Mercenary's War

Yarebin pointed at the car and shouted, "Get in the car, leave, quick!"

Gao Yang hurriedly shouted, "No, don’t get in the car, trust me, I have plenty of experience."

While speaking, Gao Yang quickly removed the scope he was adjusting. It was unwise to use a narrow-sighted and inaccurate scope against a rapidly maneuvering helicopter; he needed mechanical sights that were quick to aim.

Yarebin and Gao Yang were not facing a disagreement for the first time, but this was the first time they’d disagreed in combat. Yarebin’s command had always been impeccable, but this time, Gao Yang felt his decision was more reasonable.

Justin quickly ran down from the hillside, shouting, "There are several helicopters! Many!"

Yarebin looked at Gao Yang and said, "You claim to be experienced?"

Gao Yang nodded repeatedly and shouted, "Believe me, I’ve been chased and shot at by damn helicopters from the sky more than once or twice. I have a lot of experience dealing with helicopters! Because we’re always getting shot at by those damn helicopters!"

Helicopters are great, but unfortunately, for a small mercenary group, helicopters are more likely to be on the enemy’s side.

Yarebin shouted, "I’ve never been chased and shot at by a helicopter from the sky, so I’ll listen to you."

"That’s more like it!"

After nodding sharply, Gao Yang shouted at Tarta, "We have rocket launchers, get them ready quickly. Who’s got good aim?"

Tarta threw his submachine gun into the car and slung an HK416 on his back and then pulled out a box, taking out an Iron Fist 3 rocket launcher.

The Iron Fist 3 had both standard and lightweight versions. The lightweight version was single-use, but the standard version could be reused. Gao Yang and his team brought the Iron Fist 3 rockets mainly because the VX rockets could only be launched by the Iron Fist 3, but now, these standard Iron Fist 3s were their only effective weapons against helicopters.

Tarta pulled out the Iron Fist 3, and although Gao Yang knew Tarta was unlikely to make a mistake, he couldn’t help shouting, "Don’t screw up the ammo, buddy."

Tarta glanced at Gao Yang and said, "Do I need you to tell me? I’m not trying to commit suicide."

Gao Yang looked at Justin and shouted, "How far are the helicopters? Are they armed helicopters?"

Justin pointed to the sky and shrieked, "How can I see clearly, but they’re coming soon!"

Gao Yang shouted at Yarebin, "You and Hammer find a place with cover to hide. Justin, pick up a gun and fight with us like a man. Follow me, spread out, everyone spread out!"

Justin grabbed Gao Yang’s sniper rifle, and Gao Yang urgently said, "You should use a gun that can fire automatically! Can you use that?"

Justin, with a doomed expression, said, "I’m bad with any gun, so it doesn’t matter."

At that moment, a helicopter appeared above the not-so-steep hillside, followed by another, and another.

Gao Yang’s group quickly dispersed; Justin was by his side, Tarta and Vasily were together, Hammer and Yarebin slowly moved away from the car, unable to run even if they wanted to.

Just six people, with three unable to fight. Justin was almost worthless, Yarebin was too old, Hammer was limping and immobile. In Gao Yang’s past experiences of being chased and shot at by helicopters, this was rare. Previously, he at least had a strong fighting force with him.

It’s important to understand that against a helicopter, no matter if you’re a battle-hardened mercenary, the most formidable Black Demon special agent, or just an ordinary person, without suitable weapons, you’re all the same—only able to take the hits, unable to fight back.

Why not drive away quickly instead of staying to resist? Because this time was different from before; this time, they were in a canyon. Although the hill wasn’t high, the car couldn’t leave the road, and on the narrow path between two hillsides, it couldn’t evade by driving in a zigzag; the car would just be a sitting duck. So, it’s better to abandon the car than to try to escape by driving.

But when Gao Yang saw the helicopters appear, he couldn’t help but shout with surprise, "They’re not armed helicopters, there’s still hope for us!"

Five helicopters in total appeared in the sky and immediately slowed down, circling back and forth. Gao Yang, watching from the ground, could see clearly. The five helicopters had different paint jobs, but they were all civilian helicopters, and all models were identical, all being produced by Italy’s Agusta Company as A109 helicopters.

The five helicopters had their rear cabin doors open, with people sitting on both sides. Gao Yang had good eyesight, but he couldn’t see clearly if there were machine guns mounted at the open rear cabin doors. From what he could see, there were only people sitting by the doors, no machine guns visible, which was a good sign.

The helicopters were flying at a fairly high altitude, about three hundred meters. As they circled back and forth, it was hard to discern the situation onboard. But at that height, if the helicopters only had riflemen onboard, their shooting wouldn’t be affected, while firing back with rifles from below was almost impossible.

The five helicopters were crowded in a small airspace, appearing a little cramped, even dangerous, but this definitely wouldn’t prevent an attack from the helicopters.

After arriving, the helicopters didn’t rush to attack. Gao Yang stood halfway up the hillside, looking up, while Justin gasped, saying, "I think maybe I should also hide; I can’t help you fight."

Gao Yang looked up, shielding his eyes from the sun with his hand, and shouted, "No, you’re still useful."

"What for?"

"Bait."

"Bait?"

"Yes, we can’t all die here. If you can lure the enemy away, I’ll be extremely grateful. But you certainly won’t have a chance to dodge an attack from the helicopters, so I need to stay by your side to ensure your survival so that others have a chance to escape. It’s better than all dying here, isn’t it?"

Justin took a deep breath and said, "F**k! That’s your experience?"

Gao Yang nodded and said, "Yeah, my experience is just that running for your life surely won’t help. They haven’t opened fire yet; what do you think they’re waiting for?"

Justin smiled bitterly and said, "How would I know? Since you’re staying with me, I forgive you for using me as bait."

Gao Yang looked at the helicopters and said, "Maybe they’re not looking for us. What if these are tour helicopters, right?"

Justin said awkwardly, "What a joke."

"Uh, I was just joking..."

Gao Yang still hadn’t raised his gun, because what if these helicopters really weren’t looking for them? But after making a completely unfunny joke, he saw movement from people on the helicopters; someone raised a gun.

Gao Yang shouted, "Open fire! Don’t let them form a barrage!"