Chapter 526 - Break Out (2/2)

Xiao Luo quickly opened it up and had a discussion with Jiang Zhiming.

“We should split up and break up the strength of the Libyan rebel soldiers. We’ll gather at this church. Are there any problems?” Xiao Luo said as he pointed at a particular location on the map.

They had adequate military knowledge and were well-trained soldiers, so they were familiar with reading maps and quickly pinpointed the location. Xiao Luo’s suggestion was clearly the best strategy for them to break out of the situation they found themselves in. They were going to be an easy target if they retreated as a group. Even if there weren’t tens of thousands of enemy troops, Stantine City could still hold at least five or six thousand Libyan rebel fighters. The Special Operations team had no choice but to split up. It was similar to the strategy used by the Eight Immortals when they crossed the sea to deal with their enemies—except here, it was a vast city, and they had to find an escape route.

“No problem!”

Jiang Zhiming nodded his head and then raised his hand as he split the group into four teams of five to six.

Tang Wantian was naturally with Xiao Luo. Considering that Tang Wantian had never undergone any military training, Jiang Zhiming didn’t want to burden Xiao Luo with any other members, so Xiao Luo only had Tang Wantian with him.

Thud, thud, thud!

Heavy footfalls could be heard coming from the alley.

Xiao Luo didn’t even lift his head. He grabbed a grenade from his waist, pulled out the safety pin, and threw it in the alley.

BOOM!

With a loud explosion, seven to eight of the Libyan rebels were instantly killed and slumped into a pool of blood. A cloud of dust and sand filled the alleyway before it settled over the bodies of the fallen men.

Jiang Zhiming and his team clicked their tongues and couldn’t help being impressed by Xiao Luo’s quick thinking and fast reaction. They were only beginning to react to it now.

“Let’s go!”

They could no longer stay there. Xiao Luo held on to Tang Wantian, still in a state of shock, and ran through the alley.

“Mr. Mie, take care! We’ll meet up at the church!”

After getting out of the alley, Jiang Zhiming and his Special Operations troops ran in the opposite direction of Xiao Luo.

Xiao Luo turned back and looked at him but didn’t say anything at all. He knew this was going to happen, and had he been by himself, he would not have been laden with this many responsibilities on his shoulders. But right now, there was no way he was going to allow all of them to die, and more importantly, he wouldn’t let Tang Wantian die in this forsaken land.

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The Special Operations team’s decision to split up caused the Libyan rebels to split into different groups and pursue them. Gunshots and bomb blasts broke the silence of Stantine City.

Tang Wantian, who was being dragged along by Xiao Luo through this ravaged city, had not looked away from Xiao Luo for a single moment. This man had shocked her again and again with his excellent skills, profound military knowledge, and ability to make swift and correct decisions all the time. All the things that he had done only told her one thing—this man was a national secret department member.

“Oh, Xiao Luo, just what have you been through these past few years?” Tang Wantian thought to herself, wishing she could dig everything out from this man.

All of a sudden, Xiao Luo stopped and let go of her hands. He crouched on the floor. It looked as if he was trying to listen to something from the ground.

“What… what are you doing?” Tang Wantian asked as she couldn’t understand what he was doing.

“Shhh…”

Xiao Luo made a gesture, signaling for her to keep quiet.

He then closed his eyes and tried to listen carefully. Sound could be transmitted through the ground, and an experienced soldier could make sense of the weak vibrations picked up and determine potential threats and locations of his enemies were. Xiao Luo had this kind of ability.