The Mysterious Soldier of the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 361: Life and Death Chase in the Smoke, Uesugi Kazuya's Disruption

Chapter 361: Life and Death Chase in the Smoke, Uesugi Kazuya's Disruption

Thick smoke and dust filled the mine tunnel. The shockwave from the explosion shook the surrounding ore piles and stone walls to the point of collapse, sending rubble and dust dancing in the air. Lei Tao quickly glanced around and found that the Japanese agent with a leg injury had been knocked over by the blast and lay motionless on the ground, apparently killed.

Kimura Haruki disappeared. "Damn it, where's that bastard hiding now?" Lei Tao cursed inwardly. "I absolutely cannot let Kimura Haruki leave alive. He's a nuisance after all. Especially after taking that unknown drug, he's become a spirit. His reaction speed and defensive abilities are like a real-life Saiyan, but he's probably not invulnerable, otherwise he wouldn't have dodged my bullets."

"Brother Lei, are you okay?" Xu Keming's voice came from not far away, with a hint of concern.

"I'm fine. How are things over there?" Lei Tao responded in a low voice, while vigilantly observing the movements around him.

"We've taken out a few, but it looks like the enemy has reinforcements." Xu Keming's voice was filled with worry. "How's the situation over there?"

"I'm safe here for now, but Kimura Haruki is not dead yet." Lei Tao gritted his teeth, a hint of coldness in his voice, "He may still be hiding nearby and may attack at any time."

"Be careful, these guys are not easy to deal with." Xu Keming reminded.

"Understood," Lei Tao nodded. Although Xu Keming couldn't see, he had already made up his mind. He slowly stood up from behind the mine cart, performed a tactical roll, and leaned against the stone wall at the edge of the fork in the tunnel. He stored the MP433 pistol in the Bagua gyroscope space and simultaneously took out a modified Type 81 assault rifle, replaced it with a high-capacity drum magazine, and loaded the chamber with his backhand bolt, engaging the safety.

He leaned slightly to the side, observing the movements in the fork through the cracks in the stone wall. Kimura Haruki's disappearance made him uneasy, but he knew that this unease would soon be broken. Kimura Haruki would not give up easily; he would definitely appear again, and Lei Tao had to be prepared.

"Brother Lei, we've cleared the perimeter and are preparing to move closer to you." Liu Zishan of the Netherworld team's voice came from the distant perimeter of the mine tunnel, his tone tinged with urgency. "How's the situation over there?"

Lei Tao shouted, "It's okay, but their leader just now was under the influence of drugs and is a bit difficult to deal with."

Just then, Kimura Haruki picked up a fist-sized piece of ore and hurled it at Lei Tao from the fork in the road. The ore flew with a whistling sound, and Lei Tao's heart trembled, and he quickly dodged. The ore hit the stone wall, sending up a shower of gravel that narrowly missed his shoulder. At the same time, he heard soft footsteps coming from the other fork in the road, and the faint grinding sound of a gun being cocked.

"The bastard has learned to play the trick of making a feint to the east and attacking in the west, right?" Lei Tao cursed in a low voice. He came up with a plan, took out a tear gas grenade from his waist, pulled the safety and threw it towards the fork in the road.

"Bang!" The tear gas grenade exploded at the fork in the road, instantly releasing a large amount of pungent white smoke, and the mine tunnel was filled with a suffocating odor. Lei Tao quickly took out a wet cloth from the Bagua gyroscope space and covered his mouth and nose to prevent the tear gas from irritating him.

"Ah—" another Japanese agent screamed from the side passage, his eyes and respiratory tract clearly irritated by the tear gas. He shouted in Japanese, "Ah, Yamedie!" Lei Tao knew this was his best chance. He quickly leaped from his hiding place, aiming his Type 81 assault rifle at the side passage.

"You want to surprise me? Do you really think I'm a pushover?" Lei Tao shouted, pulling the trigger. A volley of bullets rained down like a torrential rain. Amidst the acrid smoke, the Japanese agent was riddled with bullets. He let out a shrill scream, then fell backward, hitting the ground hard, and remained motionless.

However, at the moment when Lei Tao got rid of the agent, Haruki Kimura, who was hiding on the other side, took the opportunity to do a tactical roll, picked up the MP35 submachine gun next to the body of a Japanese agent, hid behind a mine cart, and shot at Lei Tao from the corner of the mine cart.

