Chapter 24 (I) Escape
"Run-" Tang Shuxing was the fastest, running ahead, "Don't stop!" β
The five of them ran wildly, and the fog behind them chased them like a fast-moving giant, trying to pull them into their bodies with their own arms, and everyone knew that behind the smoke was hot and could melt all the magma. Even if it is not melted by magma, the harmful substances in the dense fog gas can poison any living thing.
Lightning struck down and struck on all sides of the volcanic mountain, this strange volcanic lightning phenomenon has not been able to give a reasonable explanation so far, but what is even more bizarre is that volcanic lightning appeared before the eruption, and this time in the eruption of Mount Ansda, volcanic lightning appeared at the same time as the eruption, as if God did not give them a way out at all.
"There was the sound of a helicopter! Right! Ji Kefeng suddenly stopped and pointed to the right.
Andrew was taken aback, and immediately rejoiced: "It must have come to me!" Fast! With that, Andrew ran in the direction that Ji Kefeng pointed to, and the others hesitated for a second, knowing that no matter what organization the helicopter was coming now, even if it was from the Astaya government army, it would have to go.
After everyone ran five or six meters, they heard the sound of the helicopter propeller getting closer and closer, and when they were about to approach, they felt a gust of wind coming, and everyone quickly raised their arms to cover their faces, avoiding the sand and gravel rolled up by the wind, and just lifted it up, they saw a Black Hawk helicopter flying over from a position of about ten meters overhead, but it was heading straight in the direction of the crater.
"Hey!" Andrew shouted and pulled out his remaining pistol and shot at the side of the helicopter. But the helicopter soon climbed higher again, and the whole fuselage was shaking desperately, and I don't know which madman piloted the road, and it flew at such a time.
"Run! They can't hear us! Tang Shuxing ran again, and the others had to give up the hope in front of them, and ran over, and after running for dozens of meters, they heard the sound of the helicopter coming back, and everyone turned around and saw the low-flying helicopter chasing after them. At the same time, the two rope ladders on both sides were lowered. The people above, wearing gas masks, waved at them, signaling them to hold on to the rope ladder to evacuate.
"Hurry, hurry, hurry!" Tang Shuxing stood still, "Two on one side." Leave me alone! β
Tian Yehan and Ji Kefeng stood on one side. Gu Huaiyi and Andrew stood on one side. When the helicopter came, they jumped up and grabbed the sides of the rope ladder, and the helicopter immediately pulled up as soon as they caught it. lest the rope ladder reverberate and smash on the rocks.
"Punishment two! Hurry up! Tian Yehan, who was holding the rope ladder, looked at Tang Shuxing, who was still running behind, and then shouted at the person on the side of the helicopter hatch, "There is one more!" Don't go! And one more! β
"We have to go back! And one more! The man at the door pressed the intercom and shouted to the driver.
"Visibility is so low, there's lightning, we could crash at any moment!" The driver clutched the joystick tightly and looked sideways at the lightning rolling in the black fog behind him.
The man at the door of the cabin leaned into the cockpit and shouted, "It could crash, just maybe!" Wait until it crashes! β
"!" The driver scolded unabashedly, so he had to slow down and turn back, and urgently turned around, while the person in the back helped Ji Kefeng and the others climb into the cabin.
"I'm going down! Hold on! The pilot shouted, then slowed down slightly, lowered the helicopter to the lowest position that could be lowered, and flew behind Tang Shuxing.
Tang Shuxing, who had been running forward, heard the sound of the helicopter coming back again and flying from behind, and immediately looked around for a place where he could borrow strength, and then his eyes fell on a high raised rock on the right, and immediately ran in that direction, and the dragon blade in his hand was inserted, and he sprinted and jumped towards the rock.
At the moment when he jumped on the rock, the helicopter also flew over his head with a roar, and in an instant it was in front of him, Tang Shuxing stepped on the rock with one foot, jumped suddenly, and raised his hand to grab the skid-type landing gear under the helicopter.
"That's it! Let's go! The man sitting in the helicopter hatch raised his hand and patted the hatch, then leaned down, stretched out his hand and pulled Tang Shuxing up hard, and the moment he pulled up, the two of them lost their balance and fell to the side because the helicopter was suddenly raised.
The two collided together, and the other person took off his gas mask, and Tang Shuxing raised his eyes and saw that it was none other than the CIA's Asian director in charge of the blacklist operation who had helped him in Kanga Province. Hal.
"...... you" Tang Shuxing looked at Hawke, wondering why he suddenly appeared.
"You're my most important informant, and I'm not going to let anything happen to you." After Hawke finished speaking, he told the driver to move in the direction of the US military base.
Tang Shuxing looked at the others who were panting, but still did not let down his vigilance, standing at the hatch and looking at the erupting Ansda Volcano and the surrounding wasteland forests, and asked loudly, "How did you know that we were here?" β
"After you left, we found out that Hammeade was dead, and we found that the blue diamond that he thought would make a lot of money was gone, and I started to follow this line, and found that Langley's headquarters was too cooperative with me, so I decided to investigate on my own, using my own informant and retired analysts, and then I found the volcanic mine from the government army and the rebels, and then also found the shell mining company under Sharman Power, and the clues also pointed to the mine, so I ......" Hawke said expressionlessly.
