Chapter 132: Unscrupulous (I)
Thomas was not going to take any chances, just hold out for four hours and reinforcements would arrive.
Ninety-five shadow warriors were divided into five groups, with teams A and J to the east, teams B and I to the south, teams D and H to the west, and teams E and G to the north.
The Shadow Force consists of ten ten-man squads and one independent five-man team. In the order in which they were formed, they were assigned numbers from A to J. Team C is more special, the ten shadow warriors are mainly professional skills, and the individual combat effectiveness is under the several squads formed later.
In the previous battle, Team F, who was guarding the airfield, had been wiped out.
Thomas deployed the most combat-ready teams A and B to the east and south of the sinkhole, and the response troops under his direct command were placed in the southeast, and the strongest teams were all facing Mount Davis, the hinterland of the island. If two Doomsday Warriors attack in the hinterland direction, they will face several of the most combat-ready squads. In other directions, the two Doomsday Warriors would have to face at least two squads of Shadow Warriors if they wanted to get close to the sinkhole, and the nearby Shadow Warriors could quickly outflank the Doomsday Warriors' retreat.
This deployment shows that Thomas is really on the sidelines.
For Thomas, he was the victor when he waited for four hours to send reinforcements to arrive. The reason is that it is Unit X that is about to arrive.
Thomas didn't know exactly what the origin of Unit X was, but he knew that the status of the unit was still above the shadow force.
Among other things, Unit X was built by Professor Williams, and the project leader of the Shadow Force was not Professor Williams. For two years, Professor Williams rarely asked about the Shadow Force, and most of the work was handled by the scientists he arranged, and even the key control unit was "subcontracted" to a Japanese scientist. Professor Williams is focused on Unit X.
Thomas's only knowledge of Unit X was that the commander of the unit was Colonel Campbell.
Campbell is from the Delta Force of the U.S. Army. Because U.S. law allows the president to mobilize the Marine Corps even without congressional authorization, Navy SEALs attached to the Marine Corps are often sent on covert missions, while special forces in the Army, Navy and Air Force are primarily used for regular combat. Campbell is far less well-known in the U.S. Special Forces than Thomas, who was a lieutenant colonel three years ago.
Just three years ago, Campbell contracted radiation sickness after a covert operation and "died" shortly after, and more than 20 other Delta Force special forces who participated in the operation all contracted radiation sickness and "died" within a few months. It wasn't until a few months ago that Thomas learned that Campbell was still alive and the commander of Unit X, and that the special forces who had "died" had become X-Soldiers.
The "death" of Campbell and others is very different from the "accidental death" of shadow warriors such as Thomas. First of all, they did suffer from severe radiation sickness, which caused multiple cancers, all of which were hanging by a thread. Second, when Campbell and others "died", the Planetary Defense Council had not yet been established, and it was impossible for Williams to predict the prophets and erase their traces in the world by "dying".
Obviously, Campbell and other X-fighters must have undergone an incredible change.
When Unit X arrives, it's certainly not a problem to deal with the two Doomsday Warriors, at least Thomas doesn't have to worry about it anymore.
Three and a half hours have passed, and in another half hour, Unit X will arrive.
Thomas glanced northeast, then turned to Mount Davis to the southeast. If the two Doomsday Warriors were planning to sneak attack, hiding near Mount Davis was the most likely. Thomas did not dare to be careless in the slightest, and it was not a good thing that the enemy did not appear for a long time. Based on Thomas's understanding of the Doomsday Army, Chu Tianjiang and Halevi are the best snipers and the two Doomsday Warriors with the strongest comprehensive ability. In particular, Chu Tianjiang not only has a tenacious fighting spirit, but also has the most complete doomsday warrior system.
Where are they hiding, and how will they deal with the Shadow Troops?
Not good!
When Thomas noticed the anomaly, two shadow warriors not far away fell at the same time. Immediately afterward, Thomas heard gunshots.
"Hidden!"
Thomas immediately fell to his stomach and hid behind a rock.
Although only one gunshot was heard, Thomas knew that it was two Doomsday soldiers who fired at the same time, and only one gunshot was heard.
They're nearby, certainly not far away.
By this time, two shadow warriors had crawled to the side of their companion who had been shot. The shadow warriors all know that the weapons of the Doomsday Warriors are no lethal threat to them. Even if you are shot in the head, it will cause a concussion and stun the Shadow Warrior, but it will not kill the Shadow Warrior.
Where the hell are they hiding?
"Colonel—"
"What's going on?"
"Jerry is dead."
"What?"
"Roy is dead too."
Could it be that the Doomsday Warriors have weapons capable of shooting shadow warriors? Thomas was surprised and skeptical, thinking that this was unlikely.
Perhaps, they used weapons captured from the shadow warriors.
They must have been hiding within six hundred meters. In addition, the sound of gunfire arrives after the bullets, so the ambush of the two Doomsday Warriors will not be too far away.
