The two ninjas seemed to think they had spotted the target first, which was understandable. One was like a monkey leaping through the treetops, while the other was rampaging through the car on the ground. The car was obviously more conspicuous, and even if the conditions were the same, they should have the advantage, especially since they often lived in the mountains and forests.
Zhang Lei's inner energy circle clearly saw the two guys sneakily hiding in a secluded spot in the tree branch, seemingly with their eyes closed, probably to avoid Zhang Lei and the others sensing their gaze.
Episode 3: The Bloody Road to Adulthood, Chapter 63: You Moved Too Fast (Part 2)
These two ninjas were worrying unnecessarily. Neither Zhang Lei nor Liu Yun had such a keen sense of perception. Perhaps they were used to fighting against their own countrymen who were particularly perceptive in this regard. They unconsciously used their habitual actions when facing Zhang Lei.
Zhang Lei gently nudged Liu Yun with his foot. Liu Yun immediately understood Zhang Lei's meaning. Zhang Lei no longer had many secrets from him, and had already told him about his exceptionally rapid absorption of internal energy. To continue to hold back at this point would be tantamount to courting death. In such a situation, even the slightest reservation could be fatal.
Therefore, he knew that Zhang Lei basically kept his inner energy circle active at all times, and with the inner energy reserves he had in front of him, as long as he didn't fight non-stop, Zhang Lei would have enough.
Zhang Lei stuffed two willow-leaf darts into Liu Yun's hands. These were left to them by Linghu. Liu Yun couldn't rely on his special ability to last long from a distance. This wasn't a martial arts arena where you could just defeat one opponent.
Zhang Lei also used a code to mark the approximate location of the two Japanese men, and Liu Yun was waiting to arrive at the location to see how to cooperate with Zhang Lei.
If the person who intends to ambush someone has already been discovered, and he's still foolishly and smugly staying behind the door, waiting for the other person to peek out so he can be hit with a club, then the consequences for him are predictable.
Upon reaching the vicinity, Liu Yun slammed on the brakes, throwing the corpses from the vehicle first. The two Japanese men on the tree branches almost instinctively pounced down.
Waiting for them was Zhang Lei, who pounced out next. Zhang Lei pulled the rope tags out of the throats of the two men, but one was inserted and the other was forced in, because the two ropes had different things tied to them.
Liu Yun tucked the two willow-leaf-shaped darts into his waistband. "Heh, I didn't even have to lift a finger. What a waste of my time!"
It's better to be unprepared than to be unprepared. This is an unchanging truth. Preparing a hundred times is better than being unprepared even once, because that one unprepared attempt might be the one that leads to your death.
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"Hehe, this time I don't have to worry about running out of water!" Zhang Lei kicked the already mangled ninja corpse to pieces.
Suddenly his expression changed, because Zhang Lei saw a small metal fragment in the middle of the corpse. "Oh no, Brother Liu Yun, we have to go! These damn Japanese devils actually put tracking devices inside bodies!"
To make squeezing juice easier, Zhang Lei had already stripped and thrown away the Japanese man's clothes, and even plucked his hair, perhaps intending to prevent him from having a tracking device on him. Who knew this little devil was so perverted that he actually put a tracking device inside his body.
This wasn't exactly a novel method, but Zhang Lei felt a sense of crisis when facing this Japanese soldier, which is why he used self-examination. This basically proved that the Japanese soldier was a superhuman, and a superhuman who posed a threat to Zhang Lei.
Zhang Lei was judging others by his own standards. In his mind, a Japanese soldier of this caliber should have some self-respect and wouldn't let anyone stuff things into his mouth, especially not when it was unnecessary.
Unfortunately, Zhang Lei wasn't a psychologist. He didn't know that this kind of self-esteem, formed from an inferiority complex, is exactly like that—sometimes incredibly strong, and sometimes completely nonexistent. And that's how he fell for their trick.
At this point, he couldn't care less about bringing two large fruits that were easy to juice. There were probably tracking devices in their rectums, and Zhang Lei didn't have the time or interest to help them remove them.
"Hurry, hurry, let's go!" Zhang Lei jumped into the car and urged Liu Yun, but the more anxious he was, the less likely the car would start.
"Check the car first, see where the problem is!" Zhang Lei jumped out of the car, not caring about the dirt, picked up the tracker that had fallen off, and threw it hard into the distance.
The other two corpses were also thrown with all their might in two different directions, but they didn't get very far.
Zhang Lei knew that the two people would likely warn others when they discovered them, so his efforts would probably be in vain. However, even delaying them by a little bit would be good at this point.
At this moment, Liu Yun's car finally started. "Get in, get in, let's go!" Liu Yun called out from the front.
"Jump out!" Zhang Lei only had time to say that before something that looked like a rocket flew from behind and above. By the time Zhang Lei detected it in his inner air circle and gave the warning at the exit, the rocket had already hit Liu Yun's SUV.
