Earth Era

Part 16

In the midst of chaos, a marine fired a shot and downed a person, the gunshot echoing loudly, leaving everyone stunned.

"Who fired the shot?" Qin Feng asked.

"I, I..." a marine weakly raised his hand.

Qin Feng nodded without saying anything. He raised his pistol and aimed at the nearest thug, then pulled the trigger. "Bang!" The bullet instantly pierced through the thug's thigh, causing him to collapse and scream in pain a few seconds later.

Seeing that they dared to actually shoot, the thugs started to retreat, widening the encirclement.

Seizing the opportunity, Zhong Yuanjie approached Qin Feng and whispered, "Well, your speech didn't work, huh? How did it backfire?"

"I'm not a negotiation expert," Qin Feng retorted.

"So what do we do now? They seem determined to confront us head-on, should we call for backup? They outnumber us!"

"We are the backup!"

"...!"

"I'll try talking to them again." Qin Feng was about to move forward, but was stopped by Zhong Yuanjie. "Don't! It's better not to negotiate anymore. Maybe they'll spare us if we're lucky and leave us with our lives."

"I don't believe it. Dozens of marines with special training, afraid of these unarmed civilians?"

Qin Feng tried to move forward, but Zhong Yuanjie and Ruan Xiaoyu blocked him vigorously, causing the situation to slip out of control.

"Sigh... alright." Qin Feng finally compromised. He raised his pistol and pointed it at the sky. "Bang!" A shot rang out, then he surveyed the surroundings coldly and shouted, "Listen up, all marines! Anyone who dares to resist the law today will be shot on sight!"

There was silence, no one answered him. Ruan Xiaoyu looked around and asked, "Hey! Is your speech effective?"

"I f*cking... uh, should be!"

"Why is there no response at all?"

"Maybe my voice was too low. Let me try again..." He cleared his throat. "Ahem! All marines, listen... huh? What's that sound?"

"Look, a helicopter!" Ruan Xiaoyu excitedly pointed to the sky.

Indeed, it was the sound of helicopter rotors. Qin Feng also heard it. Looking in the direction of the sound, three armed helicopters were flying rapidly from a distance! At the same time, Qin Feng heard a familiar voice in his earpiece: "Are you guys okay?" It was Xiao Ya!

"Miss Air Defense is here to support us!" Ruan Xiaoyu smirked.

Qin Feng said, "We're fine, just in time!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Xiao Ya shouting in his earpiece, "Take cover! Get out of there quickly!"

Qin Feng didn't dare to underestimate her marksmanship. He turned around to run. But when he looked back, they were already surrounded by the thugs, with no way out.

With no choice, when he heard gunshots from the air, Qin Feng shouted, "Oh sht!" and immediately hit the ground. The other marines didn't hear whether he said "Oh sht" or "Get down," but in the hail of bullets, a moment's hesitation could cost them their lives! Everyone's instinctive reaction was to lie down!

Bullets hit the ground with a "bang bang" sound. Qin Feng could feel that the nearest bullet missed him by inches, because some dirt splattered on his head.

At this moment, countless "oh sh*t"s flashed through Qin Feng's mind...

The highest level of marksmanship is to fire a machine gun into a crowd and not hit anyone, and Xiao Ya achieved that. After a round of "rat-tat-tat" gunfire, dust flew everywhere.

Some of the thugs fled, while others stood dumbfounded in place, but no one was injured, as the bullets miraculously avoided everyone...

Qin Feng lifted his head and shook off the dirt on his head. Xiao Ya's voice came through the earpiece asking, "Are you guys okay?"

Qin Feng counted the number of people, all 58 of them were unharmed, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, saying, "We're all alive."

Xiao Ya asked again, "What about the casualties among the thugs?"

Qin Feng replied, "Um... they're all fine, not a scratch."

There was silence on the other end of the earpiece for a few seconds before Xiao Ya said, "Then I'll shoot them again."

"No no no! No need," Qin Feng hastily stopped her. "I think they probably don't have any fight left in them now."

"You said they were unharmed?"

"Yes, they've been subdued by your marksmanship," Qin Feng said, waving to signal everyone to arrest them.

After confirming that two of the helicopters were okay, they flew away, while one helicopter landed nearby. Xiao Ya jumped down with a smile and asked, "How was that? Am I awesome?"

"Not just awesome, it was incredible!" Qin Feng exclaimed.

She looked proud. "How will you thank me?"

Qin Feng looked at the person beside her, Land Yuan, and said, "How should we thank you?"

"What do you mean by that expression?" she asked.

At that moment, another person came down from the helicopter, it was Lu Yuan.

Qin Feng's expression changed completely when he saw him, and he said lightly, "You said how, so how."

Lu Yuan greeted him with a smile, nodded, and asked, "Is the marksmanship of all the air defense area taught by you?"

"No, we have instructors specialized in shooting. I handle command and tactics. Why do you ask?"

Qin Feng shook his head. "Nothing. From the tactics and marksmanship you just showed, I seem to see the future of the air defense area..."

"What do you mean?" They looked at each other.

"Nothing, just amazing."

After more than four hours of arrests, over 600 thugs were successfully captured, filling more than a dozen heavy trucks! The surrounding fires were also extinguished.

Many thugs were still on the run afterwards. The United Coalition organized large-scale arrest operations in surrounding cities, aiming to capture all those involved in the incident!

"So many people... I wonder if there's enough room in the prison," Ruan Xiaoyu said.

Zhong Yuanjie patted his shoulder. "That's not our concern anymore. Our mission is complete."

"Let's go, let's go back for dinner. I wonder if the canteen is still open," Qin Feng said.

"This is serious," Zhong Yuanjie said.

After returning to the base, they found that the canteen was indeed closed... They had no choice but to drag their heavy bodies out to find a place to eat. On the way, they met Xiao Ya and Lu Yuan again, both of whom were also out for dinner.

"Since it's such a coincidence, let's eat together," Ruan Xiaoyu said.

Qin Feng glared at Ruan Xiaoyu and had a dark expression throughout the meal. Even though the others were chatting animatedly, he didn't say much.

Just before finishing the meal, Xiao Ya asked Qin Feng, "You haven't said how you'll thank me yet~"

Qin Feng glanced at Lu Yuan next to her and said, "How should we thank you?"