Chapter 1492: Chapter 1473: War of Words

Gao Yang’s mind went blank, but it was Eileen’s shout that pulled him out of his unconscious daze.

Did Gao Yang die? Of course not, in fact, he wasn’t even injured; he was just scared to death, so scared that his brain short-circuited.

Getting shot at with three shots face-to-face, anyone who claims they weren’t scared is definitely bluffing a fool. However, Gao Yang wasn’t completely scared out of his wits; his confusion was mainly because he didn’t expect Nate would really shoot at him, his brain just couldn’t process that twist.

Gao Yang wasn’t scared stiff, but Eileen was thoroughly terrified. Seeing Gao Yang not moving, even though she didn’t see blood, she still broke down and started shouting.

“Stop shouting, I’m not dead.”

Gao Yang said with difficulty, then Li Jinfang and Frey dragged him out of the stairwell, it was just a few steps, how long could that take?

“Let go of me, let go.”

Lying on the ground, after Li Jinfang and Frey let go, Gao Yang propped himself up and sat up.

While Gao Yang was panting heavily, Eileen suddenly slapped him hard on the helmet from behind and angrily yelled, “You’re not dead so why’re you playing dead!”

Gao Yang didn’t answer Eileen. He looked at the bullet holes on his chest, put a finger into the hole, and muttered to himself, “At least he showed some mercy.”

Gao Yang wasn’t dead simply because Nate hadn’t shot him in the head but in the chest.

In this kind of indoor battle, who wouldn’t wear a bulletproof vest, especially a heavy one with bulletproof plates? Nate isn’t stupid; he knows exactly where to shoot, and with his gunmanship, if he wanted Gao Yang dead, just slightly adjusting the barrel would have blown his head off, ensuring Gao Yang was dead beyond saving.

Since Nate didn’t shoot Gao Yang in the head, it naturally means he didn’t really intend to kill him, and Nate was using an M1911 handgun. The 11.43mm bullets have significant firepower, but their penetration is quite poor; even if he emptied a magazine at Gao Yang’s bulletproof vest-protected torso, it would be nothing more than a tickle.

In the end, Nate showed mercy.

Once Nate’s gun fired, Satan was thrown into chaos, and once it was clear Gao Yang was alright, everyone had the time to start cursing.

Gao Yang pushed himself off the ground to stand up, and as soon as he was up, he started cursing.

“Nate! F**k you! F**k you! You crazy son of a bitch, go to hell!”

“F**k you too! Idiot, go back to your mother’s side, you moron.”

Li Jinfang was also furious, he shouted at the stairwell, “Nate, Curtis your damn mother, are you fucking stupid! I should have blown you to pieces, bastard! Idiot!”

Li Jinfang no sooner finished cursing when Sirte protested, he immediately shouted, “Toad, you son of a bitch, go to hell, next time I’ll just blow your head off, go to hell.”

Sirte didn’t just stop at cursing; he immediately threw a grenade into the stairwell.

Gao Yang was quite grateful that Nate didn’t actually kill him, but he was also enraged that Nate would shoot him, and after the grenade exploded with a boom, he shouted furiously, “Nate! You stupid pig, I’ll blow you all up!”

After shouting, Gao Yang yelled at Rafael, “Bomb them to hell.”

Rafael whispered, “Boss, do you really want to send up the elevator?”

Nate ultimately didn’t kill him, and Sirte and Chainsaw indeed hesitated to shoot, really sending up an elevator full of directional mines or whatever to blow them up had Gao Yang hesitating a bit as well, and after a brief moment of hesitation, he angrily waved his hand.

Gao Yang shouted towards the stairs, “Nate, I’ll give you ten seconds to surrender, or I’ll blow you all up.”

Nate disdainfully replied, “Bring it on, you idiot.”

Gao Yang shouted, “If not for Can Opener, I’d have thrown the bomb a long time ago, you brain-filled-with-shit idiot, Mad Dog, white pig!”

“Yellow-skinned monkey, if it wasn’t out of respect for Can Opener, I’d have blown your head off with one shot, fool! If you’re not dead, hurry up and scram!”

At this moment, Pavlovich’s very dissatisfied voice came over the intercom, “What’s going on, why is it a mess?”

“Ran into some acquaintances, hard to take action.”

Pavlovich angrily said, “Are you an idiot? What kind of sentimentality is there on a battlefield, take them out!”

Gao Yang is a person who values loyalty greatly, and he was truly in a tough spot at this moment.

A person valuing loyalty meets someone ruthless, what more can you expect than suffering losses.

Gao Yang was extremely conflicted, if Nate had just killed him, that would have been the end of it, but Nate did indeed spare him, yet no matter what, Gao Yang couldn’t let Beasley off, either they fight, take out the Angels, then deal with Beasley, or they retreat, avoid fighting the Angels, and let Beasley go.

Gao Yang couldn’t let Beasley go, so he shouted helplessly, “Nate, I can’t retreat, you’re definitely not going to make it out, I’ve forgiven you now, and I won’t ask you to surrender, you leave on your own, I’ll handle what’s left, I promise to leave no one alive to make things hard for you.”

