Global Mercenaries: Starting from the Russia-Ukraine War

Chapter 77 Seizing the High Ground

Lu Ye's rate of fire was extremely fast; he pulled the trigger a second time almost the instant the bolt returned to its original position.

Before they could even scream, they fell backward.

[Kill 2 enemy soldier, reward 200 points]

At the very instant Lu Ye fired his gun, before the Ukrainian soldier at the front could even react to what was happening behind him, Eagle Eye had already pounced out from around the corner.

Hawkeye swiftly covered the enemy's mouth and nose with his left hand, while his right hand, gripping the military knife in reverse, precisely and ruthlessly stabbed into the enemy's carotid artery from the side, then twisted it forcefully.

The enemy's struggle lost its power in an instant.

Hawkeye caught the falling body, while Lynx immediately stepped forward to catch the two bodies that were falling behind, preventing their bulletproof vests from hitting the gravel ground and making a sound.

The two men skillfully dragged the three corpses into a dark corner nearby.

Just as he was about to move forward, Lu Ye's voice came through the earpiece again: "Don't move!"

Hawkeye and Lynx immediately stopped what they were doing and held their breath.

"The sound of the body falling to the ground alerted the people in the church." Lu Ye's crosshair was locked on the bell tower of the red brick church.

Above the clock tower, one of the snipers raised his gun, pressed his face against the night vision scope, and slowly swept the muzzle toward the alleyway where Hawkeye and Lynx were.

Time seemed to stand still.

Lu Ye's finger was on the trigger; if the other party noticed, he would shoot them dead immediately.

But this would also completely expose the operation.

A minute passed.

The sniper on the church seemed oblivious to anything amiss. He lowered his gun, turned to his companion and said something, before retreating back into cover.

"Danger cleared. Proceed." Lu Ye breathed a sigh of relief.

Hawkeye and Lynx quickened their pace and finally arrived safely beneath the abandoned red-brick church.

But a new problem has arisen.

"Captain, we've reached the bottom of the church," Hawkeye reported in a very low voice. "The internal wooden staircase leading to the bell tower has completely collapsed. The enemy is using a rope ladder hanging on the external wall."

This means they will no longer be able to infiltrate the clock tower silently; they must first eliminate the sniper.

"Lu, can you take down those two at the same time?" Gray Wolf, who was standing next to him, asked.

Lu Ye examined the layout of the clock tower through the scope, his brow furrowed: "No. From my angle, I can only see the one on the left. The person on the right is completely blocked by the stone pillars of the clock tower; I have no angle to see him."

There was a two-second silence in the channel.

If the problem of the eyes above is not solved, the entire operation will be in a dead end.

"Iron Eagle, bring out that toy," Gray Wolf decisively gave the order.

"Received." Iron Eagle, who was at the observation point on the south side, immediately put down his backpack.

He quickly retrieved a heavily modified DJI Mavic 3 drone.

The drone's surface is covered with wave-absorbing and infrared-blocking materials, and its rotors have been replaced with ultra-quiet carbon fiber blades.

Most importantly, a VSS silenced sniper rifle with its stock and grip removed is fixed to the belly of the drone via a special mounting bracket.

The original integrated suppressor was retained and, after a streamlined modification, it is adapted for stable hovering firing by drones. A 9×39mm subsonic heavy bullet is pre-loaded in the chamber and is ready to fire at any time.

Iron Eagle unfolds its tactical terminal and connects to the remote control.

"Drone takeoff, electronic firing preheated. Infrared thermal imaging activated." Iron Eagle stared at the screen, maneuvering the drone to silently ascend above the church, skimming the shadows of the buildings.

The drone hovered at a height of 120 meters, while maintaining a horizontal distance of 80 meters to ensure the optimal firing angle.

Iron Eagle used the night vision goggles on the screen to clearly lock onto the Ukrainian sniper hiding behind the stone pillar.

"Target locked. Ready to fire at any time," Iron Eagle reported.

"Lu, lock onto the target on the left," Gray Wolf said.

"Locked up," Lu Ye replied.

"three."

"two."

"First, execute!"

Iron Eagle pressed the electronic activation button on the remote control.

"puff!"

The VSS component on the underside of the drone emitted a very faint sound.

At the same time, Lu Ye also pulled the trigger on SVCh.

"puff!"

On the clock tower, the sniper on the left was pierced through the temple by Lu Ye's bullet from the side; the sniper on the right, hiding behind a stone pillar, was pierced through the chest by a 9×39mm subsonic bullet fired from a drone.

The two fell onto the wooden floor of the clock tower at the same time, the sound of which was drowned out by the howling night wind.

"Hit." Iron Eagle controlled the drone to quickly rise and retreat.

"Target cleared." Lu Ye released the trigger.

[Kill 1 enemy soldier, reward 100 points]

Eagle Eye and Lynx, who were below the church, quickly grabbed the rope ladder and climbed up the bell tower.

"Captain, the high ground is safe. We've taken it over." Hawkeye pushed the two corpses aside and set up his sniper rifle.

"Well done." Gray Wolf's voice carried a hint of murderous intent. "Giant Bear, Detonator, Iron Eagle, let's regroup first, then prepare to enter the core area and install C4."

South of the village, outside the rest area for the defense personnel.

"Captain, we've reached the south rest area. Some enemy troops are sleeping inside," the giant bear's voice came through the encrypted channel.

"Set a trap and cut off their support forces," Gray Wolf ordered immediately.

"Detonator, get the broadsword." The giant bear gave a tactical hand signal.

Detonator pulled three M18A1 directional anti-personnel mines from his tactical backpack and fixed them in the mud outside the barracks gate in the rest area.

"The convex side faces the main entrance, with crossfire coverage." After the detonators are installed, check the safety rings.

Iron Eagle then reached the load-bearing wall on the side of the barracks, pressed three pieces of gray C4 plastic explosives onto the load-bearing joints of the brick wall, and inserted electronic detonators.

"C4 is in place. The detonator is connected to my tactical terminal, double insurance." Iron Eagle retreated into the shadows.

"The trap is set," the giant bear reported.

"Withdraw. Meet the seriously wounded thirty meters outside the treatment area and prepare to infiltrate the core area," Gray Wolf responded.

On the other side, at the observation point on the north side.

After Lu Ye covered Hawkeye and Lynx as they entered the high ground, his gaze turned to the female officer and Vasily.

He lay prone at the observation post on the north side, his crosshairs closely following the female officer and Vasily who had infiltrated the medical area.

Using the shadows of the house, the two sneaked into a dilapidated courtyard.

There are two rooms on the east and west sides of this courtyard.

"Sir," Lu Ye pressed the call button, his gaze fixed on the thermal imaging screen, "In the courtyard you entered, there are two heat sources in the rooms on the east side, but none on the west side. Over."

Through the scope, the female officer turned around and gave Lu Ye a "received" gesture.

Then, the two of them walked without hesitation to the room on the east side that had a heat source.

"It seems the intelligence had already left a specific code, otherwise they wouldn't have entered that room so decisively without any probing!" Lu Ye thought to himself.

Then, through Lu Ye's scope, the heat source of the two appeared in the room.

One of the heat sources in the room began to move and converge with the heat sources of the two people, while the other remained motionless.

Just then, two new heat sources appeared on the edge of Lu Ye's scope.

Two Ukrainian military medical personnel in white coats walked out of the intensive care unit and headed straight for the courtyard where the female officer was located.

"Sir, two unarmed targets are approaching your compound. They are presumably staying in another room," Lu Ye immediately warned.