Chapter Twenty-Four: A Narrow Encounter
Just when Shao Shan and the others were discussing countermeasures, twenty kilometers away from here, a group of four people was slowly moving forward.
These four people, all dressed in white robes, with sand-proof turbans on their heads, carrying bulging bags on their backs, carrying AK47s cross-body, their eyes are as sharp as goshawks, revealing bloody and lawless rebelliousness, even if they walk in this vast desert, they do not relax at all.
Lev was at the head of the team, the leader of the team, who served in the army special operations team at the age of Chinese New Year's Eve, and was almost court-martialed because of his bad character and cruel treatment of prisoners, although he was eventually okay but was kicked out of the special operations team.
Just in time for the outbreak of international tomb robbery expeditions, a local tyrant employer invited him to do things for himself and formed this four-person expedition team, all of whom were his former comrades-in-arms, and several people cooperated handy.
In three years, with their outstanding skills and fearless style, coupled with extremely advanced equipment, they have become like fish in water in the international underground cultural relics community, and have become the sweethearts of many employers for a while.
The most important thing is that their team does not refuse the task to come, there is no bottom line, no principle, as long as the other party pays the starting price, they don't care about everything else, once for an antique asked by the employer, they killed a collector, which caused a huge sensation in the underground cultural relics industry at that time, but also made them famous.
And this time, an underground boss bid millions and invited them to take over the mission, find the legendary exquisite ancient city, and record the precise route.
In recent years, dried corpses in the Xinjiang desert have become popular in the underground market, and with the help of information provided by their employers, they have excavated several stone tombs along the way, and they have gained a lot along the way.
"Lev, my compass is malfunctioning!" Yuri, who was walking in the middle of the procession, fiddling with the compass and the map, suddenly looked up and shouted at Lev.
Seeing that the compass seemed to be disturbed by something at this time, it was jumping around, Lev looked at his watch, and it had stopped turning, and couldn't help grinning: "Hey, guys, I think we've arrived near Magnetic Mountain!" ”
"Roar!" "Roar!"
"Hey, it's finally here!"
Several people looked up to the sky and roared happily, like wild beasts.
"Yakov, how much water do we have left!" Lev asked the man on the right side of the line.
"Don't worry, Lev, enough for three days!" Yakov replied with a smile.
The four-man expedition, though small in number, had a clear division of labor, with Lev as the captain and in charge of liaising with employers and sellers, Yuri planning the route and directing the direction of the team, Yakov in charge of the logistics of the team, and Leonid as a silent demolition expert.
"Full speed ahead, I'm going to spend the night at the foot of Mount Zagrama tonight!" Lev raised the AK47 in his hand and let out a long whistle.
“Go! Go! Go! ”
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On the other side, Shao Shan and his party, who had completed their cultivation, also embarked on the journey again, and two kilometers in front of the team, Shao Shan and Hu Ba chatted while walking.
"At our speed, we should meet each other soon!" Shao Shan pointed to a cigarette butt that was about to be buried in the sand.
"Yes, let's ride a camel, the other party walks, it's hard not to meet, and the other party has left more and more traces!" Hu Bayi said with some worry.
"Once we meet, it will be a vicious battle, these foreign tomb robbers are outlaws, Lao Hu should not keep his hands at that time, otherwise we will be in danger!"
"Don't worry, I've got it!" Hu Bayi looked at the broken gun in his hand, and nodded.
"Huh? Brother Shao, my watch has stopped, and my compass has also been disturbed! Hu Bayi took out a compass and wanted to identify the direction, but he made an unexpected discovery.
"So, it's already in the range of Magnetic Mountain!" Shao Shan said thoughtfully.
"Let's wait for the team!"
This discovery naturally made several people in the team rejoice, and the fat man who had been drooping his head suddenly came to life.
"Where? Where is Magnetic Mountain? ”
Shirley Yang took out his notebook, flipped through a few pages and said: "Cishan should be in the hinterland of this black desert, and when you wait here, you will see two sacred mountains, one red and one white, and legend has it that it is Zagrama Sacred Mountain!" ”
"Then what are you waiting for, hurry up and get on the camel and go!" The fat man patted the camel next to him impatiently.
Before everyone could make a move, something happened suddenly.
"Dada...... Da Da ...... Da Da ......" A series of gunshots were faintly heard from afar.
"It's them!" Hu Bayi's face changed.
"Foreign tomb robbers?" The fat man was puzzled, "Damn, listen to this firepower is quite fierce!" ”
"Why did you shoot? Are they in danger? Shirley Yang asked with a solemn face.
"Not necessarily, the gunfire should be rushed in case of danger, which is a bit like celebration!" After all, Hu Bayi was more familiar with this style, and said thoughtfully, "In other words, they should have found Zagrama Mountain!" ”
"So what do we do? We must not let them get a head start! Shirley Yang looked anxiously at Shao Shan and Hu Bayi.
"The target is too obvious during the day, and I'll touch it at night to see!" Shao Shan proposed.
"I'll go with you, there's a care!" Hu Bayi said.
"Good!" Shao Shan did not refuse.
The night covers the entire desert, and the residual warmth of the sand is transmitted to the body through the clothes, and it is very comfortable, and it is the most comfortable time of the day in the desert.
Shao Shan and Hu Bayi lay on the sand, looking at the four figures sitting around the bonfire in the valley not far away.
Maybe it was the joy of finding their destination, or maybe it was the desert that made them relax their vigilance, and the other party was drinking happily at this time, and the hustle and bustle was not at all.
Shao Shan took the surrounding environment into his eyes, and gestured towards Hu Bayi, Hu Bayi nodded clearly, and then aimed the gun in his hand at the front, his task was to kill the person who was the first to react on the other side, and the others were handed over to Shao Shan.
Shao Shan used both hands and feet, like a nimble lizard moving quickly above the desert, quietly approaching the edge of the firelight, after all, the lighting range of a small bonfire is really limited, which undoubtedly provides convenience for Shao Shan.
Shao Shan gestured behind him, and then braced up his hands and feet, like a tiger ready to attack.
"Poof!" The soles of his feet stepped across the sand, bringing a low muffled sound, and Shao Shan's body shot out like an arrow from a string against the sand, bringing the shadow of death.
"What people!" Lev reacted the fastest, and subconsciously wanted to grab the AK47 next to him, but was pierced by a bullet in the chest and fell headlong.
Shao Shan's hands were like lightning, and the focus was on Yuri and Yakov's necks, which immediately made them slump to the side, and then his right hand was wiped over his waist, and the small throwing knife slashed through Leonid's wrist with a dangerous arc, and at the same time his left foot lightly touched the ground, and his right foot kicked out like lightning, Leonid's head was like a hammer, and he hit the ground hard.
In the flash of light, everything has settled.
This desert trip was also a rare experience for Shao Shan, who was more comfortable with the control of his own strength, and made a lot of progress compared to when he was in Beijing.
"Well done, Brother Shao!"
Hu Bayi ran from a distance, looked at the few people who fell to the ground and secretly smacked his tongue, at close range, he could see at a glance that these people must be from the elite of the army, but they still didn't make any waves, and they were killed by Shao Shan.
"Collect their weapons and tie them up!"
"Good!"
Shao Shan has his own measure, although these people will suffer a little and pass out, but it is not fatal, only Lev is more seriously injured.
Shao Shan and Hu Ba searched the men with their hands and feet, and then found ropes to tie them up.
"Let's go, let's go over and pick up the team!"