Chapter 818: 818
Wang Yao squatted down . After carefully looking at the man he said, “Let’s just help him to end it painlessly . ”
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This man was in agony . He would be better off dead . Countless insects were gnawing at him, devouring his organs, blood, brain, and bone marrow . It was a terrible and terrifying punishment . It would be difficult to even end his own life even if he wanted to . He could only die in endless pain . A quick death was his greatest wish .
“I will do it!” Su Zhixing took out his pistol .
With a loud bang, the man’s suffering ended .
“What about the body?” Su Zhixing asked .
“Let’s burn it,” Wang Yao replied . “These insects should not be able to reproduce indefinitely, but we still need to be cautious . ”
A soldier went to burn the body .
“Captain, this man over here died very strangely,” Meng Wushuang said .
“What is strange about it?” Su Zhixing asked .
“As far as I can tell, his head was torn straight off his neck,” Meng Wushuang replied .
“Torn straight off? Like with bare hands?” Su Zhixing asked .
“It is not definite, but it certainly seems like it,” Meng Wushuang replied .
“How is that possible?” Su Zhixing asked .
It was now clear to the team that there was another force in the jungle beside the invading foreign armed forces . The other force had just clashed and exchanged fire with these foreign armed forces and killed them all .
“Could they be our troops?” Meng Wushuang asked .
“Our troops?” Su Zhixing thought for a moment and said, “No, I haven’t received any notice from the higher-ups about any news of our troops . If they were our troops, our mission would be over . ”
“Who are those people then?” Meng Wushuang asked .
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“Connect me to the team,” Su Zhixing said .
The satellite phone was connected . Su Zhixing communicated with the command center about their situation . After hanging up he said, “We will rest here . ”
“Come here for a minute,” Wang Yao said, leading Su Zhixing to the side . “Why are we not continuing to chase after them? It is a good opportunity now . The other group has not gone far . We can still catch them in time if we chase after them now . If we wait, we might not be able to catch them . ”
“Take it easy,” Su Zhixing said . “Let’s not rush to do anything . Don’t be impatient . The higher-ups are still discussing it . ”
“Does this kind of thing has to be discussed too?” Wang Yao was stunned .
“These are procedural issues,” Su Zhixing said .
“Alright, we will just wait,” Wang Yao said .
In less than 10 minutes, news arrived . They were to continue tracking the traces of the other group of armed forces and identify them .
The team began to move . Before long, they found a white man’s head on the road .
Meng Wushuang observed it carefully for a while . His expression quickly changed . “Captain, this head had been torn straight off . ”
“What?” Su Zhixing was shocked .
“Look, there are still handprints here,” Meng Wushuang said .
He pointed to the chin area of the head . The bones had been crushed, but a handprint could be seen .
“How is that even possible?” Su Zhixing asked .
“How powerful must he be to do that?” Meng Wushuang remarked . “Is he still even a human?”
“Could it be kung fu?” Su Zhixing looked at Wang Yao beside him, who was also looking at the head .
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“I do not know . ” Wang Yao shook his head .
Upon seeing Wang Yao’s calm expression, Su Zhixing was somewhat surprised and asked, “Wait, are you not even afraid?”
Throughout the journey, they had encountered more than one dead person . From the very start, Wang Yao had been calm without a hint of fear in his expression . This was somewhat abnormal in itself . After all, when normal people saw a dead person for the first time, no matter what the cause of death was, they would feel afraid . It was an unavoidable response . It would be wrong not to be afraid .
“I have seen dead people more than once,” Wang Yao said .
“Is it that all doctors are born bold?” Su Zhixing asked .
“Maybe . ” Wang Yao shrugged his shoulders .
The dark jungle was quiet . Su Zhixing’s team continued to pursue the other group of people . This time, they moved much slower than before because the other group left very little traces . Since it was night, even if the others had left footprints or other traces, it would be very difficult to detect them .
Just as Wang Yao had said, it would have been easier if they had started pursuing them earlier . One should not underestimate a mere 10 minutes . They were in a vast jungle, so they could completely lose track of the other group .
The smell in the air was very light . Wang Yao stood under a tree and sniffed . In the beginning, he had proposed to pursue them immediately because he could detect the traces of those people by the special smells left in the air . After the delay, the special smells had dissipated . Although his five senses were far superior to others, it could not be compared to wolves, dogs, and other animals . Their innate sense of smell was sensitive and thousands of times that of a human’s .
“Let’s rest here,” Su Zhixing said .
After a night of rushing, it was better to be careful . It required a lot of energy to concentrate on preventing any attack that could occur at any time .
The soldiers stopped and began to replenish their energy . Wang Yao sat down under a big tree and ate something . This amount of activity was actually nothing to him .
Su Zhixing came to him and sat down . He softly asked, “Can we still catch up?”
“It will be quite tough . ” Wang Yao shook his head gently . He thought for a moment and said, “There is another plan we can try . ”
“What plan is that?” Su Zhixing asked .
“I will go and take a look by myself,” Wang Yao said .
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He could roam across the jungle alone . His speed would be dozens of times faster without the soldiers . He might be able to trace the group .
“No, that is too dangerous!” Su Zhixing immediately refused without any hesitation .
“Actually, this jungle is nothing to me,” Wang Yao said .
“What about those people?” Su Zhixing asked . “Anyway, I do not agree with the plan . ”
“Forget it then . ” Wang Yao did not continue to insist . He knew Su Zhixing was worried about his safety . “If that is the case, this mission is just going to drag on . ”
Finding someone in this jungle was like looking for a needle in a haystack .
Somewhere in the jungle, dozens of men dressed in the same clothes gathered at the top of a mountain and looked down . They could only see trees .
“Senior,” a man said .
“Have those people been disposed of?” another man asked .
“Yes, they have all been disposed of,” the first man said . “There is another group besides them . ”
“Who are they?” the other man asked .
“Soldiers from the army,” the first man replied .
“Have we been discovered?” the other man asked .
“No, they were following the outsiders,” the first man said .
“That is good,” the other man said . “Don’t fight with them . It is not easy for them to protect our homeland . ”
“I see,” the first man said .
“Let’s get the things from inside and get out of here,” the other man said .
“Alright, I will stay here,” the first man said . “Senior, you can just go back . ”
“Alright, let me know if anything happens,” the other man said .
Time slowly passed . Finally, the sky began to brighten .
“Phew, the night has finally passed!” Su Zhixing quietly heaved a sigh of relief .
In the jungle, traveling by day was also dangerous, let alone at night . Up until now, their team had not lost a single person . Although no fighting had taken place, they had encountered many traps . The foreign invading armed forces could be considered to have been eliminated . The purpose of their initial arrival had been achieved . Nine people had come . The best outcome would be to bring back all nine in one piece .
The previous day, they had traveled dozens of miles in the jungle and only rested for less than three hours . They were exhausted .
“Big Brother, they need a rest,” Wang Yao whispered to Su Zhixing .
He was a doctor . Determining illness via sight and smell were the most basic and profound things . Looking at their faces and listening to their voices, these soldiers were exhausted . If they bumped into the enemy, it would be bad . They would probably be unable to exert their normal combat power .
Su Zhixing looked at the comrades beside him and thought for a moment before he gave the order to rest in place . “Rest here for an hour!”
“How long have we been walking?” a soldier asked .
“Almost two miles and there hasn’t been a single trace of them along the way,” another soldier replied .
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