Unlike Lin Shuo and the others, He Zihong got up late this morning.

After yesterday's conversation, the chief scientist of the International Biological Research Association has actually changed from the leader of the Hooked Snake project to a consultant.

In the future, it will be his student Yang Tuo who will lead this project.

Yang Tuo is Chinese New Year's Eve three years old today, which is very young in the field of science.

He was his mentor during his studies in the United States. He Zihong knows the talent of this young man best, and brought him into the International Biological Research Association early.

Yang Tuo decided to return to China when he was thirty years old, and He Zihong understood his willingness to serve the country and let him go.

As a result, in less than three years, a gene project led by Yang Tuo in China has been a great success, with a wide range of applications in medicine, and he himself is about to become the youngest academician in the history of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

For China, a developing country, such a talent can be called a four-word comment:

The country is unparalleled.

He Zihong knew very well in his heart that if Yang Tuo was allowed to lead the hook snake project, there would be absolutely no problem in terms of ability. The academic level of this proud protégé has actually faintly surpassed himself. And this project has actually been developed independently from the International Biological Research Association to a joint development with China.

As an international organization, the International Biological Research Association has always been stretched thin in terms of funds, and at present, China's national strength is thriving, and He Zihong believes that his choice is still very wise.

The focus of Ho's own research will shift from the Hook Snake project to the entire ecosystem of the current underground mega cave.

The future of this project is unclear, and the research work is more cumbersome, and at Ho Zihong's age, apart from the initial sensational effect, there may not be any significant achievements in his lifetime.

But He Zihong has been doing scientific research all his life, and he has never rushed to the results.

He enjoys discovering more.

This morning, after Lin Shuo and the others set off, He Zihong got up.

Last night's 30-kilometer hike greatly overwhelmed the old man's physical strength.

He had insomnia in Europe before, but he slept very well last night, and when he opened his eyes, he found that Yang Tuo and they were gone.

Before Yang Tuo left, he set up a portable workbench for He Zihong and placed it at the entrance of the cave.

All kinds of small instruments on the workbench were placed in a convenient position for He Zihong, and a letter was left on it.

He Zihong hurriedly opened the envelope and took out the stationery inside.

There was only one sentence on the letter:

"If I can't survive, ask the teacher to report the results of Mr. Lin's investigation to the Chinese side on my behalf. ”

After reading the letter, He Zihong couldn't help but feel uncomfortable.

"You kid, you're smart and stupid!" He Zihong sighed with red eyes, and had mixed feelings in his heart.

He knew that Yang Tuo's trip was not to hook the snake. Such a promising young scientist would have such a disregard for his own life in order to determine the whereabouts of the 73 missing Chinese citizens.

This made He Zihong both regretful and faintly admired.

"Professor He, look!"

At this time, He Zihong heard Liu Qing's shout.

He Zihong turned his head and found that Liu Qing was pointing to the mountain outside the cave, and his face was very ugly.

He hurriedly turned to the mountain outside the cave, and his face turned white in an instant.

This mountain is covered with tall ferns, but the effect of this covering is not as good as that of the Outer Khingan Mountains on the ground.

The primeval forest in the Outer Khing'an Mountains is a sea of forests from above, and the situation inside the forest is invisible.

The ferns here are more sparsely divided, so you can see the situation in the forest faintly.

At this time, Lin Shuo and Anne were already far ahead and could not be seen.

Yang Tuo and Wei Xingshan, on the other hand, had just crossed the river and entered the fern jungle for only two or three hundred meters.

The current horizontal position of these two people is exactly the same as the height of the entrance of the cave where He Zihong is, and they can be seen at eye level.

At present, these two people are running back like crazy!

And right around them, a large green object is constantly approaching them from all directions!

These things were obscured by ferns, and the distance was far away, He Zihong couldn't see what they were, but their numbers were extremely staggering, like a tide, surging towards Wei Xingshan and Yang Tuo.

As soon as He Zihong saw this scene, his heart was suddenly discouraged.

Finished!

"Fire support!" only to hear Liu Qing's coquettish shout.

The other twelve mercenaries raised their guns with a "whoosh".

"Clear the way for the Wei team!" Liu Qing immediately gave the second order.

"Dadada!"

All twelve assault rifles were switched to burst mode, and the guns were tongued.

At this time, Wei Xingshan and Yang Tuo were running from the mountain to the river.

The green "tide" surrounded them from all directions.

Obviously, this thing was afraid of water, and did not enter the river, but stuck to the edge of the fern forest, cutting off the retreat of Wei Xingshan and Yang Tuo from both sides at the same time.

However, compared to the number of mountains and fields in other places, the thickness of the encirclement of this thing is relatively weak on the retreat routes of Wei Xingshan and Yang Tuo.

Therefore, Liu Qing's order to clear the road is very clear.

In the constant spitting of flames from the muzzle of the gun, green sap erupted from the edge of the fern forest.

......

Wei Xingshan has never run so fast in his life!

When he heard Anne's shout in the walkie-talkie, he didn't hesitate for half a second, and without saying a word, he picked up Yang Tuo and carried it on his shoulder, and ran back!

Whether Lin Shuo and Anne can survive or not, he doesn't care about it now.

