Fatal Strike: Mercenary Road of Gunfire Ranger

Mountain Eagle arrived in 'Koyukuk' in the afternoon...

Clearing the simple runway in the small town was difficult, so Mountain Eagle chose to take a helicopter.

The performance of the Bell sightseeing helicopter was quite good, and since it was just the pilot Donkey and Mountain Eagle, the extra space in the cabin was filled with plenty of supplies...

Various meats, vacuum-packed vegetables, and several large bags of dog food squashed Balang and two Magengxi Wolves into a curled-up position.

The helicopter landed on a flat area north of the town, and with the help of a few Inuit, Mountain Eagle unloaded the supplies onto a sled...

Feeling the outdoor temperature of Koyukuk, Mountain Eagle took a deep breath of the chilly air and waved to Donkey, signaling him to leave before the snowfall.

After watching the helicopter safely take off, Mountain Eagle shook hands and got acquainted with a few Inuits...

The arrivals were Razer's sons and sons-in-law. They knew that Razer cared a lot about this big boss in front of them, so they were very enthusiastic.

Mountain Eagle laughed and got acquainted with them, then joined them on snowmobiles to pull the sled to an Inuit village 20 kilometers north of the town.

It's much like the rural areas in the East, where most young people have moved to more convenient towns, leaving the elderly and the weak in the village.

Razer's sons and sons-in-law brought hundreds of kilograms of smoked fish and several reindeer, aiming to deliver food to the elderly whose homes were short of supplies in winter, and help gather enough firewood to get them through the unexpected extreme cold spell.

Mountain Eagle wasn't sure if other Inuit tribes had such a tradition, but he felt good about Razer's sons and sons-in-law.

Razer's family was very large, and everyone wore so much that Mountain Eagle couldn't tell who was who, only knowing that the three who came were called Kahong, Roger, and Moro...

Kahong and Moro are Razer's sons. After getting married, they moved into their wife's home and now live permanently in Koyukuk...

Roger is quite peculiar; he's a Latino who met Razer's daughter in college, then came to Alaska, joining Razer's family to become a part of it.

The Inuit's customs resemble a matriarchal society where the decision-maker is usually a woman. Such joining into the wife's family is normal within the community, but for a brown-skinned Latino to do so in this harsh land is rather astonishing.

But that's their personal issue, and Mountain Eagle found it inappropriate to appear too curious...

Led by the others, Mountain Eagle braved the extreme cold, riding over 20 kilometers to finally arrive at the Inuit village where Razer and his family lived via a small path through the woods.

Initially, when Mountain Eagle saw Koyukuk Town, he felt cold inside because the houses there were mostly shabby, and there were barely any people in sight.

If the town was like that, Razer's place might be even worse.

But when he arrived at the village, he was pleasantly surprised by how nice it was...

The village was built on the eastern side of a large lake, with a dozen log cabins scattered among the Coniferous Forest.

It wasn't visible in winter, but Mountain Eagle was sure the scenery would be stunning in the summer.

From afar, riding on the snowmobile, he saw Tiffany and the others in red winter gear chopping wood in front of a large cabin...

He shouted a greeting to Kahong and the others leading the way, then accelerated towards the cabins.

Watching the hard-working Marta drag the sled, hauling the chopped firewood to the cabin bit by bit, Mountain Eagle sped up and suddenly stopped...

The sled behind the snowmobile skidded in an arc, crashing into a pile of logs with a 'bang', startling everyone.

The hot-tempered Tiffany and Lilith dropped their axes, ready to explode, but seeing Mountain Eagle pull down his face mask, they paused, then exclaimed in surprise, "Boss..."

Mountain Eagle cheerfully got off the snowmobile and hugged Tiffany and Lilith briefly, then wrinkled his nose and jokingly said, "So, how's this place? Fun?"

Tiffany looked at the expression on the boss's face, pulling her collar to sniff and unhappily asked, "Do I stink?"

Mountain Eagle decisively shook his head and said, "Not at all, you smell like expired roast chicken, quite welcome to those with a taste for it!"

Hearing this, Tiffany couldn't help but raise her middle finger and exclaimed, "Hey..."

"OK, OK, I apologize..."

With hands raised, Mountain Eagle laughed, apologizing to Tiffany, then happily greeted a storming Marta, "How's it going, Mercenary Miss Marta? You seem quite adapted to the job..." 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Marta, as if seeing a savior, hugged Mountain Eagle tightly and grumbled a bit, "I'm doing everything but mercenary work...

I already made a deal with Tiffany; after this time, we're not coming back to Alaska. There's plenty of work to do in South America."

Mountain Eagle lightly pushed at Marta's head, "What's the difference?

It's all just work, and here you at least have plenty of your own time!

Just by looking at you, I can tell that over the past month or so, you probably haven't sat down to learn anything...

So rough, you call yourself a mercenary!"

As Tiffany was about to defend her team member, the cabin door opened...

Seeing Xiao Wan and the charging Luna, Mountain Eagle joyfully shoved Marta into the snow, jogged to greet, and enveloped Luna in a hug...

Admiring the neatly braided hair on Luna's head, Mountain Eagle praised aloud, kissing her face firmly and carrying her to the cabin porch...

