Chapter 673: Tough
Joe Ga, Karman, and Dorian's three-man assault team was also well-tested.
As soon as Dorian kicked open the door, Karman slipped in like a ghost, and then gunshots rang out...
Karman's gun wasn't equipped with a suppressor, and the flash from the AK74U's barrel made him a target, clearing the space for Joe Ga following him to shoot.
The old man had a talent for setting the pace; when he said fast, everyone, be it the opponent or the ones following, had to bring out their fastest speed.
The enemy was also firing back, with basically all guns pointed in Karman's direction.
But the old fellow's unique jungle veteran side-stepping made it very uncomfortable for them,
Most people hold the gun with the right hand, and when you actually aim, you'll find it easier and quicker to move the barrel to the left than the right because you only need to move your arm or even just your wrist to the left, but moving to the right requires moving your waist and even your feet.
That's why many special forces require their members to be ambidextrous with weapons, so that during indoor combat, they can switch shoulders to gain a tiny bit of extra speed when shooting upon entry.
However, this only applies to the attacking side; the defenders, because they are passive, only need to adjust as necessary.
Karman had practically charged past the enemy's muzzles into the room. The four enemies tasked with guarding the house fired a few empty shots after him until they were killed by Joe Ga and Dorian, still not understanding what had happened.
Joe Ga clearly saw what a monster Karman was when he went all out...
Thin, silent, not incredibly fast, but the core strength demonstrated in his body movements was exaggerated to the extreme.
It was the first time Joe Ga had seen someone who, in a short sprint, could sway his body according to the direction of the enemy's muzzle like grass bending in the wind.
What was most important was that this was not pre-planned and couldn't be learned through training.
Just learning a set routine, you might avoid being hit by repeating it, but you'd risk running right into the enemy's muzzle.
Old Karman's rhythm was so erratic that his steps and waist movements seemed disjointed, causing discomfort not just for the enemy but also for Joe Ga, who tried to follow his rhythm, and even making Joe Ga feel uncomfortable watching.
Therefore, Joe Ga's first shot missed. Had it not been for Dorian's covering fire, Joe might have fallen first to the stray bullets flying through the room.
After the brief encounter ended, Joe Ga looked at the quiet Karman standing by the corner of the wall—he was so unassuming that one might easily overlook him. Joe Ga gave him a thumbs up and said, "I made a mistake just now, let's go again..."
As Joe Ga spoke, the gunfight in the adjacent house also stopped, the pace over there had been fast too...
"Jazz Squad J1, calling A1, we've killed 4 enemies, lost 1 man, moving to phase two."
Joe Ga saw that the ones lying on the ground were Xiao Hei's cooks; they couldn't see anything and could only rub the spot where they were hit according to the exercise rules while lying on the floor.
These Xiao Heis were recruited months ago by Old Niu to cook. Theoretically, the four of them could block the entire room by holding their guns from the inside and sweeping across.
Unfortunately, they were distracted by Karman and before they could overcome their instinct, they were killed by Joe Ga and Dorian.
From the personnel deployment, it seemed 'Crow' had gambled on the right spot.
Solon and Old Niu's old soldiers were the main force in alley fighting, while these Xiao Heis were responsible for the SEALs perimeter, using their time to prepare the SEALs.
Karman clearly thought so too. Hearing 'Crow's' call, he nodded silently, then gestured to Joe Ga and Dorian, and walked to the back door of the house along the wall.
Before pushing out the door, the old man turned back and looked at Joe Ga, saying, "Boss, a bit faster and you definitely can make it!"
The often overlooked Dorian said somewhat gloomily, "I can do it too..."
Karman turned to look at Dorian. His eyes were not visible through the night vision goggles, but Dorian sighed and loaded a new magazine, saying, "OK, OK, I know, I know. Always keeping to the boss's weak side, and being the first to take a bullet, right?"
Karman nodded slightly, then pulled open the back door and charged out...
As he reached the front side of a house and stood against the wall, Dorian, who arrived second, kicked open the house's front door...
Before Joe Ga entered, Karman, using the door panel to cover his right side, launched another assassin-like assault...
The moment Joe Ga followed in, he found Karman had once again attracted the enemy's attention.
This time Joe Ga didn't falter; he flicked his thumb to disengage the safety, switched to full auto mode, and, bracing his shoulder against the door panel, he fell to the right while pulling the trigger.
The following Dorian aimed his gun to Joe Ga's right, taking down an enemy around the corner...
'Bang bang bang...'
'Dada dada...'
'Dada dada...'
.........
.........
"Ow..."
A series of gunshots rang out from the darkness, the fight from start to finish didn't last more than 5 seconds.
Karman's assault fire killed one, Joe Ga took down two with his gunfire, and Dorian got one.
However, since Dorian's target was bigger, whether it was a stray bullet or deliberate, a shot hit his face mask, making him cry out in pain...
Such was the brutal reality of close-quarter combat; your strength mattered, but not that much.
Being inaccurate was okay; as long as your own people weren't on the firing line, just keeping the trigger down and guessing in such a tight space, with 30 bullets you're likely to hit something.
