Chapter 269 State of Crisis
A mist of water blew in with an icy wind.
But he didn't take Bai Xiaoyi to escape through the window, but let Bai Xiaoyi hide under the bed.
He lifted the shadow up and hid by the window.
At this time, only two dull gunshots were heard, and the guns hit the people in the quilt.
Then, a jet-black barrel poked in, followed by a figure wearing luminous goggles and a combat suit.
Just as he turned on the tactical light and wanted to see the situation in the house clearly, Lu Ming reached out and grabbed the barrel of the gun and desperately walked into the house.
The attacker didn't take precautions, if it weren't for the gun belt still hanging on his body, the gun was almost dragged away by Lu Ming.
Startled, he quickly reacted, and reached to his leg with his left hand, trying to pull out a spare pistol.
But all these movements are half a beat slower than Lu Ming.
The sneak attacker only felt that the black shadow in front of him flickered, and he didn't see how Lu Ming came out, but a sharp dagger had already cut him.
"Ahem, ahemβ" He struggled to cover his carotid artery with his hand and tried to turn and run away.
Lu Ming picked up the dagger, slammed it into his heart, and when he fell, he took out the spare pistol next to his leg and fired a few shots at the bushes not far away.
A man in the same outfit slowly flashed out from behind the tree, then slid and fell violently on the wet grass, never moving again.
At this time, Lu Ming returned to the room and pulled Bai Xiaoyi, who was already stunned, out from under the bed.
"Bai Xiaoyi, we're going to the mountains now!" Lu Ming said simply.
"Hmm. Bai Xiaoyi didn't ask why.
The experience of walking on the tip of the knife in the past six months has made her accustomed to this kind of scene.
Although the situation just now was dangerous, Lu Ming's timely arrival made Bai Xiaoyi feel a strong sense of dependence in his heart.
It's just that Lu Ming's skillful and even ruthless methods make her feel strange.
She couldn't believe that in a moment, Lu Ming had killed three mysterious killers almost with his bare hands.
Due to the urgency of time, Bai Xiaoyi did not have time to put on a raincoat, and she didn't even put on her shoes.
The rain was still pouring down, and the stone pavement was already a few inches deep.
Lu Ming hugged Bai Xiaoyi in his arms after going out, let her put his arms around his neck, and he leaned forward, trying his best to shield her from the wind and rain with his broad back.
At this moment, Bai Xiaoyi seemed to forget that she was only a ray away from death just now. She only hoped that Lu Ming would not walk so fast, because his arms were so warm and safe.
"Someone has landed on the island! Turn on the alarm immediately!" When Lu Ming walked into the air-raid shelter with Bai Xiaoyi in his arms, he shouted to Jon who was on duty.
Jon was still a little puzzled by the arrival of Lu Ming and his wife, but after seeing Lu Ming's serious face and blood stains faintly sticking to his clothes and pants, he immediately walked to the alarm switch and pressed the button fiercely.
The people on the island immediately woke up.
They quickly grabbed their weapons as they usually trained, and then entered the various defensive posts.
"Brother Lu, what's going on?" Elizabeth couldn't see the situation outside clearly in the wind and rain, so she picked up the walkie-talkie and asked.
On the intercom, there was no response other than hissing and cluttering.
"Fack! We've got a great opponent!" Elizabeth immediately reacted, in addition to the weather, someone must have sabotaged the island's communication devices.
Being able to land on the island and attack the base on the island in such bad weather makes it seem that the opponent is very strong.
"Elizabeth, we'd better stay where we are!" Amir said with a gloomy face as he walked up to Elizabeth with a machine gun.
On the other side of the island.
Johnson and his mercenary squad's camp came under heavy attack.
Two wooden houses used as barracks were hit by shoulder-resistant**, and three mercenaries were wounded.
The others, under Johnson's command, immediately entered the tunnels hidden in the hut and moved to the preset protective trenches.
The other party in this attack seems to be well aware of the situation and layout of the island.
But it's not hard to imagine.
With the ability to spend money, modern high-definition telescopes can photograph the logo on a tennis ball on the ground, not to mention the camp where they are stationed.
The originally peaceful island immediately entered a state of crisis.
An unknown group of people of unknown numbers and origins took advantage of the stormy night to raid the island.
Yamanaka is the last defense base of the island. Jon and his companions were staring nervously, trying to discern the enemy's movements in the raging storm.
In this weather, Lu Ming's abilities were also limited. After all, the rain minimizes his infrared sensitivity.
No one could have imagined that the island would be attacked in such extremely bad weather.
They also don't know exactly where this group of enemies came from.
Lu Ming had already asked Jon to send someone to guard the cave door on the seaside side.