The missile emitted a plume of blue smoke, and strangely enough, the car was completely undamaged, while Liu Yun inside the car had already taken flight.
"Brother Liu Yun!" Zhang Lei cried out in grief, rushed forward, and caught Liu Yun in mid-air.
The smoke rose quickly and dissipated just as fast. By the time Zhang Lei landed, the smoke had cleared. Zhang Lei placed Liu Yun in the passenger seat and hurriedly started the car.
Zhang Lei had never driven a car before; he was just curious and watched how they moved around. Fortunately, Zhang Lei's ability to imitate didn't go wrong at this point. However, it would be a bit difficult for a novice to drive in a primeval forest that is much more complicated than driving around flagpoles, and at a speed that cannot be reduced.
"Brother Liu Yun, how are you? How are you?" Zhang Lei could tell that Liu Yun wasn't doing well, but his eyes were fixed straight ahead. For someone who'd only ever driven in video games, being able to drive like this was already a testament to his martial arts training and the help of his internal energy. So Zhang Lei could only keep his eyes glued to the road ahead, while Liu Yun could barely glance in that direction. If he even looked away, he'd probably crash into a tree. Zhang Lei didn't have Liu Yun's ability to chat and joke around while driving.
"I don't think I'm going to make it. I know what hit me just now. It was a bio-missile, one of the strongest long-range superpowers. I only have about ten minutes left to live after being hit by it. Zhang Lei, I'm begging you for something!" Liu Yun's voice didn't sound much different. There was neither pain nor sadness in it.
"Brother Liu Yun, please speak!" Zhang Lei tried his best to keep his voice calm. Crying was not the way of a man, and Zhang Lei had already made up his mind not to cry anymore.
"Being hit by a bio-missile will cause the skin and muscles all over the body to peel off piece by piece within ten minutes. This is the superpower of American Wright Wright. I never expected him to be here!"
"Do you want me to avenge you? No problem. Whether it's Wright or Li Yang, I'll take them down, and I definitely won't let them die easily!"
"Of course I'll do it. You'll do it without me having to tell you. What I'm asking of you is—kill me. I don't want to die in such agony, because..." He didn't finish his sentence because halfway through, the dart Zhang Lei was holding had already pierced his throat.
Liu Yun struggled to pull the dart out, using his inner energy to block his throat and prevent air from leaking out of his trachea. "Uh, you brat, I haven't finished speaking, and it's not the end yet, why did you attack me!"
"Sorry, I thought you were finished!"
"I also want to say, remember to take care of my sister, she's my only sister..." After all, his internal energy wasn't as easily controlled as Zhang Lei's, and he couldn't hold on any longer after reaching this point.
"Brother Liu Yun, don't worry, I will definitely take care of your sister!" Zhang Lei closed his eyes with his hands. At this moment, Zhang Lei still thought that Liu Yun's sister's information would definitely be available with a simple search...
Episode 3: The Bloody Path to Growth, Chapter 64: Fluctuation Control (Part 1)
Zhang Lei might not admit it, but after Liu Yun's death, he did have more options. Since he didn't have to worry about whether the food contained toxins, Zhang Lei didn't need to bring any food or other necessities, at least not in this forest.
Otherwise, in a situation like Zhang Lei's, where the car completely crashes into a tree, there's not much we'd know what to do. No matter how durable the car is, it's probably unusable at that point. Besides, the fact that Zhang Lei was able to drive that far suggests that it wasn't just a matter of skill; luck probably played a big part too.
"Brother Liu Yun, I'm sorry, I will keep my promise to you!" Zhang Lei wanted to kneel down and kowtow to say goodbye to Liu Yun, but when he saw something sticky on the ground, he didn't kneel down. This was probably related to his pride. As far as Zhang Lei could remember, he had probably never knelt down to anyone except the dead, including his parents. There was no custom of kneeling down to pay respects in Zhang Lei's family.
At this point, there was no time to collect Liu Yun's body. Zhang Lei took a few essential items from the car and left.
It's still necessary to bring some water and food. Although there is food everywhere in the forest, these things are more reliable in terms of energy. Moreover, if the poison is strong, it will consume a lot of internal energy.
We should bring some spare weapons, especially that sniper rifle. Zhang Lei doesn't have many good long-range weapons, and the range of the rope dart is limited. This thing might come in handy when we're caught off guard.
In addition, with the addition of some willow leaf marks given by Linghu, the ranged attack was barely passable.
In addition, you should bring some US dollars in cash and some small diamonds. If you encounter any indigenous people, you can use these to ask for help. They recognize US dollars in most cases. If all else fails, you can use diamonds, although diamonds are far less valuable here than they are outside.
There are also some bandages, such as hemostatic powder and gauze.
Although Zhang Lei can use his self-examination command to close his wounds and allow the skin and flesh to heal automatically, using his powers during the escape would attract everyone with the resulting energy fluctuations. Therefore, it's still necessary to bring these items.