[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-mercenary-s-war":3,"chapter-mercenary-s-war-mercenary-s-war-chapter-1002":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Mercenary’s War",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1613892,2077,"Chapter 1002 - 1002 987 Death Roll","mercenary-s-war-chapter-1002",1002,"\u003Cp>1002: Chapter 987: Death Roll 1002: Chapter 987: Death Roll The helicopter is most vulnerable when taking off or landing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rockets were already flying chaotically, but fortunately, while RPGs are easy to launch, where they land is not determined by human will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The further they travel, the more they rely on fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with extensive training, it’s not possible to accurately predict the impact point of an RPG.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those close enough would get shot down by the three helicopters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The likelihood of launching rockets at close range, as what happened to the U.S.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Army helicopters in Mogadishu, is slim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for those at a distance, let them shoot their RPGs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s no way to prevent it; it all comes down to luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But anti-aircraft missiles are a different story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Night Demon Three was flying at just over fifty meters, and it hadn’t yet picked up speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was at its most vulnerable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missile, if it hit at this moment, would make one contemplate the possibility of going to the crash site to see if anyone survived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang heard Jacklan’s roar, but he was utterly powerless at the moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lives of everyone on the aircraft were in Jacklan’s hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aircraft suddenly rolled in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone had just boarded, barely seated, and there were no seat belts on the makeshift seats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What would happen when a helicopter performed a roll under these conditions?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone in the cabin was instantly upended, tossed together in a heap by the rolling helicopter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang thought the plane was going to crash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After rolling around the cabin and despite being battered, he didn’t feel pain and let out a curse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chorus of profanities erupted in the cabin, in at least seven different languages, but all meaning roughly the same thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang thought it was all over because, in theory, helicopters could perform rolls, and indeed a few models like the Mi-28 and Ka-52 had achieved this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those were attack helicopters and at least a generation more advanced than the Mi-8.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, those were agile attack helicopters, not the ponderous beast aptly named the Mi-17 Hippo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In actual combat, such maneuvers had never been done before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Mi-24 in Afghanistan once performed a barrel roll to evade a Stinger missile, which caused quite a sensation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for transport helicopters, especially an old Mi-17 known as a Hippo, Gao Yang never imagined it could fly after performing a roll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, he thought the aircraft had been hit and was rolling because it was about to crash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he quickly realized that wasn’t the case, as the helicopter released a host of infrared decoy flares and then Gao Yang heard a close explosion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing an explosion amidst the helicopter’s intrusive noise and being scared half to death meant it truly wasn’t far away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aircraft plummeted rapidly, swaying from side to side, jumbling everyone in the cabin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Gao Yang heard Eileen in his headset, exuberantly roaring, “Hoopoe!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beautiful job!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miraculously, the aircraft didn’t crash and finally regained stable flight, climbing rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang had no time to celebrate, still confused about what had happened, so as he clambered out from the tangled heap and yelled, “What happened?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jacklan replied with a cocky tone, “Hope you didn’t smash your heads, I know you took quite a fall!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the good news is, we’re safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to me, buddies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just pulled you back from the gates of Hell.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After taking a deep breath, Gao Yang repeated, “What happened?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We were flying too low; the missile was higher than our aircraft and our infrared decoys were launched to the sides and downwards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had no clue where the missile was, so I spun around releasing the flares, making it an all-around, no-blind-spot deployment.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Jacklan finished, Gallanor’s observer praised with admiration, “I saw it clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The missile exploded just behind and above you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looks like it climbed and then flew horizontally towards your heat source, with a proximity fuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just twenty meters less, and your tail rotor would’ve been gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nicely done, Hoopoe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You saved everyone with a death roll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm, are you sure Hippos can roll?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the pilot of Night Demon Two shouted, “Well done!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hippos can’t roll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Night Demon Two has exhausted its ammo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We’re out of even a single bullet and need to return to base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Eileen shouted, “One death roll, and the missile hit the flare that was shot upwards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boss, you’d be scared stiff if you saw it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pilots began to chatter among themselves, and Gao Yang took a long breath of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He made his way to a seat, straightened his Night Demon night vision device, and then loudly declared over the intercom, “Head back!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quick, let’s go back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>F**k, I don’t want to encounter another missile!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One by one, the individuals in the cabin found their way back to their seats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some were making the sign of the cross, some were laughing loudly, and others were cursing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Li Qiu, after a long daze, suddenly shouted, “Don’t expect to get me on a helicopter again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scared me to death!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Qiu had never been in combat on a helicopter before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Red Feather suddenly yelled, “F**k, F**k!