When I Opened My Eyes, I Was in the Middle of the Battlefield

They moved up and down ridges and valleys to avoid exposure.

It took more time, but I couldn’t help it.

I had to endure it.

It wasn’t just because a drone caught up with me on my way home from my first operation a few weeks ago.

It was because the enemy we were dealing with was at least 10 times more rebels, hundreds of rebels, and there was a possibility that the same special forces unit among them would be mixed.

If they get caught on the way, they will all be killed.

To prevent that, I had to spend a little more time and go safely.

Fortunately, the disorganized Congolese forces did not assign us an invasion route or give us any related instructions.

In other words, the current route was an infiltration route, and there was no fear of information being exposed through the Congolese Army.

After nearly an hour of mountain marching, Rachel flew the drone and the result was the same.

-This is a street light, nothing special about the surroundings.

She came on the radio in a changed communication tone.

As the operation was dangerous, Jake, who considered minimizing information leakage, changed everything before committing.

He seemed to care a lot in his own way, but it was well worth it.

It was a very risky operation.

Of course, Jake would have done something more dangerous in his time on active duty, but it was the first operation of this scale since I joined.

To be exact, there were too many enemies to deal with.

About 300 people.

It was not an all-out war with them, but at least several guerrilla warfare was necessary to delay the retreat.

Even with 17 people.

No matter how much they induced irregular warfare and delayed the retreat, it was a burdensome task.

Because the numerical difference was too great.

In addition, the terrain and climate would be more favorable to the rebels than the allies, and if they were unlucky, more than 300 enemies might be waiting.

Of course, after coming to Congo, they infiltrated a much larger village the next day under cover of night, but that was for reconnaissance, not delaying a retreat or fighting.

In other words, today was the day I dealt with the most enemies since I entered Lareple.

By the time I was walking through the mountains while marching for another hour.

“Here is the dolphin, arriving at your destination.”

-This is Miami, Dolphin wait for a while. Streetlights, drones to operate, and snipers to secure each sniper position.

After I, who became a dolphin, informed, and Jake, who became Miami, responded.

Then we hear answers from Rachel and Jose, among whom Jose appears with a large MK.13 sniper rifle hard case.

“Whoa… Also Lee! You’re in a perfect position to snip. I thought the seat next to you would be the best.”

“I came to a place that was easy to see, but… Is this the best place to snip?”

“wow… Did you instinctively find a suitable position for sniping? Also great. You don’t even need to be trained on things like sniper positioning.”

At the same time, Jose opened the hard case and looked at me while preparing to snip.

“Come to think of it… … .”

“… … ?”

“I think it would be nice to do a sniping mission together later. As long as the desired weapon is supplied and demanded… Why don’t you just buy the right one and use it? In particular, Kongo is not bad for sniping… … .”

My head nodded.

I didn’t avoid or hide the sniper mission from the beginning, but I was mainly thinking about being in the lead.

It’s because the danger to my allies is less when I stand.

However, if it was less dangerous, it would be okay to carry out sniping missions with Jose from a distance.

There must be something to learn from Jose, who used to be a Navy Seal Sniper.

“Okay, if you can… … .”

Answering him lightly, I pulled out the 3x scope that had been tilted to the side and peered into the mine.

I couldn’t see it well because it wasn’t a high magnification, but I could still see the general situation.

Hundreds of people preparing to retreat.

Technical vehicles, trucks, and various vehicles parked in the vacant lot were being loaded with cargo in sacks, and trucks full of them were leaving the mine in disorder.

‘This must be a bit of a headache to catch… … .’

They didn’t move in an orderly formation, they were going out at random.

A situation where there are no rules at all.

‘I think it would be enough if there were a little more people… … .’

The level of the rebels was clearly visible.

Maybe that’s why, unlike when I only heard the numbers, I thought it was worth trying when I saw it when I arrived.

Of course, numbers in the hundreds were still intimidating.

If you make a mistake, you will not be able to handle the rushing and shooting, and there will be bullet holes.

However, it seemed that there was nothing that could not be done if the situation was used well.

Of course, it would be smooth if there were a little more than 17 people. The current situation was embarrassing in many ways.

Of course, it is said that the special forces members are one hundred percent, but that was a bit exaggerated.

It was difficult even for me to say that if I was asked to deal with 100 rebels alone, I would do it recklessly.

At least I endure because I have friends.

While I was thinking about that, Jake appeared a little slowly.

“… … .”

The face is also a little hardened.

Normally, he would have come to my side upon arrival and checked the situation, so I was wondering what was going on.

His mouth opened heavily, and he even turned off the microphone and spoke quietly.

“lee… I have something to secure from there. Evidence or people… … .”

“Are you sure?”

“Yes, I heard it was related to the enemy you killed in the last village. There is a high possibility that he will be the target of the office.”

The office was a slang term for a foreign cooperation country.

So, having something to secure meant that it was a confidential order issued by the Foreign Cooperation Agency.

“ah… … .”

At those words, I could understand why Jake’s expression darkened so much.

It was because the difficulty of the mission given by the Congolese army had risen dramatically.

