Fatal Strike: Paladins Mercenary Road

Chapter 913 The Enemy's Actions

Mountain Eagle and his group set off at noon...

Dushan, along with Eddie, a camel, and a deer, led the way. The five of them traveled along a secluded hilly path and arrived at a Muslim village in an hour.

But as they approached the village, the eagle sensed something was amiss...

He didn't know the area well, so he couldn't make an accurate judgment, but it was definitely not normal for the village to be deserted in broad daylight.

The small village is built on a hillside, with wooden houses and low stone walls, exuding the charm of an Eastern European countryside. It must be very beautiful in the summer when the surrounding grass is lush and flowers are everywhere.

But now the village is deserted, the ground is covered in mud, the walls of several courtyards have collapsed, and the surrounding mud is full of footprints and tire tracks, indicating that a conflict had occurred here not long ago.

After discovering this situation, Mountain Eagle did not approach rashly. After consulting Dushan's opinion, he decided that Dushan would go and check the situation, while he and the three old men would hide on the outskirts of the village and remotely control the transport drone to bring over the supplies they needed.

After contacting Blood Fox, who was a few kilometers away, via radio and confirming that the drone had taken off, Mountain Eagle turned his attention to the direction of the village, frowned at the elk, and said, "What do you think happened there?"
Duchamp and his group had come here many times before without any problems, but something seems off the moment we arrived. Isn't that a bit too much of a coincidence?

The elk shook its head calmly and said, "I don't know exactly what happened, but I could feel it from hundreds of meters away: the people in the village are terrified."

As he spoke, the deer pointed to the chimneys smoking on the rooftops and said in a deep voice, "Everyone is hiding in their homes; they are very scared!"
The walls of those two houses were knocked down by something like a truck. You could see it with binoculars. There was blood on the porch in front of the wooden house and in the mud, but you couldn't see any bodies.

There was a conflict there before, and the villagers lost. The enemy left, and they were terrified.

What kind of people do you think could scare them?

After listening, Mountain Eagle took a deep breath and said, "The Kosovo Liberation Army..."

Did they find out about the connection between the village and the Northern Brigade?

The deer shook its head and said, "Given the nature of the A-tribe gang, if that were the reason, there wouldn't be anyone alive in the village right now."

This is more like a routine deterrent, like a gang in the city that causes trouble every now and then to make sure they're remembered.

As he spoke, the deer shook his head and said with a gloomy expression, "The leaders of the Kosovo authorities, along with the warlords and gangsters who control the area, are all villains, yet those 'civilized people' in the EU have given them legal status."

We were commissioned by General Tadic to engage NATO special forces in Kosovo many times. They were terrible, so they started supporting and condoning the Albanian warlord gangs' misdeeds.

Everyone remembers the massive bombings of that year, but nobody knows how many people died in Kosovo.

Mountain Eagle, I don't understand politics, but I do know that Europeans are far less civilized than they appear to be.

What they believe in is power. As long as you can pose a real threat to the lives of their elites, they will act like cowards.

Now that the warlord gangs in Kosovo have grown stronger, even NATO peacekeeping forces can no longer control them, so those European politicians are turning a blind eye.

If you plan to expand in Europe, then be firm. As long as those guys feel a real threat, they'll be exceptionally lenient with you.

Mountain Eagle nodded slightly after listening. Kosovo is now recognized by Europe itself as the 'most dangerous region'.

Every year, large quantities of drugs transit through here into the European interior, and the drug trade has a huge impact on local security in various European countries.

Meanwhile, the presence of Albanian Muslims in European countries through the drug trade, mixed with Middle Eastern refugees, has exacerbated the difficulty of counterterrorism in Europe.

A group of small European landowners pooled their money to eliminate a major threat in the Balkans and then open an energy route to Iran...

As it turned out, they lacked the capability themselves and had to pay the price to involve the United States. In the end, the money was spent but the task was not accomplished. Yugoslavia did suffer heavy casualties and was defeated and disintegrated, but the energy Plan B connecting Europe and Iran was disrupted by the United States.

Then the EU is also held hostage by the US in the Balkans, and any slight movement from the US will cause Europe immense pain.

It is certain that Kosovo will never be at peace until the EU loses its value.

This situation was repeated in Libya, not only devastating the country and plunging it into a protracted civil war, but also depriving Europe of a stable energy supply point. In the end, it was Germany that showed the courage to approach Russia...

