jdhmnovel Chapter 439: Taste the Joy of Being Blown Up to the Sky by Your Own Bomb
Chapter 439: Taste the Joy of Being Blown Up to the Sky by Your Own Bomb
After Lei Tao successfully destroyed the Japanese supply depot, the roar of engines in the distance grew clearer, signaling the approach of Japanese reinforcements. He acted decisively, turning and darting back into the jungle. Before he had gotten far, a gust of wind, carrying thick smoke and a pungent, sickening smell of mustard, blew in his face.
Lei Tao's pupils suddenly constricted as he realized: the ammunition that had exploded contained mustard gas shells! It was too late to remove his gas mask. He quickly ripped off his sleeve to cover his mouth and nose, holding his breath and running upwind. His lungs ached slightly from the brief breath-holding, but he didn't dare pause for even a second. Every second he paused increased the risk of poisoning.
Lei Tao ran while keeping an eye on his surroundings and spotted a steep rock face on his left, with dense shrubs growing on top. With an idea in mind, he rushed towards the rock face and climbed up with all his might, using his hands and feet.
Just as he reached the top of the rock face, he heard screams from the Japanese soldiers below. Turning his head, he saw several Japanese soldiers entering the area of the poison gas. They immediately covered their eyes and mouths in pain, rolling on the ground and wailing. More Japanese soldiers wearing gas masks, holding guns, began to search in the direction of Lei Tao...
Lei Tao crouched behind a bush on the rock face and quickly retrieved his thermal imager from the Bagua gyroscope. On the screen, over twenty Japanese soldiers wearing gas masks fanned out, their leading officer holding a flare gun, apparently preparing to call for artillery support. He turned the thermal imager to the right and spotted another group of Japanese soldiers manning flamethrowers, attempting to incinerate the vegetation with intense heat to force the hiders out.
Lei Tao untied three high-explosive grenades from his waist, his eyes flashing with determination. He carefully observed the wind direction, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and he had already made a plan in mind. Then, he took a deep breath, swung his arm vigorously, and threw the first grenade accurately behind a huge rock in front of the Japanese army's route. The grenade drew a beautiful arc in the air and landed accurately in the preset position, followed by the second and third. Lei Tao's movements were coherent and swift. Each grenade seemed to have been given a mission, flying towards the enemy with his anger and hope. "Boom! Boom! Boom!" Three loud noises rang out almost simultaneously, and the Japanese soldiers behind the boulder were instantly engulfed by the blast wave, and screams rang out one after another.
When turning around, Lei Tao found that Chen Feiyang was using vines to climb up from another rock wall, with a pack of explosives seized from the Japanese army tied around his waist.
"There is a flamethrower on the east side, destroy it first." Lei Tao gave orders in a low voice.
Lei Tao gestured for Chen Feiyang to prepare for action. The two of them approached the flamethrower team silently.
Chen Feiyang nodded, screwed the silencer onto the Scorpion submachine gun, and the two men moved in tactical formation. When they were twenty meters away from the flamethrower team, Lei Tao stopped, took out a sticky grenade from his waist, and set it to a delayed detonation.
"I'll lure them away first, and you flank them and destroy that thing." Lei Tao said in a low voice with a firm look in his eyes.
Chen Feiyang nodded and quickly adjusted his position, using the cover of the bushes to move to the flank of the flamethrower team. Lei Tao slowly approached the front of the Japanese team, anti-infantry grenade in his hand ready to throw at any time.
"Are you ready?" Lei Tao asked in a low voice.
"No problem, after you lead them away, I will launch a direct surprise attack." Chen Feiyang responded, his tone a little nervous but full of confidence.
Lei Tao took a deep breath and threw the grenade into the bushes in front of the Japanese squad, then quickly retreated. The moment the grenade exploded, the Japanese squad fell into chaos, and the flamethrower was also caught off guard.
Lei Tao rushed out quickly, firing at the Japanese soldiers with his Scorpion submachine gun. Several Japanese soldiers were hit in the vitals before they could react, falling down the hillside and knocking down the flamethrower. The Japanese soldiers reacted and raised their Type 38 rifles to shoot at Lei Tao's position. Lei Tao made a tactical jump and rolled, hiding behind a rock. The bullet hit the place where he had just stood, splashing a cloud of dust.
"Baga! Who the hell is this guy?" the Japanese squad leader roared, trying to organize his men to outflank Lei Tao's position. But Lei Tao moved like a ghost, darting between the rocks, each time he peeked out, he took the life of a Japanese soldier. His shooting was precise and ruthless, the muzzle flash of the Scorpion submachine gun flickering like the Grim Reaper's scythe reaping lives.
"Now!" Lei Tao growled, his eyes locked on his target. Upon hearing this, Chen Feiyang ducked, using the terrain for cover to quickly close in on the flamethrower team's flank. He caught his breath, raised his Scorpion submachine gun, lowered the muzzle slightly, aimed the crosshairs at the weld on the side of the fuel tank, and fired a burst. As the last bullet penetrated the tank, the sound of tearing metal mixed with the hiss of leaking fuel, and spiderweb-like cracks appeared on the surface of the tank, accompanied by a dull clang. Three seconds later, the volatile gasoline vapors ignited, and the violent explosion created a fireball that instantly expanded to five meters in diameter.
The flamethrower's metal parts flew like shrapnel in the blast, spraying the Japanese troops within a thirty-meter radius with scalding fuel. The ignited soldiers let out inhuman screams. Some ran wildly, waving their flaming arms, while others rolled on the ground, trying to extinguish the flames, only to spread the sticky fuel even faster. The heat wave lifted the surrounding dry grass, forming a circular wall of flames that trapped the Japanese in the center. The smell of scorched skin mixed with the fumes of gasoline filled the air.
Chen Feiyang seized the opportunity to scatter his Scorpion submachine gun at the enemy attempting to flee the flames. The silenced gunshot blended with the crackling noise of the flames. Lei Tao quickly reloaded his magazine and aimed a three-round burst at a Japanese officer attempting to salvage the flamethrower's wreckage, accurately hitting him in the chest. Illuminated by the fire, the commander's distorted face was engulfed in flames as he collapsed into the burning fuel tank's wreckage.
"Good job!" Lei Tao shouted loudly from a distance, while moving quickly towards the next target.
Chen Feiyang didn't stop. He quickly withdrew from the flank of the flamethrower team, using the smoke and chaos caused by the explosion as cover and retreating towards the main force of the Japanese army. As he ran, he looked back to make sure his actions were not exposed.
"Quick, this way!" Lei Tao waved from a distance ahead, and Chen Feiyang immediately ran in his direction. The two met behind a low bush.
Lei Tao pointed at the explosive pack on Chen Feiyang's waist and said, "Set this thing as a booby trap. Let them taste the joy of being blown up into the sky by their own explosive pack."
Chen Feiyang understood and quickly set to work. He carefully untied the explosive pack from his waist and placed it on the ground. Then he pulled some wire, detonators, and other materials for an improvised detonation device from his pocket. His fingers moved nimbly, and in a short while, a simple booby trap was set. "Alright, just wait for them to take the bait," Chen Feiyang whispered, wiping the sweat from his forehead. The two men smiled at each other, a sly glint in their eyes. Then, they quietly evacuated the area.