Chapter 8 Go to the pick-up location

The place we chose was lush with vegetation and we slid down the rope almost through all kinds of leaves and grass. I was the first, and after landing on the ground, I took a few steps forward and squatted down, observing the movement around me, and after making sure that there was nothing abnormal, I notified Bill Jr. to come down through the communicator.

After little Bill came down, the two of us turned on the night vision devices and cautiously touched the north side under the guidance of Walker above.

It's quiet here, except for the cries of various bugs and frogs, you can hear some strange sounds from time to time. It's all animal calls, but I don't know exactly what they are.

We went about a hundred meters or so. Little Bill, who was walking in front of me, suddenly raised his hand to stop. I stopped moving, and slowly crouched down with little Bill.

"1 o'clock direction. There were two men standing there. Little Bill's voice came.

I looked in the direction he had instructed, and sure enough, there were two figures beside a large tree, and one lying under the tree and half hiding behind it.

"Don't rush them. Look around them. There should be someone else. John behind us reminded.

"Understood." Little Bill and I should arrive.

"Me and the gypsies bypassed them. Little Bill, you stare at these two men. After John patted me on the shoulder, the two of them continued to cat's waist in the grass.

Sure enough, not far from the two of them, there were three more people standing facing in the direction of Xiaoshanbao. John gestured to the side of the group and motioned for me to continue and see if there were any others.

I nodded and walked on, and it wasn't long before I noticed a few more people about thirty meters away from them. At this moment we heard Walker's voice, and he told us that behind us, at regular intervals, several people were standing behind various concealments. And there are some mobile sentinels cruising around the perimeter of this circle.

I told John what I was seeing. John asked me to go back and join him. By the time I saw him, the hostage, Pablo, had already been brought to John's side.

"Let's get out of here," John said, looking at the three guards in front of him, "let's kill these three first." And then little Bill, you're in charge of the two in the back. If they spot movement coming this way, it's up to you to block or kill them. And the gypsies in front of these three are in charge, and the requirements are the same as little Bill. Walker is responsible for guarding and blocking people who may come from other directions. ”

"Understood." We've got it. Immediately, Bill Jr. and John and I quietly approached the three men.

Only one of the three stood on the outside of the tree, while the other two hid behind the tree. It was impossible to see the two men from the side of the hill, so the three of us slowly circled around them, around their sides, almost between them and the others I found.

"Me, the one out there. The first after the little bill tree. The second after the gypsy tree. John whispered as he aimed.

"The target is visible." Little Bill and I responded.

“3、2、1!” As the countdown ends, a few puffs have passed. All three of them fell as they had imagined. However, just as we were about to signal Pablo, the hostage behind us, to come up, the person in the direction I was in charge of seemed to notice something and pulled the people around me to look this way.

I leaned over and pressed my arm back down, motioning for them to stay still. A moment later, the man shouted a few times. I know it's not good, because this person is shouting people's names. He was shouting to the guy who was in charge of the place just now.

I raised my gun and aimed it at the man, "The target is coming." ”

"Little Bill, you're in charge of the gypsies' backs. After I pass through with the hostages, I will turn back to meet you. As soon as John finished speaking, the militiaman couldn't hold back a little and walked towards me with a companion.

"The target is close. Prepare to fire. "I put my finger on the trigger, after getting the response that John was already ready for. I pulled the trigger, and while the first target was shot, his companion was still walking on his own without realizing that something was wrong, which gave me time to adjust the trigger again, which was short, but enough. I pulled the trigger again, and the man didn't realize his companion was dead until he was hit.

"Quick! Pass here! John ran behind me with Pablo in a quick run.

Moments later, John asked Walker, who was still observing from the hill, to retreat. Walker quickly ran all the way from the route we had just taken. After that, it was me and Bill Jr., who passed through the first line of encirclement under the cover of John Walker and Pablo.

The second line of defense is looser. It seems to me that these moving sentry posts on the second line of defense are of no use at all when the first line of defense is touched. They should inspect every fixed sentry in the patrol room, instead of walking a fixed line on their own, as they do now.

"Wait for this group to pass. We're going through here. John's voice came from his ears.

I looked at the sentries slowly approaching on my right, the muzzle of the gun was already aimed at them, and I was ready to pull the trigger at the slightest change in their movements.

These sentries were also very cooperative, and although they walked slowly from a distance of more than ten meters in front of us, there was nothing unusual.

When they disappeared from view, Walker got up and ran out of sight. And a few of us continued to be on the alert.

