Chapter 288: Lightning

Feng Ying said: "There will be rain the day after tomorrow, but it will not be too big and will not affect our actions too much. Yin Zhencheng smiled and nodded, very satisfied with the situation. After lunch, they rested for fifteen minutes and set off.

The sun is scorching, the rainforest is sweltering, and the forest is full of lush greenery, and there are no roads at all. The mercenaries held weapons and carried equipment, four outposts explored the way, and four or five people opened the way with sickles, and the team marched for another five hours, Yin Zhencheng wiped the sweat on his face and asked Erdaozi: "How far is it?" ”

Erdaozi looked at the environment on all sides and said, "It's still early, at least three days to get there." He looked at the mercenaries around him who were slightly relaxed, and said in horror: "I said, you must be ready to fight hard at any time!" ”

Several mercenaries beside him laughed a few times when they heard Erdaozi's words, and they despised Erdaozi's fearfulness, they obviously didn't put the monster that Erdaozi kept saying in their eyes, as if they had faced monsters. Erdaozi didn't want to say more, and the team continued to move forward, and a report suddenly came from the front right: "There is movement behind the woods!" The team immediately stopped, silent, and everyone lurked in the grass, watching with bated breath what was ahead. The second knife stared at the woods in front of him, and there was a sound of grass and trees, and it seemed that something was about to come out. Erdaozi's face couldn't help but turn pale, as if he had seen something terrible, and he whispered, "...... Small...... Be careful...... This ......"

Yin Zhencheng's team was not panicked, well-behaved, kept their positions, and was very calm. These mercenaries have obviously experienced a lot of vicious battles and dangers, and their tactical literacy is extremely high. The mercenaries raised their guns and aimed at the woods, and the two outposts, under the cover of their companions, clutched their miniature submachine guns and cautiously lurked over, quietly probing the situation behind the trees. Everyone held their breath and watched the outpost for a moment, then turned around and made a gesture to lift the alert.

Feng Ying said: "Mr. Yin, it's a python. Feng Ying walked over with a gun, Yin Zhencheng and Erdaozi also followed, the wind blew in the woods, and a golden python came out, this python was as thick as a bucket, its eyes were like bells, it was very fierce, it looked like it was dozens of years old, and its body was huge. Feng Ying asked Erdaozi: "This is the monster you are talking about?" ”

The python is at the top of the food chain in the rainforest, and has no natural predators, but it suddenly saw so many people, and seemed to be frightened, the python stuck out its tongue at everyone, turned its head, and wanted to turn away. Feng Ying made a gesture, and the two mercenaries next to him had already taken out their silenced pistols and smashed the head of the python in an instant. The golden python's body writhed violently for a while, and it died.

Erdaozi's hanging heart was temporarily relaxed, and the adaptability and combat quality of Feng Ying and other mercenaries seemed to make him feel a little relieved, he sighed and sighed secretly: Even if he sells the metal scroll and gets a sum of money to recruit troops and hired people, he will not have a powerful private army and abundant resources like Yin Zhencheng, if these people can't protect themselves, then there is no other way. Erdaozi sighed and said: "Hmph, this python is nothing, give me a machete to kill it, and the things you encounter in the future will be much more terrible than this!" Don't blame me for not telling you! ”

He stepped over the corpse of the python and discerned the path ahead. In this way, Yin Zhencheng's team went all the way, rested briefly when they were tired, ate anywhere when they were hungry, walked for another day and night, and entered the depths of the primeval rainforest, where there are few people and no roads at all, like a green labyrinth. Along the way, they also encountered some rainforest animals, but they didn't find anything special. Although the rainforest is difficult to walk and the environment is complicated, there is no danger. But the problem arose: Erdao couldn't remember the way.

