Chapter 819: 819
“Are you sure this is the place?” Su Zhixing asked .
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They had lost track of the other people the previous night . Wang Yao had been the one leading in front .
“I can only speculate that they are around here,” Wang Yao said .
His judgment was based simply on the residual scent in the air . It was a special scent originating from those strangers . It was the scent of medicinal materials . The other team had smeared special ointments on their bodies to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes and poisonous insects .
“If we have not yet discovered their tracks by dark, we will withdraw,” Su Zhixing said .
It was not his decision . It was an order from the higher-ups .
“Understood!”
After an hour’s rest, they continued their journey and advanced for about half an hour . Wang Yao suddenly stopped and looked up at the sky .
“What is wrong?” Su Zhixing asked .
“We can stop chasing,” Wang Yao said . “We will not be able to catch up . ”
“Why not?” Su Zhixing asked .
“It is going to rain!” Wang Yao pointed to the sky .
Twenty minutes later, rain began to fall . The rain nourished all things, but it also cleaned up and destroyed many things, such as residual scents and footprints .
Before long, the original residual scent in the air had been washed away . They had lost their last clue . They could not possibly rely on guesses to search in the vast jungle, could they?
Time passed slowly . The rain never ceased . They still had no clues .
“We will not be able to find them,” Wang Yao said .
Su Zhixing considered it for a while and communicated with the command center .
“Let’s rest while we wait for their reply,” he said .
Although there were dense trees above their heads to shield them from the rain, it still inevitably fell on them . There were hardly any dry spots on their bodies . They felt very uncomfortable when they were wet . Of course, some people were an exception . Wang Yao’s body was exceptionally dry and comfortable . An invisible protective film had formed around his body when he released his Qi, separating him from the rain .
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Meng Wushuang approached Wang Yao . He said, “Hi, sorry to interrupt . ”
“What is the matter?” Wang Yao asked .
“Why are your clothes not wet at all?” Meng Wushuang curiously asked .
“Well, my clothes were custom made for me,” Wang Yao jokingly said . “They are waterproof . ”
“What?” Meng Wushuang looked up at Su Zhixing who was nearby . “Captain, why did you not equip us with such materials?”
“He is lying to you,” Su Zhixing said . “He is wearing the same clothes we are . ”
“Why is that you are still dry then?” Meng Wushuang asked .
“External release of Qi,” Wang Yao replied .
“What? The external release of Qi and communication with the earth and skies?” Meng Wushuang asked .
“That is almost what it means,” Wang Yao said .
“How is that possible?” Meng Wushuang asked .
“Why can’t it possible?” Wang Yao replied with a smile .
“That is the innate realm of legends,” Meng Wushuang said .
“Innate or acquired, it is not as magical as you think it is,” Wang Yao said .
“I heard from Master that no one has been able to reach that level in the past 50 years,” Meng Wushuang said .
Wang Yao thought, For the past 50 years, really? Who was the last person to reach this level 50 years ago?
“Excuse me, is what you guys just said true?” a soldier asked .
“Why? Do you have some questions?” Wang Yao asked .
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“Do the things in martial arts novels and movies really exist?” the soldier asked .
“Is there not the Shaolin and Wudang sects?” Meng Wushuang asked in reply .
As they were chatting, a message from headquarters came in .
“Alright, we can retreat now,” Su Zhixing said .
They had come to the jungle but had not seen any living enemies . They had only seen only a few corpses . Although they encountered more than a dozen traps and a soldier had gotten slightly injured, the mission and journey could be considered threatening but not dangerous .
“Shall we retreat?” Meng Wushuang asked .
“Yes, there will be a helicopter to pick us up when we get to the designated place,” Su Zhixing said .
They rushed to the designated helicopter landing site .
Wang Yao suddenly stopped in his tracks . “Wait a minute . ”
“What is wrong?” Su Zhixing asked
“Somebody is behind us,” Wang Yao said without turning around .
The team quickly found a hidden place to hide and quietly waited .
