Chapter 435 Late Night
Chen Chuan and his companions set out in the morning, but they kept chasing until noon without catching up with the horse team.
It was not difficult to feel that the cavalry had been deliberately leading them away from the base.
If they continued to chase like this, the remaining time might not be enough for them to reach the nearest base before nightfall.
Chen Chuan then said, "If we withdraw now, it would be the same as if we hadn't come out yet, so I plan to continue chasing them and put pressure on them."
He looked at his two teammates. "You'll have to spend the night in the wild, but you're all aware of the dangers of the night. If you're not prepared, I'll allow you to return."
Yuan Qiyuan leaned back in his seat, a nonchalant smile on his face. He said, "Captain, what are you talking about? You're underestimating me. In my Yuan Qiyuan's rules of conduct, there's no such thing as deserting a battle."
Qin Qingque said seriously: "Captain, I will not leave the team."
Chen Chuan nodded and said, "Since you've made up your mind, there's no need to think about backing out later. Executor Qin, later on, send a telegram to Advisor Rao to let him know of our decision. We'll continue pursuing this matter."
"yes!"
The off-road vehicle continued to chase downwards. During this time, the fortress sent a telegram asking about the situation. They replied that they were still chasing and had not encountered the enemy yet, and reported their own position.
The fortress immediately sent back a message, reminding them that they had strayed too far away. Even if they were to reach the nearest base, it would take them five or six hours to get there, so they were told not to pursue them.
However, Chen Chuan immediately asked Qin Qingque to reply. This time they planned to chase after him, and in order not to lose him, after careful consideration, they decided to spend the night in the wild.
"What? Spending the night in the wild?"
Inside Fort No. 73, after receiving the news, Advisor Rao was so anxious that he walked around in circles, and immediately wanted to send another telegram to persuade Chen Chuan and others to come back.
However, he thought of Chen Chuan's attitude before he left, and he knew that he might have considered this a long time ago, so maybe he had some way to deal with it.
But he had to consider one thing. Now Chen Chuan and his team were the only team capable of fighting against the Iron Monster and operating in this area. If they were destroyed by the Iron Monster, then before mobilizing more powerful teams, the rear would have no choice but to let the monster move back and forth.
At this time, the situation must be reported to the combat command room.
He asked the radio operator to leave, put on headphones and sent the message himself, and described the basic situation.
However, regarding Chen Chuan and his team's decision to go out, he took a breath and added his own name to indicate that this was a unanimous decision of the team, including himself.
Meanwhile, in the dense forest, Qin Qingque looked up and said, "Captain, it's ready."
Chen Chuan said: "Keep chasing, and at four o'clock we will stop and set up camp." The cavalry in front can move continuously, but the traces are not so easy to erase.
Even if the enemy can move at night, it needs to be taken into consideration that in order to reach Fort No. 73, they must march at night and rest during the day, and they must also overdraw their horsepower to speed up their journey, and this has been going on for several consecutive days.
We didn't get any rest last night, and now we face a whole day of pursuit from them. We will definitely try to rest this night, so we don't have to worry about them going too far.
As long as they were behind, they would have no time to do anything else unless they turned around and destroyed them, but that was what he expected.
After a few more hours, the sky gradually darkened.
Chen Chuan looked outside and said, "Let's set up camp here."
"yes!"
Yuan Qiyuan and Qin Qingque dared to follow, not because they were blind, but because they had made some preparations beforehand.
Moreover, through their previous interactions, they could feel that although the captain looked young, he was always very steady and had accurate judgment, and they believed that he should have some confidence in this.
But even so, they were still a little nervous about the unpredictable night of fusion.
Chen Chuan asked two people to take tools and equipment from the car and set up some simple defense settings and warnings around it. He took out the esoteric materials he had prepared in advance and began to apply them on the inner and outer walls of the car body.
Here, protection against abnormal situations is usually done with protection and protective coatings. This is what is used in the garrison fortress, but esoteric materials can also be used.
It’s just that most people may not have this knowledge, and this thing itself is subject to strict control and is relatively sensitive. The material itself does not have the conditions to stay for a long time. This may be why it is not used.
But for a few of them, and only for one night, it was just right.
When Yuan Qiyuan saw him describing the ceremony, he couldn't help but say, "Captain, what are you doing..." But he only said half of the sentence before he realized something and kept silent.
He knew that there were some things he shouldn't ask, and besides, wasn't it good that the captain was capable?
Qin Qingque didn't say a word. She always fulfilled her responsibilities as a subordinate and never asked any other questions.
Chen Chuan had already thought of the ceremony before he set out, so this time he didn't have any reference and just started sketching, and finished the arrangement in less than an hour.