"Boom-"
The explosion came suddenly, and when Thomas came to his senses, he realized that it was the two fallen Shadow Warriors who had self-destructed. The explosion was so violent that the two shadow warriors who tried to pull out the shadow warrior system of their fallen comrades were blown to pieces, and their flesh even flew a hundred meters away.
Damn it! Thomas gritted his teeth. Two snipers are lying in ambush nearby, and whoever shows their head will surely die.
What to do?
"Bang-"
Gunfire was heard again, and two shadow warriors hiding behind rocks were shot, also shot in the head. This time, gunshots were heard from the south.
Apparently, the two Doomsday Warriors shifted positions within a minute.
Thomas also thought that the two Doomsday Warriors must be hiding in the woods. If they are ambushed in a scorched earth area, they will be spotted by the Shadow Warriors when they move. That is, the two Doomsday Warriors fired at a distance of more than six hundred meters, perhaps a thousand meters or so.
The Doomsday Warrior has the weapon to shoot the Shadow Warrior from a distance of a thousand meters!
It was useless to hide, the two Doomsday Warriors would definitely find a suitable firing position, but the Shadow Warriors didn't know which direction the next attack would come from. Even if they know where the enemy is hiding, the Shadow Warriors will not be able to fight back due to the effective range of their weapons.
Fight back, the engagement must be shortened!
"Clark, Robinson, keep an eye on them!" Thomas gave orders to the commanders of Teams B and I.
After receiving the order, the twenty shadow warriors of the two squads guarding the south side of the sinkhole immediately rushed out. In order to avoid becoming prey to snipers, the twenty shadow warriors spread out and moved very fast, constantly changing the direction of their advance, advancing only a few dozen meters at a time.
"Lewis, Harris, you take it from the East." Thomas was murderous.
Six Shadow Warriors have already been killed, and Teams B and I may not be able to take out two Doomsday Warriors in a melee, so more troops must be committed. In addition, if the two Doomsday Warriors are allowed to escape, no one knows what will happen to Lu Dao and others, and this opportunity must be seized to kill them.
The twenty Doomsday Warriors guarding the east side of the sinkhole were immediately dispatched.
At this time, the shadow warrior system of the two killed shadow warriors self-destructed and exploded. Because of the lessons learned, no other shadow warriors were killed this time.
A thousand meters, for a shadow warrior who sprints at full speed, can be completed in a minute.
Two Doomsday Warriors lay in ambush to the south of the sinkhole, and the twenty shadow warriors who set off from the east side of the sinkhole ran in a straight line, but instead entered the woods first.
Gunfire rang out again, and it was coming from the east.
Could it be that the two Doomsday Warriors have moved to the east of the sinkhole!?
Thomas was surprised, because it meant that the two Doomsday Warriors had run nearly four thousand meters in just over a minute, and their speed was more than one hundred and forty kilometers per hour!
Is this possible?
As far as you know, the maximum running speed of a Doomsday Warrior is only 80 kilometers per hour!
"Lewis, Harris, report the situation."
"Colonel, we were ambushed......" replied Major Lewis, the commander of Team A.
"What?"
“……”
Lewis didn't answer again, and all Thomas heard was a dense burst of gunfire, and it was the sound of assault rifle and machine gun gunfire, and the battle was fierce.
A short time later, an explosion was heard in the woods.
Thomas looked up, and judging from the color of the fire and the intensity of the explosion, it was not the explosion that occurred when the Shadow Warrior system self-destructed, but the explosion caused by explosives. It occurred to Thomas that the Shadow Force had brought a shipment of explosives for engineering blasting, which had been stored in a shack at the airport and guarded by Team F. Apparently, the two Doomsday Warriors used these explosives to create explosive devices.
Damn it! Thomas cursed to himself.
By this time, Teams B and I had entered the woods and began to roll east.
Both Clark and Robinson are experienced special forces who have served in the Navy SEALs for several years and have carried out many secret missions. In the event of an emergency, even if there is no order from Thomas, the two know what to do. Now, for example, they have to support Team A and Team J.
The battle is still going on, and it's extremely fierce.
However, Thomas no longer heard the gunfire of the sniper rifle used by the Doomsday Warrior, all that was heard was the gunfire of the weapon used by the Shadow Warrior.
Apparently, the two Doomsday Warriors used the captured weapons.
What to do?
Will four squads of forty shadow warriors be able to take out two Doomsday Warriors?
If it was just a melee, no matter how powerful the two Doomsday Warriors were, they would not be the match for the forty Shadow Warriors, but the sound of explosions one after another showed that this was not a scuffle, but a premeditated ambush. If two Doomsday Warriors had set up an ambush battlefield in advance......
"Garcia, Martinez, Anderson, Jefferson, reinforcements now!" Thomas didn't hesitate.
The battle was still ongoing, indicating that the two Doomsday Warriors were still alive and in the woods east of the sinkhole. Thomas glanced at his watch, and in ten minutes, Unit X would arrive. Whether you take out two Doomsday Warriors or force them to retreat, the result is the same.