Chapter 80: Chapter 80 Jungle Hunt

"Lei Jie, the plan has changed."

"We will leave Yellow Stone City in 15 minutes to organize harassment in the northern jungle."

"Expect engagement in 35 minutes, seize the opportunity, organize reconnaissance, proceed to Fengbo Port via the second route once the enemy ahead is distracted."

"We will use Xisai Mountain as the second drop point and Fengbo Port as the first drop point."

"If conditions permit, try to reach the first drop point."

"Upon arrival, conceal yourself on the spot, and wait for my notification to drop."

"There are plenty of covers near both drop points, as long as you can get in, you can hide!"

"Understood."

Lei Jie’s response came through the earpiece. He didn’t ask why the plan had changed last minute or how to retreat from such an infiltration behind enemy lines.

He only knew that his PDA had received a new operational map from Chen Jian.

And what he had to do was act according to the operational map.

This is how special operations are; superiors just need to issue the orders, and those executing them have much more to consider...

After acknowledging the command, Lei Jie immediately halted his advance.

He gestured to Zeng Yi and Xie Liu to unload the equipment they were carrying, while he raised his binoculars and looked in the direction indicated by the smart goggles.

That was the heavily guarded position of the Mechanical God Sect and the Holy Blood. He could already see faint heat sources in the not-so-dense forest.

Directly passing through was almost impossible.

The only thing he could do now was wait for Chen Jian’s actions on his end...

.....

Meanwhile, Chen Jian and his two companions had already donned their gear and put on the rebreathers.

The rebreather tanks lasted for 15 minutes, and they had to infiltrate underwater within those 15 minutes, crossing nearly a kilometer-wide stretch of the lake’s shallow area to reach the opposite jungle.

This was by no means an easy task. When the water surface was calm, any slight disturbance might alert the Holy Blood to their actions.

But fortunately, the Mechanical God Sect was still continuing with their fatigue tactics.

As another round of shelling began, using the cover of the artillery fire, the team quickly entered the water and swiftly landed.

Under the guise of tactical camouflage, the three moved stealthily into the jungle like ghosts. From this moment onwards, their hunt began in earnest.

The thermal fusion night vision was already activated, and Chen Jian carefully scanned the forest ahead.

After confirming there was no anomaly, he gestured, marking several possible vantage points on the map where Holy Blood observation posts might be lurking, meanwhile reminding his other two companions to watch overhead.

After all, these Holy Blood aren’t just anyone; they genuinely might be hiding within dense canopies, mimicking the tactics of monkeys in the Vietnam jungle from years ago.

Step by step, the trio cautiously advanced slowly.

Upon reaching less than 100 meters from the first vantage point, Chen Jian finally spotted a not-so-obvious heat source in his view.

"Two of them."

Chen Jian gestured, indicating the other two to continue their search while he stayed put, aiming his rifle at the two figures not far away.

The exoskeleton’s mounts hadn’t unfolded yet, but in an ambush, he was confident he could take out the two with his Model 191 within a second.

Even if they were faster, could they be that prescient?

When my bullet hits your body, the sound is just emerging from the muzzle!

On this silent night, Chen Jian lay in ambush under the cover of the dark forest.

He Shuo and Shen Yue quietly distanced themselves, continuing their search for other positions.

It took them nearly half an hour to cover a mere 150 meters, and by the time He Shuo found the second moving target, Shen Yue repeated the procedure, moving away to search for the third target.

Two hours later, the three each locked onto their targets.

By then, the distance between them had widened to nearly a kilometer, their search area fully covering the entire protrusion on the lake’s shore.

The time was ripe.

Chen Jian set a countdown on his smart goggles, and three seconds later, fire broke out simultaneously in three spots!

"Bang bang bang bang----"

After a series of long bursts, the two Holy Blood before Chen Jian collapsed to the ground instantly.

The first bullet struck one of them right in the head, while the ensuing barrage pinned the other firmly to the ground!

