366: No one can take you away today.

“Ouch!”

A Soldier rummaging through the deadwood thicket suddenly tripped.

The Soldier's voice caught the attention of Reis and the other Soldiers.

As he was getting up, he found himself face-to-face with Roy and Liu Yan.

Their eyes locked, and time seemed to stand still.

All three of their pupils dilated simultaneously.

Roy instantly reached out, trying to cover the other's mouth.

However, before he could, the Soldier already let out a cry that filled Roy with despair:

“They're here!!”

Click— Click—

In an instant, all the gun barrels were aimed at Roy and Liu Yan.

“Ha... haha...”

Seeing this, