Thirty-one desperate battles

  The new recruits dispersed in a circle with a whoosh.

  In front of the giant snake, there was no obstruction, and with a swoosh, it drilled out of the hole.

  The new recruits were all startled, but didn't know what to do.

  "Don't panic, Shi Nanfeng and Yang Bo! Take a few big brothers to the back to prepare, and the others attract the snake's attention." Ren Liang shouted after swallowing a mouthful of saliva.

  Shi Nanfeng and Yang Bo hastily summoned a few people to the back of the snake.

  The others also drew their daggers and prepared for close combat.

  The new recruits were initially shocked by the size of the snake, but soon discovered a more practical problem - if they killed such a big snake, they would have several days' worth of food.

  The new recruits then burst forth with 200% combat power, at least this time they won easily, and the survival training didn't have any difficulty, ensuring they could eat their fill.

  The giant snake would not sit and wait for death, allowing others to take control, it ferociously pounced towards Ye Ren in front of it.

  Ye Ren hastily retreated several steps, and the new recruits beside him immediately pounced on the snake's body. The dagger was instantly inserted into the snake's body.

  The big snake ate painfully and suddenly struggled up.

  Shi Nanfeng and Yang Bo, with several brothers, plucked up the courage to grab the snake's tail, pulling it hard, not giving it a chance to sweep with its tail.

  The power of this snake struggling upwards was still very great, and more than a dozen young men went up but could hardly hold it down.

  "A few more people went up, controlling its head, that dagger stabbed." Ren Liang kicked open the snake's head that was swinging towards him.

  Several people pressed down on the snake's body, pulling out their daggers and stabbing with all their might.

  "Raise your tail!"

  Shi Nanfeng shouted.

  A few people grasped the snake's tail and lifted it up with all their might.

  The snake's head was still struggling desperately, trying to shake off the few people on its body.

  Ye Ren took aim at the opportunity and kicked the snake's head with one foot.

  Ye Ren took the lead, and others also gained courage, "thud thud thud" they kicked their feet towards the snake's head.

  The big leather head of the military boots has a thin steel plate that keeps its shape, and it's not good for snakes to kick one on.

  The snake was kicked several times, first with the left foot and then with the right, leaving it somewhat dazed. The new recruits took advantage of the opportunity to attack again, riding on the snake's body and stabbing their daggers into its flesh.

  Seeing the giant snake's strength gradually weakening, the new soldiers suddenly gained momentum and didn't care about the heavy rain, desperately pressing down on the snake and stabbing it to death with their daggers.

  Wang Xiaoxue at the airport could never have imagined that a thrilling and deadly battle was unfolding on the island.

  The weather forecast reports to Liang Wei every five minutes.

  At this time, the weather in area 3 had improved somewhat, with clear skies at high altitudes, but still windy and rainy at low altitudes. A naval early warning aircraft had taken off, conducting radar searches from high altitude to determine the location of the missing passenger ship.

  The battle on the small island is still going on, the big snake has struggled and is now lying motionless on the ground with its head hanging down.

  Shi Nanfeng also raised several snake tails and sat on the ground.

  If it weren't for those few people who risked their lives to grab the snake's tail and make it move, even with so many new recruits, they might not have been able to deal with it.

  The giant snake's attack mode is to bite with its teeth, sweep with its tail, and entwine with its body. With its tail caught, its teeth can't reach, its tail can't move, let alone entwine.

  If you're wrapped up by a giant snake, you'll definitely be squeezed into minced meat.

  The big snake lost its temper, and the new soldiers all breathed a sigh of relief, ready to end the battle with one blow.

  "I've got a mother of a problem here, and it's really hard to deal with."

  Huai Hai said as he went up to kick the big snake's head again.

  Just as Huai Hai was about to kick with his foot, the big snake suddenly launched an attack and bit down on Huai Hai's calf.

  The giant python raised its head and threw Huai Hai up into the air as well.

  The big snake bit down and wouldn't let go, tossing Huaihai back and forth. Huaihai cried out in pain nonstop.

  "Huai Hai!" Ye Ren suddenly jumped up from the ground and rushed forward with his dagger.

  The new soldiers also quickly pressed down on the big snake again.

  Ye Ren rushed over and stabbed his knife into the giant snake's neck.

  The giant snake opened its mouth and threw Huai Hai out.

  The giant snake struggled violently again, almost throwing Ye Ren away.

  Ye Ren held his own dagger, and the dagger was deeply inserted into the snake's body, so he didn't get overturned.

  The giant snake desperately shook its head, trying to throw Ye Ren off. The new recruits riding on the snake's body quickly stabbed the snake's body with their bayonets, and the snake's blood had already dyed the surrounding land red, which was then diluted by the rainwater and splattered around.

  Ye Ren pulled out his own dagger, and a stream of blood "plop" splashed onto his face.

  Ye Ren couldn't even bother to wipe the blood off his face, and raised his knife to stab again.

  Huai Hai was also a fiery arrow shooting straight to the top of his head, and he was too careless, being bitten by this big beast. Huai Hai endured the severe pain in his leg, struggled to get up from the ground, grasped his dagger and fiercely pounced on the snake's head that was still flailing about.

  The snake also noticed a blue figure rushing forward and opening its bloody mouth.

  Ye Ren took a look and saw that things were not going well. He flipped over and rode onto the snake's neck, grasping the dagger with both hands and raised it high.

  Huai Hai and She Kou's daggers arrived almost simultaneously, Huai Hai's hand reached into the snake's mouth. The dagger pierced the big snake's upper jaw from bottom to top.

