Chapter 17: Mekong River Basin, Canyon Operations (2)

Chasing the dragon straddled his vigorous posture, shuttling through the dense jungle, occasionally thorny thorns growing intertwined, from time to time to cut the skin of his neck, and the thin red scratches gradually oozing blood.

He must get out of the area locked by his sniper scope as quickly as possible, find a new firing point and lurk, and everything is improvised, every second is a moment of life and death until he finds the enemy's whereabouts.

Look at!

He was dripping with sweat, and when the salty sweat flowed to the scratched skin, a tingling pain was transmitted to the nerves instantly, and the sweat merged with the bright red blood, gradually becoming clear and transparent, until it evaporated into crystals.

The dirt was mixed with sweat, blood and mucus, and the surface of his skin felt extremely uncomfortable, compared to the question of life and death!

It's a hot summer, and Chasing Dragon continues to race against time in the humid and sweltering jungle, before the enemy can spot him.

At that point, he will sneak around the forested heights to the banks of the Mekong River, or swim across to the opposite heights at night, looking for an opportunity to take out the leopard-print sniper.

As he passed by a few bushes of dense grass, he pulled off the verdant leaves and stuffed them into his mouth, chewed them several times, and the bitter juice filled his mouth. He quickly spit out the residue of green juice in his mouth in the palm of his hand and smeared it on his copper-colored face, which can be regarded as a simple disguise.

It wasn't until he stepped onto a soft piece of mud and sand that he knew he was not far from the riverbank.

After a while, the calm and wide river surface came into view, and the chasing dragon stuck the leaves behind his back, put a hat made of green leaves on his head, and then quickly lowered his body and crawled towards the riverbank.

Thirty meters away from the river, he stopped his forward posture, reached out and took out the binoculars in the small bag on his waist, and observed the topography around the river and the high ground opposite.

Although it was still early in the dark, the telescope was a hazy scene in the distance. Even if you track the enemy's lurking location, if you want to kill with a fatal shot, you have to rely on a little more luck, chasing the dragon this way.

Like a drizzle in the air......

Chasing Dragon continued to observe with a telescope for about a quarter of an hour, and the two enemies had not yet revealed a trace, which couldn't help but make Chasing Dragon more cautious. I can't help but think of that leopard-print face......

Suddenly, a familiar name came to his mind!

"Lightning Leopard"

One of the top 10 killers in the world, he is rumored to have tattooed his face as a leopard totem.

I also heard that he is as agile as a leopard, a killer with good marksmanship, and his usual method is to win by sneak attacks in close combat. His superb melee fighting skills and excellent mission success rate have made him one of the top 10 international killers.

Chasing the dragon has now determined that the killer who finally landed on the helicopter is the "Lightning Leopard".

"He should have been shot in the head when the helicopter was rappelling, and now it's a dead leopard! I didn't shoot him at the time, but now it's a deadly threat. Chasing the dragon couldn't help but blame himself.

Thinking of this, Chasing Dragon couldn't help but worry more about Maina, if she hid on the bank of the river as planned, the chances of meeting the "Lightning Leopard" were slim. In the event of an encounter with a heavyweight killer like the Lightning Leopard, life and death are only in a split second, and any slight element can make or break the difference.

Chasing the dragon raised his binoculars again and watched the movement of the high ground on the opposite bank of the river.

After the "Lightning Leopard" shoots at the palm tree, where will it lurk at a new firing point?

Chasing Long pondered: "If he rashly sneaks across the river and plans to go around to my mountain area to launch a sneak attack, don't ...... I'm going to shoot him in the head, no one would dare to take such a lethal risk to cross the river!"

There are no absolutes in the world, and when you think that something is going well as you intended, maybe it will suddenly change the direction of the wind and even collapse. And you need to leave yourself a way back, at least at the moment of collapse you still have a chance to live!

Chasing the dragon is within three meters of his hiding point, arranging a transparent defensive line, encircling the slender and sturdy fishing line on the branches of withered vines 10cm above the ground, and several copper bells are tied to the end of the fishing line. Any beast that comes close to the line will be mercilessly slaughtered by the sharp dagger in the hands of the dragon chaser.

