Half an hour later, everyone had climbed up to the concave area within the cliff. Luo Zheng glanced below; a hundred ters down was an open snowfield, the ground sloping southward. The recess was practically a natural bomb shelter. Just as everyone had hidden away, the brothers responsible for planting mines had also returned. The Gardener saw Luo Zheng's gaze and hurriedly said, "No problem, rest assured. The mbers of Ghost Team are all hidden at the top of the mountain; even if there is an avalanche, it won't reach them."
"Then I'm relieved," Luo Zheng breathed a sigh of relief and looked up towards the canyon exit, where two figures appeared, looking around in all directions. Luo Zheng hastily said in a low voice, "Quick, retreat, crouch down, and hide."
Everyone retreated in succession, backing against the cliff and crouching on the ground, watchfully looking ahead. Luo Zheng carefully crawled over and raised his sniper scope to observe. He saw one person cautiously hiding behind a rock, covering with his gun, while the other person cautiously rushed toward the ice house, checking from one room to another. Luo Zheng smiled.
"It seems that the enemy has been fooled," the Scholar carefully crawled up and said with a chuckle. Their hiding spot was more than a thousand ters away from the canyon entrance, surrounded by a vast expanse of white, and amidst visual fatigue, it was harder for them to be discovered. Watching the enemy reconnaissance soldiers' behavior, the Scholar said laughingly.
"Wait a mont," Luo Zheng said calmly, "If the enemy doesn't enter the valley, if they retreat first, we will rush over to recapture the entrance to the valley."
"Makes sense, wait until night falls to see if they disperse and leave, then retreat without anyone noticing. By that ti, the enemy won't be able to catch up," the Scholar said, smiling, not concerned about the threat of the powerful enemy. It was a checkmate situation; no matter what choice the enemy made, it didn't matter to them. Of course, in his heart, the Scholar still hoped the enemy would attack.
"Captain." A voice ca through the earphone; it was Zhou Gang.
Zhou Gang and the others were ambushed on the peaks on both sides of Eagle Worry Gorge, about a thousand ters away from the group. This distance didn't affect the communication through the earpieces; they were using Special Forces' dedicated earpieces, whose Bluetooth wireless signal could connect up to two thousand ters away, a powerful signal that weather conditions couldn't affect.
"What's the situation?" Luo Zheng, hearing the call, gestured for the Scholar to be quiet and quickly asked.
"The enemy has started to enter the valley and is estimated to reach the explosion point in five minutes, but their formation is stretched out long, and the partial avalanche might not cover all of them. Please give your instructions," Zhou Gang said urgently.
"Forget it, detonate. You judge the timing, but by any ans, don't let anyone get through," Luo Zheng said coldly, "After the avalanche, the survivors won't be much better off, and they won't dare to continue the pursuit. You guys take care too, make sure to stay alive for ."
"Understood," Zhou Gang said gratefully.
The call ended, and Luo Zheng looked towards the enemy scouts ahead, his chilly eyes flickering with a killing intent, signaling for the Scholar to slowly retreat and regroup with the others. Afterward, Luo Zheng signaled for a few team leaders to co over, and they squatted together. Luo Zheng spoke in a lowered voice, "The enemy's formation is very long; it's not possible to wipe them all out. Now, after the avalanche, should we pursue and kill the enemy or quickly retreat south? Let's discuss it."
"Pursue and kill. We've been chased around the mountains by this bunch, and with the situation reversed, how can we let them off easily?" The Gardener said fiercely, his eyes dancing with a strong desire for battle, expectantly looking at Luo Zheng.
Luo Zheng didn't make a decision imdiately but looked toward the others, including the Monk, who said, "I agree with pursuit. After the avalanche, even if they aren't buried in snow, the roar of the avalanche could harm the enemy. The enemy will have lost most of its force, and the survivors are not a concern. No question about it, let's kill!"
"Yes, it's a rare opportunity, kill them and boost our country's prestige," the farr said fiercely.
"This battle is being followed by countries all over the world. Obliterate the enemies and boost our country's prestige, no questions asked, fight," the scholar also said fiercely.
"Right, kill them and boost our country's prestige," the other warriors around, upon hearing the captain's discussion topic, beca fired up with excitent, bellowing and shouting.
Seeing the morale of his troops, Luo Zheng's blood also ignited, and he shouted with high fighting spirit, "Good, that's the plan. Everyone, check your weapons, maintain them well, and prepare for battle." As he spoke, he took off his backpack and weapon, checked it carefully, applied gun oil, loaded bullets, his expression serene and gaze resolute.
"Click, click, click!" Everyone began checking their weapons, disassembling, wiping, oiling, performing maintenance in preparation for the imminent battle. On their journey here, everyone had been too busy fleeing for their lives to maintain their weapons. Continuing to fight without doing so, no one could guarantee their bullets wouldn't jam or their guns wouldn't malfunction. Carelessness was not an option.
Soon, everyone had finished maintaining their weapons and loaded their chambers. Even the spare magazines were filled with bullets. Suddenly, several loud explosions sounded, startling everyone. They instantly stood up and fervently looked toward the entrance of the gorge. Following that, a rumbling sound ca, continuous and thunderous. Everyone laughed and looked at Luo Zheng.
"Excellent, it worked. Listen, that's the sound of an avalanche," the Monk shouted excitedly.
"As if you're the only one who knows?" the scholar said, laughing and scolding before he looked at Luo Zheng with eyes full of eager fighting spirit, and cried out, "Commander, this battle concerns our national prestige and the honor of our brothers. Give the order."
"Commander, give the order," everyone looked at Luo Zheng in unison, their eyes fervent and resolute.
"Wait a mont, don't be hasty," Luo Zheng said calmly, halting everyone's eagerness to fight. He vigilantly surveyed their surroundings, signaling everyone to be silent. His ears were filled with deafening sounds, as if an earthquake was occurring, his expression turning serious. He Kuai, countless snow blocks began to fall from the cliff overhead.
Seeing the falling snow blocks, everyone's faces changed color as they retreated and backed against the cliff. Luo Zheng looked up but it was blocked by the protruding cliff. He quickly yelled, "Block your ears, open your mouths wide, and take deep breaths."
No sooner had he spoken than more snow blocks slid down. In the distance, the terrifying sound of the avalanche rolled like thunder, growing louder and more frantic. The powerful sound of the avalanche broke the deathly silence of the ice mountain, triggering a chain reaction. Even a thousand ters away from the avalanche, they were not safe.
"Shhh, shhh, shhh!" More snow blocks slid down from above and fell before their eyes. Luckily, they were hiding in a recess in the cliffside; the protruding rock overhead served as a shelter. Soon, a terrifying cascade of snow blocks appeared in front of them. Everyone felt as if they were in the Shuilian Cave, with tumbling snow blocks falling before their eyes, the heart-shaking, deafening noise was terrifying.
Watching the fiercely sliding snow blocks block the surroundings, Luo Zheng firmly plugged his ears, opened his mouth wide, and felt emotional, as nature's power truly was invincible. In the face of nature, humanity was minute, nothing at all.
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