Every second of waiting felt like walking on the edge of a blade. His index finger remained outside the trigger guard, his nerves tauter than a bowstring. Suddenly, the faint "click" of metal parts interlocking echoed from behind. The sound was subtle, yet it pierced the tense air like a thunderclap.
"Intel secured!" the captain’s voice carried a hint of relief. However, before the words could fade, a shrill alarm blared, sounding like the shriek of death. The red lights at the top of the cave began to rotate frantically, their crimson glow slicing the shadows of everyone inside into jagged fragments that danced against the rock walls, as if portending imminent disaster.
Liang Song turned abruptly; the thermal imaging on the monitor made his blood run cold. Along the winding mountain path, dozens of heat sources were surging toward the summit at an astonishing speed, like a greedy, steel python. Through the night-vision goggles, those flickering headlights transformed into ferocious red eyes, radiating chilling murderous intent.
Chapter 424