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Chapter 20 Full Power Bullets
boom……

buzzing...

After the violent explosion ended, Milton felt a slight ringing in his ears and dizziness.

The extreme tension of battle and the shockwaves from various explosions can significantly affect a person's senses.

This also includes a sense of time.

这也是为何一般人在战斗中很少选择延迟扔出手榴弹的原因——你以为你“温雷”了一两秒，实际上可能已经过去了三四秒！

But Milton was suppressing all his discomfort and the physical drowsiness brought on by continuous travel, and he started counting down the seconds in his mind.

He needed to roughly calculate the time it would take for the enemy who said he was going back to get something to return, then open fire on the door, trying to reduce the enemy's numbers again amidst the smoke and fire.

The enemy has walked about 15 meters, but he shouldn't be walking slowly. Roughly speaking, if he fires at the door in 8 seconds, there's a chance of hitting.

Milton is currently standing on the left side of the intersection. After firing his gun and revealing information, he must immediately retreat to the stairwell. There is no time to lose.

"Milton is about to fire toward 1 o'clock, then retreat. He needs cover and is wary of crossfire."

"receive."

"clear."

Boom boom boom…

Milton peeked out and fired five shots toward the door. Regardless of whether they hit their targets, he immediately retreated toward the stairwell as planned.

However, he had only taken two steps when he suddenly heard a "whoosh" sound in his ear.

This is... the sound of a bullet coming very, very close, just as it whizzes past a person!

At the same time, several loud roars came from the smoke-filled entrance.

boom!boom!boom!boom!
Milton heard gunshots and the sound of the concrete wall next to him cracking under a powerful impact through his headphones—the enemy had just fired back at where he was standing!

If we had left even a moment later, if there hadn't been smoke at the entrance to block the enemy's view, the consequences would have been unimaginable!
But what chilled Milton even more was the sound of two sharp, short noises coming from his abdomen.

Ding! Snap!

The rigid power strip was hit... and the ceramic shattered...

Milton felt as if he had been struck hard in the abdomen with a hammer, as if his muscles were being torn apart. The dull, tearing pain quickly spread to his chest, followed by difficulty breathing and numbness in his limbs.

I've been shot.

But this power... wait a minute, how could a regular rifle bullet cause this much damage to a level 3 plate?!

It's very close to breaking through!
A strong will to survive and the last vestiges of reason in his mind allowed Milton to maintain his composure. He merely swayed slightly before continuing his planned retreat towards the stairwell.

Two teammates opened fire to suppress the entrance, and we had to take this opportunity to retreat.

Without shouting or fleeing in panic, Milton took two deep breaths after retreating into the stairwell and taking cover in a new shelter, trying his best to keep his voice from trembling.

There was no time for lingering fear; he needed to immediately report the information he had just obtained to his companions.

"I was shot, but it was a minor injury."

Brandon was changing the bomb when his hands went cold: "This..."

Milton forcefully suppressed his teammates' shock: "It's nothing serious, don't forget I have a bulletproof vest."

His calm and composed demeanor reassured Brandon and the "boss," and their voices lightened slightly: "So, proceed as planned?"

Milton endured the pain and looked down at his bulletproof vest.

The good news is that the bullet didn't penetrate the insert; the bad news is... the bullet's model number.

"Yes. Here's the information: based on my initial assessment, the other side used an FN FAL rifle with 7.62x51mm NATO M80 ammunition." (Note 1)

After that sentence, the radio remained silent for a full second.

FNFAL, the right hand of the free world, a top-tier gun among top-tier guns, boasts world-class power, accuracy, cost-effectiveness, and ease of maintenance!
And the bullets it uses are "full-power bullets." Full-power bullets!!!

Similarly, the upper limit of protection for Milton's body armor is the NIJ III standard, which is capable of withstanding direct hits from M80 bullets with a muzzle velocity of less than 847 m/s.

However, the biggest problem with ceramic inserts is their poor reusability and weak edge protection. Once hit and cracked, the ballistic protection performance of adjacent areas will drop significantly, especially since the edge protection is also inadequate…

Even if you're lucky and the bullets don't hit the same area, and the shield blocks several bullets, the person hit will still be temporarily incapacitated by the impact of the full-power bullet, which is close to the protection limit.

In close-quarters combat indoors, the effectiveness of body armor is greatly reduced compared to field combat, because life and death can be decided in seconds, and incapacitation is equivalent to death!

In other words, each of them may only have one chance to be shot.

There's absolutely no room for error...

If I get shot again, I'll die!
The good news is that the opponent was indeed caught off guard; otherwise, few people would use a bulky and difficult-to-control weapon like the FN FAL indoors.

As Milton adjusted his mindset and tried to recover from the previous attack, he vaguely heard four chaotic footsteps approaching... They sounded like they were getting close to the intersection.

Four seconds later, the sound of two grenades exploding could be heard.

boom! boom!
Milton, hiding behind cover and enduring the pain from his injuries, said, "The enemy has grenades and prefers to use them to eliminate enemies that might be in safe corners rather than cutting corners."

"Now we will proceed with tactical deployment."

“'Boss,' you’re using a submachine gun, which is more agile. You’ll guard the stairwell entrance and exit. If you see any enemies, fire directly and then retreat… Their weapons are cumbersome indoors. Your armor and our cover will be enough to protect you.”

"Brandon, go down half a floor to the corner, don't expose yourself. Wait until 'the boss' fires, then immediately pull out and fire back, creating crossfire."

"Don't be afraid, we must follow the plan, or we will all die."

Milton didn't want to issue so many tactical orders with so much unnecessary content, but his teammates weren't professional soldiers or SWAT officers, so he had to keep their morale up and had to use his words more.

The two were in a very dangerous position, but neither of them objected and they quickly took their positions.

Because Milton's position was more dangerous than theirs... The boss did the most dangerous work and got shot and injured, how could they not be satisfied?

The two were not afraid of danger; they were just afraid that others would leave all the danger to them.

Milton is clearly not that kind of ally, so listen to him!
"If the enemy lays a mine, you must throw a grenade in the same spot before retreating. Otherwise, if the enemy doesn't pull the pin while we are retreating, it's like turning our backs to the enemy, understand?"

"receive."

While the three were exchanging a brief conversation, the enemy's clearing of the intersection was nearing completion.

Just then, another huge explosion was heard.

The booby-trapped mine in the storage room has been triggered!
“Great…” Brandon couldn’t help but comfort himself, “At least the numerical disadvantage has been offset.”

Our firepower, defense, and condition are inferior to the opponent's, but at least we have the information advantage as the defender!
The enemy was clearly thrown into disarray by this latest booby trap, but soon Milton heard three more footsteps approaching the stairwell.

"Even after losing two men, they haven't retreated. Their morale is high, and they're quite confident in their equipment. The enemy wearing heavy body armor and carrying a FAFAL should be fine."

"Prepare to meet the enemy."

Milton hid behind the wall, waiting for the battle to begin.

The enemy is approaching.

The footsteps seemed to be right next to my ear.

Then he heard the sound of something being thrown in.

thump... thump...

Grenade!

注1：7.62x51mm NATO其实和.308win有一定的区别，不能完全划等号。膛压，闭锁间隙都有细微的差距。我记得好像是采用枪机延迟后座原理的自动步枪最好不要用.308win，比如HKG3。（不过HK417似乎也最好别用.308win）

(End of this chapter)