112: Dilapidated

"The building is collapsing, it's a controlled demolition, those people want to bury us all here!" Xie Biao was the first to react, immediately ordering, "Quick, withdraw!"

The tremor just now was clearly the enemy detonating the key supporting parts of the building, and now the entire structure could collapse at any moment.

"Don't worry about me, my leg can't move, you won't be able to escape with me, and you'll all be buried here." Dudakov pushed away Big Brother's outstretched hand and said urgently.

The situation was urgent, Xie Biao understood that Dudakov was right, after his eyes flickered a few times, he quickly made a decision.

"Retreat!" As Xie Biao gave the order, the other team members immediately followed.

A relieved smile appeared on Dudakov's face as he remained in place, shouting loudly, "Please tell Kadeyafu that Grandpa is sorry, I just wanted to help him clear the obstacles and make his future path smoother."

"I will watch him from above until the day the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria becomes independent."

A crescent moon hung high, and a biting wind blew.

Xu Ning stood outside the courtyard, outwardly calm, but his heart was racing.

Just a short while ago, less than a minute after they entered the office building, a violent explosion occurred at the bottom of the entire building.

Immediately after, the building began to tilt, and just as they were retreating, the entire structure collapsed with a roar, sending up dust everywhere.

If the explosion had been delayed by a few minutes, they might have been buried in the ruins.

"These Eagle Country guys are truly ruthless, seeing the mission fail, they actually used high explosives for a controlled demolition of the entire building!" Xu Ning cursed in his heart, while also being surprised by the enemy's methods.

Demolishing a reinforced concrete building is not easy; it requires detailed architectural blueprints and guidance from demolition experts, clearly only the enemy had such capabilities and resources.

The CIA's reputation was already notorious, there was nowhere they couldn't infiltrate, and nothing they didn't dare to do.

Xu Ning remembered reading a report once that exposed their support in enemy-held areas.

"Have you contacted Xie Biao and the others?" Xu Ning turned to Sun Bo, who was still somewhat shaken beside him, and asked seriously.

Sun Bo immediately sobered up and replied, "Not yet, I've already sent people to search and rescue, hoping they aren't buried too deep." Saying this, a shadow also fell over Sun Bo's face.

In this situation, the chances of survival were slim, and as time passed, the hope of Xie Biao and the others being rescued was gradually diminishing.

The air underground was thin, not enough for them to breathe freely.

"No matter what, I have to find them, I want to see them alive, or their bodies if they are dead!" Xu Ning's tone was firm, and determination shone in his eyes.

Fighting alongside them these past few days, he had already established a deep friendship with the Hunter Vulture Squad and would never give up on them easily.

"Understood, also, our scouts have discovered several enemy personnel who escaped, they should be the masterminds behind this explosion."

"Where are they now?"

Sun Bo looked embarrassed: "Unfortunately, they were very well prepared, by the time we discovered them, they had already escaped by speedboat from the moat behind the President's residence, it's estimated they have already left the city."

"Mm." Xu Ning responded softly, he was mentally prepared for this.

Xu Ning felt heavy-hearted and somewhat frustrated, this was the first time he truly felt powerless.

The enemy was more difficult to deal with than he had imagined.

Of course, as a superpower in the world, it couldn't be full of incompetent people, he had indeed underestimated his opponent before.

He temporarily put aside distracting thoughts and turned his gaze to the ruins in the distance.

Now the only thing he could do was pray that President Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, who was Kadeyafu's grandfather, and Xie Biao and the others were still alive.

Suddenly, he remembered something: "How is the situation with Kadeyafu?"

Sun Bo immediately replied: "I was just about to report to you, we just received news that the fighting on Kadeyafu's side has ended, and he is leading the guards to the President's residence."

"So it was the Vice President's trusted subordinate who was behind this, this guy had followed the Vice President for many years and was deeply trusted, I didn't expect him to betray him, when Kadeyafu brought people into the Vice President's residence."

The Vice President had already been injured by that person, lying on the ground unconscious, luckily Kadeyafu arrived in time, eliminated the traitor and his accomplices, and took over the guard.

"So this is why the Vice President hasn't taken action all this time." Xu Ning pondered for a moment and asked, "What is the Vice President's current condition?"

"It is said that medical treatment was timely, and he is currently out of danger."

Just as Xu Ning was about to inquire further, a shout came from a distance:

"Found them! Quick, come help, they're still alive!"

"Coming right away."

"Where? We'll be right there."

"It really is them! Hurry and come help!"

The sounds of the rescue team members, a mix of surprise and joy, rose and fell, clearly they hadn't expected the rescue to be so smooth either.

The originally scattered teams quickly gathered, working together to remove the piled-up reinforced concrete, and in a narrow space, they found several soldiers wearing special forces uniforms, night vision goggles, and half-buried in the rubble, they were all members of the Hunter Vulture Squad.

Among them, Big Guy's condition was the worst, in order to squeeze into this small space, his large body suffered a lot of damage, and when he was rescued, his special forces uniform was already tattered.

Xu Ning was relieved that all members of the Hunter Vulture Squad had survived, although some of them were injured, some with fractures, some with only minor abrasions, but at least they could all still move.

As the office building was about to collapse, the team members desperately rushed out, but quickly realized that escape was hopeless, at this point, Xie Biao quickly decided to lead everyone to hide in a triangular safety zone formed by the collapsed floor slabs.

This choice proved to be very wise, this corner was strong enough to withstand the impact of several floor slabs, protecting the safety of the entire team.

In this incident, Xie Biao's injuries were the lightest, only some abrasions and temporary unconsciousness due to lack of oxygen, the team members placed him in the innermost part of the refuge corner to protect him, which allowed him to avoid more serious injuries.

Xu Ning hurried towards Xie Biao, who was lying on a stretcher, and asked about his condition with concern, after hearing Xie Biao's reply, Xu Ning's heart finally settled.

"I'm sorry, Boss, we couldn't save Dudakov..." Xie Biao added after explaining what happened, and lowered his head.

He knew very well that the fact of the mission failure could not be changed, so he was prepared to accept punishment, as the Captain of the Hunter Vulture Squad, he felt he should take responsibility.

However, Xu Ning just patted Xie Biao's shoulder with a serious expression.

"Recover from your injuries first, remember, our target is Utopia."

"This place is just the beginning."

"Yes! Boss." Xie Biao's admiration for Xu Ning arose spontaneously in his heart.

At the same time, Sun Bo was full of worry, he remembered that the cooperation with Kadeyafu was to rescue his grandfather, and now the mission had failed, he was worried that Kadeyafu might break his promise, and then they would be in a difficult situation.

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