Fatal Strike: Paladins Mercenary Road

Chapter 767 You'll Regret It

Mountain Eagle didn't waste any words with Chuck; he made the call precisely to test the other party's attitude towards these Demon Legion soldiers.

As a result, the other party quickly transformed from a robotic state to someone who cared about their well-being and proposed a so-called 48-hour deadline.

Mountain Eagle is very perceptive of people's emotional reactions. The 48-hour payment deadline has nothing to do with sincerity, and Chuck clearly understands this as well. Mountain Eagle can guess that this is a smokescreen.

Once the mountain eagles get their attention on the 48-hour timeframe and start worrying about whether their attack will be brought forward or delayed, they will be distracted.

This guy is very clever. The moment he received the call from Mountain Eagle, he realized that Mountain Eagle might want to use his attitude towards the soldiers to his advantage.

So even though the so-called 'medical expenses' of $200 million were extremely exaggerated, he readily agreed and then promptly proposed a 48-hour time limit.

He executed the task flawlessly, then subtly disrupted the Eagle's thinking, demonstrating the ability to make swift decisions even when at a disadvantage. This guy is undoubtedly an excellent commander...

However, he made a mistake that, while not fatal, was that he only asked about the number of survivors and never inquired about their condition again.

If the Cod Squad and the Chimera Squad know nothing, then Chuck can claim it's part of his negotiation strategy...

But once Jacob pointed out that Chuck possessed four powerful aerial bombs, the group understood their own status and position without any persuasion from the Mountain Eagle.

Of course, they don't know yet, so...

Mountain Eagle smiled as he looked at Cohen, the Chimera Squad leader with burns on his face. He noticed the anger and resentment on Cohen's face, so he handed him the satellite phone and said with a smile, "Your boss cares about you guys."

So I'll send you all to the brown bear camp to be imprisoned, and then we'll see if he hesitates for your sake when he wants to drop bombs on me."

As he spoke, Mountain Eagle reached out and patted Cohen on the shoulder, who had a puzzled look on his face. Then he picked up his phone and waved it at the stubborn Khalif, saying, "I will invite your parents and sister's family to El Salvador on your behalf. If you are not killed by your boss, you will have the opportunity to meet them there."

Don't thank me, you've given me a wake-up call. Foolish people always need to feel real pain before they apologize for the mistakes they've made.

I'd rather do something more meaningful than waste my time on people like you!

Upon hearing this, the stubborn Khalif writhed on the ground, shouting and cursing, "God will punish a villain like you..."

The mountain eagle suddenly looked at the guy with amusement and said, "You Jews betrayed Jesus, so maybe I'm the one who will punish you according to God's will."

After finishing speaking, Mountain Eagle glanced at the group of people who had regained their senses and said with a smile, "Hariff has made your thoughts clear on your behalf, so I will invite all of your families to visit El Salvador..."

Don't worry, the climate and scenery there are great; they'll love it!

"NO, NO, NO..."

The member of the demon gang who had tried to stop Harif from speaking struggled to sit up, staring at the mountain eagle with terror in his eyes, and shouted, "Come at me with whatever means you have! This has nothing to do with my family, don't drag them into this..."

Mountain Eagle pointed at the indigenous friends who were digging in the snow and said coldly, "What does my conflict with the Edward Foundation have to do with them?"
My family and children are at the camp. Will you go easy on me because of that?
Put your hand on your heart and answer my question honestly: if you are the victors, will you spare my family and children?
Now that you've lost, I demand that you pay the same price as your mission. Oh no, I'm much more lenient than you are. At least I won't include the elderly, women, and children on the strike list; I'll just arrange for them to go on trips, for which I'll even have to spend a lot of money...

Look me in the eyes and tell me, "Did I go too far?"

The man instinctively avoided the mountain eagle's fiery eyes, lowered his head, and said, "We're just following orders!"

Mountain Eagle sneered, “You’re not soldiers, you’re just working for money. You’ve always had the right to choose.”

When you stand with evil, you must be prepared to pay the price!

Looking at Cohen, who had fallen silent, Mountain Eagle smiled and said, "What goes around comes around, don't you think?"

Cohen buried his burned cheek in the snow beside him, his eyes fixed on the mountain eagle. In a voice as deep as an eraser scraping glass, he said, "We're just small fry. Taking revenge on people like us won't earn you much respect..."

