Chapter 58

After a series of preparations, Li She and his team of eight people set off on their journey, driving a modified Be-103 amphibious aircraft.

The Be-103 is a new generation of light multi-purpose amphibious aircraft developed and produced by Sukhoi Aviation Holding Company, with strong performance. It can be used for defense, police, emergency rescue in natural disasters, maritime rescue, forest fire prevention, aerial sightseeing, and short-distance cargo and passenger transport.

The power plant of the Be-103 consists of two American Teledyne Continental TCMIO-360ES4 piston engines, each with a power output of 210hp.

After modification, two 20mm machine guns were installed at the front of the aircraft, providing formidable firepower. Jerry and Ralph spent one million dollars to obtain sarin gas shells from 'Chicago Printer' Kentwim. Sarin is a highly toxic nerve agent that can cause fatal effects by overstimulating muscles and vital organs. If not treated promptly, a single drop can be lethal within minutes. This toxic agent can be inhaled as a gas or absorbed through the skin. Victims will suffocate due to muscle atrophy in the lungs, and before death, they will experience convulsions, foaming at the mouth, and blurred vision.

Kentwim only agreed to sell them the sarin gas shells after learning that Jerry and his team were going to execute another mission to hunt down 'Silver Fox.'

"Using Nazi sarin gas to counteract Nazi bio-enhancement drugs, let's see which one is more deadly!" Ralph said, looking at the box of sarin gas shells with a fierce expression.

Bartolomé Island, located in the eastern Pacific among the Galápagos Islands, has an area of 21 square kilometers. After several hours of flight, the aircraft slowly landed on the sea.

As Jerry and Ralph had said, landing on this small island was unusually smooth. Among the group, only Li She looked the most relaxed, wearing a camouflage combat suit, sunglasses, and a cigar. The others were fully armed, each carrying at least 30 kilograms of equipment.

Chris, looking at the relaxed Li She, shouted indignantly, "Boss, don't you see how much stuff we're carrying? Can you lend a hand? At least you're a guy, right?"

Li She adjusted his sunglasses and said with a smile, "No! Because I'm the boss!"

"Cheapskate! No manners!" Chris pouted and muttered.

Bob, the polar bear, not only held his Gatling Vulcan heavy machine gun but also carried the entire box of sarin gas. Bob smiled awkwardly and said, "Hey, lady, strong Bob can help you!"

Katharina scolded, "Idiot, focus on carrying that box of treasure. It's an ancient relic, and if it explodes, we're all done for!"

The group walked from the beach to the town. As Jerry and the others had described, they didn't see a single soul along the way.

"Too eerie, right? Not even a dog or a seabird," Kate said, looking around.

"Can you see pets in hell? This place is hell!" Jerry said, his face pale.

Setting foot on the island again, Jerry couldn't help but recall the gruesome scene. They had no idea who the enemy was, and in the darkness, his comrades and friends were slaughtered one by one by agile monsters. Ralph was also tense, constantly scanning the surroundings, gripping his gun tightly, as if expecting an enemy to appear at any moment.

Li She, looking at the two, said softly, "Don't be so tense."

"No... no... Boss, I'm fine!" Ralph stammered.

After walking for about ten minutes, they reached the town. The walls were still riddled with bullet holes, remnants of the battles between Jerry and Ralph's mercenary groups. A sea breeze blew, causing the old signs to rattle, and dust swirled on the ground. The broken windows and dilapidated doors made it clear that the town had been uninhabited for a long time.

Li She said, "Let's find a house to stay in first. No need for a lookout! Let's get some food first."

Seeing Li She's calm demeanor, everyone got to work. They chose a three-story building. Li She stayed on the third floor, Chris and Katharina on the second floor, and the other men on the ground floor. Although Li She said there was no need for a lookout, Ralph and the others insisted on turning the three-story building into a fortress.

Bob used sandbags to create a makeshift machine gun emplacement at the entrance, set up the Gatling Vulcan heavy machine gun, and sealed the doors and windows with wooden boards, then reinforced them with sandbags. After completing these tasks, it was nearly noon, and everyone started cooking, eating the canned food and military rations they had brought.

Jerry and Ralph remained tense, frequently glancing at the windows, with Ralph sitting next to the box of sarin gas shells.

Li She joked, "Ralph, you're not thinking of detonating the gas shells to take down those monsters with you, are you?"

Ralph scratched his head and laughed, "With you here, Boss, what do I have to fear?"

