Chapter 127 The Fifth Day
At this time, Nathan 4 is in the early winter. The daylight hours are the shortest in the whole year, and the warmth is gone. The twinkling stars cannot make the dark dawn brighter. , only thin and fragmented sunlight can cross the horizon and reach the other end in front of the white peaks.
The same is true for this dawn, the darkness will continue for a while.
"Hiss——"
Bahram has moved to the entrance of the cave and scanned the surroundings with his usual urgent eyes. Oscar on the side was sucking in the cold air, and his lungs were shaking involuntarily. make a sound.
"This is the fifth day."
Hearing what the other party said, Oscar flashed an apologetic smile,
"We didn't expect this place to be so difficult to find, although The general area has been determined, but these people are really well hidden.”
“Are you sure it’s correct this time?”
Bahram said, throwing the gun away. On his back, he crawled carefully.
Ever since the stronghold was captured, he had been urging the other party to take them to the secret stronghold, but it was only then that Oscar told the truth.
It turned out that they had only determined the general area, but they did not know the specific location of the stronghold.
This made Bahram's group so angry that a fight almost broke out between the two sides. Fortunately, the leaders of both teams still maintained enough restraint, so no bloodshed occurred.
But it still brought mutual trust to a freezing point.
What happened in the next few days made them even more devastated.
At first, someone secretly threw grenades at their stronghold in the middle of the night, which scared them so much that they were able to repulse the attack.
After losing the combat robot, the only way they relied on to hold on to their stronghold was the machine gun with a hundred rounds of ammunition left.
At this time, they faced another dilemma.
On the one hand, we have to hold on to this stronghold, and on the other hand, we have to attack the secret stronghold. There is a contradiction in the distribution of personnel.
After coordinating for a long time, based on the existing 16 people, they finally decided on a plan of 8 people for defense and 8 people for offense.
Oscar's group sent 6 people to attack and the remaining 4 people defended. Bahram's group sent 2 people to attack and the remaining 4 people defended.
It was already the third day, and Oscar sent a three-person team to determine the location of the stronghold.
The search took a whole day.
Just when Bahram was already considering whether to have a firefight to decide who could own the current stronghold, the good news finally came.
They found the secret stronghold.
So at dawn on the fourth day, they couldn't wait to set off.
Although they knew that this place was at a higher altitude, it was only after they actually arrived here that they discovered that this secret stronghold was actually in a cave on the mountainside.
According to the scout's previous statement, the entrance to this cave is very narrow, only allowing two people to pass through. It is also covered by some artificial vegetation, making it extremely difficult to spot from a distance.
They only noticed this location after observing someone moving.
More importantly, the defenders of the secret stronghold also deployed warning measures and traps on the only feasible road leading to the entrance. It is obvious that there is a trap expert among them, and these traps are deployed very cleverly and concealedly. , providing an alert to the defenders inside should anyone attempt to dismantle it.
Even the investigators couldn't tell how many traps there were, but it was clear that it would be unwise to take the high road.
After a brief discussion, Bahram and Oscar decided to approach the stronghold from a more difficult but more hidden direction.
That is, climb up from the steep slope on the side.
In order to implement this plan, they can only operate at night. Only in this way can they not be easily discovered by other teams, and they must speak softly to prevent the defenders from being noticed.
They spent almost the whole night crawling, and they had to stop and observe for a while every meter they advanced.
In this case, even though their hands were wrapped with pieces of cloth, everyone's hands were still scratched with blood by the cold rocks.
Even colder is the air. In the mountainous area late at night, the low temperature is close to zero, and each of them only has one combat uniform on them, and they are all stuck to their bodies due to sweat from climbing.
When the cold wind blew, everyone’s teeth chattered.
But the boys persevered with great perseverance and completed this nearly 600-meter climb.
"For now, yes."
Oscar said, rubbing his throbbing chin. He just hit his chin and almost bit off his tongue.
However, this is no more painful than being shot.
“How far is it?”
Hao Mo behind the two complained, rubbing his hands to keep warm in the cold wind.
"Crawling in this hellish place makes me anxious."
Bahram nodded. Since the operation started late last night, each of them has been nervous, for fear of missing any enemy's every move.
But the surrounding scenery remained silent and empty, which made everyone feel more uneasy.
He looked around. They were on a mountain slope hundreds of meters high. The ground was covered with rugged rocks, and below was a dry river.
Beyond the river, steep rock walls can extend all the way to the peak above.
Bahram couldn't help but tremble. It was terrible to climb up the cliff like a spider clinging to the wall, and then walk along the path that dropped almost vertically from the edge.
But they had no choice.
"Listen up, good guys."
Oscar barely raised his voice, but everyone was looking at him.
“The guys occupying the secret base thought they were safe, they believed the harsh terrain would protect them from anyone, and until this moment, they thought that was enough, because until now, no one had ever Tried to penetrate here from this direction.”
The boy grinned, his handsome face suddenly filled with aggression and amusement.
"We'll surprise them, won't we?"
Bahram looked up at the cliff, convinced that they would succeed.
"So don't show mercy for a moment. Since we have cooperated, we may be comrades-in-arms and brothers in the future - this is what angels call each other."
Everyone agrees. Nodding, Bahram had to admit that Oscar was an excellent speaker.
This may be his advantage as a noble.
"Then start taking action."
He then ordered, his voice low and thick.
The attack team composed of two teams quickly climbed up the edge of the cliff, then lowered their heads and bent down into the narrow path.
"Stay to the left as you move."
Oscar, who was walking at the front, warned:
"The rock on the right is loose, I don't want anyone to slip down."
Oscar quickly crossed the trail, lowered his head and stepped into the darkness, wearing night vision Yi, leaving the night sky behind.
At this time, a huge rock structure and a dark ridge shrouded them, and Oscar suddenly had some kind of vision flashing through his mind - it was like a beast crouching at the foot of the mountain, and that thing was like a beast His bloody mouth will devour them all.
He shook his head to expel the vision.
(End of this chapter)