you're skilled, but those terrorists have guns.
Zhao Zong said someone would come to rescue us, let's just do as he says and wait here.
If you take the risk of going out and something happens, what then?"
Upon hearing this, Ren Liang replied irritably, "Wait? How can we wait? Six people are lying inside; they won't last till tomorrow without medicine. Tell me, how do we wait?
Ren Xiaojia, you're usually so capable, but now you're clueless at a critical moment?
The hospital is just two streets away; do we try to find a way or not?"
The skinny young man, Ren Xiaojia, nodded and said, "Of course we must try to rescue them, but with bullets flying outside, how can I go out?
I'm telling you, don't overdo it; what are you trying to prove as a cook at this moment?"
Struggling, Ren Xiaojia said, "Brother, can I call you brother?
Let's just stand guard honestly. Once the fighting outside is over, I will follow you wherever you go, okay?"
"Coward..."
Ren Liang looked at Ren Xiaojia with contempt and said, "You always say you're a man standing tall, but when it counts, you lose your nerve.
Doctor Qin said, without medicine, their conditions will worsen, and if anything goes wrong, we won't be able to go back.
We all come from the same village; can we just stand by and watch them die now?
I don't need you to come with me; just be responsible for opening the gate when I come back, that's all."
As Ren Liang spoke, gunfire suddenly erupted from the building across the marketplace...
"Dada dada..."
A militant fired three bursts at the marketplace's iron gate.
A stray bullet grazed Ren Xiaojia's arm, leaving a gash that made the skinny young man scream, then he sat on the ground, wetting his pants, and scrabbled to take cover under the wall beside the main gate.
"Brother, my dear brother, I really can't do it; find someone else."
Ren Liang ignored his cousin's plea; he heard sarcastic laughter coming from the opposite rooftop...
"Damn, give me a gun, and I'll wipe you all out, bastards..."
As Ren Liang was muttering through gritted teeth, a whistling sound suddenly came from the sky, followed by a violent explosion on the rooftop across...
Ren Liang was stunned for a moment, then instinctively shouted "drone" and stood up, moving towards the bullet holes in the gate to take a closer look.
The intense explosion made both sides of the firefight cease, and seeing his chance, Ren Liang forcefully pushed open the bolted door and dashed out, not forgetting to shout back, "Lock the door; I'll be back soon."
Just as Ren Liang was about to dash across the street, an access way suddenly opened up in the National Army's position on his left, and four armored vehicles, larger than Humvees, stormed through.
In the dead of night, with no headlights on, Ren Liang couldn't see the full extent of the armored vehicles, but he could recognize the roar of the heavy machine guns. Explore more stories with My Virtual Library Empire
"Thud thud thud..."
"Thud thud thud..."
The large-caliber bullets from the American M2 heavy machine guns, guided by tracer rounds, swooped towards the militant positions.
The militants' defenses, set up with abandoned vehicles, offered no protection against the heavy machine gun fire.
Though you couldn't see the militants' plight at night, their screams alone told of their dire straits.
Ren Liang, no matter how bold, didn't dare cross the street sealed by M2 fire; one hit from that, and a person would be shredded!
Pressing himself against the gate, wishing he could become as thin as paper, he listened to the bullets whizzing past and clenched his teeth, stiffening his legs as he slowly edged towards the corner of the iron gate and the wall rampart.
At this moment, he hadn't given up on the idea of going out for medicine, hoping to slip across the street after the apparent National Army forces had rushed past.
But Ren Liang's plans were optimistic; the militants weren't pushovers.
Pushed from the street into the surrounding buildings, it wasn't long before bullets rained down from the rooftops towards the armored vehicles.
With a distance of less than 300 meters, the muzzle flashes on the rooftops indicated there were at least 40 individuals firing.
The moment the heavy machine gun on the rooftop opened fire, it began suppression shooting, and then the two armored vehicles that followed unleashed their automatic grenade launchers.
"Boom boom boom..."
"Boom boom boom..."
A heavy machine gun needed to hit to kill, but a grenade launcher didn't; merely aiming in the general vicinity was enough to deny the enemy any cover.
And it wasn't over yet, as the armored vehicles stopped after charging through the market gates, their rooftop guns and grenade launchers alternating in suppressing the enemy.
Then, huddled in a corner, Ren Liang saw soldiers on the following truck shouldering anti-tank rockets as RPGs, bombarding a distant rooftop.
Ren Liang, who eagerly wanted the others to leave quickly, hadn't expected the second truck to stop in front of the market gates, and then several fully armed soldiers jumped out of a SUV...
