I Have Returned, but I Cannot Lay down My Gun-Chapter 801: Washington D.C (17)

"White phosphorus identified! The concentration of phosphorus pentoxide in the air is rising sharply!"

"Close all open windows and doors! Put on your gas masks and oxygen tanks! All soldiers without separate oxygen tanks, get inside the building!"

"Fires are breaking out everywhere!"

White flames engulfed Washington, D.C.

As soon as the deadly toxic flames poured down over a dozen blocks located just a mile north of the White House, the Black Eagle soldiers stationed at the fortified forward bases began to run wild like insects sprayed with insecticide.

The concentration of phosphorus pentoxide in the air soared in an instant. The white powder produced when white phosphorus burned in contact with the air had the power to dehydrate human tissues by sucking moisture from them if it entered human skin and mucous membranes.

That was what was being poured out in tons.

There was no need to explain the results.

The white phosphorus fragments did not fall directly into the building - although some did - .

The US military clearly used white phosphorus to obscure the view and deter the Black Eagle's attacks.

Due to the nature of urban warfare, most soldiers were stationed inside reinforced concrete buildings where even the most powerful bombs would not be able to penetrate, and the same was true for white phosphorus. It was difficult to kill people unless the bombs were thrown directly inside.

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However, this meant that the killing effect was insufficient, but it did not mean that the killing effect was completely reduced to zero.

In other words, the number of dead and injured was increasing in real time.

"We lost contact with the rooftop guard post! It seems to have been completely burned!"

"Some of the white phosphorus that came through the glass windows is igniting. The number of buildings that caught fire is... roughly this many."

"This is difficult. How is communication with HQ going?"

"It's gradually disconnecting from the front line. Jamming seems to be occurring mainly around infantry fighting vehicles."

"There's nothing we can do. We'll respond by sending out drones and UGVs. We have to buy time."

The soldiers at the rooftop outpost, who were the top priority targets due to the characteristics of the white phosphorus drop zone, suffocated or burned to death as soon as the shells hit without even putting on their gas masks.

Of course, that doesn't mean that gas masks completely blocked the toxic gas. The particles of phosphorus pentoxide were very small, and standard gas masks could not provide sufficient protection against burns and toxic gas caused by white phosphorus.

Among the Black Eagle operators who were directly exposed, only those who wore masks in time and even combined them with oxygen tanks suffered less damage from the gas - it's not that there was none - while those who didn't suffered vision loss and skin necrosis.

The Black Eagle field commander, who had experience in various battles including biochemical warfare, was also well aware of the characteristics of white phosphorus, and recognized that soldiers inside buildings with relatively complex structures were not greatly affected.

The Black Eagle operators, who had closed the windows and doors and gathered around the center of the building, quickly mobilized their weapons and began sending out UGVs that were relatively unaffected by white phosphorus.

It didn’t end there. They had already laid anti-tank mines and other booby traps all over the road, which would also play an effective role in slowing down the advance of the US military.

They knew this because they had done so in the past.

“The UGV squad has been deployed to the road. Sharing the screen.”

“It’s a mess. Prepare anti-tank rockets and grenades and stand by. You shouldn’t get too close to the source of the fire and blow up your aircraft.”

There were several precedents for this type of ‘offensive.’

The difference was that in the past, the offensive was carried out after simple artillery fire, not white phosphorus bombs. That's why the Black Eagles easily blocked the offensive, and even if they lost their forward base, they could inflict considerable damage on the ✪ Nоvеlіgһt ✪ (Official version) US military.

This is why the Pentagon failed to secure an air defense base in the past even with the mobilization of the Dagger team - but as I said, humans are learning animals.

And the Dagger team knew that white phosphorus was perfect for directly exterminating rats hiding in buildings, or for establishing an outpost where they could exterminate them, and they relayed this fact to the Pentagon.

What everyone saw before their eyes was the result.

Beyond the UGV screen, the city center was still smoking.

White phosphorus lumps the size of a grown man's palm were scattered everywhere, endlessly igniting, some lying on abandoned vehicles, and others breaking through the roofs of vehicles and starting fires.

White phosphorus, which ignites at a temperature of at least 800 degrees and up to 2500 degrees. If it touched the drone, it wouldn’t look so good, so Black Eagle moved the aircraft more cautiously than usual.

However.

Today, there was something else besides white phosphorus in the smoke.

───Kwakjik!

“Disconnected. Error code ex7470004. Destruction by external force.”

“It seems that the external camera was destroyed by a bullet!”

“There’s a striker armored vehicle... and something else!”

“Damn it, turn on infrared or thermal imaging and check!”

“Both are dead!”

Due to jamming, due to the high heat that filled the city, or due to some other reason.

