Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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An unexpected explosion startled all the creatures in the forest.
Birds flew into the sky in a rush, the trees were stirred by the night wind, and the towering flames were dazzling.
“Be on guard! Enemy invasion!” someone shouted, and everyone ran out of the tent in an orderly fashion.
“Bang.” The shell struck again, this time without veering off course, hitting the center of the tent.
Everyone scattered, each searching for a safe area to hide themselves.
Xiao Jing noticed the noises coming from the woods, including the sound of a car engine and the operation of some kind of weapon.
Qi Yue frowned. Judging from the commotion, the other side seemed to be coming with great force. What was even more frightening was that they had not brought any real guns with them for this training camp.
Yes, these replica guns had caused them a lot of trouble.
“Clatter, clatter.” The sound of a heavy machine gun rang out from the woods, and moments later, a deluge of bullets pierced through the gaps in the trees, crushing everything in their path.
“Get out of the way!” Qi Yue shouted loudly.
Shen Chengfeng took off his gloves and quickly darted into the woods.
They were besieged, and it was clear that the other side was deliberately retaliating.
The man had a thick bandage wrapped around his shoulder, his hands gripping a heavy machine gun tightly as he unleashed a furious barrage of fire. The overwhelming sense of superiority he felt from the devastating power of the gun made him throw his head back and burst into laughter.
He roared, “Come out, you stupid Chinese, get out here! You bunch of Chinese who only know how to hide!”
“Boss, there’s movement.” Before the man driving the vehicle could finish speaking, a figure leaped into the air and slammed onto the roof of the car with a loud thud.
The man addressed as “boss” stiffened and quickly turned his gun around.
Shen Chengfeng gripped the muzzle of the heavy machine gun, and corrosion began to occur where his fingertips touched it. A wisp of pungent black smoke rose, and drops of molten iron slid onto the car window, somewhat glaringly.
The man stared wide-eyed in disbelief.
Shen Chengfeng swiftly grabbed the other person’s neck, and the moment his hand touched the skin, he began to corrode the other person’s flesh bit by bit.
“Ah!” The man’s body convulsed twice, moved just like that, then his head tilted to the side and he was still.
Shen Chengfeng cleaved open the driver’s side door with a single palm strike, and the driver, who was about to retaliate, hurriedly pulled out a pistol.
The bullet was fired from the muzzle, and Shen Chengfeng dodged to the side, avoiding the bullet’s attack.
The man intended to escape from the car during the pause, but as soon as he moved, a hand grabbed his right arm. The next moment, his clothes began to burn at a visible speed, the scorching heat burning his skin. Before he could react, his arm was in pain, and a patch of flesh was covered in blood.
Shen Chengfeng swiftly used two fingers to lock the man’s throat, then, after putting on gloves, kicked the lifeless man out of the car and drove the SUV out of the woods.
“Bang!” A shell shot into the sky.
Shen Chengfeng saw the shells being fired at him through the rearview mirror. He suddenly turned at the exit ahead and drove the car into the side road.
The shells exploded, and the dazzling flames illuminated the entire night sky as if it were daytime.
Shen Chengfeng drove the car to a safe area, opened the trunk, and sure enough, it was full of weapons.
He put two fingers to his lips and whistled.
Upon hearing the whistle, the special forces team moved forward in the dark.
Shen Chengfeng threw his pistol over, his eyes blazing, and said, “Leave no one alive, wipe them all out.”
Everyone straightened up and saluted, “Yes, Captain.”
The continuous explosions caused varying degrees of shaking across the entire Beidao.
The night fog gradually rose and enveloped the surrounding forest, and everyone proceeded cautiously.
Lin Qi noticed Xiao Jing behind him and instinctively stopped and waited for him to approach.
Xiao Jing simply walked past him and headed towards Ji Shanlin.
Lin Qi felt a slight tremor in his heart and couldn’t help but clench the gun barrel in his hand.
“Bang bang bang.” A jumble of gunfire rang out from ahead.
No one lingered; they all rushed forward.
“Go to hell.” A sly laugh rang out from the woods as a man strapped with two kilograms of explosives charged straight toward them.
“Oh no, we’ve fallen into their trap.” Mu Xichi signaled for retreat.
The man ran over frantically, and when he got close, he pressed the control button.
“Boom!” Two kilograms of bombs exploded simultaneously, creating enough force to burn down an entire forest.
