Chapter 18: Encounters
Encounters tend to come out of nowhere and there is little preparation on both sides, so in all battles, encounters are fraught with many surprises and uncertainties.
βThe Autobiography of Terry, Vol. 23
In narrow tunnels, proper use of weapons is sometimes more important than numbers, especially explosives such as grenades, which can be lethal to both sides.
After Terry and the others groped their way forward, a sloping step appeared five or six meters in front of them in the afterglow of the torches.
"Brother Terry, wait a minute!"
Sean, who was walking behind Terry, suddenly grabbed Terry, and at the moment when Terry was puzzled, there was a sound of metal hitting the diagonal steps.
"Get down on your stomach! Grenade!. β
"Boom Boom"
As a top student of the Imperial Military Academy, Sean knew some military knowledge in tunnel warfare better than everyone, so when he saw this step, he had a trace of vigilance.
And it was his prudence that saved everyone's lives!
As the crowd fell to the ground, several roars rushed from the front of the passage, followed by billowing smoke and shrapnel.
These shrapnel with huge force flew over everyone's heads, and some hit the wall of the passage in front of them, popping, the huge power of the explosion made everyone rejoice, if they advanced a few meters, the consequences were really unimaginable.
The violent explosion made everyone's ears ring, the torches thrown on the floor had been extinguished, and the smoke and dust of the passage were instantly plunged into darkness.
"Ahem! Everyone's okay! β
After the smoke and dust passed, Sean, who was pressed under Terry, spoke first.
After hearing Sean's question, everyone raised their heads one after another, checked each other, and found that they had not been hurt except for their gray faces.
Hearing that everyone was reporting that it was okay, Sean was relieved, because it was dark at this time, and Sean could only judge by everyone's response.
"Huh! Terry, are you hurt? β
Just when Sean was a little relieved, he suddenly felt a drop of warm and moist liquid dripping on his hand, and Sean, who reacted immediately, immediately asked with concern.
"It's okay! It's just that his arm was cut by shrapnel. Don't worry. β
At this time, Terry flipped away from his body and whispered in a suppressed voice.
"Let me see, Medic, hemostat."
With the sporadic charcoal fire left over from the torches, Sean saw Terry sitting with his arms crossed, and quickly moved over to help Terry examine his wounds.
"No, be careful, the enemy is probably coming down."
Terry gritted his teeth and whispered.
In fact, what Sean and the others didn't know was that if it weren't for the body armor on his body, Terry would not just be injured in his arm at this moment.
When the explosion just happened, Terry didn't have time to think about it at all, and directly pressed Sean under him, and in addition to the sharp pain in his arm, he also felt a huge impact on his back.
But after the explosion, Terry understands that it was the body armor that helped him block the deadly shrapnel, and he can't help but be glad that the system saved his life again!
As for the wound on his arm, Terry is not worried, there is a system, and this small injury is nothing.
When Terry saw from the night vision device that Sean and the others were ready for battle, taking advantage of the gap before the enemy arrived, Terry hurriedly entered the system to exchange for a bottle of hemostatic medicine.
It was a small white vial, the seal was torn open to reveal a small tube on the lid, and as instructed by the system, Terry aimed the tube at the wound and pressed the lid.
"Hiss"
A small piece of mist liquid was immediately sprayed on the wound, and immediately a cold and refreshing sensation came from the wound.
"It's such a miracle drug, no wonder it's so expensive."
In less than a few seconds, the wound was no longer painful, and Terry, who put away the medicine bottle, couldn't help but marvel at the magic of this medicine in his heart, and he no longer felt sorry for the high price of ten gold coins.
Of course, it didn't take long for Terry to sigh, because as he expected, there was already a whisper on the steps at the end of the passage.
Of course, those voices were a bit low, and no one here could hear them except for the quick-eared Terry.
"The second master, there has been no movement for so long, they should all be dead."
"That's it, three grenades, don't talk about people, even a wild boar will be killed."
"Yes, we are hiding here, our ears can't stand it, and the people below are probably shocked to death if they are not killed."
"I just don't know how many people there are, it won't be the two of them who are the yellow dogs left behind."
"Probably not, yellow dogs, they won't be so stupid, light torches at this time."
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"Alright. Don't talk nonsense, go down and take a look at the two of you. β
After a muffled discussion, a gloomy voice interrupted the discussion.
And these discussions also made Terry suddenly realize that it was Sean who exposed his whereabouts with the torch in his hand.
However, now is not the time to delve into this issue, knowing that the other party is ready to send someone down, Terry hurriedly signaled everyone to get ready, grabbed his rifle himself, turned on the night vision device and stared at the steps ahead.
But just then, there was another commotion from the enemy's side, and Terry listened carefully, and it turned out that the two of the master's men were arguing over who would go down and take the lead.
"Shut it all up. One-eyed, you go down first. β
After a commotion, the second master couldn't help but get angry, raised his voice, and directly named a person.
"Second master, I am usually loyal to you......"
"No more nonsense, Lao Tzu will collapse you now."
The "one-eyed" named by him was obviously anxious and hurriedly pleaded, but before he could finish showing his loyalty, he was directly interrupted by the second master.
"Don't... Don't shoot, second master, I didn't mean that... But in charge, can we throw a few more grenades? β
Faced with the anger of the second master, the one-eyed knew that he couldn't escape, but the advice he said next made Terry break out in a cold sweat.
"Throw a fart, you want to blow up the passage, don't you, any more nonsense, I'll throw you down."
The words of the second master made Terry breathe a sigh of relief.
"Ahh
Immediately after the words of the second master, an exclamation came from the side of the passage, and then a fluttering and tumbling sound was heard, and it seemed that the guy called "One-eyed" was kicked down the steps by the second master.
"The bandits came down, there was only one person, everyone retreated, and hid around the corner."
Because he knew that the bandits had not all come down, Terry, who was afraid of startling the snakes, hurriedly reminded everyone to retreat.
A minute later, when the bandit, called "One-Eyed", limped and cautiously poked out of the steps, there was no trace of a single person in the passage except for the sparks.
"The second is in charge, there is no one down there."
Seeing this situation, the bandit breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly reported loudly.
"MD, let them run away, all go down to chase me, I want to see who is so bold as to dare to tease the tiger whiskers of our Mingguang Castle."