Fatal Strike: Paladins Mercenary Road

Chapter 829: Chaos
Ryan Donovan returned to the village in a disheveled state. This time, instead of causing trouble for Mountain Eagle and Thunder Serpent, he led his men to the door of the house where Kerry Cantona had rested earlier, and hurriedly entered to seek cover.

Judging from their state, Mountain Eagle knew these guys were terrified...

Razer paid no attention to those people; in his eyes, Ryan Donovan's so-called 'cleaners' were nothing compared to Wolf Scourge.

On the contrary, Razer even felt that if a powerful team arrived here, it would be of great benefit to the village's defense.

The wolf pack doesn't attack head-on; instead, they roam around the village, looking for any opportunity to strike.

The mountain eagle, skilled and daring, walked alone to the southern exit of the village, carrying the wolf-headed club. He planted the club, which carried both intimidation and totem-like significance, into the ground, then looked towards the dark area to the south…

The human eye cannot see it, but the mountain eagle saw through the drone that about one kilometer south of the snow track, a dozen gray wolves were surrounding two snowmobiles and gnawing on two human corpses.

Ryan Donovan's men are all professionals, but even armed and riding snowmobiles, they don't seem to have much of a way to deal with the wolf pack.

With these people as a touchstone, Mountain Eagle has gained a relatively objective understanding of the wolf plague.

When the number of wolves rises to a certain level, and with the added advantage of darkness, their destructive power is amplified many times over.

Mountain Eagle stared intently at the dark space to the south. After a few minutes, he silenced several restless war wolves and then beckoned Balang to lead them back into the village.

On the way back to the cabin, the howling of wolves echoed around the village again, and then the mountain eagle heard a hummingbird's cry on the radio...

"They're coming, from the east..."

Just as the mountain eagle was about to quicken its pace, the man shouted again, "Something's wrong. They're circling south, seemingly trying to join up with the wolf pack to the south."

What's going on? These wolves are behaving very strangely..."

After hearing this, the mountain eagle quickened his pace slightly. Just as he was about to reach the cabin, the 'hummingbird' cried out again, "Watch out, it's not a detour, they're coming for us..."

"boom"

"boom"

Two muffled thuds from the Barrett blasts were followed by a piercing scream from the distant darkness…

Immediately afterwards, another commotion broke out around the village, with shouts coming over the radio and a barrage of gunfire erupting from the village huts...

Mountain Eagle wasn't nervous; he stood on the porch in front of the gate, observing the situation inside the village...

Because the cabin is located on the east side of the village, it can only provide views of the woods to the east and the snow path to the south.

When the wolf packs on the west and north sides showed unusual behavior, the people inside the cabin were helpless against them.

"Crack, crack, crack..."

A series of warning traps around the village exploded, accompanied by the howls of wolves, but the villagers stopped firing.

A dozen minutes later, Balang and the wolves, who had retreated to the village, began to growl restlessly, while the hunting dogs kept by the villagers started barking in the houses...

At this moment, the mountain eagle realized that the wolf pack had entered the village!
With the aid of night vision, the mountain eagles can clearly see the wolves moving through the village. When they are attacked, they quickly learn to avoid windows and other places, escaping the villagers' line of fire, and begin to explore the village.

'Being invisible' is the most vulnerable aspect for the villagers!

The darkness allowed the wolves to thrive, but it significantly reduced the villagers' shooting efficiency.

Not everyone is a sharpshooter with night vision like Razer; most Inuit hunters' shooting skills are limited to being able to shoot stationary targets.

Hitting a wolf in the dark is an impossible task for most people.

If the 'wolf disaster' was a relatively abstract concept for Mountain Eagle just minutes ago, he now has a better sense of what the problem is.

When wolves enter the village and begin patiently looking for an opportunity, it is a high-risk activity for anyone to go out.

The wolf attack wasn't caused by wild wolves breaking through security gates, entering houses, and wreaking havoc...

When you might be attacked just for going out to use the restroom or getting firewood to warm up the house, life becomes unbearable.

At night, when temperatures drop to -70 degrees Celsius, any disruption to daily life could be fatal for the villagers here.

At this moment, not to mention the villagers, when the wolf pack was lurking in the village and making low growls, Mountain Eagle got goosebumps all over his arms.

With the numbers vastly different, Mountain Eagle was worried about Baron and the War Wolves, so he simply sat down on the porch in front of the door with his M2 shotgun...

Baron clearly sensed something was wrong, and he growled as he ordered his four war wolves and his two sons to set up a defensive line on the front of the cabin.

The two large Dobermans tried to move forward, but were quickly driven back to the front of the cabin by Balang, serving as the last line of defense.

Mountain Eagle sat on the veranda, a small lamp overhead providing illumination… Amidst the howling wind, the lamp swayed, emitting soft 'zzzz' sounds. Then, a dozen wolf eyes, like will-o'-the-wisps, appeared in the darkness to the west, accompanied by provocative growls, attempting to lure Baron and his men into battle…

"boom"

The wolf head trap that the mountain eagle had set at the southern intersection of the village was triggered...