“Xiao Jing, be careful.” Lin Qi lunged forward, flames scorching his back. He tightly protected the body beneath him, ensuring his safety.
Xiao Jing felt a little heavy-hearted. Surprised, she pushed away Lin Qi, who was blocking her way, and frowned, asking, “How are you?”
Lin Qi was in so much pain that he couldn’t speak, and could only shake his head weakly.
Xiao Jing looked at his back, where the skin was torn open and bloody, and it was clear how much pain he was in.
Lin Qi shook his head and slowly stood up. “Let’s go.”
Xiao Jing helped him, and the two walked towards the safe zone.
“Bang.” The bullet pierced the flames, sounding like a red-hot branding iron coming from behind the two men.
Lin Qi’s eyes narrowed, and without a moment’s hesitation, he pushed Xiao Jing away.
Xiao Jing fell to the ground, staring at his slightly reddened body bathed in the firelight, something surging out of his body.
“Pfft.” Lin Qi couldn’t hold his breath and spat out a mouthful of blood.
“Lin Qi!” Xiao Jing scrambled over and caught his falling body.
Lin Qi gripped Xiao Jing’s arm tightly and shook her head. “Go quickly, don’t… don’t worry about me.”
Xiao Jing held him up, preventing him from falling, her eyes reddening, “Wait for me, wait for me to take you out.”
Lin Qi smiled slightly, his smile as honest and simple as ever. “I thought you were really ignoring me. You really, really weren’t ignoring me.”
Before Xiao Jing could even lift him up, the roar of the car engine came again.
A jeep drove through the flames, and on it, a heavy machine gun slowly turned its muzzle.
Xiao Jing’s expression hardened, and she took Lin Qi’s hand as they searched for a safe haven.
Lin Qi pried her hand away, spitting out a mouthful of blood. He shook his head and pushed her away, saying, “Go quickly.”
Xiao Jing looked at the blood on his body, then at the blood on her own body, and charged toward the heavy machine gun without any hesitation.
“Xiao Jing!” Lin Qi lay on the ground, his hands falling limply, blood dripping from his fingertips. In the blink of an eye, he only had time to catch a glimpse of her body as she lunged towards the gun barrel.
“Bang bang bang.” The heavy machine gun fired wildly.
Xiao Jing stepped through the car window and was lifted into the air. Noticing the bullets hurtling towards her, she felt as if she were flying. Yes, she shot three meters into the air.
“Damn it, what is this thing?” The driver quickly turned the car around.
Xiao Jing leaped onto the roof of the car, gripped the gun with both hands, and pulled the trigger without hesitation.
“Bang.” A bullet landed between the eyebrows of the man in front of the heavy machine gun.
The man swayed twice and fell off the roof of the car.
Xiao Jing abandoned her rifle, gripped the heavy machine gun with both hands, faced the enemies surrounding her from all sides, and forcefully pulled the trigger.
“Bang bang bang.” The bullets exploded like fireworks in the midnight sky, bursting through the dense forest.
“Boom boom boom”.
Qi Yue looked up, staring in disbelief at the helicopter flying low overhead.
Inside the helicopter, the man stared at the video screen with a broad smile, his lips curling up. “Long time no see, General Shen Chengfeng.”
Shen Chengfeng frowned; this didn’t seem to be the same group as before.
“Captain, what do we do?” Qi Yue, watching the approaching helicopter, shot down a drone.
Shen Chengfeng changed to a new magazine, glanced at the raging fire in the forest, and said, “You take everyone and evacuate. I’ll cover the rear.”
“Team leader!”
“The situation is different now. The other side is very likely a well-trained mercenary team. We have all been exposed and are no longer suitable to continue fighting. We must withdraw immediately.”
“Yes, Captain.”
The helicopter door slowly opened, and the muzzle of a heavy machine gun slowly emerged.
Shen Chengfeng understood that the gun seemed to be pointed at him.
He deliberately ran towards the deep forest, bullets kicking up dirt everywhere, with a ferocity that was almost devastating.
Everyone was evacuated immediately.
Xiao Jing, carrying the unconscious Lin Qi, glanced at the helicopter carrying out the massacre and asked in surprise, “What’s going on?”
Qi Yue shook his head. “It’s another group. They’re running out of ammunition. We have to evacuate immediately.”
