Chapter 722 Veteran

The big bird in the sky turned around and then fell down, all the way to the crowd on the opposite side. Someone immediately took out something to feed it and made a low sound.

The man wearing the old clothes of the pioneer team looked at Chen Chuan for a few times, then looked at the items he was carrying, then signaled the people behind him to stay where they were, and walked forward alone. He only had a long sword on him that looked like it was made of bone.

Seeing this, Chen Chuan squeezed his legs together, drove his horse forward slowly, and headed towards the other party.

When the man came to him, he took off his mask, revealing half of his face full of wrinkles and his hair was all gray.

The other half of his body was wrapped in cloth, with flesh-colored scars and wrinkled skin visible at the edges, as if he had suffered a serious injury, and his exposed eyes were very sharp.

This man looks like he is in his sixties or seventies, but you can tell he is actually younger than that.

When the two men came within thirty meters, the man spoke in Dashun dialect, "Judging from your weapons and clothing, are you from the Dashun military base? What's your name?"

Chen Chuan dismounted from his horse, held it in hand, and stood there, saying, "Yes, my last name is Chen. May I ask your name, sir?"

When the man heard that he was speaking Dashun dialect, he suddenly showed a look of nostalgia, and his expression became a little more relaxed. He said, "My last name is Yang."

He turned around and spoke a few words to the people behind him in the native language, and they immediately lowered their weapons and guns.

He glanced at the hooves of the dragon-nosed horse beside Chen Chuan and said, "It looks like you've traveled quite a distance. It's not safe here. A swarm of insects is coming, and it might rain soon. We need to leave here quickly. Why don't you come with us?"

"An insect swarm?"

Chen Chuan nodded. Insect swarms are a common occurrence in the fusion zone. Chen Bitong has encountered them the most times in his memory.

When they come, they are overwhelming and will not let go of the enemy. It is best to avoid them when there is no good way to deal with them.

But that's not the worst. The most important thing is the rain. The rain and snow in the unknown areas of the fusion zone are slightly corrosive, and will also bring down some organisms that originally only floated in the sky. These organisms are very parasitic and aggressive, and it is not a good choice to deal with them head-on. It is best to find a place to shelter from the rain.

If this is the case, it is indeed not suitable to travel and you need to find a place to take shelter first.

Although he didn't know the specific identity of the man surnamed Yang, he could tell from the conversation that he was a Dashun person and was quite friendly, so he didn't mind following him. After all, he was capable of dealing with any situation.

Seeing that he agreed, the man surnamed Yang immediately went back to greet those people. These people acted quickly and released the big bird again. Then everyone immediately quickened their pace, and everyone was nervous.

Chen Chuan got back on his horse and followed. He watched carefully and found that these people moved in an organized manner. They had made arrangements for reconnaissance and front and rear cover during their march.

The clothes these people wore were relatively uniform, and they all wore special masks. Coupled with their neat and uniform steps, it showed that they had undergone relatively rigorous training. These people probably came from a military organization.

There were a few people in tattered clothes in the team, and a few were being carried on stretchers. These people did not seem to be from the same group as these people, as if they had just been rescued from somewhere.

After walking quickly for more than an hour, a temporary camp appeared in front of them. There were people arranged by the group in advance. When they saw them coming back, they immediately removed the roadblocks in front of the camp.

The two sides just had a brief exchange, and then under the command of the man named Yang, all the bonfires that had been piled up around the camp were lit. As the flames burned, clouds of smoke billowed up, covering the sky.

Until this time, everyone seemed to be more relaxed.

However, after entering the camp, everyone looked up at the sky, as if waiting for something. About ten minutes later, they heard a huge and noisy buzzing sound coming from a distance, which looked like a large dark cloud.

And it moved very quickly, arriving above the camp in just a few minutes. At this moment, it could be clearly seen that it was a cloud of countless black insects like mosquitoes and flies.

Most of them avoided the smoke billowing over the camp. Those who occasionally entered here would fall down and be quickly trampled to death by the people waiting below, who would then scoop them up and throw them into the fire.

This time the insect swarm lasted for more than an hour before gradually becoming sparse.

Mr. Yang's face relaxed a little at this time, and he said, "Fortunately, the Insect King didn't appear."

Chen Chuan looked at the direction the insect swarm was coming from, thought for a moment, and then said, "Maybe there is something more powerful than the Insect King."

According to Chen Bitong's memory, such a large-scale insect swarm seemed to come from an unknown area, where there were many creatures that could prey on the insect king, and there were also many powerful fighters and armed personnel there.

