Chapter 74: The Enigmatic Man

Romney felt that the itinerary was quite smooth.

Except for Bowman's misstep and Claude's accident when he was attacked by a wild boar, tonight was generally in line with expectations. After all, it is an elite who has experienced a lot of battles, and it would be strange if they were stumped in such a small mountain forest. Compared to the rainforest, where all kinds of poisonous snakes and poisonous insects come and go, this place is as safe as a small garden at home.

Out of the forest, down the ridge into the canyon, down the stream for a while, and over a small hill.

Looking at the tall mountains ahead, Romney quickly made his choice.

"Compared with the map of Guò, this place still belongs to the Dawang Mountains, and it seems a little difficult to get out of the Dawang Mountains and enter the Xiaowang Mountains before dawn, this ghost place is much bigger than we imagined. My plan was to go around the valley floor, not to go up the hill, not to climb over it. When the day dawns, the rabbits will send helicopters to reconnoitre, and even though there are many woods in the mountains, it is not safe. We are at the bottom of the valley, because of the air currents and terrain, the helicopter does not dare to fly too low, we will be safer. You see, there's a little river ahead, and it looks like the water won't be very deep, and we're going to go into the water here, and we're wading through it, and we're going up the hill on the other side. There, we rest for ten minutes, and then we go into the jungle and get rid of the rabbits completely. "Romney gave the latest instructions.

"I wish there were no snakes in the river!" Martin laughed.

"Snakes, I'm not afraid of any snake, whether it's a poisonous snake or a non-poisonous snake, it's a delicacy in my mouth!" Tissok was proud, he was a good snake catcher!

"Are you sure?, who was the one who almost hanged the green anaconda last time?" said the white-skinned big brown, causing his companions to laugh. Tisok shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands: "Please, this is not South America, how can there be a green anaconda with a body length of more than 10 meters? The water here is too small, and it is not hot enough, and there is not even a muddy swamp, there is no way to save a big snake!"

"I don't think there will be a big snake in such a small place!" Another member of the team, James, scooped up a ball of mud by the river, constantly pasted it on his face, and chattered endlessly: "But, this damn place has the world's largest and fiercest mosquito, and the most shit mountain leech, which sucks my blood and wants to get into my chrysanthemum...... I can't help but want to grass that fat dog when I think of it......"

"Oh, James, your tastes are so unique, you want to grass a mountain leech!" Martin was particularly fond of being funny, even when he was on the run, he was still very active.

"Get out of here!" James yelled at him angrily.

The whole team, the only thing that didn't smile was Claude, who gritted his teeth and insisted on struggling to support after being injured.

His injuries were severe, but there was no way to rest, and he wouldn't have gotten where he is now without Paul's help. In order for Paul to continue to help, he has promised to pay an additional $100,000. Claude knew very well that if the team left themselves here, they would either die here or be arrested by their pursuers. The most terrifying thing is that after Claude is worried that he can't walk, the captain Romney will directly shoot him.

This saves a lot of money on commissions and also prevents leaks.

As for believing in Romney's person?

Well, at no time should a hyena trust a lion, especially a wounded hyena!

Crossing the thigh-deep river, Atwood, who had opened the way in front, found a small beach in front of him, and he couldn't wait to get out of the river and sit down on the sand and gravel tiredly: "Captain, just rest here! I'm fed up with the river here, going around dozens of bends, but not three kilometers away, this hellish place is a labyrinth!"

Romney saw that the team members were indeed tired, and did not insist on going up the hill to rest, and waved for everyone to rest here.

Claude collapsed by the river from exhaustion, so tired that he didn't even want to move a finger.

The mighty Paul didn't.

Although he stretched out his hand to support Claude, he didn't have much effort at all for his body like a bear, and the most important thing was that along the way, he squeezed 100,000 U.S. dollars from Claude, and believed that there would be more income in the future, and he couldn't wait to show off to his companions.

He took out a chocolate bar, took a rough bite, and walked to the top of the river beach to find a large rock, and then stood on it and condescendingly boasted to his companions: "Guys, how do I think it's a wonderful night? Think about it, I used to drink in the bar all day, get drunk and find a, that kind of day is not exciting at all, I tell you, I like it, it's challenging, and there's commission income...... If I could have a whiskey, my God, I'd think this would be heaven!"