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who the hell pissed themselves?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strong smell of urine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh, sh*t!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>F**k, my hand is wet, oh, sh*t, my sleeve’s wet too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damnable coward!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It must be you, Loach, who pissed their pants!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Qiu angrily retorted, “Shut up!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’re the idiot who got scared and pissed yourself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My crotch is dry, touch it if you don’t believe me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A round of laughter broke out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who is it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who is it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who got scared and peed themselves?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who pissed themselves?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Military Dog, was it you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You stink so much, shit, keep away from me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Red Feather identified the coward, he bellowed, “Stop looking, it’s the prisoner!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dammit, Ram, you owe me extra, you owe me for mental anguish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You kicked this goddamn prisoner and he pissed all over me, F**k, I won’t forgive you without ten thousand bucks.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having escaped death, everyone was excited, Gao Yang waved his hand grandly, saying, “For getting peed on, consider it done.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ve got some on me too!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I, I, I got a bit on me too, though not much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, five thousand should do.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They laughed and joked around until the plane returned and landed, and the moment it touched down, the noisy cabin immediately fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the cabin door opened, personnel quickly disembarked, Gao Yang gestured with his hand, and several people dragged the prisoner and ran towards his office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after this did everyone else follow the escorted prisoners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dani and Gallanor were among many others waiting at the airport.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Gao Yang, Dani shouted, “How did it go?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Gao Yang gestured with his hand, he said in a somber tone, “Find an interrogation room, I want to ask some questions.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dani said urgently, “Let us handle it, leave it to us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang ignored Dani, who got a bit agitated, he approached the prisoner behind Gao Yang, at which point Alcohol and Rafael extended their palms, signaling Dani to stop and preventing his approach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang didn’t want to sour the relationship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He told Dani, “Bring your men, we’ll interrogate together first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dani asked urgently, “What’s the outcome?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did you find Badadi?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang silently shook his head, his expression ugly because the operation hadn’t achieved its expected goal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Badadi was not there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right next to Gao Yang’s office was Dani’s office, and Dani pointed to his room, saying, “Go there, I’ll call the interrogation expert right away.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Number Thirteen, Shadow, and Tommy were also there to meet them, but they didn’t speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dragging the men into Dani’s office, the rest waited outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Throwing the three prisoners onto the floor, Gao Yang immediately said, “Wake them up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shadow rolled up his sleeves, and after Number Thirteen rubbed his hands, hearing Gao Yang’s words, both said in unison, “No, only one stays here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dani opened his mouth, “Don’t rush, wait a second!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t expect you to bring back prisoners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just wait a bit, half an hour at most; let the interrogation expert come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The prisoners are too valuable, we can’t kill them, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Number Thirteen glanced at Dani and said, “No need, let’s start now, Ram is in a hurry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dani still wanted to speak, but seeing that both Number Thirteen and Shadow seemed confident, he finally said, “I have just two requests: don’t kill them, and don’t cause them serious injury.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Gao Yang pointed to the prisoner he had captured himself, saying, “The one who wet his pants should be the highest-ranking.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shadow smiled, “No, we start with someone younger and lower-ranking.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They left one prisoner behind, dashed cold water over him, the prisoner didn’t wake up, but Shadow pricked under the prisoner’s armpit with a small knife, and the man immediately woke up screaming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang stepped forward and said in a deep voice, “Can we start questioning?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Number Thirteen shook his head, but Shadow smiled, “If you want it fast, we’ll use rapid interrogation methods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t worry, he won’t die, but he might suffer a mental breakdown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rest assured though, mental breakdowns aren’t permanent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Um, let him rest for a week to ten days, and then he’ll be ready for a second interrogation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang waved his hand, “Make it quick!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shadow looked at Number Thirteen and said, “If it’s rapid interrogation, the only methods I know cause extreme pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do you have a better idea?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dani said anxiously, “A temporary mental breakdown is okay, but we absolutely must keep him alive, we must.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Number Thirteen shook his head, “To keep him alive, I can’t use my methods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just go with extreme pain.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shadow grinned and then told Gao Yang, “Give me half an hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In half an hour, you ask him, and I guarantee he’ll spill everything by then.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang nodded, “Half an hour then, I can wait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Show me what you’ve got.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(To be continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you like this work, we welcome you to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your support is my greatest motivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)\u003C\u002Fp>",1725,"2026-06-06T10:20:14.872Z",1,"novelbin.me","ecb5d0c1175efa5bebe1b12a85112c5403ca59d14cdfa29ae857dd63ed5a64cf","mercenary-s-war-chapter-1003","mercenary-s-war-chapter-1001",2343,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmercenary-s-war-cover.jpg"]