The Mysterious Soldier of the Anti-Japanese War

Lei Tao switched his tactical watch to blasting mode and affixed three micro-explosives to the ice wall. "Bobcat, take three people to the ventilation vents in Area B to set up the delayed detonation device." He removed his night vision goggles. The melee in the mine tunnel appeared as a scarlet spot on the thermal image—the Japanese heavy machine gun crew had already set up their positions 300 meters away.

The black dragon suddenly leaped up, its front claws catching the rock wall for leverage, twisting mid-air to bite the Japanese grenadier's wrist. Lei Tao seized the opportunity to roll to the back of the mine cart, pulling a climbing hook from his backpack. He wrapped the rope around the top steel beam and instantly exerted force, swinging his body through the hail of bullets. As he landed, his dagger pierced the machine gunner's temple with precision.

"Old Woodcutter! Ammunition box, left front!" Lei Tao kicked the corpse aside and hooked the Japanese soldier's grenade with the barrel of his rifle. Explosions echoed through the communicator, and the rock face on the left collapsed, the rubble successfully blocking the Japanese pursuit. He grabbed the steel drill protruding from the rock face and used it to swing across the ten-meter-deep mine. Bullets behind him shattered the iron frame, sending sparks flying.

A young soldier, Yan Yang, snaked through the mine carts, suddenly leaping to grab the chain of a hanging mining lamp, spinning in mid-air to avoid strafing fire while precisely hurling Molotov cocktails at Japanese oil drums. The blast overturned two armored vehicles. Lei Tao swung his grappling hook to the transport track at the top of the mine, then hung upside down, firing a burst of shots at the Japanese commander with his HK14 rifle.

"Countdown three minutes!" Lynx's voice came over the communicator. Lei Tao crawled quickly along the tracks, Black Dragon biting his tactical belt and moving in sync. Sato Wuye's saber suddenly slashed, and Lei Tao leaned back to avoid it. Black Dragon leaped into the air, biting the opponent's arm, and used the force to fling Lei Tao towards the cave entrance.

The moment the last explosive detonated, Lei Tao rolled out of the mine, clutching Black Dragon. Behind him, the collapsed iron mine tunnel blew up a cloud of snow, completely obscuring the Japanese pursuit. He pulled up the Bagua gyro system map. A red dot flashed continuously in the direction of Harbin city, accurately marking the next target location...

Two days later, late at night in Harbin, a chilly wind, at -35 degrees Celsius, sliced ​​the air like icy blades. Lei Tao's military leather boots crushed the ice crust on the road, leaving spiderweb-like cracks on the asphalt with each step. He half-knelt beside the car, his fingers gently stroking the old scar behind Heilong's ear. Suddenly, the military dog ​​emitted a low electronic beep, and its intelligent prosthetic eye flashed at a high frequency. The retinal projection showed that in Room 307 of the Madiel Hotel, four secret agents, armed with MP35 submachine guns, were standing in a diamond formation, guarding a middle-aged man sitting on a sofa sorting out intelligence. Outside, three burly men, armed with Nanbu pistols, stood guard.

"Old Woodcutter, take Goshawk and set a booby trap at the intersection." Lei Tao pulled off his military cap, revealing the unhealed scar on his forehead. "Yarvek will stay behind in the car and immediately sound the horn when he sees an armored vehicle." He turned to look at Meng Yan beside him. "Bobcat, we'll go up to the top floor via the fire escape, and Black Dragon will be responsible for marking the escape route." Black Dragon made a short 'hmm' sound to confirm the order.

In the back alley of Qiulin Foreign Trade, Lei Tao pressed a sonic detector against the rusted iron gate. "Wait," Meng Yan suddenly grasped his wrist. The crisp sound of three pairs of leather boots crushing ice ridges approached from afar. Lei Tao pulled out a nanofiber rope, a fine strand woven from an aerospace alloy capable of instantly strangling a person's throat. As the lead soldier turned the corner, the noose swung out like a venomous snake. Meng Yan simultaneously covered his mouth and nose. The two men held the limp body and slowly lowered it to the ground, the entire process silent.

Outside the rooftop vent, the Black Dragon alarm suddenly vibrated rapidly. Through his tactical goggles, Lei Tao saw the searchlights of Japanese armored vehicles sweeping the streets three blocks away. "Activate the magnetic storm device," he commanded into his watch, and the miniature electromagnetic pulser hidden in the hotel's circuitry began to overload. Meanwhile, the sniper grenade launcher was fully loaded, its muzzle precisely aimed at the stress point in the upper left corner of the bulletproof glass.

"Bang!" The moment the bullet pierced the glass, the entire building was plunged into darkness. Lei Tao immediately followed up with a high-explosive grenade, the blast blowing away half the wall. Before the smoke had even cleared, he quickly changed the type of ammunition and pushed an incendiary grenade into the chamber of the grenade launcher. This special ammunition was filled with a white phosphorus mixture that burned violently on contact with air.