After a while, the sound of insects and birds gradually rising, mixed with the sound of gurgling water on the river surface, came to the ears of Chasing Dragon......

An hour had passed quietly, and the dragon was still lying on his stomach in the grass by the river, his face covered with green juice pressed against the sniper scope, staring at the wind and grass on the high ground opposite. There must be an enemy lurking on the high ground opposite, Chasing Dragon's instincts told him.

In the summer, the mosquitoes in the jungle are particularly active and intensive, and in the grass where the dragon is lurking, the mosquitoes bite wantonly, desperately sucking fresh blood, as if they know that his dangerous palms are not reckless.

"Bang!"

A gunshot broke the silence, and in the sniper scope of the chasing dragon, a spark flashed in a canopy of a tree at 11 o'clock on the high ground on the opposite mountainside, a brief but dazzling spark, which came from the front end of the barrel.

The shot was not fired at the area around the river where the dragon was lurking. Could it be that Mina shot at the enemy?

He reached out and zoomed in on the sniper scope, taking a closer look at the heights opposite, where an unusually dense green mass was wriggling in the leafy canopy of the tree, and it was an enemy lurking in it.

The enemy in the leafy canopy of the sniper scope is covered in a green camouflage net, with only a black hole barrel sticking out of the net, and the barrel is camouflaged with tender green branches and leaves around the barrel.

The oil-painted face was pressed in front of the sniper camera, its short, curly hair hanging down on his ears. Chasing the dragon felt a little lost in his heart, because the enemy in front of him was not the "lightning leopard". The real threat is still lurking in unknown corners, and maybe it's watching this terrain at this time!

The cloudy sky is blocking out the sun's rays, and all the killing fires are blooming and burning in the dimness.

The dim sky can make people hidden, and it is easier for people to be exposed! The exposure of that enemy is caused by the fire generated by the muzzle of the gun at the moment of shooting, and the faint light of the moment can send him into the dark abyss.

The sniper crosshair in the dragon chaser is stuck on the green camouflage net......

"Bang!"

The bullet pierced through the drizzle and into the green camouflage net, and the enemy's oil-painted face instantly stiffened.

After a second......

"Poof!"

The enemy fell with the tight net of camouflage, the lush green leaves of the branches shook for a while, and then everything returned to calm.

Now there is only the last enemy of the "Lightning Leopard" left on the battlefield, and immediately after the dragon is shot, he lies down in the grass and waits quietly......

"If the enemy who shot off the palm tree earlier was the lightning leopard, then why did the enemy who was killed just now lurk on the high ground on the opposite bank, the two should act separately, and it is reasonable to use encirclement tactics. Chasing the dragon couldn't help but feel a chill when he thought of this.

"Unless...... The lightning leopard deliberately left him on the other side of the high ground as a bait, and he sneaked up on the high ground behind me. Chasing the dragon didn't dare to continue reasoning, his body lying on the ground seemed to stiffen, and he seemed to hear the sound of his own heartbeat and breathing lingering in his ears.

Because he didn't know where the "lightning leopard" was in the hidden position, aiming the crosshair at himself, maybe all the reasoning was false, but he didn't dare to ignore this reasoning.

Time seemed to stand still, and everything was calm again.

Chasing the dragon understands that the decisive moment of the life-and-death contest has been quietly staged...... Although two enemy snipers have been killed at his hands, this does not mean that the balance of life and death has been tilted in favor of you.

Now, on the contrary, the location of the chasing dragon is in the canyon area, and the terrain is flat and there are few bunkers. If a heavyweight killer like the "Lightning Leopard" lurks on the high ground on both sides of the riverbank, sooner or later he will find this low-lying area where the chasing dragon is lurking.

Chasing the dragon thought that if he ventured to move again to find the lurking location at this time, then these slight actions would definitely not escape the eyes of the "lightning leopard".

He couldn't move, he had to wait...... When the sky gets dark, under the cover of dark night, he successfully escaped from this cage area.

