Fatal Strike: Mercenary Road of Gunfire Ranger-Chapter 892 - 835: Winter Fishing

Mountain Eagle didn't know what Razer and Wuya were talking about...

He could only see through the heavy snow that the old fellow had already started the snowmobile but was parked at the door drinking the cold wind.

After waiting for a few minutes, Mountain Eagle, also riding a snowmobile, impatiently flashed the lights...

When Razer came over, Mountain Eagle happily revved up the snowmobile and called Balang along with the four War Wolves dragging a small sled to rush into the heavy snow together.

The village was right at the edge of the big lake, but Mountain Eagle and Razer went deeper into the heart of the lake, arriving at a very open area.

By this time, the snow on the surface of the lake's ice was about 40 centimeters deep, with the ice layer underneath exceeding one and a half meters in thickness.

The visibility around was too low. After getting off the snowmobile, Mountain Eagle turned and started the sled's diesel generator, then hooked it up to the voltage regulator to light a high-brightness incandescent lamp.

Like a small sun, the incandescent lamp instantly illuminated an area with a radius of about 40 meters, providing Mountain Eagle and Razer with enough vision and space.

The moment the light turned on, Mountain Eagle heard a few wolf howls from afar, simultaneously Balang and the four War Wolves who got off the sled entered into a tense state. Without needing Mountain Eagle's orders, they spread out and stood near the edge of the light, staring dead into the northwest direction.

Razer loaded a signal flare into a flare gun and pulled the trigger towards the northwest direction...

With a "whoosh…", a bright signal flare shot into the sky, slowly descending...

Under the illumination of the signal flare, a few Gray Wolves in the snow were exposed within their view.

As soon as Razer saw the Gray Wolves, he raised his AK-15 and continuously pulled the trigger...

"Bang bang bang bang…"

After emptying a magazine, one Gray Wolf was killed, and the rest retreated further away.

With the help of the drone, Mountain Eagle saw more clearly that the wolf pack in the northwest wasn't the entirety, as that area was upwind, and the wolves there were merely a decoy with the real threat coming from the southeast...

About a dozen Gray Wolves appeared less than a kilometer to the southeast and were gradually closing in.

This time, Mountain Eagle had only brought an M2 shotgun and a pistol, so he ignored those Gray Wolves that hadn't entered shooting range, quickly unloading tools from the sled amidst the biting cold wind, and rapidly assembling them...

After Balang and the others calmed down, Razer turned around to join the work...

Since there had been prior communication, Razer understood what Mountain Eagle intended to do...

Thus, when Mountain Eagle started the chainsaw to cut the ice surface, Razer shook his head to stop him, then pulled a somewhat rusted frame from his sled, skillfully started his own chainsaw, and fixed it on the frame...

With the chainsaw's high-speed operation, the initially resistant chainsaw blade on the ice quickly penetrated into the ice surface.

After penetrating 50 centimeters into the ice, Razer waved to Mountain Eagle, the two of them pushing the chainsaw laboriously, carving out a 10-meter x 10-meter square on the ice surface...

Once Mountain Eagle got familiar with the tool's usage, Razer took out another frame, and each of them began to work separately, using the chainsaw to cut deep intersecting grooves of 50 centimeters within the 10-meter x 10-meter space on the ice surface.

Both possessing the Super Soldier constitution, immune to the cold, and with effective tools, the cutting process went fairly smoothly, albeit taking a bit of time.

About an hour and a half later, the cutting work was completed...

Mountain Eagle took out two crowbars from the sled, handed one to Razer, and inserted one end of the crowbar into the gap in the ice, prying it firmly, dislodging a large ice brick... 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

The two did not rush to take out all the ice bricks, they pried each ice brick, letting them lean towards the same direction...

After completing the ice bricks, the two strong individuals picked up ice clamps, and began to transport and stack the ice bricks along the edges of the cut-out area to build an ice wall as tall as a person.

Occasionally, where the ice bricks cracked unevenly, they would fill the gaps with packed snow, which quickly froze solid.

Using ice bricks as materials and snow as an adhesive, they worked until near dawn to build four ice walls, creating a 3.5-meter x 10-meter ice house frame...

When the wind-blocking ice walls were formed, Razer installed an animal skin as a door at the entrance, and the temperature inside that area quickly became less intimidating.

Mountain Eagle and Razer indeed didn't fear the cold, but such a large workload caused them to start sweating.

This otherwise deadly problem for most didn't bring them down, but was indeed uncomfortable.

So, when the cold wind was blocked, they felt a lot more comfortable.

Mountain Eagle lit the fireplace they brought, and without a roof, heated the wolf meat and rice they had...

Razer removed his thermal jacket and placed it on an ice brick, then sat on it, bringing his hands and feet close to the fire...

