fictionpage Chapter 85 Annihilation of the Enemy's Elite Commando Team
Chapter 85 Annihilation of the Enemy's Elite Commando Team
The wind and snow blinded us. The temperature at Hill 3 had already dropped below minus forty degrees Celsius.
Wang Jianguo dragged his broadsword, the blade carving a half-foot-deep furrow in the thick snow. There were no pre-battle warnings; the rules along the border had always been simple and brutal: those who crossed the line would die.
Grey Wolf gave a tactical hand signal. The seven White Eagle assassins transformed into seven afterimages, spreading out in a fan shape.
Genetic modification combined with advanced agility equipment allowed them to easily break the sound barrier with their burst speed. This is a tactic that heavily relies on equipment superiority, and over the past few years, they have used this tactic to tear open countless gaps along the Chinese border.
An assassin-class White Eagle member lunged forward, his target Wang Jianguo's throat. His twin daggers were coated with a ghostly green neurotoxin, a substance capable of paralyzing an A-rank monster within three seconds.
Wang Jianguo didn't even try to dodge.
The A-level [Snow Barrier] heavy armor sensed a high-risk attack, and its passive defense matrix activated automatically. A ring of solidified frost shield expanded out of thin air.
Ding.
The poisoned blade sliced across the ice, sending sparks flying, but leaving not even a scratch.
The assassin froze for half a second. In a life-or-death struggle, half a second is enough to die twice.
Wang Jianguo swung a backhand slash. There were no fancy techniques, just the gravity boost from his A-grade weapon. The saber whistled through the air as it slammed towards the assassin's shoulder. The assassin instinctively raised his twin daggers to block.
A crisp "crack" sound.
The prized B-grade custom dagger snapped into four pieces. The momentum of the saber remained undiminished, the back of the blade striking the assassin's chest. The man, like a sandbag thrown by a high-speed train, crashed into a snowdrift more than ten meters away, his sternum shattered, never to rise again.
The gray wolf watched from afar, gritting its teeth.
The intelligence system is full of useless idiots.
Is this what you call a weak defense? Is this what you call outdated equipment? The A-grade [Shattering Star] longbow he was holding, and that arrow he just used in the sneak attack was the highest single-target burst he could unleash. Yet, it didn't even penetrate a single layer of defense.
Liu Hu, carrying the B-grade [Windbreaker Spear], followed closely behind the veteran. In the past, when he encountered such high-level assault teams, his only option was to detonate a salvo and perish together. Today, he had his sights set on a White Eagle special forces soldier wielding a heavy sword.
The opponent swept his sword horizontally, the sword energy stirring up a flurry of snowflakes. Liu Hu did not retreat but advanced, his B-grade [Rock Solid] armor patterns shining brightly, the earthen-yellow shield withstanding the sword energy.
The sword energy dissipated, and the shield only dimmed by a third. Liu Hu thrust out his spear, the tip whistling with wind blades, triggering the weapon's built-in [Wind and Thunder Guidance] effect, piercing directly through the opponent's thigh.
The special forces soldier screamed and fell to his knees, where he was pinned to the ground by two Chinese soldiers who arrived shortly afterward, using their shields to pin him down in the snow.
Undeniably, when the equipment gap is closed or even reversed, the tactical skills and coordinated combat capabilities of Chinese soldiers become the enemy's nightmare.
The three-man tactical squads quickly spread out across the snowfield. Shields were in front, spears pierced the sides, and mages comfortably cast control spells from the rear.
The individual heroism that White Eagle special forces take pride in is as fragile as paper in the face of such a tight military formation.
A white eagle mage attempted to tear open the scroll to unleash a wide-range destructive spell.
Before he could finish reciting the incantation, three armor-piercing arrows with a silence effect were precisely embedded in his wrists and shoulders.
The scroll fell, and the mage was captured alive.
Less than ten minutes.
The battle ended without a doubt. The wind and snow continued, but the battle scars on the snow were shocking.
The White Eagle Seventh Special Assault Team consisted of eight members. Four were killed in action, two were seriously wounded and unconscious, and the remaining members, Gray Wolf and his deputy, had their joints dislocated and were pinned at Wang Jianguo's feet.
Gray Wolf, his mouth full of blood, stared intently at Wang Jianguo's Grade A heavy armor. He was unwilling to accept defeat. If it weren't for this damned equipment, he could have single-handedly slaughtered this entire border squad.
Wang Jianguo stuck his broadsword into the snow and spat on it.
The gray wolf closed its eyes and remained silent. The victor is king, the loser is villain; there's nothing more to say.
"Captain, the casualty statistics are in."
Liu Hu ran over, his voice booming with barely suppressed excitement, "Three lightly injured, all dislocated by the recoil, but they've been set. Zero seriously injured, zero killed. Our team is all safe and sound!"
Twenty-six against eight. Zero casualties, complete annihilation of the enemy's elite assault team. Such a feat would have been a textbook example in the past for the Dragon Guard Base. But now, it was just an ordinary border skirmish.
"Tie these two up tightly and take them back." Wang Jianguo drew his broadsword. "Send a telegram to the base saying that we've crippled some stray dogs that got lost."
The underground command center of the Longwei Base in the capital of China.
Data streamed across the electronic screen like a waterfall. Li Tianshan stood before the holographic sand table, holding the urgent battle report just sent back by the Fifth Brigade. The paper report was thin, only two pages long.
The command center was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. The staff held their breath; everyone knew that beneath the old general's calm exterior lay a raging inferno of fury.
Cross-border assassination. The target was directly the grassroots garrison troops.
The White Eagle Empire is desperate and has even abandoned its last fig leaf.
Xiao Qianyu stood to the side, her back ramrod straight, and reported additional details: "According to the preliminary investigation of the Fifth Brigade's statements, this team is the White Eagle Seventh Assault Team, codenamed 'Grey Wolf.' They wouldn't say anything else."
Lu Yan sat on the sofa behind, holding a thermos and blowing on it to cool it down. He didn't interrupt. He left the professional work to the professionals; his role was simply to provide support and assurance.
Li Tianshan placed the battle report flat on the table. He didn't slam the table or shout. He simply raised his head and glanced at each of the senior generals present.
The military logic of the White Eagle Empire has always been based on resource monopoly.
They are used to using weapons of a generational advantage to launch devastating attacks. Once this unequal advantage is neutralized, their proud tactical system will be exposed as extremely vulnerable.
The destruction of the Grey Wolf Squad was not just a tactical failure, but also a microcosm of the beginning of the collapse of the White Eagle Empire's hegemonic system.
"They believe that China is still the same China as before."
The old general walked to the communications station and pressed the red button for broadcasting to the entire army.
"Connect to the headquarters of each major theater command."
Three seconds later, the screen lit up with images of the eight highest-ranking commanders of the theater commands.
"I am Li Tianshan."
"The Seventh Commando Unit of the White Eagle Empire crossed the border to attack my northern defense line. This is not merely a provocation; it is an act of war."
"Pass on my orders."
"Effective immediately, double the size of the Chinese border troops and give them 24-hour reconnaissance."
"If any of those petty thieves dare to make another move, we'll send the Dragon Guards to their country to see what happens!"