King Of War: Starting with Arms Dealer

Chapter 521: The Appearance of the Devil Bird



Joe Ga stayed outside Byrdi City for a week...

The basic strategy was sound, overmatching the opponent's fighting capacity, and the recapture of Byrdi did not encounter too much resistance.

But the disgusting thing about terrorists is that they can easily blend into the civilian population and launch terror attacks when least expected, making civilians feel unsafe and at the same time reducing their trust in P·B.

What made the mercenaries suffer was that you couldn't just inspect the body of any civilian you saw, or ask a suspicious woman to lift her robe.

In the span of a week, six IEDs appeared on the road between the refugee camp and Byrdi, with three more IEDs within Byrdi City, and two shootings and one suicide bombing occurred in the refugee camp.

Fortunately, the suicide bomber was discovered in advance, causing no significant harm, but the other terrorist attacks resulted in the death of 26 civilians, the death of three Wagner Mercenaries, and one Seville Paratrooper was severely injured.

After the attacks, everyone went into a nearly combustible state of high tension, and the civilians were even worse off and more complicated.

When powerless over their lives, people become very vulnerable; they subconsciously seek help from the government, from tribes, even from deities.

Not everyone dares to resist, instead, some of them, after witnessing harm, would not seek the real perpetrator but feel perhaps it would have been better if you had not come.

The more frequent the attacks and the more difficult the situation, the more apparent this sentiment becomes.

In such an environment, it is difficult to completely earn the civilians' trust in P·B, but it's not impossible...

Strict discipline, selfless sacrifice, media propaganda, and actually providing a relatively safe environment – all these aspects have to move forward together; trust can be built over time with "persuasion".

However, Joe Ga didn't care for all this. P·B is a private company, Wagner Mercenaries are "rented," and Seville Paratroopers are borrowed.

To give money to fight, kill, and take bullets is taken for granted, but to expect them to heroically sacrifice themselves for the Libyan people is disrespectful to human nature.

Not asking others to do what is beyond their capability, habitually empathizing is why so many people approve of Joe Ga.

Princess Amina, as a primary target of the attacks, continued to stay in the refugee camp, only now under heavy guard.

She consulted the "all-capable" Joe Ga about this issue, and he refused to answer her question.

Joe Ga understood Princess Amina's feelings, but he was human, not a deity; he excelled at negotiating, but certain things can't be perfectly achieved.

He could only promise to strengthen security and intensify the attack on the terrorists' controlled areas surrounding them.

Joe Ga had some thoughts, but before he could suggest them, Nis gave the "Queen's answer"!!

Clutching a little girl with blown-off legs, as a native Libyan, she fiercely proclaimed the principle of "tenfold retribution" in front of all the media.

Your terrorist attack caused the death of an innocent, I demand a tenfold price from you all.

Then that same day, six Super Albatrosses took off from the air force base in Chad, carrying 24 cluster bombs to completely level a desert town.

The 4th and 5th figures in the North African Base Organization, along with their subordinates, family members, relatives, friends, and even guests, were all blasted into minced meat.

And it wasn't over. After completing their bombardment, the six Super Albatrosses veered towards Benghazi, landing at the National Army's airstrip, then each armed with 20 Blue Sword 7 missiles aimed at Tubruq.

A barrage of 120 "unidentified" anti-tank missiles, guided with precision by special forces infiltrated into Tubruq, struck areas dense with Al-Qaeda Organization members.

Tubruq came to a complete halt that day!!

Were there collateral damages?

Yes! And a lot of it!!

Nis, on her first official public appearance, replied with a somber expression when pressed by the media, "This is war," and then left!

Those media outlets that had been tracking the story long term finally grasped the reality of 'Devil Bird'!

These left-leaning media in Europe and America, in fact, do not like the 'Devil Bird's' violent methods.

Sometimes they even prefer that 'victims' should stay in their place as victims, waiting for a moral awakening from others.

At any other time, the title of 'female demon' would have been placed upon Nis's head.

But Joe Ga wouldn't stand by and let that happen...