The leader rushed to the market gates, slapping them hard and shouting in Mandarin at the top of his voice, "Open up, we're here to rescue you..."
The leader pounding on the gates had an incredibly formidable presence, especially with a super-soldier standing beside him, reminiscent of an ape.
However, upon hearing the familiar Mandarin, Ren Liang couldn't help but excitedly raise his hand and say, "Who are you?"
Startled by the sudden voice nearby, Joe Ga turned to find a tall Chinese man crouching in a corner.
Pushing Karman's gun barrel away from Ren Liang, Joe Ga yelled over the cacophony of thunderous noises, "Get everyone out here, I'm taking you home!"
No proof was needed, Mandarin was the best passport!
Ren Liang excitedly rubbed his face, pounding on the door and yelling, "Ren Xiaojia, open the damn door, our rescuers are here!"
The moment the big iron door opened, a barrage of bullets hit the armored vehicle at the forefront.
Xiao Hei, operating the machine gun, grunted and fell into the vehicle.
Joe Ga pushed Dorian aside and called out, "Elephant, deploy smoke grenades, we're going in to wipe those bitches out."
While saying this, Joe Ga grabbed Ren Liang, who had just knocked open the door, and ordered, "Get everyone together, wait for my signal, and then have them all board those trucks."
The commanding aura emanating from Joe Ga was so strong that Ren Liang almost instinctively snapped to attention, saluting and shouting loud and clear, "Understood, gathering everyone for the signal..."
Joe Ga was momentarily taken aback by Ren Liang's response, then watched as Dorian pulled out a grenade launcher, sending six smoke grenades in rapid succession towards their front.
As the smoke began to billow, the armored vehicles up front were obscured, and the enemy, due to their elevated position, remained under the suppression of P·B.
"Medical officer stays to check the injured, don't stop the machine gun suppression, all of Team A follow me!"
Just as Joe Ga was about to lead the charge into the building for close-quarters battle with the terrorists, two streaks of light reappeared in the sky.
Two Blue Sword-7 missiles struck rooftops densely occupied by terrorists.
After two resounding explosions, the enemy's counterattack ceased almost entirely.
But it wasn't over yet; the Seville veterans on the truck switched from anti-tank missiles to setting up two mortars.
They bombarded two distant buildings incessantly with 60 mm mortar rounds...
Joe Ga paused for a moment, then Karman pulled him aside...
"I'll lead the team in with Dorian; you stay behind since you're the only one who understands Mandarin."
Joe Ga noticed Nis and Kitten guarding at the rears of the two armored vehicles, and Antar sitting calmly inside, understanding that it must have been Antar who called in the airstrike.
These guys didn't want their boss to take risks!
Once he grasped the situation, Joe Ga shouted to Antar, "The strike is done, find valuable targets, empty the drone's ammo, and tell them to return."
After speaking, Joe Ga called out to the veteran Seville soldiers on the truck, "Take the RPGs and provide cover for Dragon Gecko."
In fact, nighttime battles favored P·B because each man had a night-vision device.
But modern warfare is somewhat a matter of probability; having the upper hand doesn't guarantee invincibility.
Watching the medical officer drag the shot Xiao Hei out of the vehicle, Joe Ga rushed over to help lift Xiao Hei into the market.
He swiftly helped to remove Xiao Hei's tactical vest; the medical officer listened to his chest and mouth for a moment, then began performing CPR.
The enemy also had a heavy machine gun, and a bullet ricocheted off the armored vehicle's roof, striking Xiao Hei squarely in the chest.
The bulletproof vest wasn't penetrated, but the massive kinetic impact caused Xiao Hei to suffer three broken ribs and go into shock.
Performing CPR on a broken rib is sometimes very dangerous, but the medical officer remained incredibly calm.
He continued CPR and gave mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and after a few seconds, Xiao Hei took a deep breath, attempting to sit up, only to cry out in pain.
The medical officer administered a half dosage of morphine to Xiao Hei, then slapped his face a few times, saying, "Don't sleep, stay alert..."
Afterward, the medical officer skillfully reset Xiao Hei's ribs and secured them with an inflatable bandage, then nodded to Joe Ga saying, "No problem, he'll be good as new in a month."
Crouching beside the slightly dazed Xiao Hei, Joe Ga patted him on the shoulder and said, "Listen to the doctor, don't sleep, I'll give you a bonus when we get back!"
Joe Ga then stood up, looking at the Chinese workers emerging from deep within the market, waved his hand, and said, "Is everyone accounted for?
I'm taking you home!!"