Squeak! Squeak!

The iron gate began to sway, and everyone's hearts were in their throats.

Everyone tensed up, because once the iron gate fell, it meant one thing: the real battle was about to begin.

"Gulp, gulp." The mercenary next to Mike was swallowing hard.

Mike glanced at them and realized they weren't his men, but Wu Hao's subordinates. He then patted Wu Hao on the shoulder and said, "Don't be nervous. When the time comes, just shoot them dead. Stay calm, it'll be over in the blink of an eye."

The mercenary glanced at Mike beside him, nodded, and the tension on his face gradually faded.

Mike watched his change, smiled faintly, then struck a match, a spark flew out, and lit the cigarette in his hand.

He took a deep drag and handed the cigarette to the mercenary beside him.

"Have a bite, to ease the tension," Mike nodded in agreement.

Everyone is more nervous at times like this, and Mike is aware of this, so naturally he hopes that they won't be affected by the situation.

Cigarettes can sometimes be a good way to relieve stress.

At least for that instant of inhalation, you can feel that blockage in your heart is naturally opened.

Mike did this in the hope that everyone would remain calm and not be scared out of their wits when the two sides actually started fighting.

It has to be said that Wu Hao's dozen or so men had not experienced any big events, unlike Luo Chen and Mike's men.

Of course, this is also because Wu Hao has been staying here for many years. After all, even a real elite soldier would change his physique if he stayed here for a period of time.

A short rest can bring happiness, but prolonged comfort does not guarantee that one will still have sufficient fighting strength.

As for Number Five behind him, fortunately, they were all his own people. People from the Iron Wolf Mercenary Group were naturally very used to this kind of scene.

There wasn't much fear, though. As mercenaries, they all knew one thing: death was always a part of their lives.

In this situation, the simplest thing to do is to take down the opponent.

"Xiao Wu, what's the situation on your end? Is there any movement from the other side?" Luo Chen kept watching the scene below through the sniper scope, but due to the distance and the darkness, he couldn't have a perfect grasp of the situation.

Number Five picked up the walkie-talkie, glanced at the dark doorway, and said, "Clearing it out wasn't good. There's a gap in the back door, which gave them an opportunity. It's all my fault for not adding more things to block it."

"It's okay, don't blame yourself. Even if you add more things, it won't make any difference. Things will still be the same as before."

While comforting him, Luo Chen instructed, "Xiao Wu, remember not to let the other side widen the gap at the back door. I'm afraid they'll rush in from the back, and you won't be able to hold them off."

Luo Chen's concerns were not unfounded. In his plan, if the other side entered directly through the back door, the defenses at the back door would be insufficient.

Although they had made preparations to retreat, the problem is that if they cannot hold their ground at the front, it will be extremely disadvantageous for them.

If we can buy some time, we should.

"Xiao, I've arrived. I'm currently sending people to search around the wall. Any other instructions?" Wu Hao's voice came slowly through the walkie-talkie.

You could tell from Wu Hao's voice that he was still a little nervous. He probably had little experience with this kind of thing before. Even if he had had some minor incidents before, they were nothing compared to today's situation.

The previous bombing had made everyone realize that this time it wouldn't be so simple, not to mention that the other side might be members of a large mercenary group. Thinking about this, they were even more worried.

"Old Wu, why are you so nervous? I can't exactly go and ask you to get some foreign girls to help you relax, can I?" Luo Chen took out a box of chewing gum from his pocket and poured out two pieces.

Hearing Luo Chen's mockery, Wu Hao blushed a little, but fortunately, no one cared about what was being said on the walkie-talkie at that moment.

"I'm not nervous, I'm just a little unaccustomed to it."

"Haha, alright, you're in charge of guarding. If you see anyone rushing over the wall, just take them out. If there are a lot of people, just go back and check. Don't get entangled in battle. At this time, we need to try our best to preserve our combat strength, understand?"

[You all rely on me for everything. What will become of you if I leave?]

Luo Chen chewed his gum and said casually.

Can you stay?

When the voice in his mind rang out, Luo Chen twitched his lips.

He really didn't expect the system to stab him in the back at this time. No, what business is it of yours at this time?

Where are you going to cool off? Don't go looking for trouble.

