Fatal Strike: Mercenary Road of Gunfire Ranger-Chapter 943 - 881: Silent Slaughter

As they went upstairs, Camel took the lead voluntarily, while Eddie, responsible for the rear, followed quietly with an HK416D, asking in a low voice, "Why did you give your business card to that guy?"

As Mountain Eagle passed the second floor's security door, he quickly peeked through the glass on the door, then swiftly bent down to avoid the glass's view...

Once following Camel who gradually quickened his pace, Mountain Eagle glanced back at Eddie and said, "To the Romanian side, my identity isn't a secret.

How could we possibly rebuild the Arctic Fox Mercenary Group with just a few of us?

We need some guys who can do the preliminary work and are experienced...

That guy just now was not bad. Although his brief was short, it covered all the information that could be found in a short time, even noting the electrical issues on the 9th floor.

He should be someone from the Romanian Intelligence Bureau, surely having some personal connections in this field.

Blood Fox is getting old; he can't always be on front-line missions. The Arctic Fox needs someone to fill this gap."

Eddie followed closely behind Mountain Eagle, whispering, "You don't even know him..."

"Why do I need to know him?"

Mountain Eagle said with a hint of amusement, "I'm just offering a job opportunity; whether he's willing or actually capable is another matter.

Brother, you need to change your old mindset. We should broaden our horizons, and not set such rigid conditions for recruiting personnel.

First, bring over the people we think are suitable, then gradually adjust and filter them, placing the right people in the right positions to form combat capability as quickly as possible."

Eddie was not quite convinced of Mountain Eagle's rash attitude. However, this time he did not question Mountain Eagle's choice but nodded and said, "Alright, you are the boss now. You call the shots for Arctic Fox, and as a retired old man, I'll just lend a hand.

But we agreed, we can adjust peripheral members of Arctic Fox however we like, but the combat team must follow our old tradition..."

Mountain Eagle focused his attention upward while he climbed the stairs and quietly said, "As mercenaries in battle, of course, we hope those around us are people we can absolutely trust, but that's the front-line team's own affair, it doesn't concern old-timers like you."

Just as Eddie was about to speak, Camel made a stop gesture at the front, then pointed to the exit of the ninth-floor staircase and gestured some tactical signals...

"At the door, two people..."

Mountain Eagle was now at the platform at the corner of the stairs below the security door because lights inside the ninth-floor corridor would cast moving shadows through the security door's window.

With the ultrasonic detection provided by Golden Cicada, Mountain Eagle quickly figured out the situation in the corridor, even gaining a rough understanding of the interior of the ninth floor...

With his throat mic near his Adam's apple, Mountain Eagle gestured to Camel to wait in place, while he pressed against the wall and climbed the stairs to the side of the security door.

Focusing on the ultrasonic images sent by Golden Cicada, he controlled a crow to hit the glass railing on the right corridor's terrace...

A soft "Bang" echoed...

As the attention of the two armed guards at the security door shifted toward the terrace, Mountain Eagle crouched and moved like a specter through the stairway shadows toward the rooftop stairs...

By the time the guards at the security door refocused their attention, Mountain Eagle had reached the rooftop exit.

The rooftop exit was a slightly worn security door, perhaps due to exposure to the elements, it appeared somewhat weather-beaten...

Mountain Eagle pulled a can of lubricant from his waist belt pocket and sprayed it on the door hinges a few times, waited a few seconds, then the crow hit the terrace glass railing again...

The repeated crow impacts visibly made the two guards nervous, with one stepping onto the terrace and leaning over the glass railing to check below.

Taking this opportunity, Mountain Eagle swiped an electronic access card at the door's sensor...

With a soft "Click," Mountain Eagle gently opened the security door and slipped onto the rooftop when it was about 40 centimeters ajar.

Following the earlier Romanian agent's guidance, Mountain Eagle quickly found the dedicated distribution box for the ninth-floor area, easily opened it with a small tool, then stuck a fingernail-sized piece of C4 along with a micro detonator onto the power fuse.

After finishing these, Mountain Eagle glanced at the inner side of his watch, turned, and quietly retreated into the inner area of the emergency stairs, stealthily descending to the stairway corner, crouching in the dark and aiming the VSS, watching intently through the glass of the security door...

At this point, Camel and Eddie had also pressed against the wall, approaching the security door...

Seeing Camel gesturing back to him, Mountain Eagle nodded gently, took a coin out of his pocket, stood it upright, set it on the ground, and lightly pushed it to roll down the stairs...

"Ding ding ding..."

The coin made a series of crisp sounds in the quiet stairwell, coming to a slow stop against the security door.

The security channel's safety access is designed so that, except for the first-floor security door which can be opened from within the staircase, other floors require an access card unless they're one-way only.

Because this channel is primarily designed for the hotel guests' evacuation convenience, and this design also protects the privacy of hotel guests, preventing entry into other floors via the emergency stairs.

