Fatal Strike: Mercenary Road of Gunfire Ranger
Chapter 313 - 308: Each Harboring Ulterior Motives

Chapter 313: Chapter 308: Each Harboring Ulterior Motives

Butcher and his trial of the guns brought a series of surprises to both themselves and Mountain Eagle...

These people, used to coarse food, naturally improved their shooting capabilities once Mountain Eagle powered them up with systematically manufactured, sophisticated equipment.

Being accustomed to close combat, Butcher simply removed the flip-up sight, added a tactical flashlight and a laser pointer to complete a Russian-style Christmas tree, which suited his style better and allowed him to think less and act faster.

Daria had used Mountain Eagle’s provided AK-105, but had never used such high-end optics.

The silky feel, coupled with a silencer and subsonic bullets, resulted in an acceptable gun noise, making Daria not want to let go of the gun.

She too discarded the flip-up sight, added a laser pointer, tactical flashlight, and picked an extra two 45-round magazines.

Without Mountain Eagle deliberately assigning, everyone found their own place.

Butcher, an assault man, and Mountain Eagle was the strongest warrior Daria had ever seen, so even though everyone was using the same rifle, she naturally added cover support familiarity to her role.

Comparatively, the equipment didn’t give Butcher breakthroughs in shooting range but the system-produced VSS of Mountain Eagle quickly stung Pigeon, allowing him to smoothly fulfill the role of an urban sniper.

This rifle was custom-built by Mountain Eagle, to fit his fast-paced style and conveniently switch between close combat and sniping. He used the same holographic sight paired with a 4x flip-up scope.

Mountain Eagle intended to control distances of 200~300 meters with this gun, never planning to shoot beyond 400 meters.

But in Pigeon’s hands, the gun’s maximum precise range of over 400 meters became his comfort zone.

Moreover, with this rifle, he could aim and kill faster.

Speaking of a sniper, it’s more accurate to call him a precision marksman, and even a silent assassination version.

Mountain Eagle wasn’t sure how far Pigeon could go, but if just as support, Pigeon could definitely perform the task with ease.

During the times in Russia, Mountain Eagle never systematically sorted out positions, habits, equipment, etc., that were highly relevant to combat with Butcher’s team, because he always had to be backward-compatible, using his abilities to compensate for their shortcomings.

Now that it was confirmed that Butcher’s team would stay in Thailand, he felt it was time to fill in the missing parts.

Abandoning the idea of using a high tempo to guide them, he chose instead to let everyone enter a relative comfort zone, come together as a team, and let every gun play its role as much as possible.

...

While Mountain Eagle and his team were adjusting themselves, Seal Team Six and Kate were having a heated argument...

"Lady, this is the best plan we can think of right now...

The terrorists inside think someone will burst in to save them; we should take the chance while the signal is cut off and impersonate the rescuers.

As long as we can reach the hostages first, we have a chance of success!"

Kate grimaced at Sam, "I don’t oppose your operational plan, but I won’t allow personnel from Thailand to participate!

The information inside that building is very important; if it gets into the hands of Thailand, our diplomacy would be very passive in Southeast Asia."

Kate then looked at another team leader from Seal Team Six, and said, "Can’t your two Seal teams handle two dozen terrorists?"

Sam and the team leader from Team A looked at each other and shook their heads, "Without the cooperation of the Thai side, it’s difficult to ensure the safety of the hostages during the operation."

Sam then looked at Kate and said gravely, "Lady, tell me honestly, which is more important to you, the hostages or the information?"

Kate, without a blush or hesitation, said, "Both are important, but the prisoners in the basement of the building and the information are more important.

You need to not only rescue the hostages but also safely extract the prisoners and the information, and then completely destroy that building."

Sam frowned and asked, "We have to retrieve important information, rescue the hostages, and most importantly, make the Thai side believe that the prisoner is dead or has disappeared.

I’m understanding this correctly, right?"

Kate looked at Sam, who was finally getting it, and nodded, "Exactly right. That prisoner is the youngest son of Karpin, the biggest black market boss in Eastern Europe, and he holds information very critical to the national security of the United States.

CIA lost many people in Austria; Karpin dismantled our agents and threw them into a trash heap.

A Delta unit once performed a decapitation mission on Karpin, but in the end, only a severely disabled member was sent back.

I don’t think I need to remind you of how dangerous Karpin is.

If that’s still not enough, let me remind you...

In 2011, Seal Team Six lost a squadron in Afghan. The hands-on was a traitor named Iblis, but the person who funded him was Karpin."

When Kate mentioned ’Iblis’, Sam and the Team A leader’s eyes shot up...

Everyone knew that in August 2011, the US military suffered a major loss in Afghan...

A Chinook was destroyed, killing 22 members of Seal Team Six along with some Afghan government army soldiers onboard.

What the outside world didn’t know was that a 20-man team of Seal members was led into a trap set beforehand by a traitor and perished in an unknown valley.

Among the Seal Teams, those in charge of operations were ’Red Squadron’, ’Blue Squadron’, ’Golden Squadron’, ’Silver Squadron’, each with about 40-50 operators.

