Fatal Strike: Paladins Mercenary Road

Chapter 922 Secret Base
'Like a fish in water'!
The mountain eagle, disappearing into the darkness, was like a fish gliding into water, using the rustling of grass in the hilly area as cover.

Mountain Eagle brought his night-time operational skills, honed over two decades in the sergeant major system, to their fullest potential. His footsteps maintained a unique rhythm, embedding the sounds he generated into the background noise.

The enemy wouldn't even be able to hear it, let alone see it passing by from several meters away.

The crow marked the enemy outpost's location for the mountain eagle, allowing it to easily avoid potentially exposed routes, circle around for several kilometers, and quickly approach the suspicious hill mentioned by the camel.

There weren't many places to hide on the bare, rocky mountain. A few tenacious shrubs took root on the hills, but because it was winter, there wasn't a trace of green. Only at the foot of the mountain were there some pine trees.

The mountain eagle circled half of the hill but found no trace of human activity. So it climbed from the back of the hill to the middle of the mountain, then curled up in a crevice in the rocks and activated the cicada with all its might.

The ultrasonic waves released by the cicadas penetrated into the mountainside, making the investigation less effective the deeper one went...

Fortunately, the mountain was not particularly large, so a general outline quickly appeared before the mountain eagle's eyes.

Just like the camel said, there's a secret base hidden inside the mountain!
Mountain Eagle couldn't determine the details of the base's interior, but through Golden Cicada's help, he quickly sketched out a rough outline of the base's interior.

This is a base built on the interior space of the mountain, covering an area of ​​approximately 3000 square meters.

The base is divided into two levels: the upper level is the personnel activity area, and the lower level should be the storage area, with an underground transportation passage leading to the outside.

Mountain Eagle couldn't tell what was inside, but he could still see through the blurry images provided by Golden Cicada that people were active inside, and that there was a place in the upper area where hundreds of people were being held.

At the same time, Jin Chan also discovered a hidden entrance on the mountain, as well as dozens of hidden air intakes to maintain air circulation.

However, these air intakes clearly lacked proper maintenance, and many were already clogged.

After carefully recording the internal structure and personnel of the base from a crevice in the rocks, the eagle quietly came to the foot of the mountain and found a cave that was only 1.5 meters high and about 60 centimeters wide in a very hidden location.

After confirming that no one was guarding the place, the mountain eagle slowly stepped inside. After walking more than thirty meters along the rugged cave, it arrived at a heavy iron gate.

The iron gate could only be opened from the inside. After confirming that no one was on the other side of the gate, Mountain Eagle took out a flashlight and illuminated the area outside the gate...

The cold, damp cave was covered with moss, and judging from various traces, no one had been in or out of the cave for a long time.

Through the cicada, one can see that on the other side of the iron gate is still a narrow passage, which extends to a room in the lower warehouse of the mountain base.

After confirming that no one could find him, Mountain Eagle shone his flashlight on the iron gate and discovered that the solid iron gate, which was half a foot thick, was completely rusted shut, with the rust growing in the gaps completely blocking them.

This door was never designed to be opened from the outside; the only way to get in or out is for someone inside to pull open four heavy iron bolts.

Judging from the current situation, the Kosovo Liberation Organization has not used this passage for a long time.

The only way for the mountain eagle to open this door is to use explosives to blast open the concrete door frame around the iron door that is attached to the mountain, and then dismantle the entire door.

This thwarted the mountain eagle's plan to sneak in and scout ahead...

However, Mountain Eagle was not disappointed. He carefully examined the mountain structure around the iron gate, quickly found a suitable location, shaped some plastic explosives, stuck them on, inserted the detonator, and then withdrew from the cave.

After retreating, the mountain eagle wandered around the hilly area near the mountain for a while, familiarizing itself with the terrain, before quickly leaving the area. It took nearly three hours to rejoin the elk and the others...

The location they chose was at the intersection of the only road leading to the 'farm'...

