After Ariel left, John summoned the rest of Cordoba and explained to them the plan of action and procedures. When it was over, John looked at me and said, "Pablo may have a big move after we finish this operation." ”

"What kind of action? I mean, how big is it? I asked.

"The Self-Defense Forces will act together and penetrate deep into the areas controlled by the guerrillas. It's the area we rescued Pablo last time. John said, looking a little worried.

I pointed outside and said, "Take these people who have only been training for a little over a week?" ”

Karl objected to their actions. But Pablo insisted, though the exact timing was undecided. It seems that more people will be transported here for intensive training in the next two days. John said and stood up, "Hurry up and rest, I'll have my weapons ready." ”

"Don't worry, I don't think it's more dangerous here than Chechnya at the moment." I smiled.

John smiled when I said this, "Ariel's man is a bit conceited, but he's still good. You don't care. ”

"Nothing. I just told the oil bottle that I would rather be dragged by someone than I dragged someone else. ”

At four o'clock the next morning, John woke me up and led me to the conference room. At the moment, there is a lot of equipment on the table in the conference room.

"Are you going to use M4 or M16?" John pointed to the gun on the table.

"It's still M4, I'm not a Marine." I pointed to a row of grenades on the table and said, "Flashbangs this time?" ”

"It was a stunner, not only with flashes but also with a screeching sound. This time, it is estimated that it will be used in indoor combat. John said.

I picked it up and looked at it, "We should use more in Grozny, maybe we will have fewer dead." ”

John looked at me empathetically and said, "Maybe." After saying that, he pointed to a phone and said, "That's a satellite phone, Pablo wants to keep in touch with us." There are also walkie-talkies, headphones, and so on to keep communication between teammates. If you can get to the house and attack it, you and I and the three of Córdoba will go in. ”

I nodded and said, "Yes." "As soon as I finished speaking, Cordoba walked in with the rest of the people, who had also come to collect their equipment.

At five o'clock everyone was assembled, and I set off in a car with John, Códoba and Pablo's men, and Ariel with his men in a total of two trucks. The road was bumpy as always, but fortunately I fell asleep in a daze not long after getting in the car, and although I woke up from time to time to chat with Pinto or John next to me or have something to eat, it didn't take long for me to fall asleep again.

After more than a day of bumps, the car stopped. As we had done last time we had gone to the black, we stopped in the woods where there was no road, and then hid the car with branches and leaves. John took out his satellite phone and Pablo communications to confirm that we were within reach of the traitor Silva's control, and we trekked into the jungle.

"Do you think you'll meet a wizard this time?" Pinto, who was walking behind me, asked in a low voice.

I glanced back at him, and saw that he was also looking at me, and I whispered, "I don't know." Maybe it's really there. ”

"Didn't you arrest that traitor this time? Why is the wizard in? Another unfamiliar voice sounded behind him.

I glanced back at the person who was talking, the man Córdoba had picked out to participate in the last black-eat-black.

"His name is Nehwal." Pinto introduced.

I nodded, "If the wizard is here, it won't be to protect some traitor." He's going to target us people, and that's what wizards do. ”

"I wish he had something else to do, not there." Nehwal muttered something to me as I said that.

I smiled, "Have you fought wizards many times and suffered a lot of losses?" Why are you so afraid of him, and so is your Mr. Balcas. ”

My words, especially the second half of the sentence, made Códoba glare at me dissatisfied, but he didn't speak.

"Nope." Nehwal immediately denied, "Actually, I'm probably alive because I haven't met a wizard face to face. ”

"Then you're afraid of being like this just by hearsay?" I asked with a smile.

Nehwal immediately denied: "Of course not. Although I have never fought with wizards, I have seen people who have been targeted by wizards and who are trying to surround them. None of them ended well, and some of them didn't come back. ”

"You shouldn't think like that, you should think that if you can kill the wizard, you'll be a hero, and maybe your Mr. Balcas will marry his sister to you." I joked.

Except for Códobá, everyone else chuckled when they heard me, and Nehwal shook his head and said, "I just want to live longer and make more money." ”

"That's enough, Nehwal. Shut your mouth. Cordoba whispered to Nehwal.

