Chapter 71

“Surprise!”

Yan Hong stabbed Guan Wei's heart with a knife.

The blood soaked Guan Wei's collar, making the dark uniform even darker.

Guan Wei looked at the cold blade flashing on his chest in astonishment, with blood dripping from the tip, and then watched the blade being pulled out again.

Yan Hong wanted to finish him off, but was forced away from Guan Wei by the plants he controlled with his supernatural powers.

Several people in the exploration team at the rear reacted quickly and immediately rushed forward to protect the guards from all sides to prevent Yan Hong from coming back to finish them off.

The tall man anxiously called out to the crowd, "Is there anyone with healing abilities?"

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. Healing ability was one of the rarest superpowers, yet only one person raised his hand among so many people.

"Um, I am..."

"If you do, come quickly! If something goes wrong while you're still dithering, no one will be held responsible!"

"Okay!" The man was startled by the tall man's rough voice and quickly walked through the crowd to the side of the guard.

Guan Wei was bleeding frighteningly heavily now. In just a short while, his body was already wet, completely dyed deep red by his blood.

The man took a quick look and was immediately shocked by Guan Wei's injuries.

Good boy! It pierced my heart directly!

The man subconsciously looked in Yan Hong's direction, and his heart sank.

While he was admiring Yan Hong's superb and ruthless swordsmanship, he also began to worry about whether he could cure Guan Wei. If Guan Wei died from excessive blood loss before he finished treating him, he would probably not be able to escape accountability!

Never mind, let’s give it a try.

The man calmed himself down and began to repair Guan Wei's heart.

No matter if it’s bones or blood vessels, let’s not worry about it for now. We must heal the wound on the heart first, otherwise everything will be in vain!

Yan Hong, who was forced away, stepped on the immobile tree roots and jumped back to Shao Xingyang. He found it funny to see the crowd gathered and the way they drew their swords and were wary of him.

"Tsk, in the end we still have to rely on those people, boring."

Yan Hong didn't get a response for a long time after she finished speaking. She turned around and then remembered.

"Oh yes, you're still in there," Yan Hong clung to the sphere and shouted inside, "Wait a moment! I'll get you out!"

Guan Wei was stabbed by her and was temporarily unable to use his supernatural powers. Even if he could, he would not be a big threat, at least he would definitely not be able to control the entire situation to the extent he did just now.

After losing control, the plants became obedient. The vines retracted into the treetops and disappeared without a trace, while the roots remained in the state they were in a second before the control was cut off, still looking horrible.

Yan Hong chopped and pulled the roots, and finally cut off one third of them, allowing Shao Xingyang's head to breathe a sigh of relief, but most of his limbs were still entangled.

"Huh, it's so stuffy in here, I can hardly breathe."

Shaoxing Yang gritted his teeth and struggled hard, breaking the tree roots that trapped him one by one, and finally he was able to escape completely.

"What's going on? Is it resolved?"

Yan Hong shook her head and casually pointed in the direction of Guan Wei. Shao Xingyang looked in the direction but did not find Guan Wei. He only saw a large group of people gathered together.

"It was a success, but there's a healer among them. I don't know what level he's at, but it shouldn't be enough to kill that old man."

"Oh, what a pity."

Under the therapist's full treatment, Guan Wei's dilated pupils focused again. Seeing that it was finally effective, the man finally breathed a sigh of relief. As a result, he almost fainted due to excessive use of his supernatural powers. Fortunately, there was someone supporting him, otherwise he would have fainted as soon as Guan Wei woke up.

Guan Wei was helped to sit up by the tall man and touched his chest which was pierced by the long knife. The feeling of being stabbed had not completely subsided yet. The place was already wrapped with thick bandages - the therapist's ability was not enough to treat all the injuries. He could only choose the most dangerous parts for treatment. So except for the heart which was intact, the other parts were no different from being stabbed.

But the therapist's ability is only average. Being able to repair the heart is already good enough. We can't expect too much.

Since there was no threat to his life, Guan Wei simply didn't bother to care about it and was helped to stand up by the tall man. The others also tactfully moved away to leave space to avoid crowding Guan Wei.

Because he needed to be bandaged, his coat was unbuttoned and was blown open slightly by the wind when he stood up, revealing his strong body underneath. For the first time, Guan Wei was glad that although he had been doing clerical work, he had the habit of keeping fit. If he had a weak constitution, he probably wouldn't have survived until the therapist came to save him.

Guan Wei was standing on a high place, but he no longer had the condescending attitude he had when they first met.

"I admit that you are indeed capable, so I will not take action in the next battle."

Just when Yan Hong and the others thought Guan Wei would leave, Guan Wei spoke again: "However, this time I'm not the only one who has received the mission. There are also members of other exploration teams. Therefore, I will not interfere with your battle with them."

"Wait, what do you mean!" Yan Hong instantly realized what he meant: "Didn't you say that if we win, we can do whatever we want?"

"Yeah, so what do you want?" Guan Wei bluntly showed the blood-stained bandage on his chest and said, "I'm a seriously injured soldier right now. What do you want me to do?"

Yan Hong gritted her teeth: "Let your people go back with you!"

