Chapter 1332: Chapter 1332: Fear and Dread
Ye Fan and Zhang Lu locked onto each target, then decisively fired, watching as their targets within sight fell after being shot, swiftly moving their gun barrels to aim at the next target.
The enemy, fearless of death and unconcerned about their fallen comrades, charged forward persistently.
With cold and ruthless expressions, devoid of any pity or sympathy, Ye Fan and Zhang Lu executed each target.
Accompanied by the clattering of shell casings, people continued to die.
Yang Shu and Shen Tingting’s group, along with the group of Zhang Kui, Qian Weiguo, and Gao Qiang, were similarly demonstrating the deadly power of their sniping.
The enemy continued to suffer casualties but also continued to advance towards them.
Soon, Ye Fan and Zhang Lu retreated from the ambush site as the enemy swarmed in, losing their targets. The enemy dispersed to search for targets, each ready to fire at any moment.
The vast number of enemies made it impossible to snipe all of them. After sniping some, the enemy had already occupied the ambush site.
Ye Fan and Zhang Lu, not far apart, set up another ambush, and once the enemy searched nearby, they engaged in close combat.
Ye Fan leaped from the underbrush, locking his killing intent onto three visible enemies, his sharp military knife emitting a cold aura.
The military knife flew through the air, directly striking an enemy’s throat. As the knife embedded itself in the throat, Ye Fan was already close to the enemy.
Ye Fan swiftly retrieved the knife from one enemy’s throat and then hurled it at another enemy; the third enemy was felled to the ground by a devastating punch to the chest.
In an instant, the three enemies under Ye Fan’s hand died without even having the chance to fire.
With seamless execution, rapid and agile, eliminating three people posed no difficulty for Ye Fan.
In terms of close combat, Hawan General’s warriors were far inferior to Black Shark’s mercenaries and were no match for Ye Fan.
On the other side, Zhang Lu eliminated one enemy; the other two enemies fired, and Zhang Lu subdued one enemy, using the subdued enemy’s gun to eliminate the other enemy before finally killing the one he controlled.
In close combat, Zhang Lu’s speed and experience were not as formidable as Ye Fan’s. Ye Fan’s combat prowess was formidable, naturally beyond Zhang Lu’s ability to match, so Ye Fan could effortlessly eliminate enemies, whereas Zhang Lu could not.
In other directions, Yang Shu and the group with Zhang Kui also exterminated enemy after enemy as gunfire rang out.
The group moved swiftly, utilizing their full advantage and capabilities to eliminate each target.
On Ye Fan and Zhang Lu’s side, Ye Fan silently eliminated enemies, while the gunfire caused by Zhang Lu attracted more enemies. Ye Fan and Zhang Lu coordinated, using captured weapons to strafe the enemy.
Whether it was close combat or close-range strafing, they left the enemies dizzy and suffering heavy casualties.
After wiping out a wave of enemies, Ye Fan and Zhang Lu quickly hid again, locking their killing intent on another group of enemies.
In this way, they swiftly and succinctly eliminated the enemy.
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Half an hour later, General Hawan retreated with Black Shark, pausing briefly to rest amidst heavy vigilance in the surroundings. ƒrēewebnovel.com
The lieutenant reported worriedly, "General, we can’t contact our people, none of them. I’m afraid things look grim. Initially, even though the enemy was elusive, our people could still be contacted. Now, all contact is completely severed."
"What? That’s three hundred people, my three hundred warriors. How could the Peng Bird group of just seven people annihilate a whole three hundred-strong force?" General Hawan’s expression changed drastically, growing unprecedentedly grave.
He did not underestimate the seven of the Peng Bird but didn’t highly regard them either. The fact that they drove Black Shark to a desperate escape already said something. However, given his own vast force, he didn’t believe seven people could overturn the situation.
Now it seems these seven people have indeed overturned everything.
General Hawan was truly wary now and wondered if assisting Black Shark was indeed a disaster.
If such a formidable enemy was provoked for no reason, it was not something he wished to see.
But what’s done is done; regret was useless now, he could only think of ways to resolve it.
Having antagonized such formidable foes, they had no choice but to keep pressing forward; there was no room for regret.
"Contact them, just contact them. I just don’t believe that my three hundred warriors could be lost just like that. It’s only been a short time; even if they were three hundred pigs, it would take seven people some time to slaughter them, let alone three hundred warriors." General Hawan fumed.
"General, we’ve already tried all the contact methods, and truly cannot reach them," the lieutenant said gloomily. "Actually, contact was impossible earlier already. Initially, there was still intense gunfire, then later, only sporadic shots could be heard. I sensed something was amiss and tried various methods. Looking at it now, things do indeed appear grim."
"Damn it, damn it, how could this happen?" General Hawan murmured in bitterness.
If he still couldn’t accept this loss now, he would be quite foolish.
Even as unbelievable as it seemed, it was a reality that had indeed occurred.
"Could the Peng Bird be really this formidable?" General Hawan wondered aloud. "I’ve heard the rumors about Peng Bird. Besides their mystique, could they really have such terrifying power? I initially looked down upon the Peng Bird, but now it seems I was wrong, underestimating the enemy is the greatest harm to oneself."
No one could answer this doubt of General Hawan.
Black Shark said sullenly, "The terrifying aspect of Peng Bird is not their ability to snipe from afar, but their close-combat prowess. I have observed the strength of these seven, aside from one man’s superhuman strength, the other six, three men and three women, their prowess is not beneath mine; that most formidable man must be Peng Bird himself."
"I see, no wonder just seven of them had you fleeing in disarray, suffering heavy losses. So the Peng Bird’s seven are so formidable." General Hawan said with a wry smile, "I misjudged the situation, ignored your advice, otherwise, such a massive sacrifice would not have occurred."
Now, not only General Hawan but also the lieutenant and others began to dread the Peng Bird’s group of seven.
This dread came from the heart.
"Saying words of regret now is pointless. Our immediate goal is to retreat," said Black Shark.
He felt assured as there were sufficient forces around General Hawan, leaving no need for excessive worry.
As long as General Hawan was wary of the Peng Bird, his fear of death would naturally prompt him to return to a safe zone at the fastest speed.
"The Peng Bird’s group of seven may have already caught up. Retreat, retreat at the fastest speed possible, order the supporting troops to converge on my position swiftly." General Hawan urged anxiously.