Chapter 6: Adventure

  Whether it's a night raid or breaking out of the encirclement, the most important thing is not to be discovered. Speed and stealth are crucial; without speed, everything is off the table. Making noise would turn it into an encounter battle or a strong attack, which would come at a great cost and be unwise.

  Fortunately, each member of this small team is a top-notch talent who can become a member of the "National Blade". Each one must have an absolute advantage in at least one aspect. After all, the "National Blade" is the national sharp blade, belonging to the national-level special operations team, mainly responsible for major military strike tasks of the country. Without real talents and materials, it's impossible to enter the "National Blade".

  Of course, all of this was unknown to Zhao Wuji. Seeing everyone's steady and light footsteps, each step was nimble yet stable, and the speed wasn't slow at all. He couldn't help but secretly admire them. His familiarity with the survival rules of the primeval forest came from growing up in this forest, combined with the accumulated experience and lessons from generations of hunting in Qingniu Village. Soldiers were different; no matter how much training they received, it was only a few years' worth of work. To be able to reach this level showed that they were all extremely talented individuals.

  Put aside worries, quietly operate internal skills, and raise spiritual power to the limit. The faint breath of all living things around can be discerned. Zhao Wuji carefully led the way, walking in a direction where there were no signs of enemy activity. Instead, several people were ambushing on both sides of the mountain top.

  If Zhao Wuji understood modern special warfare, he would certainly know that those few people were snipers, not only undertaking sniper missions but also serving as sentries and scouts.

  They are about a kilometer apart, and for an average sniper, one kilometer is a difficult distance to break through. Of course, top-notch snipers are exceptions. Whether the ambushing sniper was a top-notch or not, no one told Zhao Wuji. Fortunately, the clouds and fog on the canyon's peak obscured the view, making it unfavorable for sniping.

  In this way, the group of people walked forward in the direction of the canyon, gradually leaving the sniper range. Perhaps after the opponent's 12 elite were eliminated, they had no strength to fight back, so they chose to defend themselves. The defense was not strict, and with the help of night vision devices, everyone safely left the monitoring circle.

  After walking for a while, there was suddenly some light in front of us. It was moonlight. It seemed that we had already walked out of the misty valley. Everyone took off their night vision goggles and looked up at the stars and the bright moon in the sky. Being alive is really great.

  No time to sigh, everyone is a well-trained elite, and a glance can tacitly understand each other's intentions. Captain Zhang Peng made a gesture to continue advancing, and Zhao Wuji also knew that the danger had not been lifted. He looked at the surrounding terrain and led everyone up the slope.

  The slope is quite steep, around 40-50 degrees. For everyone, it's no different from a flat ground. Everyone knows how to climb and not make any noise. They all understand the importance of carefully identifying the quality and weathering degree of the rocks, determining the direction and route of the climb, using the three-point fixation method to climb, that is, fixing two hands and one foot or two feet and one hand before moving the remaining hand or foot, shifting the center of gravity upwards.

  At everyone's pace, the steep peak was soon conquered. Standing on the cliff at the top, looking back at the distant canyon, a cloud of fog surrounded it, and everyone had a feeling of surviving a disaster. They all looked gratefully at Zhao Wuji, who was not only their guide but also the authority leading them out of this place.

  The sky began to brighten up, and before long, the sun came out. Zhao Wuji said, "Let's take a rest for a while."

  A few people sat on the ground at random, massaging their legs, relaxing their muscles and recovering their strength. Fengzi came over curiously and said: "Brother, I have a question that has been bothering me for a long time, I want to ask you, why did that giant python come out? What method did you use?"

  For these special elites, not understanding something and not figuring it out is a lifelong torment. Survival skills are the only way to stay alive, and mastering more of them is respect for oneself and one's comrades' lives.

  Zhao Wuji said with some surprise, "Don't you know? Oh, it's Longguo, snakes love to eat Longguo the most. The ancestors of Qingniu Village found out that snakes belong to yin and Longguo belongs to yang. Snakes like Longguo to strengthen their own yang energy. Snakes also need to balance yin and yang."

  Fengzi's mind flashed back to the fruit picked by Zhao Wujie, and he sincerely exclaimed: "Your grandfather is a wise man, and the people of Qingniu Village are amazing!"

  "What's your next move?" Zhao Wuji looked at Captain Zhang Peng.

  Zhang Peng walked over with a serious expression, sat down beside Zhao Wuji and said in a low voice: "We are sworn brothers, to be honest with you, if this mission is not completed, it will become the lifelong shame of us all. I plan to continue the uncompleted mission, I believe they share my thoughts, soldiers can die but must not flee."

  Several others also gathered around, nodding in agreement. Zhang Peng continued: "Wuji brothers are not soldiers and can refuse the mission. You go to the capital first and find my sister at Jinghua University. If you brothers return safely, we'll drink for three days and three nights, whoever falls down first is a loser."

  Everyone agreed with Zhang Peng's arrangement, each person has their own destiny, a soldier's destiny is to complete the task without discount.

