"It's my turn."
"You rest."
Behind Luo Beichen.
Zeng Shan's voice rang out.
He held a saber, his legs trembling slightly.
It was clear he was afraid.
But he still gritted his teeth and stepped forward.
Luo Beichen nodded and retreated.
Zeng Shan shouted.
With a whoosh, he swung the saber down, looking fairly competent.
The blade struck a Golden Winged Louse's head.
But he hadn't put enough strength into it.
He failed to split it open with one blow.
The insect shrieked and clawed furiously with its forelegs.
Sparks flew as they scraped against Zeng Shan's arm guard.
Zeng Shan shouted.
Gripping the saber, he dragged the insect over and smashed it against the rock.
Then he pushed the blade down with all his strength.
Only then did he cut off one side of its head.
He gasped for breath.
Watching Luo Beichen kill the insects earlier had made it look easy.
But not until he took the field himself.
Did he realize it was nothing like that.
The shells of these things were incredibly hard.
If he didn't use enough force.
There was no way to split their bodies open.
In the gap.
Luo Beichen took out a first-aid kit.
From inside, he retrieved an "anti-toxin injection."
He jabbed it into his own thigh.
He was worried that being splashed with insect blood would worsen the toxicity of the Red Poison.
Then he looked at Zeng Shan.
Luo Beichen's gaze darkened.
If Zeng Shan hadn't stepped forward just now.
He would have fed Zeng Shan to these Golden Winged Lice in exchange for a chance to escape.
Zeng Shan had kept his word well enough.
That had saved his life.
However.
It was only temporary.
Luo Beichen didn't know how long he could hold out.
At that moment.
After hacking one Golden Winged Louse to death, Zeng Shan's thigh was seized by another insect, which bit down viciously.
Zeng Shan cried out in pain and turned, driving his saber into the insect's head.
He didn't even have time to remove the carcass, leaving the insect hanging from his leg.
He charged forward again and split open another Golden Winged Louse.
In less than thirty seconds.
Zeng Shan was already showing signs of exhaustion.
Luo Beichen narrowed his eyes, prepared to take over at any moment.
At that moment, the advantages of Observing Mountains and Seas became apparent.
Although Luo Beichen had only cultivated it to the second level.
His physical stamina was still greater than Zeng Shan's.
His Primal Energy also recovered somewhat faster.
After resting for half a minute.
He felt he could fight again.
But just then.
A sound beyond the range of human hearing came from outside.
Yet the sound caused the Golden Winged Lice to drop to the ground one after another.
They crawled and collided wildly, like ants on a hot pan.
The strange sight invigorated Luo Beichen and Zeng Shan.
It was obvious.
Reinforcements had arrived.
Sure enough, before long, powerful lights shone in from outside the gap.
Then gunshots rang out in a steady rhythm.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
With each shot, one of the Golden Winged Lice on the ground had its head blown apart.
After more than a dozen consecutive shots.
All the remaining Golden Winged Lice had been killed.
Then Wei Fenghua's voice came from outside: "Luo Beichen, are you two in there?"
Zeng Shan's eyes immediately turned red.
Only after hearing Wei Fenghua's voice did he truly believe.
That he had survived by the skin of his teeth.
"We're here. Luo Beichen and I are both here."
Zeng Shan started to run out, but suddenly turned back and reached for Luo Beichen's hand.
He placed it over his own shoulder.
He had come back to support Luo Beichen out.
Luo Beichen hesitated for one second.
Then he didn't refuse.
And so he left the gap with Zeng Shan.
Outside the pile of rubble.
The fog had already dispersed.
A breeze blew past.
Stars glittered in the night sky.
Luo Beichen felt as if he had been reborn.
Then he saw a Mystic Machine standing not far away.
The powerful light was shining down from its body.
Wei Fenghua had brought a combat squad.
The squad leader's expression shifted slightly when he saw the insect corpses covering the ground.
"You killed all of these?"
Zeng Shan nodded forcefully.
Then he looked at Luo Beichen. "He killed most of them."
"I only cut down a few."
After saying that, Zeng Shan noticed.
The squad leader and members were looking at Luo Beichen with a trace of respect in their eyes.
Wei Fenghua looked them over from head to toe.
Then he nodded.
"Let's head back first. We'll talk about everything tomorrow."
The squad leader made a hand signal, and an SUV drove over.
As he got into the vehicle.
Luo Beichen saw a stretcher pass by.
Wu Renfan's corpse lay on it.
He had been sucked dry, reduced to skin and bones.
His death was gruesome.
After returning to camp.
Luo Beichen and Zeng Shan underwent examinations and treatment.
Luo Beichen's injuries were somewhat more severe.
He was kept in the medical vehicle for observation.
The night passed without incident.
The next day, Wei Fenghua called Luo Beichen into a tent.
Wei Fenghua asked about what had happened the previous day.
Luo Beichen told him everything.
When he heard that Wu Renfan had acted on Ren Zhong's orders and switched the backpack containing Phoenix Tail Sunflower in its hidden compartment with Luo Beichen's.
Wei Fenghua snorted. "He's so young, yet already so vicious!"
He then shook his head and sighed. "What a pity that Wu Renfan is dead. Now there's no evidence."
"Relying on this Phoenix Tail Sunflower alone, it'll probably be very difficult to convict Luo Beichen."
"What's more, he can shift the blame to Ren Zhong."
"What do you plan to do?"
Luo Beichen was silent for a moment before saying, "An Eye for an Eye."
Wei Fenghua glanced at him and said nothing.