An hour passed......

Chasing the dragon glanced at his watch, and it was a quarter past 4 o'clock.

Suddenly, a rapid and familiar brass bell sounded......

Suddenly, Chasing the Dragon subconsciously bowed down and turned over to the side with both feet, and a person with a camouflage figure instantly rushed to him, the sharp dagger in his hand with a cold light, the blade had been submerged in the soil, and when Chasing Dragon saw that face clearly, he was shocked. This person is the "lightning leopard" with a leopard print on his face.

The lightning leopard saw that Chasing Dragon instantly turned over to dodge, and he was also shocked in his heart, but he didn't expect Chasing Dragon to have such a fast reaction speed.

The two were less than 2 meters apart, and in the three seconds they looked at each other, they had already re-evaluated the opponent in their hearts.

The lightning leopard is not tall, it looks like it is a lean body, and a leopard print face is inlaid with a pair of gloomy and murderous eyes. He still clutched the dagger sunk into the dirt in his hand, and the dragon had placed his right hand on the pistol holster at his waist. The two maintained their current positions, and neither of them made the first move, because neither was sure that they would knock each other down immediately.

"You're the Lightning Leopard. Chasing the dragon took the lead in breaking the deadlock and said coldly.

"You already know that I am the Lightning Leopard, why do you still ask like this!" said the Lightning Leopard's eyes rolled with murderous aura.

"Because I haven't seen a lightning leopard, I'm ......" Chasing Dragon deliberately said halfway.

"Hmph...... Maybe it's because you want to distract me and take advantage of the opportunity to kill me!" the Lightning Leopard smirked dismissively.

"Oh......" replied Chasing Dragon.

As soon as the dragon chased the dragon finished speaking, his right hand had reached into the holster and held the pistol in the palm of his hand, and before the pistol could be pulled out of the holster. The sharp dagger in the lightning leopard's hand, the blade with a cold light rushed straight to the door.

Chasing Dragon stretched out his left hand to hold the opponent's wrist like lightning, and at the same time aimed the pistol in the direction of the opponent's head, and the lightning leopard's left hand also quickly held the wrist of the chasing dragon, so that the muzzle of the gun was always facing the sky.

Both of them are bound to each other with both hands at the same time, and at the same time they are restrained by each other.

The lightning leopard's body was always suppressed above the chasing dragon, and the cold blade was close to the skin of the chasing dragon's neck. The lightning leopard's not tall body burst out with amazing strength, and Chasing Dragon couldn't help but secretly admire this opponent.

The strength of the lightning leopard is not much different from his own, and behind this powerful power, there must be a very hard training that very people can endure. Human strength and flesh can be disintegrated, and only steely perseverance is the most terrifying, and Chasing Dragon understands this very well.

While chasing the dragon and thinking, the strength of the lightning leopard's right arm increased a few points, and the blade close to the neck of the chasing dragon was already oozing blood, and the blood was slender and dark red.

The strength of the wrist of the dragon chasing the gun quickly increased, and the direction of the muzzle was only about 5cm away from the lightning leopard's head, and the wrist strength of the lightning leopard's knife quickly relaxed a few points, and the blade was far away from the skin of the dragon's neck.

The two were at a stalemate in the duel......

The bright green grass blades under the chasing dragon were crushed into the soil, and the soil within a radius of two meters was tightly pressed by the bodies of the two people, and from a distance, it looked like a pig's nest made of wild boars.

At this time, beads of sweat had already appeared on the forehead of the lightning leopard, and it was obvious that he had done his best. Chasing the dragon was no better, the injured neck was already bleeding a large amount of blood, and the smell of blood filled the sultry air.

"You are indeed a great killer!" said Chasing Dragon in a light tone.

"It's a pity I still can't kill you. Lightning Leopard said.

"I can't kill you. ”

"You have such a good reputation and combat effectiveness, wouldn't it be a pity to die!" Chasing Dragon lowered his voice and sneered.

"We can't kill each other now, how do you know I'm going to die!" replied with a sneer.

Some people laugh more scarily and creepy than not laughing.

