Fatal Strike: Mercenary Road of Gunfire Ranger-Chapter 978 - 912: The Enemy’s Actions

The Mountain Eagle set out at noon...

Led by Du Shang, along with Eddie, Camel, and Mi Lu, a group of five took a hidden path through the hills, spending an hour to reach a village of Mujia people.

But as they approached the village, Mountain Eagle noticed something was off within the atmosphere...

He was unfamiliar with the area and unable to make an accurate assessment, but seeing a village without a single soul under the broad daylight was certainly not normal.

The small village was built on a slope. Wooden houses, low stone walls, embodying the rustic aura of Eastern Europe's countryside — if visited during the summer, surrounded by verdant meadows and blooming flowers, it would be quite picturesque.

Yet, now, not a shadow could be seen in this small village. The ground was full of mud, some courtyard walls had been crashed down, and all around the muddy terrain lay footprints and tire tracks, indicating there had been a conflict recently.

After noticing this situation, Mountain Eagle did not rashly approach. After consulting Du Shang's opinion, he decided to let Du Shang assess the situation, while he and the three old men stayed on the outskirts of the village, remotely controlling a transport drone to deliver the supplies they needed.

Mountain Eagle contacted Blood Fox, several kilometers away, via radio. After confirming the drone had taken off, he turned his focus toward the village, furrowing his brows as he spoke to Mi Lu, "What do you think happened there?

In the past, Du Shang and others came here many times without any issues, but the moment we arrive, something's amiss — isn't that a bit too coincidental?"

Mi Lu shook his head calmly, replying, "I don't know what happened precisely, but I can sense hundreds of meters away that people in the village are very frightened."

Pointing to the chimneys on those rooftops which were emitting smoke, Mi Lu said in a deep voice, "Everyone is hiding in their homes; they're very scared!

The walls of those two houses were crashed down by something like a truck; if you use a Telescope, you can see blood stains in front of the wooden porch and in the muddy ground, but no bodies.

A conflict happened there earlier, and the villagers lost. The enemies left, and they're very afraid.

What kind of people do you think would frighten them?"

Mountain Eagle took a deep breath after hearing this and said, "Kosovo Liberation Army...

Could they have discovered the connection between the village and the Northern Brigade?"

Mi Lu shook his head and replied, "Given the nature of the Albanian gang, if that were the reason, there'd be no living people in the village right now.

This situation is more like a routine intimidation, like gangs in cities making a commotion every so often to remind others of their existence."

Mi Lu shook his head, expression grim, as he spoke, "The leaders of Kosovo authorities, along with these military warlord gangs controlling local territories, are all scoundrels, yet those EU 'civilized people' gave them legitimate status.

Back then, we took General Tadic's commission and engaged with NATO special forces many times in the Kosovo Region. They were terrible, so they began to support and indulge Albanian warlord gangs acting recklessly.

Everyone only remembers the great bombings back then, yet no one knew how many died in Kosovo that year.

Mountain Eagle, I don't understand politics, but I know that Europeans are far less civilized than they claim.

What they truly believe in is might. As long as you can pose a substantial life threat to their elites, they act like weaklings.

Now that Kosovo's military warlord gangs have grown, even NATO peacekeeping forces can't control them, hence those European politicians start to pretend to be blind.

If you plan to expand in Europe, stay firm; so long as those guys can feel substantial threat, they'll be exceptionally lenient with you."

Mountain Eagle slightly nodded, recognizing Kosovo as Europe's self-appointed 'most dangerous region.'

Every year, significant amounts of drugs transfer from here into mainland Europe, massively impacting local security across various European countries.

Additionally, the Albanian Muslim population entering European countries along with the drug trade, mixed with Middle Eastern refugees, further exacerbates Europe's counter-terrorism difficulty.

A group of small landowners in Europe pooled together, aiming to eliminate the Balkan Region's critical menace and open an energy route to Iran...

Yet their own capabilities fell short, leading them to seek the United States' intervention, costing them money without achieving results. South Alliance indeed faced massive casualties and disintegration, but the alternative energy plan connecting Europe and Iran was disrupted by the United States.

Then the EU ended up being pinched by the Balkans—a ticking bomb—any movement would cause unbearable pain for Europe.

It's certain that before the EU loses its value, Kosovo's region will never be peaceful.

This scenario repeated once in Libya, not only destroying Libya and plunging them into a continual civil war quagmire but also causing Europe to lose a stable energy supply point, eventually pushing Germany to show boldness in dealing with Russia...

