Hunting! (Bonus Chapter for Penguin's Golden Alliance)

Cao Wei chased Qing Chen for nearly 8 hours.

He chased the boy from noon until night, and only discovered his trail in the afternoon. However, every time he was about to catch up with the boy's clues, the boy would use various terrain features to clear away the clues.

Dense Mimosa bushes, crystal-clear streams, dangerous plants.

The boy always seemed to be able to find some strange and unusual things; everything on the edge of this Forbidden Zone seemed to be imprinted in his mind.

But now the other party can't escape.

Cao Wei picked up the tree bark that the other person had spat on the ground, as well as the licked tinfoil, and brought them to his nose to sniff carefully.

He didn't find it disgusting at all. During his more than ten years in the army, he had done far more disgusting things: eating insects, drinking urine, and lurking in cesspools.

Although the Federation Group Army has not had any powerful enemies in recent years, its training has never been relaxed.

Simply because a civil war could break out suddenly at any time.

Cao Wei followed the scent, confident of victory.

He has already received four doses of gene therapy and has been stuck at C-Class for several years now.

His speed and strength were far beyond what that boy could compare to.

Moreover, that boy probably doesn't have many rules left to use. You know, the conditions for using the rules are actually very strict. For example, it would have been impossible for the other party to carve words on the tree trunk to trick him.

The boy was well aware of this, so he didn't have high hopes.

In the darkness, Cao Wei followed the scent.

The unique human scent in the air acted like a taut thread, guiding him in the right direction.

Cao Wei felt that he was getting closer and closer to the other party, and he could even use his powerful hearing to perceive the other party's running and panting sounds.

The prey's breathing was heavy and weary.

This is the sound that wolves love most.

As they drew closer, Cao Wei could no longer afford to give the other party the opportunity to set a trap.

He had already seen the boy's back.

200 meters.

100 meters.

50 meters.

However, at that moment, a click came from beneath Cao Wei's feet.

His entire body suddenly stopped.

Anti-infantry directional booby traps.

Cao Wei had served in the army for more than ten years, and he couldn't be more familiar with that crisp sound of the pressure mechanism.

He didn't even need to look down to know what type of booby trap it was.

They carried the booby traps themselves!

41 of them were used in the minefield, and 9 were kept by the 1st Platoon, but unexpectedly they ended up in the hands of this boy.

Cao Wei had observed the area near the big willow tree; the soldiers' clothes and equipment were scattered under the tree, and their corpses had long been eaten away by ants.

He couldn't understand it. Weren't all the equipment right next to the big willow tree? How could this boy dare to take the equipment?!

Moreover, he didn't know when the boy had planted this anti-personnel booby trap.

Wait a minute, Cao Wei realized that the other party deliberately spat out the bark and threw away the tin foil because they had discovered that he had a keen sense of smell, so they wanted him to follow the "thread" of smell and step on this landmine!

When did the other person discover that they had a keen sense of smell?

Is someone helping him?

Where the boy had walked, all the wild beasts that should have been in the Forbidden Zone had disappeared, the man-eating fish in the stream had vanished, and the big willow tree no longer attacked him. Now, the boy had inexplicably become aware of his abilities.

It was as if the entire Forbidden Zone was helping the other party.

Could they be natives of Forbidden Zone?

Cao Wei didn't have time to think about anything else. He didn't move while stepping on the booby trap. Instead, he took off the bag on his back and took out an exquisite hand crossbow.

With a whoosh.

The long arrows shot through the air like thunder. The boy running ahead heard the sound and tried to dodge, but it was too late.

In Cao Wei's view, the arrow grazed the outside of the opponent's thigh, leaving a bloody gash on the leg.

The boy's running figure tumbled forward, but he quickly stood up and continued to run away, limping.

Cao Wei smelled the sudden scent of blood in the air, realizing that the other party would have no chance of escaping his pursuit.

He didn't kill Qing Chen directly because he knew that this Forbidden Zone was off-limits to killing.

Qing Huai had hesitated to speak at one point before, concealing this rule from him, probably because he wanted to exchange his life without any worries at a crucial moment.

But Cao Wei already knew the truth.

He stopped looking at the boy's retreating figure.

"Hello? Cao Wei is calling for his superior," Cao Wei called for backup through the communication channel.

Although the 7th platoon was still nearly 20 kilometers away from him, their support speed was very slow, which would delay the pursuit.

But he had already made the boy bleed, and the immense blood energy ensured that the boy had no chance of escaping.

In this situation, even if Cao Wei is a C-Class expert, he would not be willing to use his body to withstand the lightning strike, even if he doesn't die or even suffer any disability.

Qing Huai's voice came through the communication channel. "Brother Cao Wei, have you caught him?"

Cao Wei thought for a moment and explained, "Sir, we haven't caught them yet..."

The next moment, even the most basic electrical buzzing disappeared from the communication channel; Qing Huai had cut off the communication!

"Your mother... is in good health!" Cao Wei stopped his insults in time.

You can't swear in Forbidden Zone No. 002.

Cao Wei looked down at his feet and finally sighed.

He can only save himself.

Cao Wei took out a dagger and slowly cut open the boot, then held the boot down with his hand.

In the movie, many special forces soldiers choose to move stones to weigh down anti-personnel mines, so that people who step on them can leave safely.

In fact, these mechanisms have extremely strong rebound force; if the pressure on them is less than 80 kilograms, they will explode immediately.

In the wild, it's not easy to find rocks weighing over 80 kilograms near landmines.

Moreover, there wasn't a single stone around the spot where the boy chose to plant the mine!

Cao Wei took off his other boot and placed it horizontally above the landmine, intending to use the tough leather boot to block the exploding steel balls.

He then slowly covered his backpack with it as well.

Only at this moment did Cao Wei finally breathe a sigh of relief.

He knew he had to take the hit head-on, but the anti-personnel mines weren't very powerful. Unless a steel ball pierced his body directly, a C-Class expert wouldn't die.

In the past, there were actually more reliable methods. To deal with these anti-personnel mines, the military industry had already invested in the research and development of a PVR super glue.

After stepping on an anti-personnel mine, simply drip glue into the mechanism gaps and wait 20 minutes for the glue to firmly bond the entire mechanism.

The landmines thus became useless.

Cao Wei took a deep breath, lying on the ground and pressing down on the mechanism with his elbows, his arms firmly protecting his chest.

The next moment, he slightly raised his body, and with a loud bang, Cao Wei was thrown into the air, but not a single anti-personnel mine ball penetrated his protective measures.

"Cough cough," Cao Wei's mouth tasted incredibly metallic, and his internal organs were bleeding from the destructive force of the explosion.

A mouthful of blood rushed into his mouth, but this notoriously ruthless man from the Second Group Army swallowed it back down.

He got up, picked up his crossbow, and slowly ran towards the scent of blood in the air.

At this moment, the person he really wanted to kill wasn't the boy, but Qing Huai.

But in the adult world, it's all about weighing the pros and cons.

Now that we've come this far, there's no turning back.

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