Chapter 139 The Rocket Barrage

The Germination pursuit convoy hurriedly turned around to flee.

Celtic’s eyes flashed, and he ordered, “Fire coverage, bomb them all to hell!”

The adjutant understood Celtic’s meaning and was secretly startled. He quickly relayed the order and set the attack range.

The convoy, equipped with honeycomb missile launchers, slowly moved forward, bombarding with a dense barrage of short-range rockets.

Da Hei was just within the edge of the bombing area!

The agents of the Thirteenth Bureau were sharp-eyed and noticed this scene, immediately filled with shock and anger.

The adjutant hurriedly explained, “Miscalculation of the range, damn it.”

Such words might fool a child, but the true purpose could never deceive anyone. Qi Baijia angrily shouted, “Celtic, what do you want to do?!”

Celtic did not answer, his face expressionless, a hint of coldness flashing in his eyes.

Blame it on the fact that you’re not Heixia citizens.

The rocket trails left brilliant and murderous light on Li Yalin's retina. She exclaimed in horror, "They want to blow us up too!"

“The Heixia people are doing this on purpose!” Zhang Wei roared with uncontrollable anger.

Although they knew that participating in joint operations inevitably invited hostility from other countries, they never expected that this commander would actually take action. If they died, they would die for nothing, and a simple "accidental kill" would absolve them of responsibility!

Only radicals would use such underhanded tricks, killing friendly forces and disregarding the consequences!

Germination was a common enemy of the six nations, and everyone agreed with counter-terrorism, but they were not allies, friction was constant, the leadership was hypocritical, smiling through clenched teeth, while the subordinates were pawns in open and hidden struggles. (Sound familiar?)

Han Xiao's eyes narrowed, and he shouted, "Nitrogen boost!"

Li Yalin immediately pressed the button, and blue flames burst from the exhaust pipe of the heavy truck, its speed instantly soaring, like a raging rhinoceros. The sudden acceleration force pressed her tightly into the seat, unable to move.

The rocket array quickly fell, closer and closer, three hundred meters, two hundred meters, one hundred meters, fifty meters!

“Boom—”

Finally, the blasting hot wind stirred up mushroom-like clouds of dust, and continuous fire clouds rose on the plain. In an instant, everyone was briefly deafened. The decibels exceeded the ear's tolerance. The explosion scene in front of them seemed to turn into a silent drama, leaving only the dazzling flames constantly expanding and rising, illuminating the entire night sky!

Everything within the impact zone, whether it was a vehicle or a person, was torn to pieces!

A buzzing sound only returned to their ears after a full three seconds!

The Thirteenth Bureau agents were filled with fury!

Di Su Su's eyes were full of pain and killing intent, and a cyan aura faintly rose.

“Whoosh—”

The wind sounded.

The heavy truck broke through the black mist, dragging a burning tail as it swayed and rushed out. Half of the cargo box was blown to pieces, and some equipment and parts became scrap metal.

"They're still alive!"

The Thirteenth Bureau agents were pleasantly surprised.

Li Yalin was still frightened. They were only a dozen meters away. Da Hei almost failed to escape the fire coverage area. If there had been no nitrogen boost, they would have been utterly destroyed this time!

Han Xiao suddenly coughed up a mouthful of bloody phlegm. He was not unscathed. The shockwave of the explosion had poured in. He had lost over two hundred health points, and his back hit the carriage, the secondary shock damage causing another fifty points of damage. He was still dizzy.

After the nitrogen boost was completed, the heavy truck's engine was overloaded, barely managing to drive to the Heixia army before it completely stalled.

The Heixia soldiers saw the countless bullet holes in the heavy truck at close range, and their backs turned cold.

What an intense battle it must have been through to be riddled with holes like this.

"Didn't kill them, what a pity." Celtic frowned slightly, somewhat disappointed.

Han Xiao and the others got out of the car, and the Thirteenth Bureau agents swarmed around. Qi Baijia was frightened into a cold sweat and relieved when he saw that Han Xiao was okay.

At this moment, Celtic walked over, immediately provoking the Thirteenth Bureau agents to glare at him. Zhang Wei gritted his teeth and was about to maneuver his armor closer to Celtic, but the soldiers next to him immediately raised their guns at the group, and the adjutant scolded, "What do you want to do? Step back!"

"I want an explanation!" Zhang Wei shouted.

Explanation? How naive.

Celtic ignored him, glanced at Han Xiao, and said indifferently, "Where are the prisoners you spoke of?"

"...Dead."

Celtic had sent troops prematurely, endangering him, and the two prisoners he had managed to capture had also died as a result. Most importantly, this guy had tried to blow him up just now, obviously on purpose.

Han Xiao lowered his eyes, concealing the coldness within.