  The snake's fangs also sank deeply into Huaihai's big arm.

  Ye Ren was also swift and deadly, his dagger plunged into the giant snake's skull.

  The giant snake's neck suddenly jerked up and then fell down powerlessly.

  The new recruits finally breathed a sigh of relief. Many people collapsed on one side.

  "Li Jiaye! Li Jiaye!"

  Ye Ren jumped down from the snake's head and pounced beside Hua Hai who was lying on the ground.

  Li Jiayue got up from the ground and ran to the edge of Huaihai.

  "My goodness."

  Seeing several holes on Huai Hai's body bleeding, Li Jiaye was frightened.

  Fortunately, Li Jia had recently tutored Wang Xiaoxue in battlefield first aid and had learned a lot of emergency medical knowledge himself. He also carried an emergency kit with him and quickly set up to rescue the person.

  "Take cover from the rain! Everyone, get out your rain gear and take cover, don't let your wounds get infected."

  Ren Liang also came over and called on everyone to think of a way to shelter from the rain.

  The new recruits brought out the tents, spread out the canvas, and lifted it up together to block the heavy rain in the sky.

  The heavens also gave face, and the rain gradually stopped.

  "There's no need for so many people here." Ren Liang looked at the makeshift operating room built with manpower and felt that it was unnecessary to have so many people. "Shi Nanfeng, take a few people to stand guard. Ye Ren, take a few people to check the cave and clean it up. We need a place to settle down, and this rain is still falling."

  "Good."

  Shi Nanfeng and Ye Ren nodded, and separately called out to several brothers to take action.

  ……

  "We have a two-hour window, let's go!" Liang Wei slammed shut the helicopter cabin door with a "clang".

  Two Z-8 helicopters took off immediately and flew straight to sea area 3.

  At this time, the high-flying warning machine had also sent back a message, discovering a cruise ship stopped on the sea, the cruise ship was powerless and drifting on the sea.

  The female detective team set off, following the warning machine's guidance, and the helicopter took them flying quickly to the location of the cruise ship.

  At this time, the sea surface was still overcast with dark clouds, but there was no more rain or lightning.

  "We've arrived and spotted the target," a female soldier shouted.

  The cruise ship is just ahead of the helicopter, not far away.

  The female soldiers began preparing for action.

  "Number Two, Number Two." Liang Wei called out over the radio to another helicopter.

  "Received, received."

  "You cover us from the air, I'll take the men down," Liang Wei ordered.

  "I understand."

  The helicopter descended to a height of fifteen meters and Liang Wei opened the cabin door.

  A female soldier threw a bundle of fast-rope out of the cabin door.

  One end of the rope was secured to a hook on the helicopter's cabin door.

  One by one, the female soldiers slid down the rope and landed on the rear deck of the cruise ship.

  As soon as they landed, the female soldiers quickly unfolded their actions, charging forward, upward and inward from both sides of the cruise ship's passageway.

  No. 2 aircraft has been circling around the cruise ship, covering comrades entering the yacht.

  The female soldiers soon searched the entire ship, but did not find a single person on the ship, to be precise, a living person. The female soldiers found the captain, first mate, second mate, third mate and many crew members' corpses on the ship, all of whom died at their posts. Many male corpses were also found lying horizontally or vertically in the corridors of the ship.

  "The situation is getting serious, report it immediately and call for support." Liang Wei said as she walked into the driving cabin of the ship's bridge.

  "Yes!" A female soldier walked out and reported the situation to the shore.

  "Drop the anchor and let's get out of here, or we won't be able to leave at all." Liang Wei called out to the remaining people in the driver's cabin.

  "Yes!"

  The weather forecast said that there would be another heavy rain in two hours, so Liang Wei and the others had to evacuate. If they didn't evacuate, they would be trapped by the heavy rain and couldn't move.

  After dropping anchor, the ship is fixed here. After the rain clears up, the troops behind can still find it.

  ……

  The new recruits all moved into the cave. The cave was very dry.

  The new recruits lit a fire at the entrance of the cave, took off their wet clothes and dried them by the fire, and also roasted snake meat to satisfy their hunger.

  Li Jiaye took care of Huaihai.

  Ren Liang looked at Huai Hai's injuries and said to Ye Ren: "Why don't we call for support and take him out?"

  "Get him out of here, send a signal."

  "No way! Captain! No way!" Huai Hai leaned against the rock wall, struggling to sit up and said, "We can't let people laugh at us. If we quit training because of getting hurt while looking for food, the whole brigade will know about it and we'll lose face completely."

  "Hey! Hey! Hey! Fresh snake meat is done, come and eat it!" Yang Bo walked over with a few wooden skewers pierced with roasted snake meat and handed one to Ye Ren.

  "Let Huaihai eat first, without him, we wouldn't even have this meal." Ye Ren waved his hand to signal Yang Bo not to rush in serving himself.

  Li Jiaye took two strings of snake meat from Yang Bo's hand and gave one string to Huai Hai.

  "Hey, Yang Bo, your craftsmanship is pretty good." Huai Hai said after taking a bite.

  "Nonsense, if it's tasteless, what's good to eat?" Yang Bo said and went back to work.

  The new recruits had long made up their minds to save salt, food and water for the last resort of survival, and try to find something to eat and drink on the island first.

  That's why there are now thirty or so helmets lined up neatly outside the cave, collecting rainwater. The rainwater is relatively clean and can be drunk after simple treatment.