Xiao Jing looked at everyone, but even though the figure was someone she could see at a glance, she searched three or four times and still couldn’t find him.
“Captain, hold the rear; everyone retreat.”
Xiao Jing placed Lin Qi on Ji Shanlin’s back, grabbed a gun, and prepared to turn back.
Qi Yue emphasized, “Xiao Jing, obey orders.”
Xiao Jing tightened her grip on the gun barrel and shook her head, saying, “Instructor, didn’t you see that the helicopter wasn’t chasing us? They were trying to take down the captain.”
“Regardless of the reason, the military order is to evacuate immediately.”
“No, I can’t leave the captain alone. Even if it breaks the rules, I have to go back.” With that, Xiao Jing ran into the woods without looking back.
A group of people were also thinking of following along.
Qi Yue slammed his rifle butt down in a fit of rage. “This is a military order. Anyone who disobeys it will be removed from the team immediately.”
“Instructor—”
“Walk.”
The helicopter flew increasingly provocatively at low altitudes, and bullets rained down like an unstoppable storm.
Shen Chengfeng leaned against a rock, panting, and noticed the falling bullets; there was no way out.
The drone entered the forest and searched the surrounding area.
“Bang.” Xiao Jing shattered the annoying machine with a single shot.
When Shen Chengfeng heard the gunshot, his brows furrowed involuntarily. They had just wiped out the previous group of people, so the gunshot shouldn’t have come from the enemy. Could it be that some disobedient soldier had run back?
For some reason, Shen Chengfeng suddenly thought of Xiao Jing.
This guy was the only one who never listened to orders and always did her own thing. It seems I need to teach this disobedient little soldier a lesson when I get back.
“Bang bang bang.” Bullets rained down relentlessly.
Shen Chengfeng had no time to dodge; a bullet pierced his right chest. He rolled a few times before continuing to run.
Under the cover of night, the sound of gunfire rose and fell incessantly, seemingly without a moment’s pause.
The helicopter lowered the safety rope, and two figures slid down the rope one after the other.
Xiao Jing hid in the shadows, listening to the intermittent footsteps approaching, and held her breath.
Two men walked cautiously, back to back.
The forest, riddled with bullets, was ravaged; hardly a single tree remained intact.
Xiao Jing slowly pulled the trigger, and the bullet shot out of the muzzle.
The two men, alerted by the gunshots behind them, quickly ducked in front of them.
Xiao Jing cursed under her breath, then shouldered her gun and moved to a different position.
“Target spotted.” One person pressed the communicator, and the helicopter turned around again.
Hearing the rumbling sound approaching from behind, Xiao Jing knew that a helicopter was heading towards her.
“Bang bang bang.” The bullets came crashing down again.
Xiao Jing lunged forward and rolled down the slope. When she saw the severed tree branches, she ran without hesitation.
The heavy machine gun was very powerful, and the impact of its bullets was even more ferocious, leaving almost nothing but desolation in its wake.
Xiao Jing discovered a small cave, large enough for one person to fit inside. She crawled on her hands and feet and climbed in.
The helicopter stopped its pursuit again.
Footsteps sounded again, sparsely.
Xiao Jing aimed at the two figures approaching from afar and struck with ruthless force.
“Bang.” Under the moonlight, the smell of blood carried a chilling aura.
The bullet pierced one of the men’s foreheads, and the man fell down, covering his face, before he could struggle.
“Target spotted.” Another man ran over quickly, but after only a short distance, a bullet suddenly struck from behind. He paused for a moment, and a bloody hole appeared between his eyebrows.
Xiao Jing crawled out of the small hole and saw the captain.
Shen Chengfeng stared at the disobedient little soldier with a serious expression. When she approached, he grabbed her hand and pulled her away to a safe area.
Xiao Jing, panting heavily, was overjoyed: “Captain, are you alright?”
Shen Chengfeng remained silent, observed another drone appear, and shot it down without hesitation.
“Captain, who are these people?” Xiao Jing asked anxiously.
“A poisonous snake.” Shen Chengfeng leaned her against the stone wall, covering her mouth with one hand. The helicopter couldn’t determine their direction and could only keep circling in mid-air.
Xiao Jing controlled her breathing, listening to the rumbling sound of the plane’s wings overhead, the entire forest vibrating from the rotation of the wings.
“Boom boom boom.” On the other side, the sound of wings vibrating rang out once again.
