King Of War: Starting with Arms Dealer

An excellent machine gunner is the bedrock of the team!

Joe Ga himself didn't know whether luck truly existed, but Ayu, whom he never had much faith in, had become a very excellent machine gunner.

The efficiency of the PKM in her hands was too high; her massive body effortlessly counteracted the recoil.

Using a machine gun as if it were a rifle was not unusual, but being able to rhythmically suppress the enemy's counterattack was impressive.

Making it to the stairway exit smoothly, this time Dorian chose a grenade.

A defensive grenade had its pin pulled and after being held for two seconds, it was tossed by the sly Dorian in a high arc into the corridor outside the exit.

The grenade traveled slowly, bounced off the wall, and just as it was about to hit the ground, it exploded in mid-air.

Karman, who had gotten ahead of Joe Ga, once again swept past the advancing Dorian and burst in, sealing off one side of the corridor with his AK and leaving the other to Dorian.

"King Kong, follow up,"

As soon as Joe Ga heard a lull in the gunfire within the corridor, he shouted for Ayu to follow and then he too stormed into the hallway.

The moment he entered, Joe Ga saw a Big Beard struggling to pull the pin of a grenade among a pile of bodies on the opposite side of the exit, which Sanderson and his team hadn't noticed due to their angle.

From spotting to drawing his gun, there was no hesitation; 'Bang, bang,' two shots rang out, and the bullets grazed the outside of Sanderson's calf, hitting the terrorist's temple.

Both shots hit, not even an inch apart, and the two 9mm bullets entered one side and blew off the other side of the terrorist's skull.

Sanderson was startled and subconsciously jumped aside, then turned his head to see the terrorist and his grenade up close. Carefully, he picked up the grenade, secured the pin firmly, then gave Joe Ga a thumbs-up. Enjoy new chapters from empire

Joe Ga waited for Team B's machine gunner to catch up, made a left-right hand signal, then patted Dorian on the shoulder, signifying for him to proceed.

'Palace' was truly not large, its golden splendor could not mask the 'Palace''s modest air.

The building only had two floors; the lower was for show, while the upper was where Boykin rested.

This house had only one huge room and a massive office because Boykin never allowed guests to stay over; this was his private space.

The right side to which Joe Ga and his team were headed was the office.

The gaping door concealed the interior in darkness, making it impossible to see clearly. Dorian observed the diagonal opposite side for a moment with his G36C, then assuming an awkward position, retracted the stock next to his neck while keeping the muzzle forward at all times.

He then traced an arc along the outside of the office door to the other side, his movements designed to expand his field of vision as much as possible to ensure he was ready to fire at any time.

After completing the transition, Dorian positioned himself on the other side of the door, forming a crossfire with Karman, who had replaced his position.

There were too many decorative items in the office and the area was too large; neither of their positions provided a sightline to the enemy. Dorian tapped the wall beside him, signaling that most of the enemies were hiding in the corner on the door side.

The enemy hadn't even bothered to close the door; they were simply waiting for them here. If they rashly charged in now, they would turn into moving targets.

The office of Boykin was filled with various animal specimens, including rhinos, lions, cheetahs, hyenas, and even a hippopotamus—practically all the predators one could name from the savannah were present.

And these specimens posed obstacles, blocking not only the sightlines of Joe Ga and his team but also the flight of bullets and shrapnel, diminishing the effectiveness of grenades. Even flashbang grenades would be less effective in such a large space against prepared enemies.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

This was the most bothersome aspect of CQB; modern weaponry had leveled the playing field between humans.

When it came to the enemy with their finger on the trigger and the distance between them was only a few meters or less, it was crucial to maintain a stable level of skill, but perhaps praying for Lady Fortune's favor might be more effective!

A straightforward assault was out of the question, and Karman wouldn't agree to let the boss take such a risk either.

He turned his head, signaling Joe Ga to cover the position by his door, and then led Ayu along the inner wall of the corridor, moving forward about 20 meters. He then took out two blocks of C4 from his backpack, shaped them into a specific form, attached them to the wall, and inserted the blaster to break through from behind the enemy.

Not far away, Sanderson and his team made the same choice. However, "Impact" had more C4 on him and was somewhat more professional, so they opted to demolish the entire wall.

Watching the old-timer behaving so professionally, Joe Ga glanced disdainfully at Dorian and said, "Buddy, are you really a professional?"

Dorian pulled a grenade from his chest, clutched it in his hand, and lamented, "Boss, my diploma is at home. Should I have my mom send it over?"

As Dorian saw "Impact" making a countdown gesture from afar, he pulled the pin from the grenade. As "Impact" counted down to one, Dorian tossed the grenade about to explode into the backside of the office wall near Joe Ga's side and ducked his head, tucking in his body.