The swarm is difficult to deal with, but that is only for individuals and small groups. If there are a large number of fighters with certain equipment and special items, they can still deal with it.

Mr. Yang seemed to have thought of something, and his face became a little gloomy. At this time, it started to rain again, and a strange smell came out. In the rain falling on the ground, you could see something rolling on the ground, and then it either drilled into the ground or crawled over the people nearby.

At this time, some people began to take some plant leaves and light them to drive away these things, and then they hid in the tents in the camp one by one.

Mr. Yang also asked Chen Chuan to take shelter in the tent. After he sat down, he handed Chen Chuan a bottle of water.

Chen Chuan took it and took a sip. In Chen Bitong's experience, this is an indigenous custom. If the host gives you water, drinking the water means you trust the host and you become their guest.

Seeing that he drank so happily, Mr. Yang showed a hint of recognition in his eyes, and then he looked at Chen Chuan with a hint of expectation.

"Mr. Chen, you are from the Dashun military. I wonder if you have received a telegraph signal on an old frequency recently?"

Chen Chuan looked at him and said, "I don't know about this. The intelligence department didn't tell me this before I came out."

Mr. Yang didn't seem to have much hope either. After a moment's silence, he said, "That's right. Such an old signal might not be noticed anymore."

Chen Chuan asked, "Senior, were you a member of the pioneer team before?"

Mr. Yang admitted: "Yes, it's been a long time, about 25 years." He paused and added.

"I'm not a deserter."

He said in a deep voice, "Twenty-five years ago, I went deep into this area with several teammates. During the exploration process, we found a lost object. Unfortunately, an elite team sent by the old imperial family also found this place. After the two sides clashed, we wiped out this elite team, but the team suffered heavy losses. Only I and another teammate were still able to fight.

But at this time, we were attacked by a giant python again. I asked another team member to cover the retreat of the other teammates, and I stayed behind to cover their retreat. In the end, because I was too exhausted, I couldn't dodge in time and was swallowed by the giant snake.

But I did not give up. After entering the python's body, I still tried my best to destroy it.

I originally thought that I would die together with this giant python, but I didn't expect that the python rolled over and rushed into an indigenous village and died there. Later, I was cut out of the python's stomach by the local indigenous people.

They used herbs to wrap my wounds and healed them. My entire body was almost melted away, and it took more than a year to recover."

He sighed slightly, "I guess even if my teammates managed to return, they would think I was sacrificed. And I have no way to return because I lack equipment and the cooperation of my teammates.

Later, I sent several telegrams, but there was no response. I didn’t have many people at home, and these natives saved me, so I just stayed here and have been here ever since.”

At this time, he took a bamboo tube with a strong medicinal smell, opened it, took a sip, and then sprayed it at the entrance of the tent.

There was a hissing sound, and many small insects that had crawled into the tent suddenly curled up, and then wisps of light smoke came out of their bodies.

He wiped his mouth and said, "About three months ago, I saw a cloud of light appear in the jungle that was almost connected to the sky. I knew that there must be a relic that appeared, and it must be of a high level.

Every time a third-level relic appears, it inevitably triggers a fight between the old imperial family, the Dashun clan, and the company. The nearby settlements are too close, so I've been trying to persuade them to move away, but they won't listen."

Chen Chuan knew very well that the appearance of relics was usually accompanied by colorful light clouds in the early stage, and this abnormality could be observed from a very far distance. Usually, the level of the relics could be judged by these lights.

It was for this reason that all parties discovered the appearance of the remains almost at the same time.

He said: "The Dashun camp is not here. The attack encountered by the gathering place should be from the company alliance."

Mr. Yang said solemnly, "I saw their badges, and I also saw the Linax Federation troops. Now the gathering place near the mountain stream valley has almost been wiped out by them. We came here this time to try to bring back those who escaped.

But this wasn't easy. I discovered a fighter from the Union was chasing us, seemingly trying to find the rest of our camp. I couldn't let him succeed, so I fought him twice, but I discovered he was incredibly strong..."

As he spoke, he lifted up his smock. On his chest, which was covered with scars and wrinkles, there was a hideous wound that was pierced through, and the clothes on the back could almost be seen through it.

He said in a deep voice, "In the past, this person would have been a member of the pioneering team. No, he would have been the captain."

As he spoke, he looked at Chen Chuan with his only remaining eye. "Mr. Chen, you were able to come here alone. I believe you are very strong. As a veteran of Dashun, I would like to ask you to help me stop this man. I promise that I will give you enough rewards later."

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(End of this chapter)