But this Yang Tuo next to him, he patted his chest in front of He Zihong last night, and he definitely can't die!

After carrying Yang Tuo for an anaerobic sprint of about 200 meters, Wei Xingshan's physical load had reached the limit.

Almost every muscle in his body was alerting him with intense soreness.

Although the scholar on his shoulder was far thinner than Wei Xingshan, he was also a man of more than one hundred and twenty pounds.

Fortunately, he is now descending the mountain, and the inertia after the sprint has been formed, and he can still maintain his speed as long as he pays attention to the landing point of each step under his feet.

He didn't know what he was up against, but if he could get Anne to shout in that hoarse voice, it would be a big problem!

Soon, he heard gunfire from the opposite side.

He saw that inside the hole, his comrades were shooting wildly.

The point where the bullet landed was right in front of him.

Wei Xingshan soon realized that this was his comrades-in-arms clearing the way for themselves.

He turned his head as he ran, finally seeing what it was.

That's a myriad of giant emerald green ants!

The height of each ant is about half a meter, just like a small tank!

They moved fast through the fern jungle, and one of them was the fastest, no more than five meters away from Wei Xingshan.

Then the wings behind this ant suddenly opened and rushed towards Wei Xingshan!

Wei Xingshan held Yang Tuo's back with one hand to prevent him from falling, and only one left hand raised the assault rifle and gave the ant a shuttle!

The green juice burst open, and the giant ant was dead before it hit the ground.

However, in a hurry, he fired the assault rifle with one hand, and the recoil made Wei Xingshan stumble and almost fall, he staggered and adjusted his steps, finally stabilized his body, and turned his head to see that another giant ant was in mid-air, almost touching his face!

Wei Xingshan's blood all over his body was cold!

"Bah!" a gunshot rang out, and the ant was shot and his head was blown off.

Yang Tuo lay on Wei Xingshan's shoulder, put down the pistol in his hand, and pinched the wrist of the gunman with the other hand.

Yang Tuo's self-rescue with this shot can be said to be fast and ruthless, but he is a scholar in the end, and his strong psychological quality cannot make up for the rustiness of his methods.

He was carried face down by Wei Xingshan just now, and he shot in a hurry in an improper posture, and his wrist was already sprained when this shot went down.

"Awesome!"

Wei Xingshan praised a sentence, unloaded Yang Tuo as he spoke, then grabbed his ankles with both hands, spun around in place, and then threw forward and shouted: "Go you!"

Yang Tuo only felt that his brain was dizzy, and when he woke up again, he had already fallen into the water.

It turned out that Wei Xingshan had already run to the river.

Then Yang Tuo saw that Wei Xingshan himself also came to a fish leap into the water, a fierce man plunged down, and then he came to his side.

Wei Xingshan grabbed Yang Tuo's back collar, fluttered twice, and soon climbed ashore.

He heard a "buzzing" sound behind him and realized that the river couldn't trap those guys.

Because he had just seen that this giant ant could at least fly short distances.

Just crossing the river is not enough to ensure safety!

But this series of actions just now has already made his whole body out of strength, and if he wants to carry Yang Tuo to run again, it is impossible.

At this critical juncture, the gunfire of the comrades on the opposite side began to become sparse.

The mercenary squad was not equipped with machine guns, and although the assault rifles in their hands were powerful enough, each magazine had a capacity of 30 rounds.

Wei Xingshan's eyes were red at this time. He pushed Yang Tuo, who had just stood firm, and roared: "Run!!"

Then he turned his head and picked up the assault rifle he was carrying on his shoulder.

The scene in front of him made his pupils dilate rapidly, and the adrenaline in his body surged!

On the river, dozens of giant ants flickered their wings and buzzed to fly.

The nearest one is less than three meters away from him!

Too much!

There's no way to look at it!

Kill one by one!

Wei Xingshan was about to pull the trigger of the rifle, but he heard the gunfire behind him become violent again.

And in front of him, the clumps of green juice burst open!

The comrades-in-arms at the entrance of the cave behind them, after a short reload action, the firepower continued!

Wei Xingshan is not stupid, he will turn around and run immediately!

The entrance of the cave is more than 100 meters away from here.

This 100 meters is the distance between life and death.

Wei Xingshan's mind was already blank, and he forgot how he ran to the bottom of the cave entrance, and then climbed the cliff with Yang Tuo on his back.

These movements are all done subconsciously, and they are muscle memories that have been tempered in the team before.

After crawling into the hole, he put Yang Tuo down, and then lay on his back on the ground, gasping for breath, and his eyes were black for a while.

Yang Tuo, who was beside him, sat up, his eyes were full of gratitude, and he patted him on the shoulder.

The comrades-in-arms around him were still shooting frantically, and many of them were roaring angrily.

As an experienced field commander, Wei Xingshan immediately realized the problem.

Although he and Yang Tuo were temporarily out of danger, if this continued, the amount of ammunition carried by the team would not last long.

You'll have to find something to plug the hole!

But he soon realized that this was not the right thing to do.

Because, Lin Shuo and Anne are still outside.

Once the hole is blocked, there is no way back for the two of them!