An armored vehicle advancing through the acrid white smoke, and next to it, a faint ripple that was impossible to identify without a logic circuit.

Black Eagle, who had already been hit several times, had a rough idea of ​​what it was, but that didn’t mean he could respond.

Before he could come to his senses, the bullets that rained down on the fuselage, sensors, and cameras had turned the drone, slightly smaller than a human, into something like a honeycomb or shattered metal fragments, but this was just the beginning.

Swish.

The Icarus operators, who had leisurely entered through the storm of phosphorus pentoxide smoke that would have caused a human to collapse and die, rummaged through the wreckage of the broken drone and attempted to connect.

And how long had passed?

The desired result was achieved.

“...Location tracking complete. There are still quite a few rats left in the building, Team Leader Laurentina.”

“Good. Now it’s time to start. How does it feel to be back in the field, Marcus?”

“It’s not as bad as I thought. I like it because it’s refreshing.”

“You’re more than qualified to join the Dagger team.”

As she said that, the shark turned her head slightly and looked straight into the building’s interior, which at first glance seemed empty.

However, the Icarus Gear displayed something completely different, and Laurentina projected a pulse into the building’s interior for a clearer view. With a squelching sound, the interior of the building appeared in tangible detail.

That wasn’t the end of it. Every time she turned her head, a new mortar mounted on the back of the Striker armored vehicle equipped with a path-clearing wedge followed her.

Coincidentally, what was loaded inside was not a high-explosive bomb, but a white phosphorus shell.

The shark smiled bitterly as it checked where and how to fire to get the desired result.

At that moment, a whizzing sound rang out, and a single mortar shell pierced through the thick cloud of phosphorus pentaoxide, slammed into the building, and detonated. The type of shell was a white phosphorus shell.

With a whizzing sound, a new white cloud and bright flames burst out of the building.

"If we systematically push them out, one floor at a time, one building at a time, one block at a time, it will eventually be solved. Of course, there is a high probability that the road will open before then."

"It will take quite some time for the white phosphorus to change into a relatively less dangerous compound, so until then, this area will remain a restricted area."

"If you decide to use extreme methods, then there is no other way."

Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!

Pfft! Pfft!

Pfft! Pfft!

The Stryker armored vehicle, which had been modified to use mortars, fired white phosphorus mortar shells two or three more times after that, and in an instant, white and black smoke rose from the building.

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However, that alone could not guarantee a certain eradication, and Laurentina slightly pulled the loading handle of her MP7A2 with a refreshing expression, checking that the bullets were properly loaded into the chamber.

Although they hadn't seen each other for a long time, Marcus, who had been part of the Alpha Team led by Laurentina in the past, knew very well what would be said next.

"Let's go in."

"It's been a while since we've been together, Team Leader. Please be gentle."

"It's only been a while since you returned to the field, and you're already crying, haha. I don't remember ever teaching you so softly, Marcus."

"The Team Leader wasn't a woman back then. Anyway, I'll attach the charge."

Phew!

Whether in the past or now, a door that could be penetrated was the most dangerous, and Marcus, with an expression of not being very familiar with it, loaded a cluster bomb into the sticky bomb launcher and fired it at the door.

And as expected, as soon as the pressure on the door changed, shots continued from the other side of the door. It was immediately after that that thumb-sized holes were made all over the door. If he had put his hand there to attach it directly, his hand would have disappeared.

Realizing this, Marcus detonated the remaining explosives, and the moment the door was completely destroyed, Laurentina threw a flash grenade and a portable white phosphorus smoke grenade inside at the same time.

The moment the flash grenade exploded and toxic smoke filled the first floor.

───Drrrrrrrr!

Laurentina fired the MP7A2 with one hand and threw a concussion grenade with her left hand.

In an instant, the two people who had been resisting in the first-floor hallway became a beehive or a lump of meat. The engagement began with the disappearance.

"We have a long way to go. Let's go diligently."

It was an hour before the path to the air defense base opened.

-Dangso Eagle Team. As of now, we will begin sniping with Titans. We will destroy the anti-drone guns for intercepting UAVs at the air defense base as a top priority.

"Confirmed. Countdown. 3,2,1... Wow."

Kiiing!

The moment a purple trajectory, the color of the blue sky, crossed the sky, an explosion was heard. Fire support from the Titan flying from the newly built sniper tower on the roof of the Italian Embassy in the United States, several kilometers away.

The moment the tungsten bullet fired from the Titan crossed the 3km distance in less than a second, the anti-drone gun on the roof of the air defense base exploded like an egg hitting the floor.

The drone gun that interfered with radio transmission and took control exploded, and hundreds of explosive drones flew in at the same time. The moment they flew into the base, a loud noise rang out one after another.