The tense atmosphere created by Ralph and Jerry made everyone nervous. As night fell over the tropical island, the town, devoid of any human presence, had only Li She's building illuminated. The surrounding environment was eerily quiet.

Li She, with a cigar in his mouth, stood on the rooftop, observing the surroundings. His innate perception expanded, covering a ten-kilometer radius. With his eyes closed, he sensed every blade of grass and tree, a martial artist at the peak of innate perfection capable of judging the environment from the slightest breeze.

Chris and Katharina also came downstairs, and everyone gripped their guns tightly.

In the underground bunker at the center of the island, 'Silver Fox' Parker Cooper looked at the monitor, a bloodthirsty smile on his lips. "Haha, it seems the U.S. government still hasn't given up. They've sent more mercenaries who value money over their lives."

He said to his subordinates, "Release the little ones to welcome our guests."

"Understood, Boss," a few scientists in white coats replied, pressing buttons on the control panel. The iron doors of several air-raid shelters slowly opened with a 'thud,' and the shelters echoed with the roars of beasts. Several dark figures darted out, and a loud hiss came from a large air-raid shelter. A car-sized snake head emerged, its eyes as large as headlights scanning the surroundings, and it quickly slithered out of the shelter.

After releasing the modified monsters, 'Silver Fox' smiled smugly. These creatures had been enhanced with bio-enhancement drugs and blessed by a Thai sorcerer, using the entire town's population as sacrifices. The jungle python had mutated to over 60 meters long, and the fierce African lions had grown to over two meters tall.

'Silver Fox' Parker Cooper, looking at the short Asian man, said with a smile, "Master Kun Chai, your sorcery combined with the bio-enhancement drugs I provided has created truly formidable creatures. Hahaha! With their protection, even a U.S. Army division might not be able to capture this island."

Kun Chai, swirling his wine glass, replied, "Yes, it's all thanks to you providing the entire town's population as sacrifices. Otherwise, the 'Blood Thirst' wouldn't be so powerful. This is my greatest work ever."

"Indeed, Ecuador is a sovereign nation, and the blackguards have taken our money, making this island ours. The U.S. isn't powerful enough to bomb a sovereign nation with strategic weapons. This year's poppy harvest is bountiful, and at this rate, we'll become the second Golden Triangle," Parker Cooper said, raising his wine glass.

The roars of the beasts echoed through the quiet night. Hearing the roars, Jerry and Ralph jumped up, gripping their guns tightly, and shouted in panic, "They're here, those monsters are here! Those man-eating demons are here!"

The others also became tense due to their cries, raising their guns and scanning the surroundings.

Li She slowly descended from upstairs, "No need to be nervous! They're just creatures modified by sorcery."

He walked out the door, stood in the middle of the road, and closed his eyes, sensing the number of the monsters. "Sixty African lions and a giant python? Using an entire town's population as sacrifices, this sorcerer is truly ruthless!" Li She thought to himself.

The sea breeze made the old signs rattle, and the soldiers inside the house were tense, holding their guns and watching for any movement.

Li She, who had been closing his eyes, suddenly opened them. Over sixty African lions, modified to be over two meters tall, with black fur and dripping fangs, appeared before him.

"Roar!" The beasts' roars echoed through the night. "Little beasts!" Li She said disdainfully. He unleashed his overwhelming innate killing intent, and the African lions, sensing the danger, instinctively stopped in their tracks.

At that moment, Li She moved, leaping forward. His dark nails extended to over 20 centimeters, and with a swift slash, he cut down an African lion. His movements left afterimages. The group inside the house was stunned. When they saw the true form of the bio-enhanced and sorcery-modified African lions, Jerry and Ralph couldn't help but open fire. 'Bang, bang, bang,' the heavy machine guns spat out a stream of bullets. The African lions, suppressed by Li She's killing intent, lost their agility and became easy targets.

Before the mission, Ralph and Jerry had prepared a lot of SAM missiles and armor-piercing rounds. The soldiers, seeing the mutated African lions, also opened fire. Bob roared and manned the Gatling Vulcan, firing wildly. Li She's afterimages appeared each time he leaped, cutting down a mutated African lion. Within ten minutes, over sixty African lions were slaughtered.

"Ha ha ha! Come on, you beasts! Come on, come on!" Ralph shouted, changing magazines repeatedly, each time destroying an African lion.

Jerry, like a madman, fired his gun relentlessly, the stream of bullets tearing through the monsters.

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The roar of the beasts echoed through the night, and the group was on high alert.