"So there's no evidence?" Celtic frowned, looking dissatisfied. His attitude once again intensified the anger of the Thirteenth Bureau agents, but reason told them not to act rashly. In Heixia territory, a fallout would mean certain death.

Qi Baijia suppressed his anger and said coldly, "You just wait for the Thirteenth Bureau to hold you accountable!"

Celtic didn't care. The Thirteenth Bureau couldn't control him. This was just a "mistake," and without evidence, at most the other party would issue a diplomatic condemnation or two, nothing serious.

As long as he broke through Dark Crow Valley, he would gain considerable military merit. With the help of the backing behind him, he would be able to join the ranks of the radicals' backbone. No matter how the Thirteenth Bureau varied its condemnation, it would only be blocked by the Heixia high-level officials.

Celtic thought for a moment, then pointed to Han Xiao, who seemed to be the most seriously injured, and said, "Take him to the medic to check his injuries."

Han Xiao was expressionless and followed the medic to the logistics vehicle. His injuries were all soft tissue contusions. With his endurance, he could recover on his own after a short rest, so he waved the medic away.

The logistics vehicle started quickly, and the Heixia army continued to advance.

He shook his head, lay on the bed, and closed his eyes to rest.

He hadn't slept since yesterday, so now was a good time to rest.

…

Gunfire came from afar. Han Xiao opened his eyes. He had been sleeping lightly. He got out of the car and found that it was about three or four in the morning.

At this time, the Heixia army had arrived at the Dark Crow Valley alert zone. Intense fighting was taking place at the front. The Dark Crow Valley base's six-layer alert range was not just patrols and outposts, but also a buffer zone for dealing with large-scale armies, with a large number of bunkers and pillboxes distributed throughout. At this time, these tactical points were all garrisoned by enemies and were in a state of war. If the Heixia army wanted to approach the Dark Crow Valley base, they first had to break through these six layers of defense.

In the mountains, the Heixia army was attacking various fortifications, pillboxes, bunkers, etc., and was gradually advancing with Ye Fan's intelligence.

Han Xiao was in the logistics unit, far from the battlefield.

Two soldiers were waiting next to him. Han Xiao casually inquired.

"How is the battle going?"

One of the soldiers said, "Very smoothly. Our army has already advanced to the fourth outer layer."

Han Xiao nodded and was about to walk out when the two soldiers stopped him.

"The colonel wants you to rest here."

Han Xiao understood that Celtic had placed him under house arrest. He frowned and asked, "What about my companions?"

"Your commander also ordered us to keep an eye on you and let you rest assured."

Han Xiao's eyes flashed, understanding Qi Baijia's intentions. He didn't want him to take any more risks. The scene where he was almost "accidentally killed" by the rocket array made Qi Baijia never dare to let Han Xiao go to the front line again.

"This is even more beneficial to my plan."

Han Xiao thought to himself.

He turned his head and saw Da Hei being towed by a wrecker, parked to the side. The chase had almost destroyed the heavy truck, and it would definitely be unusable without a major overhaul.

Han Xiao's eyes lit up, and he walked towards the heavy truck.

The two soldiers keeping watch did not stop him. As long as Han Xiao didn't leave the logistics area, they wouldn't interfere.

Walking into the cargo box, the key items were still there. The corpses of the two prisoners had already been disposed of. Han Xiao took out the communication equipment from the box and connected to Lin Yao's frequency.

"Lin Yao, are you still alive?"

"Damn it, I'm still alive." Lin Yao's annoyed voice came from the earpiece.

"What's the situation now?"

"Preparing to evacuate. I heard from the base's high-level officials that the outer base has already been dispatched to intercept the Heixia army. However, we haven't found out the evacuation route yet. It seems we can only find out by evacuating with them... By the way, I checked the false intelligence that Ye Fan obtained. The distribution of fortifications and defense forces in the third to sixth layers of the alert range are real, but the innermost first and second layers are completely different. If the Heixia army follows Ye Fan's intelligence, they will suffer heavy losses."

"Did you tell them?"

"No, you're the first person to contact me."

"That's good. Don't notify the Heixia people."

Lin Yao asked suspiciously, "Why?"

Han Xiao told him about the rocket array incident, and Lin Yao was enraged, "That's too much!"

Celtic had revealed his murderous intent, so the Thirteenth Bureau naturally wouldn't help their army reduce their losses.

Han Xiao was providing intelligence for the sake of mission completion. Only by killing Pan Kuang, Ji Jie, and other core members could he achieve a high level of completion. Celtic regarded him as a tool, and Han Xiao regarded the other party as a tool as well. You use my intelligence, and I use your army. It's just mutual exploitation.

As long as the Heixia army could complete the mission according to his intelligence, he didn't care how many people died on the Heixia side.

It was Celtic's sudden murderous intent that was somewhat unexpected.

"I need to change my plan slightly."

Han Xiao's eyes flickered.