The enemy's main force was already close at hand.
We had barely run any distance when several beams of light suddenly appeared behind us, followed by one shout after another.
"They're over there!"
"The five million is over there!"
"Catch them!"
The frenzied shouting and sounds of pursuit terrified us.
Judging by the noise, there were at least thirty or forty enemies, perhaps even more.
We specialized in stealth kills and assassinations. With the enemy outnumbering us and all of them armed, we didn't dare confront them head-on.
Besides the sounds of pursuit behind us, we occasionally heard things whistling through the air.
Under these circumstances, we could only scatter, splitting up the enemy's forces as well. Perhaps that would let us escape their pursuit.
Zhang Rong immediately shouted, "Split up! You're on your own! If they catch you, you're dead!"
With our lives in danger, the five of us immediately broke away from one another and fled in five different directions.
Our only advantage now was that we knew the surrounding terrain better than the enemy did. We knew where the slopes and paths were, and which paths were easier to travel.
Before long, I had run a considerable distance. I could faintly hear people pursuing me.
I ran for my life, rolling down slopes whenever I saw them and plunging into dense woods wherever I found them. With such a disparity in numbers, a head-on confrontation would be foolish. I had to avoid their onslaught for now.
Taking advantage of my familiarity with the terrain, I soon shook off my pursuers.
I found a large tree and hid behind it, circling around the trunk whenever I heard anything nearby.
I hid there for half an hour and heard two groups pass nearby. Neither discovered me.
Originally, I had