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Gu Xiaoxi and the others had just left when Yi Chentian, from the recent interrogation, found out that these people were simply hired to poach. The true mastermind behind the scenes was still a mystery.

In order to understand and dismantle the gang, he must capture the person due to rendezvous with them to consider the mission accomplished.

Gu Xiaoxi, leading her team, searched quickly through the mountains and forests for hunters that had slipped through the net.

Soon, she found three men butchering prey at a hunting site.

As soon as they appeared, the other party spotted them.

Qian Jiangjiang and Yang Jian immediately lay down in the snow, aiming at the three men.

While those three provided covering fire, they beat a rapid retreat.

Gu Xiaoxi had already leapt onto a branch, her legs hanging from the treetop, and with a command, she ordered, "Kill!"

The three of them fired at once.

Three burly men, overwhelmed by their intense firepower, were ultimately forced to kneel and surrender.

Gu Xiaoxi, along with Qian Jiangjiang and Yang Jian, quickly surrounded and vigorously arrested the three men.

At the same time, Gu Xiaoxi suddenly heard a deafening explosion.

Yang Jian was startled. "Did something happen at Commander Yi’s position?"

Gu Xiaoxi felt unsure, sensing that such an event was indeed possible.

"You two escort them back, and don’t let them escape. I’ll quickly return to check." Gu Xiaoxi had a bad premonition.

The explosion had been too massive. Regardless of who caused it, there would be fatal casualties.

Without a second thought, she swiftly headed back the way she had come, hoping to provide support to Yi Chentian.

Simultaneously, Shao Changfeng and Zhao Zilong also heard the blast. Without a moment to spare for anything else, they quickly turned around, hoping to rescue their comrades.

...

At the hunting grounds, not long after Gu Xiaoxi left, a large cargo helicopter rapidly approached.

The people aboard did not notice anything amiss on the ground and landed the aircraft in a flat clear area prepared in advance.

After the helicopter had landed, the first to disembark was the person in charge of this hunt. About a dozen men, clad in heavy fur coats, strode out of the plane, heading towards the forest filled with game.

As they had just entered the wooded area, the person in charge noticed something was wrong, but by then it was already too late.

Yi Chentian had been lying in wait all around, leading his subordinates to open fire first, taking out half of the hunting party brought by the opposition. Then a fierce battle ensued once again.

The scene was splattered with blood, and soon three comrades were wounded. One of them was lying in a conspicuous place; if the enemy fired, he would be as good as dead.

Yi Chentian clenched his teeth and, seeing a badly wounded comrade not far away, ordered the remaining men, "Cover with fire, I’m going to save him."

"Yes!"

Zhong Ming, eyes bloodshot, peered out from behind a large tree and then charged forward to provide cover.

Yi Chentian took a deep breath, flipped into the bullet-riddled battlefield, and dragged his wounded comrade to a spot shielded by large rocks, where he quickly staunched the bleeding.

"Hang in there!" Yi Chentian used a bandage to wrap the bullet-pierced thigh of his wounded comrade, immediately stopping the blood flow.

The man sweated from the pain on his forehead but bit down hard and stayed silent.

After Yi Chentian finished bandaging him, he quickly called the command center, "Enemy firepower too fierce, request immediate reinforcement from the rear."

"Hold on, reinforcements will reach the battlefield in two minutes," the command center immediately replied.

At that moment, Zhong Ming’s covering fire became difficult to sustain, so he had to take cover behind a small hill, and said to Yi Chentian, "What now? There are still more than a dozen of them, and the aircraft’s pilot seems to be calling for support too.

From their posture, they are ready to fight us to the end today and forcibly take away all the pelts from here. "

Yi Chentian raised his handsome face and clenched his teeth fiercely, gripping his weapon tightly. "They don’t take us seriously! Let’s make sure they don’t return. First, move the wounded out of the battlefield!"

He quickly hoisted the injured comrade onto his back, and the remaining two who were wounded were also carried by others as they retreated deeper into the mountains.

Hunter leader An Ji sneered as he watched Yi Chentian and the others withdraw.

Since they dared to come, they wouldn’t fear a mere two teams.

"Chase them! Offer a bounty of Ten Thousand US Dollars for every kill." As An Ji’s words fell, his subordinates, as if injected with adrenaline, disregarded the lives of their fallen comrades and pursued Yi Chentian and his team.

