Soldiers' Assault: Veteran Special Agents and New Recruits

Chapter 390 A single "boom" stunned the entire scene.

It is confirmed that the pirates are armed, which means that even if the pirates are just peasants, they are capable of easily killing professionally trained special forces soldiers.

Therefore, during this search process, members of the Flame Dragon team could easily die.

Jackie Chan had to be extremely vigilant, focusing intently on directing the team to adapt to the different cabin structures and form optimal formations upon arrival, ensuring that the pirates had no opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

Professional training creates a professional team; searching inside the ship's cabin is CQB (Close Quarters Battle) warfare.

The special forces team trained by Jackie Chan may lack some other skills, but their CQB capabilities are absolutely top-notch in the world.

In addition, Jackie Chan, with his extensive experience, maintained maximum focus throughout the entire process.

The captain, who knows every corner of the ship so well that he could walk around the ship with his eyes closed, personally leads the way and points out the various characteristics of each cabin.

The Yanlong team's search progress was very fast; they collected the remaining living quarters in less than an hour.

Then, in less than an hour, they searched every corner of the work cabin.

They searched two locations but found no pirates, nor any trace of them, as if they had truly left.

This made Jackie Chan secretly marvel: "These pirates have pretty strong counter-surveillance capabilities; they were able to erase all traces."

Jackie Chan was secretly amazed by the pirates' professionalism, while the crew and captain became increasingly nervous.

Now only the last working compartment at the bottom remains, which is also the most complex in structure and environment among the ship's three main compartments.

The working compartments include the bridge, chart room, wireless telegraph room, engine room, workshop, fire extinguisher room, anchor chain compartment, and ballast water tank, etc.

The bridge, chart room, and wireless telegraph room are located inside the superstructure.

The search was completed before I came down.

The lower decks and workshops haven't been searched yet. If there are pirates, they're probably hiding somewhere here.

Realizing that a battle was imminent, and that it would be their first battle abroad.

The team members were inevitably on edge!

Guided by the captain, the Flame Dragon team first arrived at the engine room, carefully searched it for a few minutes, and did not encounter any problems.

"Turn left ahead and you'll find the fire extinguisher room, which we don't usually go into. Turn right and you'll find the anchor chain compartment, which is quite spacious. I'll take you to the right side first."

The captain assumed the pirates would be in a large area, and after saying this, he prepared to walk to the right.

"Wait, let's go to the left first."

Jackie Chan stopped the captain, pointed to the left, and ordered Zhuang Yan, "Zhuang, let's go there first."

The captain frowned slightly. In his mind, it was impossible for pirates to be hiding there, but Jackie Chan's aura was too strong, so he didn't dare to speak.

He could only watch as assault soldier Zhuang Yan walked ahead, with Xu Sanduo following closely behind.

After passing through a passage seven or eight meters long, Zhuang Yan arrived at the corner but did not turn directly. Instead, he chose to cut the corner, using the most cautious method.

This professional action saved Zhuang Yan's life.

Just as Zhuang Yan carefully cut out the corner and revealed half of his face, he saw that the door to the fire extinguisher room was ajar, with a small crack about the width of a finger in the middle.

A burst of flame suddenly shot out from the crack in the door, followed by a deafening gunshot.

"Da da da da".

The authentic sound of an AK47 firing instantly energized the atmosphere.

Fortunately, Zhuang Yan only showed half of his face. Upon seeing the muzzle flash, he immediately retreated and hid back in the passage, thus avoiding being hit.

The bullets hit the bulkhead and were sent flying away as stray bullets carrying sparks.

"A target has been spotted in the fire extinguisher room, about ten meters away. It is carrying an automatic weapon. There is no cover in the passageway, so a forced assault is not possible."

Zhuang Yan quickly reported the situation, ensuring that everyone in the team understood what was happening.

"They're really hiding here, you little bastards."

Even when facing an enemy, Jackie Chan remained calm and decisive, immediately issuing the order: "Idiot, prepare the grenades, throw them at an angle, and let him take him down."

"yes!"

Xu Sanduo took out a grenade, went to the corner of the passage, leaned against the wall, pulled out the safe of the grenade, and threw it diagonally into the passage.

"Thump~"

The grenade hit the wall and bounced back inside at a 35-degree angle.

"Bang!"

The grenade exploded.

The shockwave from the explosion, carrying billowing smoke, surged out of the narrow passage.

