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Twenty minutes later, Gu Xiaoxi and Zhao Zilong’s helicopter gradually approached the enemy’s rear.

The hijacked pilot, trembling all over, said, "There are at least sixty people stationed here. You... you should leave quickly. Otherwise, we’re both going to die."

Gu Xiaoxi picked up the binoculars and looked down to see six or seven tents set up in a large forest.

It appeared to belong to another large hunting ground, as piles of animal furs and trophies could even be seen from high above.

"Gu Xiaoxi, do a covert aerial drop and then stealth-attack them," Zhao Zilong’s voice came powerfully through the earpiece.

Since both aircraft belonged to the poaching group, a low-altitude drop wouldn’t be noticed as unusual.

Once they landed on the ground, then they could figure out how to stealthily attack in the forest and surely capture everyone in one fell swoop.

"Okay! Bring all the weapons on the plane," Gu Xiaoxi immediately put away the binoculars, turned to the pilot behind her, and ordered, "Fly low, I’m going to drop."

The pilot nodded without a second thought, "Okay, as long as you let me go." Today’s mission was a failure; he was just hired for the job and knew nothing else. Even if he returned, he was as good as dead.

"After I go down, I won’t bother with you anymore. But if you continue to be an accomplice to evil, I will definitely catch you. Don’t let me see you again," Gu Xiaoxi said coldly as she glanced at the pilot.

The pilot immediately nodded his head like pounding garlic.

Moments later, Gu Xiaoxi got everything ready, stood at the hatch door, waited for the right moment, and said to the pilot, "Stop!"

The pilot immediately stopped and opened the hatch door.

Seeing that they were less than three hundred meters from the ground, Gu Xiaoxi confidently used the slide rope on the plane to quickly descend.

However, halfway through the drop, the pilot suddenly gritted his teeth, changed his mind, and swiftly started the helicopter, taking off.

He pulled Gu Xiaoxi from a low altitude of two hundred meters to an altitude of over a thousand meters.

Gu Xiaoxi’s eyes narrowed, and she clenched her teeth in anger, knowing this guy was not that "loyal."

She immediately let go of the rope and, while her entire body fell from the high altitude, she turned around to face the helicopter, gripped her weapon tightly, aimed at the helicopter’s fuel tank, and pulled the trigger.

Gu Xiaoxi’s face turned ashen. She had been ready to spare the pilot, but he had tried to kill her instead.

If he sought his own destruction, she would grant it.

Gu Xiaoxi fell from an altitude of fifteen hundred meters while the helicopter began leaking fuel from its tank. In the blink of an eye, the helicopter spiraled out of control, plunging into the deep mountains.

Zhao Zilong hadn’t dropped yet but saw Gu Xiaoxi’s fall and that beautiful counterstrike, leaving him dazzled and incredibly impressed. Just that calm composure in the face of danger and the ruthless counterstrike was not something an ordinary person could accomplish.

This woman was truly an anomaly.

Without hesitation, Zhao Zilong directed the pilot of his own helicopter to prepare to drop, attempting to catch Gu Xiaoxi as she fell precipitously.

All of this happened in an instant.

After Zhao Zilong executed the drop, he grabbed the rope with one hand. Then, with a stunning dive by the helicopter, he successfully caught Gu Xiaoxi.

Gu Xiaoxi’s anxiety eased the moment she was caught, having not expected Zhao Zilong to save her.

It was hard to accurately predict her fall position from such a height, especially in mid-air. If the pilot had not cooperated, it would have been impossible.

She had only remained calm in the face of danger, planning to activate her Spiritual Power and Inner Strength to counter the impact force of the fall when she reached lower altitude.

"Are you alright?" Zhao Zilong asked, holding her waist, suddenly feeling his fingers grow warm. The waist he had grasped, slender and soft, was hardly a handful. As he seldom had such close contact with women, his speech came out somewhat awkwardly.

Gu Xiaoxi came to her senses and immediately extended her hand, latching onto his shoulder. Then she steadied herself and, along with him, held onto the reins.

Once she could stabilize herself, he let go of his hand.

Gu Xiaoxi felt a bit embarrassed too; had it not been for the fact that he saved her, she might have kicked him away.

She had always disliked the scent of strange men.

Both were uncomfortable with the brief closeness, yet neither could find an appropriate reason to complain.

During their silence, the pilot brought the helicopter to a hover at low altitude.

This pilot had been frightened by the earlier pilot’s crash and, therefore, dared not have second thoughts. He was quite obedient now.

Gu Xiaoxi immediately said to Zhao Zilong, "Prepare to land!"

Without looking at him, she was the first to slide down the rope, landing on the ground.

Zhao Zilong followed close behind.

