Dawn was about to break. It was already six in the morning.
The orange-red civilian helicopter hovered in the sky with the letters “YLE” printed on the side. When the black smoke rose after the ammunition depot exploded, Finnish Radio and Television sent their helicopter to the scene.
They thought it was a forest fire, but when they arrived, they discovered it wasn’t a forest fire at all. The fire was caused by Arrow’s military base, which was widely criticized in Finland. A war seemed to have erupted there, even leaving a giant pit in the middle of the base.
“This is Finnish Radio and Television. We are now here to broadcast the forest fire in the suburbs of Paltak… although it turns out that this was not a fire but a human-induced explosion? We are seeing a huge pit in the middle… wait, what is that?”
The lens swayed violently, and the cameraman adjusted the focal length and zoomed in on the base.
Inside the burning base, zombies were freely roaming and strange creatures were crawling out of the deep.
“…we seem to have discovered something peculiar. It seems that reports of Arrow’s experiments at its military base were true. What are these? Aliens? Zombies? Dear God…”
Just as the helicopter was delivering first-hand information to the people of Finland and the world, Jiang Chen, standing on the mountain, was also worried about the situation at the base.
Obviously, when building this underground bunker, Carmen made heavy investments. The tungsten bombs from heaven didn’t destroy the underground bunker—it just collapsed the elevator.
Spores continued to eject from the underground laboratories and began to spread outside of the base. Jiang Chen noticed that the terrifying bacteria not only caused mutations in the animals that accidentally entered its range but also the plants rooted there.
“Ayesha.”
“Mhmm?” Ayesha turned her head. Her beautiful hazel hair drifted in the wind.
“I think… we created a huge problem,” Jiang Chen said with a bitter smile and put down the binoculars.
At that moment, he suddenly felt alert. He and Ayesha almost turned at the same time and aimed at the intersection.
“Come out; I’ll count to three.” Jiang Chen’s finger opened the safety as he spoke emotionlessly.
With his hands over his head, a hairy man in a polar camouflage uniform stood up and spoke in rather non-standard Chinese.
“Don’t be nervous; I’m your ally.”
Jiang Chen put away the pistol and let out a sigh of relief upon seeing the scarred and wrinkled face. He signaled Ayesha to put down her weapon and grinned at him.
“I almost shot.”
“I’m thankful you didn’t.” Kutpov lowered his raised hands and walked over to Jiang Chen. He lifted his chin in the direction of the military base under the mountain. “What’s the situation there?”
“Special circumstances; I can’t explain it in a few words. Let’s talk after we get back.” Jiang Chen shook his head.
“Well, do you want to go back together?” Kutpov pointed to the mountain. “If you don’t plan to return to the refugee camp, you can go to the evacuation point with us. There are helicopters waiting for us.”
Of course, Jiang Chen couldn’t return to the refugee camp. Not only did he direct an uprising in the territory of another country, but he also created a hole on their map. The Finnish government definitely wouldn’t sit still now.
Almost without hesitation, Jiang Chen and Ayesha hopped onto the helicopters of the Alpha Special Forces and returned to Russia with them.
As if to confirm Jiang Chen’s suspicions, right as he crossed the border, the Finnish Defence Forces was already mobilized to Paltamo.
When their national security faced a serious challenge, the Finnish authorities did not take any humanitarian crises into account anymore. Tanks and armored vehicles entered the refugee camp, and the heavily armed soldiers took control of the ammunition factories and the warehouse at lightning speed. They confiscated all the weapons from the refugees.
During the disarming process, the Finnish Defence Force didn’t encounter any resistance.
In other words, Sami didn’t hesitate to take the lead and drop his weapon. He obediently walked into the vehicle and squatted in the corner. He recited the name of Iblis and sought forgiveness from Halah.
And those who were lucky enough to survive had the same expression as him. When they were asked what happened last night, the most frequently mumbled words were: “Iblis,” “Devil,” “Monster,” “Slaughter”…
What surprised the commander was that the refugees who surrendered seemed to be terrified. They did everything they could to get into the prison and more than 1,000 people stated that they participated in the execution of the prisoners.
However, in fact, only ten mercenaries were executed that night…
“Iblis? What kind of thing is that?” Duvio threw the briefing on the table. He frowned while he examined the map. “What’s the situation at the military base?”
“Our helicopter has gone to investigate, but nothing can be seen. The entire military base is surrounded by a yellowish cloud that formed into a giant bubble. Because our pilots were afraid of the toxicity, they didn’t get too close,” Duvio’s deputy replied.
“Let the scouts go take a look. Remember to wear protective clothing.”
Duvio had just finished speaking when an officer entered the tent containing their temporary headquarters. After he saluted, he handed a letter to Duvio.
“Sir, an order from the Ministry of Defense.”
With an eyebrow raised, Duvio opened the sealed letter.
His brows gradually furrowed. After reading the letter, he massaged his sore temples and threw the letter aside.
“The mission is canceled. Don’t send the scouts.”
The deputy looked at the commander strangely and didn’t understand what made him change his mind. Out of responsibility, he still reminded his chief: “If we don’t confirm the situation at the base, we can’t make a plan to initiate the rescue.”
“We don’t need to make a plan to rescue. Thanks to those officials. the reporters were one step ahead of us. They already confirmed that there are no living people there.” Duvio shook his head and put his fingers on the envelope. “This is an order from the Ministry of Defense. We must not be within one kilometer of the military base. Now, our only task is to remain stationed here, cooperate with the police to evacuate the town of Paltamo and the refugees to the two refugee camps on the Norwegian border.”
After a pause, Duvio looked out of the tent and cursed under his breath.
“Let those officials negotiate with Russia if they think they can solve all problems with negotiations.”
While he complained, a plane had taken off from the international airport in Helsinki, Finland with the Finnish Ministry of Defence and Vice President to Murmansk, Russia, the largest city bordering the Arctic Ocean.
At the same time, the Russian Minister of Defense and the Director of the Security Services also rushed to the city. They were prepared to seek a solution with Finland…
