Liu Xuesong frowned slightly: "Those who die in the experiments are all pushed into the mass grave, so that place is a dark place. Local villagers usually dare not go there. Moreover, during the Qingming and Double Ninth Festivals, locals will organize people to go there to pay their respects, just to let the dead rest in peace."
"Is there really a ghost there?" Wang Jin asked.
"What do you think?" Liu Xuesong did not answer directly: "These people are stationed there, they're quite bold."
“These people are different from ordinary people,” Ye Xingchen said. “Each of them is a vicious and ruthless individual, with blood on their hands, so they have a malevolent aura about them.”
Ghosts, to put it bluntly, are just some lingering energy and obsessions in the world. Apart from vengeful ghosts, the others are all bullies who prey on the weak and fear the strong. That's why the local tribesmen dare not show their faces when the mercenaries are there.
"You mean these malevolent energies will keep ghosts away?" Liu Xuesong asked.
He was indifferent to these things because he was a soldier who had been stationed on the border for more than ten years. He was upright and honest, and no ghost would dare to approach him openly.
“That’s right. These evil auras keep ghosts away, so the mass grave will definitely be quiet tonight.” Ye Xingchen smiled slightly. “But it’s hard to say. These people have blood on their hands, so they don’t dare to show themselves. But the mass grave is a dark place, and who knows how many dead souls there are. Some of the more ferocious ones will inevitably emerge. Let’s wait and see.”
"Alright, let's take care of those mercenaries first. There are still nearly thirty of them, and they're carrying heavy weapons. If I'm not mistaken, they'll launch an attack if they don't receive any information from One-Eyed Dragon and his men within half an hour." Liu Xuesong immediately ordered his squad to quickly clean up the battlefield, while he, Ye Xingchen, and Wang Jin led a small team to the vicinity of Jinyanling.
The border is located on a mountain range in the southwest, so it is mostly hilly and forested. Although this place is not as famous as the "Ten Thousand Mountains" in western Hunan, the terrain is still quite complex.
Moreover, Jinyanling is located in a forest. Although it is not a dense primeval forest, if someone unfamiliar with the terrain were to venture in, they would probably find it difficult to get out.
A small squad composed of elite soldiers had infiltrated the forest and was rushing forward under the cover of night. Armored troops were also flanking them from both sides. Liu Xuesong was determined to kill them with one blow and leave them in this forest forever.
In the early hours of the morning, Liu Xuesong raised his right hand forward, signaling the team to stop.
After Ye Xingchen and Wang Jin got closer, he took out a map and pointed to a location marked with a red dot: "This place is Jinyan Ridge."
"According to our drone monitoring, the mercenary squads that entered from abroad are here, numbering about thirty people. All of them are equipped with standard Delta Force equipment, and they also have two pickup trucks with anti-aircraft machine guns mounted on them."
"Have they noticed?" Wang Jin asked.
"They've already started moving; they must already know about the setbacks at the front," Liu Xuesong said. "If we dive two more kilometers forward, we'll be in attack position. Everyone, get ready for battle."
Click, click, the bolts of everyone's guns were pulled back as they checked their weapons and equipment.
Liu Xuesong is a veteran of countless battles, and the team he brought is naturally no less formidable, consisting of top-notch fighters.
Unlike other places, border troops stationed there frequently encounter vicious criminals.
Moreover, the criminals' weapons and equipment were very advanced, no less than those of regular troops, so these soldiers were essentially soldiers who had fought their way up from the battlefield.
Just then, a small drone suddenly flew over, its front sensor emitting infrared light.
"No good, hide..." Liu Xuesong roared hoarsely.
As he shouted, he darted behind a large tree.
His squad members reacted extremely quickly, scattering in all directions to find cover as soon as he shouted.
Almost at the same time he shouted, the drone in mid-air exploded with a loud bang, sparks flying everywhere. The specially made C4 bomb, which contained iron filings and steel balls, exploded in mid-air, with extremely destructive power.
*Thud thud...* Several soldiers fell to the ground, while others were thrown away by the shockwave.
"What about casualties?" Liu Xuesong roared.
"Six people were slightly injured, and one person was seriously injured."
The medic rushed out quickly, opened the first-aid kit, took out gauze, and pressed it onto the neck of the seriously wounded soldier.
The soldier was in the center of the explosion and couldn't react in time. His neck was slashed by shrapnel from the exploding drone, and he is bleeding profusely.
"I'll do it." Ye Xingchen rushed forward and touched the injured person a few times, immediately relieving the bleeding.
He took out the wound medicine powder and sprinkled it on the wound, and the bleeding stopped immediately.
The medic glanced at Ye Xingchen in surprise, then quickly stepped forward to bandage her wound.
This was a serious injury to an artery, and ordinary methods of stopping the bleeding wouldn't work. He had prepared for the worst, but to his surprise, Ye Xingchen intervened and immediately brought the situation under control.
"Damn it, they've figured it out. They're trying to break out from here. Everyone, take cover immediately and get into battle mode!" Liu Xuesong roared.
The troops have already surrounded them from three sides. The retreat route to the south has been blocked by the main force. Originally, they were going to bombard these people to the south and then unleash heavy firepower once they reached the encirclement point.
But unexpectedly, this group was so fierce that they broke through to the north. They wanted to break through from this place and then disperse and escape into the mountains. At that time, the vast border was full of mountains and forests, and there was no way to deal with them.
Everyone quickly moved to the sides to take cover. Sure enough, just as they were hidden, two pickup trucks led the way and drove towards them.
Two pickup trucks, six Hummers, and one truck—judging from the number of people and the equipment, today's battle is going to be tough.
Rat-a-tat-tat... The anti-aircraft machine gun mounted on the pickup truck spewed bullets. The 14.5mm bullets were as powerful as machine guns. If you were hit by such firepower, you would be torn to pieces.
"Once within range, return fire immediately!" Liu Xuesong roared, firing the first shot.
Gunfire erupted. Wang Jin grabbed a heavy machine gun, propped it up on the ground, and used it to suppress the two pickup trucks.
However, these mercenaries were no ordinary bandits; their combat strength was in no way inferior to that of regular troops.
Moreover, with the added firepower and rich combat experience, the two sides quickly entered a state of intense fighting.
Finding cover, Liu Xuesong quickly changed his magazine, panting and cursing, "Damn it, these guys are tough."
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