As the heat spread, the less than 40-square-meter space was filled with a strong foot odor, as Razer steamed like a sauna, with white smoke starting to seep from his undershirt...

Mountain Eagle backed away a few meters from Razer's foot odor, adapted for a moment, then pinching his nose, returned to the fireplace, divided the heated wolf meat and rice into two portions, and took his portion to a corner to ravenously devour...

A big bowl of rice covered with a rich gravy, mixed with tender wolf meat, and flavorful chunks of radish...

To a hungry person, this kind of meal is more enticing than those so-called seafood feasts!

Razer had tasted the East specialties at the Brown Bear Camp before, but this time, perhaps because he was genuinely exhausted, he felt that the stewed wolf meat mixed with rice in his hand was the most delicious food he had ever eaten.

Anyone who's actually done physical labor knows that when you're tired, you don't feel like talking while eating.

After devouring the food, Razer tucked away his hot, smelly feet and took the initiative to take out a kettle to boil a pot of hot water, adding some tea leaves into the kettle...

As he waited for the tea to brew, Razer looked at Mountain Eagle, who had also finished eating, and said, "The rafters are ready-made. I'll drag them back later, then we can lay some animal skins inside and cover it outside with a layer of waterproof cloth, and that should be enough.

Are you sure you want to bring the kids here overnight?"

Razer stomped on the icy surface and said, "Ice fishing doesn't help us much with our current situation...

Instead of wasting time on this, we should drill more ice holes, cast the net, and try our luck."

Mountain Eagle followed Razer's example, putting his coat on an ice block, moving his body closer to the stove to dry the sweat off...

Hearing Razer's suggestion, Mountain Eagle shook his head and said, "With a 50-meter fishing net, we can barely pull up one net a day...

Still, it's worth it to open ice holes and throw nets, no matter how much we gain, it's a beneficial supplement."

Mountain Eagle glanced at Razer's clean lunch box and laughed, "Now that you've tasted wolf meat, I want to hunt more Gray Wolves for the family's meal..."

Razer paused, then with slight amusement said, "You want to use your own son as bait?"

Mountain Eagle laughed heartily, "East has a saying, 'You can't catch a wolf without risking the child,' but I definitely won't put my son in danger.

I just want to use this ice house and the fish we've caught as bait to lure those Gray Wolves over...

Bringing Gray Wolves into the village isn't suitable, there are bushes and buildings around the village that provide cover, making wolf hunting inconvenient.

Out here on the lake, it's completely different, wide open with nowhere to hide; once Gray Wolves come into range, we won't let them escape our hunt."

Mountain Eagle looked at Razer, smiled, and said, "I'll finish the roof first, then catch some fish today, pile them around the ice house tonight, and deal with it tomorrow...

As you said, the Wolf Pack is extremely hungry. If there are fishes ready, wouldn't they come over regardless?"

Mountain Eagle's method wasn't particularly clever, to Razer, it even seemed unnecessary and complicated...

However, Razer didn't oppose Mountain Eagle's plan when it was proposed; at this point, there's no point in being discouraging!

In truth, Razer vaguely sensed that Mountain Eagle's real motive was to spend more time with the kids while simultaneously cultivating their survival skills in tough environments.

This shouldn't be done when disasters are everywhere, but Mountain Eagle has done so much, even more than Razer, the local expert...

Once the airdropped supplies from the Brown Bear Camp arrive, and the village's predicament eases, they can lend a hand to support other places.

Under such circumstances, Razer found no reason to question Mountain Eagle's stance, so he simply went along with him.

Seeing Mountain Eagle's enthusiasm, Razer shook his head in resignation and said, "As long as we install a sturdy door, the Wolf Pack won't be able to get in. We can then make some shooting holes so you can have fun with the kids."

Razer looked at the icy surface beneath his feet, shook his head, laughed, and said, "Dig a few more ice holes, and you can fish with the kids at night while hunting wolves...

But before that, we need to set the nets to catch a batch of fish first...

Last night, three of our warehouses were raided by wolves, and if it's like this here, it must be even worse elsewhere.

We need to prepare more supplies..."

Mountain Eagle listened, walked to the doorway, lifted the curtain, and looked around...

It was almost daylight, yet the Wolf Pack he expected to attack was still lingering in the southeast, not approaching at all...

Mountain Eagle thought for a moment and said, "The situation during the day is basically controllable. Inform the village folks to come help, it'll make our actions faster.

The area opened outside can serve as an outlet for the net, and we can use the leftover ice bricks to build a windbreak wall so everyone can work here a bit more comfortably.

Moreover, the ice wall can act as a defense against the Wolf Pack, or be a prison to trap them."

Razer pondered for a while, nodded, and said, "If we have cover for protection, the villagers with guns can fend off the Wolf Pack...

Then let's do it. We'll each guard the fishing net's entrance and exit, and we must haul up two nets before the snowstorm hits..."