So from the inside of any floor, it can be easily opened, but after entering the stairwell, getting to other floors requires an access card.

As the coin hit the security door, the two guards inside heard the noise and swiftly turned around and raised their guns. One gunman pressed against the wall and slowly pushed open the security door with one hand, while the other stood about a meter away, maintaining a certain distance and holding his gun ready to fire at the first sign of trouble...

The lighting inside the emergency staircase needed someone to touch it to light up, and it took some time for the human eye to adjust from light to dark...

Just as the gunman pushing the door signaled his companion to go in and check, a slight explosion was heard from the rooftop, and the lights on the ninth floor instantly went out...

Camel, who had been squatting on the staircase entry, and Mountain Eagle, upstairs, simultaneously opened fire...

"Bang, bang..."

"Rat-tat, rat-tat..."

To be safe, the two chose to fire in quick succession, hitting the gunman's chest. As their bodies stiffened, they simultaneously shot their heads twice more.

As they fired, Eddie dashed up the stairs. As he braced against the slowly closing security door, he reached out with both hands to pull the two collapsing bodies...

The carpet absorbed most of the noise from the bodies, but the previous gunfire and sudden blackout had already alerted the two guards at the other end of the hallway, as well as in the suite, where someone opened the door to check the situation.

After dragging the two bodies, Eddie quickly lay down on the hallway carpet and resolutely pulled the trigger...

"Bang, bang, bang."

The bullets precisely hit the heads of the two security guards across the hall who were trying to check the situation. Then, one guy sticking his head out the door, trying to see what was happening, was hit in the temple, uttered a muffled grunt, and fell forward...

Meanwhile, Camel and Mountain Eagle slid into the hallway, with Eddie providing cover. The two adopted a tactical stance and began to quickly advance. Most people in the executive suite were still unaware of what was happening,

By now, it was already 2:40 in the morning. Apart from those changing shifts, most people were asleep.

The silenced weapons gave Mountain Eagle and his team some time, but the noise of the guy falling after sticking his head out still alerted others in the room...

Just as Camel and Mountain Eagle approached that room, two gunmen with pistols rushed to the door to see what was going on...

"Rat-tat, rat-tat..."

Mountain Eagle, behind Camel, fired continuously to suppress the two gunmen. Camel quickly took over and completed the kill shot...

At that moment, the emergency lights in the hallway suddenly flickered on. The last person in the room was woken up by the commotion outside. Just as he jumped up to grab a gun and find cover, Camel, who had quickly entered the room, shot him in the heart.

There were four executive suites on the 9th floor, the rooms were relatively large, and the decor was luxurious, so the soundproofing was also quite good.

However, firing at such close range, no matter how effective the silencer, still alerted the people in the adjacent room. Someone then got up, grabbed a gun, and went to the door to see what was going on outside.

Mountain Eagle, stationed in the hallway, immediately detected the movement from the next room. After meeting up with Eddie, he quickly moved to the room's door...

The gunman inside the room looked out through the peephole for a few seconds. Not noticing anything unusual, he reached to flick the light switch beside the door. After finding no response, he glanced back at his three armed companions, then slowly pulled open the room door...

Just as he was about to peek out, a bullet entered through his temple...

"Thump..."

Mountain Eagle, holding a Ruger Silent Pistol, pulled the trigger, instantly neutralizing the man's ability to act. Then, single-handedly grabbing his collar, he lifted him like a puppet, dragging him out of the door...

In the room, by the dim emergency lighting from the hallway, the occupants saw their companion being lifted off the ground and floating out the door.

This kind of chilling scene would send shivers down anyone's spine!

And just when they were momentarily stunned, the body suddenly floated backward into the room, and just as one person wanted to shout, bullets shot out from beside the body...

Mountain Eagle pinched the body's neck, lifting it, with the Ruger Silent Pistol in hand resting on the body's shoulder.

Eddie's shoulder pressed against the body's abdomen, the muzzle of his HK416D sticking out from the body's waist...

"Bang, bang, bang..."

"Thud, thud, thud..."

The three in the room, who didn't even have time to put on their bullet-proof vests, didn't have a chance to fight back...

They were fully focused on the floating body of their companion, and then Mountain Eagle and Eddie, taking cover behind the body, executed a high-quality indoor assault.

No flashy footwork or tactical maneuvers, just fast, quicker, and accurate, disabling the enemies' ability to act before they even realized it.

When Mountain Eagle rushed into the room, dragging the body, reloaded the Ruger with a fresh magazine, and finished off the bodies on the floor, Camel, who had just checked the adjacent room, arrived at the door...

Nineteen people, four guards in the hallway, four in the first room, four in the second room, within just under a minute, they had already dealt with twelve people. Meanwhile, only one person in the next room had noticed the noise, got up, and tried to turn on the light to check the situation...

Mountain Eagle holstered the Ruger and led his team to the door of the room where someone had gotten up, took out an access card, and swiped it on the door...