Chapter 26: Suppressed

  Not only did Zhou Yue flee in disarray, but also Tang Kun, Zhao Dashan, Qin Lang and others in another small building, including the five seriously injured who had slightly recovered their mobility, were all fleeing in a flurry, even farther than Zhou Yue.

  From this, Zhou Yue couldn't help but feel that taking in Liang Xiaoxue was the right thing to do. Look, including Tang Kun, no one came to greet him, of course it's also possible that Zhou Yue slept too soundly, but anyway, today Liang Xiaoxue saved his life, because if he waited until the Yellow Turban Army soldiers completely entered Qiaotou Town, he would have been dead for sure.

  Tang Kun had already ordered the more than 80 soldiers deployed on the third line of defense to retreat. To say that this man was quite decisive, and surprisingly did not go in the direction of the bridgehead to respond and rescue, just for this point, Tang Kun possessed the demeanor of a heroic general!

  Thanks to the timely withdrawal, five minutes later, including those five seriously wounded men, everyone safely withdrew to the west suburb of Qiaodun Town, where the position of the ten traction artillery was located.

  "Attention, everyone! I am Zhou Kun, the company commander of the 3rd Company, 5th Battalion, 374th Regiment. Bai Ziming, the company commander, has fallen in battle. From now on, all actions will be under my command. Orders! All artillery units retreat to a distance of three kilometers and reposition, while marking shooting parameters. Meanwhile, all members of the 3rd Company, except for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th squads, immediately move back 300 meters to establish a sniper position. The remaining personnel will form a temporary special squad to prepare for close combat!"

  Tang Kun directly bellowed out orders in a loud voice, and at this time, no one dared to question him, because except for Zhou Yue, Liang Xiaoxue, Zhao Dashan, and Qin Lang, the rest were all well-trained soldiers.

  "Zhou Yue, tell this little girl and Zhang Ying to go to the back, this time there are Yellow Turban archers, we're afraid it's going to be difficult for us to take care of them!" At this moment, Zhao Dashan came to Zhou Yue's side and said in a low voice. He and Li Dan had already leveled up to 3rd level, and their strength had increased greatly after the previous bloody battle. However, his girlfriend Zhang Ying was still at 2nd level and still needed him to protect her.

  She looked at Zhao Dashan and slowly shook her head, saying: "No way, I can protect her for a while, but not for a lifetime. She must learn to protect herself. Some things are bound to be faced, the more you avoid them, the more you fear!"

  When Zhao Dashan heard Zhou Yue say this, he was taken aback for a moment. He actually understood this principle and had always hoped that his girlfriend Zhang Ying could fight alongside him. However, Zhang Ying's courage was just not that great, and he couldn't bear to let her take risks either.

  "Alright, you're right, but men are born to protect women, I'll take good care of Zhang Ying!" Zhao Dashan said with a heroic tone, which moved Zhang Ying so much that she grabbed his arm and burst into tears.

  Zhou Yue didn't bother to respond. Everyone has their own reasons, and he wouldn't interfere. However, for Liang Xiaoxue, she must grow up quickly; otherwise, what's the point of her existence?

  Turning her head to glance at Liang Xiaoxue, who seemed to be envying Zhang Ying, Zhou Yue let out a cold snort, instantly startling her. She immediately spoke in a low voice: "Brother Zhou, I'll do whatever you say."

  Zhou Yue didn't respond, but instead walked forward and directly pulled off the fully-packed backpack from Liang Xiaoxue's back and threw it aside. Then he grabbed her right hand and put the extra evil spirit ring on her index finger. After thinking for a moment, he also gave Liang Xiaoxue one of his own evil spirit rings. As a result, her strength attribute reached 10 points, which was normal for a human, and her agility value reached 14 points. She might not be able to fight, but she could definitely run away without any problems.

  Although Zhou Yue himself was a bit short of strength and agility, it wouldn't affect him too much. At least without Liang Xiaoxue holding him back, he could handle 3rd-level evil spirits. Of course, if he encountered a Yellow Turban archer, he would naturally run as far as he could.

  At this time, Tang Kun also issued a series of orders and arranged the sniper positions on the west side of Qiao Tou Town. He then took Zhou Yue, Liang Xiaoxue, Zhao Dashan, Li Dan, Qin Lang, Guan Hong, Lan Hongliang, He Ming, Xue Zhongchi, and Jiang Qin - ten people who were good at close combat, plus three snipers - back to Qiao Tou Town. However, they approached from the side of a residential building on the street and waited on the second floor of a small building in the center of Qiao Tou Town. At this time, the large group of evil spirits controlled by the Yellow Turbans was rushing across the town like a flood, inundating all the streets and alleys. Fortunately, no Yellow Turban soldiers had entered the town yet, probably because bowmen were not very effective in street fighting, after all, they couldn't see their targets, so they just had attacking power but no accuracy.

