Chapter 1368: Chapter 1334: The Team Leader Is Dead
Rustle…
Everyone entered combat mode, ready to fire as soon as the enemy approached. They had geared up for battle, while the opposition had no defenses, believing their trek up the mountain was rely a search operation. Little did they know, they were already being ambushed halfway up.
As over a hundred n leisurely approached, Da Hei, holding an assault rifle, lay prone on the ground. He took a deep breath, chambered a round, and placed his finger on the trigger. When the enemy was approximately thirty ters away, Da Hei shouted: “Brothers, fire!”
Ratatat…
The bullets poured down like raindrops in a torrential storm. In an instant, dozens from the enemy hundred fell, while the rest either dropped prone or jumped into the bushes. So, in their panic, rolled down the steep slopes. Once they started rolling, they couldn’t stop and fell into the abyss below.
Facing the ambush, the enemy imdiately called for reinforcents. They simply had to hold their ground until reinforcents arrived. As long as their forces remained on the hilltop, the enemy’s doom was impending. Da Hei and his n realized this predicant. But how to escape? There was a path behind them, albeit perilous, unless they had ample ti to traverse it. With pursuers on their tail, retreating through the back mountain was rife with potential hazards.
“Big Brother, what now? We’re low on ammo!” a Soldier urgently reported. By now, so Soldiers had completely run out of ammunition, and if this continued, every weapon would be as useless as a stick.
“We need to break through!” another Soldier said urgently.
“Right!” Da Hei nodded, then stated, “We have to break through!”
“Big Brother, how about I lead the charge straight through? The enemy lacks reinforcents and is demoralized; I believe we can fight our way through!” the Bearded Soldier earnestly looked at Da Hei and said, “What do you think?”
“Okay, I’ll give you thirty n. But you must keep the death toll under ten!” Da Hei reminded seriously, “Living combatants are what we lack most!”
“Got it!” Without hesitation, the Bearded Soldier led thirty n forward, concentrating their firepower using grenades to pave the way, ruthlessly suppressing the enemy with a barrage.
“Retreat, retreat!” The enemy commander turned tail and ran. The Bearded Soldier took aim, fired a sweeping shot, and the commander fell into a pool of blood. The Bearded Soldier roared, “Haha, your team leader is dead, your team leader is dead!”
This roar was akin to a thunderclap, the sound resonating like a lightning strike. The enemy’s troops froze in terror imdiately upon hearing, seeing their leader lying in blood. Panic ensued, scattering them in all directions.
Da Hei saw the enemy scatter and promptly chased them with remaining brothers, seventy chasing a hundred to the ends of the land. This scene left Qiuju frustrated; she finally understood why her teams couldn’t capture the enemy. This was the gap between them, highlighting their disparity.
The gap was so clear that Qiuju felt being captured would be normal. She sighed and said, “Perhaps they are Ye Chen’s elite warriors; otherwise, if his entire force were this formidable, how did he lose those two gateways Islands?”
With these thoughts, Qiuju found a bit of solace within.
This ti, they didn’t pursue their victory further but rushed all their forces elsewhere. When Dong i arrived with several hundred troops to support, she discovered her Soldiers had once again been defeated, exclaiming angrily, “What a bunch of useless trash! They were less than a hundred; you had hundred and sixty, yet you were routed like wild dogs!”
“We… we did our best; our leader was killed too!” the Soldiers looked begrudgingly at Dong i.
“Fine, go and face the penalties!” Dong i snorted coldly and imdiately led a large group following Da Hei and the others’ escape route. She hoped to capture them and rescue Qiuju from their clutches.
“Understood!” The Soldiers could only leave with heads hanging.
Unfortunately, Da Hei and others fled rapidly. In an instant, they vanished without a trace. As Dong i and her group pursued to the Island’s end, no sign of Da Hei and others was found. Stamping her foot in fury, she exclaid, “Damn it, how could this happen! Too much! They actually escaped!”
