Zhao Qiang said, "I'll launch a counterattack from behind. You'd better obediently help me draw their attention, or you know what will happen!" Zhao Qiang was also worried that Hongtashan would escape on a raft first, so he gave him a heads-up.
Hongtashan remained respectful, saying, "Boss, don't worry, I guarantee I'll complete the mission. I'd rather die than run away."
Zhao Qiang disappeared into the bushes. The American mercenaries were getting closer and closer. They surrounded the bonfire on the riverbank on three sides. Zhao Qiang had already quietly leaped over the treetops and landed behind the American mercenaries. With the anti-gravity device, he moved much faster. If he had only relied on the force of his running shoes to jump, he could have passed over their heads, but the whooshing sound he made would definitely have been noticed.
Zhao Qiang observed the enemy's formation and recognized two squad leaders. He hid in a tree branch and fired the first bullet with a soft bang. Immediately afterward, Zhao Qiang slightly changed his position and fired at the second mercenary he had already locked onto. Bang! As the first squad leader's head exploded and his body fell to the ground, the second squad leader also fell into a pool of blood. The bullet's speed was so fast that it blew his entire skull off. The two team members next to him were so frightened that they couldn't help but scream, which was tantamount to deliberately exposing their target. Then, gunshots rang out like popping beans.
After firing the second bullet, Zhao Qiang immediately changed positions. This was his habit. Although he hadn't been using electromagnetic guns for long, this habit was something Zhao Qiang came up with himself. He believed it would make him safer because he could change positions at any time. He didn't care whether other snipers could do it or not. Just as Zhao Qiang left the position where he fired the second bullet, several large-caliber sniper bullets hit the spot where he had been hiding. A tree trunk as thick as a bowl broke off due to the successive hits and fell down the tree with a creaking sound!
Zhao Qiang broke out in a cold sweat. Someone was shooting at him from behind! He hadn't worn a helmet to make sniping easier, as it wouldn't allow him to see through objects. If he hadn't changed position in time, he would have had his head blown off! In his shock, Zhao Qiang disregarded the fact that his energy reserves were running low and immediately separated a portion to protect himself. His life was at stake!
Zhao Qiang darted through the trees in his anti-gravity device, each jump fast and sharp. A large number of snipers hidden in the shadows could only keep tracking Zhao Qiang's figure and firing. In doing so, their positions were exposed to the X-ray vision goggles. The super biochip, based on the scanned bullet trajectories, pinpointed the snipers' positions in less than a tenth of a second. Although these snipers tried to protect themselves by changing positions, their abilities in this regard were no match for Zhao Qiang's.
Bang! Zhao Qiang fired a shot while jumping around, and a sniper who was carrying a gun and leaping from one tree to another was blown in the head. Bang! Zhao Qiang then fired another shot, and a sniper hidden behind a thick tree trunk was blown in the head by a bullet that pierced through the trunk instantly.
"Shoot!" the sniper squad leader yelled. He had successfully spotted the expert, but the crucial first shot missed after spotting him! This was something no one had expected. The opponent's movements were like a ghost. In fact, the trees here were already quite sparse, making it impossible to leap between them continuously unless one had mastered the legendary Chinese martial art of lightness and agility. Otherwise, one could not move like a rapidly flying willow leaf, as if the body had no weight at all.
Bang! Another sniper was shot in the head. Putting aside the speed of the enemy, the key point is that both snipers who were shot in the head were clearly well hidden, yet the bullets still penetrated their cover and killed them. This must mean the enemy's weapon is incredibly powerful! But watching him dart between the trees, he wasn't carrying any large weapon! Why is that?
The sniper squad leader hesitated for a moment, and another member was killed. Judging from the pace of the enemy's shooting, he estimated that he would be next. The squad leader could not stay any longer and jumped out of his hiding place. This action saved his life. A splash of mud immediately rose from where he had been hiding, and a bullet was deeply embedded in the ground.
Zhao Qiang fired a bullet, and the opponent moved at the same time he fired. However, Zhao Qiang had no time to regret it. He immediately fired the remaining bullet and successfully eliminated another sniper hiding in the tree branch. Zhao Qiang began to fly close to the ground. He needed time to reload, and the lower he flew, the safer he would be with the cover of the bushes.
