The gunfire stopped. "He..."
After hearing no more sounds, Li Yuxiu couldn't help but feel nervous and worried.
Nie Xiaoyu, holding the assault rifle, gazed intently at the surrounding dark forests and bushes, her heart filled with worry and tension. However, her voice was firm. "He'll be fine. He's incredibly capable. Remember how he fought a Mexican drug cartel single-handedly? I believe he'll return."
Li Yuxiu nodded, her trust in Wan Yunting's medical skills absolute. When she first met Wan Yunting, she had inquired about him and learned he was recognized by all major martial arts sects as a rare prodigy.
However, facing these ruthless foreign terrorist organizations this time, Li Yuxiu was still deeply concerned.
The dark jungle fell silent for about five minutes before the calls of nocturnal animals gradually resumed. Yet, Nie Xiaoyu remained vigilant, her hearing sharp enough to detect any movement within ten meters around them...
Another ten minutes passed before Nie Xiaoyu finally heard footsteps ahead. She immediately called out alertly, "Dr. Wan, is that you?"
"It's me..."
Following that, Wan Yunting returned, shining his flashlight, carrying two more assault rifles slung over his shoulders and two backpacks. Seeing him return safe and sound, Nie Xiaoyu and Li Yuxiu finally felt the immense weight of worry lift from their hearts...
"How are you two?"
Wan Yunting crouched down and removed the assault rifle from his neck. Li Yuxiu replied softly, "We're fine..."
Nie Xiaoyu, however, examined Wan Yunting with surprise. "Did you finish them all?"
"Yes."
Wan Yunting handed the guns directly to her, then opened a backpack and took out some water and rations, all scavenged from the fallen enemies. "It's all done. Have something to eat."
"Thank you..."
Li Yuxiu took the canteen of water Wan Yunting had opened and drank a few sips. She then accepted the biscuits he opened and ate them with the water, which made them easier to swallow...
Nie Xiaoyu also ate, her heart filled with shock. She knew Wan Yunting was capable, but she never imagined he was capable to such an extent.
"Officer Nie, can you see if this satellite phone is still functional?"
Wan Yunting sat down on the ground, eating biscuits as he handed the satellite phone, taken from Pizarro, to Nie Xiaoyu, who was sitting beside Li Yuxiu. She fiddled with it for a moment and shook her head. "It's restricted. Without the password, it's unusable."
Wan Yunting nodded, took a sip of water, and swallowed before saying, "It's fine. Captain Luo must know we're missing. When it's daylight, we'll head back, and perhaps we'll encounter Captain Luo who's looking for us."
Nie Xiaoyu nodded, but her brow furrowed in worry. "I'm afraid these armed organizations might send more people to kill you!"
Wan Yunting chuckled. "That's why we'll leave the jungle from a different direction tomorrow morning. Even if they send more people, it will take time to find us in such a vast jungle."
Nie Xiaoyu nodded and said to Li Yuxiu, "Then let's get some rest early and set off to leave the jungle tomorrow morning."
After finishing the biscuit in his hand, Wan Yunting said, "Officer Nie, let me check your wound..."
Nie Xiaoyu nodded and directly took off her bulletproof vest, lifting her shirt for Wan Yunting to examine her wound. Although it was just a graze from shrapnel, in this humid jungle, wounds were most prone to infection.
"There, the wound is fine. Get some rest," Wan Yunting said with a smile as he re-bandaged her wound.
"Thank you."
Nie Xiaoyu nodded. After tidying her clothes, she saw Wan Yunting examining Li Yuxiu's wound. She then lay down with an assault rifle in her arms, and fatigue quickly lulled her into a hazy sleep...
"Sister Yuxiu, your injury is more severe."
Wan Yunting examined Li Yuxiu's wound. Although the bullet hadn't hit her vital organs, it had caused significant damage. The bleeding had been stopped, but she had lost a lot of blood and was extremely weak. Even with her martial arts internal energy reaching the Dan Jin stage, it was difficult for her to persevere.
"It's fine..."
Li Yuxiu's brow remained tightly furrowed. The pain from her injury made her expression unnatural. The pain from Wan Yunting's touch on her wound caused her delicate body to tremble slightly, but she could only bite her lip to endure the pain, her face pale and sweat beading on her forehead...
Seeing her in so much pain, Wan Yunting pressed a few acupoints with his internal energy and asked, "Are you feeling better now?"
Li Yuxiu immediately felt the pain in her wound significantly subside. "Your acupoint technique is very impressive."
"It's alright..."
Wan Yunting continued to treat her wound with herbs, then bandaged it and said, "Sister Yuxiu, the current environment only allows for temporary bandaging. We'll have to stitch it up properly after we get out. For now, I'll help you circulate your internal energy to heal."
"Mm..."
Li Yuxiu did not refuse. Wan Yunting asked her to turn her back to him and said, "Take off your shirt."
Li Yuxiu's expression faltered. Turning her back to Wan Yunting, she paused and said, "Help me pull it down..."
