Reborn as the Darling of the Delta

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Said thought it made sense, so he told the village chief about the ideas he had just discussed with Zhang Hao.

The village chief nodded repeatedly after hearing this; he also thought the idea was excellent. He turned to Sophia and said:

“Sophia, this time you will lead a group of people to the dam with Said. You have studied abroad before and are educated. The reason we didn’t let you join the army before was because we were afraid of letting your parents down. Now you can go to Said and give him advice. It’s safe with him. It will put my mind at ease.”

Sofia and Said stared wide-eyed at the village chief, their eyes filled with confusion.

Sofia: No? I've been sold to Dam Zero?

Saeed: Did I just get a educated college student for free?

Just then, the young man named Abao ran back.

"Village Chief, everything is arranged for our distinguished guests and Boss Said. We've also invited a few uncles to roast a sheep. How's your conversation going? Would you like to drop off your luggage first?"

Seeing that they had finished their conversation, the group got up to say goodbye to the old village chief, then went to the car to get their luggage and head to their prepared rooms.

"Boss Said, and all my friends, you should rest well here for the next couple of days. Although this place is not as bustling as it used to be, it's still a great retirement haven."

Deep Blue nodded in agreement. This was a rare place away from the hustle and bustle, and without war, it would indeed be a very pleasant place to live and retire.

Thus, Zhang Hao and the others' vacation officially began.

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The ancient castle of Hamk's stronghold.

Amara watched the sky darken, her heart filled with anxiety. Her trusted men, whom she had sent out, had not returned. Had something happened? She was about to lead a team to that village, and she wondered if they had received the message.

"Captain Amara, it's almost time. Should we assemble? The wind is strong tonight, making it easy to get started. A fire will roast them all alive."

The adjutant's urging came from outside the door, and Amara, having no time to wait, said:

"Assemble everyone within 10 minutes and depart immediately."

Picking up the AK beside him, Amara took one last look at the dormitory before resolutely pushing open the door and leaving.

After gathering everyone together, Amara recounted the mission Hamk had assigned him. This time, the target was not to capture anyone, but to bring these 12 elite troops. After outlining the route for them, they began to operate in groups of six. He led one group through the main gate, while the adjutant led another group to attack from the side.

So, under the cover of night, Amara led his squad to the village. Their goal was to cause destruction at the gate. The adjutant, upon hearing the explosion, took advantage of the chaos to rush in and carry out a massacre.

After walking for more than half an hour, Amara led his team quietly to the entrance of the village. After giving a hand signal to the people behind him, one of them took out a bundle of high explosives from his bag.

"I don't know how things are on the other side. Go and put the explosives in place. We'll make a big commotion here later, understand?"

The subordinate nodded in agreement and sorted out the bundles of explosives in the bag. Each person received one and dispersed. After lighting the fuse, the men quickly threw the explosives into the bag.

Several loud explosions were heard, and the houses of several families near the gate were blown open, leaving large holes. The elderly people inside were buried under the collapsed rocks before they could escape.

Upon hearing the explosion, Abao, who was on night watch, immediately blew the village loudspeaker and shouted:

"Enemy attack! Everyone on high alert! Bring your weapons and assemble in the main square!"

Zhang Hao was playing cards with Said and Roy when he heard the explosion, which startled him. Roy and Said also quickly got up and grabbed their weapons. Then they heard A Bao's voice.

"Xiao Hao, I'm going to check the situation. You take the gun and go to the main square to assemble, okay? Roy, could you come with me to check if there are any wounded? This isn't my forte, and I forgot to bring a few medics..."

Roy picked up the R93 and handed it to Zhang Hao, then patted Said on the shoulder:

"Don't worry, I'm a doctor. I would have gone to save people even if you hadn't told me. It's my responsibility."

Just then, Deep Blue and Red Wolf's voices came from outside:

"Xiao Hao, there's an enemy attack. Said, Roy, come with us to check the situation. Xiao Hao, use what you learned in the Special Operations Department appropriately, and remember, safety first."

