Chapter 13: Retribution in This Life

  The massacre ended with the remaining enemy fleeing, leaving behind seventy or eighty corpses on the ground, which was covered in blood and severed limbs, weapons were scattered all over the place, and the smoke had not yet completely dissipated.

  Zhang Peng's combat experience was extremely rich, and after seeing that everyone was safe, he immediately ordered the collection of weapons to retreat. Everyone ran towards the enemy corpses wearing camouflage, these guys were obviously high-level characters, and their weapons were not ordinary either. Zhao Wuji also ran over to pick up a sniper rifle, and the assault rifle in his hand wasn't dropped either. His body was covered with spare bullets, his whole body was muddy, and the golden bullets on his black body looked very strange.

  Everyone had just collected their weapons when they heard the enemy's armed helicopter, knowing that the danger had not been lifted, and hurriedly ran away. If they were late, it would be too late.

  Locking onto the direction, everyone started sprinting desperately. Zhao Wuji saw that Binzi had not only assault rifles but also hand grenades all over his body. This demolition expert was indeed extremely enthusiastic about these hand grenades.

  No matter how fast you run in the forest, you can't outrun a helicopter. After three kilometers, we were caught up with again. Just as everyone had chosen a sturdy-looking tree to hide behind, the helicopter's searchlight came down on us too.

  Bullets were like a torrential rain, hitting the leaves, the ground, and the trees, leaving countless bullet holes and smoke. Everyone stuck close to the ancient tree, the enemy was on the left, I was on the right, the enemy was on the right, I went to the left, never daring to touch the helicopter's brow.

  There are trees that need several people to encircle, bullets can't penetrate even if they're strong, no need to worry about danger at all. Whoosh! The small missile carried by the helicopter flew down, with a white trailing smoke, and everyone was not afraid, with ancient trees protecting them, as long as it didn't land on the front, there's no need to worry about the destructive power of shrapnel.

  "Let the bullets and missiles come more fiercely, I'm so scared!" Zhangzi excitedly shouted. Unfortunately, this voice was covered by the rain of gunfire.

  The attack lasted for a full ten minutes, the ground was littered with glittering bullet shells, and the earth seemed to have been turned over. Zhao Wuji raised his head to look at the helicopter above him, filled with shock, this thing is too powerful, far more powerful than the Golden Viper.

  Before long, the armed helicopter stopped attacking and hovered in the air, showing off its might. Zhang Peng hastily beckoned everyone over and said: "The purpose of the helicopter is to stop us from advancing, the enemy's ground troops will probably catch up soon, we need to leave here."

  Everyone quickly unified their thoughts, reached a consensus, Feng Zi and Zhao Wuji cut off the back, and eliminated all traces. They couldn't let the enemy find out. The others launched a single-line attack, trying to leave as soon as possible.

  Gangzi, as a close combat expert and master of hand-to-hand fighting, was also the team's vanguard. He took on the task of leading the way, running ahead first. After 200 meters, he confirmed that there was no danger and gave a hand signal to those behind him. Zhang Peng followed next, then Binzi, and everyone else proceeded in a wave-like manner.

  Above the head is a towering tree, and it's also advancing in single line one after another. Don't worry about the helicopter above your head. If the helicopter comes to the top of your head, everyone will hide separately. With everyone's hiding ability, plus the camouflage on their bodies, the helicopter won't be able to find them unless there is a high-tech product thermal imager, then they can only admit defeat.

  Zhao Wuji and Fengzi brought up the rear, coordinating with each other very tacitly. One used a branch to sweep away everyone's footprints, while the other sprinkled some dry grass or leaves on top, mainly depending on the surrounding environment, trying their best to make it consistent with the surroundings, making it impossible for anyone to detect any traces.

  What's more important is that the branches used to sweep away footprints were chosen by Zhao Wuji, and the leaves had a strange smell. Fengzi curiously asked about it and found out that it was a scent that could conceal human activity, preventing tracking dogs from getting excited, but he also corrected himself, saying they were military dogs, not hunting dogs.

  Whether it's a military dog or a hunting dog, Zhao Wuji is not interested. The two of them quickly covered up the traces together, and everyone is an expert in surviving in the forest. Except for footprints, there are no other marks, and even the footprints are easy to cover up. Even the bark on the tree roots on the ground didn't fall off half a piece, which was very well hidden.

  Unknowingly, they had walked about two kilometers when the team suddenly stopped. The two of them ran over to take a look and found that the road opener, Gengzi, had stepped on a landmine.

  Landmine? Another new thing, Zhao Wuji ran up fearlessly and was pulled back by Zhang Peng.

  Gangzi saw that under his feet was something, explosion expert Binzi crouched down at his feet, carefully studying it. After a while, Gangzi stood up and said: "Stick-shaped landmine."

  "Bar-shaped landmine? What is it?" Zhao Wuji asked curiously.

  "The standard large-caliber landmine, generally round in shape, explodes through induction zones or lead wires, causing omnidirectional damage on the ground. The detonation device of this rod-shaped landmine is the same as that of the round landmine, both are directional damage."

  Zhao Wuji didn't know whether it was directional or omnidirectional, but when he looked back, he saw that one side of the rod-shaped landmine was exposed, with steel sheets densely and evenly distributed on its outer shell.

