There was no way the event that transpired could be kept under wraps. However, Thompson had managed to buy Xia Lei and the Chinese Zodiac Battle Team members at least an hour more. Right after that, a huge swarm of American intelligence officers, Delta Force members, Navy SEALs and members of the National Guard along with some FA members had rushed into the woods. 

The sight that welcomed them was harrowing. Vehicle frames that were still burning and bodies of Japanese samurais scattered haphazardly around the area. 

A helicopter flew into the valley and landed smoothly atop the tar road. Williams emerged from the aircraft and dashed for the site under the protection of a group of agents. 

One of the intelligence officers had prepared a simple report for Williams. “Sir, we’ve found a signal jamming device in the middle of the woods. When the incident took place, there was no signal coverage across the area. We even found multiple landmine shards. The assaulter had used two different kinds of landmines, an MS3 anti-infantry landmine and the TM83 anti-tank mine. Both...