Boom! All the plastic explosives detonated at once, blasting large holes into the surfaces of the six buildings.
Arctic buildings had thick, multilayered walls, but even they could not withstand the destructive force of high explosives.
The temperature inside was much higher. The immense difference between inside and outside immediately sent Arctic gales raging into the buildings, knocking the people within off balance and scattering all kinds of objects across the floor.
A group of soldiers from the world's most elite special forces immediately stormed inside and began carrying out the mission.
From the air, nothing could be seen across the snow-covered land swallowed by the polar night.
Yet light now shone from within the blasted-open buildings.
Dense gunfire followed, mingling with the howling Arctic winds. At first it sounded somewhat abrupt, but soon the sounds blended together seamlessly.
Violent explosions rang out from time to time—the sounds of grenades and flashbangs.
The base's defenses had originally been fairly strong, but after the polar night began, the entire base had let down its guard.
After all, in the vast Arctic wilderness, in a land so dark, finding them was like looking for a needle in a haystack.
And faced with these suddenly appearing invaders, the mercenaries from Blackwater Company and several other security firms were simply no match for them.
On top of that, they had been thrown into disarray by the initial explosions, and for a time, it became a one-sided slaughter.
The gunfire and explosions were extremely intense at first, but as the armed personnel were gradually wiped out, the sounds of battle slowly faded.
Before long, the gunfire had completely ceased. The vast majority of the resistance forces within the Arctic base had been eliminated.
"Use solid gel to seal the walls again," Lister ordered inside a