"Boom, boom, boom"

After several thunderous blasts, the wall on Karman's side was breached, and the tremendous impact had the terrorists inside wailing in pain. Then without a need for a reminder, Joe Ga and Dorian entered back-to-back, firing...

"Pop, pop, pop, pop, pop..."

Joe Ga was responsible for the side of the wall that had been breached, the massive impact leaving the interior of the office in chaos, with several terrorists knocked senseless, bleeding from their mouths and noses, unable to crawl back to their feet.

Joe Ga quickly called their names with his HK416, and just as he was about to continue searching for hidden positions, two armed militants stood up from the angle between a bookshelf and a Black Panther specimen.

To this day, Joe Ga had still not developed the habit of dodging at the sight of a gun; as long as he had a gun in his hands, his first reaction was to return fire.

Such behavior could be extremely dangerous in some environments, but this time the opponents Joe Ga faced had been dazed by the explosion, their responses always one beat too slow. Joe Ga shot one dead, and just as he was about to kill the other, Ayu, standing at the breach with a machine gun, turned the guy into mincemeat.

Ayu did not stop firing after the burst started, sweeping across all possible hiding places under Karman's guidance, before frowning and saying, "You were slow just now, you should have had a clearer view than the boss."

Ayu hadn't been training with Joe Ga and the others for long enough; she nodded in acknowledgment and said, "I understand, I'll be careful!"

Always being treated like a treasure by Karman made Joe Ga a bit uncomfortable; he patted his helmet and turned to start searching the office.

He finished off any terrorist still breathing, including that multimillion-dollar terrorist leader, and the warlord's assistant among them.

In total, nine people, five crippled by Karman's brutal blast, the rest affected by it and then killed under gunfire.

This advantage in firepower made the assault relatively safe. Thinking about those most elite special forces that had to charge into a firefight when the enemy had hostages, Joe Ga felt a bit of admiration.

What level of psychological conditioning and training standard was required to ensure a victory rate under those circumstances?

Moving quickly through the office and confirming there were no survivors, Joe Ga declared "clear" and planned to check on Sanderson and the others.

The moment Joe Ga and his team launched their assault, Sanderson's team also blew through a wall and rushed in, but the gunfire on their end lasted longer and it was unclear what had happened...

As Joe Ga passed a large mahogany desk, he suddenly heard a faint animal cry. Instinctively, he looked down and saw two fairly large brindle mastiffs using their bodies to shield two puppies in the corner under the desk.

The two adult dogs had been dead a while, probably killed by the terrorists.

Seeing the two brindle pups, each about the size of two fists, fumbling awkwardly upon the corpses of the large dogs, seemingly in distress.

Joe Ga hesitated for a moment, then bent down to scoop up the two little creatures and casually placed them in his backpack.

He jogged out of the office to where Sanderson and his team were and was surprised to find 'Hemostatic Forceps' was injured, 'Crowbar' and "Impact" were patiently waiting with machete-sliced arms for 'Hemostatic Forceps' to finish bandaging himself before tending to them.

Joe Ga looked over the huge horizontal...

The space was divided into three layers, with the outermost resembling a small living room, the middle a horizontal space, and the innermost a washroom.

The wall of the outer layer was mostly blown down, but it did not affect the innermost washroom, where the injured had encountered the ambush.

Looking at the several corpses lying on the ground, they seemed to be Boykin's guards.

But as Joe Ga made his round, he couldn't find Boykin or the black man from Boko Haram.

Approaching 'Crowbar' and the others to inspect, and upon receiving a "no issues" response, Joe Ga activated his communicator and said, "Owl, Boykin isn't in the house, have you seen anyone escape from here?"

"Absolutely not, from the drone's view we saw Boykin retreat to the 'Palace' the moment the attack started, he must be inside."

Joe Ga, frowning, searched around once more, even pulling Dorian and Karman downstairs to check for any secret rooms, but found nothing.

Just as Joe Ga was beginning to doubt Antar had been mistaken, Sanderson from upstairs suddenly called out...

"Boss, we've found a secret passage; Boykin and the Boko Haram people must have escaped through here."

Joe Ga, feeling a bit frustrated, slapped his forehead; who would have thought the secret passage would be built on the second floor?

Ultimately, a secret passage would lead underground; wasn't this just an unnecessary complication?

Upon reaching the second-floor room, Joe Ga saw 'Chainsaw' violently tearing down a wall, revealing a one meter by one meter sloping passage entrance and an opposite peculiar secret room.

Upon approaching and taking a look...

In the center of the secret room sat an ornate chair, adorned with a crown embedded with a massive ruby, a gold scepter inlaid with an egg-sized diamond, a decorative ceremonial sword, and a flamboyant red and white cape laid across the chair...

Joe Ga blew a surprised whistle and said, "In China, this is called 'privately making an imperial robe', and in ancient times, it was a capital offense. This fellow's got everything prepared; is he planning to go to Europa for a rebellion?"