Chapter 13: The Hunt Scout
The wind blows.
Concentrating all his energy, Mondstadt tread on the soft dirt, observing everything in his vision, not wanting to let go of even a single spider silk. The high concentration made him involuntarily heat up, and his clothes were wet with cold sweat.
Suddenly, the lights in the house went out, and darkness sank into the surroundings. Mondstadt raised his hand and motioned for the Ump40 and Super Shorty to stop.
"Wearing night vision devices, my eyes widened. Mondstadt said, "G28, do you have a thermal imaging sight?"
"Yes, I'm installing. ”
"Okay, keep monitoring the target building. Super shorty, ump40, slow down a bit. ”
As they got closer, there was no movement in the target building, and there was a dead silence. This made Mondstadt feel bad, and the South, who had always put intelligence first, was now full of unknowns in front of him, shaking the former TASA team.
"Sir, we're all stopping...... Ump40 said, "isn't it too cautious, maybe the enemy is just asleep......"
Mondstadt didn't answer, just looked around more closely.
"I always feel that the atmosphere is so depressing......"
At this point, Mondstadt's left eye saw a red dot in the darkness, and his night vision device's right eye then saw a pillar of light sweeping almost to the ground.
"Found, infrared scouts. He whispered.
"W-This simple device?" the ump 40 quickly discovered, "just a slight modification with a red dot scope, right?"
"It's the usual method here. Mondstadt replied that it was no surprise that the Luo Lian forces had learned their tricks as longtime adversaries.
He also roughly understood why the Adjudicator had asked Fran to tell him about the invasion, because he was the only one who could come and stop the enemy who knew the enemy best.
"That'...... What should we do?" asked the super elf.
"Pretend you don't see it. ”
The three of them continued forward, stepping over the observation area of the infrared scout, and successfully reached the main entrance. The ump 40 and the super dwarf leaned against each side of the door, waiting quietly. Luckily for them, Luo Lian didn't take the initiative to attack, choosing instead to wait for them to break through.
In that case, they can take the initiative.
"G28, do you see a heat reaction?"
"No...... There was nothing in sight. ”
"Is that so...... Mondstadt pondered for a moment, "Super Shorty, Ump40, you are on standby at the main entrance, and don't act rashly without my notice." ”
"Hmmm......"
Mondstadt carefully leaned down, taking care to avoid the infrared scout's detection range while not exposing himself to the window. It took him three minutes to make his way to the back of the cabin.
Mondstadt tossed a hook and hung it on the eaves, then climbed to the second floor, unlocked the window, and infiltrated the room.
"Report," G28 said in the communicator, "found that the heat source target was behind the window next to the back door. ”
"Roger, finish him off at the beginning of the firefight, G28. ”
"Yes. ”
The floor of the room is made of wood, which can make a noise if you are not careful. So Mondstadt lay down and chose to crawl forward. The doors of the rooms on the second floor were wide open, and after he checked them one by one, he found no enemies.
Then only the ground floor remains. Mondstadt approached the side of the wooden ladder and crouched up against the wall with one foot outstretched. He had to mobilize every nerve to feel whether his foothold was solid, and the slightest noise would arouse the suspicion of the Luo Lian special forces downstairs.
As he walked down tentatively, the plank seemed to let out an exclamation at any moment. Mondstadt was already sweating profusely, and he had to be careful not to drip onto the ground.
Finally, halfway down, I turned to face the main entrance, at least the porch on the first floor was in full view. Of course, the enemy doesn't hide in the open, but Mondstadt knows a lot, and that's enough.
He pulled out a nine-shot grenade from behind him, pulled the tab, and threw it downstairs. Brilliant white light lit up the house for a moment, and the sonic boom was enough to paralyze the hearing of hidden enemies nearby.
"Ump40, super shorty, get down. "Wait for the grenade to have a little less effect," Mondstadt said.
"Yes!" replied the two.
Mondstadt raised his "young man" and fired at the broadsword mine in front of the door, blasting the main entrance open.
Immediately afterward, he didn't know what he had said, only to see Ump40 and Super Short rush in and attack the kitchen and living room respectively.
The sound of gunfire and broken glassware blended together, and most of the enemy was incapacitated beforehand, and was simply left to be slaughtered.
Mondstadt moves downstairs, kills an enemy hiding by the window, and then strafs the living room, emptying all the bullets. Just as he was changing the magazine, a fish came to the surface. The Rollon soldier kicked a couch open, pinched the super dwarf in the corner, and then raised his rifle and pulled the trigger on her.
"Damn!" the Ump40 turned its gun to sweep at the Luo Lian soldier, but with the help of his exoskeleton, he escaped death with agility, only to be pierced by three bullets in his right arm.
The Rollon soldier dropped his rifle and pulled out his pistol to fight back, but Youngness caught the magazine, and Mondstadt immediately fired at his target, knocking several holes into his body.
"Kill confirmed, safe inside. Mondstadt stared at the tattered corpse, gasping for breath.
"Hey, shorty!" Ump40 moved the couch away, "cheer up!"
"It's just a minor injury...... SuperShort tries to get up, but fails, "It's okay......"
"Stop messing around, I'll call for help immediately!"
Most of the bullets were blocked by bulletproof inserts, and there was only one wound on the right shoulder. However, the impact is not so simple, and the strength of the enemy's kick may hurt the spine.
"Help is coming soon, hold on a little longer!"
Mondstadt approached the corpse of a Luo Lian soldier and removed his badge to inspect it. A loud bang alarmed him, and he immediately ran out of the house to see a pickup truck rushing up the road.
"Fran! The enemy fled on the highway in a pickup truck!"
"It's okay," the AI replied coldly, "Your kung fu to deal with them, all the ways out have been blocked, not to mention that if they come out, they will not be able to go anywhere." ”
"Is it really okay? Luo Lian's air crew......
"Well, there are no less than ten anti-vehicle missiles prepared at each intersection, and the enemy of this level will not be able to escape. ”
Mondstadt breathed a sigh of relief, the operation seemed to have been a success, and victory had been achieved with great difficulty.
He found the door of the barn wide open, and he guessed that the pickup truck was hidden in it. He walked in, and the straw pile inside was fine, but there was still a little red on the ground, and there was a hint of rust in the air.
Following the traces, you can soon see a middle-aged couple, the original owners of the house. Naturally, they have long been cold.