"Okay, I know."

Seeing that everyone was heading towards the village gate, Zhang Hao put on his tactical vest, slung his R93 over his shoulder, and strapped a G18 to his belt before running to the top floor of the building. The building he lived in happened to be the tallest in the village, perfect for Zhang Hao to use his sniper rifle.

The adjutant, leading his men, stormed into the village from the side after hearing the explosion, and took advantage of the panicked crowd to carry out a massacre.

Chapter 65 One Shot, One Kill

"Grandpa, where are you going? Hurry up and go to the big square!"

Sofia saw the village chief picking up a sprayer and heading towards the door, and quickly tried to stop him.

"You go first, Sofia. There must be someone trapped inside the building after that explosion. I'll be right back. You go to the square quickly; it's not safe here."

The village chief broke free from Sophia's grasp and ran out resolutely, only to bump into his adjutant who had just rushed in.

Seeing the men holding guns, the village chief realized that they were being attacked from both sides, and before they could react, he opened fire on them.

At face-to-face distance, the old village chief seemed to be possessed by a war god, directly blasting three of the seven people to the ground.

The moment the village chief raised his hand, the adjutant pulled a soldier in front of him to block a fatal shot. He tossed the soldier aside in disbelief and pulled out his MP5 to fire at the village chief.

Under Sofia's horrified gaze, the village chief, after being shot in turn by the remaining four men, collapsed to the ground, coughing up blood. The men then turned their attention to Sofia.

"Sir, this woman is quite pretty, should we...?"

The adjutant, seeing the innocent-looking Sofia, hesitated to shoot her immediately. He walked over, kicked her down, and fired two shots into her legs. Sofia, lying on the ground, could only let out painful screams.

"Leave this woman here for now. I'll bring her back when I come back. Don't worry, after I finish the meat, you can all have some soup too. Now, continue with the mission, understand?"

As Sofia watched those men leave and continue slaughtering the villagers, she was overwhelmed by endless sorrow and anger. Despite the excruciating pain in her legs, she crawled toward the village chief. Upon seeing the chief's horrific state, she could no longer hold back her tears and burst into sobs.

This veteran, who had participated in many Assara wars and was once a renowned figure, now had his abdomen riddled with bullet holes. He stared at the village with his eyes wide open, seemingly unable to believe that the artillery fire had swept through the entire village in an instant.

"Grandpa, Grandpa, don't go! Grandpa, don't die!"

Sofia lay helplessly on the village chief's body, crying. Her parents had died on the battlefield when the former king ascended the throne. The village chief took her in because he saw that she was all alone and treated her like his own daughter for 20 years. But death took her grandfather away in an instant. Said was supposed to send troops to guard this place in a little while.

But there are no "what ifs" in this world. Human life on the battlefield is like wheat, and artillery fire and bullets are like a sickle, ruthlessly reaping every life.

At that moment, Amara led his men in and rushed in. Amara knew he had no way out and now the only option was to kill. He ordered his men to split up and quickly eliminate those who were unable to fight.

Their movements were discovered by Said and his group. Said immediately picked up his M249 and opened fire on them, Red Wolf set up his hand cannon and fired three grenades at them, Deep Blue held up his shield to block in front of everyone, and Roy immediately used smoke to run to check if there were any survivors under the rocks.

Amara and the others were forced into the house by the powerful firepower of the group. They quickly separated and took action on their own. Amara took out a bomb from his bag and threw it at Said and the others.

"Watch out! Hide behind me."

With his sharp eyes, Shen Lan immediately spotted the incoming explosives. He quickly told the others to retreat and find cover, while he placed his shield in front of him and used his body to shield it.

"Hey! Come back! Are you trying to tank the explosion? If you can't hold on, come over here now."

Seeing this, Said was so anxious that he almost ran over and pulled Shenlan back. So what if he has a shield? He's not invincible. If something happens, Xiaohao will be heartbroken.

