Mercenary’s War
Chapter 1416: 1397: Slight Regret

Chapter 1416: Chapter 1397: Slight Regret

Why did Gao Yang let Andre follow? It was to show Andre how they fight, to show the power of Satan and let Andre know that cooperation with Satan is not him being taken advantage of, but sheer luck.

Everyone knows the power of a thermobaric bomb; it’s a deadly weapon for confined spaces, but the problem is seeing is believing. Everyone knows the atomic bomb is powerful, but who would fear at the mention of atomic bomb?

In the end, knowing is one thing, but having never seen it, one won’t have an intuitive feeling. The power of weapons is like this, as is the mercenary group. Everyone knows Satan is formidable, but just how formidable, and in what way, Andre does not know.

Actually, it’s Gao Yang’s first time witnessing the explosive power of a thermobaric bomb. He seemed calm, but the effects of the bomb shook him to his core.

As for Andre, he hasn’t seen the power of a thermobaric bomb. A weapon seller doesn’t necessarily have to use all their weapons, and he hasn’t seen the might of the Satan Mercenary Corps, so Andre felt doubly shocked.

Europe has always been a hub for weapon production rather than a main market, but Europe is the foundation of Grand Ivan. Being the head in Europe means Grand Ivan has extreme trust and value in Andre, but compared with Uriyangko, Ivan, and Polovich, Andre has seen far less war, and simply can’t compare.

Andre is placed by Grand Ivan in Europe to watch the front door for him. Grand Ivan doesn’t need Andre to have great abilities, just enough loyalty.

As long as Grand Ivan lives, whoever guards his home in Europe doesn’t matter. For example, if Djo opened war against him and killed Andre at the start, it wouldn’t be an unbearable loss for Grand Ivan. Just replace him with another person in Europe, that’s all.

For the forces represented by Grand Ivan, Grand Ivan is the most important, irreplaceable, but the problem is Grand Ivan can’t be present right now. Under this premise, Andre is Grand Ivan’s representative, and Andre’s decisions are Grand Ivan’s decisions. No matter what decisions Andre makes, how things turn out, and the results achieved, Grand Ivan must acknowledge and accept them.

As for Gao Yang, he is familiar with Grand Ivan, who knows his capabilities and the importance of alliance with Satan, but Andre does not. And Andre is now the foremost representative of Grand Ivan’s side, so even if it’s just to facilitate future cooperation, Gao Yang also has to make Andre aware.

For Andre, who came from the streets and has hardly seen real combat, this awareness is far more than just perception. It deeply shocked him, overturned his cognition, and made him rethink what combat is, what real combat is.

Real combat doesn’t necessarily have to be intense, but watching Satan’s team effortlessly open fire, effortlessly shoot a thermobaric bomb into Mogilevich’s house, and easily deal with opponents he thought were formidable, the fluidity of this kind of battle is far more compelling than the process of triumphing after a fierce fight.

Especially for Andre, this feeling is more pronounced.

Gao Yang felt a little regret that the opponent’s strength was not enough to showcase their own capabilities, despite appearing calm, he was quite vexed.

As for Andre, though outwardly calm, inside he felt as though a storm was raging, and now he understood what kind of combat Gao Yang was referring to.

One thermobaric bomb solved most of the problem. With slight regret, Gao Yang said easily: “Big Bird, launch the drone for aerial surveillance on the battlefield dynamics. Rabbit and Big Dog, stand guard, the others advance parallel, move.”

The group quickly advanced; after approaching the villa again, Gao Yang raised his right arm and shouted: “Stop! Little Fly, another one.”

Frey picked up the rocket launcher, aimed at a window on the second floor, and loudly said: “Fire in the hole!”

The rocket fired out, everyone lowered their heads or turned away to avoid the flash of the thermobaric bomb, which might cause temporary blindness.

After a moment, following a huge yet muffled sound, Gao Yang turned back to look at the windows now devoid of glass, and shouted: “One more for the third floor.”

Frey dropped the rocket launcher and took a new one from Andy He, then shouted again: “Fire in the hole!”

No flash and no explosion sound.

Andy He turned his head towards Frey and loudly said: “Little Fly, you missed!”

Frey hurriedly said: “I definitely didn’t miss. I surely hit the window; it’s the rocket’s problem!”

Andre cleared his throat and then loudly said: “Maybe it’s the rocket’s problem, the thermobaric bomb perhaps is past its expiry, or perhaps the secondary detonator faced some issues.”

Gao Yang calmly said: “Fire again.”

Frey picked up the rocket launcher once more, this time firing directly without shouting, and the flash was brighter, the sound louder, and this time the sound was different.

