Mercenary I am the king

Chapter 1108 The Power of a 20mm Bullet

Upon hearing the violinist's clear and urgent reminder, the air on the tenth floor of the unfinished building instantly froze.

The hunter and the drummer were like tightly wound springs, instantly entering a state of absolute focus.

All the noises of the surrounding world—the sound of the wind, the traffic in the distance, and one's own heartbeat—are actively filtered out by the brain, leaving only the violinist's voice on the target channel, which sounds like a precision instrument counting.

"Distance of one thousand meters... nine hundred and eighty meters... nine hundred and fifty meters!"

The violinist's voice was cold and smooth, every number crystal clear.

"Wind direction is easterly, wind speed is five meters per second, and continues. Correction is 0.2 mil. Humidity is 68 percent, slightly rising, with no significant impact on ballistics."

In the distance, on the overpass, a convoy of seven black Mercedes-Benz S600 Guards was driving smoothly in the middle section, like a black centipede swimming at a steady pace in a metal river, its body reflecting an expensive and cold luster in the sunlight.

They may look ordinary, but each one has been specially reinforced by Gurkha to achieve VR6 protection level, making them no exaggeration to call them mobile fortresses.

"Drummer! Get him!"

The hunter's voice came through the bone conduction headphones, deep and steady.

"Roger that!"

The drummer took a deep breath, his chest slowly expanding, and then exhaled half of his breath in a long, drawn-out manner, adjusting his body to the optimal state for firing.

His thick index finger gently pressed down on the large trigger of the Barrett M82A1, feeling the clear critical point of the first spark of the two-shot trigger.

Through the scope, the precise crosshairs accurately and precisely locked onto the right front wheel of a Suzuki mini-truck loaded with mangoes, which was traveling in the innermost lane about ten meters ahead of the convoy.

boom--! ! !
The M82A1's distinctive roar suddenly exploded, instantly engulfing the empty space of the floor. Huge cone-shaped blasts of air shot out from both sides of the muzzle brake, stirring up the dust on the ground and forming a brief cloud of smoke.
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The .50 BMG (12.7x99mm) caliber sniper bullet leaves the barrel at an initial velocity of approximately 853 m/s, carrying a terrifying kinetic energy of nearly 18,000 joules, and accurately strikes the target.

A little over a second later, a slight muffled sound came from below—not a gunshot, but the sound of a tire exploding.

The right front wheel of the small truck instantly exploded into a cloud of flying rubber fragments!

The wheel hub rubbed violently against the ground, emitting a chilling shriek.

Caught off guard, the truck driver lost control of the vehicle immediately, which swayed wildly and zigzaggled on the road like a drunkard with a broken leg.

It struggled for less than ten meters before losing control completely, collapsing headfirst and lying across the middle of the road.

Golden mangoes rolled all over the ground, as if a carpet of gold had fallen.

"FUCK!"

Inside the lead vehicle of Narendra's convoy, bodyguard captain Amir's pupils suddenly contracted to the size of pinpoints. His professional instincts made him lock his gaze on the out-of-control truck almost the instant he heard the muffled loud noise.

Is it an accident?
still is……

"Accident ahead! All personnel slow down! High alert!"

Amir's voice instantly transmitted to every car via an encrypted channel.

Without hesitation, the well-trained driver immediately and smoothly applied the brakes, causing the entire convoy of luxury cars to slow down abruptly.

All the bodyguards scanned the outside of the window warily, trying to discern the real threat from the sudden chaos.

At that very, subtle moment when the convoy's speed dropped to its lowest point!

boom--! ! !
Inside the unfinished building, the second death roar of the Barrett arrived as expected!

call out--!.
The sharp, piercing sound of the 50 BMG warhead flying at supersonic speed briefly cut through the air.

Snapped! ! !
In the next instant, the bullet violently kissed the bulletproof windshield of the driver's seat of the lead vehicle! Under the huge kinetic energy impact, the multi-layered composite bulletproof glass, which is said to be VR6 level, trembled violently. A white spider web-like crack area and a small but deep crater appeared instantly at the center point of the impact, but the tough material successfully "bit" the deformed bullet and prevented it from penetrating!
"Sniper! Sniper detected! Attack confirmed! Activate standard defense procedures! Execute immediately!!"

Amir's roar exploded in the channel, and adrenaline surged through his body like a high-voltage current!

Without hesitation, this is an attack!

No further thought is needed! The training manual ingrained in our bones and muscle memory instantly take over everything!
The entire convoy, like a steel hedgehog whose central nervous system had been pricked, suddenly contracted its defenses with astonishing efficiency and speed!

The second, fourth, and fifth cars emitted a screeching sound as their tires rubbed against the ground almost simultaneously. Ignoring the blaring horns of other vehicles behind them, they swerved sharply and precisely, their front and rear ends moving wildly in a zigzag pattern.

