Chapter 122 【Black Valley Squad vs Satan Mercenaries】

About half an hour later, three unmarked black vans came to a stop about two kilometers away from the location of the Satan Mercenary Group.

Soon, fourteen members, including Chen Yuan, fell into line. For this mission, all team members except Antenna, who had gone to gather intelligence, were present, making fifteen in total with Gu Feng.

"Among you, who specializes in reconnaissance?" Gu Feng asked, scanning the group.

"Reporting, Captain. Xiao Hei and I are experts in reconnaissance," a fellow with a Hunan accent replied as soon as Gu Feng finished speaking. Beside him was a swarthy young man, who was indeed Xiao Hei.

"The two of you, recon the target location now. Remember, do not alert the enemy. After scouting, do not act rashly; await further orders," Gu Feng said sternly.

The two immediately stepped out of the lineup, saluted and replied, "Yes, Captain!" Then, they quickly disappeared into the night.

Watching the direction in which they vanished, Gu Feng said gravely, "Three people will stay behind to man the getaway vehicles. The rest, follow me!"

The members of the Hei Gu Team were originally a squad from the T6 unit and had carried out many missions. Therefore, during each mission, no explicit orders were needed; the team members would automatically assign tasks. For example, those skilled in reconnaissance would handle scouting, those skilled in intelligence gathering would collect information before combat...

Out of the fourteen members, two went for reconnaissance, three stayed behind for support, leaving nine to follow Gu Feng as they disappeared into the night. Gu Feng led the remaining nine members and stopped about five hundred meters away from the villa.

The villa was close to the sea, and due to the terrain, there were no other villas within a five-hundred-meter radius.

From a distance, Gu Feng and the others could clearly hear the sound of waves crashing against the rocks. In the distance, the lights in the villa were on, indicating that the Satan Mercenary Group members were still awake.

"Reporting, Captain. Reconnaissance shows eight enemies. Weapon status unknown," Hunan Zai's voice came over the radio a few minutes later.

Through his night vision device, Gu Feng clearly saw that upon hearing Hunan Zai's report, the expressions of the members around him became visibly relaxed. It seemed they believed that facing eight enemies with twelve of their own would be an easy task.

"Snipers, deploy!" Gu Feng ordered sternly. "Hunan Zai and Xiao Hei, you two wait for us near the villa. Do not initiate an attack without my orders!"

After saying this, Gu Feng raised his voice and added, "Also, everyone, stay sharp!"

As soon as Gu Feng finished speaking, two snipers quickly left the group and disappeared into the night. About two minutes later, both snipers reported, "Snipers in position!"

Hearing their responses, Gu Feng gave a sharp wave and said, "Move out!"

"Whoosh!"

In the darkness, Gu Feng and the others moved like ghosts, swiftly approaching the villa.

Soon, Gu Feng and the eight others rendezvoused with Hunan Zai and Xiao Hei.

"Captain, you and Captain Chen should hold position outside. We'll infiltrate the villa," Hunan Zai suggested, looking at the brightly lit villa.

After considering Hunan Zai's suggestion, Gu Feng nodded.

Seeing Gu Feng's nod, Hunan Zai and the others immediately moved in a crouch and stealthily approached the villa's wall.

Just as Hunan Zai and the others were about to reach the villa, the lights inside suddenly went out. Clearly, the Satan Mercenary Group had detected Gu Feng and his team's approach.

Inside the villa, a member of the Satan Mercenary Group said angrily, "Captain, we're surrounded!"

"Shut your mouth! Everyone, grab your weapons and prepare for combat!" Jack, the deputy leader of the Satan Mercenary Group, had extensive combat experience and remained calm.

"Brrrp..."

The Satan Mercenary Group members quickly picked up their weapons and fired toward the villa entrance. In the darkness, muzzle flashes appeared from several windows of the villa as bullets whistled toward the entrance, striking the road and sending up sparks.

"The enemy's firepower is strong. Do not enter the villa for now! Snipers, prepare to fire!" Recognizing the sound of a heavy machine gun, Gu Feng immediately gave the order while squeezing the trigger of his own weapon.

Muzzle flashes erupted from his gun as bullets whistled toward one of the villa's windows, instantly suppressing the fire from that window. At the same time, Hunan Zai and the others took cover behind the wall, not daring to expose themselves.

