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Freedom Army Commander Ebu lay behind a sand dune feeling somewhat restless.
Ten minutes were almost up.
There wasn't a peep from Omaha.
Was the ammunition ready?
He glanced at the oil field area 600 meters away and grew anxious.
So, he took out his walkie-talkie, planning to contact the launcher again to see what the situation was; at this rate, he would definitely lash Omaha with a whip when he got back.
Pop—
A sudden soft sound broke the silence.
Ebu almost dropped his walkie-talkie in alarm.
He quickly retracted his head.
"Who?! Who fired a shot?"
"Captain, it seems like someone shot from the direction of the oil field."
"Bailk is dead!"
Someone reported.
Bailk?
Vanguard?
Damn!
Ebu's head started buzzing all of a sudden.
They had planned a surprise attack tonight, but now it was all ruined since the vanguard sent out for reconnaissance had been taken out, which meant their position had been exposed.
People from the direction of the oil field would quickly be alerted and gather here for defense.
Once the other side was ready, launching an attack would lose the element of surprise.
"All units, commence the attack immediately!"
Ebu decided to launch the attack right away.
After all, he had brought more than two hundred people, and the oil region was vast; the mercenaries in charge of security would probably be overrun before they could react to the breach on the west side of the defense line.
After that, another round of Katyushas would rain down on the oil field's facilities and the mercenaries, scattering them, and the purpose of the raid would be achieved.
So, when issuing the attack order, he didn't forget to continue urging Omaha.
"Omaha, are the Katyusha rockets ready? Hit them hard!"
The other end of the walkie-talkie remained silent.
There wasn't any response.
But the arrow was on the string, and it had to be launched.
Ebu led his men in a charge towards the oil field from different directions.
Whoosh—
Suddenly, he heard the familiar sound of Katyusha rockets flying in the sky.
These things were slow, but they made a loud noise.
Ebu looked up at the sky and saw a trail of fire.
It was the tail flame of a Katyusha rocket.
"Well done!"
Ebu thought that Omaha had finally not disappointed him, and rocket support had arrived.
"Wait a second..."
Ebu suddenly felt something was off.
The trajectory of the Katyusha rocket flying through the sky seemed wrong.
It didn't seem to be heading for the oil field but toward him.
"Watch out!"
He shouted out a warning to his troops.
The rocket landed at that moment.
Boom—
A fireball rose from the ground.
The explosion was less than fifty meters from the left wing of his attack force.
"Damn it!"