Fatal Strike: Paladins Mercenary Road

Chapter 870 Head-on confrontation

As he spoke, the tiger's mouth of the mountain eagle's right hand struck the man's Adam's apple with lightning speed, so fast that the Indian man's companion, who was right next to him, did not even have time to react.

Mountain Eagle stared at the guy's eyes, which seemed to bulge out of their sockets. He stepped forward, raised his knee, and slammed it into the guy's groin. Then, as the guy instinctively bent over, he pushed him away forcefully...

Using the unfortunate man's body to block the two Indians' movements, the mountain eagle clenched his right fist, his thumb pressing against his index finger to form a sharp cone. Then, as he swung his right arm, the cone-shaped thumb struck the Adam's apple of the Indian man next to him.

Then, Mountain Eagle stepped forward again, and as if by magic, a Luger silenced pistol appeared in his hand. Through the wounded and speechless man, he fired repeatedly at the hearts of the two Indians.

"Tap tap, tap tap..."

The faint gunshot sounded like applause, so much so that the elderly people queuing to collect their pensions in the distance had no idea what was happening...

Seeing that the conflict on his side had attracted the attention of the two bank security guards, Mountain Eagle stood up with a smile and stomped on the neck of the seriously injured Indian man, breaking it. Then, he bent down, put his arm around the neck of the Indian man whose Adam's apple had been smashed, and casually chatted for a few words while twisting his neck again...

After dealing with the four Indians, Mountain Eagle stood up and put a baseball cap that had fallen on the seat on the head of the Indian whose neck had been broken. Then he walked over to the two security guards who came over to check on him with suspicious looks...

Seeing the wary look on the old security guard's face, Mountain Eagle took the initiative to approach him and said in a low voice, "I am an agent of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Those guys are a group of bank robbers that we have been hunting for a long time."

He'd got his eye on Tiriak Bank; they were just there to scout it out, and there were people in charge of the operation at both the front and back entrances.

An elderly security guard with a full head of white hair gripped a baton in one hand, looked at Mountain Eagle warily, and said, "Homeland Security agent? You don't look like an American..."

Mountain Eagle was just talking nonsense. He was taken aback by the old security guard's words, then he lifted his coat to reveal the CZ75 pistol on his waist and said, "Wouldn't this be more convincing?"
I'm a good person, otherwise I should be killing you all right now, instead of trying to save your bank.

As he spoke, Mountain Eagle led the two panicked old security guards to the window on the side of the gate, pointed to two very suspicious-looking vans across the street, and said, "Do you see those two vans?"
Our men will soon be engaged in battle with them. If you want to survive, you must organize the people in the lobby to hide.

Once they hear gunfire, tell them to move to the inside corner and hide, preferably lying on the ground..."

The old security guard was intimidated by the eagle's heavy tone, but he clearly still had some doubts...

"Sir, are you really from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security?"

The eagle chuckled and spread his hands, saying, "Don't I look like it?"

The old security guard gave a strained smile, swallowed hard, and said, "Why do Americans protect our bank?"
"And our bank doesn't have any money at all..."

Mountain Eagle paused for a moment, then he saw Blood Fox come down from the second floor of the bank...

After interrupting the two security guards, Mountain Eagle patted them on the shoulder and said, "So, your bank has something particularly valuable..."

"Don't overthink it. We'll be out dealing with the bank robbers soon. You all need to take good care of the customers inside the bank."

The two old security guards were skeptical of Mountain Eagle's "goodwill," but when Mountain Eagle unpacked his tactical backpack, armed himself, and joined Blood Fox and Eddie as they headed towards the bank's entrance, they believed him...

At the very least, Mountain Eagle is definitely not a robber!
So, the moment Mountain Eagle threw a few smoke grenades outside and gunshots rang out from the roadside, two elderly security guards scrambled into the lobby, yelling at the bewildered bank employees and elderly people withdrawing money, "Get down! Get down! Everyone get down..."

As they were talking, the counterattack from the road came...

"Clap clap clap clap..."

With a burst of gunfire, more than a dozen small holes appeared in the glass on both sides of the bank's main entrance. The marble on both sides of the entrance made a cracking sound, and the already somewhat old marble facade began to collapse in large areas...

The dust and smoke from the collapse of the exterior facade mixed with the smoke bombs thrown by the mountain eagles, reducing visibility in front of the bank to a very low level.

This made it difficult for the enemy to shoot, but there were just too many of them, so apart from the first ten seconds or so, Galahad and Robin were constantly pinned down and unable to raise their heads.

Seeing the two cars coming from his side riddled with bullets, Mountain Eagle, who had already rushed to the rear wheel of the sedan, lay prone on the ground and, using the rear wheel as cover, fired a burst of bullets at the other side...

The bullets knocked down two Indians who were leaning out from beside the van to fire...