I glanced at Córdoba and said to John in front of me, "His words remind me of a man." Do you know who it is? ”

John looked back at me, thought for a moment, and then smiled and said, "That Ukrainian, complaining about ghost Sasha?" ”

"Haha. That's him. He said he wasn't here to compete in the tournament. Ha ha. ”

We walked in the jungle for most of the day and approached the target town in the evening. As planned, we took shelter in the woods and set up a guard. John took out his satellite phone and got in touch with Pablo and informed him that we had arrived in town.

I looked at the town from afar, and then the sun set up to see that there were checkpoints on the road leading to the town, guarded by armed men and questioning those who were going to enter the town. The outer terrain of the town is relatively flat and has a wide view, except for some crops grown.

John quickly ended the correspondence, and he called Ariel, me, and Cordoba and briefly explained, "We'll wait here, someone will come and join us after dark and take us into town." ”

At half past nine o'clock in the evening, when the town was basically dark, someone from the direction of the town flashed a flashlight in our direction, and it was a rhythmic flash, which should be a signal.

I looked at John, who looked at Córdoba for a moment and said, "You go over and bring the man first." ”

"Understood." Cordoba grabbed his gun and walked out. Five minutes later, Córdoba returned with two men.

It was dark and I couldn't see the faces of these two people, but they had guns, and one of them seemed to be quite old.

"Can you understand English?" John asked in a low voice.

The older man nodded and said, "I understand." ”

"Good. Is it possible to enter the town now? John asked.

"Yes. I have a safe way into town that they won't find out. Be careful, though, when you enter the town, as Silva is patrolling the road from time to time. In particular, outside the woman's house, Silva's men were also arranged. The man replied.

"Take us there. Let's go to the hiding spot in the backyard of the woman's house. With that, John led the two men out of the woods, through a field of fields, and quickly to the edge of the town.

"Please wait a moment and try not to speak." The older one whispered back to us and led the other young one towards a wall.

"I'll go with you." John whispered to Códoba and tapped me on the shoulder and motioned for me to follow him.

I followed John in the direction of the two vanished men who led the way, and in between, the two stopped at a wall. They removed some of the weeds that covered the branches and began to move bricks out piece by piece. I took a closer look, and it turned out that the two men were digging through a hole in the wall.

After a moment, the older one looked around and said, "Quick." Just go from here. Beyond the fence is my yard, first to my yard. With that, he walked in first.

John quickly ran back and beckoned everyone to follow, so John gave me the first and second one, and everyone got over one by one.

The hole was only a little more than a meter wide, very narrow, and there was an earthy smell of damp musty inside, but fortunately it was not long, and there was a slight upward slope at the exit, and I climbed a few steps up to find that I had come to the front of a small house.

After everyone arrived, the older one let the other go out and have a look outside. The man opened the courtyard door lightly, looked out, and after a moment motioned for us to go.

So we walked along a path outside the courtyard gate with the guidance of the older guide, and after a few turns, we came to the back of a house.

At this time, the older one looked a little nervous and pointed to the house: "On the opposite side of this house, the path on the opposite side is the woman's backyard." You can have people hide in this house. ”

John nodded, looked back at Ariel and said, "You bring someone over." Be careful to stay hidden and keep communication open. ”

Ariel nodded, and was led by the young guide into the house that was used as a hideout.

"Now let's go somewhere else." The older man led us back the way we came, and after a long circle, when he could vaguely see the armed men standing guard outside the woman's house chatting and smoking, the older man pointed to a house that looked like a shop on the side.

"You're hiding here. Enter through the window, if the door is opened too much. The older man said as he carefully opened a window that was supposed to be reserved for no lock, and motioned for us to enter.

We quickly entered the house, and it was indeed a shop. We cautiously crouched down, and finally the older ones were ready to roll in.

At that moment, the light of a flashlight shone through, followed by a shout.

I immediately clenched my gun, but John motioned for us to hurry up and get out of the way.

There was no doubt that the older guide had been spotted by someone patrolling the street, and I hid under the window and glanced at the others. Some of them hide behind the shelves, some behind the counter, the place is very small, in fact, the concealment is not good. John looked at me and motioned to me not to use a gun, it was too loud. He touched the dagger on his chest, I nodded in understanding, I put down my gun and felt my dagger in my hand, ready to take out the sentry who was walking by.