Faced with the silence, Kieran smiled.
It was not a fake smile, but a genuine smile from the bottom of his heart.
He knew he had the upper hand for now.
He had a lot of fully armed men under him. He was powerful, but … he was greedy!
Unparalleled greed!
And that was his weakness!
As long as he had a weakness, he could be defeated!
Even if he was extremely powerful!
Kieran believed so.
So he waited patiently for the man's answer.
"What do you want?"
After a while, Zarukhar's voice came again. Even through the phone, Kieran could feel the man's suppressed anger.
But Kieran did not care.
In Kieran's eyes, Zarukhar was the boss he needed to raise his dungeon rating.
Other than that, he was nothing!
"What do I want? That's a good question, Mr. Major! What do I want in this goddamn city? Leave, of course! Get out of this goddamn place! "
Kieran acted according to the plan he had set up earlier. He acted like a man who was tortured by the chaos of war and was on the verge of going insane.
"Give me back my jewels, and I'll get you out of here!"
Zarukhar gave an affirmative answer without hesitation.
"No problem. When night falls, I'll be waiting for you at the Vulture's lair!"
Kieran said without hesitation.
Zarukhar hung up the phone.
Kieran looked at the phone that had just been hung up. He quickly removed the battery from his phone and curled up his body, leaning against the wall and closing his eyes to rest.
He knew there would be a fierce battle ahead.
He had to make the best use of his time to rest.
As for the deal with Zarukhar?
Kieran had never taken it seriously.
Zarukhar had been very aggressive from the start, which meant he was not a person who would compromise easily.
After suffering a loss, the other party would not remain silent and act as if nothing had happened.
He would definitely take revenge!
But because of the backpack of jewels, he would not make a big fuss. He would only send a group of elite soldiers.
Moreover, this group of soldiers must be the enemy's trusted aides!
There would not be too many of them.
But at the same time, it meant that these people should be very strong!
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been taken in as a trusted aide by the other party.
However, Kieran would not retreat!
Because this was exactly what Kieran needed!
If Kieran was facing a large number of rebel soldiers, even with the enhancement of his skills, he would retreat. However, if it was just a group of people, Kieran believed that he could put up a fight!
Moreover, it had to be a clean and beautiful victory!
Only then would he be able to carry out the next step of his plan.
"One minute is enough for him to find me!"
Kieran narrowed his eyes and seized the time to rest.
Back in the Vulture's room, when he'd seen the phone, he'd realized something was wrong.
It was far more sturdy than the average mobile phone.
In addition, this was a war-torn city, and the communication facilities had probably been destroyed!
Kieran did not even need to think to know that the phone was from the rebel army. It must have been given to the Vulture by the major for easy communication.
With the power that the major had displayed, it would be strange if he did not do something about the phone.
That was why Kieran hung up the phone and took out the battery.
He did not want to drag Colleen into this dangerous situation.
He also wanted to leave a safe place for himself to resupply.
It was only the second day!
"It's been a long day!"
Seeing the [Main Mission: Survive for seven days, 1/7] change to [2/7], Kieran could not help but sigh as he felt the sun rise and the sky brighten up.
… …
"Did you find that rat or bug in the gutter?"
Zarukhar turned to his aide after hanging up the phone.
"Got it! That bastard is near Garden Villa Area! "
His aide replied.
"Good! Remember that location. Now, get Hank to bring a team of people to kill that guy and get the things back for me. Remember, I want everything to be safe and sound! "
Zarukhar ordered with a nod.
"Yes, sir!"
The adjutant saluted, then quickly turned to the soldiers.
"You rat or bug in the gutter, do you think you can threaten me, Major Zarukhar?"
After the aide left, Zarukhar looked at the red dot on the tracker and muttered to himself coldly.
… …
Under the sun, a military transport vehicle appeared on the street between Sixth Avenue and Garden Villa Area.
The special markings on the vehicle allowed it to pass unimpeded.
A group of 10 soldiers nimbly jumped down from the military transport vehicle and stood quietly by the side of the vehicle. When the man sitting in the passenger seat in the driver's seat came down, the group of 10 soldiers immediately raised their hands and saluted in unison.
"Major Zarukhar's top secret mission: find an armed thug nearby, kill him, and bring back all his belongings. Remember, leave no one alive! "
The man in the passenger seat said calmly as the engine of the military transport vehicle roared away.
His expression was serious, but it showed how serious he was.