To be fair, around the turn of the millennium, European politicians were quite insightful and intelligent. Driven by their need for autonomy and the desire to compete with the United States, they spearheaded the creation of the European Union.

Unfortunately, as the deer said, Europeans lack the courage to confront things head-on; their elites tend to back down when faced with a real threat.

This is why terrorists prefer to attack Europe—because Europe is weak, and Europeans, aside from empty threats, have few effective countermeasures against terrorism. A little-known fact: terrorism originated in Europe, its founders being Zionists. Also, the country that suffers the most terrorist attacks globally is not the United States, but Europe…

In the 16 years since the turn of the millennium, Europe has experienced more than 700 terrorist attacks, resulting in nearly 800 deaths and almost 5000 injuries.

It's no exaggeration to say that the EU, our little brother, has taken the brunt of most terrorist attacks for its big brother, the US!

Then, apart from making empty promises and pledging large anti-terrorism budgets, EU politicians didn't even dare to confront terrorists head-on. They just dragged the US into the fray like a bunch of volunteers, and then followed behind by dropping a few bombs.

Over time, the elites within the EU lose their drive, and even if some stand up and speak out, they eventually exhaust themselves with the lengthy procedures and nothing comes of it.

Mountain Eagle never took the NATO forces in Kosovo seriously because he knew that those forces, under the guise of peacekeeping, actually didn't care what was happening inside Kosovo.

NATO forces don't care at all as long as the conflict doesn't escalate to international attention.

While the mountain eagle was chatting with the deer, the delivery drone arrived, and just then Duchamp came out of the village and waved to them...

Seeing that no one had appeared in the village, Mountain Eagle frowned and walked out of his hiding place, arriving at an open space in front of the village to meet up with Dushan.

Duchamp glanced in surprise at the drone that had flown in with him, then looked at Mountain Eagle with a helpless expression and said, "The Kosovo Liberation Organization came this morning. They killed several villagers and injured many others. They also kidnapped several girls before they left."

The attitude of the Kosovo Liberation Organization frightened the villagers, causing internal disputes...

Several young men headed towards the territory of the Kosovo Liberation Organization, hoping to rescue the girls who had been kidnapped.

After hearing this, the mountain eagle spread its hands and said, "So what..."

Duchamp sighed and said, "I've borrowed a car..."

Seeing Dushan's hesitant expression, Mountain Eagle thought for a moment and said, "Buddy, I have my own mission, but I don't mind doing a little extra work if it comes in handy."

"Making trouble for the Kosovo Liberation Organization is beneficial to my mission."

Upon hearing this, Duchamp asked in surprise, "You're willing to help them?"

Mountain Eagle nodded and said, "I believe in the principle that 'those who follow the right path will receive much help'!"
We should do the right things whenever we have the chance!

Since war is inevitable anyway, launching a preemptive strike might be a good idea; it might even confuse the enemy.

As he spoke, Mountain Eagle looked at Duchamp, who seemed somewhat excited, and waved his hand, saying, "Go get the car, we'll pack our things and leave right away..."

The elk watched Duchamp return to the village, then frowned at the eagle and asked, "Are you sure?"

Mountain Eagle tapped the frame of his glasses on his temple and said, "I'm sure, because I've found them..."

Their location is a bit far from our target. If we can use an offensive to draw away the Kosovo Liberation Organization members, the pressure on us tomorrow will be much less.”

As he spoke, Mountain Eagle looked towards the south side of the hillside, his expression grim, and said, "I really want to see what kind of organization dares to go out and kidnap people in broad daylight."

The elk exchanged a glance with the camel and Eddie beside it, then nodded...

The old man knew the mountain eagle's plight all too well; he knew exactly what had provoked it...

Human trafficking is a sore spot for Mountain Eagle; almost all the irrational things he does are aimed at human traffickers.

While in Thailand, he dared to confront the US military and even caused the US embassy and the CIA a lot of trouble.

Kate from the Bangkok group was only a little arrogant in Thailand when he tricked and killed all his subordinates, and also broke her neck.

He gathered a group of deranged lunatics in El Salvador, also targeting the human trafficking network.

For the mountain eagle, there is no such thing as a peaceful resolution when something like this happens!
The elk understood the mountain eagle's state. When the mountain eagle fell silent, he took the initiative to handle the affairs on site, sent away the two villagers who wanted to accompany him and lead the way, and let Duchamp drive an old truck, taking everyone along the tracks in the mud...

(End of this chapter)