Fatal Strike: Mercenary Road of Gunfire Ranger
Chapter 271 - 270: Forceful Boarding

Chapter 271: Chapter 270: Forceful Boarding

Mountain Eagle released Crow before the others even caught sight of the cruise ship...

With its advanced technology, Crow provided Mountain Eagle with ample vision, allowing him to swiftly locate the position of the cruise ship while observing the surrounding sea conditions.

The Diamond Queen Cruise Ship is colossal in size; at night, sailing on the ocean, it shone like a glaring torch.

But that was an illusion, for once the pirates took control of the bridge, they could cut off all external lighting on the ship. Then, by altering the course for a while, they could create a significant obstacle for anyone searching for the ship.

Once it deviated from its course and entered international waters, finding it within a short span would then require tremendous luck.

Mountain Eagle and his team were a step too slow, but things had not reached the worst stage yet!

Although the early warning did not change the cruise ship’s course and speed, it caused the captain and security personnel on board to step up their vigilance.

Despite losing control of the ship, the security team valiantly defended the decks and area outside the bridge, not allowing the pirates to reach the guests, thereby buying some time for Mountain Eagle and his team.

Crow was flying at a high altitude, and because of the structural layout of the cruise ship, Mountain Eagle could not see the fighting between the crew and pirates...

Many people refer to cruise ships as sea palaces, but in Mountain Eagle’s view, they’re more like pigeon cage-style apartments built atop a massive cargo ship, with a length of 100 meters, a width of 55 meters, and a five-story interior.

The situation on the first deck where the pirates were located was entirely obstructed by the ship’s architecture, except for the two external passageways on either side.

However, the view from the top deck was excellent; several security personnel clad in black used cover to barricade the area outside the bridge, preventing the mutinous first officer and his group from breaking out.

But clearly, the mutineers weren’t in a hurry; they’d likely prefer to wait for the pirates to rush up, then steadily take control of the ship and steer it where they wanted. Thus, for the moment, the situation was at a stalemate.

While Mountain Eagle couldn’t see what was happening on the first deck, the constant flash of gunfire on either side of the ship’s railing informed him of the fierce combat occurring there.

Through Crow’s eyes, Mountain Eagle looked at the dozens of speedboats and rubber dinghies hovering around the cruise ship and roughly estimated that there must be about 60 to 80 pirates boarding.

These people were well-prepared, but surely they hadn’t anticipated Mountain Eagle and his team arriving so fast!

Mountain Eagle, now with a plan in mind, quickly briefed the Black Hawk pilot, then returned to the cabin to grab a Mini Mi Machine Gun. Settling down by the cabin door, he tied himself with a safety rope and shouted, "There are pirate speedboats near the cruise ship, I don’t know if they have heavy weapons, but we need to clear the area beside the ship first...

The Black Hawk will lower its altitude for a surprise assault. Everyone get ready; Measles and Eddie, you cover the sea surface; everyone else, follow me and let’s give the pirates on the first deck a little surprise..."

Nighttime low-flying is a tremendous challenge for Thai pilots, but Taigore had arranged for the real elite this time.

The Black Hawk circled slightly and launched a low-level surprise attack from 4 kilometers away from the stern of the Diamond Queen.

The sea was noisy, and with the night as cover, those speedboats patrolling around the cruise ship didn’t notice anything amiss until the Black Hawk closed in to about a kilometer away.

And just as they hesitated, wondering if they had heard wrong, the Black Hawk had already cut from the left side to the midsection of the cruise ship...

For safety, the Black Hawk flew 40 meters above the sea surface as it cut in from about 400 meters away from the ship’s port side.

As the nose of the helicopter passed the stern of the ship, Measles firing from the machine gun position behind the co-pilot took the lead...

The PKM machine gun fired a series of bursts with every third bullet being a trailing light bullet, sending a fiery lash at the dark ocean below.

Since it was relatively close to the water, the fiery streaks were tightly spaced, ripping through one dinghy and instantly shredding the boatmen on board, causing the dinghy to rapidly deflate and sink.

After Measles achieved his hit, he began to swivel the gun barrel, spraying a hail of bullets over the speedboats and dinghies below the cruise ship’s port side...

At the same time, Mountain Eagle and his group by the cabin door also opened fire.

Mountain Eagle, controlling his Mini Mi, rained a barrage of bullets along the cruise ship’s port side corridor in the direction of the Black Hawk’s flight.

Simultaneously, Killing Bee, Big Mouth, and Broadcast, armed with military-supplied M16s, fired together...

Due to the distance and the structure of the cruise ship, Mountain Eagle and his group’s shooting effectiveness was just average, but it was enough to scare the pirates on the outer corridor to hit the deck, giving the crew a much-needed breather.

As Daria took hold of the Grenade Gun and fired six grenades onto the first deck, the pirates were completely suppressed and began to crawl away in retreat.

At the same time, counterattacks came from both the bow of the ship and the sea surface.

But clearly, the opposition lacking night vision goggles was at a disadvantage; while the close-range return fire from the sea posed some threat, bullets coming from the deck over four hundred meters away were as good as blind shots.

Everyone present was a battle-hardened expert with their own sense of the fight, hence not too tense.

