Fatal Strike: Paladins Mercenary Road

Chapter 852 The Missing Arctic Fox
It was already past midnight when Mountain Eagle finished reading the 'Jackal's' file...

He thought about it for a long time. Blood Fox hadn't called him, which meant it definitely didn't want him to get involved in the Arctic Fox issue.

Ultimately, Mountain Eagle is responsible for the retirement of Arctic foxes, and its connection with the frontline Arctic fox business is not very strong.

Moreover, Mountain Eagle has repeatedly stated that he opposes Arctic Fox's operating model and that pushing them to join Lee Sung-hee's Syrian project is also to help Arctic Fox make more money and then find a way to transform its business.

Mountain Eagle understood Blood Fox's choice, so he hesitated for a long time before finally calling Blood Fox...

To his surprise, Bloodfox, whose satellite phone always worked perfectly when not on a mission, was unreachable this time.

Listening to the dial tone, Mountain Eagle frowned and dialed the numbers for Deer, Camel, and Eagle Claw one by one...

When he couldn't get through to the three old men by phone, Mountain Eagle realized that the situation might be more serious than he had imagined.

So he dialed Matthias's number...

"Mathias, where are Blood Fox and the other old men?"

Matthias on the other end of the phone paused for a moment, then said somewhat impatiently, "How should I know?"

The four old men left after only a few days. I thought they were there to help, but all they did was bring in a large quantity of weapons and disappear without doing anything else.

"arms?"

Mountain Eagle frowned and said, "What do they need weapons for?"

Matthias paused for a moment, then said, "The site selection for the power plant project has recently been completed, and the prison project you're working on with Mori has also received approval from the Salvadoran government. The site selection for the prison has been finalized, and we were originally planning to start construction next week."

Also, your floating prison is anchored off the coast of El Salvador. Mori reached some agreements with the Salvadoran government and originally planned to transfer a group of more difficult gang criminals onto the ship.

As it turns out, someone leaked the information, and we ended up having some conflicts with the local gang, so the project was put on hold.

The Blood Fox was dissatisfied with the project's progress, so he wanted to solve the problem himself.

Those weapons were transferred from the 'weapons bank'...

What's wrong? Is there a problem with them?

Upon hearing this, the mountain eagle asked in a deep voice, "When did they leave?"

Matthias thought for a moment and said, "Four nights ago, the Blood Fox received a phone call, and that same night they rented a plane and went to Panama. I don't know where they went after that."

Upon hearing this, Mountain Eagle immediately hung up the phone, frowned, thought for a moment, and then dialed 'Silver Fox's' number...

Still can't get through!
With his mood growing heavier, Mountain Eagle dialed the phone numbers of the Arctic Fox members he knew one by one, but without exception, he could not get through to any of them.

Finally, Mountain Eagle had no other choice but to call Lee Sung-hee...

Lee Sung-hee answered the phone immediately...

"Mountain Eagle..."

"Sis, do you have any news about Arctic foxes?"

After a few seconds of silence on the other end of the phone, Lee Sung-hee said, "I don't know, they've disappeared!"

Hearing Shan Ying's slightly rapid breathing, Li Chengji quickly added, "Don't worry, they should be alright."

They've stirred up a hornet's nest this time; not being able to contact them is actually a good thing.

Mountain Eagle frowned and said in a deep voice, "What exactly happened?"

Why would Arctic Fox, which was doing well in Syria, go to war with that "jackal"?

Li Chengji paused for a moment, sighed, and said, "I already warned 'Silver Fox' in advance, but he said that Arctic Fox owes a favor to the person who introduced the business."

Mountain Eagle took a deep breath and said, "What kind of favor would make Arctic Fox go to war with someone like 'Jackal'?"
That guy is not only a media celebrity now, but also the owner of a large military services company. They fight with artillery and fighter jets. Have Silver Fox and his gang lost their minds?

Lee Sung-hee sensed Shan Ying's dissatisfaction and anxiety, which naturally included his dissatisfaction with the incomplete and unfinished Syria project...

The woman didn't try to shirk responsibility. She said with some helplessness, "Things have developed a little differently than I expected. Although the money laundering business is still going on, we really don't need a powerful team like Arctic Fox to oversee it anymore."

You should know better than I do that teams like Arctic Fox and Holy Grail Knights cannot accept being marginalized.

I wanted to call you when they were discussing terminating the contract with me, but Silver Fox said he didn't want to put you in a difficult position, so he stopped me.

Mountain Eagle sighed and said, "Who exactly hired them to attack that jackal?"

Lee Sung-hee thought for a moment and said, "It's a Russian oligarch named Sharif who paid $8000 million to hire Arctic Fox and Holy Grail Knight to attack that 'Jackal'."

Mountain Eagle, I understand Silver Fox's thinking. $8000 million is an incredible price for any mercenary team.

Arctic Fox has been in financial trouble for a long time. With this 8000 million, they can get out of trouble completely and transform according to your ideas.

But no one could have predicted that they would encounter an opponent who was completely beyond their expectations!

