Two AH-1Z Vipers smoothly took off from Fort Cambia, then immediately climbed to an altitude of 6,000 meters or 20,000 feet.

Both Vipers climbed to the maximum flying ceiling because the less atmospheric pressure that must be passed, the faster they could fly while. Their mission were to provide air support to Green Raccoon, who would launch an attempt to rescue the hostages.

The targeted villa was located 281 km southwest of Fort Cambia, while the Viper combat radius was 231 km when configured with a payload of 1.13 tonnes.

Even so, the Viper's crew carried out their mission without asking any questions. The only thing on their mind was to quickly arrive at the target location. For other matters, the Viper's crew entrusted it to the command center.

However, even though the two Vipers were flown at a speed of 355 km/h, it's crew still felt as if their journey would never end. Therefore, they took a breathed full of relief when they saw the targeted villa in the distance. However, their relief only lasted for a moment.

The targeted villa where Green Raccoon personnel took shelter was currently surrounded by a ring of fire. Meanwhile, a shower of fire arrows kept coming from the west.

'What the duck!'

Major Staniss' expression instantly turned serious as he opened the communication.

"Flying Rabbit, Green Raccoon, do you copy?"

[Green Raccoon, Flying Rabbit, glad you have arrived. The enemy is taking up position 1.5 km to the west, Green Three is trying to sneak in from the side, so be careful when aiming if you see an IR Strobe.]

"Received and understood, sit tight Brother, we'll take over from here."

[Green Three, Flying Rabbit, we are 800 meters south of the enemy main element. We just finished off three sentries whose bodies are still warm. So give us some time to retreat before you guys start spreading firecrackers. "

"Flying Rabbit, Green Three, negative, we don't have enough fuel to wait. So stay put as low as possible. We just marked your position."

[Green Three, Flying Rabbit, received and understood, Green Three, over and out.]

Each Viper carries four Hydra rocket tubes containing 19 rockets each. All ammunition would be concentrated on the enemy's main element. While the remaining hostiles would be hunted using M193 three-barreled rotary cannon 20 mm.

At sea level Hydra had an effective range of 3.5 km, while when fired from an altitude of 20,000 feet, its effective range increased to 8 km. However, because there was a friendly element near the target, the salvo would be fired from the closest possible distance to avoid friendly fire.

When they reached a position 2 km from the villa, both Vipers made a sharp turn to the left and then approached the enemy main element from the south. As soon as they passed the Green Three's position, the two Vipers immediately took a sharp dive and launched a rain of rockets from a distance of 500 meters.

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While smiling from ear to ear, Ureg looked at the salvo of fire arrows that rained down on Villa Hagel. Somehow, after knocking down about 160 of his men, Amethyst Merchant personnel no longer used their fire sticks.

This made the morale of Ureg's remaining men soar as high as the sky. Ureg and his men still vividly remember how they had been turned upside down by Amethyst Merchant in the previous conflict. Not to mention the large number of their comrades who died.

That's why the image of slaughtering Amethyst Merchant personnel they managed to corner made them drunk with euphoria. They were completely unaware that two angels of death were silently approaching.

Then, without warning, more than a hundred fire spears suddenly appeared from the darkness of night sky and rained down on their position.

Ureg and his men did not have time to scream because, as in an instant the heatwave and shock wave engulfed and crushed them alive.

The personnel in charge of the blockade around the villa could only be stuttered, while the horror that Amethyst Merchant had inscribed on their hearts now returned, and the horror was getting worse because the two angels of death who had roasting their comrades alive were now hunting them down using fire arrows.

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After making sure the perimeter around Villa Hagel was secure, the two Vipers then stood by on the maximum flying ceiling.

Ten minutes later, two Chinooks that had previously delivered Green Raccoon arrived, followed by the Chinooks from FOC South 860.

CQB Company personnel immediately set a perimeter around the villa, while a Chinook secured the perimeter from the air. At the same time, the support crew refueled the Vipers using a fuel bladder carried by one of the Chinooks.

With hustle, Green Raccoon personnel rushed to retrieve the observation equipment that they previously buried. When they returned to Villa Hagel, the paramedic team had already moved the hostages to Chinooks. A moment later, the journey to FOC South 860 began.

While looking at the burning Villa Hagel Sergeant Liam said, "As soon as we land, we head straight to the bar. The first two rounds I'll pay for."

The Green Raccoon personnel instantly answered in unison, "" "Aye-aye sir!" ""

Today they made it back alive, so they had to celebrate before the next battle approached.

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Amethyst Merchant's HQ, Magwurt Castle.

1300, 28 Jul 2025

As soon as Viscount Olrig received a request to arrest Baron Eslei, he immediately took action. Even though Amethyst Merchant didn't provide any evidence that the Baron had a role in the Berril Plain incident.

The next day, Count Weizz and Viscount Yelk also personally came to Okko City to make sure Viscount Olrig did not half-heartedly comply with Amethyst Merchant's request.

Baron Eslei kept declining the accusation regarding his role in Berril Plain's incident, but the investigation managed to cover the undeniable proof. Also, the use of the interrogation formula on Baron Eslei had uncovered the missing link in the investigation.

Baron Eslei and all of his family members were then transferred to Liqua Guard HQ's detained house.The investigations also resulted in the names of the personnel involved. Their families were also detained together with Baron Eslei's family.

If Amethyst Merchant did not make a stern statement that all the suspects were their property, each suspect and his family would certainly receive inhuman treatment.

To be honest, Viscount Olrig did not care about what Amethyst Merchant would do to the suspects or their families. The only thing he cared about was, Liqua Region was finally freed from a calamity that Amethyst Merchant was about to send.

Moreover, in addition to the threats, Amethyst Merchant also promised assistance in the agricultural sector and very lucrative trade cooperation. In short, Viscount Olrig and the other leaders of the Northern Coalition would do anything to please Amethyst Merchant.

Vex casually studied a long list of names of the suspects who were involved in the Berril Plains incident, along with their family members. In total there were 2,785 names, of which hundreds were children under the age of 10.

The number was smaller because previously there were more than 9000 names. However, IDG worked hard to confirm every name given by Liqua Guard officials before doing massive editing.

Viscount Rattel, General Khartoum, and Nate from IDG insisted that the entire Baron Eslei family be executed following the long traditions in the Amstell Continent. However, General O'Neil and other TF Amethyst's higher-ups opposed the idea. After all, nearly all of the attackers on Berril Plain had been killed or dead.

Vex turned to Major Maxwell before asking, "When will Baron Eslei arrive at Fort Cambia?"

"This afternoon."

Vex nodded in satisfaction before turning towards Lt. Col. Slane, "I haven't finished the survey on the Herron Mountains. So I hope you can take care of the rest."

Lt. Col. Slane nodded and replied, "Of course."

That night, the elements involved in Operation Gemini began to be gradually returned to Harley Quinn, and with the end of Operation Gemini, Amethyst Merchant could resume its expansion.

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