Mountain Eagle was looking for this kind of 'smart person,' so he said with a smile, 'Unfortunately, I don't know many big shots at the Edward Foundation...'

Ravenston, Kaufman, Taran, and perhaps Carlpin—these are the only families I know of associated with the Edwards Foundation, and the number of important targets I can find is very limited.

So I can only start with you guys...

I bet you know better than I do that Chuck won't waste a single resource on you. I told you, I'm a forgiving person; from now on, for every piece of information or lead you provide about a big shot at the Edward Foundation, I can reduce your debt by $10…

Believe me, this is extremely important to you!
I'm not in a hurry. You can take your time to consider it. We have plenty of time!

Cohen listened and said with a wry smile, "Betraying them won't make any difference to us!"

After hearing this, Mountain Eagle took a deep breath, squatted down next to Cohen, grabbed his hair and made him look into his eyes with a ferocious expression, and said, "Do I look fucking easy to talk to?"
"You're afraid of them, but aren't you afraid of me?"

Seeing Cohen's pained expression but his tightly closed mouth, Mountain Eagle released his grip, shook his head, and stood up. He said to Razer, "You stay here and help Wayne and the others send these people to the Brown Bear Camp. I'm going south..."

Chuck's mention of 48 hours is just a smokescreen; I suspect they'll bring forward the attack time.

The enemy has a lot of people, and without external support, the camp will be under tremendous pressure!
I'm planning to move the women and children to the lakeside camp; I need someone to protect them..."

Razer heard the word 'aerial bomb' and frowned at Mountain Eagle, saying, "There are only three of you..."

The mountain eagle shook its head and said, "That's enough for me!"

After saying that, he waved to the sled and Chakdi, then stood at the snow line and talked to Wayne for a while...

After receiving a positive reply from Wayne, Mountain Eagle decisively led 'Sled', Chakdi, Baron, and several Magenshe wolves to the place where the snowmobiles were hidden...

On the way through the snowy mountains and forests, Chakdi waited until Mountain Eagle finished his call with the camp before walking up to him and asking, "Boss, where are we going?"

Mountain Eagle smiled and said, "We need to go south. Killing a few people won't solve the problem. We need to find their command center."

If you were the enemy commander, where would you place your command center?

Chakdy shook his head and said, "Boss, I'm not familiar with this area..."

The 'sled' beside him grinned and said, "If it were me, I'd stay on the ship, or stay in St. Marys to remotely control those idiots and launch an attack on the camp..."

The mountain eagle, who was walking, glanced at the 'sled' with some surprise and said, "You're right, so we're going to St. Marys, which is located downstream from the town of Marshall and is also the transit point where Vincent supplied weapons and equipment."

The infrastructure there is relatively complete, and there is an airport. It is only 150 kilometers away from the sea, making it convenient to escape by air or sea.

The brown bear camp is located at the lower apex of the V-shaped river channel. For both the Sinaloa and Edward Foundation factions, the best starting points for an attack would be the Russian town of Mishin upstream and the town of Marshall downstream.

St. Mary's is located downstream from the town of Marshall, in a very convenient location and at a good distance. If I were on the other side, I would also place my command center there for easy radio communication.

Chakdi wasn't a particularly curious person; once he got the answers he wanted, he silently continued on his way...

What Mountain Eagle didn't mention was that his mimicry bird detection network had already detected the opponent's radio communications, and within five minutes of his call with Chuck, radio signals within a 70-kilometer radius of the camp began to increase.

The location with the most frequent signal was in St. Mary's...

This generation-defining advantage in signal reconnaissance provided Mountain Eagle with unparalleled convenience and made him realize that the Edward Foundation had partnered with the Sinaloa Group.

They will launch a two-pronged attack on the brown bear camp from three directions, both on land and water, and have also kept their aerial bombs, their trump card, hidden from view.

These people really overestimated Mountain Eagle; they exaggerated his and his team's combat capabilities to an absurd degree...

But even with their wildest imaginations, they still underestimated the Mountain Eagle and its technological capabilities.

That phone call was meant to alert the enemy...

Although the mountain eagles were unable to pinpoint the other party's location via satellite phone, they were still forced to react.

If they proceed according to plan, St. Mary's location can remain hidden for some time.

But once it began to serve as a command center and started transmitting radio signals, they could no longer hide.

(End of this chapter)