After speaking, Hawke looked at Andrew again: "And you, your team borrowed a helicopter from the US military, I only need a phone call to find out about this matter, too many clues point here." β
"Why do you want to help us?" Tang Shuxing asked again, he wouldn't trust Hawke, he was a CIA.
"Look over here." Hawke pointed to the wasteland on the left, where a large area of land and woods had been destroyed by the magma, and wildfires had also been ignited, wildfires spread over the wasteland, and the waves of fire spread in all directions, and countless animals ran wild on the wasteland, and many were eventually consumed by the wildfire because of exhaustion.
Hawke took a deep breath and pointed to the right side of the helicopter. Everyone looked down the burning wastelandβon the other side of the wasteland there was a wide river blocking the raging wildfires, but even then, a town on the other side of the river was shaking with fire and smoke, but the fire did not appear to be caused by a wildfire.
"That's ...... War? Tian Yehan, who has been running around in the war all year round, is too familiar with this kind of scene, "The rebels have started to attack the big cities?" β
"Yes, the Golden Frenzy used all its armed forces to start attacking Alanya, the largest city in Astaya, and they were told about the dirty affair between the National Liberation Front and the government forces, and many soldiers of the National Liberation Front also turned to the Golden Frenzy after learning about it, in short, it is now a big chaos. Mercenaries also joined the war. Helping their respective employers for money. Hawke stood there with his seat belt in his hand, watching, "But none of them are winners now, because one side has joined the war......
Speaking of this, Hawke turned his head to look at Tang Shuxing. The eyes swept over the faces of everyone on the helicopter one by one.
"The Walking Dead...... Tang Shuxing looked at the wildfire-infested wasteland outside.
"That's right." Hawke nodded. "I don't know where it came from. All of a sudden, it appeared in the big and small cities of Astaya, and it was a small country, so it spread very quickly. However, one thing that surprised me was that the major powers regretted the resumption of fighting in Astaya and called for a ceasefire to return to the negotiating table, and even the United Nations had no intention of sending peacekeeping troops. β
As he spoke, Hawke glanced at Andrew, meaning: Which department of the United Nations do you belong to?
Andrew remained silent, this is a secret, even if these things are happening now, it is still a secret, and he keeps it a secret not only because of his work, but also because he has to repay the grace of saving his life, otherwise he would have been dead in the wilderness.
"Do you have a way to send us to Mogadishu, Somalia?" Tang Shu asked Hawke.
Hawke looked at him with strange eyes and asked, "Why are you going to Somalia?" β
"You ......" Tang Shuxing said a word, and Gu Huaiyi immediately took over and said to Hawke, "You send us to Somalia, and I will give you some information that you may never find out." β
Hawke looked at Tang Shuxing again, Tang Shuxing hesitated, and said, "Because we have to go back to Southeast Asia, we are subject to people and we will die if we don't go back." β
"Maybe I can help you." Hawke looked at Tang Shuxing, "You can be my informant. β
"You just have to take us to Somalia, thank you very much." Tang Shuxing shook his head with a smile.
Hawke approached Tang Shuxing, and said in the lowest voice: "I know that you are the informant of Zhan Tianya of the Chinese Department of Ancient Science, right?" β
"I don't understand what you're talking about." Tang Shuxing deliberately frowned and shook his head to indicate that he didn't understand.
Hawke just shook his head: "You've already admitted it in prison, so why bother?" β
"Why are you bothered?" Tang Shuxing followed suit.
"One is why bother, the other is so painful, interesting." As soon as Hawke sat down, his back was not yet leaning against the cabin, the helicopter suddenly and urgently rotated to the right, and then pulled up in height, and everyone grabbed their seat belts, and saw the red light in the cabin turn on and the alarm sounded at the same time.
"RPG-" the pilot shouted, "in the jungle on the right!" β
Everyone was shocked, their hearts trembled, and they immediately looked to the right side of the cabin - an RPG rocket was fired from the jungle below.
For RPG, the jamming bomb released by the helicopter has no effect, and can only be evaded by maneuvering, and among the US military pilots, everyone must pass the test of maneuvering to avoid RPG in the mock test, and if you do not pass, you must not be allowed to fly the actual aircraft.
The helicopter rotated its fuselage, pulled it up, and then jerked down to the right, dodging the first rocket.
Just when Hawke got up and didn't give any orders, Ji Kefeng pointed to the edge of the jungle outside the cabin and said, "Someone has come out!" β
Hawk saw that five militants had rushed out of the edge of the jungle, and from their dress, it could be seen that this group of people was the militia of the National Liberation Front, and two of them were carrying RPGs.
"Fire! Kill them! Tang Shuxing pointed down and shouted, the two people below were loading rockets.
The others subconsciously grabbed their guns, and then remembered that their weapons had been thrown outside the volcano a long time ago, leaving only the pistol for self-defense, but on a fast-flying helicopter, you wanted to hit the people below with a pistol, it was a fool's dream.
"Isn't this damn helicopter unarmed?" Ji Kefeng looked around.
"In order to reduce weight, speed and flexibility, I removed everything I could disassemble!" Hawke shouted, firing at the assault rifle in his hand as two RPG rockets trailed towards the tail of the helicopter. (To be continued......)