Seeing that their location had been exposed, the sniper squad leader jumped out and shouted, "Take him down! Everyone, take him down together!"
Zhao Qiang moved along the ground, flattening a patch of bushes. The sniper kept firing at the fallen bushes, bullets leaving grooves in the bushes, the bullet marks following Zhao Qiang's figure.
Finally, with all five bullets loaded, Zhao Qiang lightly touched the ground with his toes as he flew over a tree trunk, causing his body to suddenly shift sideways. He then pushed off from a tree behind him, immediately changing direction and flying towards the sniper's position.
Bang! A bullet struck the target, and the sniper shouted, "I hit him!" It hit him right in the head.
Bang! Just as the sniper cheered, his head exploded. The squad leader cried out in alarm, "He's not dead! Keep firing! Keep firing!"
Zhao Qiang's armor proved effective. Although the snipers' weapons were advanced, their firepower was insufficient to penetrate his armor in just a few bullets, unless they fired repeatedly at a single point. However, Zhao Qiang was constantly moving, and none of the snipers could repeatedly fire at the same spot on his body under such circumstances.
In order to eliminate them quickly, Zhao Qiang used his body as bait, constantly revealing himself to attract the snipers' attention, and killed several snipers one after another.
As Zhao Qiang reloaded his bullets for the third time, the sniper squad leader realized that only two of his teammates remained. He immediately issued a 'danger' warning and turned to flee. The other two teammates, having witnessed their teammate fall, were terrified and naturally rushed to follow.
Bang! Zhao Qiang fired again. The enemy lacked effective firepower suppression and was now essentially facing away from him. Even if they wanted to escape under the cover of the trees, they couldn't. The bullet, accelerated by electromagnetic force, pierced through several tree trunks and went through the squad leader's chest cavity from behind. The explosive force caused by the bullet's penetration created a large hole in his chest and propelled the squad leader's body forward by two meters before he fell to the ground.
The two team members were so frightened that they threw down their guns, knelt on the ground, covered their heads, and shouted, "We surrender! We surrender! Don't kill us!"
Zhao Qiang was too lazy to pay attention to them anymore. While the anti-gravity device was still working, he wanted to deal with the group that had raided the camp.
The team leader and two squad leaders directed their team to surround the camp, only to realize they had fallen into a trap. The camp was deserted. Hongtashan was no ordinary man; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to run to the mainland and kidnap Yang Shiqi in full view of everyone. At this moment, he and his team had already aimed at the attackers, and gunfire rang out again!
"Take cover! Use the terrain to advance!" The American mercenaries had just clashed with Zhao Qiang, but the addition of snipers allowed them to continue flanking the camp. In fact, since the battle had already begun, everyone was on high alert. The counter-attack at Hongtashan was not as effective as expected. Only two American mercenaries were unfortunately hit and fell to the ground. The rest of them used the terrain for cover and launched a counterattack against Hongtashan.
The attackers numbered thirty, while Hongtashan's side had fewer than ten men, including himself. Their weapons and ammunition supplies were also insufficient, and their firepower was quickly suppressed by the enemy. Three of their team members were killed. Hongtashan and his men had no choice but to retreat to the riverbank, truly a desperate battle. One of the team members was terrified and immediately tried to push a raft into the water to escape, but he was hit by a stray bullet and died on the raft.
After eliminating the sniper, Zhao Qiang returned to the main battlefield. Fearing that the American mercenaries would discover Yang Shiqi's location if he wasted too much time, he decided not to engage in any more back-sniping tactics, as that would be too slow. Zhao Qiang activated his full armor and charged into the enemy's firing range, carrying a compression rifle and a longsword.
The team leader could never have imagined that someone would dare to do this, charging forward amidst a hail of bullets! The bullets were all deflected by his seemingly light armor, and he quickly got closer and closer. The team leader had no choice but to order his men to shift all their firepower to him, firmly believing that even steel could not withstand such repeated firing!
