Five corpses lay on the ground: four men and one woman.
"It is indeed very strange. Do you know these people?" Luo Chen stared at the corpses, noting that their combat strength was far inferior to that of the Iron Wolf Mercenary Group.
Old Tie shook his head: "I don't recognize him. He doesn't have any mercenary group insignia on him. He's not even as good as those small mercenary groups."
Luo Chen frowned, looking at Lao Tie with a puzzled expression. What did that mean?
Old Tie chuckled and then said, "You should know that a mercenary group needs at least ten people to be established. This is the most basic requirement for establishing a mercenary group."
"Of course, fewer than ten people are also acceptable, but one of them must be at least close to or at the level of a grandmaster, and each person's strength must be similar."
Luo Chen suddenly realized that, just like when he rescued Mu Shiyu and the others last time, the mercenary group they encountered, although only six people, was no less powerful than a mid-level mercenary group, not to mention that one of them was a Grandmaster.
This explains it clearly. Even if these people were just a few scattered mercenaries temporarily put together, why did they immediately look at their guns when they saw Luo Chen and his group?
That's quite hard to understand.
Even if they were sent by someone, it would be very difficult for them to take Mu Shanhai away. Moreover, the other party is not unaware that there is a grandmaster-level figure among them.
"Did you find anything?"
Lao Tie instructed Wang Er to search the car, and seeing that the latter shook his head, he did not ask any further questions.
"What's your opinion?" Lao Tie turned to look at Luo Chen.
Luo Chen pondered for a moment, but judging from the limited clues available, they were of absolutely no use.
This makes things very difficult.
Was it a deliberate attempt to mislead us?
"Go, throw the body down the mountain, and take everything usable from the car," Lao Tie said when he saw Luo Chen deep in thought.
During the battle, one of the vehicles was destroyed, but fortunately, these people had other vehicles that they could still use.
That's how the mercenary world works; once a person dies, they lose all their value.
There wasn't even a word about returning the corpses to dust, and it's good that Lao Tie did this, because sometimes, who cares about these corpses?
"I'm going up first," Luo Chen said, and walked towards the dilapidated building.
"Is it over?" Qi Tianlong had been watching the battle on the ground from outside the door. When the gunfire subsided for a moment, he realized that the battle was over.
Luo Chen nodded slightly, his expression indifferent.
"What have you discovered?" Qi Tianlong asked again upon seeing this.
Luo Chen shook his head. If he had indeed made some discoveries, that would be good. He then went inside.
"How is it?" Mu Shanhai asked, getting up quickly.
"Five people, it seemed like a temporary group. They opened fire as soon as they met, but they were very weak. They didn't seem to be chasing you, but that's strange."
"Logically speaking, if they didn't know each other and just wanted to rest here for the night, they wouldn't start firing as soon as they met. So they should still be chasing us. But I really don't understand why they would send these few people. Aren't they just sending cannon fodder for nothing?"
Upon hearing this, Mu Shanhai and the others fell into deep thought. If that were really the case, they were somewhat confused.
"You big bad guy, you won?" The only person in the room who didn't care about any of this looked at Luo Chen with a face full of joy and said.
Luo Chen twitched his lips. Even if the sky were to fall, it wouldn't affect this girl.
"What do you think? With me on the case, is there anything I can't handle?" Luo Chen started showing off in front of Jiang Xian'er.
Well... as for whether she's willing, it seems like Jiang Xian'er is the only one in this house who's easy to fool.
The problem is that this girl is too naive. However, for Luo Chen, she is a welcome diversion from the monotony.
"I knew it! How could those little things be a match for you? Hahaha!" Jiang Xian'er put her hands on her hips, completely unconcerned about the stares of others, and laughed arrogantly.
In her eyes, Luo Chen seemed invincible.
Only she could subdue Luo Chen.
Luo Chen: "Ah, right, right, with Xian'er Peak emerging, who can rival us!"
However, Luo Chen dared not say this aloud, as he did not want to die.
Just as the group was analyzing the situation, a loud bang was heard.
"What's going on?"
"What happened?"
The whole dilapidated house was shaking, but thankfully it didn't collapse.
The group exchanged glances, each able to discern the other's thoughts.
"This is a large grenade." Although Xiao Jiang was a well-traveled and knowledgeable girl, she still showed some worry on her face when faced with this situation.