The only way for the 'beluga whale' to get to the 'farm' is through here!

When the mountain eagle arrived, it was already dawn...

Under cover, he entered a dried-up ditch and found the elk and their companions, who were camouflaged...

"There's a secret base in the southern hills of the farm. The women kidnapped by the Kosovo Liberation Organization should be being held there. I've found a hidden entrance. Once the operation begins, according to our plan, Duchamp and his team will lure the Kosovo Liberation Organization members north, where Blood Fox will meet them and take care of the pursuing enemies."

Meanwhile, we'll take 'White Whale' and circle around to the rear of the hill base to lie in ambush. As soon as the attack team brought by Liskarm arrives, we'll attack the farm and the hill base together."

There was a lack of cover on either side of the road, and the Kosovo Liberation Organization had set up a checkpoint at the intersection, with a dozen or so people patrolling around it in shifts.

So the elk could only huddle in this dry ditch, 700 meters from the road, with bushes in front and behind them.

Upon hearing the mountain eagle's plan, the elk tugged at its camouflage, leaned against the ditch wall, and nodded, saying, "This is very risky..."

However, as long as we can quickly wipe out everyone around the 'White Whale' and have Dushan and his men distract the farm's interior, we still have a chance of success.

The only problem is whether 'Beluga' will cooperate. I don't want to be dragging a 300-pound fat guy around everywhere."

Mountain Eagle recalled the route they had taken and said with a smile, "No problem. There are several hidden caves on the way to the hilly area. We'll have someone take the 'White Whale' and hide there. After our mission is over, we'll come back and take them with us to evacuate."

The farm only has about two hundred people. As long as I can fully utilize them and get Blood Fox and his gang to devour some of the main force, things will become much simpler.

The elk looked at the somewhat 'overly optimistic' mountain eagle, hesitated for a moment, and finally refrained from offering an opinion. Instead, he nodded seriously and said, "As long as Razer and Odin don't mess things up, anything is possible!"
However, one thing you can't ignore is that once the Kosovo Liberation Organization reacts, they will provide rapid support to the farms.

We have highly mobile suicide drones that can slow down their operations, but if there are too many hostages inside the base, it will take a long time to move them…”

As he spoke, the deer looked at the mountain eagle with a strange expression, thought for a moment, and said, "You must have your own thoughts. I won't ask what they are, just keep them in mind..."

Mountain Eagle certainly had his own ideas. With his current manpower, it was simply impossible for him to organize the evacuation of several hundred hostages.

Therefore, he planned to leverage the influence of several international anti-human trafficking organizations to mobilize NATO peacekeeping forces in Kosovo...

This was his first collaboration with Jim Clark. If that guy couldn't deliver on his promises, even if he offered $1000 million in sponsorship every year, the Mountain Eagles wouldn't cooperate with him.

But once that guy demonstrates enough power, Mountain Eagle wouldn't mind deepening their cooperation with him.

Since the goal is to combat human trafficking, the more people and organizations involved, the safer and more effective the operation will be.

The mountain eagle didn't have time to explain his ideas to the deer in detail; he just needed them to trust him.

If this succeeds, Arctic Fox will be able to break free from its past mercenary image and present itself in a new light.

This is important!

Just as the mountain eagle, cloaked in camouflage, was leaning against the inner wall of the ditch, communicating with various parties via radio and telephone...

Robin from Pristina sent a message via radio...

"The goods have been loaded onto the truck, a black Mercedes-Benz sedan, license plate number ****..."

This guy is cunning. He prepared a double of similar size for himself and had his bodyguards escort the double to the airport at the beginning, while he himself departed in the second batch under the protection of Samoa International Security personnel.

I almost got scammed!

After listening, Mountain Eagle decisively said, "Robin, just in case, go to the airport and keep an eye on 'White Whale's' stand-in..."

With that, Mountain Eagle pressed the radio and said, "Attention everyone, the 'cargo' is on its way!"
Everyone get ready…

(End of this chapter)