The entire roof of the third floor was blown away, like setting off a grand firework; debris flew into the air and fell to the ground with a crackling noise, some tiny pieces flew directly over two hundred meters away, pelting down on Gao Yang and the others after a while.

The far-flung debris was very small, without significant force, landing on the body only felt like a minor ache, but Gao Yang still covered the gunsight on his gun with one hand and his night vision device with the other, loudly said: “Little Fly got it in, two rocket gases exploded together.”

Frey loudly said: “I told you I got it in!”

Gao Yang, on one knee, stood up again and loudly said: “Move close for reconnaissance of the damage effect, double-triangle formation, advance cautiously.”

The three-story villa had been reduced to two stories, like the roof of a palace villa had been ripped off, which made Gao Yang believe there couldn’t be any survivors inside.

Stepping onto the soft grass, Gao Yang once again felt the enemy was too weak, unable to let Andre see the true strength of Satan, which made him even more regretful.

After getting closer again, Gao Yang turned his head to look at Andre behind him and shouted, “I forgot you’re still carrying the thermobaric bomb. Andre, change the rocket launcher from carry mode to launch mode.”

Andre opened his mouth, looking dumbfounded: “Huh? What did you say?”

One of Andre’s bodyguards whispered, “Boss, he wants you to set up the rocket launcher; the one we brought needs to be used.”

“Oh, okay, set it up.”

The RPG-29 launcher is very long, measuring 1.85 meters in launch mode, and split into two parts for easy carrying, quickly assembled for firing.

When having Andre and his team set up the rocket launcher, Gao Yang said to Frey, “We still have four thermobaric bombs, two more for the first and second floors, find a suitable angle, and make sure not to leave any dead ends.”

As he handed over the rocket launcher, Andre involuntarily said, “It’s already like this. Is it necessary to fire more?”

Gao Yang replied solemnly, “To ensure the enemy is completely eliminated, I think it’s very necessary.”

Frey searched back and forth for a suitable firing position. After launching four rockets consecutively, Gao Yang couldn’t help but exclaim with a sigh, “Wow, this house is really solid; it hasn’t collapsed yet!”

After exclaiming, Gao Yang waved his hand again and said, “Move forward, assault team, prepare to enter.”

The once magnificent villa was now unrecognizable, inside and out it was a complete mess, doors and windows had disappeared, but the main structure of the villa remained intact.

Standing at the darkened villa entrance, Gao Yang habitually pressed his earpiece and then whispered, “Leonard, are you sure no mice have come out of their holes?”

Number Thirteen whispered, “I’m very sure. Is it over? If it is, I’ll come out.”

Gao Yang whispered, “You can come out, but it’s not over yet.”

After saying this, Gao Yang pointed to the villa and shouted, “Skunk, check the building’s structural strength.”

Rafael shouldered his gun and quickly walked into the house. A moment later, he came out again and said loudly, “This house is really sturdy! Without thermobaric bombs, it’s tough to deal with. Go in; it’s fine, though it smells terrible, but it definitely won’t collapse.”

Gao Yang waved his hand and shouted, “Assault team, follow me in, covering team, stay outside on alert, move.”

Andre quickly said, “Can I go in and have a look?”

Gao Yang looked at Andre, then said solemnly, “Okay, come in.”

Although he felt it was unlikely there were any survivors inside, Gao Yang still slung his rifle and drew his pistol. Just as Andre was about to stride forward, Gao Yang grabbed him.

Leading the assault team, Li Jinfang was the first to walk through the dark door and soon shouted, “Clear.”

Gao Yang nudged Andre and then walked into the chaotic villa, or rather, the villa ruins.

The air was thick with an extremely strong stench. Gao Yang looked around and saw no bodies. After three rounds of thermobaric bombing, leaving bodies behind was a luxury.

Andre covered his nose and shouted, “There’s no way there are survivors here, it’s too smelly. We should leave!”

Gao Yang ignored Andre and simply said solemnly, “Search separately.”

The villa was indeed large. Li Jinfang, Eileen, and Taylor carefully and slowly approached the nearby rooms, while Gao Yang raised his handgun and headed down a corridor no one else was taking.

Gao Yang cautiously avoided the scattered wreckage of furniture on the floor, slowly searching, moving forward step by step, while Andre still hadn’t left and was following behind Gao Yang.

Gao Yang turned into a small room and glanced around. The small room was less damaged than the outer hall, but still significant enough that survival seemed impossible. Gao Yang turned around and walked out, while Andre, still curious, walked into the small room, looked around, and just as he was about to leave, he took a tumble and fell to the ground.

Andre took a hard fall, let out a cry, and as he scrambled to stand up, he angrily said, “What the hell is this thing, ah! Ah!” (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for it, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)