The expulsion continued.
It wasn’t going to be easy in the first place.
It was because this was a country that could be caught if it went wrong, far from supporting the US military.
Hong Kong, where there is a two-party system that is only a facade, is in fact controlled by China.
I had to move more for a while.
It was because it was impossible to end this situation by avoiding the fake Apache WZ-10 and going down Mount Tai Mo.
Of course, if this had been resolved in secret, I would have come down quietly and rested at the hotel, but I couldn’t do that now.
It was the same just by looking at the additional incoming satellite information.
– This is 1-0-2. Currently, the police force has been strengthened near the US consulate, and inspections are being conducted.
Fortunately, I had no plans to go to the consulate right now, but that wasn’t the point.
It was the fact that Pikal’s intentions became clear.
It was like a meeting.
some sort of countermeasure.
Simply put, he knew we were coming, and he was prepared to deal with it.
To be speculative, Pikal’s actions were clear and swift.
Of course, Norman Jones couldn’t be safe in the process, but Pikal was using all means to kill us anyway.
Because the government, the army, and the police moved.
In the midst of silently moving, another satellite information came in.
– It appears that police forces and Chinese troops are trying to encircle the mountain. It entered from the north, and some roads are being blocked from the south as well. Danger by penetration.
Even when I remembered what I was saying, I felt sorry for him.
It was because our team’s current direction was south of Mount Taimo.
It’s also nearby as an infiltrate.
However, some of the roads there are said to be blocked by the military and police.
So, it means heading to the danger zone.
While I was thinking about that, I immediately heard Jake’s voice.
– I will change the exit destination to Sierra Tango 3. Check around 1-0-2 Sierra Tango 3.
At the same time, the direction of movement changed.
from south to west.
It was because the exit from Sierra Tango 3, which I just mentioned, was on that side.
The Tai Lam Tunnel is located on the west side of Mount Tai Mo, about 4 km away from the current location.
It was an operation to enter the emergency exit there, board the vehicle, and get out.
One of several prepared exit processes.
However, it was not an easy plan that required not only the cooperation of the waiting TF-235 agent, but also the timing of vehicle movement and the location of local military and police officers.
It was complicated in many ways, and I had to go through a lot of mountain marches.
But for now, it was a less strenuous plan.
It was because the nearby south that they originally wanted to go to was dangerous, so they couldn’t go there.
While waiting for an answer, satellite information gave a different answer.
– For now, Sierra Whiskey 1 is recommended.
Then, as if he had waited, Jake’s voice came through.
– The reason is?
– As a result of the simulation, the probability of failure is 76%, the probability of success is low, and the probability of Sierra Whiskey 1 is the highest.
– I’ll proceed with Sierra Whiskey 1.
Jake spoke as if he couldn’t help it, and preached to us again.
We’re going into Operation Sierra Whiskey 1.
At the same time, I heard a laugh from Jose in front of me.
“Oh, that’s really f*cked up.”
It was worth it.
This was because Sierra Whiskey 1 had to travel 9km on a brisk mountain march, change into a wetsuit at Dvock (secret burial site), and then travel another 5km underwater.
Truly the highest difficulty.
Of course, if you were training, you would just do it because it was given to you, but now it was a real battle.
In the midst of extreme tension, I had to move forward without making a mistake.
The situation was different for me and other colleagues who had no psychological anxiety or physical burden.
“If you’re having a hard time, I’ll help you out.”
I sped up and talked to Jose, and he shook his head.
“It’s not that far yet, I’m more worried about him than I am.”
“who… Marcus?”
“okay. You don’t look good today.”
As I listened to him, I focused on looking through the night vision glasses, then stopped.
‘Yes… … ?’
It wasn’t obvious, but when I looked closely, I could see a strange shaking.
Even though he looks tired, his body looks toxic.
Jose seemed to know this.
Even though I thought that we weren’t best friends for no reason, I was worried inside.
Fortunately, it looked fine enough that I couldn’t tell just by looking at it, and it didn’t slow down yet, but it definitely looked like a problem.
While being wary of the rear, he peered at Marcus several times.
Gradually, strange things began to notice.
It was when news spread that tanks and military trucks had arrived on Mount Tai Mo after quite some time.
“Whoa, whoa… … !”
Around the time Jose’s breathing became rough, Marcus’ back looked even more difficult than that.
It was because I could see the speed slowing down.
That’s something worth paying close attention to, but Jose radioed as if he couldn’t do it anymore.
– 2-1-1, this is 2-2-2.
It was Jake’s call over the phone, followed by his request.
Adjust march speed and change seating arrangements.
Fortunately, instead of asking questions or saying other things, a quick reply came back.
– 2-2-2. Change seats, but keep pace.
“All right.”
After the short answer, I went to Jose.
I was the one with the best stamina, so I was the only one who could support him.
Then I sped up to Marcus and put my hand on his backpack.
“I’ll give you a little push.”
“uh? Uh, whoa… okay.”
By the time Marcus also received my help without much explanation.
– stop.
A quiet, low instruction fell.
