Chapter 93 Fierce Battle
The bullet was loaded, and Lu Mingfei adjusted his posture slightly, then pressed his body against a shelter made up of some ruins.
Surrounded by low ruins, messy vehicles and flying dust, a burning smell permeated the air. This dilapidated town has been ravaged by war many times, and the walls are covered with mottled bullet marks.
His sharp eyes swept ahead. The headlights of the off-road vehicles were looming in the smoke and dust, becoming brighter and brighter, like the eyes of a wolf pack gradually approaching. The militants in the vehicles were all armed with live ammunition and had arrogant postures. They had already locked their guns in their direction.
The Black Hawk helicopter hovering in the air was the first to break the brief silence. The M134 Vulcan cannon in the cabin suddenly began to spin wildly, making a harsh crackling sound, like the roar of an awakened beast.
The fury of the six-barreled machine gun was vented in an instant. Hot tongues of fire fell from the sky, and bullets poured down like a rainstorm, accurately tearing apart the first wave of off-road vehicles. The explosions were continuous, flames bloomed on the front of the vehicle, and burning debris and black smoke rose into the sky.
"Huh..." Xu Yanbo couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that the Black Hawk had successfully destroyed several off-road vehicles. The rifle in his hand trembled slightly because of nervousness, and a layer of fine beads of sweat seeped out of his forehead.
Lu Mingfei still had a stern look on his face, his eyes fixed on the enemy in front of him. He always felt that things were not that simple. His fingers unconsciously rubbed the trigger of the QBZ-192 rifle lightly, and he gripped the gun even harder.
Although the peacekeeping force is a mix of various countries, each soldier still uses the standard weapons of his own country. Lu Mingfei's rifle is a domestic standard equipment, which combines firepower, lightness and accuracy. It is also the only thing he can rely on at the moment.
However, just as he squinted his eyes and looked into the distance, another team of armed pickup trucks and off-road vehicles rushed out of the side street.
The dust raised by the front of the car rolled into the sky, and then dozens of rebels swarmed out. They were holding AK rifles and pulled the trigger without hesitation. The bullets swept densely towards the positions of the peacekeeping forces.
The machine gunner on the Black Hawk immediately adjusted his firepower and aimed the crosshairs at the newly influx of enemies. Before he opened fire, several bright flames shot rapidly from all directions.
"It's an RPG!" Lu Mingfei instantly determined the direction of the rockets, and almost reflexively pressed Xu Yanbo's head down, making him lie on the ground to avoid the impending explosion.
boom! ! !
A huge explosion sounded in the surrounding buildings and streets, shaking the eardrums like thunder. The shock wave caused by the explosion overturned the debris on the ground. The Black Hawk helicopter maneuvered quickly in the air, narrowly avoiding the attack of those rockets, and the rotor made a sharp whistling sound in the air.
The fuselage tilted suddenly and almost lost balance. The pilot gritted his teeth, held the joystick tightly with both hands, trying desperately to stabilize the fuselage.
"Everyone, cover the Black Hawk helicopter!" The mission commander's voice sounded in the communicator with a strong sense of urgency.
The peacekeeping forces on the ground responded immediately. Machine gunners on the armored Humvees opened fire rapidly. Dense flames spewed out of the muzzles and bullets drew fiery trajectories in the air.
The rebels on the opposite side were not willing to be outdone, and the machine guns on several pickup trucks began firing wildly. The bullet casings drew arcs in the air, and fierce firepower intertwined in the air. The air was filled with the pungent smell of gunpowder, and the sound of gunfire was incessant like a storm.
The rebels' firepower density was far beyond expectations. They surged in like a tide and quickly occupied the surrounding buildings. Lu Mingfei felt like he was trapped in an ever-shrinking encirclement. Bullets whizzed towards them from all directions, and their positions were completely suppressed.
More than a dozen off-road vehicles and pickup trucks rushed in from different intersections to provide fire support to the one or two hundred rebels behind them. On Lu Mingfei's side, there were only three armored Hummers, five trucks transporting peacekeeping supplies, a Black Hawk helicopter, and more than thirty fully armed peacekeeping soldiers.