  This situation made Zhou Yue and others overjoyed. To be honest, except for Liang Xiaoxue who was trembling with fear, the other nine people were no longer afraid of those 2nd and 3rd level evil spirits. Of course, they didn't dare to relax their vigilance. Not only did the three snipers pay attention to whether there were any Yellow Turban archers appearing, but Tang Kun, Zhou Yue, and Qin Lang each held a pair of binoculars, carefully observing.

  "Listen, we must advance and retreat together, no one is allowed to fight alone. The purpose of this battle is to upgrade to level 4 as much as possible. If anyone is surrounded, I will not give the order to rescue." Tang Kun said in a deep voice.

  "Report, company commander, it seems there are survivors from the first platoon in the direction of the bridgehead!" At this time, a sniper reported. Upon hearing this, everyone looked over and saw that several hundred meters away from the bridgehead, nearly a hundred level 2 evil spirits were surrounding a courtyard, with sporadic gunfire coming from inside. That should be the soldiers who escaped from the bridgehead earlier and were surrounded in that courtyard.

  Tang Kun's face turned iron-green as he stared for a while, gritting his teeth and saying: "Do not make any rash moves, do not send reinforcements!"

  Soon, several agile 3rd-level evil spirits jumped over the wall of the courtyard, and it seemed that there were a few mournful cries, but then there was no more sound!

  At this time, a continuous tide of evil spirits quickly flooded the entire town, almost searching every corner of the place they passed through. At a glance, the winding streets and alleys of the town seemed to be filled with black mercury.

  It's worth mentioning that at this time, there were still ordinary people in the small town who had a lucky mentality and hid in secret basements. Unfortunately, although the army couldn't find them, it didn't mean that those evil spirits couldn't find them either. After the entrance was broken open, there was a burst of cries for help and screams, followed by blood and severed limbs flying everywhere. Then, the entire small town fell silent once again.

  As the vanguard of the evil spirit tide was about to arrive at the location where everyone was, Zhou Yue looked at Tang Kun and wanted to take Liang Xiaoxue downstairs to prepare for a sniper battle. However, Tang Kun coldly snorted, his eyes sternly staring at Zhou Yue, and said in a low voice: "Zhou Yue, I don't want you to make the same mistake as before on the bridgehead. You are now a member of the military, do you know what military orders mean? Your arbitrary actions, have you considered the consequences?"

  Zhou Yue and Tang Kun exchanged a glance, then stopped talking. At this time, Tang Kun ordered everyone to go downstairs and prepare to ambush and kill those vanguard evil spirits.

  Zhou Yue and Liang Xiaoxue stayed behind, watching Tang Kun's back. He let out a sigh in his heart, it seemed that he had indeed made some thorough preparations. He knew why Tang Kun had that attitude earlier, undoubtedly because of the refined Evil Ghost Tooth. No one was stupid, especially not Tang Kun, so it was natural to guess that the refinement was related to the coarse iron sand. Therefore, his bad mood could be understood.

  Everyone at this time quietly and silently went downstairs, then stuck to the courtyard wall and waited. After more than ten seconds, a dull footsteps came, Tang Kun was the first to let out a low growl, his entire body suddenly rushed towards the courtyard wall. Under his impact, the brick wall that made up the courtyard instantly collapsed in a large section, and he also rushed out first. Now he had exchanged hands with an unknown fire axe from somewhere, just one wheel, 22 points of powerful strength burst out instantly, directly smashing the head of a level 2 evil spirit into powder!

  It was a one-hit kill!

  At this time, Zhao Dashan, Li Dan, Lan Hongliang, Guan Hong and several others with special powers also rushed forward to break through the brick wall, directly engaging in a fierce battle. In the blink of an eye, the group of only ten 2nd-level evil spirits was cleared out. Tang Kun himself took down three heads, while Zhao Dashan, Li Dan and the others each took down one head. Only Zhou Yue, Liang Xiaoxue, Qin Lang and the three snipers had no gains.

  "Fall back!"

  After picking up their own fallen items, Tang Kun gave a crisp order.

  Zhou Yue remained calm, but in fact, if he really wanted to rush just now, with his 20 points of agility, he could have jumped over the nearly two-meter-high brick wall at a faster speed and killed at least one. However, he also knew that he couldn't be too flashy, because for now, relying on himself alone was not enough to face those evil spirits, and he still needed the support of his team. If he attracted everyone's attention and isolated himself, it would be disastrous.

  However, he didn't move his hands yet. Once he did, even if Tang Kun wanted to suppress his upgrade speed, it would be useless. Because up until now, he had already killed five 3rd-level evil spirits and seventeen 2nd-level evil spirits. Calculating this, it was equivalent to killing sixty-seven 2nd-level evil spirits. As long as he could kill thirty-three more 2nd-level evil spirits, he could upgrade to the 4th level!