65. Mistake

The mountain road was bumpy. When Yimo woke again, it was already 4:30 in the afternoon.

Even so, his head was still swimming, and his body felt intensely fatigued, as if he were on the verge of falling ill.

After getting up, Yimo looked at Qin Muse, who was not far from him, and asked, "Has everything been normal along the way?"

Qin Muse's gaze was calm, and her tone was slightly cool. "We've engaged the enemy twice."

"We killed more than 25 terrorists. The squad had 12 wounded before; now that number has risen to 21."

"The squad has 87 people in total. Only 66 are still combat-ready."

Yimo's head was still a little dizzy, and he felt a wave of lingering fear.

They had been in two firefights, and he hadn't even been woken by the noise.

He had also trusted Qin Muse a little too much. If she wanted to kill him, it would have been easy.

In fact, Yimo's wariness toward Qin Muse was a kind of wishful thinking.

In Yimo's view, from the moment this Dream World began, Qin Muse had had the chance to kill him.

Since she hadn't, she probably wouldn't make a move against him before Suger died.

This mindset wasn't a good thing. If Qin Muse changed her mind even slightly, it could get him killed.

But Yimo still acted this way.

He thought the village chief's sister had made a fair point: if he died, he really might end up dying at a woman's hands.

Given the situation, Yimo needed Qin Muse's strength. He could only act this way based on what he knew about her.

Fortunately, since Qin Muse was also in the vehicle, that meant she really was protecting him, just as she'd said.

Yimo said, "Sorry, I