557 An Army of Ten Thousand Men (1/2)
Meanwhile at the Krasnovodsk Gulf, Turkmenistan.
Turkmenistan is one of the five big countries in the Middle East, covering an area five times larger than the Jiang Nan Province, but it only has a population of five million people. This insignificant country, however, had become the focus of the underground world.
”The Blue Bird Mercenary Group.”
”The Holy Blade from Oman.”
”Vipers from North Africa.”
Many infamous mercenary groups were gathered in Turkmenistan. Even though the government was aware of it, they couldn't do anything to fight those powerful organizations due to the lack of sizable military forces.
In less than half a day, tens of thousands of mercenaries had surged into the country.
Almost all militant organizations in the Middle East were there. Their men were all fully armed; many were Extraordinaries and Internal Force fighters. Some organizations had even mobilized missiles and anti-tank guns. These forces together were enough to topple a country and dominate the Middle East.
”Have you located our target?”
”Not yet, but we do know that there's only one target and he seems to have come from China via Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. We are trying to contact the organizations he defeated on the way, to see if we can get some information about him.”
”Strange. Is he a powerful Overlord from the East?”
Many of the leaders exchanged intel with one another, trying to find out who their target was.
They preferred to err on the side of caution, although they had so many men that only the armies from the Permanent Five of the United Nations could scare them off; not even an Immortal State Warrior would try to engage them.
”Hm? The Persian Warrior from Iran is also here. Rumor has it that he specializes in the royal martial arts of ancient Persia and can kill an elephant with a kick.”
”That's the leader of the Shadow Assassins. Ever since the Blood Skull collapsed, the Shadow Assassins had become the most influential assassin group in the world.”
”I think I saw the Battle Emperor of Caucasia. He's one of the strongest on the Dark Roll.”
Shocking news kept flowing left and right in a short period of time.
Not only was the number of fighters impressive, each of them were also infamously fierce. Some were even listed on the Dark Roll.
The leader of the Blue Bird Mercenary Group said, ”We've never gathered so many powerful fighters since the battle at Warg Valley.”
The leader of the Vipers said coldly, ”This is a billion-dollar job! Plus, it should be safe with this many mercenary groups fighting together. Some will get money just by showing up, so why not? My only concern is that our target may turn tail once he sees our welcoming.”
In the meantime.
A was heard on the radio, ”This is Falcon Unit. Target located. He's an Asian male… Shit! The target found us… Oh wait… He's…”
The voice suddenly stopped; it was replaced by static noise.
The leaders' faces fell at the same time.
”Although the Falcon Unit only has nine members, each is a capable Martial Artist or a level B Extraordinary. I guess we're facing a bigger challenge than we've expected since they were killed so quickly,” said the leader of the Blue Bird Mercenary Group anxiously.
”Whoever he is, prepare to fight. Even an Immortal Level Overlord from the East would fear me.”
The leader of the Vipers snorted.
Once the order was issued, the ten thousand men at the border surged out and scattered around. Each of the large organizations consisted of a few hundred people and they were all fully armed, so they needed room to work.
There seemed to be a dozen battle fronts formed along the coast of the Caspian Sea. They didn't go to Turkmenistan. Instead, they stayed at the coastal area; Chen Fan had to pass through there to enter Europe.
At the time, clouds began to gather at the Krasnovodsk Gulf.
The leaders sat quietly in the command vehicle, waiting for news from the front line.
”We've lost contact with the Hummingbirds.”
”The minefield at Norman Valley has been destroyed.”
”The target has gone past the blocking position. We've lost contact with all of the sixteen Shadow Assassins…”
Pieces of news arrived one by one.
The faces of all the people present became paler and paler.
They had set up a line of defense thirty kilometers away, just to see who Chen Fan was. It included many small groups of soldiers, remote drones, cameras and minefields.
But since the moment Chen Fan engaged the first Falcon Unit, he had broken through almost eight lines of defense in just a few minutes.
He rushed forward like a rampaging train, without stopping for a second.
Even the camera couldn't capture anything.
The Battle Emperor of Caucasia said, ”This is the toughest opponent I've ever encountered.”
He was two meters tall, standing there like a bear in armor; he could pick up a bomb with his bare hands. He had been the strongest warrior of the Siberian Training Camp in the last sixteen years; he was even more powerful than the six Caucasian countries and was at the thirteenth place on the Dark Roll.
”No matter who he is, he should be afraid of us. We have ten thousand full-armed warriors.” The Persian Warrior glanced through the surroundings.
Surface-to-air missiles, man-sized portable air-defense systems, armed helicopters, M61 Vulcans, anti-tank guns…
The underground organizations had set up a trap just a few kilometers away from the coast. The weapons they had brought, except the heavy tanks, were comparable to any used by elite troops in the world.
Not to mention their powerful forces, with terrifying soldiers and Grandmasters.