[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-mercenary-s-war":3,"chapter-mercenary-s-war-mercenary-s-war-chapter-777":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},1613567,2077,"Chapter 777 - 777 768 Radar","mercenary-s-war-chapter-777",777,"\u003Cp>777: Chapter 768 Radar 777: Chapter 768 Radar They loaded everything they might need onto the pickup truck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After resting and getting in optimal physical and mental state, Gao Yang and his team set off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The distance between outposts wasn’t too far apart; Captain Sadiq might discover any moment that something had happened to his subordinates, or perhaps he had already noticed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was best to be cautious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They started from their hiding spot, bumping along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They used the car lights while within the woods but turned them off once they reached the open grasslands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although they couldn’t speed up, Gao Yang and his team couldn’t just drive up next to Captain Sadiq’s outpost either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After checking the GPS and estimating that they were about three to four kilometers away from the outpost, Gao Yang and his team got out of the truck in a dense patch of jungle; it was still dark out, the deepest darkness just before dawn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They marked the location where they parked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang grabbed his AKM, which he felt was pretty accurate, let Bantuna carry his shotgun, while Jansen discarded his unused AKM for an RPD light machine gun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After getting out, Gao Yang turned on his headlamp, took the suitcase of money, and after finding a thick bush nearby, hid the suitcase inside it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Gao Yang’s actions, Jansen whispered, “Aren’t you going to carry that with you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s a lot of money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’re just going to leave it here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang smiled and said, “It’s too heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’d rather carry more bullets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, the money won’t go missing here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After picking up the machine gun from the truck and slinging it over his shoulder, Jansen laughed and said, “Two hundred thousand US dollars; if it were me, I’d carry it no matter how heavy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although they were headed into battle, the atmosphere wasn’t tense at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bantuna, who was leading the way, occasionally turned around to joke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since coming into an unexpected fortune, both Bantuna and Jansen were in high spirits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang didn’t know the exact location of the outpost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All they could do was reach the approximate location and search from there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike cities with many sources of light, the forest at night was pitch black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The saying “you can’t see your hand in front of your face” wasn’t an exaggeration here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn’t have a night vision device and couldn’t use a bright headlamp or flashlight so as not to reveal their position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could only rely on headlamps turned down to the lowest setting, which made their progress slow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they neared the outpost, they stopped talking and just moved quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang felt there wouldn’t be any problems before reaching the outpost, so he was very relaxed, only occasionally looking up at Bantuna.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest of the time, he just watched the path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bantuna was walking ten meters ahead of Gao Yang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, a scout in the lead should be at least twenty or thirty meters ahead; any closer would be meaningless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But because they were traveling at night without night vision devices and there were only three of them, there wasn’t much sense in Bantuna increasing the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he spotted anything, he would have to shout to inform them in time, so it was better to stay closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Bantuna stopped, crouched down and covered the light on his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Bantuna’s movements, Gao Yang immediately stopped as well and grabbed Jansen behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang didn’t know what Bantuna had spotted, but covering the light surely meant there was danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bantuna slightly tilted his head, listened intently for a moment, then suddenly raised his gun and fired at a spot not far in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Bantuna fired, he dropped to the ground and shouted, “Enemy!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang and Jansen also dropped to the ground with a thud and turned off their headlamps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They couldn’t see or hear anything, which made Gao Yang anxious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had never experienced combat like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After they went prone, everything fell silent again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Gao Yang thought of a possibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bantuna had discovered the enemy, but what if those people were from the Akuri tribe?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that thought, Gao Yang immediately shouted in Akuri, “Chieftain, Balix!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am White Child!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang shouted, but nobody responded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few seconds, Gao Yang heard the sound of two heavy objects hitting the ground, followed by two loud explosions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The explosions were close to Gao Yang but didn’t injure him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The enemy had thrown grenades with timed fuses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang couldn’t tell where the grenades had been thrown from, but he knew the enemy couldn’t be far away, at most twenty meters, possibly even within ten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bantuna shouted loudly, “I told you they are enemies!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t make any more noise!