Chapter 383: Deadlock
Ling Chen’s marksmanship goes without saying, as accurate as a textbook. Kaelina, ranked third in the world as an assassin, is no less proficient with a gun, and together with a hundred-percent accurate archer god, the three unleashed full firepower. They encountered almost no resistance, and the thirty-something enemies they faced head-on not only failed to stop them but were instead driven back by their assault.
Taking this opportunity, Ling Chen and his group didn’t wait for the pursuers behind them to catch up and hurriedly sped up their breakout.
"Big brother, you take everyone and go first; we’ll cover the rear," Ling Chen shouted loudly.
Without a word, Qiu Yong immediately led Nanrong Wanqing and others forward. Ling Chen and Kaelina leaned back against a tree trunk, stealing glances behind them. Illuminated by the headlights of a jeep, they saw more than two hundred soldiers, guns in hand, charging toward them with raging momentum.
"Damn it, I’ll blast you bastards to death!" Hu Fei spat, rubbed his hands together in annoyance, and cursed. Reaching into his backpack, he pulled out a grenade launcher and fired a shot into the sky.
Boom!
The grenade fell into the crowd from midair and exploded instantly into a burst of flames. The powerful explosion sent four or five soldiers flying with the blast wave.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Watching the flames continuously bursting among the crowd, Hu Fei laughed heartily with a delighted face.
But at that moment, Ling Chen’s gaze locked onto a jeep not far away, and his expression changed drastically. He urgently cried out, "Fatty, watch out!" As the words left his mouth, he sprang to his feet and rushed over to Hu Fei’s position, tackling him to the ground.
Dadada!
At the same time, the heavy machine gun on the jeep spat out fire serpents, and a series of bullets poured out, falling around Hu Fei.
Ling Chen buried his head deeply into the ground. Under the oppressive heavy firepower, he didn’t dare to raise his head at all, worried it would be riddled like a hornet’s nest.
At this point, all three heavy machine guns on the jeeps were aimed at Ling Chen and Hu Fei. Bullets rained down like they cost nothing, cutting down all surrounding trees.
Bang!
Suddenly, a tree as thick as an adult toppled sideways and accurately crashed onto Ling Chen’s back. Excruciating pain surged, making Ling Chen wince in agony.
Damn! He cursed inwardly. If he didn’t handle those heavy machine guns, he and Hu Fei had no chance of escaping. The moment they showed their heads, they could be shot dead.
Bang! Bang!
Accompanied by two abrupt gunshots, Kaelina, hiding nearby, fired two shots, taking out two machine gunners. However, this action revealed her position. In an instant, she saw more than a dozen soldiers rushing toward her.
Without a word, Kaelina immediately stowed her gun and retreated backward.
With two heavy machine guns ceasing fire, Ling Chen felt the pressure ease significantly. Seizing this opportunity, he quickly pulled Hu Fei up from the ground and dashed towards the rear.
"Chase them down!"
Seeing Ling Chen running frantically, Zhu Hong on the jeep immediately shouted.
Reylov leaned leisurely in the car seat, comfortably puffing on a cigar, and smiled, "Mr. Zhu, what do you think? I told you I wouldn’t disappoint you."
Zhu Hong glanced at Reylov and asked, "How did you find them?"
"The entire area is littered with motion sensor devices, specifically installed to monitor the personnel undergoing training. As soon as anyone enters this forest, they’ll trigger the sensors."
Upon hearing Reylov’s explanation, Zhu Hong coldly said, "Then why did you waste our time by bringing us here?"
Reylov replied leisurely, "Mr. Zhu, I am a man of my word. I promised them three hours to escape, and I won’t go back on that. Besides, haven’t they failed to flee the island by now? What’s the hurry?"
"Mr. Yun will be arriving shortly. You can explain it to him then."
At this moment, Ling Chen, accompanied by Hu Fei, was dashing through the forest, trying to evade their pursuers. Not long after they took off, Hu Fei, covered in fat, could not keep up any longer, gasping for air, sweat streaming down his forehead. Even while fleeing, he did not forget to carry his extra-large backpack.
Dada dada dada dada!
The two jeeps in pursuit were getting closer, the heavy machine guns ruthlessly spitting out bursts of fire, eager to claim Ling Chen and Hu Fei’s lives.
"No... I can’t go on..." panted Hu Fei, "I... I can’t run anymore."
Ling Chen said sternly, "Hold on a little longer." While speaking, he continued to drag Hu Fei along, hurrying forward. But at that moment, Hu Fei’s complexion drastically changed, and he hastily shook off Ling Chen’s hands, his round face turning pale, "You... just go, leave... leave me behind."
"You’re mad, what nonsense are you spouting? Let’s go," Ling Chen frowned slightly.
Hu Fei managed a wry smile and glanced down at his feet, saying helplessly, "I can’t go any further."
Noticing his gaze, Ling Chen’s heart skipped a beat, as if he realized something. He quickly crouched down and cleared the mud beside Hu Fei’s left foot. Immediately, he saw a landmine pressed under Hu Fei’s foot. The landmine had been triggered, and as soon as Hu Fei lifted his foot, it would explode.
"Just go, leave me," Hu Fei urged, seeing the enemies rapidly approaching from behind.
"Shut up!" Ling Chen snapped, "Am I the type to abandon a friend? If we’re going, we go together; if we die, we die together." After speaking, he took out a dagger from his waist and gently inserted it into the sole of Hu Fei’s shoe. Next, he loosened Hu Fei’s shoelaces, signaling him to take his foot out.
"Don’t rush, move slowly," Ling Chen instructed.
At that moment, the footsteps of their pursuers grew closer, now less than thirty meters away. Ling Chen held his breath and focused, seemingly oblivious to the arrival of the enemies, as he attentively worked on disarming the landmine.
As soon as Hu Fei’s foot was freed from the shoe, Ling Chen used the dagger to firmly press down on the shoe to prevent the landmine from being triggered.
"Don’t move!"
Looking up, facing more than ten guns pointed at his head, Ling Chen’s gaze narrowed, and he remained motionless, crouching there.
"Ha ha! Ling Chen, I bet you didn’t expect this. After all the running around, you still couldn’t escape from my grasp."
A cold laughter drifted over, and Zhu Hong was seen approaching in his jeep. While speaking, Zhu Hong glanced at Ling Chen’s hands and, realizing what he was doing, broke into laughter and said, "Your luck is really something else. Everybody back off, so no one gets hurt by the landmine."
At Zhu Hong’s command, more than ten soldiers quickly stepped aside, not daring to approach the potential blast radius of the landmine.
"Give me the gun."
A man in a suit immediately pulled out a pistol from his holster and handed it to Zhu Hong.
Zhu Hong expertly worked the gun’s action, chambering a round, and aimed the muzzle at Ling Chen’s forehead, saying coldly, "I suggested killing you last time in East Sea City; pity Mr. Yun didn’t agree. Now that Mr. Yun is not here, I’d like to see who can stop me from killing you." As he spoke, a malicious smile curled on his lips, and his finger lightly squeezed the trigger.