Having taken down four enemies in a row, Luo Zheng's morale soared, his murderous intent reaching the heavens like a knife unsheathed. His whole body emanated an imposing aura as he locked his cold gaze on the other two enemies. Like a proud and fierce tiger, he watched as the two enemies retreated in surprise and panic, losing their will to fight and forgetting even to shoot. Luo Zheng let out a cold snort, reversed his grip on the military knife, and charged forward once more.
"Squelch!" The military knife flew out of his hand, piercing straight into the chest of one enemy up to the hilt with such force that it drew a stream of blood. Luo Zheng didn't even glance at it, instead pouncing on the other enemy like a descending tiger. The enemy in a panic raised his gun to block, but Luo Zheng's large hand darted out, seizing the weapon first. His other hand, like a striking python, swiftly gripped the opponent's throat, squeezing and twisting with force, directly breaking the enemy's neck. The foe's head tilted, lifeless.
At this mont, Ghost Hand and Madela rushed forward, seeing the ground littered with bodies. The enemy Luo Zheng had knocked unconscious with a pistol was just waking, but Ghost Hand quickly noticed. He darted forward and with a swift kick, dislocated the enemy's head from his neck, ensuring impossible survival.
"All gone?" Madela exclaid, incredulous.
"You're late, I just caught a straggler." Ghost Hand chuckled, full of admiration for Luo Zheng's combat prowess. Gleefully, he said, "Little brother, why does it feel like your fighting skills have improved greatly? Was it the last incident that motivated you?"
"Who knows? Maybe." Luo Zheng replied ambiguously with a smile. He also felt significant improvent in his combat skills and speed. Just now, charging at the enemy bullets, if it were before, he would surely have been hit. But this ti, he managed to rush forward unscathed, which would be impossible without such speed.
"What next?" Madela quickly inquired.
Luo Zheng didn't answer imdiately, but surveyed the surroundings, soon noticing a cave ahead, about two kiloters away along a mountain ridge. It didn't seem like a crevice, causing him to wonder as he lifted the sniper scope for further observation. Indeed, there was a tree beside the cave, and the soil of the surrounding ridges had changed, covered in withered low grass.
"Doesn't look like a crevice?" Ghost Hand murmured in surprise and doubt.
"Maybe it's the angle. From above, satellites make it appear like a crevice, but from here we only see the entrance. We can't see what's behind. However, the cave's surface appears very smooth, suggesting it might indeed be part of a fault line. Look beside it, there's a big canyon, which resembles a rift valley ford by tectonic movent. Though not very large, it's sizeable. This cave might have ford as a natural counterpart, like a river tributary." Madela explained.
Luo Zheng glanced at the rift beneath the cave, about five hundred ters across and seemingly bottomless, stretching forward unknown distances. The cave is on a cliff in the rift, but can be reached directly from the mountain's ridge, where many fortifications have been built, heavily patrolled.
"Haven't we been discovered?" Ghost Hand exclaid, watching this scene.
"Hard to say. Maybe we have, but without higher orders, they're holding back." Luo Zheng whispered while continuing to observe the cave. He noted the mountain around the cave was covered in bushes, with a prominent big tree beside it. Moving the sniper scope downward, he found a river indeed flowed through the rift, winding along the cliff, barely five ters wide, easily overlooked in the five hundred ters wide Big Rift Valley. It was about twenty ters from the cave, connected by a winding stone path, indicating the cave dwellers drew water from it.
"It's about five hundred ters from here to the cave, with only the ridge to reach it. Rushing through is impossible. If the enemy heard the gunfire, we'd be sitting ducks. I suggest detouring and circling behind the cave after dark. What do you think?" Ghost Hand said with a complex expression, staring at the cave where his fiancée might be, grieved not to charge in rescue.
Luo Zheng didn't respond, continuing to observe the enemy. He roughly gauged the cave's dinsions, finding it at least ten ters wide and over four ters high, though its interiors were unclear, appearing to curve. With a grim face, he asked over the earpiece, "Lan Xing, from our angle, we can only see the cave entrance without clear terrain features. Can you confirm the target's accuracy?"
"That's the place. From the satellite, it appears like a crevice. You can't see it due to the angle. Also, the crevice below is bottomless, dark, seemingly with green plants, about a kiloter long. Perhaps it hides secrets below, but you must go there to see. There are many enemies. Need a support team?" Hong ihua's voice sounded through the earpiece.
"No ti. We've likely been exposed. The enemy has two choices: First, strengthen surrounding searches and defenses. We can't hide and must retreat. Attacking again later won't be easy. Second, the enemy might imdiately relocate the dical team. We'll decide after they move." Luo Zheng said solemnly.
"What's your plan next?" Hong ihua asked, puzzled.
"Decisively, kill, inflict as much damage as possible, create the illusion we're Hariri's hired opposition. The more we kill, the more anxious they get. Once word spreads, surrounding ard tribes will likely seize the chance to engulf Hariri." Luo Zheng stated firmly.
"Good idea, attack fiercely, create an illusion. Under a strong offensive, the enemy won't suspect a rescue mission. Rescuers wouldn't act like this. Weakening Hariri's power, many tribes around desire its annexation to grow themselves. It's doable, but can you three handle it?" Hong ihua asked with concern.
"We won't know until we fight." Luo Zheng calmly observed the terrain.
"It's worth a shot. At worst, retreat during battle. Every two kiloters there's a hill, akin to a defensive position. It can be utilized, dealing significant enemy damage shouldn't be difficult." Ghost Hand eagerly added.
"The terrain here is treacherous, only the ridge permits pursuit. One side is a cliff rift, no need to worry about a flanking move. The other side has no cover; coming up makes them easy targets. We can fight and retreat, it's doable." Madela agreed.
"You heard them. Not engaging might alert the enemy to our intentions. What if they target the dical team? We must fight, and strike hard, confuse the enemy about our true aims. Night's approaching; fight until dark, then withdraw with no issues." Luo Zheng coldly stated, his imposing battle intent seemingly flaring, igniting the surrounding air.
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