Chapter 23: The Basement
After 15 minutes...
Xia Ming stood in a room at the end of the first floor, and casually picked up a photo frame. The glass on the frame is more than half broken, and the photo in the frame is very familiar.
Anna looked happy in a ballet costume holding a trophy.
Although these old-fashioned black-and-white photographs don't look as clear as modern photographs, they have a very special sense of art. Anna's smile in the photo is very sweet, and any man will be infected when he sees it.
This is the natural attraction of beautiful things to human beings, and it is really difficult for normal people to resist.
"She's a dancer?? This is her home?? Xia Ming looked at the photo and was completely sure that she was absolutely right last night, and it must be her who took the water.
But the apartment really doesn't seem to be empty, are they all transferred at night??
Seeing that this room is still clean, it is even more certain that someone is moving.
To be honest, Xia Ming was still a little confused about this hidden mission. In such a brutal battlefield, let him increase his friendship with a woman from an enemy country?? How nonsensical is this task??
Wouldn't it be to see that he usually doesn't pick up girls and forcibly create a high difficulty for him to break through himself?? Impossible, right?
The most important thing is that the system is not clear. Anna's secret? What secrets would this kind of woman have?? It's nothing more than a secret with a bunch of men around you, right?
Anyway, such a peerless beauty must have a strengthening company with suitors around her.
Xia Ming looked at the photo and tilted his head unconsciously.
Why does he think that he is still single, and he has never even taken the initiative to touch a woman's hand?? It's because I think too much and think too complicated about my sister.
Especially the pretty girls... Always unconsciously thinking about the worst, maybe this is a typical manifestation of not being able to eat grape acid in my heart.
"Phew.." Just then, a gunshot rang out in my ears.
Xia Ming quickly put the photo back on the table, picked up the MP40 and walked out.
"Hey, there's a basement here, someone shot at us!" Neil's voice echoed through the hallway.
Xia Ming and Muller outside the door quickly ran in the direction of the sound, and some comrades upstairs quickly came.
It was a large, well-decorated room that took up almost a third of the floor. It is believed that before the war it must have been the residence of a wealthy man. Harry had searched the place before and didn't find anything special.
"Xia Ming, come on!" Arriving at the door, Xia Ming and Muller walked through several rooms to Neil's location.
It was a small room that looked like a study, and Harry was crouching to the side and clutching his arms.
The gray carpet in front of him was lifted, and a basement entrance was halfway opened.
"They're in there, and there's definitely more than one person." Seeing Xia Ming coming, Harry secretly breathed a sigh of relief, took out a bandage from his waist bag, and simply bandaged himself.
He was shot in the right arm, but not in the bones. This kind of injury is a small injury like a sesame mung bean for a battle-hardened veteran.
"Bang!" Xia Ming kicked the lid to the other side, and the black entrance emitted a faint smell of alcohol...
"This is supposed to be a wine cellar down here, and I only discovered this secret passage when I smelled it." Harry is also half an alcoholic, and his nose is naturally very sensitive.
He could smell it through the carpet and the lid.
"Should we throw a Molotov cocktail and burn them all inside??" Neil crouched down next to the secret passage and said fiercely.
Several of his companions were all killed, and naturally he hated the enemy to the core. Although he is young, he is also angry.
“.... No, they must have a lot of supplies stored in it. Harry frowned and shook his head slightly.
Xia Ming glanced at Harry meaningfully, this guy almost lost his life when he smelled the wine, he must have thought that there was no enemy below. Otherwise, with his cautious personality, how could he be easily shot??
It seems that everyone has weaknesses ..
If it were a general case, he would also agree with Neil's claim. As soon as the fire was thrown in, he didn't believe that the people below could hold it. Rushing to do so will certainly increase casualties.
But he had a feeling that Anna was most likely down there. Burn her to death, this hidden mission can be said goodbye completely. Although he didn't have the confidence to complete such a cheating task, it would be very unhappy to bury her with his own hands.
And he has been thinking about what the hell these Soviet troops are doing? I didn't fight them to the end, and found a cellar to hide??
Is this TMD still the Soviet soldier he knows who bravely charged in the face of a hail of bullets?
Accustomed to fighting tigers, and suddenly faced with a group of rabbits, Xia Ming was a little unsure.
Maybe they want to hide first and launch a sneak attack while they're not looking???
But the risk is too great. Shut yourself in the basement cellar, and once you are discovered, you will be wiped out, and there will be no place to run.
Leave your fate to God and make a piece of heaven?? It's a bit stupid. This is not at all like a tactic that the Soviets can do.
Thinking of this, Xia Ming decided to test it.
"Shhhhhhh There must be someone down there, maybe staring at it firmly, otherwise how did Harry get shot?
Don't underestimate this little trick to lure the snake out of the hole, but it has been tried and tested. The Soviets were excited when they saw their steel helmets, and the male hormones overflowed, and they couldn't control their fingers from pulling the trigger.
Sure enough, he gently pushed the steel helmet out of a corner, and fired a shot in a panic.
Why is he flustered, because he hasn't even hit the edge of his helmet.
Roughly judged the location of the shot, quickly pulled out the pistol and fired several shots blindly below, and after hearing a wail, Xia Ming flashed from above.
After making sure that there was no one down there, he got down on one knee and poked his head out and aimed at the space below.
Although it was pitch black, he could even see the blood clearly, but he still turned on the light.
This series of actions was completed in one go, and Harry and Neil were also dumbfounded.
"You're getting stronger again." Harry sighed slightly. I have to admit that Xia Ming is a natural warrior.
His ability to learn is breathtaking. I remember that on the first day of his arrival, he used to ask himself for advice on the use of rifles on the train to Berlin, and now he has become such an elite fighter.
Although Neil knew that Xia Ming was a powerful sniper, he didn't expect his skills to be so good. Just these two hands just now are simply not stable, and they are enough for him to learn for a lifetime.
Looking at the situation below, Xia Ming was actually a little uncomfortable.
Learning Blade Raid and adding 10 attributes made him feel a lot stronger all of a sudden. It's not that his abilities have improved much, but that he has a whole new understanding of the control and strength of his body.
For example, if you are not 100% sure, you can't use too much power when attacking. Leave some strength to better control your body.
Steady, accurate, ruthless. This is actually a contradictory combination.
A true master who knows how to make trade-offs and grasp the balance in various situations.
The long-term battle and the opening of skills made Xia Ming naturally understand the truth.
The action just now was extremely concise, without any mud and water, and it can be said that he has mastered the essence of it.
When ordinary people see it, they will naturally feel that they are about to rise to the level of art.