Although Lu Mingfei and his men's weapons were much better than those of the rebels, the enemy had an absolute overwhelming advantage in numbers.
"Those on the opposite side must be the men of Abdera, the biggest warlord here!" Xu Yanbo shouted nervously while shooting.
It was common for peacekeeping supplies to be attacked when they were being distributed. Most of the time, it was because local warlords wanted to seize the supplies and gain more power by controlling food.
Lu Mingfei did not reply. He locked onto the enemy's position with his peripheral vision while keeping calm. He should have stayed calm even more at a time like this. He had fought his way through the hell of World War I, so how could he be frightened by such a scene?
Lu Mingfei knew that if the rebels on the opposite side broke through, they would have nowhere to escape. He began to try to activate the sickle-itachi, hoping that the power of the word spirit could turn the tide of the battle.
But Kamaitachi only transmitted the sounds within ten meters around him to his ears, and the details in the distance began to become blurred. The power of the Word Spirit seemed to be sealed by an invisible barrier, and every time he used it, he would feel his physical strength rapidly draining away.
There is no way Lu Mingfei can really only rely on himself and the gun in his hand this time, but fortunately the weapon he is using now can really be called a upgrade. Now is 2044, and the gun in his hand is equipment he has never heard of before he traveled through time.
Lu Mingfei began to adjust the muzzle of the gun and capture the enemy's figure through the scope. His movements were precise and swift. Years of combat experience had been integrated into his muscle memory. Even without the help of the kamaweasel, he was still the best shooter in the world.
He held his breath and followed the crosshairs of the scope to lock onto a rebel who was firing a gun in front of him. He lightly pulled the trigger with his index finger and the bullet shot out rapidly, hitting the target's chest accurately. The rebel suddenly fell to the ground, blood spurting out in the dust.
Then, Lu Mingfei quickly switched targets and began to aim at the place where the rebels had the strongest firepower. Soon, the machine gunners on several pickup trucks were killed by him one after another. Those rebel machine gunners had almost no time to react, and they collapsed on the car and lost their lives in a burst of blood.
The Black Hawk helicopter has readjusted its posture and risen to a higher altitude to provide fire support and suppress the enemy's offensive again. The bullets from the M134 Vulcan cannon poured down like a rainstorm, causing chaos in the enemy's formation.
Explosions and screams rose and fell, and smoke and fumes enveloped the entire battlefield.
Xu Yanbo's eyes widened when he saw Lu Mingfei's shooting skills, but he said nothing. He just raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, took a deep breath and continued to pull the trigger, trying to maintain fire suppression.
However, the enemy's numbers were too great, and the rebels charged forward fearlessly, not caring at all about the fall of their comrades.
Lu Mingfei's nerves were also stretched to the extreme. This was a real battlefield, not something that could be compared to a day of freedom or children playing house.
However, each of his bullets was still fired with absolute precision and calmness. In this ever-changing battlefield, he perfectly demonstrated his battle-hardened warrior instincts.
The bullets were emptied, and Lu Mingfei quickly replaced the magazine with a new one, while keeping the muzzle of the gun pointed at the enemy.
While changing the magazine, he glanced at Xu Yanbo, who had a tense look on his face, with beads of sweat already sliding down his forehead, and was desperately pulling the trigger.
"Pay attention to the ammunition!" Lu Mingfei reminded calmly. The reality is not like the game where there is unlimited ammunition. In this situation, if their ammunition is used up, they can only wait for death.
The peacekeeping soldiers fell one after another. Although they were wearing bulletproof vests, the rebels' firepower was too dense. Many people were hit in exposed parts and lost their combat effectiveness instantly.
"Hold on! Everybody hold on! Reinforcements are on the way!" the commander's voice roared in the communicator.
Fortunately, the rockets from the opposite side did not hit them directly, probably because they were afraid of blowing up the trucks carrying relief food.