Once they touched down, they quickly entered the deep forest, advancing towards the enemy’s rear.

Meanwhile, at the rear of the enemy lines, the falling helicopter and the other chopper’s irregularities caught the attention of this hunt’s host, Said.

The man was big and burly, with a fearsome beard and a cheek scar that looked terrifying. "Contact the helicopter, ask what the hell happened."

"Yes!" A subordinate quickly left one tent and headed toward another.

After a while, the subordinate returned, trembling with fear. "The people sent to harvest the prey were all captured. It was the military from Liuli Country. One of the planes had an accident. Another pilot, carrying An Ji, escaped."

"Waste!" Sade glared with eyes as large as copper bells, fuming with anger. He stood up with a body as strong as an ox, then said with a cold and merciless tone, "Get the troops in formation, I’m going back to kill them all."

Just one or two teams had wiped out his forty to fifty people, how could he swallow such an insult!

"Yes!" The subordinates dared not object. They immediately began to assemble the troops.

Gu Xiaoxi and Zhao Zilong were lurking on the mountaintop, lying in the snow, watching the quick movement of people below. Hearing their conversation, their expressions gradually turned grave.

"They’re actually thinking of striking back," Gu Xiaoxi whispered softly.

"These people are too barbaric. They’re probably part of an international poaching group, illegal poaching not only in our country but in other countries too. That’s why they’re so brazen," Zhao Zilong analyzed.

Gu Xiaoxi’s brow furrowed deeply, the battle was getting fiercer by the minute.

If they regrouped and counterattacked, their rear would be completely unprepared. Moreover, the main force on the scene was already injured, and both she and Zhao Zilong were absent.

Everyone would be in danger then.

"Let’s kill!" Zhao Zilong’s eyes brimmed with a strong intent to kill. What other choice did they have now?

Gu Xiaoxi clenched the weapon in her hand. Underneath her curled lashes, her gaze was full of resolve.

"Let’s do this, let’s compete. Whoever kills more people today will be the winner. The loser treats to a big meal at the seafood restaurant in A City."

Zhao Zilong couldn’t help but chuckle lightly, "I didn’t expect you to be a foodie. Easy deal!"

With that, the two exchanged glances, then simultaneously stood up from the forest and dispersed, sneaking toward the enemy’s camp from the rear.

Gu Xiaoxi moved quickly and silently, rushing up and stealthily assassinating with a dagger from behind.

Zhao Zilong was also fast, and he kept an eye on Gu Xiaoxi’s skills. It was clear that her Inner Strength and speed had improved a level since before.

It was hard to imagine one’s Inner Strength improving so quickly in just three months.

Meanwhile, he had been Practicing Techniques since the age of three, for at least twenty years.

He couldn’t help but feel in his heart that the gap between people was quite large.

Gu Xiaoxi had silently assassinated four or five people in one go, while Zhao Zilong also killed some patrolling people in the forest.

By the time Sade noticed something was wrong, Gu Xiaoxi and Zhao Zilong had already grabbed their weapons and started firing with full force.

They ran while shooting.

The bullets couldn’t keep up with them, and their counterattacks inflicted lethal damage every time.

Gu Xiaoxi reacted swiftly, shooting accurately.

Zhao Zilong’s Inner Strength was profound, his aura imposing.

Under their godlike maneuvers and fierce fighting, they finally routed the poachers.

Sade was enraged. When he emerged from the tent, he carried a rocket launcher and fired at Gu Xiaoxi, a thousand meters away.

The powerful explosion and shockwave surged toward Gu Xiaoxi.

Gu Xiaoxi turned pale with shock, her heart leaping to her throat. She had no choice but to immediately channel her Inner Strength, use her Qinggong to leap twenty meters high, then stepping on branches, she fell in a safe direction to avoid the blast of the rocket launcher.

It may have seemed easy for her to avoid it, but the peril involved was self-evident.

Afterward, Gu Xiaoxi didn’t have time to think much, she quickly broke into a run towards the deep mountains. There was no choice, the enemy’s firepower was too fierce.

Even she couldn’t withstand it.

After Sade’s shot missed, besides being shocked, he was even more determined to kill Gu Xiaoxi.

By this time, he had fewer than ten subordinates left.

But they were all armed with heavy weapons.

After Gu Xiaoxi ran off, Sade’s target locked onto Zhao Zilong.

After Zhao Zilong took down a few people, he quickly escaped into the deep mountains from another direction.

"Too cunning. They’re actually trying to split us up," Sade said, looking at the bloodshed on the ground and his dead subordinates, almost going mad with rage.

He punched a large tree in front of him fiercely. His roar, like that of a wild beast, caused the snow on the tree branches to fall down swiftly.