I can upgrade the shelter-Chapter 765 - 663: Successful Rescue

"Boom!" With a dull thud, Li Yulong, who had closed his eyes to rest because of the darkness, was startled awake.

He opened his eyes and listened carefully, trying to determine what had made the sound just now.

"What is this...?!" The staff member who was also kidnapped nearby heard the sound and seemed somewhat unsure and suspicious.

"What’s the matter? What is that sound?" Li Yulong noticed the staff member’s unusual behavior. Although he couldn’t see his expression, he could hear the surprise in his voice.

The staff member hesitated a bit but still explained uncertainly to Li Yulong, "It sounds like an explosion. I’ve heard this kind of sound before when I was on the aircraft carrier. Could it be that the fleet is sending someone to rescue us?"

While the two were talking, two more dull thuds came.

Because they were confined underground, the two couldn’t hear clearly, but the thuds that penetrated into the basement were obviously loud noises.

"Sounds like explosions! Someone must be coming to save us! We’re going to be saved!" The staff member got excited, wriggling his body to stand up to hear more clearly.

But with his hands and feet bound, he could only keep writhing on the ground, managing after a while just to move to the door and press his ear against it.

Li Yulong was also watching the staff member with great focus. Although he couldn’t see in the pitch darkness, he could still determine the other’s position through the sounds.

He, too, became excited and hopeful, longing for someone to actually come and rescue them.

However, after the initial three thuds, no other sound came through, and the silence that resumed made Li Yulong’s heart sink as if it had fallen to the bottom of a valley.

The staff member lying at the door, however, still held hope. He seemed to faintly hear some sounds, someone outside cursing in German.

This made him very curious about what exactly was happening outside and why the explosions had ceased.

Aside from these, he was most concerned about when the people coming to rescue them would find them and get them out.

As for the possibility that those coming weren’t their rescuers or that no one would come to save them, that was not even within his range of considerations.

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"Team A, suppress the enemy! Team B, search for hostages!" At this time on the ground, the infiltrated special forces had already taken over a building. They were split into two groups: one group was fending off reinforcements of the armed militants, while the other group entered the building, searching for the kidnapped hostages.

Earlier, they had captured two live captives during their infiltration into the city, and after a round of interrogation, they confirmed that the hostages were locked in the building’s basement. That’s why they contacted the Titan squad outside the city to initiate an attack, drawing away the bulk of the militants’ forces, and then took over the building.

To the special forces’ commander, this mission wasn’t particularly difficult. Even without the Titan squad’s assistance from outside the city, they could complete the hostage rescue mission.

After all, these were just a group of armed militants without even heavy weaponry. Calling them a faction of separatists was putting it nicely; otherwise, they were just a bunch of bandits and robbers. Resisting a well-equipped special forces team, including military exoskeletons and other advanced equipment, was simply a pipe dream.

However, since support was available, the commander naturally wouldn’t let it go unused.

At least with the Titan squad’s diversion, the armed militants’ reinforcement forces were very limited, allowing them to suppress easily.

To the commander, these militants were already like candles flickering in the wind.

Once the hostages were rescued, whether they launched an attack, or the Titan squad from outside the city came in, or it was done more simply with the Guardian Land Ship conducting a cleanup, they could easily crush these audacious militants.

The only difference might be considering appearance, as well as the Flame Country military’s long-standing tradition of minimizing killings and casualties.

However, these militants were indeed bold, daring to kidnap citizens of the Flame Country, and their end has never been good.

In the past, even if the Flame Country soldiers abided by military discipline and didn’t do anything to them, there would still be other forces wanting to curry favor with the Flame Country that would do the job, as a goodwill gesture towards the Flame Country.

But now... the commander aimed his red-dot sight at a returning militant and shot him down before sentencing these terrorists to death in his mind.

At any time, the safety of people’s lives and property had always been a priority for the Flame Country, and threatening the safety of the Flame Country’s citizens’ lives and property was equivalent to opposing the entire country.

As Flame Country soldiers, their only job was to eliminate the enemy.

With a team sent to search, they quickly found the kidnapped Li Yulong and two staff members, along with a local driver they hired, in the building’s basement and rescued them.

"Hostages have been successfully rescued, we are evacuating, requesting fire cover!" Seeing the hostages had been rescued, the commander didn’t waste any time, reporting to his superior while directing his soldiers to fight and retreat, advancing towards the designated evacuation point.

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"Hostages have been successfully rescued! No casualties!" Within the bridge of the Guardian Land Ship, a communicator quickly informed everyone of the good news.

"That’s great! Order the special forces to ensure the safe evacuation of the hostages, Titan squad provide cover, make sure the hostages remain safe." The Captain quickly issued the instructions, a smile appearing on his face.

With the orders given, a staff officer on the side hurried to arrange for helicopters to pick up the special forces. They had already completed their task, and as long as they brought the hostages back, they would have successfully completed the rescue mission.

However, at this time, Chen Xin suddenly spoke, "Have the Titan squad attack, and after the special forces escort the hostages to safety, support them in clearing out the city’s militants."

"What is this about, Chen?" The Captain and several staff officers looked at Chen Xin a bit confused, not understanding why he suggested this.

Facing the Captain and several staff officers’ confusion, Chen Xin explained, "The higher-ups allowed the use of the Titan squad to test their combat effectiveness through actual combat. Earlier was just a feigned attack to divert the enemy; now it’s time for them to unleash their true power."

Upon hearing this, the Captain realized that the military agreed to deploy the Titan squad to assess how much they could achieve on a conventional battlefield.

So far, they had only demonstrated basic firepower suppression capabilities, but their real coordinated combat abilities had not been showcased. Ordering the attack and letting them fully unleash their combat power was what they should do.

After all, this was actual combat, and there was no better testing opportunity.

Thinking of this, the Captain nodded and issued the command: "Titan squad, advance; after the special forces escort the hostages, assist the Titan squad to clear out the city’s militants."