"Da da da!" The MP35 submachine gun's firepower instantly poured out, and the bullets flew towards Lei Tao with a sharp whistling sound. Lei Tao was startled, but reacted quickly, rolling sideways to hide behind another pile of ore. The bullets flew past his shoulder and hit the stone wall behind him, splashing a cloud of gravel.

"Damn it!" Lei Tao cursed softly, thinking to himself, "This kid is really cunning. He actually took advantage of me not paying attention and launched a surprise attack!"

He quickly poked his head out from behind the ore pile, attempting to locate Kimura Haruki, but he had already vanished from sight, using the mine cart as cover. Lei Tao crouched behind the ore pile, retrieved a thermal imaging scope from the Bagua gyroscope, and quickly attached it to his modified Type 81 rifle. He stood up again and peered through the scope, clearly visible as the heat source within the mine tunnel. Kimura Haruki's silhouette gradually emerged.

"Let's see where you can escape this time!" Lei Tao said in a low voice, then pulled the trigger, and a volley of bullets poured out in the direction of Haruki Kimura.

With his quick reflexes, Kimura Haruki barely dodged Lei Tao's first attack. Using the mine cart for cover, he quickly shifted position, seeking an opening for a counterattack. However, Lei Tao's thermal imaging scope left him exposed. Lei Tao pulled the trigger again, the red dot in the scope locked onto Kimura Haruki, and the bullet bit into him like a venomous snake.

"Bang, bang, bang!" Lei Tao's modified Type 81 rifle continued to spew flames, and the mine cart behind Kimura Haruki was hit by bullets and sparks flew everywhere. He tried to fight back, but Lei Tao's firepower was too dense, and he could only keep dodging.

"Damn, this guy's reaction speed is too fast!" Lei Tao thought to himself. He realized that relying solely on fire suppression would not be enough to completely eliminate Kimura Haruki. Just as Lei Tao was about to adjust his shooting angle again, he heard hurried footsteps from deep in the mine tunnel—members of the "Netherworld" team and the Military Control Commission's action team arrived.

"Brother Lei, we're coming!" Liu Zishan's voice echoed through the mine tunnel. The team quickly dispersed, forming a pincer attack on Kimura Haruki from both sides. Realizing the odds were stacked against him, Kimura Haruki decided to fight to the death. He leaped from the back of the mine cart, firing as he rushed toward the exit deep within the mine. Lei Tao and the members of the "Netherworld" team reacted quickly, opening fire in an attempt to intercept him.

"Don't let him get away!" Lei Tao shouted, and pulled the trigger of the modified Type 81 rifle in his hand again. At the same time, Liu Zishan and Xu Keming also launched attacks from both sides, completely blocking Kimura Haruki's retreat.

At that moment, Kazuya Uesugi, hidden at a fork in the mine tunnel, launched a series of specially crafted smoke and flash grenades. The smoke grenades exploded in the tunnel, instantly releasing a thick cloud of smoke that enveloped the entire tunnel in a gray haze. Immediately afterwards, the bright light of the flash grenades exploded within the tunnel, instantly blinding Lei Tao.

"Be careful, someone's trying to backtrack from behind! Stay hidden!" Lei Tao shouted. Despite the whiteness of his surroundings, he reacted quickly, drawing on years of experience and intuition. He quickly crouched, closed his eyes, and raised his arms to shield his face, minimizing the direct impact of the bright light. Then, using the cover of the ore pile, he quickly adjusted his posture, preparing for a possible attack.

Upon hearing Lei Tao's warning, the team members quickly dispersed, relying on the ore pile and rock wall for cover. Liu Zishan pulled a grenade from his waist, pulled the safety, and threw it into the depths of the smoke, trying to suppress any possible enemies.

"Boom!" The grenade exploded in the smoke, causing the gravel in the mine tunnel to fall.

Lei Tao's vision gradually returned, and he quickly poked his head out from behind the ore pile, trying to find the location of Shangshan Kazuya. However, a burst of hurried footsteps came from the smoke, and it seemed that an enemy was approaching.

"Zishan, how is the situation over there?" Lei Tao asked loudly towards Liu Zishan.

"I'm safe for now, but there might be more than one enemy!" Liu Zishan's voice was filled with a hint of nervousness. "Be careful, they might launch a surprise attack in the smoke!"

"Understood." Lei Tao nodded, quickly taking out a pair of goggles from the Bagua gyroscope and putting them on, barely regaining some of his vision. He picked up the modified Type 81 rifle, took out a standard 30-round magazine from the Bagua gyroscope, and replaced it, then glanced around vigilantly.