79 Chasing the Escapees (1/2)
It did not take long for the strong one-eyed man from the Red Scorpion Mercenary Corps with the code name Eagle to arrive at the scene with ten other members in full combat gear. Seeing the heavily injured black man, the one-eyed man sprinted over to deliver emergency first-aid.
”Black Tail, what happened here? Where's the target?” the strong one-eyed man asked urgently.
Gritting his teeth, the black man known as Black Tail answered, ”The enemy was hiding an ace up their sleeve. Everyone else in our squad was killed in action.”
”Sh*t! How did this happen?” Eagle punched himself hard in the thigh in frustration before continuing, ”Which way did they go?”
Black Tail pointed in the direction where Xiao Luo had gone. ”East!”
Eagle waved to the rest of his men. ”Two of you stay behind with Black Tail. The rest of you are with me!”
”Yes sir,” the group replied in unison.
”Black Tail, you get some good rest. I'll make him regret ever being born,” the strong one-eyed man said, patting the black man's shoulder.
”Be careful. He's armed with a sniper rifle, and his aim is impeccable!” Black Tail warned solemnly.
”Got it.”
With a hand signal, the strong one-eyed man gave chase, leading his group of men eastward. At the same time, he took out his walkie, radioing a report to the Red Scorpion Mercenary Corps' leader: ”Boss, Black Tail was taken down in an ambush. The target is on the move fleeing east.”
As if gathering his thoughts, the radio stayed silent for a moment. Then, a raspy voice sounded from the speaker, ”Hunt them down. No holds barred!”
It was a short phrase, but thick with determination and murderous intent.
”Sir, yes sir,” Eagle acknowledged the order with the hardened gaze of a trained killer. Then, the group of mercenaries fanned out in the dense forest like a pack of hungry wolves, following Xiao Luo and Chu Yue's trail.
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Chu Yue was a girl who'd born with a silver spoon in her mouth, and this was the first time in her life that she'd ever gone through such a traumatic experience. She did not even realize that she had been rescued by Xiao Luo until she noticed that she could no longer smell the black man's body odor anymore. Looking up, she froze.
”Xiao—Pretentious d*ck?”
Her almond-shaped eyes widened, and her mouth opened, forming a small 'O.' She was shocked by this sudden turn of events and could have never imagined that Xiao Luo would rescue her. Didn't he leave her behind and flee?
”Mistress Chu, if you don't want to be sullied by a bunch of burly Westerners, you'd better be quiet. If you don't cooperate, I'll throw you to the wolves!” Xiao Luo advised coldly. If not for his promise to Chu Yunxiong, he would have gladly stayed out of this situation. He did not particularly care for Chu Yue as a girl and had no feelings of affection for her whatsoever.
”Pretentious d*ck, you—I'll, I'll bite you to death!”
Chu Yue was infuriated. She opened her little mouth and bit down hard on Xiao Luo's shoulder. Two neat rows of silver-white teeth sunk deep into Xiao Luo's flesh.
Xiao Luo gritted his teeth, shaking off her bite forcefully with a frigid expression on his face. ”You don't really believe that I would abandon you?”
”Don't you do it!”
Chu Yue's frail figure shuddered, and panic flashed in her eyes. Disregarding any cultural taboos between men and women, she clung tightly to Xiao Luo like an octopus. ”I'll do whatever you say, pretentious d*ck. Please don't leave me behind!”
The memories of the black man and the grisly scenes had deeply traumatized her, and the shock made her feel like the world was ending. Her emotional state was currently close to that of a full meltdown. Xiao Luo's appearance had been like a lifeline from heaven when she'd come close to drowning, so now she held onto him for dear life. She felt like this was the best surprise she had ever received in her life, and being in Xiao Luo's arms brought her an inexplicable sense of security.