But the Black Hawk pilot, who had never experienced actual combat, struggled. When several stray bullets from the sea struck the Black Hawk’s cockpit armor, he immediately veered off course, causing the Black Hawk to rapidly pull to the left.

The tilt of the aircraft made Measles cease fire, and simultaneously Mountain Eagle and the others seated by the cabin door involuntarily leaned backward...

"FUCK..."

The pilot’s sudden action almost caused Big Mouth to accidentally shoot his own foot.

Just as he was about to explode in anger at the pilot, Eddie, the Bajao man who had been inactive, suddenly unfastened his safety harness and stood up, forcefully pressing a button...

Following Eddie’s action, a rubber boat hanging beneath the Black Hawk instantly detached and fell into the sea.

Immediately after, Eddie snatched the grenade launcher from Daria’s hands, slung a bandolier of grenades over himself, and stood at the left-side cabin door, shouting into the radio, "Mountain Eagle, the pilot is under too much pressure, rappelling down will be dangerous, I’m going to provide cover for you on the sea...

Remember, when you rappel down, have Measles point a gun at the pilot’s head..."

Mountain Eagle had no time to react, and when he turned his head to look, he saw Eddie cross his arms and leap out of the cabin door...

Mountain Eagle was stunned for half a second, then unhooked his safety harness and scrambled over to the left-side cabin door, sticking his head out to look down.

The night vision goggles displayed a small splash on the green sea surface.

Nearly half a minute later, Mountain Eagle saw a figure emerge from the water, quickly approaching the rubber boat like a swift fish...

"FUCK, you must be fucking mad, that’s over 30 meters..."

On the other end of the radio, Eddie quickly climbed onto the assault boat, swiftly dropping two outboard engines into the sea, and rapidly started the boat...

"Mountain Eagle, you need to understand what your men are good at, instead of having everyone follow your pace."

While talking, Eddie loaded the grenade gun, then while nearing the direction of the pirate speedboat, he said, "It’s too dark, they can’t see me...

Let’s do this once more, this time I’ll cover you as you board!"

Mountain Eagle watched as Eddie fired several gun grenades consecutively, hitting a speedboat in motion, causing the surrounding boats to be unable to fully focus their attention on the helicopter...

He instantly understood what Eddie meant, rushed to the cockpit, and grabbed the pilot who was desperately trying to climb with the helicopter, shouting, "Do you see that, my man has gone down, we’ll fire another round, then you take us up to the top...

The top has a helicopter landing pad, as long as you fly low enough, the pirates won’t have a proper angle to shoot.

Don’t be scared, they don’t have heavy firepower!"

Seeing the helicopter pilot nod vigorously, Mountain Eagle rushed back to the right-side cabin, first creating chaos among the speedboats from a high vantage point in coordination with Eddie...

Then, as the Black Hawk bravely descended to a height of thirty-plus meters and neared the cruise ship, everyone once again fired to suppress the pirates on the left side of the ship while attracting the attention of the pirates on the right side.

Meanwhile, Eddie, driving the assault boat, began to speedily circle the cruise ship...

The choppy sea seemed to have no effect on Eddie, this tall and handsome Bajao man. Relying on a faster speed and better visibility than the opponent, exploiting the fact that the enemy did not have night vision capabilities and couldn’t distinguish his identity, he weaved through the speedboats surrounding the cruise ship with snake-like maneuvers.

"Bang"

"Bang"

Occasional explosions left the pirates on the sea surface completely bewildered, realizing that an enemy was among them, but unless they all stopped, there was no way to lock onto Eddie.

In fact, even if they did lock onto Eddie, they couldn’t do much to him; the pirates didn’t have the skill to shoot precisely on the turbulent sea.

Compared to Mountain Eagle, who always imagined his opponents to be formidable and was used to accelerating the tempo to the extreme, Eddie, an old gun, was obviously more comfortable and cunning.

His choice seemed reckless, but in fact, as long as his driving skills were sufficient, with a twin-engine assault boat as support, the pirates had no real way to handle him.

As the sea surface descended into chaos, Mountain Eagle and his team found an opening...

When gunfire on the left side of the yacht started to increase, Mountain Eagle loaded a new magazine, fired madly, and shouted loudly, "Now is the time..."

Following Mountain Eagle’s shout, the Black Hawk suddenly began to climb, quickly moving closer to the top level of the cruise ship.

The pirates’ attacks, which were focused on the left side, suddenly lost balance; their shots missed to the left, and the assault on the right side slowed down as well.

A blond pirate rushed to the railing on the left side, leaned out over the railing with his gun, and fired a burst at the Black Hawk; after it left his firing range, he picked up the radio and shouted, "Don’t just stand there, get on it, get on it, they don’t have many people...

As long as we get enough hostages, we win!"

With that, the blond pirate gave a shove to a dazed companion, urging him to join the assault, then he switched the radio channel and said, "Water Demon, someone is heading to the top, stop fucking around, join us in the attack..."

Inside the cruise ship’s cockpit, a South Asian middle-aged man in a white uniform with a neat little mustache put down the radio...

Watching the descending Black Hawk not far away, he said to the dozen or so men in cruise ship uniforms beside him, "FUCK, why is this happening?

Let’s break out..."

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