Chapter 577: What

Bang bang bang!

Director Xiao Tang drew her pistol and fired repeatedly at Lu Yang.

But as a technician in the Electronic Countermeasure Unit, her shooting skill was merely average, and she couldn't hit the target even at such close range.

In the end, she could only flee in panic toward Linzi Li, hoping to encounter friendly reinforcements and escape safely.

Unfortunately, this ambush site had been meticulously chosen by Lu Yang, a place nowhere near a village or a shop.

This area had originally been a Blue Army position, later seized by the Red side, so Lu Yang was very familiar with the surroundings.

Moreover, in the past two days they had done nothing else but scout the area, and had already mapped the troop deployments here.

Therefore Lu Yang was in no hurry and was certain she could not escape.

Most importantly, he was not alone; he had assistance.

Shh~

Lu Yang whistled, and the two figures ambushed at the other end of the road sprang up from the ground, chasing after Director Xiao Tang's escape route.

Lu Yang calmly opened the car door and found a laptop bag on the rear seat floor mat; inside was a military notebook, with a special antenna interface attached beside it.

"That must be the information equipment, right?"

To reassure himself, Lu Yang had the system verify the functions of the equipment.

After receiving a definite reply and confirming he had the right person and the right gear, he still meticulously inspected the vehicle inside and out.

Having ensured nothing was missing, he lifted the laptop bag and strolled toward Linzi Li.

He wasn't at all worried about her escaping; if she did, Kang Changyi and Ding Tengfei could just find a tree and hang themselves.

Sure enough, after only a short distance, he saw Director Xiao Tang being held down on the ground by Ding Tengfei and Kang Changyi—how did that scene look so like bullying?

"Beast, let me go, let me go quickly!"

"You're bullying me; if you don't let go, I'll claim rape!"

"Rape..."

Ding Tengfei, frightened, quickly tried to cover her mouth with his hand, but she bit him, causing him to cry out in pain.

"You're a dog, why are you still biting?"

"You're despicable, shameless, lecherous, ambushing us halfway and even blowing up our Logistics Warehouse; you're outrageous!"

Director Xiao Tang lay on the ground, hair disheveled, eyes fierce—a living, unyielding female soldier.

Lu Yang stepped forward, saw Ding Tengfei being bitten, furrowed his brows and asked, "What are you two doing, playing house here?"

Ding Tengfei replied helplessly, "Brother Lu, didn't you say we should capture her alive?"

"Capture alive—this is how we do it?"

"But she's a female soldier; we can't just act recklessly."

"What's wrong with a female soldier? On the battlefield there are only the living and the dead, not men and women. This woman has caused so many troubles for our Blue Army; how many comrades have died because of her overall positioning?"

Lu Yang's words made Ding Tengfei and Kang Changyi glance at each other, but facing a female comrade, they were still reluctant to act.

After all, the drill was just a drill; they certainly couldn't treat a female soldier as they would a real enemy.

If the drill ends and this girl comes to settle scores, what then?

"Then, tie her up?"

"No need, just knock her out."

"How dare you!"

When Director Xiao Tang heard they planned to knock her out, her temper flared instantly, and she struggled even harder, nearly overwhelming the two.

"If you dare hit me, I won't spare you; I warn you, I'm not someone to mess with, and if you dare hit me, everyone in our Electronic Countermeasure Unit will...!"

Bang!

Lu Yang said nothing, raised his hand, and punched her in the face.

The previously tiger-like Director Xiao Tang, after taking the punch, fell headfirst into sleep.

A ring of little birds circled above her head, twinkling like stars, showing she was sleeping peacefully.

Kang Changyi stood up, gave Lu Yang a thumbs‑up, and said, "Brother Lu, it has to be you; you show no mercy to a female soldier, whereas we would have hesitated to act."

Lu Yang said calmly, "With no woman in the heart, drawing a gun becomes natural divine skill."

Ding Tengfei chuckled, having learned something new: "What now, tie her up as a captive and take her back? Or try to turn her, have her use this tech gear to help us against the Red side?"

"Don't even think about it; the drill is just a drill, we can't act seriously, and she can't possibly defect."

"Then what, toss her?"

"Lift her onto the vehicle; I have a plan."

"What opportunity?"

Lu Yang waved his hand to the two, leaned close, and whispered his idea.

