Self-confidence often comes from strong strength, and a man's pride is by no means unwarranted arrogance, and the current predicament really cannot stump it. If it weren't for the gunner's suppression of the firepower of his weapon, perhaps the outcome would never have been the same.

Suddenly, a stubby of a tree flew out from where the man was hiding, and it was attacking the gunman's hiding place in the darkness.

"Bang, bang, bang!" three heavy gunshots rang out, and the stake was shattered by bullets.

At the same time, the figure of the man flew out of the trees, and in the blink of an eye it disappeared into the darkness.

As the man's figure receded, the mountain forest fell into a deathly silence, except for the rustling sound of sawdust that had been shattered by bullets as it continued to fall from the trees, even the wind and the sound of insects could not be heard, and everything seemed to be shocked by the great murderous aura of the forest.

It took a long time for time to re-enter the passage from standstill, and everything began to return to its normal state.

Then, footsteps sounded again in the darkness, and then a tall figure had come to Lird's side.

"Hey, you're okay kid. The tall figure spoke fluent English.

Lird fell to the ground, in the shadows, motionless and lifeless.

"Okay, don't pretend anymore, I can hear your breathing, if you really die or are seriously injured, it will definitely not be this kind of breathing, how about it? If you really want to die, I can fulfill you. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Lird let out a groan of pain, and then slowly turned around.

"Make no mistake, I'm not dead now, but I'm still badly injured, okay? Can't you let me get some rest?" As he spoke, Lird slowly got up from the ground and leaned back under a tree.

By this time, the danger had receded, and the violent adrenal hormones in Lird's body had quietly receded, replaced by a sharp pain surging over him.

"What the hell is going on?" said Lird, moaning reluctantly in pain. In a very short period of time, Lird has experienced the ups and downs of life and death, and now looking back on everything that has just happened is like an illusory nightmare.

The tall figure stooped down and picked up an object from the ground, which glowed faintly broken in the moonlight, the dagger used to strike Lird. It's just that unlike the previous one, the sharp blade has long been shattered, and only half of the broken blade is left on the handle of the dagger, and it is precisely because of this that Lird did not die on the spot.

"Hehe, it seems that this time it was indeed that guy who made a mistake...", the tall figure chuckled.

What is happening now is also counted in his calculations, the situation of the war at that time is so chaotic that it is difficult to make the most clear and effective analysis and judgment, but he still made the most effective order.

When the opponent stopped his bullet with a knife, he judged that the opponent's weapon must have been damaged, and even a sharpened weapon could hardly be unscathed under a strong bullet attack. In fact, the damage to such a dagger was more severe than expected.

But in a crisis situation, every second is precious, and the man who pursued Lird made a mistake on this point, not noticing the integrity of the dagger in his hand and making a judgment, which was a fatal mistake he had made, and Lird had survived because of this fatal mistake.

The second was the command from the tall figure, which gave Lird a warning before he was struck by the dagger. 、

"Fall!

A few simple words also played a crucial role in finally holding Liard's life. When Lird was hit by a broken dagger, he immediately complied, and although he did not know the identity of the gunman, he could only trust the English-speaking man unconditionally.

Lird looked up at the tall figure in front of him, who was facing away from the moon, and Lird couldn't see its face, but Lird didn't feel any danger from him.

"Hey, who are you?"

Hearing this, the tall figure smiled lightly and said, "Who am I?" Haha, don't worry, Young Master Liard, I am not those insidious barbarians, I am your protector." ”

Then it slowly raised its head, and the hazy moonlight shone down the brim of his hat, reflecting his face.

It was a middle-aged man with a thick beard under his cheeks, but his pale blue pupils shocked Liard, and they were not the eyes of an Atlantean. What surprised Lird even more was that the other party had called his name accurately.

Liard... Master...

Two words kept flashing back in Lird's mind, and suddenly he realized something.

"You're... Someone sent by Mr. Wyatt?" Lird's voice was filled with an indescribable tremor.

The tall figure was also stunned when he heard this, and then he laughed.

"Mr. Wyatt has always said that you are a young student with no social experience, and now it seems that Mr. Wyatt has been in the eye, and you are far more intelligent than your peers. That's right, I'm one of Mr. Wyatt's bodyguards for you... Well, now and the last one, my name is Edward. ”

When the other party mentioned Wyatt's name, an irrepressible affection arose in Lird's heart, as if Mr. Wyatt was standing in front of him now, and Lird felt that his nose was sour, and tears almost fell out of his eyes.

After a brief inner throbbing, Lird suddenly fell into another surprise, and said to the man in front of him who claimed to be Edward: "How is it possible, how can you be the detective arranged by Mr. Wyatt, you... You guys... It should all be... Both..."

Edward chuckled and said, "Why? We should all be dumped by you at the Bombay docks?"

Lird felt a choking sensation in his throat on a foreign object, and then nodded.

Edward smiled: "I have to say that it was indeed a very careful and unexpected plan, and the execution was quite decisive, for which I also want to praise you, and the decisiveness you showed at that time should not be underestimated." ”

Liard's face couldn't help but change when he heard this, although the escape plan in the other party's mouth was decisive and effective, it was still not worth mentioning in front of this man named Edward.

Edward didn't say much on the subject, but added, "How do you feel now?"

Lird gritted his teeth and moved his limbs, although Lird was seriously injured in this rush, but fortunately, everything was just a skin injury, and there was no huge damage to his body in the morning, so Lird nodded.

