Chapter 1323 - Before The Counterattack (1/2)

In the woods of the Andes, the leaves rustled. Two Asian soldiers in camouflage laid on the ground, their faces painted with black ink. Without being close, it was nearly impossible to see the two faces hidden in the shadow of the bushes.

The forest was terribly quiet, and the two laid motionlessly on their stomachs, as if they were waiting for something.

Not far away, there was a crisp sound.

The two faces under the bushes also disappeared silently…

Two NATO soldiers, one after another, carefully pushed aside the bushes and avoided the dead branches on the ground. With their backs hunched, they followed the shadow of the tropical vegetation as they headed towards the mountain… and then they bumped into the gunpoint of the Moro guerrillas.

Gunshots passed through the dense rainforest, and bullets burst out from the shadows and rained on the two. Before they even had time to react, the two NATO soldiers fell to the ground with a terrifying howl.

Two Moro soldiers got out from behind the banana leaf and quickly ran to the two NATO soldiers who were killed.

“Where are their tags? Give me one.”

“Take it.”

“Hwang Sican? What is this name…”

Muthari couldn’t understand the Korean written on the front, but fortunately, there was English phonetic notation.

“Probably a Korean. Regardless, you can exchange it for military merit anyway.” His comrade stuffed another soldier tag into his bag, and then quickly searched the Korean to confirm that there was nothing left, then he spat on the ground and stood up.

“The target was found, two NATO soldiers, both are down.”

After Muthari reported to the headquarters with his voice suppressed, he glanced at the corpse on the ground, shocked by the scene.

Not only red liquid flowed out, but also white stuff oozed out, yellow liquid as well.

Good lord, one probably hit the sack.

No wonder he howled so miserably before he died…

…

That afternoon, after the two received an order, they returned to their base of operations on Highland 421.

They came to a tent in the corner of the barracks. Muthari walked in with his comrade and handed the tag to the Celestial Trade officer.

The officer took the tag and examined it for a moment, then he opened a notebook, and searched for Muthari’s number and name. He took a pen and added a line to a word. When Muthari saw this, a bright smile appeared on his face as he revealed his white teeth.

Although he didn’t recognize what the word meant, he understood the meaning of the lines.

The line represented one hundred Xin New Dollars, which was almost equivalent to their monthly salary. At the end of the month, the money would be directly deposited to their personal account. Even if they were killed in battle, their families would receive the money.

It was a reward for the guerrilla soldiers. At this time, it was either NATO scouts or elite soldiers on special operations who were active in the rainforest. They were all high-value targets.

When they first heard the news, the Moro soldiers almost started to sing in celebration. It even got to a point where after someone downed a soldier, they took the head instead if they couldn’t find the tag.

This kind of disgusting and inhumane behavior was quickly banned by Celestial Trade. Photos were used instead if tags were missing. It was not until this ban was introduced that the remains of the poor NATO soldiers were spared.

But soon, Muthari raised his eyebrows and cried at the notebook.

“Hey, why does he have one more than me, it’s not fair!”

It was the same tag, but his comrade received one more stroke than he did, which immediately caused his dissatisfaction.

“Because his tag belongs to the 13th Marine Corps Infantry Brigade,” the officer said expressionlessly and pointed to a sheet on the table. “The rules are here.”

“This…this also works?” Muthari was dumbfounded.

Even canine earned them a stroke…

“Okay, okay, man, I’ll buy you a drink.” The comrade next to him was also a little embarrassed, and patted him on his back. Before the officer started to show annoyance, he dragged Muthari outside.

It was not a good idea to argue with Celestial Trade officers.