“Leader, they must be hiding sowhere!” a nearby Soldier quickly suggested.
“Do you even need to say it? I know better than you!” Dong i snorted coldly and said, “Start casting the net now, spread it wide. If you spot the enemy, do not engage. Imdiately notify your comrades!”
“Yes!” The soldiers dispersed imdiately. Dong i decided to use a carpet search thod to find the enemy. She believed that as long as she separated everyone and searched point-to-point, they could definitely locate the target.
However, when these soldiers retraced their steps, they still failed to find any trace of the enemy.
“Strange, where could they be hiding?” Dong i frowned, puzzled as she glanced around the jungle. Could the enemy have hidden in the forest? The center of the island was a densely packed forest that ordinary people wouldn’t enter. The usual activity was around the island’s edges, with only one mountain path leading to the top. There were basically no other places to hide, and according to the soldiers’ reports, the enemy only fled along the path, seemingly not entering the forest.
“Maybe they entered the forest!” suggested a soldier nearby to Dong i. “How about we encircle the mountain to search?”
“No need!” Dong i shook her head and said, “Abandon the search. They’ll co out when they need to. We shouldn’t waste ti on them but should focus on the forces at sea!”
“Understood!” The soldier nodded.
“Pass the order down!” Dong i glanced at the soldier, then said, “In any case, have the soldiers stay alert, increase the outposts at the command center, a guard every five steps, a sentry every ten. We must not let the enemy have any chance!”
“Yes!” The soldiers received the order.
The command center increased its posts, and the defensive forces were strengthened. The only sacrifice was the soldiers’ rest ti.
On the ships at sea, Haozi stood on the deck, observing the quiet island. The enemy launched a sneak attack last night. Although they were discovered by their own n, they still managed to damage one of their ships. Since last night, Haozi also bolstered their defenses and added frogn underwater. A new batch every two hours, as the sea was still sowhat chilly; staying in it too long could cause a cold.
“Haozi, no movent on the island yet. Could sothing have happened to Heizi and the others?” Da Xia hastily asked.
“Impossible!” Haozi imdiately shook his head and said, “If sothing happened to them, there would be gunshots from the island. Heizi and his group must have encountered so trouble!”
“Then… what should we do?” Da Xia asked urgently. “How about we launch an all-out attack? I can’t believe they can stop our charge!”
“Don’t joke with the brothers’ lives!” Haozi shook his head and said, “I trust Da Hei will succeed.”
“Alright, let’s give him one more day then!” Da Xia shrugged helplessly.
At this ti, Da Hei was leading a group into the sea, each holding a small bamboo stick, relying on it for breathing while hiding underwater. As for Qiuju, to avoid revealing their tracks, Da Hei knocked her out with a slap and hid her under a rock, binding her hands and feet, and sealing her mouth with tape.
Seeing the people on the shore leaving, Da Hei erged from the water. This was the most embarrassing hiding yet. When they ca out of the water, they were all soaking wet, like drowned rats. Da Hei called out, “Brothers, ashore. Damn it, it’s too stifling!”
Da Hei spat, then went ashore, followed by the others who huddled together for warmth. They were soaking wet, and the sea breeze was strong. Each gust made them shiver. Da Hei led the group ashore and then waved, “Let’s go to the old place!”
The “old place” referred to the cave, where a fire could be built. A little brother suddenly rushed and anxiously said, “Big brother, would going to the cave now get us discovered? It’s possible the enemy is waiting for us there!”
“Heh, not necessarily!” Da Hei grinned and said, “They can’t pinpoint our location right now, so they must be strengthening defenses at the command center. They don’t have enough troops to roam around everywhere!”
With Da Hei’s assurance, the group quickly ascended the mountain. Inside the cave, Da Hei first arranged so posted soldiers on the mountain road outside. Then inside the cave, they started a fire to dry clothes, prepare hot water, or have so barbecue. At this mont, warming their bodies was the priority, filling their stomachs was less important.
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