I stopped walking for a moment, raised my gun, and entered the border of the sandbar.
While only the green mountain landscape bathed in the moonlight entered through the night vision mirror, the order changed.
– No problem, departure.
“eww… … !”
Marcus groaned softly, and I moved behind him.
I asked because I felt that I was definitely losing my strength.
“what’s the matter? Are there any injuries?”
When I spoke to him in a whisper so that only he could hear it, the answer came back with heavy breathing.
“Hoo-wook… I really think the time has come to retire.”
“What are you talking about?”
He hesitated at the word of retirement.
Marcus in Lareple was clearly a traitor who left the team after being killed or seriously injured.
That is, inevitably.
He wasn’t one to get tired of marching like this or to talk about retirement.
“… I had revision surgery.”
“what?”
“Whoa, that… After the work of the Republic of Camarnia is over… … .”
“that… ah!”
I hesitated as I tried to reply.
The day we fought together with the Army Special Forces in the Republic of Camarnia.
When Sergei was stabbed to death for not wearing a seatbelt, and my thigh was seriously injured and bled profusely, Marcus was also shot down and fell.
After emergency surgery in Camarnia, another operation in Germany, and rehabilitation in the United States for a long time.
The wound was far worse than mine, but I believed Marcus would pull through.
And Marcus eventually got over it too.
Since then, I have been doing my mission steadily, and I almost forgot about it because there was nothing wrong with it.
However, that Camarnia came out again.
Soon, exhausted words followed.
“Before coming here, I had a revision surgery for a while… Whoa, I tried for a while, but it doesn’t seem right. body… Fu-wook, it seems to be broken.”
“… … .”
“I’m sorry, Lee… Whoa, I thought this would be enough… … .”
I couldn’t bear to answer no.
It was because the backpack I was pushing felt heavier than I thought.
That means Marcus isn’t carrying the weight properly.
In other words, Marcus was in a difficult physical condition to carry out operations normally.
I thought I was fine until I came, but it seems that the physical burden eventually became an outward expression.
Of course I still wanted to be with you, but I couldn’t say yes.
Anything that disrupted the operation could not only have failed the operation, but it could have killed one of us.
It could have been him, or it could have been me.
Around the time when various emotions are shaken.
Marcus raised his voice as if to change the subject.
“I also thought of a successor… … .”
“successor?”
“okay… Delta is good too, but it will properly support you… Whoop… … How is Andrei?”
He smiled at the name of Andrei, a mercenary with whom he had been on several missions.
He was the only person I could trust.
Of course, there are plenty of other Deltas, but they were people I didn’t know.
Around the time I wondered if I had looked inside.
Marcus’ voice quickly added.
“Fortunately you arrived.”
When I looked ahead at those words, I could see a village under the mountain hundreds of meters below.
It meant that the 9km mountain march had been completed.
“Can you swim?”
“Yeah, underwater is a little better… You don’t have to worry.”
“… If it’s hard, tell me.”
“Yes, I will do my best… … .”
After waiting for a moment to listen to the breathing behind the answer, we arrived at Dvok’s place before we knew it.
Beneath a wrecked boat with no sign of people.
All of a sudden everyone is on alert, and Jake lifts the boat and pulls out several large sports bags.
There were wetsuits and oxygen tanks, and while putting on the ones that were distributed to each person, his eyes went to Marcus.
It was because the word “retirement,” which I heard while I was leaving, stuck in my mind.
Of course, the time we’ve been together in person has been over a year, but since he’s one of the few co-workers and I’ve seen him since I was at Larreple, I couldn’t help but pay attention.
‘I really want to retire… … .’
I couldn’t hold on to it, and when I felt sad to let it go, a scene from Lareple came to mind.
When Marcus broke away from the team.
‘wait… Marcus being left out of the team… … .’
Marcus was excluded from the team because he was killed or injured by a traitor and unable to carry out his mission, and the scene at that time was caught.
It wasn’t just because it was horrific or shocking.
because of that point.
mid-late game.
As we approached the climax, Marcus left the team, and our team struggled and eventually witnessed the end of the world.
‘Then, should we consider that now is the mid-to-late half? … .’
Although the situation was completely different from Lareple, I couldn’t stop thinking about it.
Other than that, there was nothing to compare.
It was around the time that after thinking about it, bitter feelings about Marcus came back.
“set.”
Jake called us in after we were all dressed up and briefly mentioned the process and order of the move.
It was the same as when moving to the ground, but light words were added.
towards Marcus.
“Can you move?”
“of course.”
“… Okay, let’s get out of here first, and we’ll talk about it later.”
It seemed as if he had heard something.
He probably reported it to the team leader, Jake, in advance.
So even when it was said that they would change ranks, they would have given permission without saying anything.
As I nodded, Jake gave me a hand signal.
Gestures to move and dive.
I didn’t know if Norman Jones was dead or alive, and while Marcus brought up the story of retiring, I got into the cold November waters of Hong Kong.
A chill hit her whole body, and the water pressure wrapped around her body like a constriction.
In this state, I had to go another 5km.
‘… It’s not easy this time.’