Luo Chen and Qi Tianlong exchanged a glance and instantly understood each other's thoughts.
"You all stay put," Luo Chen quickly instructed, then hurried out the door, with Qi Tianlong following closely behind.
"Same as always, I'll go check first. If there's any more heavy firepower, you take them away."
Qi Tianlong nodded, then tensed up, constantly watching his surroundings.
He understood that this opponent was no joke.
On the flat ground, Lao Tie lay on a mound of earth, panting heavily. He had just been clearing the battlefield when a grenade landed in his path.
Fortunately, they were all quite far away at the time and were not directly harmed, but they were still affected by the aftershocks.
"Are you all alright?" Lao Tie asked, getting up and calling out to his surroundings after recovering a bit.
"exist!"
"I'm fine!"
"My hand was grazed, but it's nothing serious."
Hearing the reply, Lao Tie calmed down and began to analyze the situation.
He saw that the two jeeps on the road had been destroyed, and one of them was still on fire.
"The other side has heavy weapons, but there are no vehicle sounds around, so we can determine that the other side did not come from the road. There are small hills on the other side, so the only possibility is that they are on the mountain on the other side."
"But the road to Xiaoshanbao is only five kilometers away from here. The first battle involved five people. They arrived about ten minutes ago, and the battle lasted about nine minutes. Two minutes ago, all of them were dead."
Lao Tie has extremely rich experience, having lived on the battlefield since childhood; otherwise, he wouldn't have become the deputy commander of the Iron Wolves.
"In other words, these two mercenary groups came together, and the dead were just cannon fodder. They came here to pinpoint our exact location, but it took them longer to get up the mountain, which caused a time lag for the group on the mountain. They should have been firing grenades during the battle, but because of the delay, they are only showing up now."
In the darkness, Lao Tie's eyes were fierce, and in a very short time, he had grasped the whole situation.
"Who's closest to the car? There are grenades on it, can we take them?" Lao Tie shouted. The other side might be assessing the situation, or they might be sending someone down.
So now is a very favorable time for free.
On the battlefield, even a little time can be crucial to victory.
"Wow!"
Instead of receiving replies from others, Luo Chen responded.
Luo Chen patted Lao Tie on the shoulder, his usually calm face now filled with intense anger in his eyes.
"You can play these games with me, that's fine."
"I'll show you what a real villain is, damn it."
Luo Chen was furious, really furious.
He has sensed many things since he came into this world.
Indeed, this is a world full of war, but at the same time, it also allowed Luo Chen to experience many things he had never experienced before.
He's not a good person, but when he plays a villain, he doesn't seem like one.
This feeling actually made Luo Chen very conflicted.
Flirting with girls is part of his daily routine, but life is the main theme. He's not afraid of who you are, whether you're the Dragon King or someone else.
He just didn't want to deliberately forget his original self for the sake of certain things.
Once we embark on a path, we forget our original purpose until we lose ourselves.
And in this world, Luo Chen gradually rediscovered himself.
He provoked himself again and again.
I just want to finish a task and then go back.
"Xiao, watch out, there might be a sniper!" Old Tie shouted. Snipers were a standard feature in mercenary groups.
Based on Lao Tie's assessment, the other party is very likely a medium-sized mercenary group. After all, having large-scale firepower means they are not to be trifled with.
Luo Chen quickly approached the car.
Just as he reached into the car, his ear suddenly twitched.
Whoosh!
Luo Chen dodged lightly, and a bullet struck inside the car.
"Damn it, missed!" In the distance, on a small hill, a sniper noticed this through his night vision goggles.
“It’s never easy to snipe at night, so you can’t be blamed.” A thin man beside him said calmly, “There’s one more shot left, fire it at the car.”
After he finished speaking, a grenade was placed into the grenade launcher behind him.
"cover!"
Luo Chen, with his master-level sensitivity, noticed this and shouted loudly in all directions. At the same time, he moved his body and flipped out like a carp.
boom!
A huge explosion occurred on the flat ground, and the car in the center was instantly propelled into the air by the shockwave before crashing to the ground with a thud.
The surrounding area echoed with the roar of explosions, showcasing its arrogant and domineering presence.
But the matter was far from over.
There was a bomb inside the car.
Realizing this, Lao Tie immediately stood up and shouted loudly in all directions: "Quick, back up! There's a bomb in the car!"