"Go to heaven, Paul, you drunkard!" said Marshall, the vice-captain, laughing at him, and tossed him a tin flask.

Paul took it and opened it ecstatically.

Took a big gulp.

Dancing and shouting: "Oh, it's so cool, Lao Tzu is going to heaven!"

His teammates burst into laughter, including captain Romney and vice-captain Marshall, and just as they were laughing at their best, Paul stumbled with a slip on the bottom of his foot, and then with a 'boom', he was drowned in the blasting mud......

All the mercenaries reacted immediately, quickly armed themselves with guns, and occupied all kinds of favorable terrain as much as possible, searching for attacking enemies in all directions.

There are no enemies at all!

There was a dead silence all around.

Except for Paul, who was clutching his blown right leg and howling, there was no sound in the whole world.

"This, this, this is an anti-infantry mine?" The mercenaries were all human spirits, and when they came around to take a look, they found that something was wrong. The underground detonation, which did not kill the stout Paul, but blew up his right leg, coupled with the smell of the explosion, everyone was able to conclude that it was an anti-infantry mine. The most shit question is, how can there be landmines in such a shitty place?

"Is it our mine?" Herman, who is an expert in mine-laying, has a dead face at this time, and he feels that it is a mine that he has planted himself that has been detonated.

"Impossible, the mines we laid are at least fifteen kilometers away, and they don't have long legs, so they can't run here!" Marshall desperately tried to calm down, but the strange reality made his mind unable to think.

How did the mines get here?

Did you come full circle and return to the land of mines?

No, the terrain of Bray is a grove, not a river or a tidal flat at all...... So why is this happening?

Romney grabbed Bray expert Herman by the collar with one hand: "Are you sure you didn't accidentally fall to the ground just now? Tell me the truth, otherwise, I will shoot you in the head immediately!"

Herman waved his hand in fear, and hurriedly defended: "It's not me, it's not me! Marshall and I have used up all the mines, and there is not a single one left! Besides, where Paul went, I didn't approach at all, and when the explosion occurred, I was still washing the wounds on my hands by the river, because I fell on the river in front of me and bruised my palm!"

"Romney, let him go, I think, maybe the enemy is catching up!" Marshall said, causing panic among the mercenaries.

"What do you mean?" said Romney.

"The enemy has dug up our mines, overtaken us, and put them here, this is the only possibility at the moment!" Marshall now gradually calmed down, trying to analyze it with reason.

"Then you tell me another possibility? How does the enemy know where your mines are buried? Once some mines are placed, there is no way to dig them out intact in a short period of time, and if I take a step back, even if they dig up the mines, how will they know our route? In this mountain forest, our advance has no predetermined goal, it is all temporarily decided according to the terrain, how can the enemy be sure that we will definitely go down the river? How do you know that we will go ashore here? Who do you think those rabbits are? Are they magicians or wise prophets?" Romney waved his hand vigorously and shouted: "Calm down, everyone, this is an accident! Maybe so, the rabbit's special forces used to be trained here for survival in the wild, and it was they who left behind the mines, which they forgot to destroy, just in time for the unfortunate Paul to step on, this is the only reasonable explanation, you don't need to worry about it at all!"

Romney knew his reasoning was far-fetched, but he had to say it in order to keep the morale of the team up.

Otherwise, before the enemy catches up, the morale of this team is over.

"The captain is right, it must have been an accident!" Martin patted Romney's ass on the back as he convinced himself to dispel the fear in his heart: "If the enemy catches up, they can attack directly, there are so many of them, why use mines? Why don't we go ashore here? Isn't their scheming in vain? This must be a mine left by the rabbits' training, and it is the only one!"

Martin said this, but his actions were cautious, trying to retreat into the river.

And not only him.

No one wants to stay on this tidal flat any longer.

As for Paul, who had blown up his leg, the mercenaries had already given up on him as a companion, so how could he walk if his leg was blown up? Paul could only ask for more blessings! Even Claude, who had previously injured his leg, limped away from Paul.

"No, you can't do that!" Paul cried out in despair, "Whoever comes to my aid, I'll give him a hundred thousand, no, I'll give two hundred thousand!"

"I'm sorry!" James shook his head and refused: "Paul, it's not a matter of money, we can't take you away at all!"

