The next afternoon, at the fighter jet testing area on the border of Southern Yunnan.
Four heavily modified military off-road vehicles were driving through the primeval jungle.
The convoy maintained a standard tactical diamond formation.
They kept a precise distance from each other.
This allowed them to provide mutual support without becoming easy targets due to being too concentrated.
In the lead vehicle, Lu Mingyu, wearing a tactical headset, was typing on the virtual keyboard of his personal computer.
“Calling Tiger, signal test.”
“Tiger received, signal clear.”
“Calling Black Bear, signal test.”
“Black Bear received, all normal.”
“Calling Wolf Fang, signal test.”
“Wolf Fang received, Captain, the scenery over there is quite nice.”
A slightly teasing voice came through the headset.
Lu Mingyu’s lips curved slightly, and he transmitted a real-time image of the outside of the vehicle that he had just captured.
In the image, a colorful venomous snake flashed across the camera.
“The scenery is indeed nice, just be careful not to get bitten by a snake on your backside.”
“Ahem, received, Captain.”
The other end of the headset immediately went silent.
Lu Mingyu closed the chat channel and switched to the command line.
“All units, attention, I will now re-emphasize the mission.”
“Your three teams are the shields for this security mission.”
“You are responsible for building three lines of defense on the periphery. Your main tasks are reconnaissance and early warning.”
“Once any suspicious target is found, report it immediately. Without my order, you are not allowed to engage in unauthorized combat.”
“We, the Macrophages, are the sharp blade, responsible for delivering a fatal blow to the enemy when necessary.”
“Do you all understand?”
“Tiger understands!”
“Black Bear understands!”
“Wolf Fang understands!”
Almost at the same time, the border troops fully entered a state of Level 1 alert .
The radar station’s power was maximized.
UAV reconnaissance teams took off, conducting 24-hour uninterrupted patrols over the border line.
A full-strength armed helicopter squadron and a mechanized infantry battalion.
Had quietly moved to the border area, hidden behind the mountains, ready to provide fire support at any time.
However, everyone knew that these heavy armaments were only a last resort.
Once used, it would mean a full-scale escalation of the situation.
It was highly likely to cause unnecessary diplomatic friction with neighboring Myanmar.
Therefore, the key to solving the problem still lay with Lu Mingyu and his four special forces teams.
“Screech—”
The off-road vehicle Lu Mingyu was in stopped in front of a narrow mountain pass.
This was a necessary route to the core testing area.
With steep cliffs on both sides, the terrain was treacherous and an excellent ambush point.
“Get out, let’s get to work!”
Lu Mingyu was the first to jump out of the car.
Zhou Chenguang, Wu Tianlong, and Li Xiaoniu followed closely behind him.
They nimbly moved several dark green metal boxes from the trunk.
“Captain, still the old rules?”
Li Xiaoniu opened a box, inside which were neatly arranged “ground bombs” shaped like discus.
Lu Mingyu nodded, pointing to the narrowest section of the mountain pass.
“Set them up there, a mix of pressure-activated and tripwire-activated, manage the spacing yourselves.”
“Remember, open all the safeties.”
“I hope they give the other side a big surprise when they are stepped on or touched.”
“Yes!”
The few immediately dispersed, setting up traps on this essential path.
In just over ten minutes, a seemingly normal passage was completed.
Lu Mingyu leaned against the car.
While observing the distant movements with binoculars, he was planning the next course of action on his tactical tablet.
Lu Mingyu’s plan was simple, and also crazy.
Setting up a minefield here was not to annihilate the enemy, but for warning and delaying.
Once the reconnaissance teams of Tiger, Black Bear, or Wolf Fang discovered the traces of the “Vipers.”
And if the enemy triggered the minefield, it would prove that they had fallen into the trap.
At that time, he would immediately lead the Macrophages, abandon the frontal battlefield.
And take a pre-planned secret route directly into Myanmar.
To pull the rug out from under them, strike directly at the heart, and wipe out the “Vipers’” lair.
“Captain, do you think those bastards from the ‘Vipers’ will really come this way?”
Li Xiaoniu clapped the dust off his hands, leaned over, and asked in a low voice.
“Why do I feel like they’ll find some godforsaken place, dig a hole, and crawl through?”
Zhou Chenguang chuckled at his words.
“You think too highly of that guy called ‘Viper’.”
“I’ve studied his material ; this guy is a typical overconfident, cowardly, spoiled brat.”
“His father and brother at least had some semblance of a Hero .”
“But with him, the style suddenly changed; he’s purely a good-for-nothing who thinks he’s incredibly amazing.”
“People like him prefer to go in a straight line.”
“Because he thinks the whole world should make way for him.”
“Any schemes or tricks are paper tigers in front of his ‘absolute strength’.”
Wu Tianlong, holding his sniper rifle, leaned against a rock with his eyes closed, resting, and interjected coldly.
“People like that are the best; they die quickly.”
Li Xiaoniu chuckled, a look of anticipation on his face.
“I hope he doesn’t die that quickly; it would be best to capture him alive.”
“I really want to see what this guy, who put a bounty on us on the dark web and acts like a public enemy, actually looks like.”
“Maybe when he takes off his mask, he’s just a keyboard warrior who shouts ‘Oli Gei’ every day.”
Lu Mingyu was amused by his words and put away his binoculars.
“Alright, less chattering, everyone hurry up and rest, conserve your energy.”
“Zhou Chenguang, Wu Tianlong, you two are responsible for the first watch.”
“Received.”
… …
At the same time, in Mandalay, Myanmar.
In a secret base hidden deep within the tropical rainforest.
A tall, slender young man with a pale face stood on a makeshift platform.
He was delivering a highly inflammatory speech to nearly a hundred burly men armed with weapons below the stage.
He was the new leader of the “Viper” organization, known to the outside world as “Little Viper.”
The people below the stage were a complex mix: retired Western special forces, mercenaries from the Middle East, and local desperadoes.
Their only commonality was that they would do anything for money.
“Gentlemen! Silence!”
Viper spread his arms, enjoying the fervent gazes from below the stage.
“I know why you are here! Money! Yes, it’s money!”
“I promise you, as long as this mission is completed, eighty million US dollars!”
“And all the weapons and equipment in this base will be yours!”
A chorus of excited howls erupted from below the stage.
Viper nodded with satisfaction, then changed his tone.
“Of course, there are additional rewards!”
“This time, our targets, besides those cold data and equipment, also include a group of special forces from the East!”
“As long as you can capture one alive, I, personally, will reward an additional five million US dollars!”
Upon hearing this, the crowd below completely erupted.
After the mobilization meeting ended, a trusted subordinate followed Viper into the base’s command room.
“Boss, are we… really going to give them that much money?”
The subordinate asked with some hesitation.
Viper picked up a glass of red wine, gently swirled it, and a smirk appeared at the corner of his mouth.
“Of course we’ll give it.”
“However, it will be given to those who are willing to swear allegiance and join our ‘Viper’ organization.”