Joe Ga, observing the personnel arrangement of two prisoner soldiers and two of P·B's Xiao Hei, knew that what lay ahead was the final battleground...
Because it was essential to take out the SEALs before the sniper was eliminated, this kind of accelerated, reckless assault presented a huge challenge for both sides, with casualties being an unavoidable outcome.
Giving the nose-rubbing Dorian a gentle kick, Joe Ga chuckled and said, "You're dead!"
With a gloomy expression, Dorian replied, "Yes, I'm dead!
Boss, with me not by your side, you have to hang in there.
Take down those sons of bitches, shit, I think my nose is starting to swell..."
Joe Ga patted Dorian on the shoulder, and then, after the gunfire from Crow and his team stopped, he pressed the communicator and said, "A1 calling J1, we're down to two, how about you?"
Crow replied with a hoarse voice, "Jazz Squad down to two.
Boss, the SEALs and the hostages are in a house 30 meters away; they've set up machine guns and a sniper on the rooftop.
I and Executioner will cover you, you guys charge..."
There was a special kind of magic in Crow's voice; though it was only a drill, when Crow spoke, it carried the tragic weight of a battlefield.
That feeling of treating life and death as commonplace was deeply moving!
Joe Ga quickly peeked out of the window...
The position chosen by the SEALs was quite cunning, with only one road laying between them and Joe Ga's team; taking a detour would mean passing through someone else's defensive zone.
A frontal assault was the only choice for Joe Ga and his team!
From his position, Joe Ga could hear distant gunfire, signifying that Nis and her fight were still ongoing. However, with the disparity in numbers and little room to maneuver, Nis and her team wouldn't last long...
Glancing at Karman who was ready, Joe Ga said with a smile, "There are too many of them opposite us, two from Jazz Team can't contain them.
Let's charge together, we don't really have another option anyway!"
Upon hearing this, Karman slightly shook his head and said, "Others don't have another option, but you do..."
Then Karman opened the back door, signaling to Crow and Executioner across the street; after receiving a response, he turned back to Joe Ga and said, "Boss, we'll be your wall. Thirty meters, five breaths, rush in and you'll have your chance..."
Joe Ga instinctively wanted to shake his head, but Karman wouldn't even give him the chance to speak, shouting 'We're on...' and joining up with Crow and Executioner in the middle of the street.
Executioner, being the biggest, took the middle spot, with Karman and Crow on the sides, the three almost simultaneously opening fire to suppress the enemy wearing night vision goggles on the opposite rooftop.
The moment the trio moved, Joe Ga followed suit, moving close behind Executioner, his HK416 firing continuously, suppressing the enemies at the windows of the opposite house.
"Reload!"
Crow was the first to empty his magazine. Joe Ga seamlessly took over his area, repeatedly firing quick, controlled bursts to suppress the enemies behind cover on the rooftop with night vision goggles...
Once Crow had reloaded, he first fired a few shots towards the windows, then resumed suppressing his assigned area.
This process might sound slow, but from the moment they acted, only about three to four seconds had passed. Joe Ga was covering Karman, trying to give him time to reload, when Crow to his right suddenly grunted and quietly fell back to the side of the road.
Joe Ga was the first to spot the position of the attacker and quickly pulled the trigger, hitting the assailant in the head. Just as he was about to move forward to replace Crow's position, Executioner sidestepped in front of him...
By then, they were still 10 meters away from the house...
Due to his lateral movement, Executioner's shooting became erratic, and he was hit in the chest by two bullets.
This large man, resembling a Mongol, cursed as he hoisted his machine gun and gave the middle finger, pushing forward a few more meters against the hail of bullets to cover Joe Ga before turning around amidst the enemies' protest and exiting the battle.
Joe Ga lost his cover but was now not far from the door. He desperately quickened his pace, aiming at the window where the lethal gunmen were stationed, firing the trigger to suppress them in hopes of gaining enough time for him and Karman to get inside...
Karman didn't disappoint Joe Ga. When he was 2 meters from the doorway, he fiercely quickened his pace and rammed his shoulder into the flimsy door...
With a loud "boom", at the moment Karman burst in, the people inside lit their only five LED lights...
Those SEALs were cunning as hell; they had provided a couple of night vision goggles to their own, but concentrated all the LED lights in the last room, just for this moment.
To blind the assailants while freeing themselves from darkness's harrow.
Karman was tough, but still human. The rapid shift from darkness to light caused him to briefly lose his vision. As he rolled into the room like a nimble cat, he spun quickly, and his gun sounded off...
"Bang bang bang bang..."
"Pop pop pop pop..."
"Dada dada..."
But Karman only managed to hit one person before being shot by random gunfire from inside the room.
Joe Ga couldn't explain how he felt upon seeing Karman decisively sacrifice himself to open a path, an indescribable anger surged within him...
Having run out of bullets in his rifle, Joe Ga flung it at an enemy the moment he stepped into the house, then swiftly drew two pistols...
"Bang bang bang bang..."
"Pop pop pop pop..."