Chapter 556 - Valor (1/2)

“Let’s go!”

Xiao Luo turned to leave, dragging Sarah Michelle, who was still in a state of confusion, along with him as he walked off rapidly towards the other end of the street.

“Follow Mr. Mie!” instructed Powell, blinking as he returned to his senses.

He waved his large hand in a gesture for his three remaining SEAL soldiers to follow Xiao Luo. They were not just trying to keep up with the man, for Mina and Thomas were both tasked with watching their backs while Powell and Rice guarded their flanks. It was a military formation, and it was clear from this tactical arrangement that they were expecting danger to come at them in every direction.

It had been a good move to ditch the trucks. Otherwise, the Libyan rebel fighters would be able to hear the sound of the engine revving. And that would have immediately given away their location and drawn the rebel fighters towards them.

With Powell and his SEALs cooperating, Xiao Luo immediately put Sarah Michelle in the middle of the formation for protection. He took the point-man position and prepared to deal with any enemies they might come into contact with along the way. Besides the dagger and sniper rifle he had on him, he was armed with an assault rifle as well. The assault rifle was naturally much more suitable for close combat and would come in more handy than the sniper rifle.

He heard a group of Libyan rebels coming towards them from the intersection right up ahead, and Xiao Luo immediately drew his gun and opened fire on them.

BANG, BANG! BANG, BANG!

He executed the shots with military precision, and it left the four Mei Nation SEALs speechless. The small squad comprising roughly ten Libyan soldiers was left dead on the ground in an instant.

Immediately after that attack, a dozen or so Libyan rebels ran out from the right at the intersection. They raised their guns to open fire at Xiao Luo and his party. Xiao Luo reacted quicker, and before the rebel fighters could fire at them, Xiao Luo got his shots off first.

BANG, BANG! BANG, BANG!

A hail of bullets flew in rapid succession and ripped into the bodies of the rebel fighters. They twirled as if they were performing some form of dance before collapsing to the ground.

Such quick reflexes!

Such superior marksmanship!

The skill that Xiao Luo had demonstrated left these four SEALs members in awe and shock. They had undergone a rigid selection and intense training before they could qualify to become a member of the SEAL team. And now that they had come to face to face with this person from the Hua Nation, they felt inferior in comparison. At the individual level, his combat abilities were incomparable.

Xiao Luo was not bothered by their opinions of him and was more focused on his surroundings. Based on his keen sense of direction, he picked out a route to break through the barriers.

Libyan rebels were swarming in from all directions. Powell and the other three were highly competitive, so it was only natural that they started to compare themselves to Xiao Luo. They represented the Mei Nation, and there was no way they would allow one Hua Nation soldier to upstage them. And so, they fought more valiantly than they usually did, as armed with assault rifles, they dealt with the rebel fighters who attacked them from the back and both flanks.

Xiao Luo was not the least bit surprised by their competitiveness. He was holding his own with the fighting at the front end of the pack. He would find it shocking if these powerful soldiers from the Mei Nation could not handle the mere remnant soldiers surrounding them.

As they made their way forward, they came towards a long and deep alley, roughly 3 meters wide and 50 meters long.

Logically, it would be a dangerous strategy to go down this alley as the enemy could attack them from both ends, sealing them off on both ends and trapping them in a kill zone. But, in the situation they found themselves in, Xiao Luo did not have much time to dwell on the matter for too long. The gunshots in the earlier assault had given away their location to the Libyan soldiers. He was quite sure that hordes of rebel fighters would be heading toward them anytime soon. Any further delay would give those soldiers more time to surround his party. And so, even though entering the alley was risky, they had no choice but to take their chances to make their way through.

Xiao Luo made the call immediately, leading the team into the long alley. With his speed, it would barely take him two to three seconds to reach the other end. But Sarah Michelle would not be able to pull that off, so he had to slow down for her to catch up. Gunmen could appear at any moment, so he could not carry her on his back either, because it would hinder him if he needed to engage in a firefight.

But, their luck ran out!

As the group reached the alley’s halfway mark, a mob of rebels appeared in front of them. They were standing at the end of the passage.