novelraw Chapter 488: A Trap?
Chapter 488: A Trap?
"Go!" Xia Yong looked at Lin Feng, and with a final effort to suppress the joy in his heart, he roared loudly and rushed out of the house first. Although there were many questions, he knew they could only be discussed leisurely once they had left and had some free time. They still had the enemies’ reinforcements to worry about, now wasn’t the time for talk. Thinking this, Xia Yong quickly ordered, leading all his team members to rush towards Lin Feng’s direction.
The rest were awakened by Xia Yong’s shout and realized now was not the time for talking or chaotic thoughts. They hurriedly set aside their amazement at Lin Feng and followed Xia Yong, planning to find out the full details when there was time.
Lin Feng saw that Xia Yong and the others had joined him and, without saying anything, turned and led everyone to disappear into the jungle.
...
Less than 10 minutes after Lin Feng led Xia Yong and their team away, Ruan Tiansheng’s reinforcements arrived. But when they got to the scene, they were frightened by the strange phenomenon before them.
This...
How are they all throats slit?
How did these people die?
...
The more than two hundred people who came for reinforcements stood frozen in place, shocked silly by the scene before them. They had seen many bloody scenes in their years of war, but none as eerie as this one, where over a hundred people were grouped in a circle with their throats slit. And the way it happened, they had all been killed unknowingly, or else they would not be in the same posture, all clutching their guns and facing in one direction... What on earth was going on here? The idea was utterly inconceivable!
Suddenly, an idea popped into everyone’s minds: these people definitely weren’t killed by humans, because it was impossible for someone to kill over a hundred people without any of them reacting. This just couldn’t happen... unless they were killed by something unclean. Otherwise, such a strange scene would not occur. The more they thought about it, the more frightened they became...
There had long been rumors of fierce ghosts near the Golden Triangle, and they had never expected to actually encounter one today. This was just too frightening. Fighting people was one thing, but combating ghosts was another level of fear they couldn’t express. They were terrified of being killed mysteriously like these hundred-plus people...
But what these people never dreamed of was that all this wasn’t done by ghosts, but by the living Lin Feng himself!
"Don’t just ****** stand there, chase them down now! I refuse to believe those soldiers got away. Capture them to avenge our dead brothers! Did you hear me? Chase them down!" Ruan Dashan, a skinny and somewhat malnourished-looking figure who led the reinforcements and was also a trusted subordinate of Ruan Tiansheng, was notoriously cruel and brutal, which earned him Ruan Tiansheng’s favor. In an environment like the Golden Triangle, without people like him, it would indeed be hard to control the others.
Despite the terrifying scene causing some fear in Ruan Dashan’s heart, he didn’t forget his duty to lead the team in support. Even though the people here were already dead, they still needed to kill the soldiers responsible for their brothers’ deaths, not just stand there in a daze. Realizing this, he roared loudly, awakening all the dazed people, ready to chase into the mountains after the soldiers.
"Yes!"
"Yes!"
"Yes!"
...
After hearing Ruan Dashan’s words, everyone snapped back to reality. They were here for reinforcements, and although they had arrived too late and everyone was already dead, they all felt they shouldn’t just stand there idly. They should do as Ruan Dashan said, chase the soldiers, and avenge their dead brothers!
The men swiftly followed the direction in which Lin Feng and his team had disappeared. Years of fierce fighting had familiarized them with their environment, and they quickly spotted signs of where others had passed, easily finding traces left by Lin Feng’s team. They hurried to catch up, planning to kill Lin Feng and his companions, to avenge the dead.
Ruan Dashan also followed in an orderly fashion. Soon, the men reached the surrounding minefield. Seeing the footprints inside the minefield, Ruan Dashan realized that those people had actually escaped through the minefield. Their courage was astonishing—daring to traverse minefields was a clear sign they didn’t value their lives.
But having chased this far, how could they possibly give up? Since those soldiers had crossed safely, the footprints on the ground must be safe. So, Ruan Dashan commanded his men to follow the previous footprints to continue pursuing the soldiers ahead.
However, just when everyone thought they were out of danger, an accident happened!
"Boom!"
A landmine exploded, sending the person standing on it flying through the air, followed by another mine exploding!
"Boom!"
A landmine near the group detonated, the shrapnel wounding several people instantaneously!
"Ahh!"
"Ah!"
"Ah!"
...
Several people injured by shrapnel couldn’t help but cry out in pain, while the one who had been blown away by the landmine at the beginning had already been blasted to death without making a sound!
