1098: Chapter 1040: Firepower Crit!

A Fish in Sheep’s Clothing!_2 1098: Chapter 1040: Firepower Crit!

A Fish in Sheep’s Clothing!_2 So normal!

These nocturnal drivers, upon hearing gunfire, would hurriedly open their doors and get out to take cover.

But none of these people hid too far away, and after the explosion, the shockwave whipped up a cloud of white powder that was now spreading.

Inhaling this could certainly make one high and insane, with severe cases leading to immediate death on the spot.

Therefore, Tang Xiao and the others quickly evacuated everyone to a safer distance.

“I thought they were transporting nuclear warheads, turned out…

damn, they’re drug traffickers!”

While mumbling, Zhang Ren asked his team to report their status.

The battle seemed fierce, but it was short-lived and with a clear advantage in firepower, so there were no casualties.

At this time.

The large contingent of military and police finally arrived from the armed checkpoint.

An armored infantry fighting vehicle led the way, the 25mm machine gun turret on it had a dark barrel that was chilling to behold.

If hit by it, a person would instantaneously be blasted into pieces, and even a regular car wouldn’t withstand a hit.

But they were too late…

Besides the three vehicles caught in the explosion and reduced to mangled frames.

There were also numerous spent casings, various gruesome corpses, and a shockingly large pile of ‘white powder’.

Certainly very pure, it looked radiant white, like a big pile of sugar.

Once confiscated, the loss would be tremendous.

However…

They probably never dreamed that they would be mistaken for transporting nuclear warheads.

But the Nabiya military and police were quite decisive, quickly collecting the bodies of the drug traffickers.

After taking photos with the tons of dru-gs, they drenched them with gasoline and burned them right there on the spot.

After Tang Xiao and his team clarified their identities to the intelligence officers from the Star Federation, they were quickly given priority to leave.

No thorough vehicle inspections were conducted, only continuous expressions of gratitude.

After all, during this case of the missing nuclear warheads from the Star Federation, Liuli Continent had provided significant help.

Had they not been unlucky tonight, eliminating the other five mercenaries, they might have already found the location of Point C and perhaps even retrieved both mercenary squads and the nuclear warheads by now.

Therefore, it was natural to express thanks to allied forces that had achieved the destruction of Lemur and had provided valuable intelligence.

After passing the armed checkpoint, a special armored vehicle was arranged to escort them to the airport.

Under the night sky.

The convoy drew ever closer to the airport.

Everyone’s mood was also somewhat complex.

The sudden exchange of gunfire led everyone to think they had encountered those two mercenary squads.

Fitting twelve people in two pickup trucks and a van wasn’t a problem.

At the start of the gunfire, the opponent showed a quick combat reaction as well.

But after fighting for a while, it became clear they were not the same group.

Although their firepower appeared fierce, the weapons were not advanced and were common in Nabiya, showing an obvious lack of coordination between light and heavy weapons, without even a grenade launcher in sight.

Mercenaries are professional fighters; they invest heavily in the best and most powerful firearms, not the cheap civilian weapons one might randomly buy at Nabiya markets.

Otherwise, the Star Federation’s special forces wouldn’t have suffered a brutal defeat when trying to storm the hotel against five mercenaries.

Moreover, there was something wrong with their response in combat; their shooting was poor, they simply sprayed bullets indiscriminately without concern, and their positioning was bad as well, staying too close to each other.

Isn’t that just asking for a grenade blast?

In short.

This battle neither satisfied anyone nor achieved the desired outcome.

The two mercenary squads and the two nuclear warheads remain unaccounted for.

Through the car window, Seleck Airport was getting close.

Perhaps because the Star Federation was busy deploying troops, the airport was exceptionally busy despite the flight and sailing bans.

From a distance, the lights shined bright, and plane engines roared.

As the convoy approached the airport, a fair number of military vehicles were encountered head-on.

Despite previous turbulence and wars, the military strength of the Star Federation should not be underestimated.

In a short amount of time, they had urgently airlifted rapid response troops from the Persian Gulf.

Armed soldiers were many, fierce and powerful combat vehicles were few.

Apart from a large number of Humvees, the handful of combat vehicles were all fast-moving wheeled infantry fighting vehicles.

To recover those two nuclear warheads, the Star Federation had really gone all out, deploying at least a brigade’s strength.

Heading to Seleck with such a large force felt like they would dig three feet into the ground to find the warheads and twelve mercenaries.

Tang Xiao withdrew her attention, thinking to herself that no matter how bustling Seleck was tonight, it was no longer her concern.

The convoy sped along, quickly reaching the airport’s main gate.

Previously, Seleck Airport had been for both military and civilian use, but now with flight bans in place, civilian traffic had stopped, and the airport was under military control.

As the convoy reached the gate, they were stopped by armed sentries.

Even with Nabiya’s military police leading the way, they couldn’t avoid vehicle-by-vehicle checks.

While the convoy waited for inspection, three armored Humvees rushed at high speed from behind.

The Humvees were battered and riddled with bullet holes, seemingly having been ambushed.

They didn’t plan to stop at all, aiming to charge straight into the airport with overwhelming momentum.

The Star Federation Marines guarding the gate immediately activated the vehicle barrier system.

With a swish, tire shredders stored in boxes instantaneously sprang out.

On the ground, they formed a wide and long diamond pattern of chains, with many sharp triangular spikes.

This was a special device specifically designed to stop vehicles from forcefully breaking through.

Any tire rolling over such sharp spikes was bound to burst.

But that’s not all.

The wheeled infantry combat vehicles parked on both sides of the gate, with their twin-linked large-caliber machine gun turrets, also quickly targeted and locked on.

If they were to open fire, what Humvee?

It would be reduced to scrap in a second.

Accompanying the shrill screeching sound!

Three Humvees hurriedly slammed to a halt.

Without waiting for someone to ask, from the shooting sunroof of the first Humvee, a person popped out.

Dressed in the Star Federation Marine’s Desert Grey Ghillie Suit and Lightweight Helmet, but with blood on his face.

“We’re from Company D of the Third Battalion, we’ve been ambushed, there are wounded that need urgent medical attention, move aside!!”

Their American-accented English was both aggressive and anxious.

The Marines at the gate didn’t hesitate, didn’t check, and quickly removed the barriers to let them through.

Three Humvees accelerated fiercely and roared into the airport.

Tang Xiao witnessed the entire process, her brows knitted together in a cold frown, feeling that something was off.

The three armed Humvees had been attacked, but judging from the numerous bullet holes, the ambush seemed very professional and swift; logically, all the occupants should have been wiped out.

Why were there still so many alive?

And how could they even drive back to the airport?

Most importantly…

Weren’t the ones horribly beaten and severely injured at the hotel from the Star Federation’s Special Forces?

There was no report of Marines being attacked!

Obviously, the ones who had just blended in…

were unmistakably those mercenaries…