Zhao Qiang fired, and the compressed air mass obliterated three enemy soldiers with the first shot. The firepower network immediately broke through, and Zhao Qiang rushed forward. His longsword was best suited for close combat, and with a swing to the left and right, two more team members' heads fell to the ground. The team leader, holding his gun, stepped out from behind cover and shouted at Zhao Qiang while firing. The Americans were very fierce, and he was furious as he watched his team members die one after another.
Zhao Qiang raised his hand and fired another shot. Boom! The compressed air mass exploded in the leader's chest, first slamming the leader's body against a tree, then exploding into dust along with the tree. The upper half of the tree collapsed with a crash, killing another team member as it fell.
Zhao Qiang fearlessly weaved through the hail of bullets, none of those within the range of his longsword's attack were spared. A tall American, taking advantage of his physical strength, pounced on him from behind. Zhao Qiang reacted with lightning speed, turning around and throwing a punch. His ring instantly unfolded into a gauntlet for protection. The cold alloy struck the American's forehead. Although Zhao Qiang's strength wasn't enough to shatter the enemy's skull with a single punch, the blow sent all the flesh and skin covering the bone flying. The American's eyeballs were squeezed out by the force, and the blood vessels in his temples ruptured, causing blood to gush out like an underground spring.
Zhao Qiang turned around and stomped the American to the ground. He plunged his longsword downwards, ending the American's life. Two mercenaries rushed over, firing their guns as they charged. The compressed gun was already loaded, and Zhao Qiang immediately fired at the two of them, followed by another hail of bullets.
The remaining American mercenaries were in a panic. Some wanted to continue the attack to avenge their fallen teammates and captain, while others thought that since they had failed, there was no need to die, so they turned tail and ran. Thus, the battle was quickly decided.
Volume 2 [325] Searching for Medicine
Two rows of prisoners knelt, nearly twenty American mercenaries. Hongtashan had been wounded in the arm, but with his robust physique, it was nothing. He quickly bandaged it and followed behind Zhao Qiang, swaggering around and shouting at the prisoners. He had witnessed Chu Xiang's final battle; the mysterious longsword and the impenetrable armor had awed him.
Zhao Qiang glanced coldly at the surrendered mercenaries and asked, "Do you have any fever reducers or anti-inflammatory drugs?"
This was the most important thing, but unfortunately Hongtashan didn't understand English, so he couldn't comprehend it. Otherwise, he would have helped shout a few more times. A mercenary with some minor rank said, "Yes, but it seems the first-aid kits are all on the dead."
Zhao Qiang said to him, "Go find him quickly."
The mercenary dared not delay. Under the watchful eye of one of his teammates from Hongtashan, he ran off to search the battlefield. Half an hour later, he returned with a pained expression. "We didn't find it. We originally brought four first-aid kits. We lost one, found three, but one was empty, and the other two were hit by bullets and leaked water. All the medicine inside was soaked."
The bullet hitting the first-aid kit was probably done by Hongtashan's gang. Chu Xiang only shot people in the head, so the first-aid kit must have been riddled with holes. Otherwise, each box of medicine has waterproof packaging, so it couldn't have been soaked in water. The impact of the bullet probably even blew the medicine boxes off.
After waiting and waiting for this outcome, Chu Xiang's violent temper suddenly flared. A longsword suddenly appeared in his previously empty hand. With a flash of light, the mercenary's head was severed. He remained standing there, blood gushing from his neck. The scene was extremely horrific. The two rows of mercenaries who had been kneeling on the ground, clutching their heads, huddled together in fear.
Hongtashan was also taken aback by Zhao Qiang's ruthlessness. To kill someone so readily was something even his former boss, Big Beard, might not have been able to do so so decisively. Moreover, Big Beard didn't possess a longsword that could be concealed at any time—truly a perfect weapon for a sneak attack and silencing witnesses.
