Fatal Strike: Paladins Mercenary Road

Chapter 758 Ambush
"Whoosh..."

As the Cod Squad's advance assault team attempted to use their positional advantage to circle around and find the sniper's location for cover fire, a bullet grazed the shoulder of a bearded, big-nosed assault soldier and struck the snow behind him...

Even as the battle-hardened, bearded assault soldier crawled on the ground to find cover, he didn't forget to remind his comrades...

"Attention, the enemy is at a high position. Pay attention to the area above the trees..."

At the call from the bearded assault sergeant, the Cod Squad and the Chimera Squad split into two groups. One group launched a counterattack towards the 9 o'clock position, while the other group took charge of guarding the surrounding area and providing cover for a technician to prepare to launch the Switchblade 300 drone...

It will take a little time to remove the switchblade launcher from the sled, assemble it, and launch it...

"Clap clap clap..."

"Clap clap clap..."

As Codfish One led his team in a counterattack in the suspicious direction, Carl shouted to Cohen, "Contact the commander, our location has been exposed..."

Cohen glanced at the switchblade that was still being assembled, shook his head and said, "It must have been an accident. We'll report back once we find the other party and confirm the situation."

"Damn, who would come to this deserted area in this weather?"

"whoosh"

"Snapped"

A large-caliber bullet whistled through the air and struck the trunk of a large tree next to Carl. The bullet pierced the trunk and hit a gunman in the chest...

The bullet struck the gunman's bulletproof vest like a heavy hammer, causing him to fall backward to the ground, groaning as blood gushed from his mouth and nose.

This guy was a tough one. The shrapnel from the bullet pierced his body armor and went deep into his body, but he still stubbornly returned to the tree cover and peered through the bullet hole to examine it...

"I saw him, a big tree due east, about 800 to 900 meters away..."

After saying that, the guy leaned against the tree and lay down as far as he could. Then, while changing his magazine, he cried out in pain, "Medic, I'm wounded. Shrapnel hit my left chest, and I'm having trouble breathing..."

As the guy yelled, a figure quickly crawled to his side under the cover of his many companions...

He unfastened his tactical vest to check the condition of the bulletproof plates, then lifted his shirt...

Looking at his comrade's lower left rib wound, the medic breathed a sigh of relief. He took out gauze and pressed it on the wound, saying, "Don't panic, you won't die. The fragment is very small; it may have damaged the lung. Once we get to a safe place, you can have a minor operation and you'll be fine."

The wounded gunman took a deep breath and said painfully, "Doctor, I think I'm alright, but I can tell you're lying just by looking at you..."

The wounded gunman struggled to sit up, looked into the doctor's eyes, and nodded vigorously, saying, "Give me a shot of morphine..."

Seeing the doctor looking at him pleadingly, Carl, staring at the treetops in the distance, shouted, "Give it to him..."

As he spoke, Carl turned around and angrily shouted at Cohen, "Are you guys done yet?"

"whoosh"

"Snapped"

Another large-caliber bullet struck the tree behind the wounded soldier...

This time, the bullets were replaced with armor-piercing incendiary rounds. The bullets easily pierced the tree trunk and the wounded man's neck, and then a cloud of white phosphorus mixed with shrapnel sprayed onto the doctor's face, causing him to fall to the ground clutching his face and writhing in agony, screaming in agony...

"fuck..."

When Karl saw the medic in his unit fall, he angrily raised his rifle towards the east and began firing short bursts of fire...

It was pure nonsense for him to think he could hit a target 800 or 900 meters away with his HK416. However, the primary task of this group was to suppress the enemy and buy time for their technicians to release their switchblades...

Cohen, who was standing guard next to the technician, watched as a switchblade was inserted into the launch tube. Just as he was about to tell Carl to take his men to a new location and find cover, two grenades suddenly appeared out of nowhere and fell from the sky...

Seeing the two dark grenades land a few meters away in the snow, Cohen's eyes suddenly widened, and he forcefully tackled the technician who was about to release the switchblade...

"Watch out, grenade..."

"Boom, boom..."

Two explosions followed, and thick smoke billowed from the woods...

This sudden and unexpected attack filled everyone with terror!
Cohen scrambled off the technician, nervously checked his body, and finding no injuries, he dragged the technician sideways for about ten meters, still shaken, until they reached behind a large tree…

"Watch out, watch out, they're nearby..."

"Ouch..."

"Oh shit, what is that..."

After settling the technicians in, Cohen looked in the direction of the wolf howls and saw a ghost-like figure in a ghillie suit appear in the woods a hundred meters away with two wolves…

As an elite veteran, Cohen was surprised but did not hesitate to raise his gun and fire...

At the same time, his companions also began firing in the direction Cohen's gun was pointing...

"Clap clap clap..."

"Clap clap clap..."

But just as they were about to retaliate, the ghost, along with two wolves dressed in snow camouflage, disappeared behind a large tree.

Just as Cohen was directing his two companions to pursue them from a distance, Baron, leading two more Magendie wolves, stormed into the group's position...

"Bang bang bang bang bang..."

As they ran, a dozen smoke grenades popped out of the pockets on their backs...