"Boom!" The third grenade landed precisely in Room 307. Instantly, the room erupted in a dazzling, incandescent flame, with incendiary spray clung to the walls, furniture, and even the Japanese soldiers. Lei Tao stared intently through the scope, catching sight of the traitor amidst the dancing flames—a figure in a silk nightgown, attempting to climb out the window.

"Still trying to escape?" Lei Tao snorted coldly, quickly switching to his sniper rifle. He held his breath and pulled the trigger. The bullet pierced the traitor's shoulder blade, pinning him to the burning window frame. To ensure no further mishaps, he fired two more times, watching as the man completely lost his movement in the flames.

The intense heat from the incendiary bombs accelerated the structural damage, and debris began to fall from the ceiling. Lei Tao shouted into the communicator, "Bobcat, prepare to evacuate!" After confirming that the traitor and the Kwantung Army staff officer were engulfed in flames, he turned and rushed to the stairwell. Downstairs, the sound of Japanese reinforcements could be heard, and the flames were rapidly spreading through the curtains and carpets, buying precious time for their evacuation.

As they retreated, a sudden clatter of footsteps echoed through the hallway. Lei Tao flung out three steel balls, and a muffled groan echoed through the darkness. He quickly activated a directional blasting device disguised as a fire hydrant, its voice-activated fuse accurately picking up the pursuers' footsteps. As the smoke bomb exploded, Meng Yan hurled a flashbang into the stairwell, its glare temporarily blinding the Japanese.

The Japanese reinforcements' Type 92 heavy machine guns were already spewing flames downstairs. Lei Tao dragged Meng Yan around the corner, bullets shattering the wall into pieces. "Bobcat! Use stun grenades to clear the way!"

Meng Yan ripped open the pockets of his belt and hurled three stun grenades in a parabolic trajectory. Amidst the intense flash and roar, Lei Tao seized the opportunity to leap, his HK14 rifle firing at a rate of eight rounds per second across the corridor. Bullets ripped off the Japanese soldier's helmet, and blood splattered in hideous patterns on the cold wall.

"Captain Lei! Enemies armed with bulletproof plates are pressing up the east staircase!" Meng Yan's shouts mingled with the cracks of gunfire. Lei Tao glimpsed four Japanese soldiers slowly advancing, holding bulletproof shields fashioned from oil drums. The barrels of Type 99 light machine guns peeked through the gaps in their shields. He immediately switched to the grenade slung under his rifle. With a bang, the blast toppled the shields, only to discover, with surprise, a flamethrower hidden behind them.

A blazing flame suddenly swept over, and Lei Tao pounced on Meng Yan. The two rolled half a circle on the ground, hiding in the recessed doorframe. Black Dragon, at some point, had swooped down to the stair railing and pounced on the flamethrower. Its intelligent prosthetic eye locked onto the gap in his mask, and its sharp canines pierced his throat with pinpoint accuracy. The flamethrower fell to the ground, and the uncontrolled flames ignited the carpet, spreading rapidly thanks to the draft.

"Hurry! A fire attack will attract more enemies!" Lei Tao grabbed Meng Yan and rushed to the rooftop. As they pushed open the iron gate, a violent explosion erupted from the alley entrance; it was the booby trap set by Lao Qiao. Knowing it was the signal to evacuate, Lei Tao dragged Meng Yan towards the stairs. However, upon reaching the second floor, they were met head-on by over twenty elite Japanese troops. The leading officer's command knife flashed coldly, and the soldiers behind him, their MP38 submachine guns, formed a dense barrage of fire.

"Black Dragon! Interference on the left!" Lei Tao tossed his last smoke bomb to the right. Black Dragon rushed towards the Japanese on the left like an arrow, his artificial eye suddenly emitting a powerful light jammer. Taking advantage of the enemy's temporary blindness, Lei Tao and Meng Yan charged forward in crossfire. The muffled thud of bullets piercing the Japanese's chest and the sound of bones shattering echoed one after another.

When they finally broke out of the foreign company, the motorcycle at the entrance had been blown up by a stray bullet. Lei Tao tore a strip of cloth from his uniform to wrap around his arm wound and looked at the map transmitted by Black Dragon: the three blockade lines were rapidly shrinking. Meng Yan suddenly raised his grenade launcher: "Captain Lei! I'll hold them back, you lead Black Dragon through the sewers!"

"Stop talking nonsense!" Lei Tao put down his HK14 assault rifle and took out his sniper grenade launcher. "Lao Qiao and the others are still waiting at the intersection! I have a hammer to pry open that iron turtle." Before he could finish his words, the sound of armored vehicle tracks grinding on ice could be heard in the distance. Lei Tao raised his sniper grenade launcher, aimed at the armored vehicle's fuel tank, and fired a high-explosive round. In the sky-high flames, the three men and the dog disappeared into the thick smoke. The Bagua Gyro system's prompt box lit up again: [Mission to kill the traitor completed...]