Zhao Qiang showed no pity for the mercenaries kneeling on the ground. His hand had somehow already drawn a compressed-barrel pistol. Nearly twenty men were huddled together in panic when suddenly a tremendous pressure slammed into them, shattering their chests in an instant with a deafening explosion. Blood splattered everywhere; Zhao Qiang had killed them all with a single shot! A few men on the edge weren't completely mangled, but severed legs, arms, intestines, and livers were scattered everywhere—the scene was extremely gruesome.
Hongtashan slumped to the ground, his eyes glazed over, his hands trembling. Two of his surviving team members wet themselves on the spot, and the man who had suggested escaping on a raft overnight collapsed to the ground. He couldn't imagine what the consequences would be if they were caught while trying to escape. This man was too ruthless!
Yang Shiqi watched everything unfold from the tree hollow. She knew Zhao Qiang wasn't a good person, but she hadn't expected him to be so ruthless. She was momentarily stunned. As a spoiled brat, Yang Shiqi had done her share of bad things; otherwise, she wouldn't have beaten up the Secretary-General of the Donghai Municipal Party Committee on a whim. But she had never imagined someone could be so indifferent to human life. Zhao Qiang was simply beyond the comprehension of an ordinary person! Yet, remembering that Zhao Qiang was searching for medicine for her, Yang Shiqi felt happy. To be protected so fiercely by a man—this wasn't something every woman could experience.
Zhao Qiang calmly put away the compression gun and said to Hongtashan on the ground, "Prepare the raft. I'm going to Mengta Valley to find medicine in a bit." This was something that had to be done, otherwise Yang Shiqi's life would be in danger.
Hongtashan dared not disobey, and tremblingly got up: "Yes, yes, boss, don't worry."
Zhao Qiang walked to the tree and saw Yang Shiqi peeking at him. He smiled and said, "Awake?"
Yang Shiqi said lazily, "The fighting was so noisy, even if I was delirious from the fever, I would have been woken up."
Zhao Qiang jumped up the tree and touched Yang Shiqi's forehead: "How are you? Are you feeling better?"
Yang Shiqi shook her head: "It's nothing. How could you... how could you kill them all?"
In the battle just now, Zhao Qiang completely controlled his body using the super biochip; he is now a combat robot! A cold-blooded robot! Otherwise, it would be extremely difficult for an ordinary person to commit such a heinous act, otherwise the world would have long since descended into chaos.
Zhao Qiang snorted coldly and said, "I'll kill anyone who's against you!"
Yang Shiqi had initially been a little resentful, but upon hearing Zhao Qiang's words, she was suddenly moved. This man had risked his life for her, even killing dozens of people, all because of whom were trying to harm her! Yang Shiqi hugged Zhao Qiang tightly, "Thank you, but you have to distinguish right from wrong. Although I hate my grandfather, you can't hurt him."
Zhao Qiang finally chuckled, his harmless expression returning to normal. "Am I stupid? These people can't be allowed to live. Otherwise, it will be dangerous for you to stay with them while I go find medicine. Letting them go will only result in them coming back and biting us. Remember, no matter what, if you don't have absolute certainty, you must kill your enemy. You must make sure they are completely dead. Otherwise, you will be the one who suffers in the end!"
Yang Shiqi hugged Zhao Qiang tightly and said, "I understand. You're teaching me a lesson through your actions."
Zhao Qiang didn't mean it that way, but it was better for Yang Shiqi to understand it this way, so that she wouldn't hesitate to let go of enemies she shouldn't have. As for small fry, Zhao Qiang wouldn't bother with them, but he couldn't take mercenaries lightly, given their ruthless nature. Mercy towards the enemy would be the greatest harm to himself!
Hongtashan ran to the tree to report, "B-Big Brother, the raft is ready!" He was usually a very calm man, but now he was unsteady on his feet. The experiences of the day had completely changed him. This was the true meaning of "there are always people more capable than you."
Zhao Qiang jumped down from the tree and said to Hongtashan, "I'm giving you a task. I don't know if you can complete it."
Even if it's impossible to finish, Hongtashan will still kowtow and promise to complete it, saying, "Big brother, just give the order, I'll do it for you even if it means dying a thousand deaths."