  Zhao Wuji really wants to leave this vast mountain, to experience the life outside, but if he is alone, it's a bit scary. The outside world is tempting, but not without danger. Zhao Wuji, who has no worldly experience at all, is both yearning and worried.

  What's more important is that Zhao Wuji is not a person who gives up easily, he likes to see things through from start to finish and enjoys interacting with the people in front of him, it's very pleasant and intimate. After some thought, Zhao Wuji refused: "Don't think about driving me away, we're all brothers, sharing life and death together, only forward-facing warriors, no retreating hunters."

  "Good brother," Zhang Peng said gratefully: "No need for polite words with our own brothers, with your help, I have an 80% guarantee."

  "I have a request," said Zhao Wuji. "Whoever has the time, tell me about the situation outside, I know nothing about it."

  "No problem, you follow me, if a brother can't even do this, then don't live." Zhang Peng said: "Next, let's study the battle situation."

  As he spoke, Zhang Peng picked up a branch and began to draw on the ground. A map outline quickly appeared, and while pointing at it, he analyzed: "We encountered enemy armed ambush here, which can only explain one problem, that is, our itinerary was exposed in advance. This issue will be discussed later when we return. Our mission is to capture or kill the target before they open their mouth. To do this, we need to grasp the opponent's itinerary first. Does anyone have any opinions? Feel free to speak up and discuss."

  "The target is definitely heavily guarded. After a few days, I think we've already entered the neighboring country's border. To complete our mission, we must go to that country." Fengzi said.

  "Not necessarily, it's not ruled out that we go to one of their military bases." Jianzi expressed a different view from the side.

  "I think the possibility of going to the neighboring country's capital is the greatest. The target has mastered state scientific secrets, if it were me, I would definitely take the target to a place with research conditions, defense and safety in the first time, and extract what I want from the other party's mouth. There are many such places in our Huaxia country, but for the enemy, the most suitable place at present is only one, that is, the enemy's base closest to us, Zitan Mountain." Binzi put forward his own views.

  Everyone listened and thought it was reasonable, so they left the decision to Captain Zhang Peng, who was in charge of military affairs here. Zhang Peng did not respond immediately, but after a moment's contemplation, he said slowly: "Binzi's statement is the most likely, we must ambush the target halfway before it arrives."

  As he spoke, Zhang Peng's gaze turned to Zhao Wuji, and everyone else also looked at Zhao Wuji. Whether or not they could arrive at the designated location on time depended heavily on Zhao Wuji. Although no one would get lost in the primeval forest, when it came to familiarity with this vast mountain range, no one was more knowledgeable than Zhao Wuji.

  Zhao Wuji vaguely guessed the key point of the task from everyone's mouth. As for the task, Zhao Wuji knew that the troops had discipline and he wasn't supposed to know too much. Everyone just now didn't avoid mentioning it, actually indirectly revealing intelligence, already having deep trust inside. If they really asked about the situation face-to-face, everyone would be embarrassed. Listening in was one thing, asking face-to-face was another matter, this concerned the intentionality and unintentionality of leaking secrets.

  "After some thought, Zhao Wuji said: 'Where is Zitan Mountain?'"

  Zhang Peng immediately drew a larger geographical location map, explaining the position of the original forest and the direction of neighboring countries as well as the direction of Zitan Mountain.

  Zhao Wuji understood at a glance and said, "I know this place. The records of the Qingniu Stockade have it written down, just with a different name. From our current position, there is a secret passage left over from when our ancestors were smuggling salt and iron. We can get there in one day and one night."

  "Really?" Zhang Peng exclaimed with delight: "Great, although it's been a few days and I don't know if we can make it in time, but we can't give up on this opportunity. Maybe heaven will help us."

  Everyone had rested enough and was preparing to set off when suddenly, a rumbling sound echoed through the sky. The crowd was shocked, and for the soldiers, this sound was all too familiar. Four armed helicopters appeared in the sky, carrying a large amount of ammunition, heading straight for the canyon.

  "It's an enemy armed helicopter," Fengzi said in a low voice, his eyes sharp with surprise.

  As people were lurking and observing, four armed helicopters dived down, pouring all the ammunition they brought with them, explosions erupted one after another, the canyon turned into a sea of fire, and the high-mounted machine guns on the helicopter also poured out bullets, plowing through the canyon twice.

  Everyone was shocked, and a chill ran down their backs. They secretly thanked themselves for leaving the valley early, otherwise it would have been hard to escape death. Who could have thought that at dawn, the enemy would send out such a fierce attack, like a regular army? The cost of this is huge!

  Everyone exchanged a look of shock and relief, with bitter smiles on their faces. Zhao Wuji was also stunned for the first time seeing such a scene. The lethality of modern technology is too terrifying, violating the harmony of nature, and it's unknown how long this valley will take to recover its vitality.

  At this time, the crowd found that many armed personnel with live ammunition appeared on the mountain slope above the canyon, and they were shocked. Special operations are only small-scale battles, but sending so many people over is a completely different nature, that's war! Does the enemy want to start a war?