The two looked down in shock at Director Xiao Tang lying on the ground.

"Brother Lu, your move is truly vicious; this will make them hate you to death!"

"No poison, no man; seize the time, finish quickly and withdraw."

"Alright."

More than ten minutes later, two jeeps sped over in a rush.

"The vehicle is ahead, I see it!"

"Quick, drive over!"

The vehicle stopped, and the Company Commander was the first to jump out, leading people toward the flat‑tired car by the roadside.

Before reaching it, they saw from afar the Third Platoon Leader and Director Xiao Tang unconscious in the seats.

The seatbelts were still fastened, and both had blood stains on their heads.

Just now, even before Headquarters could receive the message sent by Director Xiao Tang and ask what happened, they heard a wail and a crash.

At the time they thought it was an attack by the Blue force, but judging from the scene it should have been a tire burst causing the vehicle to lose control, barreling into a forest, and the two were knocked unconscious by the impact.

"Company Commander, the sweep is complete; there are no signs of Blue force soldiers hiding nearby!"

"On the ground there is only this sharp stone, no other abnormal conditions found!"

"Neither Director Xiao Tang nor the Third Platoon Leader's smoke detectors were triggered; it shouldn't be a Blue force attack, just an accident caused by a tire burst!"

The Company Commander remained cautious; after quickly confirming everything was fine, he led people to surround the vehicle, opened the door, and ordered Li Tie Niu to contact the medics inside the car to provide immediate emergency treatment.

The Company Commander did not act rashly; instead he circled the vehicle, observed it, and only after confirming no danger did he gently pull the door handle.

This is the instinctive vigilance of a commander; after all safety hazards were eliminated, he released the seatbelt and helped the people out of the car.

But just as they were pulling the people out, a fishing line tugged behind each of the two, and several bait mines hidden under the seats detonated instantly.

Boom—Boom—Boom—Boom!

The explosion roared, and the circle of people around the vehicle were all engulfed in white smoke from the blast.

The only survivor, Li Tie Niu, stared at the smoking-headed Company Commander, and all his teammates were completely stunned.

The Company Commander stared at the fishing lines behind the Third Platoon Leader and Director Xiao Tang, and at the white smoke pouring from the top, trembling violently with anger.

"You bastard, using living people as bait?? That's too poisonous, truly vile, is there any humanity left? You're nothing but a beast!"

"Dispatcher, this is insanely cruel, isn't it a violation?"

The dispatch personnel from the directorate, responsible for adjudicating the exercise, also stared blankly as the car approached.

In the past, he had seen on the battlefield people use enemy corpses to make bait mines.

But deliberately causing an accident to lure the enemy, and using a living person as bait, this was his first time seeing it.

Although the Red side was hopping mad, unable to accept the fact of elimination, the directorate dispatch officer could only shake his head and solemnly tell them.

"Although this method is unethical and vicious, the attack was indeed effective."

"You have all been eliminated and withdrawn from the competition; please follow the exercise regulations and wait on site; I will call the corpse collection team's vehicle to pick you up from the exercise field."

The Company Commander, hysterically, pounded a tree, wildly swinging his fists, venting his fury, and shouted curses at Lu Yang's ancestors up to the eighteenth generation.

In just a few short hours, the Logistics Warehouse was bombed, Director Xiao Tang also perished on the spot, with no remains left.

Even the most good‑tempered, steady‑minded person would break their great defense at this moment.

The Company Commander turned his head, staring deadlocked at the only remaining lone sprout.

"Li Tie Niu!"

"Present!"

Li Tie Niu's body trembled, and they stood at attention.

The Company Commander pointed at them, gritting his teeth, and said: "You must, you must avenge us, you must capture and eliminate those three Blue force members! If you can't, after the exercise ends, go back to where you came from!"

"Yes!"

Li Tie Niu roared, embracing a death‑defying resolve, and charged into the forest with their gun.

The Company Commander watched, and felt some relief in his heart; sometimes it's not his bluntness that's at fault, but the enemy's cunning.

Splash!

He hadn't run far when his foot caught on weeds and he fell flat on his back.

He got up, brushed off the dirt, looked back; as if nothing had happened, he shouted again and rushed forward.

The Company Commander covered his face, shook his head hard, his heart cold: "Forget it, forget it; counting on him is useless, better to count on the sun rising in the west..."