Anfiele Lookout stood in the heart of Country X's desert region.
The lookout was a little like a lighthouse at sea, not only guiding passing travelers, but also serving as something of a desert hotel.
If travelers passed through at night and needed a place to rest for any number of reasons, they could pay to stay here.
When bad weather struck, such as a sandstorm, taking shelter here offered a measure of safety.
The Mercenary Corps led by Kaidi had seized the place as their base the moment they arrived in Country X.
At that moment, a helicopter sat on the lookout's spacious platform.
The pilot sat in the cockpit and pressed the ignition button. The rotor blades slowly began turning, and the gusts they stirred up lifted Eileen's skirt.
But the woman's usual smile was gone. For some reason, an unknown fear, both familiar and strange, haunted her heart.
Deep inside, her instincts kept screaming in terror-Run!!!
"Get out of here at full speed!" Her expression dark, Eileen drew her gun, pressed it to the pilot's head, and urgently urged him on.
The pilot jumped, cold sweat breaking out at his temples:
"Calm down, miss. We're leaving right now."
As he hurried to operate the helicopter, he couldn't help cursing inwardly.
He had thought the commander had given him a cushy assignment. Who could have guessed that, beautiful as his passenger was, she was a complete lunatic!
Who put a gun to an ally's head the very first time they met on the same side?!
Eileen didn't care what he was thinking. She looked down at her phone and confirmed that the bomb had detonated.
The people she had sent to observe had also replied. With an explosion of that reach, even those on the outskirts would have