Chapter 543 The Tranquility Before the Operation

On the other side, Han Shuo and his three companions were still moving frantically.

In the sweltering heat, even in the forest, finding a water source or a mud puddle can be quite difficult.

Xiao Zhao's attack just now used up all the water they were carrying.

Han Shuo wasn't too worried about this, because even if the water ran out, they could still drink dew in the morning to quench their thirst, so they wouldn't die of thirst.

His biggest worry at that moment was that after running for so long, they hadn't even found a single spot of sewage.

The mud on their bodies was about to solidify in the scorching heat, and once it did, all their previous efforts would have been in vain.

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"Rumble, rumble..."

However, the next moment, just as the four were extremely anxious, the enemy's assist arrived!

Suddenly, one helicopter after another appeared on the distant horizon.

At first, Han Shuo felt a chill, thinking they had been exposed again, but when he saw the large water bags hanging below the helicopter, a surge of joy welled up inside him.

"They're not coming for us; these helicopters are there to put out the fire!"

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For safety's sake, the four of them stopped moving, concealed themselves, and watched from where they were.

The helicopters in the sky quickly reached the bombing zone, and then one after another, large water bags were opened, and water flowed like waterfalls onto the burning forest below.

After about 10 minutes of this back and forth, the fire finally began to extinguish itself...

Upon seeing this, the fat man exclaimed in surprise.

"Wow, these people are really bold to actually fly a helicopter in the sky."

Xiao Zhao first looked at the fat man as if he were an idiot before responding.

"Fatty, this is the middle of a desolate desert, okay? Even swarms of corpse birds don't usually fly over to places like this."

"In this situation, they should be safe as long as they don't fly the helicopter too far."

"Tch, do you think I wouldn't think of that? I was just saying it casually to test you..."

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While the two were chatting and discussing, Han Shuo's attention was focused on other things.

He looked into the distance and quickly located the location where the helicopters were taking off.

The helicopter took off from that location with large water bags hanging below. What does that mean? It means there must be a large water source there.

Wouldn't this solve their immediate problem?

Han Shuo was incredibly excited. Even the tattooed man probably didn't expect that his casual action would point Han Shuo and the others on the right path.

Of course, you can't blame him; a fire always needs to be put out...

The only thing to blame is that he insisted on using rockets to bombard the forest, causing a fire...

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"Rumble rumble rumble..."

After all the helicopters had slowly disappeared into the distance, Han Shuo quickly stood up from where he stood.

"Let's go! There must be a water source there, let's hurry over!"

"good!"

Next, all four of them, with joy on their faces, quickly headed towards their destination.

After such a long delay, Han Shuo could feel the mud on some parts of his body gradually hardening.

Time is really running out for them...

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"Faster, faster, faster, even faster!"

The four of them avoided the sunlight in the forest and ran without resting for the rest of the journey, heading all the way to the southwest of the forest.

After crossing a dense jungle, Han Shuo vaguely heard the sound of rushing water.

"It's just ahead, keep running!"

Half a minute later, a river finally appeared before the four of them.

Without saying a word, Han Shuo, Fatty, and Xiao Zhao plunged headfirst into the river.

As the cool river water soaked through their bodies, all they wanted to do was shout out three words.

Ah~ That feels so good!

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As time passed, the three of them spent quite a while in the river before finally climbing back to the bank.

Of course, before they climbed up, they dived back into the water and dug out silt that stuck to their bodies.

After getting ashore, Han Shuo carefully checked his entire body to make sure that the mud hadn't been washed away by the current when he swam up, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.

He lay sprawled out in the grass and sighed softly.

"Ah—! We're finally safe."

They were really exhausted that day.

The three rested for a while before sitting back down by the river.

Jin Huang was collecting water into bottles upstream for everyone, while Han Shuo and the other two chatted idly.

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"Brother Han, this mud is great, it sticks to your body and doesn't dry easily," Xiao Zhao said.

Han Shuo nodded; he himself felt icy cold all over.

If he remembered correctly, silt seemed to have some beauty benefits.

Thinking of this, he quickly instructed everyone to spread the mud evenly on their bodies, not for beauty purposes, but to avoid revealing their whereabouts...

At this moment, the fat man looked at the river in front of him and spoke.

"Wow, I didn't expect there to be a river in this forest."

"What's so surprising about that?"

Han Shuo turned his head and glanced at the fat man, then pointed to the depths of the forest and spoke.

"Without a water source, how could the Corpse-Clad Organization's lair be stationed here? This river must be the one that supplies them with water."

After saying this, the fat man suddenly got up from the ground.

"Huh? You mean they drink the river water from here? You just wait!"

Then, a truly appalling image appeared.

The fat man walked to the riverbank, unzipped his pants, and started urinating into the river...

"Drink, drink, drink! Damn it, I told you all to drink, drink my...!"

"My God! How disgusting."

Han Shuo slapped his forehead as if in a headache. He felt that the fat guy was really bad.

This kid doesn't let go of any opportunity for revenge, even if it's just a psychological feeling.

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After the farce, the three of them rested enough and called the blond man over to discuss the more serious matters ahead.

They decided to not waste any time and to officially launch the plan to rescue the elderly tonight!

The longer it drags on, the more dangerous it will be for the silver-haired man's life.

The four of them chatted away, discussing the details of the plan, and before they knew it, the afternoon had passed.

During this time, no corpse-covering men arrived, so Xiao Zhao's method seemed to have really worked.

After Han Shuo finished deploying everyone's actions, he looked at the approaching evening and spoke.

"Alright, the four of us have our own missions tonight, so we need to get some rest as soon as possible. We must be in top condition when we're on the move!"

"Okay, Brother Han."

"knew."

Fatty and Xiao Zhao responded, then lay down in the grass with Han Shuo to go to sleep.

They are currently in very poor condition and need to rely on sleep to replenish their energy.

At night, while keeping watch over the three, the blond man secretly dug up silt from the river and stuck it onto the sleeping three.

To evade the nanobots' detection, the mud on the three of them had to be kept constantly moist.

The first half of the night passed in the blink of an eye, and when midnight arrived, the blonde woman gently woke the three of them.

The latter half of the night was their time to act!

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