Chapter 845: Counterattack
In the blink of an eye, two hours had passed.
However, for this Destruction team, the time felt excruciatingly long…
“That white shadow keeps jumping out and launching sneak attacks. Although the chances are slim, eventually someone will get suddenly dragged away… On this stretch of road, we’ve already lost four team members.” A team member walked next to the youth, frowning as he spoke.
He glanced back at his gathered but tired-looking companions and couldn’t help but quietly ask, “Vice Captain, what should we do? If we keep chasing like this…”
What should we do?
“I’d like to know too!”
The youth was frustrated, and this frustration only intensified as time went on.
If we chase, the mutation beast would continue to harass us from the side, but if we don’t, it’s hard to swallow this anger.
Moreover, the mutation beast moved too quickly. Based on his psychic probe results, there might be more than one mutation beast around here.
Even if he could detect their location, he didn’t dare rashly pursue them, given that their mission wasn’t to strangle monsters…Typically, mutation beasts reveal some weaknesses after multiple attacks, no matter what cover they use. But the white shadow lurking in the grass was completely different. Not only was it adept at choosing the right timing, but it also seemed to see through their intentions. Because of this characteristic, the Destruction team had to set aside their thoughts of eliminating it and instead focus on defense.
Fortunately, a few people had dispersed to the outskirts of the group, including a woman named Kaili.
Each possessed unique skills, and for the moment, they managed to barely hold off the mutation beast.
Yet what made him the most unwilling to accept was the luck! He was sure Ling Mo and his group were ahead, but the mutation beast ignored them and stubbornly locked its target on their team!
“It might not just be luck; it could be related to the secret he’s hiding! If not for that, how could they have escaped?” The youth thought through gritted teeth, then lapsed into pondering. “No wonder Chief of Staff Wang values this so much and specifically chose that town without any zombies. It’s really to limit him as much as possible! No, we must capture him. Even if not for Chief of Staff Wang, I’ve got to pry the secret out of him! With my superpower, he can’t hide the truth! The reason he’s survived this long and caused us such trouble during the chase is all thanks to that secret… If I could obtain it too, what would there be to fear from zombies…”
The youth’s excitement lasted only a few seconds before he bowed his head in frustration.
It’s pointless to think about this if we can’t catch him!
“We need to come up with a solution…”
“Continue the chase! But first, find a way to move to the road, we can’t stay here any longer.” The youth clenched his fist and made his decision.
During the pursuit, they finally decided to back off. Even though it was just a detour, in reality, this meant they had given up on immediately capturing Ling Mo and his group… ɽå₦ÔβЕs̩
“We can’t press too hard; as long as we temporarily avoid these dangers, our advantage will remain,” the youth thought to himself.
Controlling his inner desires in such a situation was no easy task for the youth…
The more dire his team’s situation was, the greater his anticipation grew…
“This is for the best…” The team member breathed a sigh of relief.
He could see the Vice Captain’s frustration, but he preferred this to risking being dragged away…
“Is this the location map…”
From a distance, Ling Mo muttered to himself with his eyes closed before slowly raising his head.
Separated by over a thousand meters of wilderness, Ling Mo could only vaguely sense their presence. However, with Black Silk’s illusion projection, every move the youth and his team made was laid bare to Ling Mo.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Though his probing skills were inferior to this youth, he possessed an unexpected method…
Unexpected, unguarded-Ling Mo was waiting for the perfect opportunity.
Weakening their strength through surprise attacks and wearing down their patience was just part of Ling Mo’s plan.
What he truly aimed to do was… counterattack!
“Whoosh!”
With a faint sound slicing through the air, a slight disturbance emerged from the grass.
“Here it comes again!”
Barely had a team member shouted when a soft “puff” sound came from beside him.
As the youth turned his head, a spray of fresh blood splattered across his face.
At the same time, a team member on the outermost edge let out a short cry, but by the time everyone looked over, he had vanished without a trace.
Only Kaili quickly raised her handgun and fired a dozen bullets in the direction where the cry had disappeared.
A few seconds later, a dark shadow was suddenly thrown from the grass and landed heavily beside them.
Someone stepped back in panic, and the others only gathered closer after lighting a match with a “snap.”
“Ah!”
In the flash of firelight, a face filled with despair and terror appeared before them. His body was riddled with bullet holes, blood gushing continuously from them, and his body was still twitching slightly.
Kaili slowly lowered her gun, her brow slightly furrowed.
The others couldn’t help but look at her, their expressions a mix of fear and anger…
Yet what was even more horrifying was another corpse…
The deceased was none other than the team member who had just been following the youth… Noticing this, the youth’s expression turned grim.
The two were less than a meter apart; if the target had been the youth himself instead of the team member…
“There’s room to dodge, but injury is likely! No… maybe I couldn’t even dodge at all…” the youth thought coldly.
At the moment he realized what was happening, the team member was already shot.
What’s more, when the anomaly appeared, everyone was on high alert, yet the opponent still managed to hit the target accurately…
What a precise judgment ability!
“It’s a sniper bullet,” a team member said, crouching down to examine the scene.
“Could this… just be a coincidence?” someone murmured, their eyes filled with fear.
“Coordinating with a mutation beast, such a thing…”
The remaining members fell silent. Regardless of how the other side accomplished this, it deeply disturbed their spirits.
“If only we hadn’t pursued them from the beginning…” a team member began to say, but was immediately silenced by the youth’s fierce glare.
The team member’s heart sank, but when he turned his head, he noticed that everyone else wore a similar expression.
The youth gritted his teeth, his anger blazing.
“Two birds with one stone… no, it’s actually three birds with one stone! This not only threatened and intimidated us, but also made most of the team members hesitant…” He looked down at the corpse at his feet and thought, “I don’t know how they achieved all this, but in this wilderness, their view should also be obstructed. But judging by the situation, they might not be able to identify fixed targets, yet they still have basic aiming skills…”
“And this corpse…” The youth glanced at the team member who had been shot and returned by Kaili. Aside from the bullet holes, there weren’t any visible external injuries. But no matter how you looked at it, the mutation beast wouldn’t likely return its prey…
This slight suspicion was quickly dismissed by the youth. Even if it’s unusual, it can only be attributed to this mutation beast’s high intelligence… There is an eerie similarity between its actions and Ling Mo’s, which is… to heighten their fear.
Now they’re stuck-neither advancing nor retreating seems right…
“He hid in here not to escape…” the youth muttered under his breath.
“Let’s go,” Kaili suddenly said.
She smiled as everyone turned to look at her. “The opponent’s intentions are clear. Continuing like this will only keep us on the defensive. No matter how cautious we are, a sniper shot can’t be evaded. Plus, everyone is terrified of being the next target. Waiting like this, to be picked off one by one, is a torment, isn’t it?”
“So, while a portion of the team continues to advance, we should select a few to go on the hunt… Using a decoy to engage in battle is just the right strategy for our current situation, don’t you think?”