Chapter 756 Countermeasures

There were a lot of things in the skinner's tent, and there was more than one box. The reason why Chen Chuan was able to find it so quickly was because the source of the "collection" and the date of collection were specially marked with stickers.

In addition to the remains of Director Wen, there are three other boxes here. Two of them are labeled with foreign names, and one seems to be the name of a person from the Western Continent.

He had some impression of the names of the two foreigners. They seemed to be fighters of some reputation. They must have been killed by the Skinner and made into collections.

Even though the Skinner was captured easily by him, he was actually a world-renowned fighter. He was one of the top people who mastered the power of spiritual perception. He was a strong opponent wherever he went and was not someone that some slightly famous local fighters could contend against.

He took the box containing Director Wen's remains and walked out. Then he found a bucket of residual algae oil, poured it into the tent, and set it on fire.

Watching the raging fire burn the place to ashes, he called out to Chao Ming who was flying above, then turned around and left the camp with the box. In less than ten minutes, he returned to where the earthworms were.

Xu Chan and others had been waiting there since he left. Seeing him return safely, they were immediately relieved.

After Chen Chuan returned to the camp above, they looked at the box he had put down and couldn't help asking, "Manager Chen, what is this..."

Chen Chuan said, "Director Wen's remains are inside."

Everyone's expression became serious, and everyone took off their hats and saluted the box.

After a moment, they put their hands down.

Chen Chuan first found a safe place to put the box, then went outside again and called Xu Chan and the three captains together. He said, "I just received news from the camp that the old imperial army is already outside. They are trying to find us and seize this relic from us."

Although it was Teacher Xue who told him about this, it was rather troublesome to explain. Moreover, it was theoretically against the rules for Teacher Xue to tell him this, so the source of the information could not be disclosed to the outside world. But this time, he could use the source of the Linax Federation as an excuse.

He met the gazes of Xu Chan and the others and said, "The worm quicksand has thinned out considerably today. I estimate that in one day, or at most two days, it will completely dissipate. By then, the old imperial family will advance quickly, using elite troops to conduct surprise attacks and test us to confirm our specific situation.

If their surprise attack is unsuccessful, after learning of our specific situation, they will take various measures to deal with us. The most likely option is to mobilize more elite troops to engage us in a head-on battle. However, they may also use artillery to carry out a blanket bombardment, or use airships to strafe us, thereby wearing down our physical strength.

Xu Chan considered it for a moment and said solemnly, "Using artillery and airships is the most common way the army deals with us. Even if they can't kill us, they can tire us out. Once our physical strength is almost depleted, they can send in strong men to finish us off."

Captain Hai said: "It is indeed difficult to dodge airships, but artillery does not move very fast, especially large-caliber artillery, which fires and moves very slowly. We can use fast movement to evade them in advance.

However, the Old Imperial Family has an advantage over us in that they can operate in the Interfusion Zone at night, making it very likely that they'll attack at night. If we take the lost items with us, they'll easily find us no matter where we go. Therefore, we might need to move constantly. But this doesn't solve the problem. As long as the Old Imperial Family refuses to give up, we'll inevitably face wave after wave of their attacks."

Everyone also had a serious expression. With the light of the lost objects there, they had no way to hide themselves. The lost objects were what they wanted to take back, and they were not allowed to abandon them at all.

Chen Chuan then said, "There is a way to deal with it. Since they can use the sunset glow to find us, we can also use it to mobilize them.

There are tens of thousands of troops confronting each other on the front line now. In order to block the advance of our army, they can only mobilize a limited number of troops. If they want to surround and kill us from all directions, it is basically impossible. They can only use airships and some elite teams to delay us, and then create opportunities for the army to move forward.

At this stage, it seems unlikely that they will gather together; they will definitely be spread out, which gives us an opportunity."

He looked at Xu Chan and the other three, "My plan is this: we will retreat before they come over. This way, they will definitely send their elite teams to pursue and delay us.

We can set up an ambush midway and launch an attack on them first, preferably killing these elite personnel. This will temporarily eliminate part of the threat and greatly ease the pressure on our retreat."

