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Although the old hag was also extremely troubled by this matter, the die was cast, and she angrily rebuked the villagers below.

Everything happened so suddenly that many people couldn't accept it, but that's life; some things you just have to face once they happen.

A large group of villagers set off towards the bridge.

The remaining villagers who volunteered to stay and fight brought their own combat equipment from their homes.

However, this meant facing the army. The villagers had very little to use, mainly just gas cylinders. Several vehicles had also arrived, but only the Sonozaki family had two trucks and special bulletproof vehicles.

The only piece of equipment that could be considered combat power was also taken by Sonozaki Mion.

It was an old-fashioned AK47; I don't know where the Sonozaki family got it from.

Although the ultimate goal is to break out, achieving this doesn't mean directly engaging the enemy's main force in open terrain. According to the plans of the two strategists, Ryugu Rena and Sato Kazuma, the villagers have no ability to fight against the enemy's main force.

The only way out is to find a way to annihilate or contain the enemy's main force on the mountain, while the villagers behind explore other routes down the mountain.

Although the local genius, Rena Ryugu, was quickly captured by her father and forced to retreat with him.

However, time waits for no one, and it took too long for these villagers to evacuate.

While about 200 villagers were being evacuated to the other side of the bridge, the main force of the extermination operation, which had been secretly mobilized from surrounding cities and hidden itself on the mountain, arrived.

As the gate was briefly opened, nearly 20 small military transport vehicles rushed into the village from the foot of the mountain.

Various observation and sniping positions were set up above, and soldiers wearing small steel helmets and protective suits jumped down with instruments and Type 64 automatic rifles.

"According to the plan, all infected villagers will be gathered in a large public facility, and then the toxic gas will be released. Before the release, it is imperative to ensure that the facility is sealed tightly! The inspection must be thorough!"

Listening to the instructions from the command unit over their headsets, the already impatient soldiers rushed into the village.

Nighttime is a significant advantage for modern armies, as they possess night vision and thermal imaging equipment, enabling them to accurately locate enemies even at night.

Those who rushed into the village soon realized something was wrong.

"Report! House No. 1 (West) - lights on, no one home!"

"House No. 2 in the East is empty, just like House No. 1 in the East!"

The soldiers who kicked down the small wooden door and rushed in quickly discovered that the main part of the village was already empty.

"The villagers are concentrated at the rear, near the large houses by the mountain! It seems they've discovered something amiss! They're being evacuated! I repeat..."

However, such deception was meaningless. The drone, equipped with night vision, flashed and changed its lights in the air, and after flying around for a few minutes, it immediately locked onto the villagers' location.

Those troops immediately left some at the village entrance, while the rest of the main force set off for their designated positions.

Satellite images had already pinpointed every major building in Hinamizawa before the operation, and each building even had its own unique code name. Although it is well known that the Self-Defense Forces are so incompetent that it is laughable, they still possess basic modern military skills.

Facing these people were several villagers.

Yes, even in the extremely united Hinamizawa, not everyone believed what Kerry and the others said when faced with a life-or-death situation.

Some people, especially those who had studied abroad and received education, simply could not accept that the government would do such a thing. They quietly left the army, hoping to contact these people with their families and evacuate.

And nobody knew whether this was an operation targeting those outsiders or the Sonozaki family; they had simply tied the villagers to their chariot.

Unfortunately, their idea was wrong.

"Wait! We have nothing to do with those people behind us! We're not..."

Those were several young couples with their children, raising their hands in the air. In such a chaotic situation, no one was able to keep watch and prevent people from leaving the group.

However, what greeted these villagers with their hands raised was the flash of gunfire.

"Da da da!"

The sounds of automatic weapons firing continuously and screams could be heard.

"Ahhh!"

These soldiers, who had never actually been on the battlefield, had no idea about conserving bullets. Since their logistical support was unlimited, they would unleash their firepower even if the enemy consisted of just a few ordinary people.

"Clap! Clap!"

The muffled thuds of bullets hitting flesh rang out, and several children and adults instantly fell to the ground.

Blood spread around them.

As the army bypassed them and continued their advance, people immediately went forward to burn the corpses.

The troop's movements were quite significant, and their arrival was quickly discovered by the villagers.

However, the load-bearing capacity of a steel cable bridge is limited, so no matter how urgent the situation, you can only wait.

Instead of searching each room individually—that would be handled by others—the advance team headed straight for the Sonozaki family's main house, where they found the deserted altar and the Sonozaki residence behind it.

After the advance team assembled 20 people, they immediately began to shout into the room.

"Residents of Hinamizawa! A novel international epidemic has broken out in Hinamizawa! Please come out immediately and accept the government's evacuation arrangements! I repeat!"

While shouting three times, the soldiers began setting up detonators in front of the gate. When this proved ineffective, the leading soldiers threw flashbangs inside without hesitation.

"boom!"

With a series of explosions, the gate of the Sonozaki family mansion was blown open in an instant.

The rest of the team immediately filed in, leaving only two people to guard the gate.