And how many seconds had passed,

───!

"... Icarus operators! EMP attack!"

"It seems so."

A hemispherical high-power electromagnetic pulse burst out from the center of the air defense base a beat slower.

It seemed to have been detonated hastily to defend against something like an explosive drone, but it was about a beat late. However, its power did not go away, so a considerable number of communication devices were instantly damaged.

Most of the functions of the Striker armored vehicle were still alive, but some functions were damaged, and among them, the soldiers whose communication was cut off retreated to the rear with quite troubled expressions.

In the meantime, the Eagle Team's sniping support continued.

The turret storage coffin at the entrance to the air defense base was completely destroyed, and the outpost and spire were completely pierced. This happened because the Titan at full power was practically no different from a 120mm tank gun.

In the meantime, the fighting continued.

"So, the problem starts now... ."

"Didn't you say in the pre-discussion that you're going to use a nuclear briefcase?"

"You have to charge it at the right time and place it in the right place to have the proper effect. At least you have to get inside the base... It won't be that easy."

Laurentina said, checking the data from the stealth reconnaissance drone that was taking pictures of the surroundings and the entire air defense base.

She recalled the past. Although the location was not the same, it was the same when they attacked other air defense bases. Since they could not gain an advantage in firepower, they had to continue to accumulate losses around this time.

Moreover, the Black Eagle had also experienced this situation several times. They tried to form a counter-encirclement by closing in sharply and quickly more than when they first encountered the US offensive.

The US troops on the side were gradually being pressured, so the overall composition was reminiscent of a jar.

It was time to make a decision.

"As of now, the Icarus Operator will take the lead. After digging into the weak points, we will neutralize everything we see and open the passage. Do you understand, everyone?"

-I was just waiting for those words.

"As expected."

She smiled, and at the same time took out the weapon she had.

Laurentina chose the dagger and held it in her left hand. Of course, it wasn't just any dagger. It was DARPA's cold weapon that could create a force field that could cut through anything.

The first wall of the double-layered air defense base was already riddled with holes from anti-tank missiles and other things, but rushing into the destroyed part was literally suicidal.

That's why mutants who could literally do anything stood in front.

Laurentina confirmed through screen sharing that Eugene and Logan were entering the destroyed wall with thick ballistic shields that could even block anti-tank missiles.

She wasn't going to do that.

───Clang!

She fired her grappling hook and hung on the wall, and with the winch's pulling force and her own strength, she was able to pull herself up against the 5m-long wall. Jumped over.

Something caught Laurentina's sight as she was falling, spinning around in the air. Specifically, it was an enemy soldier who was frowning and questioning what on earth he was looking at.

He didn't even know that this was the last emotion he would have in his life.

The next moment.

Laurentina stomped on the Black Eagle Operator's head and fired the MP7A2 in her right hand wildly.

"Ugh... !"

"Keuk-!"

Ugh!

A human couldn't catch an object weighing over 200kg falling at tens of kilometers per hour with their neck bones.

The moment Laurentina hit his head hard, the neck of the Black Eagle soldier who had been a stepping stone was crushed.

Laurentina jumped between the enemy special forces who were aiming at the shattered wall and fully displayed her physical abilities as a mutant, and the soldiers who became victims recalled memories of watching superhero movies in the past with restrained reason.

To be more precise, it made the Black Eagle soldiers think that the film directors of the past had no idea how a person with physical abilities far surpassing that of a human could move and fight.

"Damn, it's too fast...!"

"How could that be human movement, s-s-!"

"Stop it, stop it! Stop it somehow! Shoot! Don't worry about the friendly forces on the diagonal line!"

The massacre began near the destroyed wall.

Laurentina's brute force, which far surpassed that of a human, allowed her to maintain a speed of 40-50 km/h, while freely accelerating and decelerating, and making impossible turns.

Every time a blurry afterimage passed by a person, half-severed limbs dangled, and blood spurted out from vital points. Even as someone was dying, Laurentina skillfully changed magazines and fired her gun.

The Black Eagle soldiers who were deployed between the two walls were left with only two choices: to be hit by friendly bullets, or by enemy bullets or blades.

However, that wasn't the end of it all.

───Kuuung!

-[Notice: Unauthorized master code recognized. Unauthorized access detected.]

-[Notice: Continuous access attempt detected. The port Block... Comparative analysis begins. Block reverse-blocking function activated.]

-[Notice: Function restriction list. // Skill usage restriction // Low-grade communication cut off.]

"I thought you'd come. It won't happen like last time."

-Do it if you can, Icarus.

There was no force that didn't risk their lives.

The battle began.