As if they had practiced it a thousand times, in the blink of an eye, a mobile steel fortress was quickly and meticulously constructed, tightly enveloping the motionless third vehicle in the very center!

The other two vehicles attempted to move laterally, sideways, trying to use their thick sides to block possible attack routes from the flanks!
"found it!"

The hunter, through a high-magnification sniper scope, clearly captured this scene that perfectly confirmed Song Heping's prediction.

The answer is the No. 3 vehicle, which was protected by all its comrades at top speed and in the tightest manner!

"A third vehicle! He's under tight security! Most likely a VIP vehicle!"

The violinist shouted out the observation results almost simultaneously, his voice filled with barely suppressed excitement.

Without pausing for a moment, the drummer pulled the trigger again in the blink of an eye.

boom!
Another loud bang!
This time, the target was a bodyguard who had just gotten out of the car and was trying to find cover and locate the gunman.
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The 50 BMG warhead is astonishing in its irresistible destructive power.

The bodyguard's chest and above felt as if he had been struck by an invisible giant axe, or as if he had been stuffed into a high-pressure explosive tube and suddenly exploded!

The head, shoulders, and upper chest instantly transformed into a crimson haze mixed with bone fragments, flesh, and internal organ fragments, which violently spewed out, staining the side windows and front fenders of the lead car into a gruesome abstract painting.

The enormous impact slammed his mangled body backward more than two meters, where it landed on the cold pavement like a rag doll.

This hellish scene, this absolute crushing power, created a direct threat of death, instantly extinguishing any thought the other bodyguards might have of getting out of the car.

"Don't get out of the vehicle! Don't get out of the vehicle! The enemy has a high-powered sniper rifle! Everyone stay in the vehicle! Teams B and C, cover the rear and hold off the enemy! Team A, escort the VIP to safety along the same route! Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!"

Amir screamed hoarsely, his eyes bloodshot.

He finally understood that the other side possessed large-caliber anti-materiel weapons, and their objective was clear: getting out of the car would make them sitting ducks!

What needs to be done now is to get out immediately!
The three vehicles that were named—the lead car, the VIP car, and the rear car—roared with the engines of trapped beasts, and the drivers displayed amazing professional skills as they began to perform difficult but rapid U-turns on the narrow and congested elevated road.

The remaining vehicles remained firmly rooted to the spot, forming a final, desperate barrier with their own bodies.

"They've started to evacuate! Six vehicles are involved in the evacuation! Vehicle number 3 is right in the middle! That's it!"

The violinist spoke rapidly, his eyes glued to the observation scope, not missing a single detail. "870 meters away! Stable wind speed! Target is accelerating!"

The hunter's breathing became deep, slow, and steady, and every muscle fiber in his body adjusted to its optimal state of exertion, becoming one with his sniper rifle.

His entire world shrank dramatically to the limited field of view of the sniper scope, leaving only the thin crosshairs and the lower part of the rear door of the No. 3 car that was turning around and trying to escape—about behind the B-pillar and in front of the fuel tank.

He seemed to clearly "see" the scene inside—the obese Narendra, like a frightened pig, was pinned to the back seat floor by his tall, strong bodyguards, trembling and praying that this expensively built mobile fortress would save his precious life. They had just withstood a .50 caliber attack without breaking through, which perhaps gave them a false sense of security, making them forget…

Or perhaps they simply don't want to imagine that something even more terrifying and beyond the scope of a "sniper rifle" exists in this world.

"Goodbye, Mr. Narendra."

The hunter silently recited it in his heart, like a final judgment.

The second joint of the index finger pressed the trigger again.

boom--! ! ! !

This is no longer a gunshot!
That's the sound of cannons firing!

The Anzio "Monster" 20mm anti-material sniper rifle roars fiercely.

Although the gun weighs over 45 kilograms, it is still propelled violently backward by the enormous recoil.

Even with the efficient V-shaped dual-chamber exhaust system guiding most of the gas upwards and backwards, the resulting shockwave still made the entire temporary platform vibrate. The hunter's shoulder, clad in heavy tactical shoulder pads, felt as if it had been struck hard by a sledgehammer, causing his internal organs to tremble!
The carefully selected 20x110mm AP-I (armor-piercing incendiary round) left the barrel.

The massive warhead, weighing approximately 130 grams, is propelled by a specially designed large propellant charge, yet still achieves an astonishing initial velocity of approximately 820 meters per second.

This means it only takes about 1.06 seconds to fly to the target.

It carries an astonishing kinetic energy of over 43,000 joules, more than twice that of a .50 BMG round!

The bullet spun at high speed during flight, steadily traversing a distance of nearly 900 meters, and accurately struck the VR6-level bulletproof car door that was touted as being able to withstand rifle bullets!
touch!