The crowd circled around the rainforest, still unsure of the course of their journey. Erdao carefully looked at the surrounding environment, it was all dense grass and trees, and it was hot

Splash on the face, it looks exactly the same. Erdaozi's face was gloomy, his brows were furrowed, and he couldn't remember the road at that time when he recalled it repeatedly, and he was very anxious. At this time, Feng Ying led people to search again, obviously no gains, he looked at Erdaozi and said, "Erdaozi, take a look again, didn't you leave a mark at that time?" ”

Erdaozi did not speak. Feng Ying said: "You carefully look for the references around you and see if there is anything that impresses you. Yin Zhencheng was still calm and stable, not in a hurry, as if nothing would make him anxious. He smiled: "Don't worry, think slowly, you will definitely find it." Erdaozi looked up at the surrounding peaks, all of them seemed familiar, and he could not confirm it. At this time, the sky was full of dark clouds, and it was about to rain, and it was extremely hot and humid, so Feng Ying asked his men to prepare rain gear.

The sky was gray, and soon it began to rain, forming a curtain of rain between heaven and earth, and the rainforest was full of rustling sounds, all the sound of rain hitting the leaves. Yin Zhencheng and others walked to the high slope to take shelter from the rain, the rain was like an arrow, the ground was muddy, and there were streams all over. Feng Ying looked at Yin Zhencheng, and they both understood that Erdaozi must have been in a hurry to get here at that time, and he couldn't remember the situation at that time, so finding his way now was like looking for a needle in a haystack. Erdaozi's forehead was full of sweat, and he became more and more anxious, when a strong wind blew in the valley, the rain became heavier, the climate suddenly became worse, and the sky flashed violently, and a deafening thunder sounded.

Everyone was thinking hard about how to find their way, a bolt of lightning illuminated the valley, Erdaozi looked up at the valley, he remembered something, and strode forward, looking up at the surrounding peaks as he went. Feng Ying noticed the change in Erdaozi's expression, he knew that Erdaozi must have remembered something, and it was likely that it was also a rainy day when Erdaozi came here before.

Erdaozi looked up at the mountain peaks in the south, in the torrential rain, there was a stream of water flowing down the steep mountain wall, gradually forming a waterfall, under the lightning, like a silver thread hanging in the mountains, different from the surrounding peaks, quite spectacular. Erdaozi suddenly saw the waterfall, immediately took more than fifty steps back, then turned his head to look at the hillside on the right, and the bushes inside, and said with joy and surprise: "It's here!" ”

Erdaozi relied on the torrential rain to find the way, and everyone was pleasantly surprised and immediately marched forward in the rain. The ground was muddy, potholes, and swamps, and the road was difficult, and even the mercenaries struggled. Feng Ying looked at the hillside, there was inevitably a danger of mudslides in the heavy rain, and he must pass through quickly. He ordered his men to hurry up, and the mercenaries gritted their teeth and braved the rain to skirt the mountain peak, revealing a lowland in front of them. Because the rain is gathered here, this low terrain has been covered by water, and it has become a large puddle, many plants have been flooded, and there are still many thick and dense vines exposed on the water, coiled like a net, covering the sky, and the rain flows, and the broken branches and leaves are floating on the water, and the depth of the puddle cannot be seen.

When Erdaozi saw this puddle, his expression became excited again, sure enough, it was this route, but he became frightened again, and the front seemed to be extremely dangerous. Feng Ying looked ahead and said, "Cross over?" ”

Erdaozi nodded and said, "Yes, the water is not deep, you can wade through." ”

Feng Ying sent two of his men to cross the water first, these two mercenaries were agile and familiar with the nature of the water, and soon reached the middle of the puddle, and the mercenary on the right suddenly turned over and struggled to be dragged into the water. Feng Ying and the others were startled, another mercenary bravely swam over to rescue his companions, he took a deep breath and dived into the water, everyone saw the waves rolling, and the mercenary seemed to be fighting violently in the water. After a while, the mercenary came out of the water with a dagger in his hand, gasping for breath, and the mercenary who had been dragged into the water before also floated up, and was already suffocated to death. At the same time, something writhed and rolled in the water, and something seemed to be injured, struggling to swim away quickly.