But the red wolf beside him quickly grabbed him, pulled him back, and hurriedly said:

"Just mind your own business. This explosion is nothing to Deep Blue. Quickly take care of these people. I heard an explosion on the other side. It seems that there is more than one team coming from the other side."

With a loud "boom," the deep blue area was instantly engulfed in smoke. The soldier who threw the bomb sneered from inside the room:

"Hmph, what an idiot. He thinks he can withstand explosives with just a shield. Looks like he's gone stupid from building up his muscles."

Upon seeing the thick smoke ahead, Amara quickly directed everyone to advance inside, trying to keep their distance from Saeed and his armed men.

Just as the soldier was preparing to retreat, an unfamiliar voice came from behind him.

"Be honest!"

When he turned around, a huge shield slammed into him, sending him flying and crashing into the wall behind him. The impact rendered him immobile, leaving him lying on the ground like a lump of mud, vomiting blood.

Deep Blue stood behind with his shield. Seeing that Amara and the others were trying to run away, he told Said and the other two to give chase, and then drew his grappling hook and grappled at the nearest soldier.

"Is this a human being?"

Said stared dumbfounded at Deep Blue, who was unharmed and still had the strength to send someone flying. This person had once again shattered his worldview. If he and Reis were to fight...

Under the soldier's desperate gaze, he was helplessly dragged in front of what could be described as a "monster," during which the soldier fired at him frantically, but the bullets had no effect when they hit the shield in front of him.

"Lie down."

The familiar scene unfolded as this soldier, just like the previous one, lay on the ground coughing up blood. Their internal organs seemed to have shifted, and they were all dazed and confused from the impact.

Deep Blue didn't waste any time. He pulled out his pistol, quickly took out the two men, and then headed towards Amara's location.

Meanwhile, after Zhang Hao climbed onto the roof, the entire battlefield was basically in his field of vision. He lay down, holding his sniper rifle, and after a quick search, he quickly located the adjutant and his men.

They were about to brutally kill the children who had gathered together, but some members of their group, seeing how young the children were, couldn't bear it and said to their adjutant:

"Captain, these...they're all kids. Should we keep them and send them to Hafk?"

The adjutant glared at the soldier with a look of utter disappointment.

“They take in hundreds of adults at a time, but these few are the descendants of criminals. What’s the point of keeping them? Their fathers have caused trouble for Lord Hamk to varying degrees. These kinds of evil should be eliminated as soon as possible.”

After leaving one soldier to deal with the children, the adjutant led the rest of the men to continue searching for survivors in other areas. The soldier looked at the children who were staring at him with fearful eyes, silently said "I'm sorry," and then raised his gun at them.

Those children probably knew their fate, so they huddled together, closed their eyes, and awaited death.

With a "bang," the children didn't live to see death. When they opened their eyes, they saw the soldier with the gun staring in disbelief as he fell to the ground.

After dealing with this person, Zhang Hao once again pointed his gun at the group heading towards the residential area.

As his gunshots rang out, the soldiers watched in horror as their comrades fell one by one around them.

"There's a sniper! Quick, get inside and hide!"

Seeing this, the adjutant quickly led the last soldier to break down the door of the nearest house.

Inside the house, there was only an elderly woman lying motionless on the bed and a little girl shivering in a corner.

Upon seeing the two, the adjutant grinned at the little girl, then silently pointed his gun at her.

However, what he didn't know was that Zhang Hao had already switched to the armor-piercing bullets that Luna had specially prepared for him. These bullets were more than enough to penetrate a wall. After estimating the approximate location in his mind, Zhang Hao said something quietly.

"You demons, go to hell!"

Chapter 66 Pursuit

"Little girl, don't be afraid, the pain will be over soon, hahaha, this is your grandma, right? Don't worry, she will come to join you soon."

The adjutant gave the little girl a disgusting smile, grinning menacingly as he prepared to fire.

He was different from others. Others joined Hamk's ranks either to earn a living or to follow their leader and make a name for themselves. But he was different. He enjoyed the pleasure of torturing and killing those weaker than him.