After that battle, the operational members of the Golden Squadron were all wiped out.

Although the new members of the Golden Squadron were now in place, they were still not up to the task for high-intensity missions.

’Iblis’ was a name that could not be mentioned among Seal Team Six members...

Looking at the agitated Sam, Kate solemnly said, "Now do you understand how important this mission is?

Retrieve the documents, protect the United States’ security interests in Southeast Asia...

Take the prisoners to give us a chance to destroy Karpin’s criminal network..."

Sam was a bit agitated at this moment, but his mind was still clear. He looked at Kate and said, "Lady, you forgot about the hostages!"

Kate paused for a moment, then, with a determined expression, shook her head and said, "I want them to come back safely more than anyone else, but the first two objectives must be prioritized."

As she said this, Kate looked at Sam and spoke in a grave tone, "Don’t look at me like that, even if I were sitting in Congress facing senators’ inquiries, I would stand by my opinion.

Of course, if there’s any chance, I would also hope to see them come back safely!"

Sam did not echo Kate’s words...

Anyone who is a worker would detest people like Kate!

Because these politicians always shout about ideals, but in their hearts, it’s all fucking business.

She doesn’t care about other people’s lives and deaths at all; she only wants the documents and the prisoners, and as for the consequences, it doesn’t concern her because someone will protect her.

But it’s different for the Seal Six Team, who are responsible for the operation. The mission is explicitly stated as a hostage rescue operation, and if a large number of hostages were injured or killed, the blame would fall on their backs.

Sam and the captain of Team A exchanged glances and shook their heads, saying, "Without external assistance, our operation is too risky.

If the Round Table Knights appear as well, then forget the documents and prisoners, we ourselves might not even come out intact."

As he spoke, Sam looked at Kate and asked in a deep voice, "What form do the documents exist in? USB drive? Paper documents? Or something else?"

Kate’s expression turned somewhat ugly as she said, "It’s paper documents in Agent Hugo’s office safe, a total of 46 documents and one black notebook.

Try to bring back both the documents and the notebook. If you find the situation unfavorable, you can burn the documents on the spot, but you must bring back the black notebook.

This should lessen some of the difficulty of your operation."

Sam nodded slightly and said, "I understand, our tasks are the black notebook, prisoners, hostages, setting fires, or blowing up the building."

As he spoke, Sam quietly discussed with the captain of Team A, then looked at Kate and said, "We need some time to discuss, and I insist on inviting Thailand to join the rescue.

Lady, our manpower is insufficient, your field agents need to handle the external coordination, while also guarding against a surprise attack by the Round Table Knights.

We have only two teams of 14 people; without the element of surprise, we can’t accomplish so much work in the complex environment inside the building.

We need someone to engage the terrorists head-on to buy us enough time..."

Upon hearing this, Kate irritably said, "Dammit, is there no other plan?"

Sam spoke gravely, "There is another plan, which involves working with Thai Police to eliminate the Round Table Knights, then turn back to deal with the terrorists in the building.

We actually made a mistake from the beginning!

If we had come secretly, facing the dehydrated terrorists, a strong attack could have solved the problem."

As a politician, Kate’s first thought wasn’t self-criticism but to say, "I didn’t know there was any Round Table Knight at that time...

I trust the capability of Seal Six Team, so I mobilized a significant amount of political resources to make Thailand compromise."

Sam was all too familiar with these political tricks, he said gravely, "Lady, you need to tell me, how will you choose?"

......

"Besides attacking, they have no other choice!"

Mountain Eagle spread out the floor plans of the building on the opened tailgate of the pickup, while signaling Butcher and the others to familiarize themselves with the building’s interior, he said with a smile, "I really wish they’d be more cautious, but I guess Kate can’t tolerate the variable of the Round Table Knights...

Once the Round Table Knights show up, the Thai military and police will inevitably intervene heavily, ruining her little schemes."

Butcher looked at Mountain Eagle and said, "Boss, will they really invite us to attack the building together?"

Through Crow’s perspective, Mountain Eagle saw the vicinity of the American camp...

Those suited field agents hadn’t changed their attire, and the MP5s hanging on them weren’t swapped either.

Such ’small guns’ aren’t suitable for storming a stronghold!

And seeing that they were clearly checking the condition of the vehicles, Mountain Eagle thought they wouldn’t participate in the attack, but would instead serve as the backup team...

In that case, they definitely don’t have enough manpower!

Facing Butcher’s question, Mountain Eagle laughed and said, "They’re not inviting, they’re begging us to help, otherwise even the Seal Six Team wouldn’t be able to accomplish the mission while ensuring the safety of the hostages...

That Kate is a merciless bitch of a politician, but those Seals need to consider their own reputation."

After listening, Butcher frowned and said, "They will only let us attack from the front to draw attention; even if we help, what would we get out of it?"

Through Crow’s vision, Mountain Eagle saw a drone hovering a few hundred meters above the American camp...

He chuckled and said, "Killing those terrorists is my gain!

What happens next will depend on how things develop...

I think it’s definitely going to be advantageous for us!"

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