Knowing she was injured and couldn't move her hands freely, Wan Yunting had no choice but to help her pull down her shirt, revealing Li Yuxiu's fair back. Her skin was delicate and flawless, with black bra clasps showing...
However, Wan Yunting harbored no impure thoughts at this moment. He pulled Li Yuxiu's shirt down to the clasps and stopped, then said seriously, "Sister Yuxiu, start circulating your energy."
"Okay..."
Li Yuxiu nodded slightly. Sitting cross-legged, she began to circulate her internal energy from her dantian. Immediately, Wan Yunting's left palm pressed against her left shoulder blade. The touch of skin caused Li Yuxiu's body to tremble slightly. Wan Yunting said sternly, "Focus your mind. I'm channeling energy to you..."
Li Yuxiu's expression with her eyes closed was somewhat unnatural, but she quickly focused. She immediately felt Wan Yunting's palm on her back grow warm, and a surge of powerful internal energy flowed into her meridians and acupoints, mingling with her own internal energy...
Nie Xiaoyu, lying nearby, heard the commotion and turned her head, opening her eyes slightly to observe them before drifting back into a shallow sleep...
At this moment, in a military base somewhere!
"We can't reach them!"
Deputy Gerald, dressed in a military uniform, held a satellite phone and spoke to Morton, who was sitting in an office chair.
"Damn it..."
Morton, enraged, smashed the ashtray to pieces. He never expected that Torres and Pizarro, leading over sixty men to hunt down the Chinese national Wan Yunting, would result in the complete annihilation of his forces. How could he not be furious?
Gerald's expression was equally grim, but he spoke rationally. "I believe we should prioritize the current mission and not send any more men after Wan Yunting. Otherwise, we'll be understaffed."
"So, Morton, after we complete this mission, we'll concentrate our firepower on that Chinese man!"
These words gradually calmed Morton down. They had a significant mission in Mali, and failure would incur severe consequences from their backers.
"I'll listen to you."
Morton nodded and looked up at Gerald. "After the mission is completed, I will personally lead a team to kill that Chinese man."
Gerald nodded with a smile and then reported the upcoming progress of the mission to Morton. "The United Nations peacekeeping forces from various countries have already entered Niger City!"
"And our men and the local rebels have been forced to retreat to this small town north of Niger City. If the UN peacekeeping forces continue their pursuit, we might have nowhere to go."
Morton smoked his cigar, his fierce eyes narrowed. "Don't forget our mission is to plunge the entire country of Mali into war, creating an opportunity for Pereks to exploit!"
Gerald nodded, then remembered something. "Right, the head of Loshen BioTech Company from the United States has also arrived!"
"Loshen BioTech Company?"
Morton's eyes widened slightly. He exhaled a puff of smoke before slowly saying, "It seems they know that the initial gene of the virus was researched by them!"
Gerald said, "Our most important task is to spread the Red Devil virus in Mali and even in the surrounding countries. If the head of Loshen BioTech Company, Gu Yingbo, researches a drug to control the virus, then our mission will fail!"
Morton's eyes turned sinister. "Where is the head of Loshen BioTech Company now?"
Gerald replied, "They are at the UN base, but they go to the infected quarantine zone in the slums of Niger City every day to collect virus samples for research!"
Morton's eyes widened. "Find an opportunity and capture Gu Yingbo!"
"Understood."
Gerald nodded and continued to analyze other mission details with Morton...
On the outskirts of the primitive jungle elsewhere, the headlights of cars illuminated the forest as if it were daytime. It was the Chinese peacekeeping soldiers, all fully armed, cordoning off the entire area.
"Guo Wu, what's the situation?"
Luo Guowei got out of the car and met Qin Guowu and the others who had come over. He shook his head. "We still haven't found Dr. Wan, Dr. Li, or Captain Nie."
Luo Guowei's brow furrowed. He looked up at the dark, primitive tropical jungle and asked gravely, "Do you think the three of them are still alive?"
Qin Guowu nodded. "Based on our tracking within the forest, we have indeed found traces of Dr. Wan and his group being pursued, so I can be sure they are definitely still alive!"
"Moreover, about two hours ago, we faintly heard gunfire and explosions from deep within the jungle, which lasted for about fifteen minutes before stopping!"
These words brightened Luo Guowei and the others' eyes. Before coming, they had thought Wan Yunting and Nie Xiaoyu were already dead. He immediately asked, "Have you sent anyone in to search?"
Qin Guowu replied, "I'm currently gathering men and will enter the jungle following the direction of the sounds."
"Good." Luo Guowei nodded and pointed at Qin Guowu, saying solemnly, "No matter what, you must find them, otherwise we cannot account for it to headquarters."
"Understood."
Qin Guowu saluted Luo Guowei and then turned to gather a team, officially entering the jungle to search for Wan Yunting, Nie Xiaoyu, and Li Yuxiu in the direction of the gunfire, which was to the southwest...