An Eye for an Eye

"My turn."

"Rest."

Behind Luo Yan.

Zeng Shan's voice rang out.

He held a Military Saber, his legs trembling slightly.

It was clear he was afraid.

But he still gritted his teeth and stepped up.

Luo Yan nodded and retreated to the rear.

Zeng Shan let out a roar.

The saber whistled as it swung, cutting with decent form.

It struck the head of a Golden Winged Louse.

But the force wasn't enough.

It couldn't cleave through in one blow.

The insect shrieked loudly, its forelegs thrashing wildly.

They scraped sparks across Zeng Shan's arm guard.

Zeng Shan shouted again.

Gripping the saber, he dragged the bug and slammed it against a rock.

Then he pushed the blade with all his strength.

Only then did he slice off one of its heads.

He panted heavily.

Watching Luo Yan kill those bugs had looked so easy.

But the moment he took the field himself.

He realized it was nothing like that.

The shells of these things were incredibly hard.

If you didn't put enough force behind it.

You couldn't cut through their bodies at all.

In the crevice.

Luo Yan pulled out a medical kit.

He took an 'Antidote Injection' from inside.

And jabbed it into his own thigh.

He was worried that being splashed with bug blood would worsen the 'Red Poison's' toxicity.

Then he looked at Zeng Shan.

Luo Yan's gaze was deep.

If Zeng Shan hadn't stepped up just now.

He would have fed Zeng Shan to these Golden Winged Lice to buy himself a chance to escape.

Zeng Shan had kept his word.

That saved his life.

But.

It was only temporary.

Luo Yan didn't know how much longer he could hold out.

At that moment.

After killing one Golden Winged Louse, Zeng Shan's thigh was seized by another bug, which bit down hard.

Zeng Shan cried out in pain, turned back, and stabbed his saber into the bug's head.

He didn't even have time to remove the corpse, letting it hang from his leg.

Then he charged forward to cleave another Golden Winged Louse.

In less than 30 seconds.

Zeng Shan was already running out of stamina.

Luo Yan narrowed his eyes, ready to take over at any moment.

At times like this, the advantage of Observing Mountains and Seas became clear.

Even though Luo Yan had only cultivated to the second layer.

However, his physical fitness was stronger than Zeng Shan's.

His Primal Energy also recovered a bit faster.

After resting for half a minute.

He felt he could fight again.

But just then.

A sound inaudible to the human ear rang out from outside.

This sound caused the Golden Winged Lice to drop to the ground one by one.

And they scurried and crashed about like ants on a hot pan.

Seeing this strange sight, Luo Yan and Zeng Shan's spirits lifted.

Clearly.

Reinforcements had arrived.

Sure enough, soon a strong light shone in through the gap.

Then gunshots rang out in a steady rhythm.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

With each gunshot, one of the Golden Winged Lice on the ground had its head explode.

After more than ten consecutive gunshots.

All the remaining Golden Winged Lice were wiped out.

Then Wei Fenghua's voice came from outside: "Luo Yan, are you two in there?"

Zeng Shan's eyes instantly turned red.

Hearing Wei Fenghua's voice, he finally confirmed.

That he had escaped death by a hair's breadth.

"We're in here, both Luo Yan and I."

Zeng Shan was about to run out, but suddenly turned back, reached out, and took Luo Yan's hand.

Placing it on his own shoulder.

It turned out he was helping Luo Yan out.

Luo Yan hesitated for a second.

Then did not refuse.

And so he followed Zeng Shan out of the gap.

Outside the pile of rubble.

The fog had already dispersed.

A breeze blew.

Starlight twinkled in the night sky.

Luo Yan felt as if he had been reborn.

Then he saw a Mystic Machine standing not far away.

The strong light was shining down from the machine's body.

Wei Fenghua had brought an operations squad with him.

The squad leader saw the ground covered in insect corpses.

His expression shifted slightly.

"Did you kill all of these?"

Zeng Shan nodded emphatically.

Then he looked at Luo Yan: "He did most of the killing."

"I only chopped a few."

After saying this, Zeng Shan noticed.

The squad leader and the squad members were all looking at Luo Yan with a hint of respect in their eyes.

Wei Fenghua looked them up and down.

And nodded.

"Let's head back first. We'll talk about it tomorrow."

The squad leader then made a gesture, and an SUV drove over.

As they were getting into the car.

Luo Yan saw a stretcher passing by.

On it lay Wu Renfan's corpse.

He had been sucked dry into a husk.

His death was horrifying.

Back at camp.

Luo Yan and Zeng Shan underwent examination and treatment.

Luo Yan's injuries were more severe.

He was kept in the medical vehicle for observation.

The night passed without incident.

The next day, Luo Yan was called into Wei Fenghua's tent.

Wei Fenghua inquired about yesterday's events.

Luo Yan disclosed everything.

Upon hearing that Wu Renfan had been instructed by Ren Zhong to swap the backpack containing the 'Phoenix Tail Sunflower' hidden in its lining with Luo Yan's.

Wei Fenghua snorted, "So young, yet so vicious in mind!"

He then shook his head with a sigh, "It's a pity Wu Renfan is dead. Now it's one word against another with no evidence."

"Relying solely on this 'Phoenix Tail Sunflower' will hardly be enough to convict Luo Beichen."

"Moreover, he can just shift the blame onto Ren Zhong."

"You, what do you plan to do?"

Luo Yan was silent for a moment, then said, "An eye for an eye."

Wei Fenghua glanced at him and said nothing.