“Are you sure?” Su Zhixing asked .
“There is a peculiar smell in the wind coming from behind us,” Wang Yao replied .
“Smell?” Su Zhixing was stunned when . “Did you analyze it by the smell?”
“Yes,” Wang Yao said . “What is the problem?”
“How far do you think he is from us now?” Su Zhixing asked .
“Dozens or a hundred feet away,” Wang Yao replied . “I am not sure . ”
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“You can smell something that far away?” Su Zhixing asked .
“It is all thanks to the wind,” Wang Yao said . “Wait a minute, I will go and take a look . ”
In the blink of an eye, he disappeared . When Su Zhixing saw him again, Wang Yao was already more than 30 feet away .
“Damn . He is too damn fast!” If Su Zhixing had not seen it for himself, he would not have believed that someone could be that fast .
Wang Yao did not go directly in the direction of the smell . Instead, he went around in a circle and blocked the stranger from behind .
The man thought, He has stopped . Have I been discovered?
The rain was still falling . The man was crouching beneath the trunk of a tree . He knew that all his companions had been killed, but he did not know who had done it . It was certainly not the team in front of him . He had just wanted to find the other group of people . He had followed the army’s team to see who they were so he could go back and report .
He suddenly felt very uneasy . He chose to withdraw . He came down from the tree and retreated in the direction he had come from .
I have found you! Wang Yao thought .
If he had not moved, nothing would have happened . When he moved, there were some inevitable sounds . Although the sounds were minimal, they had been heard by someone who had a keen sense of hearing .
The man who came down from the tree heard the footsteps and raised his gun . He could not see anyone . He crouched quietly in the grass, listening to the footsteps .
Wang Yao also stopped walking . He thought, Why has he stopped moving? It came from that direction .
He crouched down, found a few stones from the ground, and threw them in the direction from which the sounds had come .
Whoosh! Whoosh! The sound of air splitting sounded .
Thud!
Coincidentally, a stone hit a tree and bounced off, hitting the man crouching in the grass hard . He endured it and did not shout .
Wang Yao instantly moved .
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! The sounds of a gun firing went off .
Wang Yao was not hit .
A voice came from behind the other man like a ghost . “Over here!”
He dodged to the side and turned around to shoot . His movements were quick and agile . They were as smooth and light as clouds and running water, but he found no one behind him . He suddenly had intense pain in his abdomen . He flew out and crashed heavily into the trunk . He wanted to stand up, but his vision went dark as he fainted .
Su Zhixing and two other soldiers followed in the direction of the gunfire .
“That brother-in-law of mine is so headstrong and capricious,” Su Zhixing said .
A soldier raised his hand . “Captain, he is coming!”
They looked in the direction he pointed . They saw a Wang Yao quickly approaching . It seemed as if he was carrying a man .
In the time it took to take a few breaths, Wang Yao arrived at where the group was stopped . There was an unconscious man in his arms . He had carried the man as easily as if he was carrying a tiny chick .
“Damn . There is indeed a person!” Su Zhixing was very surprised at what he saw .
“Shall we take this person back?” a soldier asked .
“Wait a minute . Let me take a look at him first . ” Su Zhixing looked at the man who was out cold . He had a tattoo on his neck . It was a coiled snake . “It is the foreign team . They all have tattoos like this . The tattoos are either snakes or poisonous creatures like centipedes . ”
Su Zhixing patted Wang Yao on the shoulder and said, “You have made a great contribution to the team!”
Although they had already fought this armed invading group several times, they had never caught a live hostage . The other team had been very fierce . Once they realized that there was the possibility of them being captured, they would end their own lives .
Su Zhixing’s team smoothly arrived at the appointed pick up place . After a while, the sound of a helicopter came from the distance . An armed transport helicopter soon appeared on the horizon and quickly approached them .
“Did the mission go well?” the pilot asked .
“It was fine,” Su Zhixing replied .
Not one had been left behind, and they had also brought a captive back . This mission had ended smoother than they had imagined .
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