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

The past month passed through Kang-tae’s mind.

Things in the field that went out of the way of planning and improvisation.

It’s a shame because they brought their weapons and equipment directly from the United States through the State Department, but if that was difficult, the mission would have been even more difficult.

Maybe that’s why, around the time the memories that are more compared to the current situation pass by.

Adam Garrison of the 24th Special Tactics Battalion, who had come to meet the helicopter, spoke up.

“Me and this friend are from the 24STS (24th Special Tactics Squadron), the three of us are from the intelligence support activity, so there are five teams… … .”

The soldiers in combat uniform standing around were briefly introduced without names, only with their units.

Then he said while looking at Jake and Marcus who were standing across from him.

“Those two are Delta… rest of it?”

I saw Jose, Kangtae, and Rachel in turn, and among them, Jose spoke first.

“This is Jose Perez from the Navy SEAL.”

“Ah, I’ve worked with SEALs several times, nice to meet you.”

Around the time we exchanged a simple handshake, Kang-tae opened his mouth.

“Lee Kang-tae, I am from the Korean Special Forces.”

“… Is that the end?”

“yes.”

“ah… So what about this one?”

Adam winced and turned his gaze to Rachel, but he couldn’t hear a better word.

“Why don’t we talk about the operation?”

It means not to say where you are from.

Adam was about to sarcastically ask Rachel if she was in the National Guard or policewoman.

It was because Jake’s gaze was quite fierce.

You won’t get a good response if you say something bitter.

‘Is there only three things to believe in this team… … ?’

At the same time, he erased the existence of Rachel, who avoided answering, from his memory.

Kang Tae, who answered, was no different.

It was because he was nothing more than a soldier belonging to a Far East Asian country he had never heard of.

Adam clicked his tongue inwardly.

‘… Tsk, he said he worked as a mercenary, so I never thought Jake would end up like this.’

It was because it seemed like he had a bunch of insignificant gossips.

Adam also heard quite a lot.

From news of self-destruction of mercenaries from Pakistan and India, conflicting countries, to operations ruined by ragtags from Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia.

It was a fairly common occurrence.

It was because as much as the mercenary industry grew, there were many companies that went bankrupt at the bottom.

There was no law that said it couldn’t be Jake.

Of course, there are a couple of useful subordinates, but one landmine like a woman or Asian can ruin a job.

After clearing away all his thoughts, Adam opened his mouth.

“… Then I will explain the operation as you say.”

Then, with a few clicks on the laptop’s mouse, an enlarged aerial map appeared on the screen in the middle of the house.

One of the common Congolese villages in the mountains, not too big.

Adam, who looked at Kang-tae and Rachel quite displeased, quickly continued his explanation as if he had never done that.

As a member of a special forces unit, it was to share information like a professional.

The details of the tracking and search conducted after the reporter was kidnapped, as well as the materials filmed and wiretapped.

Then important things started to be mentioned.

“… First of all, according to the intercepted information, the hostage was injured and could be executed or transferred to another area this morning.”

“What is the expected transfer area?”

Jake asked, and Adam shook his head.

“I landed a small drone on the site and directly listened to the voice… I don’t know exactly. What is certain is that infiltrating before dawn is the best way today, and we haven’t come up with a workaround.”

“What if the mission is aborted?”

“I narrowed it down to three locations. Once you look at this map… … .”

Adam, who opened a new screen, quickly pointed out the gathering place considering situations such as exit, failure, and emergencies.

The same goes for the operational designations given to each.

After that, not only the terminology designated for each situation, such as finding or securing hostages, but also the language of each team was shared.

Golf 1-5 for active special forces, Sierra 1-5 for G&G Corp.

Kangtae was Sierra 4.

As he listened, his head nodded slightly.

‘I don’t have a bad attitude… Still, the work done is perfect. It’s not just Tier 1 active duty… … ?’

Compared to life in the Congo, the preparation for the operation was quite good.

Even though it’s only been a few hours since the situation happened, the level was high, as if it had been prepared for several days.

And soon the most important infiltration situation was mentioned.

“We’ll go to Huey (short for UH-1) until 6 miles (9.6 km) away from the area of operations, then we’ll go at speed and wait near the Sierra.”

Since Charlie’s team was named Sierra, everyone under his command, including Jake, should take a step back.

One more word was added to it.

“And that… I brought my drone case, please do not operate it without permission. The engine noise only increases the possibility of detection, and we are intercepting by placing our small drone in the center of the enemy.”

“I see.”

After Rachel’s short answer, Adam’s voice continued.

“Sierra will be assigned missions such as emergency support or disruption immediately on the spot, and infiltration and hostage rescue will be handled by our golf.”

As a result, it is said that I will not use it after calling it.

But none of Charlie’s team, who became Sierra, responded.

Anyway, it was the active special forces who supervised the operation, and Charlie’s team were undercover agents who did not reveal their identities.

And if it ended without input, that wasn’t bad either.

It was because I had been working for a long time and couldn’t sleep well.

Adam asked as if to put an end to the situation.

“Are there any questions?”

“doesn’t exist.”

“Then we will depart immediately.”

After that, two teams of five climbed into the helicopter, and soon the propellers started operating and floated into the air.

The edge of the blue sky has already turned bluish.

A blue color began to seep out of the pitch-black sky, and the contours of the topography that had been immersed in darkness were being revealed.