Edward smiled when he heard this: "That's good, what we have to do now is to get out of here, the commotion we made just now is really not small, I think someone will come here soon, I don't want to go-for-tat with that group of barbarians." ”

The barbarians in Edward's mouth are the remnants of Atlantis, although Lird is not willing to leave the not yet familiar Edward in front of him, but now he seems to have no choice, and now Lird no longer dares to trust others easily.

Lird scrambled to get up from the ground, Edward took out a portable folding saber from his bosom, cut off a thick tree trunk, and quickly made a walking stick and handed it to Lird.

"I'm sorry, you're on your own right now, I need to be on the sidelines to keep you safe, and the speed of your gun is crucial. ”

Lird took the cane and nodded understandingly, and then left with Edward.

Edward kept following Leard, whispering directions to Leard's direction while guarding his safety and cleaning up the footprints left by Leard.

The two of them walked forward in this way, and due to Lird's injury, the speed of travel was relatively slow, but fortunately, under the cover of night, there were no accidents along the way.

After about half an hour or so of walking out in one go, Lird's physical strength began to enter a state of weakness that could not be overdrawn, and beads of sweat the size of beans continued to roll down from his body, completely soaking his clothes.

Edward noticed Lird's poor state, thought about it and said to Lird, "Young Master, we can stop and rest for a while, I think we will be safe in these ten minutes." ”

When Lird heard this, he immediately sat down on the ground with his legs limp, and gasped for breath at the same time.

Edward smiled at this, then took off his coat and put it on Lird's body.

"You've been in a very cautious state lately, why are you going out so risky tonight?"

Lird gasped and said: "It's hard to say, I can only say that I'm careless..."Speaking of this, Lird seemed to realize something, and said to Edward with wide eyes: "How do you know that I have been careful in my activities these days, could it be that you have been secretly observing me?"

Edward chuckled, "It's natural, I can't be your bodyguard, but I always have to be in my sight." ”

"But... But how did you do it?" asked Li Wende, puzzled.

Edward smiled, "It seems that you have forgotten all your scholarship during your time in this savage tribe, and of course my eyes can't see that far, but I have the help of this thing." ”

With that, he lifted a hanging object from his chest, and Lird saw its shape in the moonlight, which turned out to be a very small monocular.

Edward said: "Don't look at this thing as inconspicuous, this is something that only senior officers of the US military have, and the number of them in the whole United States is not too much, and it took me a lot of thought to be able to get this thing in the first place." ”

Only then did Lird come to his senses, and then he couldn't help but smile bitterly, it seems that he was so used to living in the more primitive living environment of Atlantis that many modern products have been forgotten.

Edward said: "Of course, this is just a small trick on my part, you must know that the telescope is not effective at all times, especially when the weather is too bad these days, the visibility is very limited, so I need the help of another thing." ”

With that, he then stuffed an object into his mouth, and after puffing his cheeks, a crisp birdsong came out of his mouth, which turned out to be a bird whistle.

Shortly after the birdsong sounded, there was a commotion in the woods above their heads, and then a small bird with black and white fur quickly flew down from the sky, and Edward held out a finger, and the bird landed on his finger.

Lird looked at the slap-sized bird in surprise and said, "This is... Sparrows?"

Before Edward could reply, the black and white bird on his finger seemed to understand the language, and chirped loudly at Liard, a voice that startled Liard, and the bird's sharp and fierce eyes gave an eerie glow in the darkness, and Lird knew that they were not the eyes of a sparrow.

Seeing this, Edward laughed, and gently stroked the bird's back with his hand, and then said, "You guy, be polite, Young Master Leard is an employer." ”

The bird turned its head to look at Edward, and called twice in a relatively weak voice, as if in protest. Edward's eyes showed a little doting, and then he said to Lird: "This bird is not a sparrow, but a small falcon, which belongs to a type of eagle, and can be said to be the smallest eagle in the world." ”

"Eagle?!" Lird was even more surprised when he heard this, he really couldn't associate the bird that was not the size of a palm with such a ferocious animal as the eagle.

"In addition to my work as a detective, falconry is my hobby, and these little guys have helped me a lot in my work. Speaking of this, Edward laughed, "Now you should understand why I followed you after you fled quickly on the day you arrived in Bombay, through this little falcon's tracking." ”

Lird immediately realized, and he could only smile bitterly at this, thinking that Jim couldn't have predicted this, who would have thought that the detective who had come all the way from the United States would be a falconer. And even if they acted carefully and quickly, how could they escape the eagle's eyes and tracking.

Edward picked his finger, and the falcon chirped again, then spread its wings and flew into the night sky.

Edward looked at Lird and said, "You really have to thank that little falcon, if it hadn't been for the fact that it followed you that day, how could I have saved you tonight." ”

Lird smiled bitterly: "Yes, it seems that I will have the opportunity to buy a few boxes of fine meat for this little falcon in the future." ”

Edward laughed, "That's not necessary, you can say a few more kind words in front of Mr. Wyatt later, my little falcon prefers Washington's bills to lean meat." ”

Lird nodded at Edward's humor.

"Of course. ”

After a simple joke, Edward suddenly looked at Lird and said, "Young Master, although I don't know what happened to you in this tribe, this place is really very dangerous now, and the best choice is to start leaving here now and return to the United States." ”