The men present became excited upon hearing about women, especially beautiful ones.
"Are you sure she's prettier than this one?" the leader pointed at the listless Jennifer.
Ever since they acquired Jennifer, they had treated her as less than human, a mere tool for their lust. Whenever they paused, Jennifer would be subjected to their abuse.
Because she possessed spiritual energy, and physical contact between men and women tended to intensify this energy, Jennifer had unconsciously become an object of their affection.
Of course, they were unaware of the existence of spiritual energy. They only knew that when they had relations with Jennifer, they experienced an indescribable pleasure. In reality, this was the spiritual energy being absorbed into their bodies, alleviating the pressure on their systems, which led to a sense of ease. However, they interpreted this as the fulfillment of their desires and thus tormented Jennifer even more relentlessly.
Even now, several of them were engaged in unspeakable acts with Jennifer.
"Of course, one of them is even a descendant of the Yang family," Li Xuejiu continued.
"From the Yang family?"
Upon hearing Li Xuejiu's words, the men who had been playing with Jennifer immediately stopped.
"Haha, I never expected such good fortune. The Yang family is the reason we were let in here, which is why we've been trapped for a lifetime!"
"This time, their children will serve as compensation."
"Tsk tsk, I can't wait! I wonder what kind they are?"
Even the leader couldn't help but fantasize at this moment.
"Boss, you need to be especially careful of that Lin Xiao Tian. He's quite formidable!" Li Xuejiu warned.
"Heh heh, without a gun, what is he? With ten of us, are we really afraid of him?"
"He's different..."
After speaking, Li Xuejiu began to recount Lin Xiao Tian's exploits.
When he learned that Lin Xiao Tian had single-handedly captured renowned assassins from both within and outside the country, the leader's expression only showed a hint of surprise.
"He's got some skills, but unfortunately, he's no match for us."
Li Xuejiu was slightly taken aback.
He didn't know where these people's confidence came from.
The next moment, he understood.
The leader clenched his fist and then smashed it into a nearby stone.
*Bang!*
After a dull thud.
The leader's hand only sustained a superficial scratch, but a hole the size of a fist appeared in the stone before them.
This type of stone was extremely hard, and even with a drill, it would take a considerable amount of time to leave even a slight mark. Yet, this man had accomplished it in less than a second.
Li Xuejiu couldn't help but gasp. What kind of people had they been opposing?
If they hadn't had a gun, they would have died long ago, right?
"The troublesome thing is that he has a gun. That's the most dangerous part," the leader narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Boss, his gun doesn't have many bullets left. I reckon only five. He'll surely use them up sooner or later," Li Xuejiu quickly informed him.
Just as Li Xuejiu finished speaking, Wang Li, who was lying on the ground, shouted.
"Li Xuejiu, you scoundrel, shut your damn mouth..."
The leader's gaze swept over Wang Li on the ground. His companions immediately understood and stepped on Wang Li's neck.
Wang Li, unable to breathe, could only glare at Li Xuejiu with rage.
Reasonably and sentimentally, Lin Xiao Tian had spared him. Wang Li was not a heartless person. He didn't dislike Lin Xiao Tian; after all, they had been comrades before, merely on different sides.
Moreover, Wang Li deeply admired Lin Xiao Tian. As the leader of the team, Lin Xiao Tian had always been approachable and never put on airs. Wang Li was only furious with the Yang family, especially since his brothers had died saving them, and the Yang family was still making sarcastic remarks. However, none of this had anything to do with Lin Xiao Tian.
"Are you sure there are only five bullets?" the leader scrutinized Li Xuejiu.
"I'm sure, absolutely only five!" Li Xuejiu nodded frantically.
The leader smiled, his smile particularly radiant in the sunlight.
He turned to look at the men in his group.
"They definitely won't have gone far. This is a high-mobility zone. They can travel at most ten kilometers before nightfall. We need to catch up to them, and then..."
The leader stopped speaking here, giving the others a meaningful glance.
All the team members saw it and wore knowing smiles.
The female doctor beside them, witnessing the men's laughter, covered her ears in fear.
"Boss, can I join you? I study geology, I'm very professional!" Li Xuejiu volunteered.
But the leader merely glanced at him dismissively. "Based on you?"
"Do you know why there were thirty of us initially, and now only ten remain?"
"Because those defective goods were eliminated!"
"A defective product like you, who betrayed his teammates, do you think I'd keep you?"
The leader stared intently at him.
Li Xuejiu couldn't help but swallow, feeling a sense of dread from the man's eyes.
"Your clothes look good," the leader suddenly said.
Li Xuejiu's heart leaped. He saw that these men were all wearing animal skins and had a bad premonition.
The next moment, his premonition came true.
"Take off your clothes!"
Li Xuejiu was on the verge of tears but, looking at the fist-sized imprint left on the stone, he lost all his spirit.
For a grown man to be forced to undress was a profound humiliation.
Wang Li refused to endure such insult and was beaten for it.
Soon, both of them were naked.
"Boss, we can't just let them go. Lin Xiao Tian still has five bullets. These two can be used as shields," suggested Xiao Liu Zi.
"Haha, Old Six, you're the sharpest! I didn't even think of that."
Hearing the leader's words, Li Xuejiu felt his heart turn to ash.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Lin Xiao Tian cleaned up the cave with the others and then prepared to make a fire for food.
The previous bear meat had been reduced to bones by several large rats. Lin Xiao Tian had no choice but to prepare the two pheasants. They had to finish dinner before nightfall.
Yang Lin was much more docile than before. Although Li Xue did most of the work, he was generally more diligent than Yang Xin. It seemed he finally understood his place.
Soon, night fell.
Lin Xiao Tian and Li Xue took turns on watch. Li Xue took the first half of the night, but Lin Xiao Tian was also paying attention to every movement around them.
Suddenly, Lin Xiao Tian heard a sound.
Although the sound was not loud, its rhythmic pattern immediately put Lin Xiao Tian on alert.
A group of people was approaching...