Several people nodded unconsciously. This method was feasible. Moreover, no matter where they were, elite personnel were scarce and it was very difficult to replenish them. If there were no one to bother them, as long as they kept moving and did not collide with a large army, they could at least be safe for a short period of time.

Captain Lu then said, "But how do we deal with the airship threat? Now that the worm quicksand has passed, there are basically no decent trees in the wilderness, and there's almost no obstruction to the sky. They'll be able to see us at a glance, and they can keep sending stronger forces until we return to our base."

Chen Chuan said: "So we have to move the battlefield to a place that is suitable for us." He took out the map he had prepared in advance and pointed at it.

"This area is full of ravines and rivers, making it perfect for us to hide. Besides, the quicksand isn't coming from this direction. I sent Chao Ming out to take a closer look a few days ago. There's probably still a large forest behind this area, which we can use."

Several people gathered around the map and looked at it. Captain Lu's eyes lit up and he said, "Isn't this the direction to our front camp?"

He said happily, "Yes, let's go there. This way, we might get support from the camp. If we can get back to the camp in time, we can take the airship back."

Captain Hai, however, was less optimistic. He said, "Captain Lu, what you're talking about is only the best-case scenario. We know this route, and so does the old imperial family. They'll definitely make arrangements. After all, the nights and wilderness of the Interfusion Land are their home turf. It's hard to say whether our camp can survive."

Chen Chuanshuo said, "So this time we can only rely on ourselves. Don't think too much about other things. Just pretend there's nothing there. Here's my specific plan..."

He first talked about his general ideas, and after discussing with Xu Chan and others, he filled in some details, corrected some loopholes, and finally formulated an action plan.

After confirming this, he said, "Then let's do this for now. We'll each make our own preparations. Regardless of whether the insect swarm has completely subsided, we must set out by tomorrow morning at the latest."

"yes!"

Everyone saluted solemnly, then returned to their tents to begin preparing for tomorrow's action.

Chen Chuan returned to his tent, picked up the Xuejun Knife, pulled it out, took the maintenance cloth and began to wipe the blade.

He knew very well that the next enemy would not be those armies or elite teams. Teacher Xue had already told him clearly that if those troops were ineffective, then the fighter would definitely take action himself to snatch them.

Although there are fighters from Dashun who are watching him, the situation on the battlefield changes rapidly, so he must be able to protect himself.

The best way is undoubtedly to try to reach the level of a fighter.

Now his physical strength has reached its peak, and his spiritual practice has also reached the final stage. Judging from the speed of his previous progress, he should have reached perfection after tonight, and then he will be able to try to climb to a higher level.

However, the advancement beyond the limit that he pursued, to reach or even transcend the level that only existed in theory, if he wanted to achieve this, he had to let the second self and the main body merge for the second time before that.

Now the second me is almost on par with the ego, and once his spirit progresses and becomes complete again, he will have to wait for the second me to catch up.

At this moment, he raised the polished blade and looked at the cold light reflected on it, hoping that the opponent who would chase him next would be stronger, giving him a chance to complete the final resonance.

With this thought in mind, he swung his knife, instantly creating a crack, then placed the knife horizontally on his knees and began today's practice.

The night passed peacefully without any further disturbance to the camp.

After six o'clock the next day, as soon as the sky turned bright, everyone came out of the tent. After observing, they found that the insects outside were indeed much fewer. It seemed that they would completely disappear in another day or two.

At this moment, everyone suddenly heard the sound of a propeller blade. They realized something and looked in the direction of the sound. Sure enough, they saw an airship in the distance.

The people on the airship seemed to have seen them as well and did not come any closer. After a while, they saw a lot of birds flying out of the cabin of the airship, flying towards them and circling above their heads.

Now many team members couldn't help but fire their guns upwards. However, because the distance was far and the birds were relatively small and flying very fast, none of them were shot down.

Captain Hu stared at the sky and said, "Scout birds, they're staring us down."

Xu Chan took a quick look and stopped paying attention. He was very calm: "It makes no difference. According to the plan, we will evacuate to the valley stream later. As long as we can hide in the woods in time, these will not be a problem."

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(End of this chapter)