"Prepare for battle!"
The moment the words fell, the five of them scattered toward the surrounding cover with practiced coordination.
Old White rushed into a building by the street, kicked open a half-closed door, placed the rectangular case containing the fuel rods somewhere safe, then chambered his scythe assault rifle and quickly moved up beside the window.
The entire sequence was seamless.
"In position!"
"+1."
"I'm ready too!"
They had carried out this kind of coordination countless times before. Following the green dots on the VM map, the five-man squad spread evenly around the building, covering every possible approach.
There were almost no blind spots!
The members of the Bull and Horse Squad waited tensely for the battle to begin.
Yet a long time passed, and the street remained utterly silent.
There was still not the slightest sound.
Quit Smoking, standing on the front line with Old White, held his breath and carefully observed the surroundings.
Yet aside from the vines gently swaying by the windows and leaves rustling in the breeze, there was no obvious movement anywhere on the street.
Could it have been an illusion?
The thought had barely surfaced when a sharp whoosh came from overhead.
Before anyone could make a sound, something exploded above them.
Bang—!
Ye Shi, standing behind a half-collapsed concrete wall, froze for a moment.
"Fuck?! Mortars!"
In fact, mortars were terribly inefficient in urban combat. There was cover everywhere, severely limiting the effective range of fragmentation damage.
However, the enemy seemed unaware of that, firing three more shells at them.
Without exception, the shells exploded in midair, all at least twenty meters away from them!
"And airburst shells..." Gale frowned, glanced at the signal on his VM screen, then quickly looked out the window again, narrowing his eyes slightly.
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