By the time each person who saw this looked at it with a dark expression.

A new radio has arrived on all channels.

-Here is the observer. Approaching vehicle found outside 15 miles (24 km) of the operational area.

These were the words of a ground pilot operating a high-altitude unmanned reconnaissance aircraft.

Adam’s mouth opened almost reflexively.

“Are you sure the vehicle is coming to the operation area?”

-It was confirmed that the voice was intercepted that it would arrive in 30 minutes, and the direction of the operation was also expected.

“… Anything else special?”

-Wait for a while, I will transmit the intercepted voice.

By the time the propeller noise was heard softly and regularly through the headset.

The wiretapping voice predicted by the observer was spread.

-… yes? Are you arriving in 30 minutes? All right. The guy is fine. Yes, it is.

Very short text with few words.

However, everyone’s faces hardened after hearing this.

Judging from the content and tone of the conversation, the opponent was expected to be a senior, and the vehicle that appeared to be a senior was approaching from 24 km away.

Simply put, variables.

Jake asked across the street.

“Golf 1, what do you plan to do?”

It was directed to Adam Garrison, the team leader of a golf team made up of active duty special forces members.

Adam frowned for a moment before opening his mouth.

“… Move Sierra’s staging position closer to the area of operation. About 200 yards (182M).”

The original waiting location was about 400 to 500 meters farther than that.

Only Jose, who brought a sniper rifle, and Tae-man Kang, who brought a telescopic scope, were planning to snipe in an appropriate position, while the rest tried to dig into the beat and wait.

However, 182M said otherwise.

Range that can be shot with a holographic scope without a telescopic scope.

In other words, it means that the possibility of intervention is increased than before.

“Then remember Sierra 4.”

“Sierra 4? Are you talking about that Asian? why? Worried about making a mistake?”

“I mean when you make mistakes. Because there are variables.”

Instead of answering, Adam pressed the radio transmission button to call the observer.

“Observer, is there anything unusual besides what you just delivered?”

-Enemies entering and exiting with Juliet 313, final delivery before deployment.

“Good reception.”

The sound of people moving in and out of the hostage location.

Adam was aware of this, but glanced lightly at Kang-tae, who was sitting on one side.

Remembering what Jake just said.

‘… Are you saying you were chosen well? The equipment is good, but the physical level is not great for the special forces of Far East Asia… … .’

Adam immediately frowned as he watched the brightening sky through the window.

The important thing was not Kangtae.

It’s just an operation site.

“Whoa… … .”

By the time he took a deep breath, clearing his mind, controlling his rapidly beating pulse.

Doo doo doo doo doo-

The helicopter started descending and then stopped.

About 1M above the ground.

At least, it was to fly in place in a position where there were no trees, about a bush.

“Power down!”

Adam shouted and ran, then took a lap and settled down.

By the time the rest of the team started running after that.

Kang-tae, who was behind me, smiled as he watched the ground blown away by the wind.

‘also… This is the real exhaust control.’

It reminded me of the helicopter rappel descent that I showed during my military service because of the demonstration.

The time when I rappelled down from a height of 10M on a very clean asphalt floor.

That was the job of a clumsy helicopter pilot. Or a situation where you can’t go down close to the ground.

Even here, it was early morning when the darkness had not yet lifted.

Even in the middle of the grass.

“It’s a great job, pilot.”

Kang Tae gave the pilot a thumbs up and said, and lightly jumped off.

and after getting into position.

The mountain march began under the direction of Adam, the general manager of the field.

Also, conditions were attached.

-Move at a trot without rest until you run out of additional instructions.

That’s how all 10 people started to move almost like leaping steps in the mountain.

For a while, the sound of rough treading on the ground, the sound of breath, the cry of insects, and the noise of the blades of grass shaking in the wind.

“Huh… Certainly, active duty is different… … .”

José, who had been pushed back before he knew it, continued talking while running side by side with Kangtae.

“however… You’re more amazing, you’re not even on active duty… Woo-wook, how… … .”

“You should do some exercise, what if you’re tired already?”

“I have two children. Whoa… It’s been years since I retired… … .”

While José gasped like that, he followed Kang-tae and ran non-stop for tens of minutes.

Standby position reached.

A place where you can see part of the village, which is the operation area.

It was not a bad place to hide or wait because the bushes were quite thick.

– Be on the left side of Sierra 2 and the right side of Sierra 5, and keep an eye on the operation area for the rest.

Then, after Jake’s words spread.

Everyone settled down, took cover, and carefully waited for the situation.

The situation when the sun rises.

Still, the headset was silent, and the only sounds outside were bugs chirping and birds chirping.

Kangtae let out a tough yawn.

‘Does it work out easily? Even if there is a variable, he is active duty, so he will take care of it… … .’

Still, it was time to find and take aim at one of the militiamen carrying a gun with a scope.

Fighting, fighting, fighting! Do-do-do-do!

Quagga River-!

Gunshots and explosions erupted.

And an urgent voice crossed over from the headset that had been quiet so far.

– Sierra! Sierra 1, support right away! right now… … !

“No, what happened… … .”

Kang-tae raised his gaze while muttering, and his eyes met Jake’s who happened to be nearby.

“Lee, can you take the lead?”

Words like waiting.

Kang Tae, who came out of the beat, answered firmly.

“Just help me, please.”