Chapter 558: Powell’s Change
Just as Powell and the SEALs were recovering from the shock of the large-scale explosion in the center of the small town, a dark green military vehicle sped noisily towards them from a distance. Then it suddenly halted right in front of the house they were hiding in.
Vrooom! Vrooom! Vrooom!
They raised their guns instinctively, taking aim at the vehicle, ready for action.
And in the next second, the car door swung open, and a figure dressed in camouflage fatigues stepped out, waving at them to co over.
“It’s Mr. Mie, he’s back!” Sarah cried.
She was elated to the point of tears. There was a cheery smile on her face as she raced over to Xiao Luo.
Powell and the other three SEALs stood rooted to their spots in disbelief. The look of bewildernt brought color to their faces.
“He’s back in one piece?” Mina said, stunned.
“This man is terrifying! How did he pull that off?” Rice exclaid.
It was evident that Xiao Luo was coming from the direction of that massive explosion triggered by him. How did he return in one piece and not sustain any injuries on his body?
Powell did not lower the gun he had raised. His finger was still resting on the trigger as he thought about putting up a fight. If he fired this shot, there was about a 90% chance he would kill this unard Hua Nation citizen. But they were still a long way from the shore base, and killing Xiao Luo would an they would have no one else to turn to for help. If they were to run into any more soldiers, the situation would be dire.
Forget it. The team had to rely on Xiao Luo for the ti being!
He made his choice and lowered the gun. He waved his hand to his team and said, “Co on, let’s go!”
Turning to them, Xiao Luo went straight to the point. “Get in. We have to leave this place now!” he urged.
Leave this place?
Powell and the other three soldiers visibly blanched at that suggestion. If they left this town for the desolate Gobi Desert, what if the Libyan rebels caught up with them? They wondered if they would all be annihilated.
As if knowing what the team was thinking, Xiao Luo said, “You don’t have to worry about the rebels here anymore!”
He had said his piece, then took the lead and opened the door, sitting behind the wheel.
They did not have to worry about the rebels anymore?
What did that an? Yesterday, the man told them not to worry about the Khun Sa rcenary Corps, and now he was saying the sa thing about the rebels. Just what did he an?
The four of them felt chills run down their spines, and they were shocked. They understood what Xiao Luo was saying, but it was just that they could not believe what they were hearing.
Sarah Michelle, on the other hand, hopped into the vehicle without question. That assurance of his made it clear that they were out of the woods.
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“Mr. Mie, did you cause that explosion?” Sarah asked.
“Yes,” Xiao Luo responded.
“Was that the ammunition storehouse?” she was eagerly asking him.
“Yes,” he replied.
“And the town’s rebels? Did you wipe them all out?”
“No,” he answered with a slight frown.
In the car, Sarah Michelle continued to pose questions at Xiao Luo. He responded curtly with single-word answers.
As the questioning went on, the team seed more and more surprised at what they were learning from him. They heaved a sigh of relief when Xiao Luo answered that last question with a negative response. There were about 500 soldiers in that town. If Xiao Luo had wiped out all 500 of them alone, then he was sothing that was far more terrifying than seeing a ghost in broad daylight.
It was impossible to imagine how he had done that. He had almost wiped out the Libyan rebels leaving only a handful of them alive.
After spending two to three hours, they finally got out of the Gobi Desert, and the surrounding landscape started showing more greenery. After close to four hours into their journey, they ran into a contingent of i reinforcents who were there to back them up.
There were close to two hundred soldiers, all ard to the teeth, and there were also helicopters equipped with weapons. Powell and his three SEALs were overjoyed as they left the truck to et the soldiers.
“Look, Mr. Mie, it’s the i army. We’re close to the shore, I can already sll the sea in the air!” Sarah said.
The first thing Sarah Michelle did when she stepped out of the vehicle was to breathe in the air. They were no longer in the Gobi Desert. There was a dense layer of the forest and a heavy blanket of security forces that surrounded them.
“You’re safe now. I should take my leave, then!” Xiao Luo said to Sarah.
Xiao Luo did not want to hang around amid such a large force of i troops, so he bid her goodbye and quickly prepared to leave in the truck.
At that mont, Powell hurried over with a slight smile on his face. “Mr. Mie, are you taking your leave already?” he asked.
“Can I help you?” Xiao Luo replied.
“The Hua Nation’s shore base is more than 200 miles from here, I think it’s best you stick with us. We’re heading in the sa direction anyway. I’ll personally send you to the airport once we return to i Nation,” Powell said.
“Yeah, Mr. Mie, co with us. I want to invite you back ho as a guest to thank you for all that you’ve done for ,” Sarah said, eager to extend an invitation to him.
Xiao Luo stared right at Powell for a brief mont and then gave him a smile. He shook his head and declined them both. “That’s alright, but may we et again!” he said.
Without waiting for Powell or Sarah to respond, he drove off in a hurry.
Trying to run?
Sorry Mr. Mie, but we are going to need you to stay here forever!
There was malice in Powell’s gaze. He waved his hand as he gave out a command. “Listen up! All of you are to escort Miss Sarah back to the shore base imdiately!” he barked to his n.
“Yes, Captain!” the soldiers called out in unison.
Sarah Michelle noticed that sothing was amiss with Powell. “Captain Powell, what are you planning? Why aren’t you returning with us?” she asked.
“That’s a military secret. There’s no need to concern yourself with this, Miss Sarah,” he responded.
Powell waved a hand, and two i soldiers imdiately went over, to forcibly take Sarah Michelle away. The sound of her struggle to break free gradually began to fade as she was dragged off until it could no longer be heard.
Powell turned to Mina and asked, “You hate the Hua Nation soldiers, don’t you?”
There was an insidious smile on Powell’s face as he said, “Well, I detest them too, especially the kind of Hua soldiers who are exceptional with their fists. I’m giving you a chance to reciprocate the disrespect he showed you before. Use that sniper rifle of yours and blow a hole in his head.”
“Sir!” Mina responded in a booming voice.
It was Rice who seed hesitant this ti. “Captain, if it weren’t for him, we wouldn’t have accomplished this mission. We…”
“Enough!” Powell interjected and cut him short.
There was a fierce and guileful look on Powell’s face. He reached out a large hand to grab Rice by his collar. “If you can’t do it, then you can get the hell back to the shore base. Have you forgotten how he humiliated you when he slamd you into that wall with just one slap?”
With Powell’s reminder, Rice recalled the sha he had had to endure earlier.
He saluted Powell and said, “I haven’t forgotten, Sir!”
Powell relaxed his grip on the man and gritted his teeth. “Then raise your weapon and kill the man. Make him pay with his life,” he bellowed.
“Sir!” Rice responded in a loud voice.
“Go!” ordered Powell.
On his orders, around 20 military vehicles headed out in Xiao Luo’s direction. Two attack helicopters had their coordinates locked in on Xiao Luo’s truck in the air, which was about a mile away from them.
“That man cannot be allowed to leave this place alive. Keep in mind that this is a ferocious beast we’re dealing with, so don’t lower your guard!”
Powell had a range of weapons prepared. He communicated with his soldiers through the walkie-talkie he held. That man was a monster who single-handedly annihilated the Khun Sa rcenary Corps and a war machine who escaped unscathed after being chased by more than 500 Libyan rebels. No matter what, they could not allow Xiao Luo to get away, he thought as he prepared his assault on Xiao Luo.
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