Chapter 201

In the meeting room of the Starfire Mercenary Group headquarters, Commander Zhang placed a printed ultimatum on the table,

and pushed it in front of Lin Chen and Li Wei. "The Iron Hand Group lost all resource points, and now they are short of food and water,

and their morale is low; we must take this opportunity to make them pay the price." Commander Zhang tapped the ultimatum with his finger,

"This ultimatum requires them to compensate for the supplies we had snatched before within three days—five hundred kilograms of food, two hundred boxes of antibiotics, and ten machine guns, otherwise we will directly attack their stronghold."

Li Wei picked up the ultimatum and read it once, nodding and saying: "This compensation amount is just right;

it won't make them feel like we are asking for a lion's share, and it can make up for our previous losses.

And now that they have no resources, it must be very difficult for them to gather these things; if they can't gather them,

we will have a reason to take action." Lin Chen added: "We must find a suitable person to send the ultimatum over,

preferably a member who has been captured by the Iron Hand Group before, and have him bring a message by the way, saying that we have already mastered the defensive deployment of their stronghold, so they shouldn't hold any fluke mentality."

Soon, a member who met the conditions, Chen Feng, was found. He was captured by the Iron Hand Group when carrying out a mission last month,

suffered a lot, and was later rescued by Lin Chen's team. "I'll go send it!" Chen Feng took the ultimatum,

his eyes firm, "I want to let Zhou Bao know that what they did to me back then, they should pay back now!"

Lin Chen patted him on the shoulder: "Pay attention to safety; come back immediately after sending the ultimatum; no need to entangle with them too much."

That afternoon,

Chen Feng brought the ultimatum to the entrance of the Iron Hand Group stronghold. The guards saw him,

and immediately raised their guns to warn: "Stop! If you come any closer, I'll open fire!" Chen Feng raised the ultimatum in his hand,

and said loudly: "I am from the Starfire Group, here to send an ultimatum to Zhou Bao! If you don't dare to accept it,

I will read the content of the ultimatum to everyone!" The surrounding survivors heard the movement and gathered around to watch the fun one after another, and the guards had no choice but to go in and report.

Zhou Bao saw the compensation requirements on the ultimatum and was so angry he tore the ultimatum to pieces: "Simply wishful thinking!

Let Lin Chen wait; even if we starve to death, we won't give them a single bit!"

Chen Feng sneered: "Leader Zhou, don't be stubborn; how much food is left in your stronghold,

and how much ammunition, we all know clearly. If the compensation is not seen in three days, we will directly attack,

and by then you won't even have the chance to surrender!" After speaking, Chen Feng turned and left, leaving Zhou Bao in the room stomping his feet in anger.

The news soon spread throughout the Iron Hand Group stronghold. The members heard the compensation requirements,

and all panicked—they were almost out of food themselves, so where would they get food and weapons to compensate the Starfire Group.

Several backbone members found Zhou Bao and advised: "Leader, how about we negotiate with the Starfire Group,

and compensate a little less? If they really attack, we won't be able to block them at all."

Zhou Bao glared at them: "Negotiate? When did our Iron Hand Group need to negotiate with people? If you dare to say this again, don't blame me for being impolite!" The backbone members could only shut up, but their hearts became increasingly unsure.

Lin Chen received the news passed back by Chen Feng at the base and said to Commander Zhang: "Zhou Bao definitely won't easily agree to the compensation,

so we must prepare for an attack. Starting tomorrow, have the teams strengthen training, check weapons and ammunition,

and ensure that we can act at any time in three days." Commander Zhang nodded: "In addition, have the patrol teams pay more attention to the movements of the Iron Hand Group stronghold, to prevent them from jumping over the wall in a hurry and taking action against nearby survivors."

When Xia Nuan was organizing medicine at the medical station, she heard the team members discussing the attack plan,

and found Lin Chen and said: "If a fight really breaks out, there will definitely be many wounded,

and I have already discussed it with other medical personnel to prepare first-aid supplies in advance,

and set up temporary medical points close to the battlefield." Lin Chen held her hand: "Thank you for your hard work; pay attention to safety and don't get too close to the front line." Xia Nuan nodded, and handed him a bottle of refreshing nutrient solution: "You also need to rest more; don't keep staring at the training; your body is important."

On the last day of the three-day deadline, the Iron Hand Group had no movement, neither sending compensation nor sending anyone to negotiate. Lin Chen stood at the entrance of the headquarters, looking in the direction of the Iron Hand Group stronghold in the distance, and said to Li Wei: "It seems Zhou Bao intends to carry it to the end; notify the teams, tomorrow morning, attack according to the original plan." Li Wei nodded and turned to convey the order; the atmosphere in the base instantly became tense, and everyone was preparing for the upcoming battle.