“Idiot, either come up here and die, or get lost!”

Gao Yang roared angrily, “You motherf*cking idiot, do you really want to force me to blow you all up? I’ll give you ten seconds, or I’m using the Cloud Burst Bomb, it’s your f**king call.”

Nate scoffed, “Fool, go ahead and use the Cloud Burst Bomb, let me see if you even get the chance to use it, come on, if we’re dying, we’re all dying together.”

In such a confined space, using a Cloud Burst Bomb really meant everyone dying together, unless Satan went outside the hotel to fire it up to the twelfth floor, but doing that wouldn’t block the Angel’s escape route. Leaving a few people to block the Angel’s path wouldn’t help either; once the Cloud Burst Bomb is used, the people doing the blocking would die just the same.

Using another threat might work, but using the Cloud Burst Bomb wouldn’t scare Nate.

Gao Yang was helpless, he shouted, “Are you really determined to die with your employer?”

Nate said coldly, “We are the Angel Mercenary Corps, stop asking these stupid questions, you fool!”

Gao Yang shouted angrily, “F**k your mother! F**k your whole family! F**k you! You brainless idiot full of sh*t, stubborn old bastard, I don’t care anymore! Go die!”

After cursing furiously, Gao Yang yelled at Rafael, “Blow these motherf**kers up, this is Nate’s choice, Can Opener, blame yourselves for following an idiot.”

Sirte roared, “Ram, you motherf**king idiot, let’s see who dies first!”

Rafael said softly, “Boss, should we really use it?”

Gao Yang panted heavily, then angrily punched the wall with all his strength, yet he couldn’t bring himself to give the order.

Cui Bo whispered, “How about we retreat? Holding this stalemate isn’t a solution, and we can’t drag this on any longer.”

Gao Yang shouted angrily, “No, if we retreat now, there will never be another chance!”

Just then, Number Thirteen whispered over the intercom, “I’m in position, speed dictates tactics, we can’t delay anymore.”

Pavlovich walked over with three others, angrily glanced at Gao Yang, then pushed him aside, whispering, “Prepare for assault!”

Since they were ready for a strong assault, they naturally needed to prepare the necessary items for it.

Gao Yang looked at Pavlovich and whispered, “Is the eleventh floor clear?”

Pavlovich said discontentedly, “Yes, the battle on the eleventh floor is over, my people are re-clearing it to ensure no survivors are left. Before they finish, you’d better decide, either attack or retreat immediately.”

Gao Yang gritted his teeth, slammed the wall hard again, exhaled, and said in a deep voice towards the stairwell, “Nate, I’m seriously saying this again; either you leave or die here. You’re right, I really can’t retreat, I can’t afford to retreat in this situation.”

This time, Gao Yang didn’t curse; he tried to make one last effort.

Nate said coldly, “Angels will never retreat, no matter the situation, nothing more to say. Attack and see who stands last.”

Pavlovich pulled out a canister resembling a small fire extinguisher, containing highly compressed anesthetic gas. They had four canisters in total, insufficient to take down the entire twelfth floor, but enough to clear a path.

Gao Yang waved his hand helplessly, saying in a low voice, “Prepare for a strong assault.”

After speaking, Gao Yang added with a difficult expression, “No survivors!”

If a fight breaks out, there’s no room for maneuver. Fighting against Angels, if Nate doesn’t die, it won’t end, and if Nate dies, it means one side must be completely annihilated. There’s no other possibility.

Only one of the Angels and Satan can remain.

Gao Yang was in great pain.

Soon, eight people from the Black Demon checking the battlefield also ran over. An old man whispered to Pavlovich, “All thirty-three confirmed, no omissions, no survivors.”

Pavlovich nodded and said in a deep voice, “Prepare for assault, sort the equipment.”

The eight old men quickly took out gas masks from their backpacks and began to put them on. Gao Yang sighed and waved, “Get ready.”

Gao Yang also pulled out a gas mask. They were about to release anesthetic gas into the stairwell. As long as the Angels weren’t prepared with gas masks with canisters, they wouldn’t be able to withstand it, but they would surely flee once they sensed something was amiss.

The final situation would be that Angels must give way, retreat into rooms and tightly close the doors. So, they wouldn’t lose combat capability instantly but would certainly all perish, as they would be cornered and unable to come out, meaning they’d be isolated.

As long as the Angels refused to comply, Gao Yang couldn’t knock them all out. After the Angels lost combat capability, capturing them alive and letting them go wouldn’t be an option. Thus, once fighting starts, casualties are inevitable; with casualties, there can only be no survivors.

Gao Yang took a deep breath, and after putting on the gas mask and before opening the oxygen supply, he asked one last time.

“Nate, are you really not going to consider your brothers?”

“Idiot, shut up!”

Gao Yang felt a deep pain in his heart because he really considered many of the Angels his friends. He was also furious because Nate’s stubbornness—or persistence—forced him to eliminate the Angels, so he shouted with all his might, “You stupid pig, go die!” (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to recommend it by voting or giving monthly votes on Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)