Fatal Strike: Paladins Mercenary Road

Chapter 830 The Tragic Cleaner
Ryan Donovan has been active in Canada for many years and has dealt with countless difficult situations, but he has never experienced a scene like this before...

He had hunted before, including large animals like gray wolves and brown bears, but he had never felt such pressure.

There were six of them when they arrived, but they were ambushed by a pack of wolves as soon as they entered the mountains. They not only lost most of their supplies, but also lost one of their companions.

They wanted to leave the village and return to Koyukuk to await support and regroup, but they encountered a pack of wolves on the way, and this time they lost two more companions.

As it turns out, even if humans are well-trained and armed, they are still a vulnerable group when facing a pack of wolves, as their numbers can be outnumbered.

Ryan Donovan knew he was unwelcome, so upon returning to the village, he immediately occupied the dilapidated cabin that Kerry Cantona had been housed in…

But after they entered the cabin and calmed themselves down a bit, they were dismayed to find that they couldn't stay inside at all...

Because it’s too cold!
Without a fireplace for warmth, and without even sleeping bags, they simply wouldn't survive the night.

So they had no choice but to risk going out to get firewood while surrounded by wolves, and because of their lack of experience, things got even worse.

Ryan Donovan helped his companion treat the bite wound on his wrist, and just as he was about to reach for his gun, he heard Razer knocking and warning sounds outside the door...

He carefully opened the door and saw a pile of firewood with a note on it. He decisively took the firewood inside and then dialed Razer's number according to the notes...

The phone was answered after only two rings, and Ryan Donovan was met with a barrage of profanities before he was completely humiliated...

After forcibly enduring it for a few minutes, Ryan Donovan, having finished his tirade, said in a deep voice, "We need some food supplies and sleeping bags..."

Before Razer could unleash another curse, Ryan Donovan preemptively said, "I'm willing to pay..."

5000 yuan, give me three sleeping bags and some food and water..."

Razer wasn't going to put up with this guy. He said irritably, "There's a kettle in your room. If you want water, get some snow and boil it yourself."

There were no extra sleeping bags or extra food in the village. If you wanted to eat, you had to hunt wolves and eat wolf meat to fill your stomach.

Razer, seemingly unwilling to waste any more words with Ryan Donovan, said gruffly, "The villagers are all eating wolf meat because it will take a long time to deal with the wolf infestation."

Nobody has any extra food. If you want to survive, you have to rely on yourself. Or you could urge those 'cleaners' you mentioned to come and rescue you as soon as possible..."

Ryan Donovan heard the dial tone on the phone, kicked the corner of the wall angrily, then obediently turned around and squatted down in front of the fireplace, laboriously lighting the slightly damp firewood.

Once the fire in the fireplace was lit and the room was gradually warm, Ryan Donovan sat on the floor, took out his satellite phone, and made a call…

"I've run into a little trouble here, and I need someone to come and help me..."

"........."

“Kerry Cantona’s family is still in the mountains, and I haven’t seen the details, so I can’t give you a definite answer.”

But I'm pretty sure they didn't move!

"........."

"Why? You fucking ask me why?"
I lost three of my buddies and got stuck in the nearest village. Where the hell do you think they could run to?

"........."

"Yes, I was trapped, by wolves, by extreme weather..."

I fucking need rescue, don't you understand what I'm saying?
Rescue! I need rescue! I need someone to come and get me out of here with a large number of automated weapons…

"........."

"I can't fucking hold out for three more days. Notify the people in Koyukuk and have them send two cars over..."

"You can't get out on a snowmobile at all!"

"........."

Ryan Donovan listened impatiently to the barrage of questions on the other end of the phone, then pushed the phone away from his ear. After the other person finished speaking, he patiently said, "The village I'm in is surrounded by wolves, lots of wolves, lots of reckless wolves. They're not afraid of guns at all..."

I'm a 'cleaner,' my job is to clean up the mess, not to fight the wolves.

Kerry Cantona has now been taken to the hospital by my men. I need to obtain enough leverage to force him to hand over what he possesses through interrogation and negotiation.

"........."

"Yes, I made a mistake. I shouldn't have taken on this difficult task for 80."

Those office idiots who only want results, then we'll give them results.

"Find someone to take me out, and then I'll figure out another way to get Kerry Cantona's family out."

"........."

"Are you an idiot? Kerry Cantona is in a coma right now. What good would it do me to chop him into pieces?"

Once he dies, someone in Washington will hand over the evidence to the media. His family is our only breakthrough while he is in a coma, and they will be our most important bargaining chip after he wakes up.

