Chapter 559 - Hunt (2/2)

The lethal round tore through the air, with an immense and incomparable amount of energy behind it, and tore right through the rotor mast.

The rotor mast was made of high-strength metal, and it was strong enough to withstand a shot from small arms fire. Even the high-velocity bullet from a sniper rifle like the one Xiao Luo employed had not been able to pierce through it, but it caused superficial damage to its structure. The rotor mast housed the mechanism that powered the propeller, and any change, no matter how minute, was fatal for the helicopter.

Iron Eagle One was out of control instantly, and it started plunging to the ground.

KABOOM!

Iron Eagle One smashed into the ground, breaking up into bits instantly, accompanied by a deafening explosion, and billows of smoke filled the air.

“Quick, be on your guard!” Powell shouted out a command. At this point, Powell finally snapped out his senses and tore himself away from pondering if Xiao Luo was not in the wreck.

BANG!

Another shot was fired. The rotor mast in Iron Eagle Two’s propeller had also been hit, and it lost its control in the air. It plunged down at a skewed angle, following Iron Eagle One’s fate into a fiery death.

“He’s at three o’clock!”

Mina was a sniper herself, so she was adept at picking out the direction of the shots. She was the first to determine Xiao Luo’s hiding place, and then she fired a shot at three o’clock.

“Go, take him down!”

Powell waved a large hand furiously, ordering more than a hundred of the Mei soldiers to charge toward Xiao Luo’s location.

These Mei soldiers were actually rather brave. They charged onward valiantly and fearlessly, only to realize upon reaching the spot that Xiao Luo had long vanished.

“Scatter and do a sweep. Stay on your radio at all times and report to me the moment you detect any movement!” Powell roared into his walkie-talkie.

This was a ferocious tiger of the Hua Nation, and there was no way they would allow this monster to return to his home. They had to do all they could to kill the man here in this war zone. Even if Hua Nation were to pursue the matter, all they had to do was pin it on the Libyan army. At that point, Hua Nation would only be wasting their energy if they tried to kick up a fuss.

“Sir,” the various squad leaders responded through their walkie-talkies.

Rice stayed by Powell’s side. Mina, on the other hand, tapped into that special intuition she had as a sniper and tried to deduce where Xiao Luo was hiding.

This was a dense forest. As soon as they stepped in, it felt like the sky had darkened. There was a sinister vibe to this place.

Xiao Luo was like a venomous snake as he lay without a single sound or movement on the leaf-covered ground. His gaze was fixed in front, and his lips curled into a sly smirk.

The hunt has begun!

After stepping foot on this land, he always had the nagging feeling that he could not allow himself free reign of his instincts. Just as well, then, that these Mei soldiers would soon fix that for him.

Perhaps, if it had been the Gobi Desert that he was stranded in and facing such a crisis, he would have frowned a little. But there was no sort of pressure on him in this dense forest–on the contrary, the blood in his veins was slowly stirring.

Whoosh!

He struck, quick as lightning, brandishing the black daggers in his hand. They shot out like a flash of lightning, and three of the Mei soldiers who were combing the area had their throats slit. Blood gushed out of their wounds, and there was no other sound but the blood-chilling gurgles as they choked.

The Mei soldiers close by heard the sound and immediately turned about with their guns raised, shocked.

RAT TATAT TAT TAT!

The sound of gunfire filled the air, shattering the silence of the forest. But Xiao Luo was too quick for them, and they were only firing in vain.

Urgh!

As the daggers flew from Xiao Luo’s hand and glided through the air, all of the soldiers suddenly gripped their throats and convulsed as they hit the ground.