Xiao Wan, with a face full of soot, wiped her face, held back the tears that were about to fall, and hugged Mountain Eagle's old waist tightly, speaking in a muffled voice: "Is it over?"

Mountain Eagle held Luna in one arm and hugged Xiao Wan's waist tightly with the other, as if he wanted to merge them into his embrace...

Upon hearing Xiao Wan's question, he shook his head slightly and said: "It will take another month...

What's the matter, is it uncomfortable living here?

If it is, I can arrange for everyone to stay in a hotel in Anchorage...

Don't feel burdened; it's actually very convenient!"

Xiao Wan shook her head vigorously and said: "No need, although it's a bit inconvenient here, it's very safe!

There's no need to increase everyone's burden just for some so-called comfort!"

Speaking, Xiao Wan rubbed her face against Mountain Eagle's chest, then pinched Luna, who was making faces at her, and then, holding Mountain Eagle's hand, said as they walked towards the house: "You're here just in time to help us boil water...

The pipes in the house are frozen, and we haven't bathed or done laundry for a long time!"

Mountain Eagle followed Xiao Wan into the cabin, frowning as he surveyed the place, which, although tidied up, was still somewhat messy and smelled odd, and said: "Razer promised to take good care of you, why..."

Xiao Wan knew Mountain Eagle was a bit unhappy upon hearing this, so she tugged on his arm, shaking her head and said: "It has nothing to do with Razer; it's my request.

Life is hard for everyone in the winter village; I can't just trouble others all the time.

This cabin was originally built by Razer's granddaughter to host guests as a hotel...

You can see that all the facilities are complete here; it's the best house in the village!"

Speaking, Xiao Wan led Mountain Eagle through the cabin, exiting through the back door, and pointed at Tessa, who was cleaning oil barrels, saying: "You're here just in time to help us boil two barrels of water, and find a way to replace the frozen water tank...

We haven't bathed or changed clothes for many days; if this continues, we'll all stink."

Mountain Eagle leaned over and sniffed Xiao Wan's neck, then smiled and said: "I think you're still fine; Tiffany and the others are the ones who really stink."

Speaking, Mountain Eagle sniffed Luna as well, and nodded slightly while looking at the little girl's somewhat nervous expression, saying: "Luna is fine too, not smelly at all!"

Xiao Wan watched Luna, who was smiling so happily that her eyes disappeared, and she playfully punched Mountain Eagle's arm, saying: "Tessa finally convinced Luna to bathe today; don't mess it up..."

Mountain Eagle glanced at Tessa, who had turned her gaze on him, and decisively looked at Luna, seriously saying: "Actually, there's a bit of a smell; it'll be fine after bathing..."

After saying this, Mountain Eagle put down Luna, walked over to Tessa, and awkwardly took the steel brush from her hand, eagerly saying: "Let me do it, I'm good at boiling water..."

Tessa glanced at Xiao Wan, who had no special expression on her face, then at Mountain Eagle, who was a bit uneasy, and after staring at him for a few seconds, she 'popped' out a laugh and said: "You should focus on your son...

He went hunting on the northern mountains with Razer and hasn't returned yet; Mrs. Li is very worried..."

Mountain Eagle heard that his son went out with Razer, so he didn't think much of it, and instead bent down to gather the wood on the ground, then quickly cleaned up a large rocket stove, filled it with thin wood strips, added a bit of kerosene, and lit it up...

After confirming the wood strips were burning, Mountain Eagle began adding wood to the rocket stove.

The unique structure of the rocket stove allows the wood to burn fully, and in just a few minutes, it was spewing orange flames from the fire outlet...

The heated rocket stove brings a bit of warmth to the surroundings. Mountain Eagle handed Luna a piece of wood, making her the little fire girl, and then replaced Tessa, filling half a barrel with white snow and setting it on the rocket stove.

Melting snow for water in winter is actually very troublesome; a seemingly full barrel of snow, when melted, might not even be a third full.

Boiling water this way is not only slow but also wastes a lot of firewood.

Mountain Eagle added snow to the barrel three times. When he saw it was about right, he walked over to Xiao Wan...

"Boiling water like this is too troublesome; there's a big lake right next to us, so while the water is boiling, I'll go to the lake to drill for water.

No matter how much water you need today, I'll make sure you have enough."

Xiao Wan pulled the eager Mountain Eagle, looked up at the sky, and said: "Razer took Xiao Yi and Zack to the north, and usually by this time, they should have been back...

I contacted them via radio, they kept saying they're on their way back, but they haven't returned yet; I'm worried they might have encountered something.

Why don't you ask them?"

Mountain Eagle nodded and said: "Don't worry, with Razer there, the two kids will be fine.

Okay, keep an eye on the water, I'll go ask..."

After saying this, Mountain Eagle turned back to the front of the cabin, took out the radio from his luggage, and while everyone else wasn't paying attention, released several bionic snowy owls and peregrine falcons...

When Yue Yi and Zack went out, they took Magengxi wolves, which had signal locators on them, and soon Mountain Eagle found their location...

Through the perspective of the peregrine falcons, Mountain Eagle saw Razer and the two kids struggling through the snow below. He frowned and pressed the radio...

"This is Mountain Eagle calling Razer..."