As Zarukhar's right-hand man, Hank knew how important this mission was.
If they failed, they would not have to wait for the government to launch an all-out attack. They would be executed by the generals of the rebel army, even if Zarukhar had given them a lot of "toys".
Those in power would turn their backs on him.
Hank, who was well aware of this, became even more careful in this mission.
"Snipers, machine gunners, find the most suitable positions for me! The rest of you, split into two groups and search! "
"Yes, sir!"
The soldiers moved quickly after their leader's orders.
First, a sniper ran towards a high vantage point.
Then, the machine gunner and his aide carried a box of ammunition and found a spot with an open view of the ruins. They set up their light machine guns.
The remaining eight men, including Hank, split into two groups and entered the Garden Villa District, searching every nook and cranny.
One group of four, armed with assault rifles, cooperated well with each other, covering each other as they moved forward and searched.
Kieran, who was hiding in a corner, frowned.
He had tried his best to overestimate his enemy's strength, but he had still underestimated them.
"They're on a whole different level compared to those armed thugs!"
Kieran looked at the two approaching search teams, then at the sniper who had appeared on a roof that had not completely collapsed. He slowly moved backwards without making a sound.
He could not make a move.
Whether it was shooting or fighting in close combat, he would be locked on by the sniper.
"I have to kill that sniper!"
Making up his mind, Kieran quickly went into [Undercover] mode. Using the ruins as cover, he bent over and moved towards the best spot to shoot.
He had chosen the street between Sixth Avenue and Garden Villa District to talk to Zarukhar and let him lock on to his location. He had not chosen a random place to talk to Zarukhar.
He had chosen this place carefully.
When he and Colleen had moved, Kieran had walked past this place, and it had left a deep impression on Kieran.
Before the war, this place had been a low-class commercial district with a lot of buildings.
After the chaos of war, not only were there many collapsed houses and ruins, but more importantly, the densely packed buildings had turned into places that were extremely suitable for hiding and ambushing.
That was why when Kieran had decided to fight the rebels, he had chosen this place first. After a short nap, he had tried his best to familiarize himself with the place.
Other than memorizing the terrain, Kieran had also used his [Firearm (Light Firearm) (Basic)] skill to provide him with the knowledge and experience of firearms to come up with a plan.
It was like facing a sniper in front of him.
The sniper had not noticed that someone was approaching him.
The strength of a sniper lay in his ability to attack from a distance and to appear and disappear unpredictably.
Especially the latter. If the sniper was in a favorable environment, it was not impossible for a good sniper to take out a group of fully armed soldiers.
But now, the sniper had no such protection.
On the contrary, the current environment was advantageous to Kieran.
Kieran was watching the sniper's every move.
What would happen to a sniper who had lost his mystery and exposed himself?
Kieran stood in the shadows, holding a sniper rifle in his hand. He aimed at a target about a hundred meters away from him. The [Firearm (Light Firearm) (Basic)] skill had given Kieran the most powerful ability he had at his current stage. It allowed him to do things that normal people could not even imagine.
Perhaps the [Firearm (Light Firearm)] skill had prevented Kieran from becoming a good sniper.
But he had definitely reached a passable standard.
And that was enough.
Kieran adjusted his breathing. His hand that held the rifle was steady and strong. He locked on to his target through the scope.
Then, he pulled the trigger.
Bang!
After a single gunshot, Kieran did not stop or check on his target. He hugged the sniper rifle in his hand and rolled to the side. He quickly dived into a pile of debris and headed towards his next shooting spot.
Bang Bang Bang!
Just as Kieran rolled away, the machine gunner fired. The concentrated bullets landed on the spot where Kieran had been standing. The seemingly sturdy wall was penetrated within a breath's time.
However, Kieran was nowhere to be seen.
"What happened?"
Hank, who was searching further away, could not see what was going on. All he could hear was the gunshots. He shouted into the walkie-talkie.
"The sniper is dead!"
The machine gun's assistant gunner replied to his captain.
"What?"
Hank was stunned. He asked again.
Bang!
Before the assistant gunner could reply, another sudden gunshot rang out.
This time, Hank saw it clearly. One of the members of another squad not far away had been shot in the head.
"There's a sniper! Take cover! "
Hank yelled.
Faced with the sudden ambush, the whole squad reacted correctly and hid in the nearest bunker.
All of a sudden, the rebels on the battlefield disappeared.
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