Zhao Qiang smiled at him: "It's not that serious. My friend has a fever, so she has to stay here. I need to go to Montreal Valley tonight, so I'd like to ask you to take care of her. The American mercenary group probably didn't have many escapees, or maybe no one even got away, but we still can't be careless. That's why I need you to stay here and protect her."
Upon hearing that he didn't have to go to Mengta Valley and Hongta Mountain, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief and patted his chest, saying, "Brother, don't worry, as long as I have a breath left, I guarantee your friend's safety!"
Zhao Qiang couldn't fathom why Hongtashan would harm Yang Shiqi. At most, they'd take her to Mengta Valley to exchange for the billion dollars, but it wouldn't cost Yang Shiqi her life. So, it was worth the gamble. Otherwise, he'd take Yang Shiqi to Mengta Valley, but the situation there was unclear, and Zhao Qiang didn't dare act recklessly. Leaving her here was safer.
Zhao Qiang pulled out his compression gun and suddenly fired a shot at a large tree not far away. The tree instantly exploded into pieces, its crown losing support as it crashed to the ground, filling the surrounding air with mud! Even the Hongtashan cigarettes were covered in mud.
Zhao Qiang said to him, "You've seen the power of this gun. I'll give it to my friend. Your task is to guard around the tree and prevent anyone else from getting close. If you make any unusual moves, I'll have my friend blast you all to death with one shot!"
Hongtashan wiped the cold sweat from his face and said, "No, no, please rest assured, brother, we will definitely wait for you to come back."
Zhao Qiang climbed the tree and handed the compression gun to Yang Shiqi: "Here, I'll go find you some medicine."
Yang Shiqi didn't take the ticket, but instead grabbed Zhao Qiang, saying, "I don't want you to go, it's too dangerous. I'll hold on a little longer, I'll be fine."
Zhao Qiang touched Yang Shiqi's forehead: "No, your temperature is high again. Look, you can barely open your eyes. Be very careful while I'm gone. I'll be back before dawn. Wait for me."
Zhao Qiang jumped down from the tree and onto the raft. Using a long stick, he pushed off the bank and steered it into the water. In reality, he didn't intend to use the raft to cross the valley; he took it with him to prevent Hongtashan and his group from using it to escape.
Finding a secluded spot in the river, Zhao Qiang moored the raft, then activated the anti-gravity device. With a powerful push, he sped across the water, a speed necessary to ensure he returned before dawn.
Mengta Valley is essentially a drug cultivation base; other smuggling activities are just small-scale operations. In recent years, General Li has considered ending this unprofitable business. However, considering the dangers of drug trafficking, after a few attempts, the bearded man is still willing to sell lower-risk products. General Li doesn't want to lose this client and can only continue the lukewarm operation. This time, he's given the bearded man a highly profitable deal, which will likely make this slow business disappear. If the bearded man successfully gets the money, he won't do this back-and-forth business again.
Mengta Valley is a vast river valley surrounded by snow-capped mountains. Its narrow entrance is the reason why the government's repeated attempts to encircle and annihilate it have failed; it's an extremely defensible location. General Li established his base at the valley entrance. The valley is inhabited by farmers recruited and abducted from various regions. They marry and have children there, cultivating poppies for a meager living. Their wages are barely enough to sustain them. Escape is impossible unless they can fly over the surrounding snow-capped mountains; otherwise, they must leave through General Li's base.
Zhao Qiang stopped midway to repair the anti-gravity device again. Unfortunately, the climate here was similar to a rainforest, with high humidity, and Xiao Wei hadn't considered moisture protection when manufacturing the device. Modifying the overall structure of such an extremely precise and complex device was very difficult; he would have to wait until they returned to redesign the circuitry.
This was the quietest time of the night; everyone was fast asleep, except for the base's sentries. They had to force themselves to stay awake on the high watchtower, three men observing from different directions as the searchlight rotated.
There were two such wooden watchtowers, one on each side of the valley entrance. Zhao Qiang had actually flown in from above, but the lights and heavy machine guns on these two watchtowers could cover the entire valley, so he had to take them out first.