Luo Chen showed no politeness towards the system, entirely because this guy had actually deceived him.

They insist on creating some kind of dream for themselves, and even giving themselves more rewards.

However, Luo Chen still couldn't figure out how long he had slept. If he could wake up and everything would be fine, that would be great.

But if he really did sleep for the same amount of time as in the dream, then Luo Chen would be furious.

He had checked with the system before, but the system didn't inform him or say anything about anything else outside.

That's why Luo Chen decided not to give the system a kind look.

System: "Don't you want to stay here?"

"What do you mean by that? Are you going to force me to stay here?" Luo Chen blinked, a hint of fear in his eyes.

Is this Dogecoin system really going to do something so terrible? Does it really intend to leave me here and leave me in a vegetative state?

"Hehe, just kidding."

[What the hell, Dogecoin system, are you just courting death after evolving?]

Luo Chen did not receive any further response from the system.

Luo Chen already felt a little uneasy, and this system made him even more worried.

These inexplicable dream missions are really a headache; they're practically torture.

Suddenly, a buzzing sound came from the walkie-talkie.

Hey everyone.

Luo Chen's expression changed; this voice didn't belong to their side.

Lina's voice came from the monitoring room.

"This isn't one of our people; our channel has been compromised."

Lina's words made everyone holding walkie-talkies tense up.

"Everyone, please don't panic. Lina, could you mute the other people's audio?"

Lina replied from the monitoring room, "Sure, right away."

"Okay, now you're the only one who can talk on this channel."

At that moment, the voice from the other side sounded again.

"hello."

"It might not be good, I don't really like your voice. How about this, you bring that woman over, I'd like to get to know her better."

Upon hearing this, John's expression turned extremely grim.

It was obvious that he knew Luo Chen was doing this on purpose, especially now that Mona could also hear the voices on the walkie-talkie.

“Let me do it.” Mona reached out to grab the walkie-talkie, but John moved it away.

"Don't act impulsively. We are on a mission, and we can't do this under any circumstances."

John continued into the walkie-talkie, "I want to negotiate with you. You understand now that there are so many of us, you're doomed. But if you're willing to hand over Mu Shanhai, we can let you live."

"I can assure you that I am currently in charge."

Hearing the voice coming from the other end, Luo Chen found it amusing. "Do you think this situation is possible?"

Outside, a person appeared in front of John and made a gesture towards him.

John responded briefly, then continued speaking into the walkie-talkie, "Don't you want to?"

"Do you think that's possible?" Luo Chen sneered and continued, "At this point, do you really think there's any possibility of negotiation? But I'm quite curious, don't you care about hatred at all?"

Luo Chen was undoubtedly provoking the other party, causing them to lose their temper.

But this didn't seem to work for John, though it did work for Mona.

"You're asking for it, I'll definitely kill you!" Mona insisted on shouting into the walkie-talkie.

Then, Luo Chen heard a slap coming from the walkie-talkie, which seemed to be John slapping Mona.

"I'm very sorry, my subordinates don't quite understand. I hope you can understand."

"As for the hatred you mentioned, it's not that I don't think so. We are all mercenaries. Since we have chosen this path, we only have one goal, which is to complete the mission. Since we are doing the mission, death is inevitable. I think that's reasonable."

"Sir, you should know that since we are on a mission, we only need to complete the mission. So, hand it over to avoid greater losses."

Luo Chen placed the walkie-talkie aside and ignored it; he didn't think these people would do that.

Even though the person he was talking to was the person in charge on the other side, Luo Chen had no reason to believe him.

Voices could still be heard from the walkie-talkie as Luo Chen peered outside through his sniper scope.

Outside, John, seeing no sound coming from the walkie-talkie, revealed a strange smile.

"How was my acting? Was it alright?" Mona said with a slight smile.

John chuckled softly and nodded slightly: "I must say, you should go into acting; that way you can better utilize your abilities."

"This way we can fool them for a while and allow our team members to make adequate preparations."

John hacked into the walkie-talkie to buy time for his teammates; he wasn't going to make peace with his enemies or anything like that.

This is just a delaying tactic to distract the people inside.

Outside the wall, taking advantage of this time, John's teammates had already begun to move stealthily.

Some people have even climbed over the wall and gone inside.