At the corner of the passage, Jackie Chan could feel a strong gust of wind suddenly blowing over him, making his clothes flutter.

The explosion was also very loud.

Fortunately, everyone was wearing wireless earplugs, which did provide some noise reduction, so the impact wasn't too significant.

The captain had covered his ears beforehand, preventing him from being stunned by the explosion.

Once the first wave of smoke from the explosion had cleared, Jackie Chan didn't even need to give orders; the Flame Dragon Team's CQB procedures were activated, and assault soldier Zhuang Yan prepared for a surprise attack.

As soon as he turned his body out, he turned back in less than 0.5 seconds.

The very next moment after Zhuang Yan turned back.

"Da da da da..."

The roar of the AK47 rang out once again.

The 7.62mm high-powered bullets flew over with a whoosh, hitting the wall with a clanging sound and scattering sparks, making everyone who saw them frown.

Stray bullets have no angle, so no cover is truly a cover.

Whether you get hit or not depends entirely on luck.

"What's going on?" Jackie Chan asked urgently.

"It's ineffective. The door to the fire extinguisher room is too thick; the grenades can't penetrate its area of ​​effect and can't stun the pirates inside," Zhuang Yan said seriously.

The ship's cabin doors are usually quite thick; they saved the crew before, and now they're helping the pirates.

The pirates huddled in the fire extinguisher room, protected by a heavy hatch. Outside the hatch was a passage several meters long, making it impossible to sneak over and blow up the structure.

This is a real headache!

"Since the hard approach isn't working, how about a softer one? We can call out to the pirates and ask them to surrender. If they surrender, we can spare their lives," Wu Zhe suggested.

"Okay, give it a try."

Jackie Chan had no choice but to try anything, so he sent Wu Zhe, who was fluent in English, directly into the fray.

"OK."

Wu Zhe walked to the side of the passage and leaned against the wall, shouting to the pirates inside in English.

Somalia was once a British colony, and most Somalis speak English or can understand it, making it a kind of third official language.

Wu Zhe called out to the Somali pirates in English and quickly received a response from them.

The pirates also answered in English.

Giving up resistance and surrendering was definitely not an option. The pirates demanded that Wu Zhe go in and become their hostage before letting them leave.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have left the fire extinguisher room; they would have chosen to fight Jackie Chan and the others to the death.

They also added at the end that they had taken a lot of food and water from the kitchen, enough to stay inside for half a month.

The pirates' claim of half a month might be an exaggeration.

However, if you really bring food and water, hiding inside for a week is not a problem at all.

The Flame Dragon Team has many things to do and many places to investigate; they can't afford to waste time here with a few pirates.

It was even more impossible for them to agree to the pirates' demands, send hostages in, and guarantee their safe departure.

"Since they won't listen to reason, then we'll just have to make them suffer the consequences. Don't think that just because they're hiding in their shells, I can't do anything to them."

As Jackie Chan spoke, he walked forward, took the Type 87 automatic grenade launcher from his back, and said boldly, "Let me blast them to pieces."

Because the passage was very narrow, and because of his enormous size, Jackie Chan had previously used a pistol.

Now, the massive Type 87 grenade launcher is back in service. Its sheer size and super firepower create a visually striking impact.

No one doubted Jackie Chan's words.

If he says he'll smash it, then he definitely will.

The captain saw special forces for the first time, and even more so, he saw super-sized special forces soldiers for the first time, and then he saw Jackie Chan carrying such a huge thing in his hand.

He felt a chill run down his spine.

That massive 35mm muzzle is something most people couldn't withstand.

Assault team members Zhuang Yan and Xu Sanduo automatically gave way, allowing Jackie Chan to take their place at the corner. The passageway that could have accommodated two people was now completely crowded by Jackie Chan alone.

Going out like this is definitely not an option; the enemy has already got their eyes on us.

Forcing them out would be suicide.

Therefore, Jackie Chan took out a high-explosive grenade, pulled open the safe, and threw it towards the fire extinguisher in the same way.

Since hand grenades and steel balls can't penetrate the hatch anyway, it's better to use high-explosive grenades to increase the shock effect.

"Bang!"

The high-explosive grenade was louder.

The sound of the explosion traveled along the narrow passage like rolling thunderclouds, at least twice as loud as it would have been in an open area.

The pirates were quite clever; they immediately closed the door as soon as they saw the grenade flying towards them.