A bullet sliced through the air, striking the glass of a window and shattering it instantly. Beside the window, the Satan Mercenary Group member holding the heavy machine gun broke into a cold sweat and roared, "Captain, these sons of bitches have snipers!"

"Damn it, how do they have snipers? Are they Chinese soldiers?" Hearing the heavy machine gunner's words, all the Satan members gasped in shock. For them, Chinese soldiers were synonymous with terror; they had deeply experienced the strength of Chinese soldiers at the Yunnan border.

And the emergence of the Butcher had only intensified their fear of Chinese soldiers.

Despite their fear, due to the angle, the snipers couldn't harm the Satan Mercenary Group members, who continued to suppress Gu Feng and the others with their firepower.

For a moment, gunfire erupted, and muzzle flashes lit up the night.

"Reporting, Captain. The enemy is very cunning; there are no suitable sniper positions!" The snipers' frustrated voices came over the radio.

Hearing the snipers' report, Gu Feng's expression darkened. At that moment, Chen Yuan quickly said to Gu Feng, "Provide covering fire and let them enter the villa immediately?"

After a moment's thought, Gu Feng nodded. The battle had been going on for nearly two minutes. If they couldn't resolve the enemy quickly, they would have to retreat once the police arrived to avoid exposing their identities. And given the capabilities of the Hong Kong police, dealing with the mercenaries in the villa would be like hitting an egg against a rock.

Immediately afterward, Hunan Zai, Xiao Hei, and two other members took cover behind the wall, while the other four members quickly retreated to the outside of the villa to provide covering fire.

"Brrrp..."

The covering fire from six Hei Gu members, including Gu Feng, forced the Satan member at the villa's main window to duck back inside. At the same time, Hunan Zai and the others leaped up and got a handhold on the top of the wall.

"Bang!"

A bullet pierced through the air and accurately struck Hunan Zai's hand. Hunan Zai let out a cry of pain and fell to the ground.

At the same time, the other three Hei Gu members immediately released their grip and landed on the ground.

"Captain, the enemy has a sniper, and they've taken the high ground on the roof!" Hunan Zai reported to Gu Feng over the radio, enduring the pain.

Hearing Hunan Zai's report, Gu Feng frowned instantly. The enemy didn't seem like a second-rate mercenary group. On the contrary, they were very strong, with exceptionally fierce firepower, and they held the high ground. Entering the villa would be challenging.

Suddenly, using his night vision device, Gu Feng noticed a large tree next to the wall. The tree was enormous, its branches and leaves completely covering the wall, and one of its branches was not far from the main building.

Seeing the tree, Gu Feng's eyes lit up.

"From now on, spread out around the villa and suppress the enemy with firepower!" Gu Feng quickly gave the order, then, to Chen Yuan's surprise, stood up and ran toward the wall next to the tree.

Chen Yuan instinctively called out to Gu Feng, but he didn't respond.

At the same time, Hunan Zai and the others, upon receiving Gu Feng's order, immediately pulled the triggers of their weapons.

"Brrrp..."

For a moment, gunfire erupted, and bullets flew everywhere. However, Hunan Zai and the others were firing aimlessly, unable to cause any real damage to the Satan Mercenary Group members.

Gu Feng sprinted to the wall next to the tree as fast as he could. Using a running start, he took a running jump, grabbed the wall, and with a powerful push, vaulted onto it.

Once on the wall, Gu Feng didn't act immediately. Instead, he lay flat on the top, staring intently at the window. Through the window, he could clearly see a man standing by the window with a gun, its barrel aimed at the wall. However, the tree was so dense that it blocked his view, preventing him from spotting Gu Feng.

Gu Feng narrowed his eyes, staring fixedly at the gun barrel. He didn't act rashly. From the angle of the man by the window, Gu Feng was certain that he would be spotted if he climbed the tree.

The man by the window was an experienced fighter who made full use of the terrain, exposing only the gun barrel. From Gu Feng's angle, it was impossible to shoot the man.

After a moment's thought, Gu Feng immediately pulled a hand grenade from his waist and took out a grappling hook gun from his backpack.

The tree blocked the view of the man by the window, but it also blocked most of Gu Feng's view, leaving only a small gap. Gu Feng had to throw the grenade through that gap into the window.

