Chapter 15 Wild Elephant

  Can't safely return, apart from human factors, sometimes fate makes people helpless. Zhao Wuji and his five-man team encountered a phalanx of ambush troops, each team with dozens of men and horses, spaced about 500 meters apart, with a hint of beacons, as long as they encounter enemies along the way, other teams can provide firepower assistance in the first place.

  No one knows how many troops the enemy has, and this way of pulling out to block is not in line with military strategy, but it has to be said that it is very suitable for this small squad. The purpose of setting up a net is just like a fence, to intercept the opponent, as for whether the annihilation task can be completed or not, it's hard to say, as long as the opponent's movement is discovered, the tactics can be adjusted naturally afterwards.

  Discovery is the primary goal, but will Zhao Wuji let the other party discover? This is a question that doesn't need to be answered to know the outcome. The crowd in full disguise was about to prepare for an ambush when suddenly, Zhao Wuji felt something was off, furrowed his brow and grabbed Zhangzi who was leading the way.

  Everyone knows that Zhao Wuji is not a person who speaks without thinking, at this critical moment, he certainly wouldn't be joking around, he must have discovered something, and everyone looked over.

  Zhao Wuji relaxed his emotions, merging his body with nature. As he cultivated the divine power of "Nature's Scripture", Zhao Wuji's perception of nature grew stronger, as if he were the master of the natural world itself. The auras emanating from the air, the vital energy of surrounding plants, all fell within his perceptual grasp. Even the blooming of flowers, the sprouting of grass, and the swimming of fish in water, all entered his range of perception. However, his perceptual range was still limited.

  After a while, Zhao Wuji opened his eyes and said: "The enemy's curfew is very lax. Moreover, I feel that several strong life breaths have come over, like some kind of wild beast, and it will take a little longer to perceive clearly."

  Everyone was silent for a while, then Zhang Peng said: "You wait here, I'll go scout ahead. You guys protect Wuji brother well, if one hair is missing from his head, I'll deal with you." With that, he picked up his gun and darted forward.

  Feng Zi saw Zhao Wuji's strange expression and explained: "Do you think it's strange? The captain personally went to scout?" Seeing Zhao Wuji nod, he continued: "You can rest assured, I'm good at sniping, Gang Zi is good at close combat, Bin Zi is good at explosive breaking, the captain is all-around, everything is strong, and his command ability is even better than us. He personally goes to observe and make decisions."

  Zhao Wuji said nothing more, and after a while, a strange bird cry sounded from the front, everyone laughed, Zhang Peng appeared like a ghost, gathering everyone together, saying: "The enemy's situation is very strange, it seems to be going through the motions, maybe they think we won't pass here, very relaxed, passing through this defense line, as long as we are not discovered, the road behind will be much safer."

  Everyone was very excited, after exchanging a few words, they formed a single-file attack formation and prepared to sneak up. Just over 100 meters away, Zhao Wuji suddenly raised his hand to signal caution, and everyone crouched down on the spot, vigilantly looking around. Except for the calls of unknown birds, only the rustling sound of the wind remained.

  Zhang Peng's eyes were full of inquiry as he walked up to Zhao Wuji, who cautiously said: "It's a wild elephant, three heads, two big and one small, heading straight for the enemy camp ahead. What should we do?"

  "Damn, it's not good. The wild elephant is precious and the enemy will definitely hunt it down if they discover it. We're only 500 meters away now. Once the enemy moves out, there's a possibility they'll discover our tracks. We need to retreat." Zhang Peng said.

  Just as he gave the order to retreat, Zhao Wujie sighed and said: "It's too late, the enemy has already come out of their camp and is hunting down our elephant troops."

  As soon as the words fell, it was as if to confirm Zhao Wuji's words. Gunshots and the sound of wild beasts running rang out from the opposite side, getting closer and closer, apparently heading in everyone's direction.

  "Not good, up the tree." Zhang Peng gave the order, and everyone reacted quickly, hiding in the trees in no time.

  Before long, the earth shook with a dull thud, it was the sound of elephants trampling the ground, some trees were knocked and swayed all over, Ahh!

  A few shrill trumpeting sounds of wild elephants echoed through the valley, and three wild elephants, two large and one small, appeared before everyone's eyes, with several bullet holes on their bodies, fresh blood flowing non-stop, and they began to run wildly in all directions.

  Before long, the wild elephant was followed by pursuers. More than a dozen people excitedly shouted and fired randomly at the wild elephant. The crisp gunfire sounded particularly jarring in this quiet forest.

  With a crash, the little elephant fell to the ground under a big tree and couldn't move anymore, letting out waves of mournful cries that were heart-wrenching. The other two elephants ran over and didn't move either, mourning beside the little elephant and looking back at the pursuing soldiers with eyes full of crimson anger and hatred.

  Two big elephants hit the little elephant with their long noses, and suddenly rushed towards the enemy like crazy. The ground shook as they trampled it, and the magnificent offensive momentum scared off the pursuers. Another burst of gunfire rained down on the elephants, leaving countless bullet holes and bloodstains, but still unable to stop the elephants' advance.

  The enemy panicked and scattered in all directions, crazily climbing up a large tree not far away.

  "Not good," Zhang Peng glanced at the enemy who had climbed up, knowing that this way, he would definitely be discovered. He pulled out his dagger and pounced on the enemy like a tiger, embracing him with one hand, and his body also fell to the ground. The enemy in his arms was bleeding profusely from the throat and was already dead beyond recall.