At this time, several flexible small drones surrounded from different directions. These drones were equipped with light machine guns and flew around in the air, as flexible as a group of deadly bees, constantly attacking the Black Hawk and ground peacekeepers.
The Black Hawk helicopter dodged left and right in the air, constantly increasing its altitude, trying to avoid the fire suppression of the drones. However, the enemy's drones had a clear advantage in number, and they entangled the Black Hawk like a shadow, making the helicopter's flight trajectory increasingly unstable.
Soon, a rocket was suddenly launched from the enemy position, dragging flames towards the Black Hawk helicopter. The Black Hawk immediately pulled up rapidly, but it was still a step too late. The rocket accurately hit the tail of the helicopter, and the explosion instantly blew the tail to pieces.
The helicopter lost its balance, shaking violently and spinning in the air. The pilot tried desperately to control the falling posture but the helicopter still fell irreversibly to the ground.
The moment the plane landed, flames and thick smoke shot up into the sky. The huge shock wave raised a lot of dust from the surrounding ground, burying the broken fuselage.
"Damn it!" Lu Mingfei's heart sank as he looked at the falling Black Hawk. The firepower of the opposite side was almost two or three times that of theirs. Now without the firepower support of the Black Hawk, how could they possibly resist the attack of the rebels on the opposite side?
"Brother Lu, they are coming!" Xu Yanbo's voice was mixed with fear and despair. After seeing the Black Hawk being shot down, the morale of the rebels on the opposite side was boosted and they began a mad charge.
It is impossible for them to retreat now. As soon as they stop the current fire suppression, they will be torn to pieces by the rebels on the opposite side.
The drones that had originally attacked the Black Hawk helicopter began firing at the machine gunners on the Humvee after the Black Hawk crashed. Soon two machine gunners were killed. Although the Humvee's machine gun had a bulletproof shield in front, it still could not defend against attacks from the air.
Soon after the peacekeeping force lost two machine guns, its firepower weakened significantly, and the rebels advanced even faster.
The fierce battle turned the town into a battlefield. Bullets flew, explosions deafened the ears, and the surrounding buildings were gradually shattered by the destruction of bullets and rockets.
Lu Mingfei stood up from the bunker and shot at a low-flying drone in the air. Soon a few bullets hit the drone's propeller and it fell from the air.
The moment the drone fell, Lu Mingfei began to rush towards the Hummer.
"Brother Lu, where are you going!" Xu Yanbo saw Lu Mingfei rushing to the side and shouted in panic. Lu Mingfei ignored Xu Yanbo's words and braved the hail of bullets to a Hummer and got in. He moved the bodies in the car to the side and began to operate the machine gun on the Hummer. Without the firepower of the machine gun, they could not hold out for long.
Now it was time to fight desperately again. Lu Mingfei had not experienced this feeling for a long time. The machine gun began to roar in his hand. He used the Kamaitachi again, but the Kamaitachi could still only cover a range of about ten meters around him.
But this time, Lu Mingfei began to drive the sickle-weasel desperately, and the sickle-weasel's territory began to expand to 20 meters, 30 meters... 100 meters.
But this is not without cost. Lu Mingfei could feel his strength draining away quickly. At the same time, his nose began to bleed. He could only sustain this state for half a minute at most, otherwise he would die from a burst blood vessel.
With the help of the sickle-itachi, the machine gun in his hands was a terrifying weapon. The rebels who had rushed to a place not far from them fell to the ground one after another under Lu Mingfei's shooting. The terrifying power of the machine gun bullets created blood mist on their bodies, and their limbs were shattered and flew everywhere.
But this does not mean that Lu Mingfei can stand alone in this half minute. The drones in the air began to shoot in the direction of Lu Mingfei. The bullets hit around Lu Mingfei but he did not react at all. He wanted to inflict the greatest damage to the rebels in this half minute.
Just as the drone adjusted its angle to prepare for another attack, several flashes of fire flashed from a distance - missiles whizzed over, instantly blowing several drones into pieces, and the broken wreckage fell to the ground like rain.