"Phew..." Gu Feng exhaled a deep breath, aimed at the gap, and swung his arm forcefully. The grenade flew from his hand, speeding through the narrow gap and toward the window.

"Clang!"

The hand grenade traveled over thirty meters, shattered the glass, and fell into the room.

Inside, the man screamed and ran out. Simultaneously, the grenade detonated with a "boom," and flames burst from the window, lighting up most of the courtyard.

Gu Feng didn't pause. Aiming at the window, he quickly pulled the trigger of the grappling gun. The rope caught on the window frame. Meanwhile, the sniper on the roof immediately shifted his aim toward Gu Feng's direction.

The next moment, the sniper spotted Gu Feng atop the wall and immediately pulled the trigger.

Just as he fired, Gu Feng grabbed the rope with one hand and launched himself toward the villa, while his other hand gripped another grenade.

"Whizz!"

The bullet grazed past Gu Feng's ear, instantly bringing a searing heat.

Gu Feng's body swung from the wall toward the villa window. At the apex of his swing, he hurled the grenade toward the villa's roof.

"Oh, no!" The sniper on the roof let out a terrified scream. Then, the sound of the explosion rang out. A ball of fire erupted from the rooftop, and the sniper's body was instantly blown to pieces.

"Sniper down. Enter the villa immediately!" Gu Feng spoke into the radio, then latched onto the outer edge of the window frame with both hands.

"Rat-a-tat-tat..."

The Satan operative who had fled the room earlier had returned. Seeing Gu Feng attempting to enter through the window, he immediately opened fire.

Gu Feng grimaced. He quickly shifted his grip along the window frame. Bullets struck the concrete beside the window, sending up a shower of sparks. The concrete fragments that flew up stung Gu Feng's face.

Without hesitation, Gu Feng immediately slid down the rope.

The entire villa was three stories tall. When Gu Feng was on the wall, he had already observed: there was someone by the third-floor window, and the people on the second floor were in another direction.

"Crash!"

When Gu Feng reached the second-floor window, he kicked the glass with both feet and instantly leaped into the room. Upon landing, he tumbled into a roll and simultaneously aimed his gun at the door.

"Damn it! Captain, someone's inside the villa!" On the third floor, the Satan operative cursed, leaning out, grabbed a grenade, and threw it through the window into Gu Feng's room.

Seeing the grenade, Gu Feng's face changed. He lunged toward the door, pulled it open, scrambled out, and simultaneously closed the door behind him.

"Boom!"

The grenade exploded with a deafening blast, shaking the entire villa. The room's door was blown off its hinges by the shockwave. The door flew over Gu Feng's head and smashed into the corridor wall with a dull thud, immediately breaking into several pieces.

Gu Feng only heard a buzzing in his ears, and his head felt dizzy.

Gu Feng vigorously shook his head. Through his disorientation, he saw a gunman emerge from the corridor entrance.

Instinctively, Gu Feng rolled to the side, evading and pulling the trigger of his gun.

"Rat-a-tat-tat..."

Both their guns fired. Bullets grazed past Gu Feng's body, striking the corridor carpet and instantly setting it ablaze. The Satan operative at the corridor entrance was riddled with bullets. When he saw Gu Feng, Gu Feng was shaking his head. He hadn't expected Gu Feng's reaction speed to be so fast.

"Hoo..." Gu Feng took two deep, ragged breaths, then stood up. Feeling his ears had cleared somewhat, he suddenly heard the panicked shouts of Chen Yuan and others over the radio: "Captain, please respond! Captain, please respond!"

Clearly, Chen Yuan and the others had heard the grenade explosion and gunfire over the radio and naturally understood Gu Feng was in great danger.

"I'm fine," Gu Feng let out a tense breath and said, "Xiao Hei, have you entered the villa yet?"

As he spoke, Gu Feng quickly stamped out the flames on the carpet, then moved along the wall toward the staircase.

Including Chen Yuan, everyone breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Gu Feng was okay. Then, Chen Yuan immediately replied, "We've entered the villa hall. Two enemies eliminated. After checking, there are no more enemies on the first floor!"

"Leave four people to guard the villa's perimeter. Everyone else, come to the second floor immediately and assemble at the staircase," Gu Feng barked the order while quickening his pace toward the staircase.