Guan Wei raised his eyebrows and said, "I can say that, but I don't have that power, so they won't leave."

"What's the meaning?"

"Don't you understand? The order to arrest you didn't come from me. It came from the actual administrators of the base, who are much higher up than any of us. I'm only in charge of directing this operation. I can choose who does what, but I don't have the power to cancel it. All I can do is not interfere."

Yan Hong looked at the members of the other exploration teams in disbelief. Many of them knew her team and had frequent interactions with them, but now they were all silent and didn't dare to say a word.

No one came to refute Guan Wei's words.

Yan Hong's heart instantly sank.

She suddenly realized that the problem seemed to be far more serious than she had imagined.

She originally thought that the so-called arrest was nothing more than a frame-up and that when they returned to the base, Tang Zeyu would use his connections to settle the matter. The whole incident was nothing more than a decision made by a high-level official.

But if it is true as Guan Wei said, that the order to arrest them came from the top of the power in the Dawn Base, the actual managers, then they would be in real trouble.

Yan Hong sucked in a breath of cold air. Her brain, which was not very smart to begin with, seemed to have crashed and could not function.

She thought for a long time, but couldn't figure out how the Eagle Squad had offended the base. While they'd committed numerous violations, their crimes weren't serious enough, were they? Furthermore, they were still on a mission. Even if they were to be convicted, they could have waited until they returned to base. Why would they be sent to arrest them? Were the charges that serious?

Yan Hong turned around and looked at Shao Xingyang, took a deep breath, and drew out the long sword again. Without a chance to breathe, she had just finished a battle and was now preparing to fight against an acquaintance from the past who was now her enemy.

Tang Zeyu and the captain were fighting above. Tang Zeyu of course noticed the movement below. Seeing his team members being besieged, Tang Zeyu immediately wanted to go down to support them, but how could the captain let him leave?

Just as Tang Zeyu was about to go down, he was blocked by the captain.

"Hey, you're not planning on running away without even deciding the outcome with me, are you?"

Tang Zeyu didn't care at all: "I have absolutely no interest in a duel with you. It's impossible to tell who will win in a short period of time. Is it necessary for you to keep pestering me?"

The captain gnashed his teeth in hatred. Tang Zeyu had been nonchalant from the very beginning and didn't want to fight with him. He just followed him because he started it. Even after fighting for so long, the other party still didn't take him seriously.

Why did he not care when facing me when I was always aiming to defeat him?

The thorns of jealousy can turn people into beasts. If the other members of the mercenary team were present, they would never believe that this man was their usually steady and calm captain. Even he himself probably couldn't imagine what he looked like now.

Tang Zeyu turned his head to avoid a piece of metal debris caught in the swirling airflow, looked at the captain who was becoming increasingly irritable, and thought about how to end the battle quickly.

On the battlefield below, Yan Hong and Shao Xingyang were scrambling to deal with enemies attacking from all directions. Although not everyone had superpowers, those who did would be particularly difficult to deal with and would inevitably get hurt.

The two of them thought of what Tang Zeyu had said before, what if Chen Yunliang was gone. At that time, they thought it was unlikely, but now it has actually happened. What you fear will come true.

The two men dodged the attacks and defended themselves at the same time, feeling miserable.

Chen Yunliang, your teammate is about to be beaten to death!!!

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"Hah!"

Chen Yunliang wiped his nose and said, "Who is secretly saying bad things about me behind my back?"

Lina muttered softly, "Tsk, he must have offended a lot of people."

Lu Shiyu was packing the leftover braised pork rice. They had been waiting here for so long but hadn't seen anyone. Out of concern, Lu Shiyu suggested going out to check the situation.

Chen Yunliang had no objection, and as a prisoner, Lina had no choice, so Lu Shiyu's proposal was passed smoothly.

However, before leaving, I was worried that the fire left here might cause trouble, so I put the braised pork rice into an insulated lunch box, put away the pot, and extinguished the fire.

Chen Yunliang was worried about Lina staying alone in the cave. He knew without hesitation that she would definitely run away if he left her alone here, so he simply took her with him. As for things like the backpack that would affect the efficiency of movement, he left them in the cave.

Lu Shiyu walked in front and returned the crossbow to Chen Yunliang. Now she was holding Yan Hong's shortest dagger. Yan Hong said that she left it to her for self-defense and she never asked for it back. Now it came in handy.

Chen Yunliang held a crossbow in one hand and the rope tied to Lina in the other, which made Lina always feel that he treated her like a dog.

From an angle that Chen Yunliang couldn't see, Lina stared at Chen Yunliang fiercely.

Once she meets up with the others, she will kill this bastard with her own hands!

When her gaze turned to Lu Shiyu, Lina paused.

It would be a shame to kill such a good cook. Let’s keep him to cook for her and serve her!

Lina thought that the two people walking in front of her didn't notice her expression, and had no idea what she was thinking in her mind.

As they were walking, Chen Yunliang suddenly stopped, turned around and said to Lina with a smile:

"If you do anything that affects our operations, I will break all your fingers one by one. Do you understand?"

Lina:!!!

This guy must have discovered something!