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Bantuna was crawling swiftly on the ground, two flashes of gunfire sprayed in the direction from which Bantuna had just made noise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the muzzle flashes, Gao Yang pinpointed the enemy’s position, less than ten meters from Bantuna and just over twenty meters from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang quickly raised his gun, but as he was about to shoot, he put the gun back and instead slowly pulled the pin on a grenade and threw it toward the darkness that had reclaimed visibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shooting would reveal his location, but throwing a grenade wouldn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, without sight, it significantly affected the sense of direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Throwing a grenade into the darkness, Gao Yang wasn’t sure if he had thrown it in the right direction or the correct distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the grenade exploded, Gao Yang realized he had indeed thrown the grenade wildly off target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jansen whispered in a tiny voice from behind Gao Yang, “What’s going on!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang also lowered his voice, whispering, “I don’t know!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Gao Yang finished speaking, he heard someone whisper beside him, “Don’t talk, it will expose our position.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bantuna had quietly crawled over without making any noise; Gao Yang hadn’t heard a sound, and when Bantuna suddenly spoke, it gave Gao Yang quite a fright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After laying down not far from Gao Yang, Bantuna whispered, “I heard someone breathing, and I heard the sound of gun mechanisms being cocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just killed one, but there are at least seven or eight more!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang was somewhat anxious, saying, “I can’t see anything; I can’t shoot like this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Gao Yang heard faint sounds of footsteps and Bantuna suddenly opened fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang couldn’t tell where the enemy was, but after Bantuna fired, a scream soon followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In complete darkness, Bantuna had still managed to hit the moving enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After firing, they had to move positions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without needing a reminder from Bantuna, Gao Yang and Jansen immediately rolled to the side, moving slightly after several rolls, followed by several sounds of grenades hitting the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some grenades exploded upon impact—these were impact fuses; others exploded after a brief delay—these were time-delay fuses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the enemy threw many grenades, their landing spots were very far off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like Gao Yang’s situation, the enemy, unable to see anything, also had severe directional problems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could hear sounds but couldn’t accurately throw the grenades to the intended spots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Bantuna whispered close to Gao Yang’s ear, “Give me a grenade.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang got a big scare; Bantuna had silently moved close to him again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang took a grenade from his belt, felt Bantuna at his right side, and held out the grenade for Bantuna to take.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He heard no sound, but after waiting a while, Gao Yang heard the slight sound of an arm swinging, then just twenty meters away from him, the grenade exploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the explosion, someone shouted in English, “I’m hurt, help me, ah, f**k, help me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang didn’t know how Bantuna had spotted the enemy, but now he understood why Bantuna was nicknamed Radar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang had already taken out a second grenade, passed it to Bantuna after finding him, and then simply waited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one dared to make a sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang lay on the ground, not daring to breathe heavily, he opened his mouth and breathed slowly through it to prevent making loud, rapid breathing sounds from the tension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Initially, Gao Yang could hear Jansen breathing heavily not far behind him, but soon he couldn’t hear Jansen’s breaths; Jansen must have been breathing through his mouth too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In complete silence, time seemed to pass extremely slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After what felt like a long time, Gao Yang heard the slight sound of Bantuna moving his arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang was already holding two grenades, and upon hearing Bantuna’s sound, he immediately passed the grenades to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the explosion, there was another scream, with someone loudly saying, “F**k, my leg!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can they see?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shut up, don’t talk, they can’t see…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the person could finish, Bantuna threw the second grenade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time Gao Yang didn’t even hear the wind until the explosion told him that Bantuna had already thrown the grenade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shouting abruptly stopped, and then at least four guns fired simultaneously, with the shooters running and shooting as they moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The enemy couldn’t keep calm any longer, but once there were visible muzzle flashes guiding their direction, Gao Yang could finally shoot too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He held his gun and moved quickly, firing bursts at three points where the muzzle flashes appeared, and as soon as the fourth man’s muzzle flash showed, Gao Yang fired a burst there too, then immediately rolled to the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Yang was very unaccustomed to fighting in complete darkness, and the enemy clearly wasn’t comfortable either, but the difference was, Gao Yang’s side had Radar, but the enemy didn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one who moved would die, and the one who fired would also die; the enemy didn’t dare move anymore, only the wounded made faint groaning sounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Bantuna said in a weak voice, “Grenade.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bantuna had silently reached Gao Yang’s side again, but this time Gao Yang was immune to the surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He silently pulled out a grenade and handed it to Bantuna, whispering, “This is the last one.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After taking the grenade, Bantuna whispered, “Let’s conserve it; I’ll go and finish the enemies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t shoot at the sight of glare unless you’re sure it’s not me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait for me!” (To be continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you like this work, please come to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast recommendation votes, monthly tickets, and your support is my greatest motivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)\u003C\u002Fp>",1752,"2026-06-06T10:20:02.743Z",1,"novelbin.me","c4d9ac5d5da009d6952f9733f2e509d0bf898d5b33891b6acf0505aba5104876","mercenary-s-war-chapter-778","mercenary-s-war-chapter-776",2343,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmercenary-s-war-cover.jpg"]