A dense and intense barrage of gunfire erupted, seemingly tearing the night sky apart. Simultaneously, deafening explosions ripped through the air, instantly engulfing the barracks' dormitory building in flames and thick smoke. This terrifying scene jolted the soldiers awake, who frantically donned their clothes and raced towards the gate.
Li Baolong had already thrown out the entire box of grenades. As the last grenade arced through the air and exploded with a bang, most of the three or four hundred enemies in the dormitory building were dead or wounded. The remaining survivors were terrified and dared not show their faces again, instead huddled in their dormitories, trembling with fear.
Meanwhile, Wei Chao's team made good progress, successfully capturing the armory and killing or wounding over a hundred enemy soldiers in the fierce battle. However, they also paid a heavy price, with dozens of soldiers sacrificing their lives or being seriously wounded. But when they entered the armory, what they saw delighted everyone—it contained thousands of brand-new Soviet-made AK rifles and hundreds of heavy boxes of ammunition. In addition, there were more than a dozen imposing military trucks parked nearby, clearly indicating that these vehicles could now serve as a powerful asset to their forces.
Just then, Li Baolong heard the gunfire outside gradually subside, knowing that the situation here was temporarily under control. Without hesitation, he sprinted towards Wei Chao's location. Soon after, he saw Wei Chao standing in front of a pile of ruins, directing the battle.
Li Baolong strode to Wei Chao's side, panting, and said, "After we clean up this battlefield, we'll immediately prepare to attack the Bai family's Crouching Tiger Manor! It's a tough nut to crack! Reliable intelligence indicates that the Bai family has not only deployed an entire regiment of militia around the manor for defense, but it seems they were well-prepared and everything is in order." After a brief pause, Li Baolong continued with a determined look, "I think we can drive these four armored vehicles up first, then concentrate all the mortar fire to catch them off guard and deliver a crushing blow!"
At midnight, all was silent, save for the cold moon hanging high in the night sky casting its pale light. In this tranquil moment, Li Baolong led a large force of over two hundred men, silently entering Wohu Manor, located on the edge of Guogan Old Street. From afar, the entire manor was brightly lit, clearly indicating that Bai Cheng was already on high alert.
Li Baolong's eyes were sharp as a hawk's, fixed on the front. He lowered his voice and said to Wei Chao beside him, "First bombard with mortars, then let the armored vehicles drive in and strafe. Use up all the ammunition!" Upon receiving the order, Wei Chao immediately took action and directed his men to launch an attack.
In an instant, dozens of mortar shells streaked across the night sky like meteors, trailing long plumes of flame as they hurtled into the villa. Immediately afterward, the machine guns on the armored vehicles roared with muffled fury, spitting fire as a hail of bullets rained down. For a moment, explosions and gunfire mingled, deafening and echoing through the heavens.
Li Baolong, however, did not linger. His movements were as swift as a ghost, stealthily flanking the rear of the manor. He activated his spiritual sense, instantly capturing the movements within a hundred-meter radius. Sure enough, there were twenty or thirty men lying in ambush at the back gate of the manor, armed with two powerful machine guns.
Faced with this situation, Li Baolong showed no mercy. He stopped about sixty or seventy meters away from the ambush site, pulled ten grenades from his waist, and threw them into the tunnel without hesitation. A series of deafening explosions followed, flames shot into the sky, and smoke filled the air. The twenty or thirty ambush soldiers had no time to react and were thrown to the ground by the powerful blast waves. Most of them died instantly, and only three or four survived, but they were severely wounded and lay on the ground groaning in pain.
Li Baolong didn't even have time to glance at the fallen militiaman. With lightning speed, he leaped up, jumped over the wall, and sprinted towards the towering four-story villa not far away. This villa was like an impregnable fortress; as far as he knew, there were about a hundred people hiding inside, each gripping their weapons tightly, ready to fire without hesitation at the slightest disturbance.
Rushing into this den of thieves single-handedly would be unwise, as Li Baolong knew that Bai Cheng, the mastermind behind drug trafficking and human trafficking, might be hiding inside this villa. With that thought, he stopped and quickly activated his personal storage space. His gaze swept across the space, revealing several neatly stacked boxes of C4 explosives. Without a word, he bent down, picked up two boxes, and hurried to one side of the villa. He carefully placed one box, then repeated the process on the other side. He then skillfully installed the detonators and fuses, and without hesitation, ignited them.
After completing this series of actions, Li Baolong dared not delay for a moment, turning and sprinting towards a large crater about a hundred meters away from the villa. Just as he ducked into the crater, a deafening roar erupted, as if the earth itself trembled. Immediately following was another earth-shattering explosion, two streaks of fire shooting into the sky. The entire old street was shaken by the immense force of the explosion; people were terrified and scattered in all directions.
Once the dust settled, the once magnificent Bai Cheng Wohu Manor building was now mostly collapsed, reduced to ruins. Those enemies hiding inside were either instantly blown to pieces or severely wounded and on the verge of death. A rough estimate suggested that very few had survived. It could be said that Li Baolong's actions were tantamount to causing Bai Cheng's family to be destroyed and his lineage to be wiped out.
Li Baolong took a deep breath, stood up from the pit, and strode resolutely towards the ruins. He concentrated, using his powerful spiritual sense to scan his surroundings. After a moment, he discovered about a dozen survivors, all of whom were severely injured and incapacitated. While scanning with his spiritual power, Li Baolong discovered a basement beneath the building. It was quite large and filled with many items, likely Bai Cheng's wealth. He decided to enter. Upon entering, he saw a large iron door with a concrete wall several tens of centimeters high; it seemed impossible to open without armor-piercing rounds.
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