Using the anti-gravity device, Zhao Qiang drifted slowly through the air. When he was about four meters away from the left watchtower, his body came to a stop due to inertia. Unfazed, Zhao Qiang gently extended the unusual screwdriver in his hand and slightly pulled on the top of the watchtower. He then slowly moved forward until he safely stopped above the watchtower. This was a blind spot for the observation post; no one would suspect an enemy attack from the sky. If there was an attack, it would be by plane, and planes make a huge noise; it was obvious even without seeing.
Zhao Qiang peered into the watchtower. The three men were back to back; taking them down simultaneously would be difficult. After a moment's thought, Zhao Qiang decided to try using the alloy rope conjured from the monstrous screwdriver. The three sentries were almost the same height, their necks at the same level. If Zhao Qiang could simultaneously loop the steel rope around their necks and then quickly retract the monstrous screwdriver, they would be doomed.
This method still had to be carried out slowly from above. Zhao Qiang floated into the tower cover without the three people noticing. They were observing the shifting lights out of boredom. Zhao Qiang used the abnormal screwdriver to form a lasso, calibrating its position from above and suddenly dropping it to the necks of the three. Then, Zhao Qiang landed with a jolt and pulled! He used all his strength, even using some of his internal energy to assist, fearing that he might miss and trigger an alarm.
*Thud!* To Zhao Qiang's surprise, blood splattered everywhere on the watchtower, and three heads flew off their necks. One of them, due to Zhao Qiang's forceful pull, even flew off the watchtower and was about to fall. If it landed with a sound, it would be troublesome. Startled, Zhao Qiang reached out and caught it. The eyes on the head were still wide open, and the mouth was agape. When it saw Zhao Qiang, it even seemed to be biting him, its eyes filled with venomous hatred! It was just standing there peacefully, and suddenly someone strangled it—how could it not hate him?
Zhao Qiang tossed aside the severed head and quickly caught the three fallen corpses, gently laying them down without making a sound that would alert anyone else. It wasn't that the three didn't want to scream, but their necks were broken and their vocal cords destroyed; how could they scream? Although Zhao Qiang was splattered with blood, he was very satisfied with the effect of the killing.
After quickly cleaning up the bloodstains on his body, Zhao Qiang headed towards another watchtower. He first checked the operation of the anti-gravity device from the outside, fearing it might malfunction at the watchtower, which would be disastrous.
Using the same method, Zhao Qiang also took out the soldiers in the right-hand watchtower. However, this watchtower took longer because the three soldiers on the right were positioned differently. Zhao Qiang aimed for a full five minutes before getting his chance. This time, no heads flew off the watchtower, and he successfully caught the bodies, gently placing them on the ground. Everything returned to normal; the searchlights continued to turn automatically, as if nothing had happened. Zhao Qiang leaped out of the watchtower, dodging the searchlights in mid-air, and entered the base.
Rows of wooden rooms, none with nameplates on the doors, annoyed Zhao Qiang. He could only see through each room, finding most occupied by sleeping people, and a few with lights on, where several people were playing gambling games Zhao Qiang couldn't understand. He found the kitchen, dining room, a makeshift conference room, and the training ground—all these places. But the infirmary was nowhere to be seen. Was the medical situation so poor that there simply wasn't such a facility?
Volume 2 [326] Wounded
"Impossible! Don't these officers and soldiers get sick?" Zhao Qiang could only patiently continue wandering around the base. He searched most of the camp without success. Frustrated, he used a crazy screwdriver to pick the lock on the armory and sneaked inside. It contained both light and heavy weapons, showing that General Li had invested heavily. No wonder he defeated the government army; occupying advantageous terrain was one reason, but without superior weaponry, it wouldn't have made a difference. There were over a hundred anti-tank rocket launchers alone, making Zhao Qiang click his tongue in amazement. How much money must that have cost? The drug trade is indeed incredibly profitable.
Quickly scanning the weapons and equipment inside, Zhao Qiang actually found the timers. He chuckled and pulled them out from under a pile of ammunition boxes. General Li had spent a billion dollars to hire someone to capture Yang Shiqi; he'd teach him a lesson. It was a pity he hadn't come specifically to see him; otherwise, they could have discussed this matter face-to-face. For now, he'd teach him a lesson, and they'd deal with it after Yang Shiqi's fever subsided.
