Chapter 519 - Charge (1/2)

“Hit the deck!”

Jiang Zhiming roared, alerting his Special Operations team to scramble into a defensive posture that presented a smaller target to enemy fire. Out in the open, they didn’t have any other choice, as no man could outrun bullets, and they could only pray that the bullets would not hit them or shells would not explode on or near them.

BOOM! BOOM! KABOOM!

One after another, the shells struck the ground around them and exploded, sending blasts of extreme heat and energy. Hundreds of lethal fragments flew in all directions like a sandstorm within its blast zone. As explosions wreaked havoc and shook the earth around the soldiers, clouds of dust stirred up and obscured their view, adding to their despair.

After the first salvo, every member of the Special Operations team, lying prone on the ground, was covered by a thick layer of dust and soil.

Jiang Zhiming patted off the dust on his cap and got up immediately. He could not care about checking on the casualties now and glared at the rebel troops with a fury in his face. “Counterattack! Now!” he yelled.

Although the enemy was well-armed, the Special Operations team was also equipped with powerful small arms and rocket-propelled grenades.

After getting the order to fight back, the Special Operations troopers responded immediately with all the firepower they had. RPGs started streaking toward the enemy lines, automatic gunfire suppressed enemy movements, and snipers started to pick off the Libyan rebel troops right away. But the rebels were only calibrating their distance with the first salvo, and soon, the second wave of shells started to land with greater precision. The second salvo landed dangerously close to the Special Operations troops, and each shell kept creeping closer as the rebels fired way.

WHUMP! WHUMP! WHUMP!

The blood-curdling familiar sound of incoming mortar shells shrieked as they propelled through the skies, and dozens of them were homing in toward the Special Operations team trapped helplessly in the kill zone.

The soldiers were horrified when they looked up at the shells being lobbed in toward them, and they could only react to the lethal threat by lying flat on the ground, taking cover in a prone position. Then, all they could do was close to their eyes and await judgment–none could ascertain if he or she would live through this attack, and the wait was a long, excruciating one, worse than death itself.

Xiao Luo’s eyes began to transform, and they turned red like a demon’s. Suddenly, he dropped the sniper rifle in his hands and stood up. He stomped his right foot on the ground, then raised his arms to the sky with his palms wide open.

ROARR!

The air vibrated, and a deafening sound came from where Xiao Luo stood, as loud as a dragon’s roar. The air swirled above Xiao Luo as the tremendous force emanating from palm turned the twisting winds into a terrifying tornado. He pushed his forward, and the tornado shot upward and raged toward the salvo of shells in the sky.

The twister smashed into the shells as they were about to hit the area where the Special Operation team had left their jeeps, and instantly, those shells were blown off their trajectory and fell thirty meters away from the vehicles.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Sand and dust were lifted into the air forming a vast cloud, and the ground trembled from the immense force of the explosions.

Jiang Zhiming opened his eyes in shock as he glanced at the explosions that had landed a fair distance away. He was in utter disbelief as he knew those shells should’ve landed into them, but instead, they blew up at a safe distance away. Everyone was stunned, and none of them could explain the reason behind it until they turned around and saw a lone figure standing upright in their midst.

Against the backdrop of furious explosions and flames, that figure looked like a titan supporting the sky, calm and resolute like an unwavering mountain. The besieged soldiers could only look up to him!

What did he just do?

Where did that dragon roar come from?

Everyone was befuddled and could not understand what had just happened, but one thing they were sure about–it definitely had something to do with Xiao Luo.

Xiao Luo took a quick glance at the rebel lines, then without any warning, he suddenly dashed in their direction. He sprinted at them in a straight line and appeared like a lightning bolt. He was so fast that their eyes could barely see him and could only make out after-images trailing behind him.

While the Special Operations team members were still in a stupor, they were even more shocked when they saw Xiao Luo running right into the enemy lines. Was he on a suicide mission?