The moment the gunfight broke out, vehicles on the highway came to a stop, and the panicked crowd screamed and ran wildly to both sides like headless flies.

Several cars involved in a collision due to the tension were stuck in the center of the battle. The drivers and passengers got out of the cars crying and lay on the ground, covering their heads and not daring to move.

The surrounding chaos didn't bother Mountain Eagle. He forcefully opened the car door, pulled out a large bag containing weapons and placed it on the ground, then took out several offensive grenades from it...

"Blood Fox, cover me, stop them, we'll clash with another group from behind the bank..." Blood Fox, who had been positioned on either side of the bank entrance, using the pillars as cover, heard Mountain Eagle's command. He deftly changed a magazine, glanced at Eddie not far to his side, and shouted, "I'll go left, you go right, three, two, one..."

The two men promptly leaned out and began firing suppressive shots towards the two vans...

"Clap clap clap..."

"Clap clap clap..."

The two sides were only about 30 meters apart. The two experienced veterans interrupted the enemy's offensive with rhythmic shooting, killing two people and forcing the enemy to turn around slightly to seek some cover.

Gawain and his team weren't in a hurry, because their mission was to hold off Blood Fox. The real deadly attacks would be carried out by the others who were blocking the back of the bank and making a flanking maneuver.

But to their surprise, the Mountain Eagles' counterattack was so fierce...

The smoke grenades obstructed their vision, making them less able to anticipate the actions taking place here, and they could only roughly determine the location of Mountain Eagle and his men based on the sound of gunfire.

In the brief moment when both sides were suppressed, Mountain Eagle suddenly stood up and threw four offensive grenades at the other side like a baseball thrower...

Robin, who was standing nearby, saw Eagle's movements. Just as he was about to get up and flank the enemy, hoping to take advantage of the grenade explosion, Eagle grabbed the extremely perceptive guy and shouted, "Grab Galahad, we're breaking out from behind the bank..."

"Boom boom boom boom"

As four grenades exploded in succession, thick smoke billowed from the alleyway behind the two vans, while several disoriented Indians blindly rushed into the Eagle's firing range...

He decisively pulled the trigger, knocking down several Indians, then quickly replaced the magazine on his UMP45 and slung the gun over his back.

He then pulled two AK-105s from his ammunition bag, tossed one to Blood Fox who was charging at him, and then fastened the four AK-105 magazine pouches with Velcro straps to his chest...

"Let's go, let's go..."

Eddie rushed over at that moment, pulled the M27 out of his bag, and then threw the UMP45 he was holding, along with the magazine pouch on his chest, into the bag...

Then this Bajau man displayed the skills of a top-tier marksman, moving and firing at the enemy while concealing himself in the smoke as if covering their rear...

The tactical goggles provided him with unparalleled assistance; under the thermal effect, the enemy opposite him was clearly visible to him...

"boom"

A 5.56mm bullet was fired from the heavy barrel of the M27; the specially designed armor-piercing round pierced the van's window and struck a swaying man in the alleyway...

Having landed a successful shot, Eddie retreated to avoid the precise counterattack from the other side, covering the Mountain Eagles while he pulled the trigger again...

"boom"

The bullet pierced the rear door of the van, grazed Gawain's shoulder as he crouched near the rear wheel, and struck an Indian man behind him.

The tumbling bullet tore a large chunk of flesh from Gawain's shoulder, causing the old man to let out a muffled groan...

However, the old SBS soldier did not give up the fight despite his injuries. He was unaware that there was a thermal imager on the other side, but he still cleverly crawled under the car, between the rear wheels, and then, using the tires as cover, pulled the trigger...

"Bang bang bang bang..."

As the mountain eagle moved forward, it heard Robin, who was also retreating to provide cover, let out a muffled groan. It then threw two more smoke grenades behind it, pulled the slightly staggering Robin along, and ran into the alleyway beside the bank while shouting, "Are you alright?"

Robin was dragged into the alley. He leaned against the wall, glanced down at his abdomen and left arm, then grimaced and shook his head, saying, "It's nothing, the bullet hit my body armor..."

After confirming that Robin was not dead, Mountain Eagle slung the ammunition pouch over his shoulder and shouted, "Eddie, Robin, cover us from behind! Bloodfox, Galahad, the three of us will clear the way..."

Galahad and Bloodfox, who had also switched to M27s, exchanged a glance, and then the two old guys tacitly made a sorting order...

Galahad took the initiative to step forward, while Blood Fox brought up the rear. The two of them sandwiched Mountain Eagle in the middle, forming a three-person assault team in the narrow alley.

Forgetting to express his gratitude for the two old men's 'care,' Mountain Eagle patted Galahad on the shoulder and shouted, "The enemy is two corners away from us, let's go..."

(End of this chapter)