But he didn't stop there. He asked two people to take off the outermost stab-proof robe and bring it to him. He also drew some ritual patterns on it.
At this moment, only more than thirty miles away from them, a large group of Iron Demon's troops were staying here.
At this time, a horseman came close, saluted from his horse, and said, "Captain, they have been following us, and they are not rushing back, but camping where they are. They probably want to spend the night there. Captain, what should we do now?"
The Iron Demon just rode his horse in place, looking into the distance. After a while, a dull voice came from behind the mask.
"Wait."
Meanwhile, after Chen Chuan had finished setting up his place, the three of them returned to the car. Night quickly descended, like a heavy curtain falling, and the surroundings were suddenly enveloped in darkness.
Yuan Qiyuan looked out the car window vigilantly, but didn't notice anything for a long time. Just when he thought the night in the fusion land was just like this, he suddenly heard a rustling sound very close to him.
It was as if a huge snake was swimming across the car body, and the sound of its scales rubbing against each other and the feeling of the car sinking under the weight of something heavy were extremely clear.
After a long time, the thing seemed to have swum away, but at this moment, there was a loud bang, and the car wall seemed to be hit hard by something, causing the car body to shake. After a few breaths, the collision sound came again, and this time, it seemed that the entire car body was about to flip to one side.
Yuan Qiyuan and Qin Qingque both had their bodies tensed, weapons in hand, and solemn expressions.
Chen Chuan seemed very calm. He saw a slight sign of blurring on the second me, but it was not too strong. However, correspondingly, the material painted on the inner wall of the car was gradually getting darker, and I believe that the material painted on the outside of the car was the same.
Judging from the situation, it seems difficult to sustain the whole night, but he deliberately left some gaps. After the energy is consumed, he will try to add some more to reinforce it.
The sound of the collision disappeared after a few times, as if the thing attacking the vehicle had given up.
But then they heard a heavy sound approaching, as if it was an extremely huge creature. Every step it took shook the ground, and each step was delayed a little bit. It can be imagined that the distance of the stride was extremely large.
Not only that, they could feel each other getting closer and closer.
It looked like their vehicles were blocking the other party's path.
Yuan Qiyuan and Qin Qingque couldn't help but wonder, when that thing comes over, will it crush them directly into the car? Should they drive to another spot quickly?
Since nightfall, Chen Chuan has been paying attention to the activity index of the two people. At this moment, he found that in just a short while, the index of the two people soared to more than 20, and was still going up.
If it exceeds thirty, it enters a dangerous stage.
He said, "Executor Yuan, Executor Qin, the two of you immediately use breathing techniques to suppress the activity. If you can't suppress it, take the medicine. As for the rest, you don't need to think too much about it, and don't worry about it."
Yuan Qiyuan and Qin Qingque immediately responded, "Yes, Captain."
Chen Chuan's calmness infected the two people. They immediately put aside the distractions and maintained the breathing method. The rising index on their bodies slowly stopped and slowly fell, but the fall was very slow.
They soon became absorbed in it, and when they stopped, they found that the long night had passed, and there was bright light outside the car window, as if everything they had felt last night was an illusion.
Yuan Qiyuan let out a breath, opened the car door, and stepped out, but he soon realized something was wrong, because the place where they were staying at this moment was at least hundreds of meters away from where they stayed yesterday, and on the car body, you could clearly see traces of being hit and rubbed by something.
And just a few meters away from the car body, there was a huge pothole. The pothole extended outward and gradually stretched into the distance, which reminded him of the loud noise last night.
What I encountered last night was definitely not just an illusion!
Qin Qingque did not get out of the car. She turned on the radio and first sent a telegram to Fort No. 73, and then began to receive news from other bases.
Yuan Qiyuan walked over and said, "Captain, those things last night were truly bizarre and unpredictable. But what on earth did the people led by Iron Demon rely on to stay out there for so long? Faith? Drugs? They can't all be demons, right?"
Chen Chuanshuo said, "It must be some special method that we can't imitate. Otherwise, we have been working with those natives for so long, there is no reason why we can't master it."
"That's true." Yuan Qiyuan thought for a moment and said with lingering fear, "But if they had attacked us last night, would we have had to face those anomalies head-on?"
Chen Chuanshuo said, "It's not that simple. Although the Iron Demon can move at night, it has only been attacked near dawn. Just like the night before yesterday, when I noticed something was wrong, it was almost dawn.
If they can attack at any time during the night, there's no need to wait until then, so we just need to be prepared during this time."
Yuan Qiyuan chuckled, "It seems that Iron Demon and the others are not afraid of nothing."
Chen Chuan glanced at his watch and said, "Let's pack up and set off. We'll continue the pursuit today. We'll see when they can no longer hold back."
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(End of this chapter)
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