Charge

"Hit the deck!"

Jiang Zhiming roared, alerting his Special Operations team to scramble into a defensive posture that presented a smaller target to enemy fire. Out in the open, they didn't have any other choice, as no man could outrun bullets, and they could only pray that the bullets would not hit them or shells would not explode on or near them.

BOOM! BOOM! KABOOM!

One after another, the shells struck the ground around them and exploded, sending blasts of extreme heat and energy. Hundreds of lethal fragments flew in all directions like a sandstorm within its blast zone. As explosions wreaked havoc and shook the earth around the soldiers, clouds of dust stirred up and obscured their view, adding to their despair.

After the first salvo, every member of the Special Operations team, lying prone on the ground, was covered by a thick layer of dust and soil.