Honestly, around the millennium, those European politicians possessed vision and insight; driven by the need for autonomy and competitive aspirations against the United States, they promoted the birth of the EU.

Pity, as Mi Lu said, Europeans lack the fortitude for direct confrontation; when their elite class faces substantial threat, they soften up.

This is also why terrorists like to attack Europe, because Europe is weak, and because Europeans just shout with their mouths, they can't really come up with many ways to deal with terrorists.

A little-known fact, terrorism first appeared in Europe, the ancestor being Israeli Restorationists, and the place suffering the most terrorist attacks isn't the United States, but Europe...

From the millennium to now, sixteen years have passed, with Europe having over seven hundred terrorist attacks, nearly eight hundred deaths, and almost 5000 people injured.

It can be said without exaggeration, the European Union, this little brother, helps big brother America bear the brunt of most terrorist attacks!

Then the politicians of the European Union just shout with their mouths, allocate a large anti-terrorism budget, yet they don't even dare confront terrorists directly but only dare to group together and pull in the United States to join in as they follow behind throwing a few bombs.

Over time, even the elites within the European Union lose their spirit, even if some people stand up and shout loudly, they eventually get consumed by lengthy procedures and end up with nothing.

Mountain Eagle never considered NATO forces in the Kosovo Region seriously, because he knows that those parts under the banner of peacekeeping don't really care about what happens internally in Kosovo.

As long as conflicts don't spread outward to attract international attention, NATO forces simply don't care.

While Mountain Eagle was chatting with Mi Lu, the delivery drone arrived, and just then Du Shang also walked out of the village waving at them...

Seeing no one in the village, Mountain Eagle frowned and left the hiding place, heading to an open space on the face of the village to meet up with Du Shang.

Du Shang, looking amazed at the drone flying alongside, looked at Mountain Eagle helplessly and said, "The Kosovo Liberation Organization people came by this morning. They killed a few villagers, injured many, and took away a few girls when they left.

The attitude of the Kosovo Liberation Organization made the people in the village very scared and they had internal disputes...

Some young people headed to Kosovo Liberation Organization's territory, wanting to rescue the girls taken away."

Upon hearing this, Mountain Eagle spread his hands and said, "So?"

Du Shang sighed and said, "I borrowed a car..."

Looking at Du Shang's hesitant expression, Mountain Eagle thought for a moment and said, "Buddy, I have my own mission, but I don't mind doing more things on the side.

Causing trouble for the Kosovo Liberation Organization is beneficial for my mission."

Du Shang, surprised, said, "You are willing to help them?"

Mountain Eagle nodded and said, "I believe in one principle, that is 'He who gets the way gains much help.'

Do the right thing whenever possible!

Since war is inevitable, it's okay to fight first, maybe it'll even confuse the enemy a bit."

As he spoke, Mountain Eagle looked at the visibly excited Du Shang and waved his hand, saying, "Go get the car, we'll take our stuff and set off immediately..."

Mi Lu watched Du Shang return to the village, frowning as he looked at Mountain Eagle, saying, "Are you sure?"

Mountain Eagle nodded the glasses frame on his temple, saying, "I'm sure because I've already found them...

Their location is quite distant from our target location, if we can use the attack to mobilize the Kosovo Liberation Organization, our pressure tomorrow will be much less."

As he spoke, Mountain Eagle's eyes turned to the southern slope, with a grim expression saying, "I'm particularly keen to see what kind of scum dare to come out and kidnap people in broad daylight?"

Mi Lu exchanged glances with Camel and Eddie beside him, then nodded...

The old man knew well of Mountain Eagle's experiences, understanding exactly where Mountain Eagle's fury stems from...

Human trafficking is Mountain Eagle's reverse scale; all his irrational actions basically target human traffickers.

In Thailand, he dared clash with the US Military, even leaving the American Embassy and CIA embarrassed.

Kate from the Bangkok Group was merely a bit arrogant in Thailand, and he wiped out all of her subordinates, snapping her neck too.

In El Salvador, he gathered a group of demented madmen, also aiming at the human trafficking network.

For Mountain Eagle, when encountering such things, there is no room for a peaceful conclusion!

Mi Lu understood Mountain Eagle's state, and while Mountain Eagle fell into silence, he took charge of the situation, sending off two villagers who wanted to lead the way and instructed Du Shang to drive an old truck, pulling everyone along the muddy tracks in pursuit...