There was no stalemate, no suspense!
Faced with a 20mm hard alloy armor-piercing projectile designed specifically to tear through light armor, that expensive car door, made of multiple layers of steel plates, Kevlar, and ceramic composite armor—enough to make ordinary assault rifles despair—was as fragile as a layer of wet cardboard!
The warhead easily pierced through the outer steel plate, tore through the middle bulletproof layer, smashed through the inner liner, and plunged into the cramped space inside the vehicle, carrying countless jets of scorching metal and fragments! Immediately afterwards, the incendiary agent inside the warhead was ignited, and then it exploded violently!
"Target hit!"

The violinist's voice sounded slightly excited.

"Perfectly penetrated the car door! A violent explosion occurred inside the car! Flames and thick smoke billowed out!"

Through the scope, the hunter saw that the rear door of the Mercedes had suddenly caved in and torn open, revealing a gruesome hole the size of a bowl!

Blazing flames and thick black smoke, like tongues darting out from hell, suddenly spewed out from the breach.

"Finish him off! Make sure it's effective!" the violinist dutifully reminded him.

"OK!"

The hunter's voice was cold as his thick arm pulled on Anzio's massive bolt, sending out huge, scorching empty cartridge cases that clattered to the ground.

He smoothly loaded another 20mm sniper bullet, which was nearly 20 centimeters long, into the chamber.

He slightly adjusted his aim, and the crosshairs firmly locked onto the black hole that was constantly spewing flames, as well as the approximate location of the fuel tank below it.

boom--! ! !
A second, terrifying cannon shot once again shook the entire floor.

The shot encountered almost no resistance, penetrating directly into the hellish environment inside the car.

A more violent secondary explosion and combustion erupted from every crevice inside the vehicle.

The meager amount of flame retardant sprayed by the vehicle's automatically activated fire suppression system was like a drop in the ocean in the face of the high internal temperature and deflagration caused by the armor-piercing incendiary bomb, and was instantly evaporated!
"The target vehicle is completely disabled! The fire inside is extremely intense and cannot be extinguished!"

The violinist's voice regained some composure, but he still spoke very quickly.

The elevated road below is in complete chaos, and traffic is completely paralyzed.

Perhaps out of high professional ethics, or perhaps knowing that their future was ruined by their employer's death, several loyal Gurkha company bodyguards, with red eyes and roaring, grabbed handheld fire extinguishers from the car and rushed towards the No. 3 car, which had become an incinerator, in a futile attempt to extinguish the fire that was impossible to put out.

The hunter's eyes remained expressionless as he chambered another round.

Mechanical, efficient, and ruthless.

He saw a particularly brave bodyguard trying to aim a fire extinguisher nozzle at the still-flaming breach.

boom--! ! !
The third roar is Death's final judgment!
The 20mm bullet struck the bodyguard directly in the middle of his torso with overwhelming force.

As expected—his upper body vanished instantly, turning into a rapidly spreading mist of flesh and blood!
The remaining kinetic energy, almost without diminishing, carried these fragments of flesh and blood, and once again precisely pierced the deadly breach, shooting into the already extremely unstable environment inside the vehicle!
Boom——!!!!!!

This time, the propellant finally triggered a secondary explosion!

It is highly likely that the raging fire finally burned through the fuel tank lines, or that a spark from a short circuit directly ignited the gasoline vapors.

The luxurious bulletproof vehicle, a symbol of absolute safety and status, seemed to be torn apart from within by a giant fire demon, suddenly transforming into a ball of orange-red fire.

The violent explosion, like a real shockwave, swept across the entire elevated section, even shattering the windows of civilian vehicles within dozens of meters!

Hot metal fragments, burning interior parts, and unidentified objects flew everywhere, hitting surrounding vehicles and the bridge surface, igniting more things.

On the overpass, the piercing sirens of car sirens, the terrified screams of trapped citizens, and the crackling sounds of flames...

All the sounds blended together, composing a symphony of hell.

"Mission accomplished. Evacuate."

The hunter's voice was so steady that it didn't ripple at all, as if he had just conducted a routine target practice.

He quickly got up and began to disassemble the "monster" that was still radiating heat and the smell of gunpowder as fast as possible, precisely placing its parts into a specially made shock-absorbing weapon case.

The violinist and drummer also efficiently collected the scopes and Barrett sniper rifles, clearing away all the spent cartridges and debris and stuffing them into the large tactical backpacks they had prepared.

No communication or confirmation of the outcome was required.

If Narendra had been in that car, he would surely be a charred corpse by now, fused together with his bodyguard and the vehicle.

If not...

That would also mean the mission had completely failed, there was no point in staying, and evacuation was the only option.

The whole process took less than three minutes.

The three didn't even glance again at the chaos they had created below. With their weapon bags on their backs, they turned and disappeared into the shadows deep within the building, rushing towards the dark, dirty, but absolutely safe fire escape route behind them, following the evacuation route they had scouted countless times.

The hunt is over.

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(End of this chapter)