The stun grenade explosion, with its flash and deafening roar, startled the wolf pack in the village, who turned and darted into the darkness.

After the wolves turned and fled into the village, the eagle stood up, turned around, and went into the cabin...

Watching Tiffany and Lilith somewhat awkwardly load the magazines for their UMP45s, Mountain Eagle smiled but remained silent. Instead, he walked over to the fireplace, sat down, and took out his radio to contact Razer…

"This is Mountain Eagle Village. How's the situation here?"

Razer's voice on the other end of the radio was somewhat grave: "The villagers have all been notified, and they should have no problem getting through the night..."

Just as Mountain Eagle was about to ask where he needed help, gunshots rang out again in the village...

This time it was an automatic weapon, and the person firing was also shouting angrily while firing...

As soon as Mountain Eagle heard the gunshot, he sensed something was wrong. Sure enough, a few seconds later, he heard Razer angrily yelling into the radio: "That idiot over there is firing randomly! Bullets have pierced through the villagers' houses, fuck..."

"Mountain Eagle, don't move, I'll figure out a way to control them..."

Upon hearing this, Mountain Eagle adjusted the drone's perspective and quickly locked onto the house where Ryan Donovan and his two accomplices were hiding.

Two men armed with automatic weapons stood in front of the house, frantically firing bullets into the surrounding darkness to cover Ryan Donovan as he carried firewood into the house.

Several gray wolves circled the wooden cabin where they were, two of them already coming to their side and rear, without the two wolves noticing...

Just as Razer pushed open his front door, fired a shot into the air, and roared in their direction, the two men were momentarily stunned when two gray wolves leaped out from around the corner of the cabin and pounced on their backs.

The mountain eagle, observing from a distance, can clearly see the gray wolf's movements, but those within it have no chance to react.

Sensing danger, they instinctively turned their guns around, but were knocked to the ground upon contact and had their arms bitten. At the same time, several gray wolves that had been roaming around them rushed at them...

Seeing the situation was dire, Ryan Donovan, who was carrying firewood, decisively dropped the firewood, drew his pistol, and fired repeatedly at the charging gray wolf. He then rushed to his two companions, pressed the pistol against the gray wolf's body, fired again, and then dragged his two wounded companions into the house by kicking and punching them...

Their firewood-gathering operation has stalled!

The wolf pack's behavior patterns are beyond the eagle's comprehension. This wolf pack, which is not even scared away by gunfire, has increased its aggression and lethality many times over, posing a huge threat to anyone.

Razer certainly didn't care whether those guys lived or died, but he knew he couldn't let them run amok. If they fired indiscriminately and broke the walls or windows of other villagers' wooden houses, the damage would not only drastically increase heating costs, but also risk causing injuries.

The Mountain Eagles didn't fire just now because they were directly east of the village, and bullets fired from AK or AR series rifles would have been too penetrating.

When shooting at a moving pack of wolves in the dark, the recoil of the gun can easily cause friendly fire by hitting the wooden house behind the pack.

Therefore, Tiffany and her team, who had made somewhat hasty preparations, had no choice but to dig out their UMP45s and begin to restock their weapons and ammunition in order to deal with the wolf pack attacks from different directions.

As Razer walked alone towards Ryan Donovan's cabin with an AK-15, Mountain Eagle put down his M2 shotgun, picked up a prepared UMP45, pushed open the door, and returned to the veranda. He crouched down and rested the gun on the veranda railing...

Through the scope, a gray wolf appeared to Razer's side and rear. Mountain Eagle notified Razer via radio and then decisively pulled the trigger...

"Snapped"

At a distance of approximately 220 meters, Mountain Eagle's shot precisely struck the stealthy Gray Wolf in the side of the chest. The hollow-point bullet tumbled and deformed the moment it entered the wolf's chest, before remaining inside the wolf's chest cavity...

The wounded gray wolf howled in pain, turned and ran for dozens of meters before collapsing at the corner of a wooden house. As it howled, its neck was bitten off by its companion.

Through his scope, Mountain Eagle saw several emaciated gray wolves frantically tearing at the corpses of their fallen comrades. While continuing to cover Razer, he said over the radio, "Razer, have you ever seen anything like this before?"

These gray wolves are behaving too crazy..."

"Anything is the same when it's extremely hungry!"

Razer strode up to the door of the cabin where Ryan Donovan and his men were, banged on the door, pushed a pile of firewood in front of it, and shouted, "Don't fucking fire randomly! You almost hurt someone just now!"

Didn't you say the 'cleaner' would be here soon?
Tell them to speed things up, or you're doomed!

After saying that, Razer threw a piece of paper on the ground, turned around and shouted loudly, "There's firewood at the door. I'll leave you a phone number."

"Screw me if you need anything, but don't fire your guns indiscriminately. If you cause any more trouble, I'll burn this house down."

(End of this chapter)