67: Chapter 67 Defeat in One Day! Blackwater Company!

The voice on the other end of the phone paused for a moment, seemingly contemplating whether what Qin Yang said was true or just a bluff.

"Do you know the price of slaughtering citizens of the Lighthouse Country? We could raze the entire Syria within a single day!"

"Hahahaha! You're killing me!"

Qin Yang laughed out loud, completely unfazed.

"I believe you could crush me completely, but claiming to wipe out a nation in a day? You really are full of hot air!"

"And if today's conversation were to be leaked, who do you think would look more like the villain?"

The voice on the other end remained steady. "But today's conversation won't be leaked! Only what we need to be heard will get out!"

A curve tugged at the corner of Qin Yang's mouth. "Oh? Is that so? You can try!"

On the other end of the line, the Director of the CIA's face darkened. A mere mercenary actually dared to provoke him! Most crucially, the CIA didn't have the strength to go head-to-head with Qin Yang.

The military wasn't something the Director of the CIA could easily command; the two sides operated independently. He was bluffing now, too, but he hadn't expected that even after bringing up the massive power of the Lighthouse Country, the other party still wouldn't give him any face.

Seeing that there was no response from the other side, Qin Yang said, bored, "Tch! Is that all? How boring! This call is over! I'll settle the score with you sooner or later! I'll start with him first!"

"Bang!"

After saying that, Qin Yang shot the satellite phone to pieces. He looked at Pikasi, who was sweating profusely from the pain of his gunshot wound.

"Hey! Look at you, you didn't even bother to find a better backer! If it were me, it would be different! I'm a madman; most people don't dare to provoke me! Alright, you can go die now!"

"Bang!"

Pikasi, once one of the top ten warlords, was officially offline, dead in his own office. Qin Yang had given him some face—or rather, he was just too lazy to bother with anything else. Otherwise, he would have been hung on a pole to dry.

Just then, the first ray of sunlight appeared in the sky. The dark night had passed, and dawn had arrived. Qin Yang walked to the window and looked down, faintly feeling the tremors coming from the distance.

Qin Yang whispered softly, "This is a dog-eat-dog world! If you aren't ruthless, you can't stand firm!"

Qin Yang had always understood one truth: destiny must be held in one's own hands.

"Bang!"

Qin Yang kicked the floor-to-ceiling window, shattering it. The sound quickly drew the attention of the soldiers below. They all turned their gaze toward Qin Yang, waiting for the next order.

Qin Yang said in a deep voice, "Raise our flag and tell them we've won! Anyone who isn't convinced can come over!"

Immediately after, in the dawn, the flags of the Golden Leopard were hoisted one after another, and the entire city was covered in flags.

The battle on the front lines was extremely intense. Even with the addition of thirty thousand troops, they still couldn't withstand Bard's fierce offensive.

Of course, by now, Bard had lost over thirty thousand men, and the enemy's positions had still not been taken.

Just then, a soldier from the Rebel Army rushed into the tent and shouted at the general, "General! It's bad! Our home is gone!"

Dennis's bloodshot eyes snapped toward him, and he gritted his teeth as he asked, "What do you mean?"

The soldier's voice was filled with despair as he said, "The main city has been breached! Now, flags of the Golden Leopard are everywhere in the city! Boss Pikasi is dead!"

Almost all the troops in the main city had been sent here, and the phone calls wouldn't go through; the possibility of Pikasi still being alive was almost zero.

Dennis closed his eyes tightly and sighed deeply. "Surrender. There's no need to keep fighting."

The soldier said hesitantly, "General! We've caused the Government Forces to lose so many men! They won't just let it go, will they?"

Dennis said weakly, "We were originally comrades; it was only because Pikasi chose to rebel. Now that Pikasi is dead, if you don't want to surrender, you can leave. I'll buy you some time."

An hour later, the artillery fire from the Rebel Army suddenly stopped, and Bard walked out, looking confused. Just then, a white flag was raised.

Bard and Douglas exchanged a glance, both seeing the shock in each other's eyes. If nothing unexpected happened, this was Qin Yang's doing.

Bard's men quickly went up to take control of these soldiers. Seeing that the other side offered no resistance, Bard sighed and looked at Dennis with a complex expression.

"Why go to such lengths?"

Dennis gave a bitter smile. "A man in a position must fulfill his duties, and after all, Pikasi did me a favor."

Bard sighed. "Rest assured, we were all brothers once; I will treat them well."

"Many thanks!"

"Tell me! What is the situation in the main city now?"

Dennis looked back in that direction, saying with a mix of awe and amazement, "They took the main city silently! They truly have the capability! And they are crazy enough!"

Bard said with a complex expression, "You didn't see their ferocity! Do you think they infiltrated? They fought their way in! And they cut through in just one night; your men didn't even fire a single bullet!"

Dennis froze, then revealed a self-deprecating smile. So that was it! They had never taken this opponent seriously. They always thought that on the frontal battlefield, they had an army of nearly two hundred thousand.

Their weapons and equipment weren't much worse than theirs, and they held an absolute advantage in a frontal confrontation. Now it seemed they were the clowns themselves.

"General! You made a very wise decision! Such a person is ruthless to outsiders, but very good to his own people!"

He had attended that banquet back then, and he could tell that Qin Yang's anger was mostly due to Qin Yi being injured while shielding him.

The massacre was just to vent his anger! It was to tell everyone: touch my people, and anyone related to you will suffer my retaliation! And it will be a retaliation without any bottom line.

At the same time, the sudden end of this war greatly shocked other warlords, but they soon learned that the Leopard Mercenary Group had already taken Pikasi's main city.

And the army that had previously wiped out three cities in a row had made no move. At this moment, everyone suddenly realized that Qin Yang's troops numbered more than one thousand.

Qin Yang sat on the sofa on the rooftop, looking into the distance.

Qin Er came up to report, "Boss! The front line has surrendered! Except for a small number of soldiers who deserted, the others offered no resistance!"

Qin Yang nodded. The matter of the traitors could be considered over.

"There are three targets left for retaliation! One is Kela, one is the Blackwater Mercenaries, and finally, the Lighthouse Country!"

"Tell me your thoughts! Which one should we start with?"

Qin Er suddenly spoke up, "Boss! It seems we've received a commission, but it's not in Syria; rather, it's in Yemen! It's said that the other side has hired the Blackwater Company!"

Qin Yang's eyes lit up, and he stood up immediately. "The opponent is the Blackwater Company? Take it!"

Wasn't this just someone handing him a pillow when he was sleepy? What a great turn of events!

At the same time, Qin Yang's tech tree opened again. But this time, it wasn't any weapon, but a Weapons Research Institute! Now he could build production lines for all his previous weapons in his own base.

The cost was half that of buying them directly, and with this, his air defense positions wouldn't have to remain empty. He believed he would be able to fill them soon.

Qin Yang rubbed his chin and said, "Still short on money! Must hurry up and make some money!"

The Weapons Research Institute had everything going for it, except that it was expensive! He didn't need to source any raw materials, but everything had to be paid for at full price.