"He Qin, you and Bai Xiaoyi stay here, no matter what happens outside, don't go out. β
"You still want to go out?" He Qin guessed the meaning of Lu Ming's words.
"Hmm. Lu Ming snorted as he put on a tight-fitting coat. And put a pistol on his belt.
This set of coats was specially made for him by asking He Qin.
The dark color of the rain is unexpectedly very strong, which is to facilitate his silent patrol around the island at night.
The way the other party attacked just now proved that they mainly wanted to use the least number of troops to separate the people scattered all over the island, and then hit the force to capture the main characters such as Lu Ming and Bai Xiaoyi.
Lu Ming didn't know how many people came up on the island.
I don't know where they are now.
If people from all over the island go to the mountains, then the target will be concentrated in one place.
Not only does it make it easy for the other party to block the mountain, but at the same time, other people will be tied up with him and will be attacked intensively.
The people of the island have built strong fortifications in their respective locations.
Since communications on the island have been cut off, people from all over the country cannot be contacted, so now he has to go to the four "military stations."
On the one hand, to pacify and command the people of the various barracks. On the other hand, it is also to create the illusion of arrangement in order to confuse the other party.
Lu Ming did not go out from the main gate of the mountain, because it was easy to be discovered and attacked by the enemy.
After he went out of the small cave near the sea, he crawled to the edge of the small lake below.
Due to the storm, the wind is high and the waves are strong, and the lake has been flooded by raging waves.
Large waves constantly cross the reef, which is a natural break, and hit the bedrock of the mountain.
In such a bad situation, it is difficult for anyone to stay at the entrance of the cave for a long time.
So Lu Ming didn't have to worry too much about being ambushed.
Although it was dark, I couldn't see my feet clearly. But Lu Ming has passed here countless times, so he knows the terrain well.
His fingers grabbed the crack in the rock like a steel hook, Lu Ming walked out of the crack in the mountain rock steadily, and then grabbed a thick rope with a knot that had been installed long ago, and climbed to the top of the cliff.
Although the wind and rain constantly beat against his body, blowing him away from the cliff from time to time, he was able to stabilize his balance again when his body swung back, so that he could not be scratched by sharp stones.
His physical strength is no longer the same as it was half a year ago.
The cliff that used to take more than half an hour to climb now takes only ten minutes to reach the top.
When his body exposed the top of the cliff, Lu Ming turned over and sat on the stone face on the top of the cliff that had been washed clean by the rain and rested for a while.
A bolt of lightning split through the chaotic world and illuminated his figure.
His robust body was revealed by his black clothes that clinged to his body like skin. His wet hair was stroked back by his hand so as not to obscure his vision.
Lu Ming is like a night elf, or a fish spirit in the sea that has changed into a human form. Swim silently on this stormy island.
Since the fort placed on the top of the cliff had been destroyed last time, the body of the scrapped cannon was reclining in the fortifications.
Due to the excellent observation position here, Lu Ming placed two lookout posts in the mountains behind the gun emplacement.
When Lu Ming quietly came to the sentry post, the two people in charge of guarding the outpost were staring outside.
Apparently, they had heard the sound of gunfire coming from down the hill. But the people who attacked the island did not harass them.
Lu Ming stayed with them for a short while.
He even made a few jokes with them and told them not to be too nervous.
When the two sentries saw Lu Ming coming to visit them in person, their mood also eased.
"Don't worry, Mr. Lu, if they dare to attack here, we will throw them all down the mountain. "They are confidently assured.
Coming down from the clifftop outpost, Lu Ming sometimes walked through the traffic trench, sometimes through the woods, and his steps were confident and calm.
When he came to the place where the Melanesians lived, he had not yet found anything.
Louis is the de facto leader of this neighborhood.
In this area, the cliffs on the coastline are not very high. Also, because the current is relatively gentle, there are many fish.
Louis and his Melanesian siblings catch fish here on a daily basis with a rod or canoe.
This small village of about 20 people looks like any small fishing village that makes a living from fishing.
Of course, in fishing villages and along the coast, there are many hidden traps and traps that the enemy may not think of.
Also, the Melanesians had guns and harpoons and the like.
Anyone who wants to get in here has to pay a big price.
"Mr. Lu, what do you need us to do?" When Lu Ming arrived, Louis was patrolling his territory with an automatic rifle in his hand. Behind him, a dozen dark-skinned Melanesians were also armed, their eyes wary. They had just repelled a sneak attack team of three people.
The men hastily withdrew from the battle under heavy fire from Louis and others, and disappeared into the rain.
"Luis, when do you think the rain will stop?" Lu Ming asked.
Louis looked at the deep night with his eyes, "It will stop in about half an hour." β