According to the information provided by Hunan Zai, there were eight mercenaries in total. Gu Feng had eliminated two, and two were eliminated on the first floor, leaving four.

During the communication, Gu Feng continuously scanned the corridor, his hands gripping his gun tightly. After ending the call, Gu Feng immediately picked up the pace.

He saw there were three rooms on the second floor. Based on his earlier scan, there was one more enemy on the second floor, hiding in one of the other two rooms.

Soon, Gu Feng approached one of the room doors. At the same time, led by Chen Yuan, four Hei Gu members also arrived at the staircase.

Gu Feng gestured to Chen Yuan, pointing to the room on the other side of the staircase, then nodded.

Chen Yuan returned the nod, then gestured to the other three Hei Gu members.

Seeing Chen Yuan's gesture, the three immediately crouch-walked toward the third floor. Meanwhile, Gu Feng forcefully kicked open the door, then leapt back.

There was no expected gunfire. The room was eerily quiet.

On the other side, Chen Yuan didn't kick open the door immediately. She was waiting for Gu Feng's result. There was only one enemy on the second floor. If there was no enemy in Gu Feng's room, then the enemy was in the room beside her.

Under Chen Yuan's watchful gaze, Gu Feng threw himself into a roll, passing by the room's doorway.

"Rat-a-tat-tat..."

Inside the room, the Satan member instinctively pulled the trigger. Bullets struck the spot where Gu Feng had rolled, punching several holes in the carpet.

Confirming someone was inside, Gu Feng pulled out his third grenade from his waist, pulled the pin, and threw it into the room.

After doing this, Gu Feng immediately ran forward.

"Boom!"

The sound of the grenade explosion rang out. Simultaneously, Gu Feng immediately threw himself to the ground.

Watching Gu Feng's series of fluid actions, a glint of admiration flashed in Chen Yuan's cold, beautiful eyes. She then closed the distance in a few strides and helped Gu Feng up.

Gu Feng stood up, gently shaking his head to indicate he was fine.

"Captain, two eliminated on the third floor!"

"One jumped out the window and tried to escape. He's been eliminated!"

At that moment, two reports came in succession over the radio. Hearing these, Gu Feng allowed himself a moment of relief and said, "Extraction team, come immediately. Demolitions expert stays to mop up. Everyone else, evacuate the villa ASAP and assemble outside!"

"Roger!" came the unified reply over the radio.

Then, except for the demolitions expert of the Hei Gu Team, everyone else exited the villa as fast as possible. The sniper in the distance also rushed toward the villa entrance.

At the same time, the three extraction drivers raced their cars to the location. Several kilometers behind them, police sirens were already blaring. The piercing sirens sounded especially clear in the night.

Clearly, the police had received the report and were already heading this way.

About two minutes later, the support personnel arrived at the villa entrance in their cars. Simultaneously, the sniper also reached the villa entrance.

The members of the Hei Gu Team swiftly but orderly piled into the cars. At that moment, flames and thick smoke began to billow from the villa.

In Gu Feng's view, leveling the entire villa to the ground would be too much of a commotion—setting it on fire would suffice.

Once the demolition team rushed from the villa and piled into the vehicles,

the three black vans roared to life simultaneously and quickly vanished into the night.

They sped down the highway. By the time the police cars arrived at the villa, Gu Feng and the others were already far from the area, safely in the clear.

In the car, Hunan Zai's hand, injured in the explosion, wasn't too bad. Since Gu Feng had taken out the sniper and successfully infiltrated the villa, disrupting the Satan Mercenary Group's plans, the other members had entered smoothly and without injury.

Inside the vehicle, both Chen Yuan and the others regarded Gu Feng with newfound respect.

Before the battle with the Satan Mercenary Group, both Chen Yuan and the others had held some disdain for Gu Feng. But after the fight against Satan, all members had changed their view of him.

In their eyes, without Gu Feng, today's battle wouldn't have ended before the police arrived. Even if it had ended by brute force, it would have come at a heavy cost!

Gu Feng, aware of their eyes on him, remained silent. Instead, he turned his gaze to the window, plotting the next move.

Suddenly, Gu Feng felt his phone vibrate in his pocket. Picking it up, he saw it was a call from Biao Zi.

"Gu Feng, something's happened," came Biao Zi's low voice as soon as the call connected.

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