xymnovel Chapter 44 Explosion
Chapter 44 Explosion
Five dark figures darted swiftly along the edge of the railway on the south side, concealed by the thick fog.
On top of the water tower, Lu Ye, with the SVCh sights attached to his eyepiece, switched his view back and forth between the two patrol teams in the freight car area on the south side.
"Boss, we're fifty meters ahead, approaching the south freight car area. Ruslan, prepare to leave the group." Lu Ye's voice rang out in the squad channel.
"Received," Ruslan replied in a low voice.
Lu Ye's brain was rapidly calculating the movement trajectories and convergence times of the two patrol teams.
"The first patrol is turning back west, and the second has just passed carriage number three. Ruslan, you have ten seconds to reach the entry point."
"Five, four, three, two... Now! Go!"
Suddenly, Ruslan unleashed an agility completely disproportionate to his size.
He carried the heavy PKP general-purpose machine gun and suddenly rolled from the outside of the tracks into the shadows between the two carriages.
"Ruslan, at ten o'clock, the second patrol team is approaching, about thirty meters away," Lu Ye continued to provide visibility.
"That's enough."
Ruslan crouched under the infrared camouflage net and quickly pulled two MON-50 directional anti-personnel mines from his tactical vest.
He secured the landmines at a crisscross angle to the load-bearing axle at the bottom of the carriage, then pulled out an extremely thin tripwire and stretched it across the only path between the two carriages.
"Directional mines deployed, tripwire mines set off. Heavy firepower defensive position established, I am in position. Clear vision, ready to provide suppressive fire at any time."
"Well done. The rest of you, keep pushing!" Yuri ordered in a low voice.
The remaining four continued to explore eastward along the edge of the railway and soon arrived at the designated separation point.
"Artyom, Eugene, break free!"
Yuri gave a tactical signal.
Artyom and Eugene immediately turned around and, one in front of the other, quickly made their way towards the drone launch platform in the core area, taking advantage of the thick fog and the cover of the buildings.
Yuri and Roman continued eastward, heading straight for the enemy's mortar and missile positions.
On the water tower, Lu Ye's gun barrel moved slowly, always locked on Artyom and Eugene.
In the thermal imaging view, the two were only fifty meters away from the open-air drone launch platform.
Just then, a voice suddenly came from the enemy communication channel that Eugene had hijacked:
"Command center, Vampire 1 system self-check normal, battery fully charged, ready for takeoff!"
"Takeoff approved! Initiate full-area fog detection immediately!"
Lu Ye's pupils suddenly contracted.
At a distance of fifty meters, Artyom and Eugene had no chance of getting close enough to the drone before it took off and then silently ending the fight.
Once this drone carrying military thermal imaging takes off, everyone in the Black Scythe Squad will be completely exposed!
The opportunity to fight was fleeting, and there was simply no time to ask for permission!
Without the slightest hesitation, Lu Ye's finger instantly pulled the trigger.
"puff!"
The silencer emitted a muffled sigh.
Eight hundred meters away, the Ukrainian operator, who was looking down at the remote control terminal, suddenly had his head explode, and his headless body crashed straight onto the takeoff platform.
"puff!"
In less than a second, Lu Ye pulled the bolt, ejected the spent cartridge, and fired the second bullet.
Another operator, who was about to reach for his rifle, was instantly struck in the chest. He was thrown out by the enormous kinetic energy and crashed heavily into the drone.
[Defeat 2 enemy soldier and earn 200 points!]
The sound of the body hitting the drone immediately alerted the guards inside the drone storage facility.
"Enemy attack! The platform is under attack!" The warning from Ukrainian military personnel rang out in the communication channel.
"Lu! Well done!"
Artyom roared in the channel, "Now that we've opened fire, the infiltration will be turned into a full-scale assault!"
"Eugene, tactical formation, follow me!"
Artyom rushed out of the wooden crate cover, instantly switching his AK-105 short assault rifle to full-auto mode.
Eugene stayed close to Artyom's side and rear, about two meters behind, his AKS-74U providing cover for the flanks and rear.
The two men formed a special cross-cover formation and took turns approaching the drone warehouse.
"Bang bang bang bang!"
The iron door of the drone warehouse was suddenly pushed open, and seven or eight Ukrainian soldiers rushed out with rifles in hand.
At the same time, through a broken window on the second floor of the warehouse, the barrel of a PKM general-purpose machine gun protruded, attempting to provide suppressive fire below.
"Machine gun! Second floor!" Eugene shouted.
"Leave it to me!"
Lu Ye's crosshairs instantly aimed at the human-shaped red dot at the second-floor window.
"puff!"
The bullet penetrated the gap in the 8mm thick steel plate and pierced the machine gunner's neck.
The PKM machine gun didn't even have time to fire a single bullet before the gunner fell headfirst out of the window.
[Kill the enemy machine gunner and earn 100 points!]
"Three riflemen behind the right-hand cover!" Lu Ye called out in the channel as he pulled the bolt.
Upon hearing the callout, Artyom didn't even look; he immediately opened fire on the right-hand cover to suppress the enemy.
Lu Ye's bullets came raining down. "Thud! Thud!"
Two shots in quick succession, both hitting their mark.
[Defeat 2 enemy soldier and earn 200 points!]
Lu Ye took care of two people, while Artyom took care of one.
Under the cover of Lu Ye's high-altitude fire, in a firefight lasting less than a minute, Lu Ye single-handedly killed eleven people, while Artyom and Eugene used alternating firepower to kill nine others.
The twenty guards outside the drone warehouse were wiped out!
"Cover me!"
Artyom rushed to the warehouse door, pulled out a stun grenade, and shoved it through the crack in the door.
"boom!"
A dull bang was followed by a blinding white light that exploded inside.
Artyom and Eugene, one on the left and one on the right, burst into the warehouse like two bolts of lightning.
After a series of short, sharp shots in the indoor CQB (Close Quarters Battle) chamber, the warehouse fell completely silent.
The moment the two entered the warehouse, Lu Ye, who was on the water tower, keenly sensed the new movement.
"Artyom, a five-man reinforcement team is approaching the back door of your warehouse from the northeast. They're eighty meters away!"
Lu Ye slightly shifted the muzzle of his gun, locking onto five heat sources that were moving rapidly through the thick fog.
Take a deep breath, hold your breath, anticipate the movement, and pull the trigger.
"puff!"
The soldier at the front of the line collapsed to the ground, a cloud of blood bursting from his chest.
[Defeat 1 enemy soldier and earn 100 points!]
The remaining four immediately scattered to find cover. Under Lu Ye's military dual-mode thermal imaging, they huddled together and hid behind cover.
"Well done, Lu."
Yuri's slightly panting voice came through the tactical headset.
"The C4 timers on the mortar positions and Javelin missile launchers have all been installed; we are withdrawing!"
Immediately after, Artyom's voice came through: "Boss! Vampire 1 has been fitted with remote-controlled C4! There are three spare units and a control console in the warehouse, and Eugene is setting up a chain of explosives on them! Thirty seconds at most!"
Just then, an extremely noisy and furious roar erupted from the enemy communications channel that Eugene had hijacked:
"Dispatch center calling all units! Drone warehouse attacked by unidentified armed forces! Defenders have lost contact!"
"Rapid response platoon, immediately reinforce the hangar at full speed!"
"B Company 2nd Platoon, currently defending the medical supply depot and the southern ammunition depot, immediately dispatch half of its men to flank the hangar!"
"The 2nd Platoon of Company A, located on the eastern high ground trench, will send a platoon to advance from the east!"