"Claude, I've been helping you just now......" Paul hopes that Claude, who has the same fate, can open his mouth to persuade Captain Romney, no matter how much money he pays, he doesn't want to stay here, he wants to leave with everyone.

"I can't protect myself, Paul, I'm sorry!" Claude didn't want to be this good guy, he was afraid that the captain would let him stay with Paul.

"Everybody go down the river and go forward!" Romney didn't look at Paul at this time.

"You, you will not die well...... Paul cursed, and several times he tried to pick up his gun and sweep at his accomplices, but he knew that by doing so, he would die sooner. He knew that as soon as he picked up the gun, these former laughing and laughing companions would immediately break themselves to pieces without mercy. The fate of mercenaries has always been just a transaction of money, and there is no favor at all!

Retreat down the river and advance less than a hundred meters, turning in a shallow area.

Martin found himself slipping under his feet, revealing a metallic sheen underneath, and immediately exclaimed in fear: "Oh my God!"

His shouting wasn't over.

There was a loud bang.

He was tossed up with countless pieces of gravel and mud......

At this moment, all the mercenaries were frightened, they raised their guns, and fired wildly around, da-da, hitting the surrounding branches and leaves, and mud flew everywhere, but there was a dead silence around, and there was no half a figure at all.

"I just said that there is evil in this hellish place, and if you enter it, you will be cursed, you just don't believe it!" Tissok cried out with a sad face.

"Shut up!" Romney didn't explain now.

He knew it was useless for him to say anything, the mercenaries under his command had frightened the strange mines that had appeared one after another. Not to mention others, even as the captain of the team, he also felt very damned, how could he run more than 10 kilometers away when it was obviously a mine planted by his own side? If this was done by those rabbit chasers, they would have had such idle effort, it would be better to shoot them indiscriminately, and it would be more enjoyable! Even if the enemy did it, how did they judge that they would definitely lead the team here? Could it be that he had the ability to perceive the minds of others?

Romney couldn't figure it out even if he wanted to, but he brutally gave an order: "Three, search carefully, we will find the enemy!"

His order was given.

But no one dared to leave the river and go ashore.

God knows how many mines are still waiting on the shore!

"Herman, you're in charge of searching for mines, Marshall is your assistant, you find all the mines, and then get rid of them!" Romney's words were not finished, and Herman, who was flustered by the roll call, stumbled in the river, and his fingers slightly supported the stones of the shallow riverbank, only to blow it up with a 'boom'.

Well, the only specialist who is good at minelaying and demining is gone.

All the mercenaries looked at the captain with fear, they didn't ask for anything now, they just wanted to go back the same way immediately, along the river, back to a safe place, and never go any further, there was a dead end for Tema in front of them!

If Romney forcibly orders, they do not rule out the use of extreme means to protest.

Compared to the American knife.

People still care more about their lives.

Fifty meters away, behind a river stone, Lin Dong and Qianjun lay there, looking at this qiē with satisfaction.

However, this killing feast has only just begun, and those mines are just appetizers, and the real delicious meal is yet to come!

"Wait a little longer, be more patient, that captain seems a little different. Lin Dong carefully sensed the qi machine, and found that the captain was not an ordinary person, and his body seemed to have been injected with some kind of enhancer, maybe adrenaline, maybe it was a genetic medicine, in short, the qi and blood of the body were far superior to his subordinates. And all the treasures, too, are in his backpack.

Amber, but also special ores and so on.

What made Lin Dong most tempted was no longer the two pieces of amber, but something else that was not within the scope of the viper man's description......

"If the induction is correct, then tonight's efforts will be rewarded!" Lin Dong's mood suddenly improved, he always had a strong and irresistible desire to collect real treasures, besides, this thing is in the hands of foreign devils, if you don't take it, you won't take it for nothing!

"Next, how are you going to clean them up?" Qianjun turned her face to look at him, the sense of anticipation in her heart became stronger and stronger, and her curiosity about him was also out of control.

This man is a mystery!

The more I look, the more I can't understand!

Lin Dong didn't answer, just smiled, this confident smile was full of mystery......

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Students, do you want to know what kind of good treasure is in the captain's backpack? Let's go to Sanjiang and vote for this book! The mystery will be revealed later!

In addition, the collection is about to break 20,000, can you give a little more effort?

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