The early morning hours in Lionheart’s town were very quiet, with no streetlights in the tribal landscape, making it pitch black and contrasting sharply with the bustling daytime activity.
The only constant is the pungent smell of burning rubber wafting through the air.
The scuba van drove along the town's only main road. Although a few houses by the roadside have dim, yellowish lights on, no one opened their windows to take a look.
Clearly, they had no interest in this old second-hand vehicle.
A few minutes later.
The van successfully arrived at the designated location, an alley entrance about 20 meters away from the target house that leads to the back of the target building.
The remaining distance will be covered on foot to avoid disturbing anyone inside the target house.
Shh, click!
The van door was pulled open.
Ray was the first one out the door, and without waiting for the others, he headed straight into the alley, towards his designated spot.
As the communications intelligence officer and sniper of Bravo Team, Ray needed to find a good position.
He must ensure that the satellite communication equipment he carries on his back allows for smooth communication among Bravo Team members while also maintaining a signal with the operations center, even if the distance between both parties is half a world apart.
Additionally, he needs to ensure that the Mk.11 MOD 0 naval sniper rifle produced by KAC (Knight's Armament Company) he is equipped with can provide fire support for Bravo Team from a distance.
He also had to have 360-degree dynamic monitoring of all intersections around the target building, becoming the eyes of Bravo Team.
If any anomalies occur around the house, they can be reported back to the team leader inside the house immediately, allowing for the leader to respond quickly.
This is done to avoid losing eyes on the outside after entering the house, leaving them unaware in the case that they are being surrounded by the enemy.
Each special operations team member has their own task, and each one is indispensable without distinction in rank. Everyone had to fulfill their own role.
Most importantly...
Everyone must maintain trust in their teammates, confident that they can perform their assigned duties.
While normally, the external observation support work is undertaken by Alpha Team, allowing for Bravo Team, as the assault team, to operate at full capacity.
In this case, to avoid alerting the target, Alpha Team could only arrive later on, so Ray is temporarily taking on this role by himself.
Ray set off first to secure the observation point, while the remaining members of Bravo Team split into two groups.
Jason, Long Zhan, and Brock formed one group, while Sonny, Trent, and Clay formed the second group. This arrangement ensured that each group had a heavy machine gunner and a medical officer to ensure the safety of the team members.
Clay specialized in communications intelligence, while Brock was a professional reconnaissance officer.
Having them in separate groups also ensures that no potentially high-value intelligence is missed during the actions of both groups.
Since rescuing the hostage is the top priority, capturing Samir is secondary.
Therefore, the group that includes Jason and Long Zhan is tasked with entering the second floor from the outside using climbing hooks or ladders to locate the hostage, Marshall.
The second group led by Sonny is responsible for clearing the first floor while searching for a possible basement.
The two groups got out of the vehicle with clear divisions of labor, moving in a formation of one group in front and the second group behind, walking along the wall in the shadows of the moonlight, trying to be as quiet as possible as they stealthily approached the target building from behind.
After all members of Bravo Team get out of the vehicle, the scuba van has completed its mission and begins its return trip, since the subsequent retreat no longer requires it.
In the first group, Brock was first, team leader and commander Jason was second, and as the group’s main source of firepower as well as the fact that he was the medical officer, Long Zhan was at the back.
The second group followed closely behind the first group, maintaining the same formation.
After about 30 seconds of moving forward, Brock, who was at the front, stopped, keeping his right arm level with his shoulder, raising his right fist straight up, signaling to halt.
Pulling on the leash at his waist, the military dog also stopped.
As the vanguard, Brock stopped, and the entire action team reacted swiftly and in unison, all pressing against the wall, hiding in the shadows.
Then, Brock turned and gestured to Jason, indicating that they had arrived near the target building and had spotted a male target armed with a lethal weapon, just around the corner less than five meters away.
Hearing this, Jason took a few steps forward, peeked around the corner, and quickly pulled back.
All members of Bravo Team are equipped with high-end night vision goggles. Even though the alley is pitch black with no light, they can still see even a mouse scurry by clearly.Although this clear world is green, aside from that, it was no different than daytime.
The soldier guarding the back door, besides holding an AK, had no other military equipment, making him no different from an ordinary person.
Except for the dim view provided by the 10-watt light overhead, everywhere else is pitch black.
More importantly, it’s already very late, and the soldier, unable to scroll through videos on his phone, is by this point dozing off at the door.
Jason turned on the laser sight of his rifle and signaled to Ray on the nearby rooftop.
The laser light is invisible to the naked eye and can only be seen through night vision goggles, completely avoiding the potential exposure of their position.
Then he gestured to the lead soldier, Brock, to take action and eliminate the target.
Finally, he turned to the second group behind him, signaling that they are close to the target building and to proceed according to the established plan after engaging in combat.
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