He was originally a weakling in the Asara Guard, often getting beaten to the ground during combat training. Hearing the laughter from those around him, his ridiculous self-esteem was trampled on.

By chance, he witnessed Hamk's cruel treatment of prisoners and heard the screams of Hamk's captives as they were brutally tortured. Watching from the sidelines, he felt a strange sense of satisfaction. When Hamk handed over these prisoners to him, he excitedly agreed.

Looking at the prisoners hanging up without any power to resist, he vented all the grievances he had suffered on them that night. No matter how much they cried for help, he did not stop. Just before the sun was about to rise, these people, after enduring many tortures that ordinary people could not bear, died unwillingly with great resentment.

From then on, he idolized Hamk. The moment Hamk announced his defection from the Asara Guard, he followed Hamk like a lackey. In the constant battles, he gained great pleasure from the torture and killing of the weak. So even in this moment of crisis, when he saw two villagers in the house who were not capable of fighting, he forgot all his fear.

Under the girl's terrified gaze, he slowly pulled the trigger, but just as the bullet was about to fly out, a soldier beside him seemed to have no longer been able to tolerate his behavior and shoved him away.

"Damn it, what time is it? All our brothers are dead! This is a trap, you know? The sniper is probably aiming at us from somewhere right now. All you do is target these old people and kids. You're a fucking animal, a piece of scum!"

The soldier shouted excitedly at him. He had finally realized that this adjutant was a madman, an incompetent madman. In this situation, they should usually be retreating, but this good-for-nothing still couldn't resist torturing the old people and children. Even if it weren't for the war, this kind of person would eventually become a scourge on society.

The adjutant was surprised to see the soldier roaring at him. He never expected that a mere soldier, as insignificant as an ant, would dare to lay a hand on him, his adjutant. This was an outrageous act that could not be forgiven.

He silently pointed his gun at the soldier who was still cursing him. With a bang, the little girl next to him covered her ears and couldn't help but cry. She didn't know why the two people were arguing. She only knew that the adult who had pushed away the one who pointed the gun at her had been killed.

"Damn it, even an ant dares to jump on me, you've been itching to die, haven't you? I'll shoot you!"

Seemingly still not satisfied, he fired several more shots at the motionless soldiers.

After venting his anger, he turned his gaze back to the little girl in the corner.

"Are you crying for him? Then go and be with him."

The adjutant didn't want to delay any longer. The commotion just now was enough for even a skilled sniper to pinpoint his location. He needed to deal with the two men quickly and then retreat. Who knew how many accomplices that sniper had?

Zhang Hao, watching the two people enter from the rooftop, waited for a long time without seeing any movement. So he took out a detection arrow given to him by Luna, took out his bow, and shot it into the sky. As a red light appeared, the people in the room came into Zhang Hao's view, but he saw that one of them fired a shot at his accomplice.

"What's going on? Never mind, there seem to be two more villagers inside. We need to deal with them quickly."

Before he could disappear from sight, Zhang Hao aimed at the adjutant in the room again and pulled the trigger.

From the girl's and the old woman's perspective, just as the killer was about to take their lives, a hole was suddenly ripped open in the top of his head, and he collapsed helplessly to the ground.

Thus, the six-man squad led by the adjutant was wiped out, and this disgusting adjutant also met his end under Zhang Hao's armor-piercing bullet.

After dealing with those people, Zhang Hao observed the situation and, after confirming that no one had attacked or harmed him, turned to look at Shen Lan and his group.

Under the pursuit of Deep Blue and his group, Roy finally found a safe environment to provide assistance. At this moment, he was quickly digging out those who could be rescued from the ruins at the gate, giving them a shot of steroids to keep them alive before setting them aside. He then turned to continue searching for those who still had a chance of survival.

Unfortunately, many of those trapped under the stones were elderly people. Given their advanced age and frail health, many of them couldn't withstand the impact of the stones. Roy also found a few children hiding in a corner, but fortunately, they were small and managed to hide quickly when the collapse occurred, so they were mostly unharmed.