The man who was enjoying a cat-and-mouse game on the helicopter suddenly turned serious.
The man piloting the helicopter asked with a grave expression, “People from the Hua Kingdom have arrived. Shall we continue?”
The man swirled his wine glass, his smile widening: “This is just the beginning. I’ll give you an even bigger gift in the future. Come on.”
The helicopter changed direction.
Shen Chengfeng hadn’t expected the other party to leave so quickly. Fearing they might return, he tightly gripped Xiao Jing’s hand, preparing to leave.
He had only taken two steps when his body swayed and he fell straight down.
Xiao Jing reacted and caught his falling body, only then feeling a burning heat soaking her clothes.
Having lost too much blood several times in a row, he may have really overestimated his mortal body.
Xiao Jing opened her palm, revealing a smear of bright red blood. She frowned deeply. “Captain, are you injured?”
Under the moonlight, blood gushed from his chest like a flood bursting its banks.
Shen Chengfeng slowly stood up, supporting himself. “Don’t waste time, let’s go.”
“Captain.” Xiao Jing grabbed his arm, and the two of them only took two steps before he pulled her down with him.
Shen Chengfeng completely lost consciousness.
Xiao Jing squatted in front of him, pressing her hands against the wound that was bleeding uncontrollably. Judging from the speed of the bleeding, it seemed that a vital blood vessel had been damaged.
What to do? What to do?
“Let’s go quickly.” Shen Chengfeng tried to sit up, barely managing to stay upright.
Xiao Jing carried him on her back, taking each step with great difficulty. Shen Chengfeng was 1.87 meters tall and weighed 80 kilograms. He was like a heavy mountain on Xiao Jing’s slender frame. She felt like she was about to collapse, and she really was.
Shen Chengfeng slid down her shoulder and lay lifeless on the ground.
Xiao Jing broke out in a sweat. She tried to carry him on her back again, but after several attempts, she slipped down again after only taking a few steps.
After several repetitions, his blood began to drain even faster.
“Captain, Captain, don’t scare me.” Xiao Jing leaned against him, listened to his heartbeat, and after confirming that it was still beating, she took a deep breath and tried to carry him on her back again.
With each step she took, a few more drops of blood appeared on the ground, dripping down her clothes and onto the earth.
Xiao Jing gritted her teeth, seemingly talking to herself: “Captain, you can’t die. If you die, I won’t be able to write those self-criticisms. I won’t write them, not a single word.”
“Add another three thousand words after we get back,” the man’s weak voice sounded from behind her.
“I can’t write it.” Xiao Jing gasped for breath, took a small step, lost her balance, and knelt on the ground.
Shen Chengfeng’s hands dangled over her shoulders, remaining motionless.
Xiao Jing couldn’t walk anymore. She squatted down against the tree, pressing on his wound, unable to move an inch. “Captain, Captain.”
“I’m here.” came the barely audible reply.
“Captain.” Xiao Jing felt the warm blood rushing through her hands and heard the approaching sound of the aircraft wings. Regardless of whether they were friend or foe, she picked him up.
Shen Chengfeng’s vision blurred, and his body alternated between hot and cold sensations, causing him to tremble uncontrollably.
Xiao Jing hugged him, her hands trembling uncontrollably, as if they were no longer under the control of her brain and were shaking hysterically.
“How can you aim and shoot the enemy like this?” Shen Chengfeng grabbed her trembling little hand, trying to calm her down.
Xiao Jing grasped his hand in return. She didn’t reply; all she knew was that she didn’t want the person in front of her to die. He couldn’t die. What would she do if he died? What could she do?
Her heart felt so empty, so empty.
“Xiao Jing,” he called softly.
“Yes, Captain, I’m here.”
“After you go back, write a 5,000-word self-criticism.”
“Yes, Captain,” she replied.
Shen Chengfeng opened his eyes, trying to find her shadow. He then asked, “Why didn’t you refute it?”
“Do you want me to refute this?” Xiao Jing asked back.
Shen Chengfeng looked up at the moonlight filtering through the trees, his consciousness drifting in and out of focus. He seemed to be talking to himself, saying, “I’m a little cold.”
“Yes, I won’t let you go.”
“I’m really getting cold.” His voice grew softer and softer until it was completely inaudible.
She hugged him tightly, as if her blood had frozen, and she trembled from the cold.
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