  No one had expected such a sudden change, the pursuers were actually scared by the elephant to climb trees, and they all climbed the same tree. It was impossible not to take action, everyone saw Captain Zhang Peng taking action, and they also took action quickly and neatly, soon several corpses were thrown down from the tree.

  Now that we've taken action, there's no room for retreat. We're as still as a mountain, advancing like fire, and our momentum is unstoppable. This is the royal way. Taking advantage of the enemy's panic and confusion, before they can react, everyone launches a rapid barrage, and more than a dozen pursuers are completely annihilated in an instant.

  Two large elephants apparently did not expect that there were other people, looking at the ground piled with corpses of enemies, and then looking at several fully disguised and strangely dressed people, stopped, their eyes full of suspicion.

  To avoid unnecessary conflict, Zhang Peng signaled everyone to retreat a few steps and threw the corpse to the elephant. The elephant was also unceremonious and directly trampled on it. A dull bone-crushing sound echoed through the forest, eerie and terrifying.

  Fortunately, everyone was a veteran of life and death, with hardened nerves, and had not been intimidated by the elephant's cruel methods. Zhao Wuji approached the elephant under everyone's astonished gaze, making strange noises from his mouth, as if the elephant was calling out, yet also like some other sound.

  Two giant elephants stared at Zhao Wuji, and Zhao Wuji also stared back at the elephants. Their eyes were motionless, clear and honest, with strange sounds coming from their mouths. They stood still for several minutes, the anger, hatred, and resentment in the elephants' eyes slowly subsiding, until they lay down on the ground to everyone's surprise, including Zhang Peng's.

  Feng Zi and others wanted to go forward, but were pulled back by Zhang Peng. Everyone watched from a distance, their faces full of curiosity and surprise.

  Only then did Zhao Wuji walk up to the elephant, stroking its head, nose and massive tusks. The two elephants closed their eyes in enjoyment, panting heavily, but it was clear that they no longer had any hostility.

  After a few more minutes, the two giant elephants stopped moving, apparently having exhausted their life force, and were forever buried in this forest.

  Zhang Peng and others gathered around, curiously looking at Zhao Wuji's heavy face, not knowing what to say. Zhao Wuji took a deep breath and said: "The wild elephant thanked us for avenging them before it died and was willing to offer its ivory as a thank you gift. What do you think, should we accept this ivory or not?"

  "I've heard that ivory from hunted elephants will be cursed for life, but I don't know about those voluntarily given by the elephants. Brother Wújí, you decide." Zhang Peng said: "Should we bury them?"

  "No need, nature has its own rules. The elephant will be consumed by other beasts and make a final contribution to the food chain of this forest. As for the ivory, take it away if you can, but remember, it's only for commemoration. Otherwise, you'll suffer the curse of the elephant." Zhao Wuji said.

  Everyone is an atheist, of course, and doesn't believe in curses, but these three big guys really need to spend a lot of time digging holes, the enemy won't give that much time, everyone fell silent.

  Time is extremely limited, and it's quite troublesome to take down the ivory, after a few discussions, they decided to use hand grenades, anyway, the enemy sent troops to hunt, who knows who is using the hand grenades?

  A loud rumbling sound, and the four elephant tusks were taken down by Binzi, a blasting expert. Before everyone could react, under Zhang Peng's command, they stripped off the enemy's clothes and put them on outside their own, even Zhao Wujie, who was shirtless, was asked to wear an enemy uniform. The five of them quickly transformed into the appearance of the enemy.

  After everything was ready, except for Zhao Wuji, one person carried an ivory sword on his back and rushed towards the enemy camp. Zhang Peng had already briefed everyone on the battle plan during the costume change, taking advantage of the enemy's exit from the camp to hunt, disguising themselves as enemies, and then launching a surprise attack, opening up a gap and rushing through.

  As for the original plan, it seems that it can't be carried out now. The enemy will be killed and won't take long to be discovered, and naturally, they will guess everyone's whereabouts. It's better to take advantage of the enemy's carelessness and rush past them, seize the time to escape far away, and by the time the enemy's main force catches up, everyone will have run far away.

  The plan was temporarily adjusted, and everyone had no objection. After collecting the hand grenades from the enemy's corpses, they charged forward without hesitation and soon arrived in front of the enemy camp.

  The enemy camp was built on a small hill, consisting of dozens of military tents, with people coming and going, and a small ground radar, looking leisurely.

  "Halt! Password!" The guard shouted loudly at Zhang Peng and the others, perhaps seeing their uniforms, hesitated without sounding the alarm.

  Zhang Peng walked ahead, ignoring everyone else. They continued to march forward in big strides. After hearing the sound of the guard cocking his gun, Zhang Peng gave a low command: "Binzi and I will attack straight ahead, Fengzi will take care of the left side, and Gangzi will take care of the right side."

  At this time, the enemy's guard had already raised his gun. Zhang Peng fired a shot, blowing off the opponent's head. Zhao Wuji, who was watching this scene with no task at hand, couldn't help but be surprised by Zhang Peng's marksmanship. It was just an automatic rifle, yet he managed to get a headshot with one swift motion. How impressive!

  How could Zhao Wuji, who didn't understand guns, know what a godly gunner was? In Zhao Wuji's opinion, only guns equipped with sniper scopes could shoot accurately, while other guns were useless. However, the people from the "Guo Dao" special forces had divine marksmanship, and at such close range, where would they need to use a sniper scope?

  Gunfire broke out, the enemy camp was in a state of confusion, not knowing what had happened, many people walked out of their tents and became targets for everyone. It was an opportunity that was hard to come by, so everyone charged forward.