Zhao Qiang packed several time bombs into his bag, distributed the rest throughout the armory, and set a 15-minute timer. He planned to leave after 15 minutes if he couldn't find the infirmary. Zhao Qiang estimated that 15 minutes would be enough time to search the rest of the area, and the inability to find it wouldn't be due to time constraints.
Zhao Qiang had originally intended to see what kind of person General Li was, so he was particularly interested in the large rooms. However, firstly, he didn't have a picture of General Li, and secondly, most of the people in the houses were fast asleep, naked, making it impossible for Zhao Qiang to identify them. Although he saw several sets of fairly luxurious military uniforms, Zhao Qiang didn't understand the ranks indicated on them and couldn't tell who the leader was. To find the medicine, he had to let them go for now. However, Zhao Qiang still planted two time bombs outside the largest house; there must be important people inside, so he decided to blow them up first, regardless of who they were.
As the saying goes, perseverance pays off. Zhao Qiang finally found the medical station under a shed-like building. It was basically a dilapidated pavilion, with no one on duty. Several large medicine cabinets were set up under the pavilion, containing a small amount of medicine. Zhao Qiang went in openly and scanned the medicine with the camera on his electronic watch. He didn't understand foreign words, but Xiao Wei did. He couldn't possibly take the wrong medicine; that wouldn't cure the illness and could even be dangerous if she took it.
Although the medical station was rudimentary, it had all the necessary medications for colds and fevers, as well as a sufficient supply of common broad-spectrum antibiotics. Zhao Qiang even took a bottle of anhydrous alcohol. Before leaving, he had originally planned to plant a time bomb, but ultimately decided against it. Zhao Qiang was thinking of the farmers in the valley who grew poppies; perhaps they were relying on the medicine here to save their lives. Even if Zhao Qiang had been filled with murderous intent just now, once his brain returned to normal, he was still just an ordinary person.
Zhao Qiang smiled and activated the anti-gravity device to "take off." He looked down at the base; soon it would be in complete chaos. "Heh heh," Zhao Qiang sneered. "Trying to use a billion dollars to deal with me? They're dreaming. General Li will pay the price soon."
Just as they were about to leave the valley, with the destroyed observation tower right beneath their feet, Zhao Qiang suddenly felt a heavy weight on his body and plummeted downwards! Zhao Qiang realized that the anti-gravity device had malfunctioned again due to the humid air. At this accelerating rate of fall, even with running shoes to cushion the impact, he would injure his legs upon landing. With no other option, Zhao Qiang could only throw his monstrous screwdriver and hang it on the tower. With a crash, the tower collapsed under Zhao Qiang's heavy weight and the speed of his descent!
Using the tension of the steel cable, Zhao Qiang successfully spun and landed, then jumped to the side. The wooden tower couldn't withstand such a force, and Zhao Qiang's body crashed down. Chaos erupted in the base. It would be a fool not to alert them with such a loud noise. Countless soldiers, naked and carrying guns, charged towards the watchtower. Zhao Qiang tried activating the anti-gravity device again without success, so he resorted to jumping using only his running shoes. Bullets flew behind him. Because there were two barracks not far from the watchtower, housing the troops guarding the valley entrance, Zhao Qiang, without a compressed firearm, couldn't inflict widespread casualties on them. Moreover, to protect the medical supplies, he dared not fight and could only flee.
Boom! A deafening roar echoed beneath Zhao Qiang's feet, a massive shockwave rising from below. He cursed inwardly! He had come by air, but now he was on the ground—this place was riddled with landmines! The troop deployment map drawn by Hongtashan didn't mention anything about them here. Damn it, that guy had lied to him! He wondered if Yang Shiqi was in danger.
Amidst the explosion, Zhao Qiang was sent flying into the air. The pursuing soldiers cheered, "He's still alive? He must be tired of living to dare to venture into a minefield. Those anti-personnel mines are incredibly lethal; the shrapnel from their explosions can shred a human body!"