Sha Qing

Chapter 30: Blood-Stained Kiss (1)

The two settled down, and with their residual impression of the whole room when they arrived a while ago, they slowly touched the door.

When their eyes gradually adapted to the dark environment, the outline of various objects began to appear in front of them through the faint moonlight from the window.

It was a terrible feeling, as if he had become a prey that always had to be on guard against the cold arrows from the hunter in the dark- Leo thought warily and unpleasantly. Sha Qing probably felt the same way. In a sense, they were all hunters unaccustomed to being in a disadvantageous position.

As he walked down the stairs on the third floor, Leo accidentally kicked a dark object- probably an empty drink cans left behind by the two culprits- and it made a loud clang-

Damn it! As the thought flashed through his mind, he curled up and rolled down the stairs. The wound on his lower back painfully hit the steps, but he still felt lucky because a series of bullets sounded immediately, accompanied by the loud noise echoing in the confined space. The sparks shone dazzlingly in the dark.

Sha Qing, who was behind, immediately pulled the trigger towards the sparks and fired five consecutive shots.

Then suddenly, the sound of gunfire and firelight disappeared. As he climbed behind a human statue in the corner of the stairs, Leo wondered if Cavalry had been shot. From the sound of the gun just now, the other party should have used the Heckler & Koch MP5 submachine gun, which has high levels of firepower, fire rate, and precision, plus it can be reloaded quickly. It can completely suppress an opponent's gun firepower and is very suitable for close-range indoor combat.

As a retired soldier, Cavalry was indeed adept at using firearms; he had switched at least five types depending on the shooting needs, hand gun, carbine, shotgun, sniper rifle, and a submachine gun- a firearms enthusiast indeed.

Without the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground, Leo guessed that Cavalry was still alive but might have been injured a little; otherwise he would have fired back. He also missed the counterattack for a few seconds, probably to move away from his previous position.

The smoke-laden air seemed to solidified; both sides hid in the dark to observe and calculate as they waited for the most suitable opportunity - just like the predatory fierce beasts in the jungle.

Leo adjusted his breathing as gently and slowly as possible. His fingers touched the small bag attached to the waist of his combat uniform- the tiny grenade on the left had been used, but a cylindrical hard object still remained in the right side. He remembered at once that it was a flash bomb. As a tactical auxiliary tool, the SWAT often uses it to rescue hostages and he had put a spare one on his body when he changed his gear.

That low-light night vision equipment... Great, I hope the other party could afford a high-end Generation 3+ night vision device with strong light protection, otherwise.... Leo opened the safety ring, pressed the reed, and shouted in Chinese, "Close your eyes!" Then the flash bomb rolled on the floor.

The shout immediately attracted a series of fire- bullets popped on the statue and the wall, then wood chips and brick powder splashed around. Leo tried to shrink behind the statue, buried his head in his arms and closed his eyes tightly.

2.5 seconds later, a bright white light enveloped the entire room, as if a mushroom cloud engulfed the darkness and all the tangible things melted into nothingness within the vast white light.

Some sounds came from somewhere in the corridor, like something dropped to the ground in panic. Leo guessed that the Cavalry had removed the night vision apparatus. After the glare disappeared, he rolled out from behind the bullet-riddled statue and found another shelter.