Two minutes later, Yi Chentian placed the injured comrades behind safe rocks.

He then led the remaining seven of his team to spread out, beginning to wage guerrilla warfare.

At that moment, the command center’s support aircraft had arrived at the battlefield, and then aimed fire directly at the enemy’s position.

In an instant, the tide of battle was reversed, and the enemy began to fall one after another.

Yi Chentian, along with his teammates, initiated a powerful counterattack.

In just half a minute, An Ji and his subordinates were forced to retreat, falling continuously as blood flowed on the snowy ground.

In the midst of the fiercely intense battle, the winter forest exuded an aura of death.

An Ji’s face changed drastically, and a hint of ruthlessness flashed in his blue eyes. Then he took out his walkie-talkie and ordered loudly, "Reinforcements, take down their warplanes."

As soon as An Ji finished his order, a shell streaked across the sky, aimed straight at the military’s aircraft.

"Boom!"

A loud explosion was deafening.

This was the explosion Gu Xiaoxi and Shao Changfeng, among others, heard.

*

Gu Xiaoxi and Zhao Zilong employed their Qinggong to its fullest extent.

The two of them sprinted for a kilometer before entering the battlefield.

By then, smoke from gunfire filled the air.

The downed warplane emitted black smoke.

An Ji’s voice came through the megaphone with a touch of disdain, "If you know what’s good for you, retreat fast. Otherwise, we won’t be polite."

At the same time, An Ji’s subordinates were loading animal pelts onto the helicopter.

...

At the command center, everyone’s expression was solemn.

It was beyond expectation that they were dealing with an extraordinary poaching group. Not only had they been poaching on a large scale, but they were also armed with heavy firepower. Judging by the poaching group’s actions, they were utterly ruthless.

No more warplanes could be dispatched now, as the enemy surely had reinforcements. The precautions they had taken to prevent such incidents were rendered useless in an instant.

The commander’s face darkened.

Were they really going to retreat and let these criminals escape?

An Ji had challenged not just their military’s dignity but also the dignity of the nation.

The commander gritted his teeth and said to Yi Chentian, "Hold the line! I will send warplanes again in two minutes for the rescue."

Meanwhile, another helicopter from the poaching group flew in, bringing nearly twenty more people.

Yi Chentian, drenched in sweat, looked at the poaching group’s line-up. They were a gang of desperadoes who feared nothing. For money, they would do anything.

Gu Xiaoxi and Zhao Zilong gathered together, hiding in a concealed spot, watching the once-controlled scene with heavy expressions.

The enemy had nearly twenty casualties, but none of them even blinked; they were still loading their prey.

"We have three injured, and the enemy totals thirty-two, with two pilots in the helicopter," Zhao Zilong reported seriously.

"Intense firepower! They truly are desperadoes who value money over their lives," Gu Xiaoxi thought to herself.

"Given such an assembly, their poaching group must be more than just these people," Gu Xiaoxi analyzed. With such a massive force mobilized, there must be even more grisly slaughter happening deeper in the mountains.

Otherwise, they wouldn’t have sent so many people and fought to the death against Yi Chentian. It seemed as if they were determined to win no matter what.

"We’re really lucky today. Our first mission and we run into such a big team," Zhao Zilong said, his eyes sparking with flames, clearly not afraid of the situation escalating.

Gu Xiaoxi looked up towards the battlefield and said in a cold voice, "What do you have in mind?"

At least in this moment, they set aside past grievances and fought side by side. Gu Xiaoxi still had some respect for Zhao Zilong.

Zhao Zilong turned to look at Gu Xiaoxi, a faint smile on his lips, "Aren’t you very capable? Let’s join forces and wipe them out."

Such big talk, and so arrogant.

But she liked it!

Gu Xiaoxi’s lips curved into a slight smile, looking back at Zhao Zilong, she said in a tone both mocking and serious, "Alright then. Let’s play big. We won’t just take down these people, but also catch their reinforcements coming from behind."

Gu Xiaoxi’s face was resolute and colder, every word she spoke pierced the eardrum, traveled through the bloodstream, and struck the fiery passion in the heart.

"Just don’t disappoint me!" Zhao Zilong clenched his fists, his expression even more confident.

Gu Xiaoxi gripped her weapon tightly, extended her hand, and high-fived Zhao Zilong, declaring firmly, "After we win, you’re treating me to crab."