At the same time, with the gunfire reaching Yellow Stone City, Li Shi, who had been waiting long, pressed the trigger.

The 022 heavy machine gun roared, spewing out 14.5mm large-caliber bullets, the incendiary rounds setting the whole forest ablaze with sparks. Yet, amidst the flurry of sparks, only then did the awakened Holy Blood elsewhere realize what was happening.

Instinctively, they turned towards the gunfire yet overlooked the immediate threat.

Seizing this chance, Chen Jian and his team swiftly retreated and repositioned, melting back into the jungle.

The scent of blood lingered among the trees. As Chen Jian had requested, Li Shi was counting carefully.

Twenty seconds after pulling the trigger, he grabbed a mortar shell nearby, loading it into a mortar whose parameters he had preset.

"Pop!"

"Pop!"

Two soft thuds later, shells whistled down.

Amidst the loud explosions, Li Shi lunged to the side, manning a QLZ-24 automatic grenade launcher. At the extreme range of 1.5 kilometers, he once again unleashed a long burst toward the already bombarded forest.

Explosions erupted one after another, rendering the northern shore of Great Governance Lake into complete chaos.

Chen Jian clearly noticed heat sources passing through the distant woods, but he paid them no mind—instead, following the original plan, he quickly evacuated the designated open area.

His speed was fast, but the Holy Blood in the forest was not slow either.

By the time he reached the predetermined spot and deployed the exoskeleton’s weapon mount, three Holy Blood had simultaneously pounced at him from three directions.

But, he wasn’t alone.

From the side, Shen Yue and He Shuo arrived instantly, laying down a crossfire. At the same time, having completed one round with the automatic grenade launcher, Li Shi had returned behind the 022 heavy machine gun, unleashing a ferocious suppressive fire at the forest in front of Chen Jian.

The Holy Blood Scouts, who thought they had finally caught a chance, met a hard wall, yet when they wished to retreat, it was already too late.

A large-caliber bullet struck the thigh of one, and in the next second, his entire lower body separated from his torso.

Chen Jian steadied his Model 191, finishing off the last struggling one with a precise shot.

Then, he shouted an order:

"Li Shi! Cover us as we break northward!"

Instantly, it seemed as if countless pairs of eyes awoke within the dark woods.

Chen Jian swapped out his magazine, then in a lowered voice said:

"We need to hold here for 5 minutes, then withdraw back to Yellow Stone City under Li Shi’s cover!"

"They will definitely deploy more Holy Blood to patch the gap."

"Lei Jie, seize the opportunity!"

Gunfire and explosions melded into a raucous symphony, and the Mechanical God Sect’s large-caliber smoothbore cannons appeared to have adjusted their aim, shells constantly dropping near the trio.

Yet, Chen Jian remained calmly standing his ground, facing the encroaching enemy ready to surround them.

....

Meanwhile, in Yuqing State.

Xu Lie stood in front of Zhou Yan, speaking in an urgent tone:

"Those Chosen ones... those Mimic Heretics want to break through!"

"This is the best opportunity!"

"If they hunker down in Yellow Stone City, it would take a significant mobilization of forces to breach it; their firepower is too strong!"

"But now, we have a chance to directly encircle them!"

"They abandoned their greatest advantage, they can only carry a limited amount of automatic weapons at most!"

"Lord Guardian, please give the order!"

"Recall the Holy Blood outside, and dispatch a few more Blood Sources!"

"Even if we can’t kill them, we can at least force them back!"

"I know them, when I split from them, they were only four."

"But now, judging merely by their firepower, they must have gathered more than 20 of the Divine... Heretics."

"If we let them escape again, next time we encounter them, they might be too powerful for us to handle!"

As Xu Lie’s words tapered off, Zhou Yan slowly nodded.

Then he spoke:

"Go ahead as you suggested!"

.....

Five kilometers away, Lei Jie heard faint gunfire from afar.

He silently patted the shoulders of Xie Liu and Zeng Yi, and then, the three plunged into the jungle, heading straight towards Fengbo Port...

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