You will need to delay the retreat and secure things and people whether you infiltrate or attack.

“You don’t know the exact location?”

“I checked from the sky, can you see the building across from the 3 o’clock direction of the long building over there? Something like an antenna is plugged in… … .”

As if Jake had been waiting, he continued, pointing to a building on the site.

“… But that’s not 100% certain, so they said it would be better to find out on the spot.”

“Um, yes… … ?”

The information of the Foreign Cooperation Bureau that Jake gave me was somewhat disappointing, but I couldn’t help it.

This was because this was a country where not only HUMan INTelligence (human intelligence), but also ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance: intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance) had limitations.

In the heart of Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Even the operation area was not a city center or a village, but an attached facility attached to a mine.

Even that was so small that at most only 1-2 companies could stay.

Access was bound to be more difficult.

The problem was that it was not so easy to approach not only foreign cooperation countries, but also us in the field.

“Then it sounds like guerrilla warfare plus infiltration… Let’s do that for now.”

“lee… You will have to go in.”

“I know. So let’s do it. Or who will you entrust it to?”

“… That’s why I didn’t leave my mouth.”

I tried to respond lightly to the words, but I couldn’t bear to open my mouth.

It was because he felt Jake’s feelings.

It seemed that the worry was ahead of expectations, and there seemed to be apologetic in it.

‘This nobleman… I wouldn’t have been a character like this in the first place… … .’

I’ve felt it before, and it was amazing inside.

Jake, whom I had seen in LaReple, was clearly a manly man and a man who smashed things that got in his way, but it was because his attitude changed at some point.

The same was true of speech and behavior.

Even when I answered roughly, there wasn’t a single harsh word.

It was the same even now.

Of course, I thought I knew why. Because the achievements I showed were completely nonsensical.

However, I didn’t know that Jake would end up like this, so I was amazed inside.

Because he was my favorite character in the game, a character I would have admired in real life.

After looking at this for a while, he pointed out the enemy camp and answered briefly.

“Let’s go with the straight attack method of capturing machine gun positions.”

It was the basis of battle.

Either destroy the enemy with mighty firepower, or destroy the enemy’s mighty firepower first.

Among them, we lack firepower, so we had to capture the enemy’s first.

Jake, who checked ahead before he knew it, also nodded.

As if he had never worried about me, he looked ahead with eyes similar to that of a carnivorous beast.

What came out of the mouth was also the order of the field leader who went a step further.

“Okay, we’d better go around the waste pile at 10 o’clock here and infiltrate it. It would be ideal to infiltrate the machine gun emplacement from there.”

“Big… also… … .”

I was involuntarily amazed.

It was because he couldn’t thoroughly distinguish between public and private affairs, and the appearance of him transforming in an instant was a great commander feeling every time I saw him.

“However, you have to go in with the minimum number of people and capture only the machine gun. Lee, you and one or two people to assist. With that person, we need to neutralize the machine gun first, then infiltrate the midpoint. The rest of the personnel will delay the retreat by engaging in guerrilla warfare from the other side.”

In simple terms, it means splitting into two teams.

Of course, one side was called a team, so it was funny because there were only two or three people, but anyway, the two operations were scheduled to take place at the same time.

I’ll lead one and Jake will take care of the other.

So he seemed more troubled.

If a situation arises, I’ll have to handle it entirely.

“I don’t know if you know, but my skills have improved.”

“… … .”

Instead of answering, Jake glared forward again and eventually opened his mouth.

“… There is no other way.”

“I think this is the only one.”

A kind of double-sided tactic.

Although it was risky, it was a better way if you were confident in your skills.

Or they had to wage an all-out war to break through to the center with this number, but if they did, it was clear that more than half of them would surely return to the corpses.

The rest will not have full limbs.

“No way?”

It was Andrei.

Said the man with a shotgun as his sidearm, looking forward between me and Jake.

“… Are you trying to get in there?”

“That’s how things turned out.”

“who? lee?”

“Yes, rather than alone, get one or two volunteers, or if that doesn’t work… Marcus should go in too.”

With Rachel flying the drone, Jose grabbing the sniper rifle, and Jake taking overall command as the team leader, it was inevitable.

All that remains is Marcus.

Andrei immediately shook his head.

“What about the anti-byungsin who was shot… But is there any reason to do so? Didn’t the regiment commander just tell us to delay the retreat? If we wait until the main unit arrives… … .”

“I heard there may be information on the mercenaries you killed last time.”

“You make it in. sh*t… … .”

Andrei, who glanced back, opened his mouth again.

“… I don’t have to take the two of them, I’ll go in.”

“Andrey?”

“What do you call me? Do you think there’s a better kid than me out there? The way I see it, even Marcus right now is no match for me. Aren’t you in 100% condition?”

“You have a point, but… … .”

“Then proceed with the new operation. Are those bastards still going out?! Are you going to let me run away like that? Those bastards?”

Every word he said was right.

Jake said the same thing, turning on the radio he had turned off.

“Everyone prepares for battle, dispatching the changed operation as of the current time.”