Fatal Strike: Mercenary Road of Gunfire Ranger
Chapter 238 - 237: Landing ashore

Chapter 238: Chapter 237: Landing ashore

On the surface of the Volga River, an old and rundown small fishing boat slowly made its way toward a protruding bend of the riverbank.

Mountain Eagle looked at Alex, who already seemed to be showing signs of rejuvenation as he held the steering wheel, his eyes firmly fixed on the direction of the distant manor...

He shook his head slightly and began to recheck the equipment on his body...

After confirming there were no issues, Mountain Eagle looked at the Daria sisters sitting opposite him...

The two ladies were dressed in thin, tight-fitting black jeans, wearing black long-sleeved tight-fitting tops over which they had donned bulletproof tactical vests and helmets.

In theory, such attire should give off an intense killing aura, but the sense of danger brought by guns and ammunition could not conceal the inherent sexiness of their enchanting figures.

In fact, because the aura of danger diluted their usual overt sensuality, it actually made Mountain Eagle view them in a better light.

Seeing Mountain Eagle rechecking the equipment, the sisters also opened their tactical backpacks to check, giving Mountain Eagle a thumbs up after confirming everything was okay...

"We’re all good..."

Yuliy, who was to join Mountain Eagle in action, looked at the VSS in Mountain Eagle’s arms, hesitated for a moment, then said, "Sir, my sister has another MP7. That gun is quieter, has a larger magazine capacity and is more suitable for indoor combat. You could..."

Mountain Eagle patted the newly upgraded VSS, saying with a smile, "Trust me, it’s no less effective than an MP7!

Whether it’s the sound or power, it’s enough to get me through the upcoming battle."

Saying this, Mountain Eagle kicked a large bag by his feet to Daria, who was in charge of controlling the speedboat, saying, "Inside are two AK-105s prepared for you sisters. Both guns have been modified to have low recoil, which should make them easy for you to handle.

You’ll bring them onto the speedboat, and if necessary, you can use them to cover us.

Remember, only if necessary. Do not reveal your position until we’ve made it out."

Daria broke from her usual style and nodded silently, taking out an AK-105 to sling over her shoulder, then placed the bag at her feet...

"After we land, I’ll be planting explosives on the dock and other boats to prevent them from chasing us by water."

Mountain Eagle nodded in satisfaction and turned to Pirate...

Pirate, carrying an AK-105 and a grenade launcher, was fiddling with an RPK, and said in a deep voice, "After the incendiary bombs explode, I’ll bombard the reinforcements on both sides with grenades...

Once deterrence is established, the RPK’s firepower will be enough to block the enemy in the two houses on the east side of the main building. You just need to focus on the enemies in the houses on the West Side.

If the enemy is weak, we might not need to exert much effort to withdraw."

Pirate glanced at Alex, standing tall and straight, leaving some words unsaid...

The truth was that their plan was still extremely risky. Even if he could completely block the enemies from the West Side, it would still be dangerous for Mountain Eagle and his team to carry hostages across dozens of meters of open ground.

The only way to reduce this risk was Alex. Only if he could hold off the enemies on the east side of the main building could they minimize the risk of Mountain Eagle and his team’s retreat.

Although he knew Alex was prepared for death, he couldn’t bluntly say it out loud, because eloquently stating so would cause men like Pirate to lose respect for themselves.

Mountain Eagle seemed to read Pirate’s mind, clapped him on the arm, and said in a firm voice, "Do your own job well, just like you said, we take the positions we’re best at...

As long as everyone can perform well and stay alert to my commands, we can get out safely."

As he spoke, Mountain Eagle gazed at Volga Manor, now not far away, with a deep and profound look, "Perhaps more than just getting out..."

9:40 PM at the Volga Manor dock...

Two security guards carrying rifles stood at the edge of the dock, smoking and chatting in low voices.

When they saw a fishing boat with lights on slowly approaching, even though they knew it was one of the old dotards from the manor returning, they still tossed away their cigarettes, grabbed their rifles, and walked towards the dock to show the old man a lesson...

They had said no later than 10 PM, and yet this old dotard actually stretched it until almost ten. Dinner at the manor had ended hours ago, which infuriated these men tortured by their craving for alcohol.

As the two guards stood menacingly at the end of the dock watching the approaching boat, slowly two heads appeared in the water behind them...

Mountain Eagle brought forth the VSS rifle, and as the dock guard was receiving the rope thrown by Alex, preparing to pull and ready to scold, Mountain Eagle swiftly pulled the trigger...

"Da da, da da"

The two armed guards were first jolted at the waist, then their body’s center of gravity involuntarily leaned backward, and in the instant they fell, their heads took bullets.

The bullets first hit the guards in the lumbar spine, paralyzing their ability to move and causing them to lose balance.

Then the 9mm special sniper bullets entered through the back of their heads, went through their heads, and exited out the front, leaving a golf ball-sized hole.

Pirates, like a seal emerging from the water, leaped up from the wooden stakes below the dock. With their hands grabbing the backs of two men, they exerted force with their waists and bellies to make the bodies of the fallen pause momentarily in mid-air...

As the fishing boat collided with the dock, making a commotion, they took advantage of the noise to lay the two bodies down on the dock, then gently dragged them into the water.