So stop talking nonsense and send over at least 12 'cleaners' with full weapons and equipment. Drive over and pick me up..."

After saying that, Ryan Donovan slammed down the phone, then moved aside a little so that his two men could sit closer to the fireplace...

A man with a mohawk and a badly bitten wrist wrapped in bandages stretched his hands over the fireplace. As he warmed himself, he said in pain, "Boss, three people have already died. Are we still going to continue?"

You once told us that we were 'cleaners' and that we only did jobs that required technical skills.

But what about now?

Ryan Donovan scratched his head in frustration and said in a deep voice, "We need money. Otherwise, how can we retire if we keep helping those gangsters and politicians dispose of the corpses of drug-overdosed idiots?"
"There's too little business in our Canadian branch. If we're not willing to take the risks, we'll never get a chance to go to a good place like California."

Ryan Donovan then picked up the mohawk-wearing man's wrist and looked at it, saying, "Gambi, that's how it is in our line of work. If you want to make big money, you have to be prepared for the risks."

Our client this time is a big shot. If we fail, it's hard to say whether they will retaliate against us.

Gambi, with her mohawk, said somewhat reluctantly, "But once the 'cleaners' get involved, two-thirds of our commission will be taken away..."

We should try to persuade the villagers to help us get Kerry Cantona's family out. They don't know our purpose, and they'll be happy to help if we're willing to pay them.

Ryan Donovan recalled his recent conversation with Mountain Eagle and Razer, and shook his head, saying, "No, they might already know our purpose..."

Kerry Cantona was rescued by them; his injuries had been treated, meaning he had remained conscious throughout and would surely seek help from the villagers.

That guy had previously made two calls using one cell phone: one to his current employer and the other to a prepaid cell phone in Washington.

The cell phone used to make calls was registered under the name of a man named Kahun, who no longer lives in the village.

I asked a few villagers before, but they were unwilling to say much, yet that speaks volumes.

Mohawk-haired Gambi digested his boss's words for a moment. He listened to the howling wolves outside and then said with some concern, "Boss, do you really think the 'cleaners' sent by headquarters can solve the problem here and force them to lead us into the mountains?"

Ryan Donovan shook his head and said, "No, this time we won't use force. We'll have the 'Scavengers' help them deal with the wolf pack's attack, and then we'll wait here."

If Kahun really went into the mountains, then they will definitely come here after they come out.

After listening, Gambi, the mohawk-wearing man, glanced at another man who was clearly still shaken, and then said helplessly, "Boss, do you really think we can hold out here for three days?"

…………

"They can't hold out for long..."

Razer returned to his cabin under the cover of the Mountain Eagle, and then contacted the Mountain Eagle via radio...

“We don’t have enough manpower here, but there are more people in Koyukuk. However, their situation won’t be much better than ours. A dozen or so crazy gray wolves can keep them running around like crazy.”

"If that guy can find a 'cleaner,' it could actually solve a bigger problem for us."

Mountain Eagle had no interest in the so-called 'cleaners'. He sensed that Razer seemed to know what was going on, so he simply said, "I don't care what you plan to do. Wolf Scourge is quite interesting. My men are ready. Tell the villagers and Ryan Donovan not to move no matter what noise they hear..."

Razer was confident in the Mountain Eagle's combat capabilities, so he nodded and said, "No problem, but you need to tell your men to be careful. Night attacks are very risky. If possible, stay indoors and shoot from a distance."

The mountain eagles and the village's wolf packs are merely their vanguard; the majority reside in the woods to the east and north.

Mountain Eagle knew the wolf pack's distribution better than Thunder Serpent. He smiled and said, "I'll hold off the wolves on the east side. Let Tiffany and the other kids play for a bit."

To be honest, I still find it pretty exciting!

Just as the mountain eagle was speaking, Baron, who had been pacing around the cabin, suddenly let out a low growl and charged into the darkness with his four war wolves…

Soon, on the other side of the house closest to the cabin, two gray wolves were driven out...

"Pah, pah, pah, pah..."

Tiffany, along with Lilith and Marta, set up a silenced UMP45 at the window and fired continuous bursts at the two panicked gray wolves.

The shooting wasn't particularly effective, but when they reached within 40 meters of the cabin, two Malinois and two Dobermans suddenly charged out and bit the two panicked gray wolves...

When it was confirmed that the two gray wolves had been brought under control, excited shouts came from upstairs...

Then Zach rushed downstairs with a spear hastily made from a dagger and a wooden stick...

As they passed the mountain eagle, Zack grinned and shouted, "Sir, have Tiffany and the others cover me, I'll take care of those two wolves..."

(End of this chapter)