Invincible Young Master in the City
Chapter 746: 742: Ambushed

Chapter 746: Chapter 742: Ambushed

Upon hearing the alarm, Ye Fan awoke with a start and burrowed out of the army tent. His tiger-like eyes narrowed as he quickly swept the surroundings. By the starlight, he immediately discovered pairs of glowing green eyes lurking in the wild grass about twenty to thirty meters away.

Those glowing green eyes paused for a moment as Ye Fan and the others emerged from the tent before cautiously moving closer again.

With all his eyesight summoned, Ye Fan could see that the owners of those glowing green eyes were not very large, with a smaller front and larger back, and their dirty fur was drab brown with messy spots, looking hideous.

“It’s a hyena pack!” Ye Fan said, frowning.

It wasn’t that he was worried about the threat of the hyena pack, but rather he simply disliked hyenas from the bottom of his heart.

Too sneaky, too troublesome, too disgusting.

Liang Zi and the others frowned upon learning it was hyenas. Not a single person living on the African continent liked hyenas.

Hyenas, unlike many large carnivores, are cowardly and troublesome. They watch from afar if they see a strong enemy and persistently follow, looking for an opportunity. Once they have an absolute advantage, they would encircle in a group. They don’t pounce and kill prey quickly like lions or wolves but linger around the prey and slowly wear down much stronger ones. Many lions in distress were gradually worn down and killed by packs of hyenas.

Liang Zi and the others each drew out their daggers, becoming vigilant, but dared not use their guns.

In the dead of night on the open savannah, some gunshots would carry far, and it would be bad if they were discovered by enemies.

The hyenas approached cautiously, stopping about seven or eight meters from Ye Fan and the others, either standing or squatting, watching them. Seeing the larger number of people and without a clear advantage, they would not easily attack. If Ye Fan and his group charged, the hyenas would quickly flee, but not truly run away, and would continue to watch from a distance.

Ye Fan counted, thirteen hyenas.

“Pah!” Liang Zi spat out a thick glob with disgust, “These disgusting beasts, never straightforward, are definitely going to call other hyenas over!”

“If we could shoot, I’d mow down this garbage heap directly!” another person cursed fiercely.

Ye Fan picked up a short-handled entrenching tool and said, “You guys stand here, don’t follow me, I’ll take care of this pack of beasts myself. Otherwise, it’ll be troublesome when they attract other hyenas.”

It wasn’t that he was trying to act cool; it was just that this was the only way to deal with these hyenas.

Liang Zi and the others, knowing well Ye Fan’s skills were formidable, weren’t too concerned, especially with them watching by his side.

“Alright, chief, be careful,” replied Liang Zi and the others.

Ye Fan, carrying the entrenching tool, walked towards the pack of hyenas.

As Ye Fan approached, the hyenas indeed immediately stood and ran a few steps away, not attacking him but also not running far, cautiously semi-circling him.

Ye Fan ignored these sneaky beasts, continuing to move away from Liang Zi and the others.

As Ye Fan moved more than ten meters away from Liang Zi and the others, the hyenas indeed surrounded him but kept a certain distance and didn’t immediately attack.

Holding the entrenching tool, Ye Fan stood still, letting the hyenas creep closer bit by bit.

Finally, the hyenas came close enough, but surprisingly, one or two still squatted casually three to four meters away.

Seeing this, Ye Fan couldn’t help but twist his mouth in disgust at such beasts.

Eventually, one of the hyenas behind Ye Fan started a tentative attack.

Ye Fan reacted swiftly, backhanding with the entrenching tool and instantly smashing the hyena dead without it even having a chance to let out a cry.

The surrounding hyenas, seeing this, immediately scattered several meters away. Noticing that Ye Fan did not give chase, they stopped again and then slowly regrouped, circling around him.

After a while, two hyenas left the circle, walking off to squat down two to three meters away.

This pack of hyenas surrounded Ye Fan for more than ten minutes, grinding away at him. An ordinary person would have exhausted a lot of energy from the high tension and constantly turning to prevent being attacked from behind.

In those fifteen minutes, hyenas occasionally retreated from the encirclement, squatting down two or three meters away. Those that were squatting before would rejoin the encirclement.

After lingering for some twenty-odd minutes, the hyenas finally launched another attack.

This time, they attacked from the left.

Ye Fan reacted swiftly, sending a shovel smack down that killed one hyena, while others lunged from behind and the right side.

Without pausing, Ye Fan turned and swatted again, instantly killing two more hyenas.

This time, Ye Fan didn’t stop, his form shooting out like a specter toward the remaining escaping hyenas around him.

After chasing for over fifty meters, he finally managed to kill the last hyena.

With all the hyenas dead, there was no longer any need to worry about stray ones attracting more.

Furthermore, Ye Fan had killed the hyenas using a shovel, virtually bloodlessly, meaning there was no need to worry about the scent of blood drawing other carnivorous creatures.

Carrying the shovel back to the tent, Liang Zi and the others approached him, looking up at Ye Fan saying, “Boss, you’re incredible! If it weren’t for you, those beasts would probably have been a nuisance for days.”

Ye Fan smiled faintly, set down the shovel, and said, “Let’s continue to rest. We must conserve our energy to be prepared for anything.”

“Yes, Boss!” Liang Zi and the others responded in unison, crawling back into their marching tents to sleep.

Then, the night passed without incident, save for changing the guard duty at two o’clock in the morning, without any other disturbances.

Over the next few days, Ye Fan led Liang Zi and the others around the perimeter of the Kumugo underground biochemical research facility, observing the terrain and the enemy’s troop deployments.

Occasionally, two armed helicopters would circle in the sky.

Having known about the presence of helicopters at the Kumugo underground biochemical research facility, Ye Fan and his team were prepared in advance and camouflaged themselves in the grass well before the armed helicopters flew overhead.

After five or six days of continuous reconnaissance, they had thoroughly scouted the area around the Kumugo underground biochemical research facility. Next, they had to venture into the enemy’s line of sight for close observation.

“You guys wait here for me; I’ll go take a look at the entrance to this facility myself,” Ye Fan said to Liang Zi and the others.

Liang Zi and the others immediately became tense, and Liang Zi called out, “Boss, let me go. You shouldn’t risk yourself so lightly.”

After several days of reconnaissance, although Liang Zi and the others didn’t know the specifics of this facility, they had already become acutely aware of its danger.

Damn it, wasn’t the presence of armed helicopters circling overhead a clear enough warning this was no joking matter?

“No, I must do the reconnaissance myself,” Ye Fan refused sternly.

“Then I’ll go with you!” Liang Zi insisted.

Ye Fan refused, “No, more people make it easier to be discovered, and if we’re spotted, it’s harder to escape.”

“You guys stay put here, and make sure to contact me immediately if there’s any trouble!” Ye Fan added.

Liang Zi and the others had no choice but to reply, “Yes, Boss!”

Then, Ye Fan alone stealthily made his way toward the Kumugo underground biochemical research facility.

However, just as Ye Fan had stealthily traveled three or four kilometers towards the Kumugo underground biochemical research facility, suddenly a voice came through the earpiece: “Boss, we’ve been… Ahhh—”

A scream abruptly cut through the earpiece.