Half a minute was up. After Lu Mingfei eliminated the rebels closest to them, he collapsed in the Hummer with a nosebleed. His chest heaving violently, he looked up at the sky and saw a fighter jet swooping down from the sky. At the same time, there was a sound in his headphones.
“Reinforcements have arrived!”
The plane dived rapidly downward toward the rebels and began to drop heat-seeking bombs. When it was about to touch the building, it turned to level flight and began to increase power. The fighter suddenly began to accelerate and even made a sonic boom at low altitude.
Lu Mingfei could see the fighter jet with graceful lines. A white mist appeared on the fuselage, followed by a horrifying sound. The shock wave generated by the sonic boom directly shattered some of the less solid buildings around it, and also caused horrific casualties to the rebels in the buildings and on the ground.
Some of the surviving rebels were also covering their ears and wailing on the ground. Fortunately, Lu Mingfei had already shut down the sickle-weasel, otherwise he would have been deaf from then on.
Because the potential of sonic booms is so great, many countries actually prohibit fighter jets from performing supersonic flights at low altitudes, but now is a special case and they can't care so much.
After flying for a distance, the plane made a maneuver and flew back, hovering in the air like a helicopter. The fighter jet hovered in the air and extended its machine guns to start strafing the rebels in other directions.
Seeing this, Lu Mingfei and other peacekeeping soldiers finally breathed a sigh of relief.
But suddenly a wire mesh carrying electric current suddenly covered the fighter plane hovering in the air. The net had a suction force and the fighter plane had no way to break free. The crackling sound of electric current broke out in the air. The fighter plane struggled violently like a bird of prey caught in a net. Its machine gun was jammed and it could not launch an effective counterattack.
"Electromagnetic network! These rebels must have the support of other countries!" The commander's voice sounded a little panicked in the headset.
Just when the fighter jet was caught in the net, Lu Mingfei heard heavy footsteps, and also a low sound like steel hitting the ground, coming from the direction of the rebels.
Lu Mingfei propped up his weak body and looked outside. A humanoid robot about two meters tall was walking towards them. Its black armor had a metallic luster and it had two heavy machine guns ready in its hands. The other surviving rebels followed the robot and rushed towards the peacekeeping force.
Lu Mingfei felt a little heavy in his chest, and the smell of blood in his nose made him a little dizzy, but he forced himself to stay awake, as the battle was far from over.
The situation was getting worse. The buzzing sound of the electromagnetic net and the roar of the fighter jets' engines intertwined together, making people feel like they were in a doomsday nightmare.
The robot approached slowly, and each step was like hitting the ground with a sledgehammer, causing the rubble and broken bricks around it to tremble slightly.
Lu Mingfei widened his eyes and stared at the mechanical monster through the crosshairs of the machine gun. It was a killing machine on the battlefield, with heavy armor on its body that could withstand small and medium caliber bullets. In front of it, soldiers were as fragile as paper.
"Damn it, how did they get this stuff!" Xu Yanbo cursed angrily while replacing a new magazine and firing at the rebels who followed the robots. He ran over to check the situation after seeing Lu Mingfei's machine gun stop firing.
As for why they didn't shoot the robot, it's because bullets have no effect on that robot. Bullets can only create a few sparks when they hit it.
The rebels' morale, which had been suppressed by the fighter jets, was once again ignited by this combat robot.
The robot raised its arms, and the muzzle of the double-barreled heavy machine gun began to spin wildly. In an instant, bullets poured down like a rainstorm, and the surrounding bunkers and vehicles were shattered under the fierce firepower.
The machine gun bullets swept across the road like a bone scraper, raising dust and sparks. Even the Hummer parked nearby was riddled with holes, with its windows and doors dented and shattered. Although the Hummer was bulletproof, it was still not enough under this terrifying firepower.
"Get down!" Lu Mingfei shouted with all his might, pushed open the car door, pulled Xu Yanbo beside him and rolled on the ground, hiding under another truck next to them, avoiding the rain of bullets shot by the robots.