However, none of them noticed that under the red cloth of the altar behind them, two individuals whose temperature would be extremely high under night vision equipment rushed out.

Without the slightest hesitation, Kerry and Xiangzi picked up their rifles and began firing at the enemy guarding the gate.

Before the two team members who realized something was wrong could retaliate, they collapsed to the ground, trembling all over.

Meanwhile, Kirito and Kazuma were already prepared in the courtyard.

Unfortunately, there wasn't enough time, otherwise Kazuma would have turned the Sonozaki house into a gas canister-filled minefield. Now, there's no other option but to engage in a gunfight.

149

Chapter 149 U-Road Sanai!

Clenching her teeth, Toyokawa Shoko fired ammunition from her automatic weapon.

Once she confirmed that the enemy had fallen, she immediately crouched down and began reloading her magazine.

Her thoughts were in a state of great confusion as an ordinary person, or rather, as a young lady facing the official army.

She thought of many serious consequences, even involving her family or her father's friends.

But she couldn't forgive him!

I can't forgive these bastards, those villagers, those children, or even that Pear Blossom who's sometimes composed and sometimes frivolous. Her parents were killed, and now she's going to be killed for this inexplicable reason.

Those living people had been right in front of her; she didn't want them to become corpses, strangling themselves to death under poison gas.

She fired each shot with lingering fear and hesitation.

However, another voice was singing and shouting in her mind.

That was what I saw and heard after arriving in this village. It was the inhumane experiments the government conducted just to make weapons or even just for some funding. It was the Mountain Dog Unit that would send two thousand people to their graves without hesitation for money.

These are the soldiers who can pull the trigger directly on children of their own country.

That was her fantasy, an ideal that she had only ever thought about and never thought could be realized.

Like a hero who, upon learning of the wealthy man's cruelty towards the villagers, storms into the castle in front of the guards.

For example, a hero single-handedly storms the Demon King's palace to thwart the enemy's plot.

That's the epic tale of a dark hero, and that's what she's doing now.

Only when ideals and reality overlap can she clearly realize the feelings and circumstances of those heroes.

Besides, there's no time for her to hesitate now. Aren't the other three just like her? If they can do something without hesitation, why can't she? What reason does she have to be weak here?

After changing the magazine, Xiangzi pulled the trigger again at the enemies who realized something was wrong and wanted to retreat.

……

The gunshots from behind startled the infiltrating team.

They had anticipated that this operation would target unarmed villagers, with the worst-case scenario being that some villagers with pitchforks would be riddled with bullets. They never expected to encounter resistance from firepower.

However, it was too late for them to escape.

While they frantically pleaded for help through their headsets, unsure whether to move backward or forward.

Once inside, knowing full well that they would definitely use flashbangs on those in front, Kazuma and Kirito, who hadn't placed anyone at the entrance, threw out the grenades they were holding.

Shrapnel flew everywhere as several automatic weapons opened fire directly at the gate.

It was more brutal than any military exercise they had ever participated in. Watching their comrades fall to the ground one by one and feeling the excruciating pain from their own wounds, the sense of being on the battlefield was terrifying.

Only at this moment will the executioners realize that they are just individuals, living beings. All the organization, honor, and protection are meaningless; they are merely agreements among a group of beings, a pile of paper with armed guarantees, not real protection. In the end, their death as living beings is the end of everything.

But by the time someone realizes these things on the battlefield, it's usually too late.

The unexpected resistance resulted in the complete annihilation of the vanguard.

Bloodstains, like the graffiti of a naughty child, covered the walls of the Sonozaki family's courtyard.

However, news that the villagers were prepared and possessed firearms was successfully relayed back to the command post.

Kazuma and the others immediately stepped forward to loot equipment, including night vision gear, earpieces that allowed them to hear the enemy's internal movements, and undamaged automatic weapons. These items would be of great use tonight.

The command post, located on the mountainside next to the garbage dump, received the news and immediately changed the battle plan.

"The enemy has firepower; prioritize attacking the mansion!"

Those carrying out the extermination operation are now finding things a bit troublesome.

Since the enemy is taking advantage of the terrain, there will definitely be casualties on their side.

Because they didn't want other countries to think they were conducting some kind of secret military operation, they couldn't use various land-based artillery and fighter jets. If they did, and the Americans found out, although they would most likely help them cover it up, how would they pay hush money then? Not only Tokyo, but the whole of Japan would have to bleed a lot.

"Thank goodness, they were just a group of villagers with guns. They must have stolen the guns from the research institute. Those useless bastards!"

Upon receiving the order to prioritize eliminating the enemy, the soldiers who were originally stationed in various parts of Hinamizawa Village immediately assembled.

Several military vehicles that were originally heading to the clinic to copy research data, destroy results, and retrieve equipment were also mobilized there.

Kerry and Xiangzi could no longer stay outside.

The enemy troops instantly destroyed the wooden altar with a hail of bullets, breaking the dozen or so gas cylinders hidden underneath. However, gas cylinders generally do not explode when shot, unless the bullet has incendiary properties and instantly penetrates both sides of the gas cylinder.