Chapter 72: Extraordinary Means
The one-hour break ended quickly, and the five people could only be said to have received a temporary respite, but the physical exertion of a long trek in the jungle was simply impossible to fully recover.
Even after a month-long jungle cross-country training, the four-member group of the Dongfeng Corps was already out of breath, let alone Ji Ya, who was just training simply.
The moment she stood up, she even felt a little dizzy.
She was unsteady on her feet, but she didn't fall down after all.
Jiya shook her head, staring blankly at the sunlight shining through the trees.
Accompanied by the early morning mist, the rays of light form a mesmerizing Tyndall effect, and the birdsong gradually sounds, which is even a little intoxicating.
---- but she knew that in this land, all the good things were just illusions.
There are pursuers in the rear, and there may be interceptions in the front, and the only purpose of these people is to let themselves die.
Killed with a gun, stabbed to death with a knife, blown up with a cannonball......
They really don't care about the means, they only care about the "death" one result.
Is this a mercenary?
The people who escorted him seemed to be different from them.
But what's the difference?
Jiya didn't have time to think about it, and a pot of boiling water was handed to her.
"Take a few sips, your physical exertion is too heavy now, and you need to replenish sugar and salt."
It was the wreck that spoke.
Ji Ya obediently took the kettle and subconsciously took a few big sips.
Effervescent drinks have a somewhat strange taste of sweet and salty mixtures, but they are indeed a necessity for replenishing electrolytes.
"Do I still have to wear a shackle?"
Jiya asked.
"Not anymore, you need to rehydrate at any time."
The other party's tone was calm and relaxed, and Ji Ya's originally worried heart also settled down somehow.
"Shall we ...... Let's go? ”
"Fill the campfire with firewood and go!"
Chen Shen immediately spoke.
Afterwards, the five people set out on the trek again.
In order to conceal their tracks as much as possible, they firmly abide by the basic principles of anti-tracing in the jungle, not only do not use machetes to open the way, but even avoid breaking branches and vines as much as possible.
There is no doubt that this will slow them down even further, but fortunately, in the early stage of route exploration, Chen Shen has already made full plans and avoided dense vegetation areas as much as possible.
So overall, their velocity decay is relatively limited.
"We should still be widening the gap with the other side now."
Chen Shen opened his mouth and said.
"If they've tracked us, they should start triggering traps."
"But now, we don't hear any explosions---- theoretically speaking, the sound of the broadsword explosion is around 170 to 180 decibels, and the frequency is 50 to 60 hertz.
"So, either they haven't caught the first trap yet, or they're just going in the wrong direction."
"In either case, it's ....... for us"
"Boom ......"
Before Chen Shen's words were finished, a low, small, but clear sound came from the mountains and forests in the distance, and the remaining half of his words were directly blocked in his throat, choking him directly into a foul mouth.
"!"
"It's a single ring, and it's supposed to be the first trap."
"The good news is that the enemy is still close to five kilometers away from us, and we are five hours ahead."
"The bad news is that they may actually catch up with us......"
Chen Shen's face was a little heavy, his brows furrowed tightly, and his mind was quickly deducing all the possible situations.
In fact, the enemy may have jungle tracking masters like Lin He and Lin Shan, which he had long expected.
However, it is unknown how efficient and accurate such an enemy will be.
There aren't many options, and the safest way is to run ----.
Pull the distance as fast as you can, the farther away you go, the less visible the trail will be, and the harder it will be to track.
"Speed up, we can't go slowly."
Chen Shen decisively gave the order.
"Understood."
"Number 1, you'll open the way."
"Understood!"
In jungle off-roading, the trailblazer is the most physically demanding role, and is generally played by experienced and physically strong team members.
But after entering the jungle, Chen Shen's arrangement was a little different.
He chose to let Bao Qi and Shi Dakai take turns to open the way first, and let the Li Gang, who had the best physical strength, stay behind.
There is no doubt that the physical strength saved for him is to be applied at a time like this.
Li Bang walked past the four of them in a few steps to the front, and when he passed Ji Ya, he subconsciously looked at it, and then found that this woman's state was not too bad.
The face was not sickly pale, but flushed with blood.
Weird.
Li Bang muttered secretly in his heart, but he didn't ask much.
Bravely moved forward all the way, and the time quickly passed another 4 hours, and the panting Li Bang was also forced to slow down and said intermittently:
"Damn, if only there was a rainstorm......."
"If there is a rainstorm in the next day, no one will be able to catch up with us......."
Hearing his words, Chen Shen couldn't help but nod.
Indeed, at this time, if there is a weather factor bonus, the difficulty of the entire mission will be reduced by one level.
Unfortunately, he is not a lucky player, and God has not been on his side for at least ten hours since he set off......
"It's just a matter of life when it rains....... Before we set off, we should go to Menglang Temple to worship and ask for rain or something. ”
Shi Dakai said a rare joke---- of course, it may not be a joke, after all, only Chen Shen laughed alone.
The three of them looked at Chen Shen inexplicably and asked:
"What's wrong?"
"Didn't ....... much"
Chen Shen waved his hand, and at this moment, two explosions with extremely short intervals came in a row.
This time, the sound is clearer.
"!"
"They're chasing to camp!"
Chen Shen shouted in surprise.
In 4 hours, the other party actually narrowed the gap by 1 hour.
They're fast!
Whether it is Garoja or the Lion Corps, one thing is certain, that is, among them, there are really masters.
"Number 4, what should I do? Ambush on the spot? ”
Chen Shen immediately shook his head.
"If you want to ambush, you have to wait until the next camp!"
"The speed of the other party is so fast, it is impossible for a large force to track."
"This should be a forward spearhead, the purpose is to hold us back!"
"We can't let them achieve their goal, we have to rely on speed to hang them, distance them from the big army, and disconnect them!"
"Keep going, don't stop, hold on for another two hours, get to the camp and ambush!"
"Understood!"
The three of them answered in unison, but Jiya did not make a sound.
Chen Shen looked back and just happened to see the scene of her falling to the ground.
"I ..... I can't walk......"
Jiya's voice was extremely weak, and it was clear that her physical strength had been exhausted to the limit.
"You must get up!"
Chen Shen reached out and took Ji Ya's kettle, which was already empty.
"I can't stand up..... I really can't stand up anymore......"
"Are you sure?"
Chen Shen's expression was grim.
"I'm sure, it's physiological detachment, I really ......"
"Ate this."
Chen Shen didn't let her finish, but stuffed two pink pills into Ji Ya's hand.
Jiya's eyes instantly turned terrified.
"I don't want ....... I don't want it! ”
"It's the only option."
Chen Shen spoke again, his tone unquestionable.
"If you want to live, you have to adapt to the most extreme means."
"If I can, I'm even willing to call a helicopter to send you directly from Mengka to Meng Bin."
"But as you can see, that's impossible."
"The way we are going now is the only way we can go."
"So, eat it and keep walking."
"Stick to the next camp and you can rest for at least 6 hours!"
Jiya looked desperate, she took the pill, and wanted to make a final struggle.
"Let me rest for an hour, I can still walk, trust me......"
"Don't risk your life."
Chen Shen interrupted her.
"Of course, don't risk our lives."
"You saw the health kit, do you know what it's for?"
"If you don't eat, if you can't walk, then we'll have to carry you on our backs and keep walking."
"But before we carry you, we need ......"
"Lose weight for you."