King Of War: Starting with Arms Dealer

Joe Ga's second voyage was a tad more thrilling...

This time 'Cobra' and 'Archerfish' changed their tactics.

A village of similar size to the last one had to undergo a real combination of aerial and ground assaults due to the larger number of people inside.

The ground team, Sanderson's B-team, was really scared to death because the two Big Beak Birds above were carrying bombs instead of missiles; if one of those big babies went off course by even a bit, it could easily blow them up to the sky too.

However, those two old timers did not let Sanderson and his team's fears last too long. When they encountered resistance while attacking the village, they chose to fire smoke grenades near the target with grenade launchers and call for the bombardment.

A Super Albatross would then start diving, making full use of the law that the closer the distance, the more accurate the bombing, and hit the target precisely.

When Diamond's men stormed into the village and released the last batch of imprisoned slave workers, Sanderson uncharacteristically instructed his men to pull out their smoke grenades and stuff them into their backpacks, then began a mad dash for their lives.

This was the signal for full bombardment...

When the two Big Beak Birds released all of their bombs, and the explosions ended, the whole world went silent.

In this attack, B-team rescued over 200 slave workers, then a whole drug traffickers' village was razed to the ground. Within an area of about 0.5 square kilometers, drug trafficker corpses were everywhere.

A 250 kg bomb loaded with high explosives has a theoretical effective lethal radius of about 800 meters on flat ground; even if that is halved and halved again in the jungle, in the worst-case scenario, there would be no living things within a radius of 100 meters.

If the first operation of 'Cobra' and 'Archerfish' demonstrated brute force, then this time they showcased skill.

The blast radius of the nine bombs had almost no overlap, fully interpreting the effect of a poor man's version of carpet bombing.

After the job was done, Joe Ga left 'Archerfish' to continue patrolling above B-team while he began his return flight.

He had even more important things to do!

...

The President of the Central African Republic did not come to Sangha Mountain, but the Minister of Defense, Mary Aenola, did.

This minister, along with her African-American assistant Lenore, landed on the mountaintop in Joe Ga's Antelope.

Seeing many familiar faces that had already arrived, Mary's face showed a warm smile as she walked forward and greeted them cordially.

The Opposition Armed Forces currently facing off with the armored convoy below the mountain seemed non-existent in Mary's mind, as if everyone here were her kinsfolk, as if they had never yelled at her during meetings.

The bombing videos playing on a loop had the opposition leaders on edge, and the arrival of Mary Aenola made them realize that behind the President and his siblings stood not only Russia but also the formidable and unreasonably tough P·B company.

On the way here, Mary Aenola had obtained the day's schedule from Lenore and she was well aware that the main event hadn't yet begun.

Casting a glance at Karman in the distance, she noticed he was eyeing several veterans while mounting a few large telescopes onto the ground. Mary Aenola instinctively changed direction and approached an old black man with white hair, smiling and saying, "Hello, Elder Bilus, I didn't expect to see you here."

The old black man, Bilus, looked at Mary with a resigned and dim look in his eyes, his voice hoarse as he said, "You have brought a monster to Central Africa, a monster that can manipulate monsters!

'Ant Eater' is a legend, but you have pulled him from legend back into reality.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Mary, we will bleed..."

Mary Aenola actually had little respect for these stubborn old men, but since Bilus wielded enormous influence, she chose to smile, and then taking the old man's arm, she walked to the edge of Sangha Mountain. Pointing towards the dilapidated town by the riverbend below, she said, "We've always been bleeding, for many years without cessation.

I, too, am afraid of 'Ant Eater' and those devil-like soldiers, but I am clearer on the fact that the deaths caused by 'Ant Eater' are not one ten-thousandth of those caused by poverty.

Elder Bilus, we are poor, and accustomed to poverty, so some among you started drug trafficking, others began looting, and some resorted to slavery.

Compared to the deaths they caused, 'Ant Eater' merely wiped out a Presidential Palace, who is more terrifying?"

Bilus seemed to recall something horrible and said with trembling lips, "It removed the skins of 148 people and made them walk into the fire themselves.

Mary, that's a monster..."

Mary frowned and waved her hand dismissively, saying, "But this monster liberated us, wresting Central Africa from the grasp of a tyrannical dictator.

Without him, you, as the opposition, could never have won.

Now he's back with a new boss, one who is willing to invest money and effort in this land.

I've seen some of P·B company's plans. They will redefine 'Sangha Town.' If you are willing to cooperate, within the next 10 years, perhaps only 5 years, things will be different here."

Bilus shook his head with a dim look, saying, "So you just let a foreigner come to our land with guns..."

Mary Aenola had to tread carefully with this comment; she decisively cut off Bilus's words, saying earnestly, "We have a clear agreement with P·B company that specifies rights and obligations.