Mountain Eagle sensed the heaviness in Li Chengji's tone. He paused for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "How many of them died?" Li Chengji replied, "Three people died in their first encounter with the 'Jackal,' but it wasn't Arctic Fox who died. Instead, it was Long Arrow, Mole, and Javelin from the Holy Grail Knights mercenary group."

The second encounter took place on the outskirts of Baghdad, but this time the Arctic fox wasn't after the jackal; they just happened to run into it on the road...

Three Arctic Foxes were killed this time: Shark, Old Ghost, and Rock...

Then they disappeared…

Li Chengji paused for a moment, giving Shan Ying some time to process what she was saying, and then said, "According to my guess, they must have left Iraq through some secret channels, which is why you can't contact them."

That "jackal" quickly established a humanitarian corridor and took over the logistical work for the Iraq War on Terror.

Everyone was making way for him; he had a huge influence in Iraq, so it was understandable that Silver Fox and his team were being cautious.

"Mountain Eagle, Arctic Fox is a well-established team, and you have no responsibility towards them..."

Upon hearing the list of the fallen, Mountain Eagle fell silent...

He had seen the Holy Grail Knight's arrows and moles before, and had captured them in Thailand, then imprisoned them in a Thai jail for almost a year.

Finally, the Knights of the Round Table paid him a settlement, and after Galahad separated from the Knights of the Round Table, he brought them into the new team, the Grail Knights.

These two people died in less than half a year!

What bothered Mountain Eagle the most was the death of 'Shark'...

Mountain Eagle didn't know the fallen 'Old Ghost' and 'Rock', but he had known 'Shark' since his time in Thailand.

When he was surrounded, 'Silver Fox' and his team arrived immediately to provide support, and 'Shark' was one of the team members.

When the mountain eagle ran into trouble in Los Angeles, the Arctic foxes that came to his aid included a 'shark'!
The scruffy Inuit, 'Shark,' left a very deep impression on Mountain Eagle, and they got along very well.

'Chickpea,' 'Ham,' 'Scorpion,' and 'Bullhead,' who has left the Arctic Foxes, are the Arctic Foxes that Mountain Eagle knows best. It was through these guys that he truly understood the internal ecology of the Arctic Foxes and the bond between them.

The 'shark' is dead!
Mountain Eagle took a deep breath. Lee Sung-hee said he had no responsibility towards the Arctic fox...

He knew that what Sister Li Chengji said was right, and even the old men like Blood Fox thought so.

But now that he has learned of 'Shark's' death and found himself excluded from the crisis, he can't help but feel complicated and unhappy...

After hanging up the phone, unable to fall asleep, Mountain Eagle simply left the room, went to the kitchen to pour himself a glass of wine, and then pushed open the door and went outside...

Facing the biting cold wind, the mountain eagle gulped down the strong liquor, feeling an uncontrollable restlessness. Instinctively, he crushed the thick liquor glass and then kicked it hard against a pillar...

The strong tremors caused the snow above the porch to collapse, creating a great commotion.

Hearing the noise from the second floor, Mountain Eagle sighed and returned to the living room...

Seeing Tiffany and Lilith rushing down from the second floor with guns, Mountain Eagle waved his hand and said, "It's alright, you two go back to sleep..."

Tiffany noticed that Mountain Eagle was acting strangely. She exchanged a glance with Lilith, then put down her UMP45 and walked over to Mountain Eagle...

Smelling the alcohol on her boss's breath, Tiffany asked curiously, "Boss, what happened?"

Mountain Eagle looked at Tiffany and Lilith, hesitated for a moment, then beckoned them to sit down in the restaurant, before pouring himself another glass of white wine…

After taking a sip, he sighed and said, "Arctic Fox suffered a defeat in Iraq, and Blood Fox and the others have now disappeared..."

Seeing Tiffany and Lilith staring at him with wide eyes, Mountain Eagle nodded slightly and said, "Camel and Eagle Claw should be with Blood Fox and Deer, but I can't contact them right now."

Upon hearing this, Tiffany slumped heavily into her chair. After a few seconds, she seemed to realize what was happening and said, "Blood Fox and the others went to Iraq to help?"

Mountain Eagle shook his head and said, "Probably not. Blood Fox and the others are just retired old men; they wouldn't get involved in Arctic Fox's combat missions."

My friend Lee Sung-hee said that the Arctic fox has left Iraq...

But I can't get in touch with Blood Fox and the others right now, so I'm a little worried!

Did the camel and the eagle claw agree on any special way to communicate with you?

"The Arctic Foxes are facing a very formidable opponent this time. I need to get in touch with them, otherwise I'm worried those old guys might run into trouble..."

Tiffany and Lilith exchanged a glance, then nodded and said, "Romania..."

Camel once told me that if he suddenly disappeared one day, I could go to Romania…

Lilith, standing nearby, nodded in agreement, saying, "Eagle Claw said something similar to me..."

He said if he ever disappeared, he would send me to a place in Bucharest, Romania…

Mountain Eagle finished his glass of baijiu, exhaled a breath of alcohol, and muttered to himself, "Romania, Bucharest..."

(End of this chapter)