The pirate’s movements were exceptionally smooth, not arousing the slightest notice of the enemies dozens of meters away.

Following closely behind the two men, the Daria sisters helped stuff the two bodies into the space under the dock. Then the four quickly got ashore, using the dock for cover. They avoided the gaze of a group of patrolmen who seemed to be idly wandering on the West Side and crawled swiftly to the underside of a wooden hut by the dock.

Mountain Eagle leaned against the hut, untying the combat boots wrapped in a plastic bag from around his stomach, took out socks from the boots and put them on his feet, then while putting on his shoes, he took an admiring glance at the Daria sisters...

The dock assault seemed effortless, but in reality, it was extremely difficult.

Pirate lived up to his nickname; the guy had unbelievably good water skills, simply taking a piece of rubber tubing with weighting and could advance several hundred meters underwater fully geared, then used the rope he carried to help Mountain Eagle and the others approach the dock in the dark waters.

Mountain Eagle’s physique was robust, and with the help of the rope, he effortlessly swam over three hundred meters underwater without any equipment aid.

Unexpectedly, the two sisters were even more at ease underwater than he was...

They were like thorny mermaids, swift and graceful in their movements.

Watching Yuliy diligently tying her shoelaces, and then carefully checking the chamber of her MP7 and Glock 17 pistol, while also adjusting her tactical vest, Mountain Eagle nodded in satisfaction...

At this moment, Alex who had come down from the boat pushed out a trolley from inside the hut and went back up on the dock. He laboriously moved several beer kegs and some miscellany from the boat to the trolley and began transporting them to shore.

The noise made by the trolley as it reached land caught the attention of the sentry on the second floor of the main building; a flashlight beam illuminated Alex, then scanned over the beer kegs and Vodka bottles, followed by a distant curse before the light went out...

As Alex pushed the trolley onto the cobblestone path, he casually dropped a key on the ground...

The shoeless Daria quickly snatched up the key and dove back into the water...

She planted two bombs under the connection between the dock and the shore, then swam to a speedboat dragging a large bag...

After boarding and confirming that the key worked to start the speedboat, Daria did not hide on the boat as Mountain Eagle instructed but used several sandbags and old tires on the dock to create a makeshift defensive position.

While Daria took action, Alex pushed the trolley toward the West Side of the main building. Amid the curses of several gunmen, the old man accidentally dropped a beer keg on the ground while delivering drinks...

After delivering to the West Side of the main building, Alex turned to the East Side. Passing by the back door of the main building, he similarly left a beer keg behind.

After seeing Alex repeat the process on the East Side of the main building, leaving behind specially prepared beer kegs, Mountain Eagle quietly said into the radio: "Butcher, cut the main cable..."

As Mountain Eagle spoke, sparks flew from a power pole several kilometers away from the manor...

The moment the lights in the manor went out, the interior began to grow chaotic. At this instant, Mountain Eagle and Yuliy burst out like cheetahs. Using the brief time it takes for human eyes to adjust to the light change, they swiftly crossed the lawn and, like ghosts, pressed against a small door on the side of the main building’s French windows.

The darkness caused some restlessness inside the manor. Inside the main building, someone started shouting loudly, commanding over the radio to start the backup generator, and at other times ordering people to look for temporary lighting.

While the entire manor plunged into brief chaos, Yuliy pulled down her night vision goggles and reached for the doorknob...

Mountain Eagle drew his Ruger Silent Pistol, sidestepped with the gun in hand, and gave a firm nod to Yuliy...

As the back door was pulled open, Mountain Eagle rushed into the dining room.

The three guards engulfed in darkness were unable to react in time and were hit in the head by the bullets fired from the Ruger Silent Pistol...

"Pop, pop, pop..."

A series of double-taps precisely hit the three guards in the head, causing their necks to shake violently, and they slumped to the floor.

The majority of the other people in the main building were concentrated inside the main hall; the noise covered up the sound of the three men falling...

Mountain Eagle, who saw the night as if it were day, quickly found a set of keys on one of the guards. He turned around, stuffed the keys into the hands of Yuliy who followed him in, and whispered, "You go to the basement to rescue people, I’ll stay here for cover. Watch out, there might still be guards inside..."

Yuliy, observing how Mountain Eagle adeptly dragged the three bodies onto chairs and arranged them in three different positions, decisively turned and entered the cellar, unlocked an iron lock with the key, and then pulled open the bolt...

Remembering Mountain Eagle’s reminder, Yuliy kicked open the cellar door and burst in with her gun ready.

The dark cellar didn’t have any light at all. The two guards looking for lighting and radio, hearing the door open, thought not about defending themselves but about escaping the dark oppressive space.

Thanks to the night vision goggles, Yuliy could clearly see the situation inside. As the two guards moved towards her, Yuliy closed the cellar door with her hand and decisively pulled the trigger...

"Tap tap, tap tap"

The MP7 with a silencer made a very quiet noise. The two guards shuddered in pain and sat on the ground. As they attempted to call out loudly for help, Yuliy quickly finished them with shots to the head.

Then Yuliy glanced around, quickly walking next to an iron cage cell...

Seeing the situation inside the cage, Yuliy gripped the radio and said in a deep voice: "Boss, there’s more than one hostage, how shall we proceed?"