The lightning leopard is this kind of person, the leopard print is twisted and deformed, and then inlaid on a human face, which is not something that everyone can imagine.

"Your comrades are dead. After chasing the dragon, the lightning leopard's face instantly changed color, and the strength of the knife decreased by a few points.

"I'm sure you already know that I have a comrade-in-arms, and she's still alive. Chasing the dragon didn't wait for him to reply, and continued to talk.

Chasing the dragon thought to himself that if Mina lurked in the depths of the jungle, she would not be able to observe it even if it was dawn, let alone run to help. Only by disintegrating the psychology of the lightning leopard and defeating yourself can there be a chance of victory.

"But your comrade-in-arms doesn't know that we are fighting here, and even if you open your throat and call, you will be drowned out by the sound of the river. Lightning Leopard retorted.

"But I can wait, wait for my comrades to come looking for me, and you can't afford to wait. Chasing the dragon said.

"You can't afford to wait!" said Lightning Leopard with a smile.

"Why?"

"Because your neck is still bleeding, and your blood is limited. The lightning leopard smiled more proudly and more terrifyingly.

Chasing the dragon had to admit what he said, and the strength of his wrist at the moment increased a little more, and every time the muzzle of the gun was only a few centimeters away from the lightning leopard's curly hair, he was resisted back by his tenacious arm strength.

"Since you don't want to die so much, you must not have lived a real life before. "Chasing the dragon no longer tries to kill the other party, because such a person is very difficult to kill.

"What is surviving?" the lightning leopard may have been extremely tired due to the long confrontation, and it is also a good choice to take the opportunity to recover his strength, so he asked rhetorically.

"Do you have a woman you like? She can come to you across the ocean and mountains for you, just because she thinks you are at a low point in your life and needs her, and she comes to you desperately. When Chasing the Dragon said this, he couldn't help but think of Thea, that tear-stained face, and that pair of crying red eyes. He didn't dare to think and couldn't think about it......

Because the range of orbital accommodation is always limited, tears are always endless.

"I don't want to hear your story, you chase the dragon and are a killer with deep feelings, but this is also your fatal flaw! The killer should have no feelings, because feelings will become the shackles of the killer, and thus lose the prediction criteria of the killer. The lightning leopard raised his voice and said slowly.

The lightning leopard paused for half a second and then said: "When I was rappelling from a helicopter, you actually had a chance to shoot me, but you didn't! ”

After listening to him, Chasing Long had to admit that the lightning leopard in front of him completely guessed his idea. Chasing Dragon didn't want to let go of an enemy at the time, as he was too eager to complete the mission and save Thea from Jomaison.

"Yes! It's better to have a chance to kill than not to have a chance to kill. Chasing the dragon said.

"It's not good for anyone if we continue to stalemate like this!" Chasing Long said with a handshake and a peaceful gesture. He had to say this, because the blood on his neck had penetrated a large area of camouflage clothing, and the strength in his hands was not restored, but a little tired. This is a bad sign.

"It may not be good for you, but it will be much better for me!" replied the Lightning Leopard without hesitation.

"Oh!" chased the dragon and spat out the word.

"Because you die, I can get a large honorarium, not only that, but if the international community knows that it was the lightning leopard who killed the chasing dragon, my hiring fee will be even more generous in the future! I am always willing to kill the most famous people, so that I can be among the top in the killer circle. It was as if the lightning leopard saw that wealth was close at hand, and fame continued to attract him like glittering gold.

"Now you have everything you want, and I have love, but there is something we don't have!" Chasing Dragon sighed.

"Really?" the Lightning Leopard questioned.

"Freedom! You and I are rootless prodigals, ruthless killers. People like us are still being treated as puppets by others, and here we have to kill each other and do things that we can't help ourselves, are you really not tired?" asked Chasing Long rhetorically.

The lightning leopard let out a long breath, but did not speak, and the chasing dragon could see that the lightning leopard was also exhausted inside.

"Let's talk about it, who sent you here for this mission?" Chasing the dragon wanted to take advantage of the other party's psychological relaxation to make some words.