97. Chase and run
Deep in the woods, stepping on the soft soil, every step was made, and the soil was covered with a layer of rotten leaves, causing Long Ruolan's feet to be unable to step on it very solidly.
Long Ruolan couldn't clean up the rotten leaves under her feet with every step, so in her own helplessness, Long Ruolan could only trudge with difficulty, and the speed of her body movement became slow.
At this time, the special operations team of the Nine-Man Walk was chasing Long Ruolan's trail upwards, and the soldiers among them had undergone a lot of special training and had full skills and experience in tracking and counter-tracking.
Following the remaining signs of Long Ruolan walking just now, the members of the team kept approaching Long Ruolan's side.
By the time they too had entered the depths of the woods, their feet treading on the soft foliage and soft ground, their rapid pursuit had to slow down.
At that time, although Long Ruolan had not escaped the shackles of the woods, she had already entered a higher height with the advantage of time.
Through the layers of obstacles in the woods, Long Ruolan cast her eyes to the bottom of the mountain, but she didn't see the special operations team of nine people chasing after her again.
And this situation came into view, and what brought Long Ruolan was not reassurance, but a warning.
The fact that they did not see the squad of nine people at the bottom of the mountain was absolutely not proof that they had stopped chasing themselves and had gone back.
What can be explained is that the speed of these nine people is out of their own estimates, and now they have entered the shroud range of the woods, and they are no longer in the place where they can observe.
I didn't expect the speed of these nine people to be quite fast, and they got rid of their own control, so that they couldn't imagine it at all.
It seems that they are already very close to themselves. If you drag it out any longer, the probability of your safe escape will be infinitely reduced.
I can't delay any longer, I have to hurry up, and I can't relax and enjoy the scenery in the forest like a walk, and I can slowly walk upward.
Thinking of this, Long Ruolan didn't care about consumption, and some true qi surged under her feet. With the powerful amplification of True Qi, when Long Ruolan stepped on the soft leaves, this time it would not fall so obviously, and the amplitude became much smaller.
And with such convenience, the distance and frequency of Long Ruolan's steps increased sharply, and her speed increased little by little.
However, although the true qi drags up the body, the advantage is that the body does not sink too badly, and the speed of the whole person becomes faster. But the disadvantages are also very obvious.
When the True Qi surges, it must be wrapped around the surface of the body to have an amplification effect. However, when True Qi appears in the air, it will resonate with the space around the body. This wave is able to travel a great distance along the oscillating air.
And the speed of this transmission is very fast, from the location of the occurrence to the feeling of this fluctuation, the time delay will be maintained for about a second over a long distance.
Therefore, just when Long Ruolan activated the True Qi in her body and floated the True Qi on the surface of her feet and legs, which was used to increase her speed and use it to drag her body up, the vibration of the True Qi activated the fluctuations of the air, transmitting a long distance.
In an instant, the nine members of the Special Operations Team all felt the vibration of the air and sensed the appearance of True Qi in the distance.
"On the left front, there is a True Qi vibration!" A team member known for his keen senses spoke at the first moment, which was used to alert others to the appearance of the problem.
"Hmm."
The squad leader replied, and then opened his mouth and ordered: "Everyone activate the true qi and catch up!" Since she is not afraid of exposure, let's also have a fair time with her. ”
"Yes!"
All the team members agreed one after another, and all obeyed the captain's orders, and the true qi in their bodies surged, and a film of true qi was wrapped around the soles of their feet.
Suddenly, True Qi dragged up their bodies, and everyone's speed was increased.
Swish!
The sound of clothes rubbing against leaves sounded from the path they walked, and the sound of one person was not very loud, and the nine people made their own voices one after another, and finally gathered together, but it became very loud.
On the mountain, when all nine people had stimulated the true qi in their bodies, Long Ruolan immediately sensed the location of these nine people. Without a moment's hesitation or stop, Long Ruolan estimated the distance between herself and the nine people, and ran quickly towards the top of the mountain.
Stimulating a large amount of true qi, Long Ruolan quickly widened the distance between herself and the nine-person team.
In the team, everyone could feel with the fluctuations that in this chase, the distance between Long Ruolan and them was getting farther and farther.
At this speed, when Long Ruolan turns over and descends the mountain, the nine-member special operations team may not be able to reach the top of the mountain.
It's not going to go on like this. The team leader wanted to speed up, but found that the team members behind him had used all the true qi in their bodies to maintain their current speed.
Since they have no way to continue to accelerate, it seems that the best way is to accelerate the pursuit of Long Ruolan by themselves, use their own strength to drag Long Ruolan's footsteps, and then wait for the support of the team members.
