I Added Everything to Strength - Chapter 17

Chapter 17: It Takes Constant Vigilance to Stave off Evil

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Putting on the headset and sticking the positioning device on the inside of his shirt pocket, He Mu quietly guarded beside Xiao Zhou.

Xiao Zhou looked at He Mu, shook the gun on his back, and said: “Buddy, don’t worry. Although I’m a tech guy, I have good marksmanship. A monster lower than a combat power of 20 will go down without a hiccup after I shoot its vitals! You don’t have to be so nervous!”

He Mu smiled and didn’t say anything. At the same time, a cold voice came from the headset.

“Snipers, in position. Waiting for confirmation of target.”

Hearing this voice, He Mu instantly raised his spirits.

On the contrary, Xiao Zhou seemed to be used to this kind of scene, and didn’t appear to be nervous at all. Instead, he introduced his equipment to He Mu.

“Buddy, you haven’t seen these things before, have you? Let me introduce them to you! This is the remote control of the drone. The drone’s code name is Nighthawk. It weighs only one kilogram, but is integrated with infrared camera, sonar, radar, as well as a signal-relay station and radio-jamming system. It is currently one of the most advanced drones, and just one of it costs up to 200,000 yuan! The black square over there is the controller of the radio-jamming system, and that is the signal-receiving station…”

Xiao Zhou introduced and bragged for a while, and suddenly, another voice of a Special Operations Unit member sounded in the headset.

“01 and 02 have identified target number 1 as one of the fugitives.”

He Mu heard the words through the headset, and immediately looked at the screen.

On the screen, there were two more red dots around the man on the fifth floor. It was no surprise that it was the 01, 02 Special Operations Unit members.

At that moment, as long as a command was given, these two Special Operations Unit members would decisively rush in and eliminate the target.

“Stand by.”

Luo Sheng’s voice rang out.

“Yes, Captain!”

A few moments later.

Another two more Special Operations Unit members identified the target.

He Mu heard their report and relaxed a lot more.

Two of the targets were identified, so it was almost impossible to make a mistake with the remaining five.

It wasn’t possible for ordinary residents to speak to the fugitives on the phone that many times in the middle of the night, was it?

“05 and 06 have identified target number 3.”

“Stand by.”

…

By this point, the tactical plan was already very clear. They had to first confirm all the targets, and the squad would strike at the same time to kill all the fugitives as quickly as possible.

This was to ensure that the group of fugitives had no time to detect any anomaly, let alone harming ordinary residents.

…

However, reality was always more cruel.

The success that He Mu imagined didn’t occur.

A team member’s somewhat guilty voice rang out in the headset soon after.

“Captain, target number 4 is extremely strong in anti-detection. He has set up a simple warning device. 07 and 08 accidentally touched it.”

When these words sounded, He Mu’s heart sank.

The simple warning devices might be referring to thin wires laid out around the residence, or just thin cans that rang out loudly when stepped. He Mu didn’t know.

In short, touching these devices would immediately alert the fugitive.

Then again, if the fugitive was a Red Mist Fighter… Perhaps he would instantly escape by jumping off the building.

Everything after that would be difficult to predict.

Even though they encountered this sudden situation, Luo Sheng’s voice remained calm and cool in the headset.

“Take down targets 1 to 3. Xiao Zhou, shield all wireless signals within Jiayuan district. The rest of you, prepare to chase down targets 4 to 7.”

“Yes, Captain!”

Xiao Zhou got the order and immediately pressed some switches next to him.

And with this action, everyone’s cell phone and other communication devices in Jiayuan district, except for the members of the Special Operations Unit, lost signal.

He Mu looked at the screen of the few rapidly-moving red dots, and imagined a scene where the Special Operations Unit members broke down the door and started firing their weapons.

Beads of sweat began to form on the originally-calm Xiao Zhou’s forehead, and his voice also became shaky.

It was apparent that his bragging in front of He Mu earlier was all a lie. This man wasn’t as calm and collected as he thought.

“Captain, target number 4 has broken the window and jumped downstairs with great speed…”

As soon as he reported, there was a sudden and loud bang in the distance!

Boom!

A pillar of flame rose to the sky. He Mu subconsciously lifted his head to look into the distance.

On the third floor of the building where the fourth target was located, flames that were taller than 10-meters-long sprang up and lit up half of the sky. The surrounding windows shattered into pieces in an instant.

Immediately afterwards, a hoarse cry rang out in the silent dark night!

“Fire! Everyone, come out and put out the fire!”

A scream echoed from the other side!

“A giant monster has attacked! Everyone run!”

The corners of He Mu’s eyes twitched slightly. He looked at the screen, and a large number of originally-still red dots began to move.

In the distance, the lights of Jiayuan district rapidly lit up one by one. Many residents had even rushed out of their homes without clothes on.

“This is bad.”

Although He Mu had been paralyzed for 18 years and became an extremely calm person, he couldn’t help but feel anxious at that moment.

Who would have thought that this group of fugitives would not only have bombs, but would also use bombs as an intimidation tactic to create such massive chaos?

And under this chaos, the power of the firearms would be greatly limited.

“No need to panic, Xiao Zhou. Lock on the target and report his location.”

Luo Sheng’s never-change voice came from the headset.

Xiao Zhou responded, his gaze never straying from the screen again.

“Target number 4 is located 120 meters due east of 07. His coordinates are…”

“The coordinates of target number 5 are…”

“The coordinates of target number 6 are…”

…

Xiao Zhou reported the coordinates extremely fast.

He Mu couldn’t understand the coordinates codes of the Special Operations Unit, but he saw that there were quite a few red dots on the screen ready to cross the road and run towards the courtyard here.

Needless to say, these were the residents who were panicking because of the explosion.

In order not to let these people disrupt Xiao Zhou, He Mu went to the entrance of the courtyard, closed the door, and blocked it with a stone.

Not far away came the faint sound of footsteps, and some people’s panicked chatter.

“What’s with the explosion? There’s not really a giant monster coming, is there?”

“My phone call can’t get through! Damn it!”

“Just run! Cut the cr*p!”

…

Disturbed by these sounds, Xiao Zhou’s voice vaguely trembled, and sweat trickled down his face like pouring rain.

They were in late July, and the heat was unbearable. Moreover, Xiao Zhou had a technical background, so his mentality was more or less inferior.

Not to mention the fact that, at that moment, he had to stare at the four targets mixed in the countless red dots on the screen, and constantly broadcast their real-time coordinates, without making any mistakes.

He Mu didn’t know how Xiao Zhou figured out the coordinates, but he knew that it must be calculated using some formulas.

That was why Xiao Zhou was under lots of pressure.

“Xiao Zhou, take it easy. Slow down.”

Luo Sheng’s slow, yet strong voice came from the headset.

He Mu also went to the side of Xiao Zhou, wiped away the sweat on his face, and took out a bottle of mineral water from the backpack. He opened the cap and gave the bottle to him.

“Don’t panic, I’m here.”

“Phew… Thanks. Things were too smooth before, so for me to suddenly experience this situation, I’m really not used to it. I’ve embarrassed myself.”

Xiao Zhou smiled awkwardly, took a large sip of water, and continued to quickly report the coordinates.

This time, his voice was much more stable.

The outside, however, was getting more and more chaotic.