They are here to help us fight drug traffickers, which not only helps us gain some initiative in the African Union but also spares the border residents from some harm."

Elder Bilus, Hu Lang is a mercenary, and he is a mercenary with huge tracts of land in Central Africa, and he has chosen to recoup his investment here in a different way.

Just like those from China, he is gentle, and his gun barrels are only aimed at drug traffickers and guerrillas.

I don't want to emphasize the legal validity of our contract with him to you.

I just want to tell you that you have 2 hours to inform those tribes associated with drugs to abandon all their business and go home."

Bilus glanced at the large screen that had suddenly started showing new bombing footage and shook his head bitterly, "You want to cut off the drug routes on the road, do you realize that this will bring upon us an even more terrifying enemy?

P·B is intimidating all of us, do you think we should all be scared?"

Mary finally couldn't help but sneer and said, "I remember the time you agreed on was two o'clock in the afternoon, but now it's only 12 o'clock, and you are already here in a hurry.

You can tell me you're not afraid, but I have to tell you, the bombing is just the beginning…"

As she spoke, Mary pointed to several telescopes that had been set up and said, "The real battlefield is under our feet, in that jungle.

I don't know who Hu Lang's target is, but I am sure, today many people will die there!

Elder Bilus, cutting off the drug routes is not the end for anyone, but those who shelter drug traffickers will definitely meet their doom.

P·B is a military contracting company recognized by the African Union and the Central African Republic; you will not find any legal grounds to criticize."

The villages near Bangassou are circulating Hu Lang's declaration, and they are trying to shelter more people from harm.

Elder, your ears have been blocked by those self-serving people; you should open your eyes again to look at the world."

Bilus was silent for a long time, then looked at Mary Aenola and said, "Do you and your brother really understand the consequences of what you're doing?

You're indulging a foreigner in establishing his own kingdom here, and when his ambition becomes uncontrollable, what do you think your fate will be?"

Mary Aenola would not tell Bilus about her 5% stake in the mine. She laughed and said, "I've dealt with Hu Lang, and I think what you're talking about cannot happen.

However, if really an unexpected incident occurs, and if you truly cannot tolerate his existence, you can repeat what you've done in the past and push the Central African Republic deeper into trouble.

Selfishness and greed are about to destroy our country, yet for this reason, why can't we see what extent Hu Lang can reach?

Could it possibly get worse because he invests money here generously? The Russians control our capital's security defenses, the French control most of the mines in our northern regions, De Beers controls all the channels for our diamonds.

The people from 'Zetaka' are colluding with a bunch of Western diamond smugglers, not only are they stealing diamonds, but they are also constantly challenging the incumbent government.

You don't oppose these, but you oppose someone who helps us rearm all our forces, helps us fight drug traffickers, helps us rebuild our image in the African Union, and really invests money into my land?"

As she spoke, Mary looked at Bilus with a mocking look and said, "Those squad weapons were not only used by the national defense army, you also got a share of them.

You parade around with the weapons provided by Hu Lang, and in the end, you want to exclude him from Sangha Town?"

In fact, Mary Aenola was slightly equivocating; legally speaking, Sangha Town's right to public order and control are two different things.

Indeed, Joe Ga has never been officially authorized to manage and control Sangha Town; his contract was only responsible for maintaining public order, but this was different when the local tribes and the opposition raised their objections.

Once these people raise the issues, and then if Joe Ga can quash their arrogance and schemes, Sangha Town would truly change hands.

At that time, you only need to appoint a local from the Central African Republic to replace the original town chief, even if he is appointed by Joe Ga, it would be flawless in terms of legality.

These local chumps severely lack political acumen; they are accustomed to solving problems with violence, and when they are not superior in either legality or muscle, all that is left for them is to be at the mercy of others.

Mary's conversation with Bilus soon reached an impasse; she knew Bilus wasn't afraid of the so-called bombing videos because if P·B bombed the local people of Central Africa, the UN's blue helmets would initiate an investigation immediately, and the African Union, the endorsing counterpart of the contract, would also intervene, which Joe Ga couldn't accept.

But the standoff was quickly broken by the live footage on the big screen...

More than a dozen mobile phone live feeds were displayed on the large screen; Karman purposely turned up the volume, broadcasting the voices from the public channel...

"Team D in position, ready to attack at any moment!"

"Team E in position, ready to attack at any moment!"

Several locals from the opposition recognized the place that was about to be attacked. As they cried out in surprise, they looked toward two panic-stricken opposition leaders.

Just as those two guys were about to call their people, a light helicopter flew over the top of the mountain, followed by a voice...

"This is Hu Lang, attack!"