The crowd saw that it was a huge one

The python, which is silver all over, is very similar to the golden python seen before. Unexpectedly, this silver python came to avenge the golden python, lurking in the water to raid the mercenary, and strangled him to death by surprise. Immediately, several mercenaries shot at the silver python, and the silver python was hit by several bullets, writhed violently, and sank into the water, not knowing whether it was alive or dead.

Someone had already pulled the mercenary's body ashore, Yin Zhencheng, Feng Ying and others looked at it, the mercenary's face was purple, his eyes were wide, and he had already died of exhaustion. Yin Zhencheng looked at the corpse, patted Feng Ying on the shoulder, and said, "Be sure to get more money for this brother's family." Feng Ying reached out and closed the eyes of the deceased, he was silent for a while, and ordered his subordinates to put the body into a body bag, put it in a high place to shelter from the rain, and wait for the task to be completed before dealing with it.

It was as if nothing had happened to a mercenary who died, and the mercenaries were not affected in any way, and Erdaozi secretly admired the quality of these professional soldiers in his heart. The crowd crossed the puddle and advanced some distance, when the cold and warm air currents in the valley collided to form a mist, which was blown out by the rain, forming a large thick white mist that covered the ground. Feng Ying knew that the primeval rainforest was full of animal bones, dead wood and rotting grass all year round, and there was a swamp miasma, and it was likely to be poisonous in the white mist, so he asked his subordinates to put on gas masks and continue to move forward.

The white mist gradually came in, and it was so thick that it was impossible to see what was around you. There were already mercenaries with sonar detectors in front of them, and everyone had entered a ravine, slowly advancing, the white mist was not poisonous, and occasionally passed through a few small animals. They passed through the white mist and came to a valley of ancient trees and weeds: a valley embraced by mountains, surrounded by steep walls, as dead as silence as if it had been isolated from the rest of the world.

At this time, the rain gradually stopped, the white mist drifted away, and everyone could see the majestic and treacherous mountain shape ahead, and the valley was full of dense and strangely shaped vegetation, and the valley was still floating with fog, and the environment could not be seen clearly. When Erdaozi saw the valley, his face was full of horror, and he couldn't help but take a few steps back, as if he had come to the edge of hell. At this time, it was getting late, the sky was overcast, and the valley was dark and cold, very treacherous, and the cold wind was blowing in the face, which made people feel a little frightened. Everyone braved the rain and traveled a long way, and they were all tired, so they rested on the spot. Yin Zhencheng looked at the valley with a telescope and asked Erdaozi: "Are we almost at that place?" ”

Erdaozi pointed to the distance and said, "...... No, at the bottom of the valley...... There's still a long way to get in...... That...... There are a lot of monsters out there! Feng Ying looked at the environment in the valley, the terrain here is complex and steep, the vegetation is dense, it is impossible to know what the scene is inside, and it has just rained, the feet are slippery, it is indeed dangerous to enter at night, so he ordered his men to set up camp to prepare. After a while, a helicopter gunship flew in the sky, which was one of Yin Zhencheng's two helicopter gunships. Due to geographical limitations, helicopters had nowhere to land and dropped supplies. The people took supplies and began to set up tents and set up camp.

The helicopter then circled above the valley to inspect the valley environment, and below was a dense forest that covered the sky like a fan, and even though the searchlights were turned on, the pilot could not see the situation in the valley clearly. The mercenaries on board probed downward with a thermal detector, but found no signal. Feng Ying watched the helicopter circle in the valley several times, and asked on the radio: "Bat, bat, how is the situation, is there a base in the valley?" ”

The pilot replied, "The bats have reported that there are no unusual heat signals in the valley, and there is no sign of activity here. Feng Ying said: "Okay, the bat returns to A-3 and continues to be on standby." ”

The pilot said: "Yes, the bats understand. The helicopter slowly rose and was about to fly away from the valley, when suddenly a dazzling lightning bolt was drawn from the dark clouds, and the lightning made a strange trajectory and hit the helicopter directly, and the helicopter suddenly lost power and fell into the valley.