The ground was full of pits and holes cut by bullets, and gravel and dirt splashed on his face, causing a dull pain. They huddled behind a pile of tattered shelters in a somewhat embarrassed manner, feeling the oncoming pressure, which was a sign that death could come at any time.
Lu Mingfei quickly checked his gun and found that he had only a few bullets left. His eyes flashed and he quickly assessed the terrain around him. The robots were closing in step by step and the rebels' firepower network was opened again. They were now trapped in a blind spot with no way to retreat.
As the robots approached, the heavy machine guns opened fire again. Several peacekeepers who were still fighting fell one after another, their blood staining the gravel on the ground red.
"Brother Lu, it's coming!" Xu Yanbo's shout interrupted Lu Mingfei's thoughts. He looked up and saw that the robot had walked not far in front of them and was raising its machine gun to aim at them.
Lu Mingfei pulled out the grenade from his waist, bit off the safety pin, and threw the grenade towards the robot with all his strength.
The explosion suddenly exploded in front of the robot, and flames mixed with debris flew everywhere. The huge impact force caused the robot to pause slightly, and some dents appeared on its armor.
Taking advantage of this gap, Lu Mingfei grabbed Xu Yanbo's shoulders and quickly took him to retreat to a shelter in another ruin.
At this moment, Lu Mingfei's eyes were slightly red and his whole body was weak. He did not expect that after losing the power of the Word Spirit, he would be so fragile and be killed on the first day of arriving in another world.
They could not confront this steel monster head-on. Lu Mingfei understood that he had to find another breakthrough. The opponent's firepower was too strong. Xu Yanbo's face was full of fear and he could hardly hold the gun in his hand.
Lu Mingfei patted him on the shoulder and silently wiped the blood from his nose. He knew that now was not the time to give up.
The fighter was still struggling, its machine gun rotating, but it was trapped by the electromagnetic net and could not make any major attack movements.
Just as the robot raised its gun and aimed at them again, the fighter's machine gun finally turned to the robot's position. The machine gun let out a shrill roar, and the rain of bullets cut into the robot's hard armor like a sharp blade, sparks flying.
The robot was knocked back a few steps, and cracks finally appeared on its armor, exposing its internal mechanical devices, but it still did not fall down.
Lu Mingfei once again raised his gun and aimed at the crack in the robot caused by the fighter jet. Although his hands were shaking, his eyes were still firm. He had fought countless battles and had never admitted defeat.
His index finger pulled the trigger, and the bullet spurted out of the barrel, drawing a straight line in the air and accurately hitting the robot's exposed device of unknown function.
This shot became the final blow that crushed the robot. The robot fell to the ground with a bang, and its internal devices made a creepy shattering sound. Its machine gun stopped turning, and the red light in its eyes gradually dimmed.
Soon a cannonball flew over and completely destroyed the robot. After seeing the robot being destroyed, the rebels who were following the robot suddenly lost their morale and began to flee in all directions.
Then, a roar of engines was heard from afar. Lu Mingfei looked outside the bunker and saw several heavy armored vehicles with the logo of the United Nations government appearing from the other end of the path and rushing towards the position of the peacekeeping force.
The machine guns and turrets on the armored vehicles quickly locked onto the enemy's position and launched precise strikes on the retreating rebels. Fire and explosions once again resounded across the battlefield. The reinforcements, composed of the United Government's rapid reaction force, quickly joined the battle and completely reversed the situation.
Lu Mingfei leaned against the damaged bunker, gasping for breath, his body barely able to support itself. He felt that he had used up the last bit of his strength.
"Brother Lu, we...finally survived." Xu Yanbo also slumped on the ground, his voice hoarse with indescribable joy.
Soldiers of the United Nations government jumped off armored vehicles and quickly cleared the battlefield. Medical soldiers shuttled across the battlefield, treating the fallen peacekeepers.
Lu Mingfei looked up at the sky. The trapped fighter plane was gradually resuming action with the support of the heavy armored forces.
(End of this chapter)
