Strongest Soldier King

At noon, the sun was high in the sky. In the primeval forest, a team of about thirty men advanced cautiously. The ancient trees around them towered to the sky, and various unknown insects chirped, adding a bit of noise to the forest. Occasionally, some large birds flew past, and from a distance came the roars of wild beasts, making the entire woodland lively.

Ahead, scouts advanced about five hundred meters to ensure safety. The team was strangely composed, with a dozen fully armed soldiers and a dozen simply dressed locals—this was the group of Luo Zheng and others. Luo Zheng was quietly talking with Hook in the middle of the team, having just swum across a river and landed, all dripping wet. The crossing spot was more than twenty kilometers from their retreat location, so there was no need to worry about being discovered.

After walking for about two hours, suddenly dense gunfire sounded from the front. The team quickly halted and took cover on the spot. Luo Zheng cautiously observed the surroundings. Before long, Liu Xun, who was scouting ahead, hurriedly returned, stopped with a sliding tackle before Luo Zheng, squatted down, and said in a low voice, "There's gunfire in the canyon at eight o'clock, about three thousand meters away. Should we go and investigate?"

"Scout ahead, be careful, the following troops will catch up," Luo Zheng said after a brief deliberation.

"Yes." Liu Xun readily agreed and got up to leave quickly.

Hook looked at Luo Zheng in surprise. Luo Zheng briefly explained the situation and added, "Tell your men to be careful, it'd be best to stay at the back of the team. We're just going to assess the situation, not to fight. Don't get discovered."

"Understood." Hook agreed quickly and said something incomprehensible to those beside him.

The team continued moving forward. The gunfire ahead grew louder, mixed with the sound of explosions, prompting everyone to speed up. Soon, they reached a hillside and cautiously peered forward. In front was a canyon dense with trees, though not very tall, from which the flashes of grenade explosions and the trails of bullets could be vaguely seen. Two groups were engaged in fierce combat.

It seemed one group was encircled by another. The attackers were very aggressive, seemingly at all costs, deploying heavy machine guns and RPGs. The defending side resisted firmly but lacked firepower. The battle between the two sides was in a stalemate, with neither able to overcome the other.

At this moment, Liu Xun, responsible for reconnaissance, quickly ran up and squatted beside Luo Zheng, whispering, "It looks like Bloodsucker has surrounded Sam Country's Pot Lid Head Special Warfare Group in the canyon. Pot Lid Head has eight people left, and Bloodsucker about fifty, with formidable firepower, having already formed a tight encirclement."

"Oh? Fifty against eight, it looks like someone on the Pot Lid Head side is injured, which is absolutely intolerable for the revenge-driven Sam Country. It seems that Sam Country's Pot Lid Head Special Warfare Group and Bloodsucker are locked in a battle. If Bloodsucker doesn't reinforce, it should end in mutual destruction. Then, we can swoop in like the yellow sparrow catching the cicada, just in time to replenish ammunition. Have the brothers hide themselves well," Luo Zheng quickly said.

"Yes." Liu Xun agreed and left.

"What are you planning?" Hook asked in surprise.

Before Luo Zheng could answer, the sudden rumbling of engines from the sky made everyone's face change dramatically. They looked up one after another. An Apache Armed Helicopter appeared on the horizon, equipped with a chain cannon on its nose and two rockets on the stub wings, flying menacingly toward them.

"What?" Luo Zheng's face changed dramatically seeing the Apache. Sam Country's mobility power was indeed strong, even dispatching an armed helicopter for support. This wasn't within Sam Country's borders. An armed helicopter entering another country's territory could be considered an armed invasion. Sam Country would have to bear enormous diplomatic and political pressure for such action. They seemed to be going all out.

The armed helicopter is the bane of infantry, especially the Apache, known for being the most advanced in the world in terms of overall performance, with formidable combat power. The two rockets are enough to destroy solid bunkers, and the chain cannon's attack power is enough to crumble anyone. The so-called chain cannon is driven by a chain system with an electric motor that completes automatic shooting cycles and ammunition supply, ensuring no pause for misfires and adjustable firing rate. Whoever gets hit would certainly be turned into a sieve.

Such a formidable infantry nemesis, combined with Sam Country's information-based combat capability, leaves no room for accidental fires. Bloodsucker's ambush force's life and death were hanging by a thread.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!" Just as Luo Zheng was in deep thought, suddenly three RPGs burst out from different parts of the forest, roaring toward the Apache like three fierce Death Gods, followed by another three RPGs, also accurately charging toward the Apache.

"Is this an ambush?" Luo Zheng was shocked, standing fixedly, looking at the sky.

The fierce Apache evaded four rocket-propelled grenades but was still hit by one. Before it could show its claws, it exploded, and the two rockets it carried also detonated, forming a massive red cloud in the void, lingering for a long time. The wreckage of the Apache scattered everywhere, landing in the forest.

The battle in the canyon paused, everyone fixated on this scene, stunned. Soon, gunfire resumed, murderously intense, as Bloodsucker launched a fierce attack. For Pot Lid Head, having the Apache shot down was alike the loss of a lifeline, whereas for Bloodsucker, it was undoubtedly a morale-boosting event.

Perhaps sensing the coming of Death God, the encircled Pot Lid Head did not give up resisting. On the contrary, they launched a fierce counterattack. As the strongest mysterious army of Sam Country, Pot Lid Head could not surrender, nor could they yield. They exploded with astounding combat potential in the face of death.

The battle once again fell into a fierce stalemate. Luo Zheng calmly observed the scene, his expression becoming grim. Bloodsucker's fighting prowess once again shocked Luo Zheng. If this continued, it might not end in mutual destruction but rather Bloodsucker's triumph. In fact, just adjusting the RPGs to precisely clear Pot Lid Head's fire points would ensure victory.

"Bang, bang, bang!" The gunfire echoed ceaselessly in the canyon's dense forest so intensely. Luo Zheng quickly climbed a tall tree, hid in a fork of branches, raised the sniper scope to observe and found that Bloodsucker had advanced much forward while Pot Lid Head began to tighten, forming a circular defense position, fighting to the death.

Through the sniper scope, Luo Zheng saw a Pot Lid Head Special Warfare soldier killed, immediately followed by a comrade braving gunfire to verify, confirmed the sacrifice then roared, made a tiger pounce forward, rolled to hide behind a large tree, kneeling and shooting bursts forward, face grim, eyes wide with fury, emitting a terrifying murderous aura all over.

This is a force worthy of respect! Luo Zheng silently marveled. As a soldier, Luo Zheng felt a bit of admiration for Pot Lid Head, but as an enemy, Luo Zheng had no sympathy and chose to continue watching.