  Binzi continued: "If I'm not mistaken, the outer shell of the landmine buried in the soil on that side should not have these steel plates. That shell is filled with a large amount of explosives!"

  "Can it be dismantled?" Zhang Peng asked his concerned question.

  "I can, but I'm not sure, I need some time." Binzi replied.

  "Being able is being able, and being unable is being unable. What's mysterious about that?" Zhao Wuji asked curiously.

  Binzi looked at Zhao Wuji and said, "There are two kinds of hidden thunderbolts. One is to set up high-explosive materials in places where the enemy least expects it, so that the enemy will be injured when they are most off guard. The other kind of hidden thunderbolt is much more complicated - it's called a counter-hidden thunderbolt. This is a battle of wits between the person laying the mine and the target attacker! I'm not sure yet whether this one is a hidden thunderbolt or a counter-hidden thunderbolt."

  As he spoke, Binzi carefully studied the landmine. At this time, Zhao Wujie suddenly reacted and realized that this thing was likely to explode like a grenade, it could be deadly. Looking at Binzi who was being cautious and not afraid of danger, and then looking at others who were acting as if nothing was wrong.

  This phenomenon reveals two issues, one is the extreme trust in Bin Zi, and the other is not abandoning comrades, sharing life and death together. The person involved, Gang Zi, also didn't intend to let everyone leave, probably knowing that persuading would be futile, and couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion.

  Through thick and thin, in life and death, true feelings are revealed in times of hardship.

  Zhao Wuji also stopped speaking, afraid of disturbing Binzi. After a while, Binzi raised his head and said affirmatively: "It's Fan Lie."

  Everyone let out a sigh of relief, and Binzi saw Zhao Wuji's curious face and explained: "Brother Wujie, do you see the guide wire? This is intentional. If you didn't see this guide wire, stepping on it wouldn't be a problem. But if you saw it and wanted to find this thunderbolt to dismantle it, that would be seeking death. This thunderbolt was specifically designed for people like them who have received special training - a treacherous thunderbolt!"

  Binzi pulled out a military dagger and said, "The detonation method of the anti-personnel mine is a powerful spring-loaded device that separates two poles. The difference is that the tension device is fixed in the shape of a plug, which means that even if you step on the fuse, the spring will still be held back by the plug and won't explode. This fuse is just a decoy, a trick! If you try to dismantle it and pull it open, the spring will push the two poles together and cause an explosion! To disarm this anti-personnel mine, you need special techniques!"

  After finishing speaking, he bowed his head and started dismantling, no longer speaking. It seems that this thunder is not simple, speaking is easy to distract, which will affect the dismantling.

  Zhao Wuji also didn't dare to speak, thinking of the trap set by Binzi earlier that exploded so happily. Now it's good, his own people have stepped on landmines too, and there are helicopters chasing after them. It's a quick retribution in this life!

  Fan Wei Lei was quickly dismantled, this high-end goods Zhao Wuji didn't understand and was too lazy to ask again, the things involved here are too many, let's talk about it later when there is a chance.

  Everyone let out a sigh of relief, Zhang Peng gathered everyone over and discussed: "The enemy obviously hasn't given up, there should be even greater danger waiting for us ahead, continuing east is impossible, below that we still have south and north, what do you all think, which direction should we head in?"

  Binzi, the explosion expert who is most adept at analyzing human psychology, said: "The southern border has our country's heavy troops guarding it, and the South Country's Lixiang Special Forces are not to be underestimated either. It seems that going south is a good choice, but the enemy will also think of this point. Since the enemy wants to fight us to the death, they must have thought that we would go south, so I personally suggest going north."

  "I agree with Binzi's view. Although we have our troops in the south and there is a great opportunity to move south, but before we get close to the national border, we may be surrounded by the enemy's heavy troops. The enemy has mobilized such a large force, it is clear that they are determined to keep us here, moving north will be less dangerous." Fengzi said.

  "Let's go north, I also think it's better to go north, it's just that the road is more than twice as long." Gangzi said.

  Zhang Peng and others finished speaking, their eyes turned to Zhao Wuji, filled with inquiry, obviously already completely treating Zhao Wuji as one of their own.

  Zhao Wuji said, "I don't understand military affairs, but I know one principle: in this forest, there is no absolute safety, and you can't underestimate any beast, because it will often appear when you least expect it. What everyone just said, the enemy probably also guessed."

  Zhang Peng smiled and said, "That's right, we think going south has both opportunities and dangers, so we choose to go north. The enemy also wants to get it, maybe there are heavy troops in the north, and maybe not in the south. Now we can only gamble, gamble with our lives, gamble with our luck, and head south."

  "Or I'll take the lead?" Zhao Wuji said, "I have a way to avoid the enemies ahead."

  Everyone looked at Zhao Wuji in confusion, suddenly remembering Zhao Wuji's super strong perception and his ability to foresee danger, all of them broke into smiles.

  "Alright, I agree. Since we met the Wuji brothers, good fortune has always been on our side. It's settled then. Fengzi, Gangzi, you two take the rear. Binzi, assist the Wuji brothers in opening a path." Zhang Peng gave his final battle command.

  A few people quickly sprang into action, each doing their part. Zhao Wuji led the way in front, his consciousness spreading out to carefully perceive all the life auras ahead, distinguishing between the different identities of these auras - human or animal? This was crucial, as it concerned the lives of everyone on the team.