The billowing smoke obscured the vision of both groups, while simultaneously providing cover for Baron and his men's movements. A dog and two wolves appeared and disappeared like ghosts across the position; each time they appeared, a gunman would let out a terrified howl…

A burly man blocked Baron's path, and the instant he saw Baron charging towards him, he frantically turned his gun...

But just as he was about to pull the trigger, the two jackals that had been following Baron suddenly split up and pounced on the strong man from two directions, attracting his attention.

At the same time, Baron sprinted along the ground for more than ten meters, biting the burly man's wrist before he could pull the trigger. After tearing at it forcefully, he turned and left without any hesitation...

The two wolves did not join the attack, but instead let out a low growl and followed Balang out of the enemy's position.

The enemy stormed into their position and unleashed smoke grenades, completely shattering the will to resist of the Cod and Chimera squad.

Holding their ground was no longer an option. Carl angrily pounded a nearby tree and pressed a button on the radio, shouting, "Don't panic! We can't see each other, and they can't see us. We're retreating..."

"Cohen, how are your people?"

Cohen looked at the trembling technician and the wounded soldier still lying on the sled, and gritted his teeth, saying, "We retreat. Someone's chasing us. The wetlands are to the south, and the bushes there provide excellent cover..."

Cohen looked at the supplies on the ground and gritted his teeth, saying, "Take everything you can. I'll set up a few booby traps here..."

…………

The mountain eagle, clutching a Barrett rifle, leaped from the tree and raced towards the sled to rendezvous with it...

"Sled, the enemy has retreated. Don't chase too closely, just put some pressure on them..."

The sledman, dressed in a ghillie suit, crouched on the ground, cradling two eager Magnier wolves in his arms. Looking at the smoke-shrouded forest in the distance, he chuckled and said, "Boss, the enemy is retreating south. They've abandoned most of their supplies and weapons..."

I suspect they won't go far, but rather intend to ambush us in the wetlands, or turn around and strike when we inspect the site.

"These guys are very experienced; it'll be difficult to get them to run..."

The mountain eagle, running wildly, laughed and said, "Then let them feel that they must create distance in order to have a chance to counterattack."

After doing this once or twice, they'll be able to reach our designated location...

Do not search their belongings. Those switchblades are crucial items for them to complete their mission, and they won't give them up easily.

Upon hearing this, the sled nodded, stood up, changed position, ordered the two wolves to lie down, and then raised its AK-105 and pulled the trigger towards the smoke-filled area...

"Da da da da..."

After a burst of bullets was fired, it quickly provoked a counterattack from the enemy...

The sled lay sprawled on the ground, listening to the whistling of bullets overhead. He grinned and said, "Boss, these guys aren't giving up yet. We need to push them a bit..."

After saying that, the sled whistled at the two eager magpie wolves, then pointed in the direction of the smoke...

The two restless Magengxie wolves instantly darted out, running wildly across the snow for nearly a hundred meters. Just as they approached the smoke, a bounding mine popped out from the back of one of the wolves...

The two wolves, still resting, turned and rushed behind a large tree the instant the mine flew out...

"boom"

After a muffled explosion, screams of agony echoed through the smoke.

The bounding mine exploded at a height of 1.2 meters, and the ring-shaped jet of steel balls caused great damage to the gunmen who remained on the battlefield.

Two guys crouching on the ground setting up booby traps were lucky enough to avoid the bounding mines, but the other two on guard duty were hit squarely by steel balls...

One of them was shot in the chest and arm, but because of the bulletproof vest, the injuries were not serious.

The other one was unlucky; several small steel balls hit his lower abdomen and thigh, paralyzing his ability to move...

"what……"

Amidst screams of agony, the unfortunate wounded soldier clutched his lower abdomen and struggled in pain for a few moments. As his comrades rushed to pull him away, he glanced at the doctor lying on the ground nearby, his face covered in blood, and waved his hand weakly, saying, "I can't go. You guys get out of here..."

The wounded soldier looked at his companion who had stopped and said bitterly, "The Demon Order doesn't need weaklings. Cohen won't allow me to slow down the group..."

Hurry up, if you all survive, keep an eye on Cohen and make sure he transfers the compensation to my family…

…………

The mountain eagle ran for about ten minutes before finally catching up with the sled...

Seeing people still active amidst the chaos of the battlefield from afar, Mountain Eagle said to the sled, "I'll take care of clearing that area. You go around them, don't get close, and use bouncing mines to scare them away..."

Sled grinned and pulled a bouncing mine from his backpack, adding it to the pouch of a Magnier wolf. Then, he nodded with a smile, put on his ghillie suit, and headed around the smoke-filled area in another direction...

The mountain eagle watched the sled disappear from sight, then moved sideways for several dozen meters, slowly approaching the enemy's abandoned position...

A crow perched on a branch, looking down at the ground...

A corpse and three wounded men were abandoned here. Two men who could still move sat back to back on the ground, holding rifles and nervously looking around...

The doctor, whose face was covered in blood, could not see anything. He could only curl up in the snow, burying his face in the snow, trying to fight the pain with the cold.

"Woo..."

A deep roar came from behind a large tree...

As the two wounded men looked over nervously, low wolf howls came from both sides simultaneously...

(End of this chapter)