The plan was to wait until the explosion subsided, then immediately open a small gap again, keep aiming at the entrance, and riddle anyone who came with bullets.

Continue to hold the pass with one man against ten thousand.

Perhaps not expecting Jackie Chan to throw a high-explosive grenade, the explosion was much louder than before, so loud that it made his ears go numb.

When he came to his senses and went to open the door, it took him more than a second longer than before.

That extra second was enough for Jackie Chan to switch positions from the passageway and point his gun at the door of the fire extinguisher compartment.

The pirates guarding the door, unaware that Jackie Chan had a large machine, opened the hatch as before.

When he finally managed to pry them open a crack, he found that there was already a Optimus Prime in the passage, holding a huge thing in his hand.

The pirate guarding the door realized something was wrong and knew it was too late to aim his gun and shoot through the crack in the door.

We made the decisive choice to close down!

pity.

Jackie Chan has already decided to kill him; how can we let him have his way?

The pirate guarding the gate had just pressed the door shut and hadn't even touched the bolt handle to lock it when another huge explosion was heard.

At the same time, a tremendous force came from the hand that was pressing on the door.

It was as if someone had driven a car into a door; the immense force was too much for him to handle, and the heavy hatch was blown open.

The gatekeeper pirate was also blasted away and fell to the ground, vomiting blood.

The civil war clearly caused serious damage!

Another pirate, standing behind the hatch, was also knocked to the ground by the opened hatch.

The pirate lying on the ground could still see that there was a fist-sized hole in the door, a wound caused by something breaking through it.

Seeing that the once rock-solid hatch was so easily broken open.

The second pirate panicked!

There were three other pirates inside the house, who were equally frightened by the scene. Seeing their companion coughing up blood, they were even more terrified.

Realizing that the enemy they had encountered was far stronger than they had imagined and beyond their capabilities, they immediately began to regret their actions.

I regret not agreeing to surrender earlier; at least I could have saved my life that way.

It's clearly too late now!

With no way out, the four pirates inside the house exchanged glances, their eyes reddening with extreme fear, and immediately reached a consensus.

Since there's no way to surrender and survive, then we'll fight these guys outside.

Four Somali pirates, their eyes bloodshot, tried to fight their way out, but unfortunately, they encountered a man they couldn't afford to mess with.

No matter how much they struggle, it's like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.

A pirate carrying a Type 56 rifle rushed towards the door, ready to unleash a burst of bullets to kill Jackie Chan, who was pushing his way in.

However, his reaction was too slow, and he had absolutely no skill.

The result was that as soon as his body appeared at the door, before he could even pull the trigger and aim, he was hit in the chest by a 35mm grenade.

"Bang!"

The person was torn to pieces, with blood, flesh, and internal organs flying everywhere.

A perfectly healthy person was instantly shattered, and right before everyone's eyes, the other three pirates in the room were stunned and frozen in place as if struck by a heavy blow.

Only his pupils trembled wildly!

What kind of weapon is this? How can it shatter a person? Is this guy carrying a cannon all by himself? Even an RPG rocket isn't that small!

The pirate above was full of question marks, and they were classic black-faced question marks.

Unable to perceive, unable to understand, only fear remains.

The hysterical madness of the previous second was like being doused with a bucket of ice water, chilling me from the top of my head to the soles of my feet, leaving me completely drenched.

All courage to resist vanished in an instant.

"Don't shoot, I surrender, I surrender."

One of the Somali pirates, unable to withstand the pressure, gave up resistance and shouted that he was surrendering, even throwing his gun in front of the hatch.

The other two pirates followed suit, dropping their guns and surrendering as well.

Faced with Jackie Chan's powerful firepower, the Somali pirates, who had not received any professional training, were as vulnerable as three-year-old children.

Utterly vulnerable!

Jackie Chan is already prepared to wipe out all the pirates in one fell swoop.

The result was that after killing one fearless pirate, three pirates shouted that they were surrendering, leaving Jackie Chan speechless.

We despise the Somali pirates for their lack of backbone, yet we can only accept their surrender.

Moreover, capturing the pirates alive would be far more valuable to Jackie Chan and his team, whose main purpose was to gather intelligence and pave the way for the escort fleet, than killing them directly, no matter how you look at it.

With a professional interrogation expert, a wealth of valuable intelligence could be obtained from these three pirates.

(End of this chapter)