His phone's contact list was pulled up, filled with a long list of major media contacts, and a series of friends with shared interests.

Within the left-wing media, there was also a group of even more fanatical feminists and human rights organization members, who were Princess Amina's staunchest supporters.

If Amina represented freedom and kindness, then at this moment, Nis represented courage and responsibility.

When a woman stood on a stage usually reserved for men, declared a blood debt to be repaid in blood, and then acted upon it, a great many feminists were swayed to take a side, beginning to fiercely exchange insults with those who accused Nis.

What mattered most was that Joe Ga stabilized the official stance of America and France.

Official silence had turned the matter over to public debate.

Anyone with a brain understood that the government's silence on such matters was actually a form of tacit support.

In the end, it was Haftar of the National Army who stepped forward to make a public speech, declaring that all actions were carried out under the authorization of the National Army government, effectively putting an end to any speculation about the issue.

When Joe Ga's private plane landed outside Byrdi City, Joe Ga held a news conference at the temporary airfield, accompanied by Ambassador Steven...

Ambassador Steven, when pressed by the media about the 'Devil Bird's atrocities,' shook his head heavily, as if he wanted to speak but then thought better of it, and then handed a very short covertly filmed video to the press.

The video showed Nis praying...

She knelt in a narrow, simple prayer room, a ray of sunlight spilling from a small window high above onto her face...

"I pray for deliverance from the suffering of fate"

"Under the burdens of hardship"

"Under the judgment of evil"

"In the midst of the enemy's malicious celebration"

"I plead for your protection!"

There was not much expression on Nis's face in the video, but the scene captured by the covert cameraman exuded a peculiar sense of sanctity and tragedy.

A girl yearning for light and hope was praying to the divine.

Reporters with vivid imaginations could easily empathize with emotions of 'sacrifice,' 'burden,' 'helplessness,' and 'grief.'

And then they realized that the 'Devil Bird's revenge did not seem to be for her own sake!

The prepared reporter Wallace, before the others had even recovered, raised his hand and asked Joe Ga, who stood at the podium of the temporary press conference, "As the boss of P·B, what can you say about the actions of 'Devil Bird'?"

Joe Ga nodded slightly and said, "I support all her actions!

Devil Bird is my lover; her name is Nis Mansour, a true Libyan.

She lived through the most painful period in Libya, fought from the beginning to the end of that battle, and then she watched her country fall apart.

She shouldn't be bearing the criticism she is now; I was the one who brought her to Libya, I stirred up her unhappy memories!

When she came to me with the desire to help those refugees at the border, I was very happy.

I thought she had moved on from her past pain and was able to face this land with a positive, optimistic attitude.

But reality tells us that 'evil' always seeks to drag people into the depths of hell.

I dare not claim I represent justice, but terrorists certainly represent evil!

A buddy of mine once told me that violence, tempered with humanity, is the key to setting everything right.

We are not judges, nor responsible for discussing the minutiae of events; we make our choices based on our conscience."

No sooner had Joe Ga finished speaking than the 'undercover' reporter Wallace, without giving others a chance to ask questions, loudly continued, "Sir, yesterday the Al-Qaeda Organization released a series of videos on the Internet.

They claim that P·B's attacks have resulted in over 900 deaths and have vowed to retaliate.

What are your thoughts on this?"

Upon hearing this, Joe Ga spread his arms and said with a smile, "I'm not a judge, and I have no opinion on a bunch of brain-dead madmen.

If they want retaliation, OK, we will repay it tenfold!

If they cannot keep the war to the war itself, if they do not even have the courage to face our soldiers, no matter, we will still see it through to the end.

This is what we do!

If tenfold isn't enough, then a hundredfold!

If they dare to launch terrorist attacks on the civilians under our protection, then we will find them, we will kill them, including their henchmen and those around them." Enjoy exclusive content from My Virtual Library Empire

With that, Joe Ga pointed his right index finger to the sky, his expression grim, and said, "I want them to fear the sound of thunder!

I want them to tense at the sight of a flash!

I want them to feel unsafe even if they are hiding in holes!"


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