"What the hell is going on, are you all ******* pigs? Didn’t I tell you to walk in the footsteps? How the hell did you still step on a landmine?" Ruan Dashan saw the explosion of the landmine and felt very strange. His subordinates, who were always following him and listened to his orders, how could they still step on a landmine? What the hell was going on?
"Captain, we all walked in the footsteps, but the person who walked to the very front still stepped on a landmine. If I’m not mistaken, the soldiers ahead must have tampered with the landmines. Otherwise, we definitely wouldn’t have stepped on them!" A team member, hearing Ruan Dashan scold furiously, hurriedly explained the situation. Everyone saw it clearly when he was walking on the stone; it was stepping on the footsteps that triggered the landmine. It really wasn’t everyone’s fault.
"How is that possible? We’ve forgotten where these mines are; how could they possibly tamper with them? They’re all ******* idiots! Get a long stick, use it to probe the path ahead, do you hear me?"
Ruan Dashan, although wanting to explode with rage after hearing his subordinate, still understood that his men wouldn’t lie. What they said was definitely true. But the minefield had been laid many years ago, and new minefields were placed every year. No one would know where these mines were. It was already miraculous that those soldiers passed through safely, how could they still have time to tamper with the mines? They simply didn’t have that kind of time!
But angry as he was, it was better to be cautious. Although he didn’t know how the location of the landmines had changed to cause the explosion, Ruan Dashan still ordered people to use long branches to probe the way ahead. At least this was somewhat safer, as the minefield on this side was all composed of anti-personnel mines with a small radius of effect.
"Yes!..."
Hearing Ruan Dashan’s order, everyone quickly broke off long branches and carefully moved forward, following the footprints they had used before. They advanced very cautiously, and just as they were about to move out of the minefield, an accident happened again!
"Boom!"
Another landmine exploded, but it didn’t detonate where the branch touched the ground; instead, it exploded in the middle of the long line, instantly killing several people in the middle without giving them a chance to react! And again, several were injured!
"Ah!"
"Ah!"
"Ah!"
...
Several people screamed in pain, some of them even had shrapnel directly hit their shoulders and bodies!
"Everyone ******* calm down! Help each other with first aid! I’ll go take a look," Ruan Dashan said, then cautiously walked to where the mine had exploded and squatted down to inspect the area carefully. This situation was too weird for a mine to suddenly explode in the middle without reason.
After Ruan Dashan inspected carefully, he found a transparent fishing line on the ground, and following it, he reached the forefront where the first man had been. Now, Ruan Dashan finally understood what had happened. It was indeed those soldiers who had tampered with the landmines and even modified them, which caused his men to get injured.
"This is ******* depressing! Everyone, be careful, we’ve hit a tough opponent! Let’s get out of the minefield quickly!" Ruan Dashan was really pissed seeing the situation. They hadn’t even seen the soldiers yet and had already lost two men and over ten were injured. This was ******* annoying; such a thing had never happened before. Who the hell were these soldiers?
Hearing Ruan Dashan’s command, everyone proceeded even more cautiously, none willing to gamble with their lives. However, the following events turned out to be surprisingly smooth, and they encountered no more landmines. This wasted a lot of time for the men, and Ruan Dashan was furious, cursing in his heart: What the **** were those soldiers thinking? After setting up two inconceivable mines, they completely disappeared. If I had known, I would have chased them down at full speed!
It wasn’t long before everyone had passed through the minefield, then Ruan Dashan discerned the tracks on the ground and ordered his men to chase in the direction where Lin Feng and his party had disappeared!
But Ruan Dashan could never have dreamed that this chase would be a path leading to hell, and the nightmare had only just begun.
No sooner had they left the minefield and pursued less than a hundred meters, another accident occurred.
"Ah!"
A subordinate, walking cautiously, stepped on a blade hidden on the ground, and soon felt his entire leg go numb. Within a few seconds, he stopped breathing...
Seeing this, everyone’s hearts plummeted into chaos, unclear about what had just happened. It was just stepping on a blade, yet how could he stop breathing in such a short time? It was inconceivable! It looked like there must be poison on it, but around the Golden Triangle, no such potent toxin had ever been heard of, capable of claiming a life in seconds.
If they weren’t careful and someone else stepped on it, more would die. The more the men thought about this, the more afraid they became. They weren’t afraid of death—had they died on the battlefield, they wouldn’t have any complaints—but dying in such an obscure and unexplained manner, none would be content with that.