Wang Tie stared intently at his surroundings, then shouted into the walkie-talkie, "This is Wang Tie, squad leader of the third squad, second platoon, second company. Requesting backup! Requesting backup! There are unknown creatures here, and my team members have vanished without a trace! I am..."
He hadn't finished speaking.
Another scream of agony came from beside me.
Before Wang Tie could even react, he was horrified to discover...
Zhou Feng, the deputy squad leader next to me, has also disappeared!
However, it was different from when Sun Hao disappeared.
He could barely make out what Zhou Feng was being pulled upwards by something out of the corner of his eye!
It's just that it's too fast.
It was as if in a fraction of a second, Zhou Feng, such a big person, was just dragged away!
There was simply no time to react!
The other soldiers were completely dumbfounded.
Another comrade-in-arms, and Zhou Feng, a veteran squad leader, has also mysteriously disappeared!
And it disappeared while they were completely focused on their surroundings!
If Sun Hao's disappearance was due to their carelessness, then...
What about the disappearance of Zhou Feng, the deputy squad leader?
I don't understand at all!
Fear rose in everyone's hearts.
This unknown, unseen terror that can make people disappear in an instant is far more terrifying than a surging horde of zombies!
Wang Tie suddenly shouted, "Up there! Fire upwards!"
Almost simultaneously, everyone reacted and raised their guns to fire upwards!
"Da da da...!"
Machine guns, automatic rifles...
Hundreds of bullets rained down on the dense foliage, breaking many branches and sending green leaves flying.
Wang Tie and his men only stopped firing after emptying three magazines.
They nervously changed magazines while keeping their eyes fixed on what was above them.
Above, apart from the fallen branches still swaying in the wind, there was still no sign of any living creatures.
Wang Tie's heart sank to the bottom at this moment.
The two brothers just disappeared without a trace!
They didn't even see what the enemy looked like!
The only thing that can be somewhat confirmed is that the other side seems to be afraid of them as well, and is not attacking them head-on.
Instead, they used a sneak attack.
This suggests that the opponent may not necessarily be very strong either.
Those powerful evolved beasts are not afraid of bullets at all and can be completely crushed.
Wang Tie suddenly shouted, "Retreat!"
"We'll retreat slowly, maintain formation, and watch out in all directions, especially overhead! If anything seems amiss, open fire immediately!"
He knew he could take advantage of the fact that the other side wasn't attacking him head-on to leave.
The seven survivors began to slowly move out of the park, their steps unusually heavy.
Their guns were pointed upwards and into the surrounding shadows, their eyes bloodshot from staring for so long.
Even though it was late winter and early spring, beads of sweat were already sliding down their foreheads.
Even if it gets in my eyes, I don't bother to wipe it away.
They retreated for about a hundred meters until they reached an open area, a little further away from the largest trees.
The tense nerves of everyone seemed to relax slightly.
Sudden.
He walked at the very back, carefully watching Wang Tie, the squad leader behind him, and seemed to catch a glimpse of something out of the corner of his eye.
He instinctively looked at a giant tree near the location where they had just been attacked.
The trunk diameter of that mutated giant tree definitely exceeded forty meters, and its height was hundreds or even thousands of meters!
Like a giant pillar connecting heaven and earth!
The bark was very rough and covered with a thick layer of moss.
In some places, vines hanging down like giant pythons are also present.
Wang Tie's gaze unconsciously swept across the middle of the tree trunk, about thirty or forty meters above the ground.
That area seems a little different?
The bark in that area seemed to be...smoother than the surrounding area.
Or, to put it more completely.
Unlike other places, it has obvious cracks and peeling bark.
Wait a moment!
Wang Tie was stunned for a moment.
It feels like that huge piece of bark moved slightly!
Just like that giant tree breathing!
Wang Tie blinked quickly and looked closely.
Yet there was nothing unusual about it.
He wondered if he was seeing things because he was too nervous.
But the next second.
Wang Tie was stunned.
A pair of eyes seemed to appear out of thin air on the trunk of that giant tree!
Those were huge, golden, vertical pupils!
Each one is over two meters in diameter!
It can be said that these eyes are perfectly integrated into the texture of the tree trunk.
If they don't open their eyes on their own initiative.
Even if you walk up to the tree and look up carefully, you'll most likely miss it.
They simply thought they were two burls on the trunk of the giant tree!
Just as Wang Tie was dumbfounded.
Then, something even more horrifying happened.
Suddenly, a huge crack appeared in the tree trunk below those eyes.
That's not a gap!
That was clearly a hideous, gaping maw covered in barbs and sharp teeth!
This tree is truly sentient!
Seeing this, Wang Tie felt a chill run through his body.
He bit his tongue, mustered all his strength, and roared, "Run! Don't look back! Run with all your might!"
The other six soldiers had no idea what was happening.
Upon hearing the squad leader's order, they all rushed back to where they had come from, disregarding everything else.
Wang Tie himself raised his gun, retreating while staring intently at those giant eyes.
Suddenly, a pink tongue shot out from that huge, ferocious maw with incredible speed.
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