Before he could finish speaking, a series of explosions erupted into the sky.
The massive blast wave overturned everything in its path.
A huge crater instantly appeared on the flat ground; the car had already been blown to pieces, with debris scattered everywhere.
It was like a sudden downpour that swept everyone away and then quickly disappeared.
A raging fire was burning, and the main road had long been destroyed. Now, only one of Luo Chen's vehicles remained, parked at the back.
"Not good!" Luo Chen, who had already pulled back, turned around and looked at the dilapidated building behind him. The building was already in a terrible state, so it was impossible for it not to be affected by such a huge shock wave.
"Damn it!" Luo Chen roared, the entire dilapidated building in front of him had already become ruins.
"Qi Tianlong, how are you?" Luo Chen quickly pulled out his walkie-talkie, hoping they were alright.
No sound came out for a long time, and Luo Chen walked quickly towards the ruins.
"Qi Tianlong!"
"Mu Shiyu!"
Luo Chen was extremely anxious, his nerves were about to explode.
"We are here."
Finally, Qi Tianlong's voice came through the walkie-talkie.
Luo Chen breathed a sigh of relief. Thank goodness, otherwise even if he had killed everyone on the other side, he wouldn't have been able to get back.
Where are you?
"We were at that observation deck this afternoon. There's a small hill there, which was perfect for taking cover from the bombs." It was Mu Shiyu who spoke.
Luo Chen was relieved. It seemed that Qi Tianlong had taken them away after he left earlier.
That's fine, this way he can act without restraint.
Luo Chen turned around, his dark eyes filled with anger.
Didn't you need people?
You think you'll be safe just by hiding in the mountains? Well, I'll come find you myself.
Luo Chen removed the cumbersome items from his mercenary uniform, leaving him with only a pistol and a 40-centimeter knife.
"Qi Tianlong, protect them. Don't show up unless I come looking for you," Luo Chen said coldly into the walkie-talkie.
Then he walked in the direction of his old friend.
"Xiao, are you alright?" When Lao Tie saw Luo Chen, he felt relieved, after all, this young man was very important to their group.
Although he knew Luo Chen was very strong, he still didn't want any accidents to happen.
"You..." Lao Tie noticed Luo Chen's change. He felt that Luo Chen was like a furnace at this moment, with a fire burning inside him.
"You stay here with Wang Er and the others. Remember, don't go anywhere. Xiao Jiang and the others are not in any danger for the time being," Luo Chen said coldly.
"What are you going to do?" Old Tie sensed something and grabbed Luo Chen's hand: "You can't go. I'll contact the regimental commander in a bit and wait for their support."
Luo Chen pried Lao Tie's hand away, shook his head, and looked at the small hill in the darkness opposite: "No need to call them, just do as I say."
After speaking, Luo Chen stood up, his gaze fixed ahead like a hungry wolf searching for its prey.
"Sigh." Old Tie frowned and sighed, but he was powerless to do anything. He could only shout, "Wang Er, Sanwu, form a triangle and guard this place. Do not make any rash moves. If anyone appears, intercept them immediately!"
"yes!"
"Deputy Commander, Brother Xiao..." Wang Er was closest to Lao Tie and could just see Luo Chen by the firelight.
"Shut up, remember your mission, and don't ask any other questions."
Luo Chen, his body hunched over, moved forward step by step.
At this moment, he, a master, mobilized all his muscles and bones.
They quietly slipped through the darkness and walked towards the opposite mountain.
"Boss, nothing's happening?" The sniper had been observing the situation on the flat ground below, but the earlier explosion had left him with no useful information.
The thin man beside him remained silent. After a moment of contemplation, he gripped the headset and said, "Stone, take him down and take a look. Be careful; the other side has a Grandmaster."
After saying that, the man switched to another channel and said, "We've located their position. They have a Grandmaster among them. I've already sent people down to investigate. When will you arrive?"
No sound came through the headset, and the thin man frowned.
Ten minutes!
Hearing the reply, the thin man slowly let out a breath, finally relieved.
These are two grandmaster-level experts; once they arrive, the mission will be over.
Just when the thin man thought the matter was about to end, he suddenly heard gunshots coming from the mountainside.
"Boss, this is where the stone is."
On the mountainside, Luo Chen, like a soul-reaping messenger, demanded the souls of these dozen or so mercenaries!
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