The squad leader thought to himself about the best and most powerful course of action so far, and felt that he should do this, and the squad leader kept taking big steps under his feet, and his body turned back slightly.
While looking at the specific situation of the route in front of him, the squad leader opened his mouth and put forward his own proposal, he said: "Comrades, with our speed and the current situation, it is impossible for us to catch up with her.
And the only one among us who has the strength to continue to accelerate is probably the only one who has the strength to continue accelerating.
My proposal is: I personally go up the hill to chase her first, and when I stop her and she can't continue to move at high speed, you will quickly support. Does anyone disagree? ”
The team leader made his own proposal, and the squad leader waited for everyone to exercise their right to vote. With everyone's somewhat worried looks, the squad leader's proposal was unanimously approved.
Although they knew that the team leader would face a very difficult situation, in order to complete the mission, they had no other way but to leave the team leader alone to face the danger that was likely to occur.
Looking at the concerned expressions on the faces of his team members, the team leader grinned, quite a bit of a strong man's determination to never return.
Then, the team leader said in a slightly relaxed tone, and said a very heavy topic, "You don't have to worry about me, if I die unfortunately, everyone must estimate the strength, confidently consider whether to continue this mission, if not, retreat decisively!" ”
After saying this heavy instruction, the team leader did not wait for the team members to say yes, and the whole person mobilized the true qi in his body, controlling all of them to pour into his feet and legs.
In the field of vision of all the team members, although the feet and legs of the squad leader were not full of real energy, they could clearly see all the muscles shaking, and there were illusory ripples in the air around them.
By the time the ripples in the air around the squad leader's legs fluctuated more and more violently, the frequency of the outward surge became faster and faster. The team leader's whole body seemed to have turned into a fluttering leaf. On top of the human senses, it felt that he had become weightless in his body, as if the wind blew, and the whole person of the team leader flew up.
There were remnants of the squad leader in the air, and the squad leader's body rushed out at great speed.
On the mountain, Long Ruolan thought that with the real qi that appeared on her feet and her body like a butterfly wearing flowers, she could run and rush in the mountains and forests without any obstacles, and the nine members of the special operations team below had no possibility of catching up with her at all.
He could have had the opportunity to go to the mountain and launch that signal flare that seemed to be like a cloud-piercing arrow, and then there would be plenty of time to run down the mountain.
But he didn't expect it, just now he felt it towards the bottom of the mountain, but found a large number of air shock ripples coming from under the body of one of the members of the team. Then, before Long Ruolan could probe more deeply, the soldier's figure chased after her at great speed.
That kind of abnormal speed is definitely not something that a normal low-end ancient martial artist can do.
"Is it a retreat?"
Long Ruolan felt the breath approaching her at a rapid speed, and secretly wondered in her heart, muttering out her mouth.
The so-called retreat technique is a means of rushing quickly, and the user consumes a certain amount of true qi strength, and some may be other powers. Using the rapid consumption of power, the user can burst out with abnormal speed.
This abnormal speed is completely overdrawn by mismatched consumption. Therefore, the price that users have to pay after using the retreat technique is very huge.
This effort does not match what the user gets. After using the retreat technique, although it is very fast, it is indeed difficult to last at all, and it will cause an unusually huge load on one's body.
Therefore, ordinary ancient warriors would not use the retreat technique at all under normal circumstances, only when they fled for their lives, when they encountered a strong enemy that they could not deal with, or even when they would soon pay the price of their lives, they would use this retreat technique to ensure that they would not lose their lives.
However, under the overdraft, this person will definitely be seriously injured, whether he will fall into the realm in the end, and how much he will pay, this is something that cannot be estimated.
In short, this kind of expensive and expensive skill is not used by ordinary people at all, or even learned.
Long Ruolan didn't expect that among the nine-person special operations team, there were still people who could escape. And in order to catch himself, this person actually used the escape technique desperately.
It is true that the damage caused by the art of retreat to the ancient warriors is huge, but as a soldier, you must have the determination to dedicate yourself at all times. Although everyone is not required to learn the art of retreat, when the army arranges a squad, it is important that there is a person in the squad who can learn the art of retreat.
This person can play an unimaginably important role in the pursuit, and when the team encounters a strong enemy, one of the few people can use the escape technique to escape, and the team will not be wiped out directly, and the final information or specific battle situation cannot be transmitted.
Based on such an effective military use, although the people who escaped by the last escape technique are either dead or disabled, and although this practice may make these loyal soldiers become useless, depressed and decadent in the end, the army must still have such people who dare to sacrifice themselves to stand up. Make your own contribution to the army.
And this time, Long Ruolan met such a soldier who dared to dedicate and could bravely give himself. This can't be said to be Long Ruolan's luck or her misfortune.