As ti ticked by mont by mont, despite it being deep into the night, few could sleep. Of course, those ISIS cannon fodders could because they didn’t need to think much.
Anton was very doubtful of how much longer Viper could tolerate him. With repeated failures, a normal person would feel embarrassed, and feeling embarrassed could lead to inappropriate emotions and actions, such as rash actions in impatience.
But Viper was different. No matter how devastating the defeat he faced, he seed unaffected.
Such an opponent like Viper was terrifying because he was calm enough. No one wanted to face soone who could remain calm under any circumstances.
Viper had already decided to use explosives. If the rescue failed again, there wouldn’t be many of the Iron Madonna left, and then there would be nothing left but mutual destruction.
But at that mont, another change occurred.
The night, which had begun to calm down, suddenly burst out with a loud voice, and this ti, it was a man’s voice speaking.
"I am Baghdadi. I am negotiating with the enemy. Now send at least a hundred liters of water inside. The ti must be within two minutes. Quickly!"
Soone was broadcasting through a loudspeaker. Anton didn’t know who was speaking, but his first reaction was that it was Baghdadi speaking.
Sure enough, Viper was taken aback for a mont, then imdiately exclaid, "Send the water over! Now!"
Anton thought of sothing. After a little thought, he believed Viper could think of it too, so he quickly shouted, "Baghdadi is still alive. The people inside are planning a breakout!"
Viper nodded, then said grimly, "Yes, they are planning a breakout!"
Why make this judgnt?
The reason was simple. To ask the enemy to send water unless there was absolute confidence the water wasn’t poisoned, otherwise who would dare to drink it?
There was another possibility, which was that those asking for water would rather drink poison to quench thirst.
Since Baghdadi was in Satan’s hands, they could let Baghdadi drink the water first to test if it was poisoned. Anyone could think of this, so quick-acting poison was definitely not feasible. As for sedatives or sothing, they were also aningless, and long-acting poison was still aningless.
If the Iron Madonna’s objective wasn’t to rescue Baghdadi but to eliminate Satan, Satan would have been wiped out long ago.
So if Satan wanted water, Viper really had to give it to him.
Why? Because Satan was determined to break out and the Iron Madonna was going all in, Satan had to go all in too. At this point, it was about who would win the final battle.
So Viper was very straightforward; he even specifically ordered, "No poison, don’t play any tricks!"
Soone was already running with buckets of water because Satan only gave them two minutes. If the ti was up and the water hadn’t arrived, the consequences might be nothing, but it was also possible Satan might shoot Baghdadi dead and launch a suicide attack.
No one knew what the reactions of those trapped in a dire situation might be, so Viper’s first response was to et Satan’s demands.
Even though the Iron Madonna had actually prepared poisoned water, these tactics were aningless now.
Soone had gone to deliver water. Not only did Viper not feel frustrated, but he also seed sowhat excited.
"They want to break through. They don’t want to give up hope, so they won’t kill Baghdadi imdiately. However, before they attack, Baghdadi is in great danger."
Anton thought for a mont, then said in a low voice, "Generally speaking, the shortest ti for poison testing is six hours."
"That’s right."
"That ans if they’re cautious enough, it would be at least six hours before they can drink the water."
"Yes."
"If I were to launch a desperate charge, well, I would kill the hostage first because I didn’t really believe I could get out alive. I just didn’t want to wait for death, but I also knew I was courting death, so I’d charge with a determined mindset after drinking enough water."
Viper nodded and said, "Yes, you’re right."
Anton took a deep breath and said, "Then Baghdadi is in danger, but now you have an opportunity too."
Viper smiled.
Smart people are always lonely, geniuses are always desolate. When looking around and seeing nothing but incompetent teammates, having soone to discuss the enemy’s psychological analysis is really important for a commander.
Viper might not adopt Anton’s suggestions, but he could see if there was anything he overlooked in their discussion.
Viper said softly, "There are two possibilities now. One is the enemy attacks imdiately after drinking the water, but considering they’ve held out till now without collapsing, and still have the mindset to dance, they still have hope. So they won’t attack imdiately after drinking; they’ll adjust their state and launch a breakout in their optimal condition."
Anton nodded in agreent this ti.
"Exactly, that’s what I think too."
Viper went silent again, then muttered, "But where’s the opportunity?"
"Well, at least they’re willing to co out."
Viper smiled ruefully and said, "If Baghdadi dies, none of this matters."
Anton said solemnly, "But if they still have illusions, if the breakout fails, they can go back and continue defending, that way Baghdadi won’t die."
Viper nodded.
"So could it be that when the enemy launches a breakout, their defense is at its weakest? We prepare the most elite team, seize the opportunity to attack inside. This is the ti to test our strength. If we can kill them before they shoot at Baghdadi, Baghdadi will be saved; otherwise, it’s a failure. But in any case, it’s better than it is now. What do you think?"
Viper shrugged, then imdiately turned and shouted, "Prepare an assault team, gather all the sharpshooters, all of them!"
Anton would rather let Satan continue to hold out. He wanted to tell Satan’s n not to be desperate, that there were still people trying to find a chance to rescue them, but unfortunately, he didn’t have the chance to say that.
No matter how strong Satan was, no matter how defiant Gong Yang was, holding out in a solid fortress versus being exposed under enemy fire after leaving cover were entirely different concepts.
Viper initially left but suddenly stopped, then returned, frowning and said to Anton, "I suddenly feel perhaps launching an attack after the people inside co out is incorrect. No, it was incorrect because at that ti their alertness would be heightened; all they needed inside was to prepare to blow Baghdadi’s head off, so we should block the enemy’s attack and attack in before they do! This may seem the most dangerous and challenging, but only then can we have the chance to rescue Baghdadi!"
This ti, Anton failed. His attempt to mislead Viper failed, so after feigning deep thought for a while, he nodded and said, "You’re right."
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