A moment later, Walker's voice rang out: "Safe." It can be passed. ”

"Roger." John replied, and then motioned for me to pass through with Pablo and the oil bottle Pablo was dragging first, and he and Bill Jr. were responsible for covering behind.

I patted Pablo and the oil bottle separately and motioned for them to follow me. Then I got up and followed the route Walker had taken before.

After walking about thirty meters, I came to Walker's side. Behind me, Pablo and the oil bottle squatted down with me. "John. It's your turn. Walker saw that I had arrived, and whispered to the communicator.

Wait for little Bill and John to arrive. Walker began, "There are no more guerrillas. Are we going to the meeting point as planned? ”

John hesitated, looked behind him and turned back and said, "Let's get out of here first." On the way, look at the situation and then decide. ”

So everyone stopped talking nonsense, and after observing the movement around them again, John led everyone to continue towards the north.

This time we moved a little faster. After all, with two people, Pablo was slightly better. The main thing was the oil bottle, although he seemed to be in good physical condition, but he was obviously unable to adapt to this kind of nocturnal jungle march, and he kept falling on the road.

I couldn't stand it anymore and stopped, "." I'll take him with me. ”

John glanced back at us, "Speed up." ”

"Grab my backpack. Follow me. I whispered.

The oil bottle didn't say a word, just grabbed my backpack with one hand as I said. Follow me and keep running.

We walked through the jungle for about an hour, and Pablo and the oil bottle were visibly tired and slowing down. I looked at John and said, "Isn't it a break?" These two men were about to lose their breath. ”

John stopped and whispered, "Rest for five minutes." Walker Bill Jr. is in charge of the guard. ”

When the drag bottle loosened my backpack, I felt a sense of relief. I came to John's side and whispered, "Will we meet that wizard when we go north to the meeting point like this?" ”

"It's unlikely. Raids generally don't last long. After fighting, they rarely withdraw from the road they came from. John shook his head, but he looked worried.

"You shouldn't worry about that right now. We have now lost touch with the person who answered us. This is likely to lead us to a lot of unexpected situations. ”

"You're saying we might lose the call?" I asked eagerly.

John hesitated and said, "That depends on the appetite and ability of this wizard." If he can muster enough and strong men in a short period of time, then the situation you are talking about is very likely. But I don't think it will come to that point. If that's the case, it's going to be hard for us to get out. ”

"Then we're going to speed things up. The faster we move forward, the more likely we are to get out. I whispered.

John nodded, stood up and motioned for everyone to finish their rest and move on. And said to Pablo: "There will be no more stops and rests in the future." We're running out of time. If you want to get out alive, speed up. After speaking, he said to the oil bottle: "As for you, you are unplanned, if you can't walk, we will not hesitate to throw you down." Do you see what I mean? ”

The oil bottle nodded nervously to indicate that he understood. Pablo, on the other hand, didn't make a sound.

I walked over to the oil bottle, "as before." Follow me. Don't be left behind. ”

The oil bottle gave me a grateful look and grabbed my backpack. Then we set off again. People stumbled out along the way.

About two hours later, just when I thought the oil bottle was struggling and about to reach its limit. Walker, who was at the front of the group, signaled for the group to stop again.

"There is a situation. You hear like gunshots. Walker said softly.

The team stopped, and everyone crouched down and listened. A moment later, scattered faint gunshots rang from the dark depths of the jungle.

"Northeast direction. It's at least five kilometers away from us. Walker's voice rang out again.

"Do you want to go in that direction?" I asked.

John glanced at us, "Slow down. Gypsies, don't drag him down. Let him follow behind. You and Walker go ahead. Pablo, you walk in the middle. ”

I glanced back at the oil bottle, and it was clear that John wasn't taking him seriously. John put Pablo in the middle of the line, which was the safest position. The oil bottle is placed at the end, although it cannot be said that the last is the most dangerous, but in the last is easy to fall behind, and the second is that the conflict is more likely to be broken up and hit.

"Keep up. Don't run around when you encounter a situation. Don't scream. I whispered, and turned to the front of the line, regardless of whether he understood or not.

We slowed down and cautiously headed northeast. But no gunshots were heard since. There are only two possibilities, one is that the wizards have completed their raid and the people who have answered us have been annihilated. Second, the same raid ended, except that they withdrew. The third is that the two sides are holding each other, but this possibility is quite small.

"Stop." John behind him whispered.

Judging by his tone and the situation around him, it could not be that there was a situation. I turned my head to look at him, waiting for his next step.

"The gypsies and I went to the northeast first. Stay here and don't move. John slapped me and walked out.

I followed him, keeping an eye on what was going on around me. About half an hour later, something unexpected happened.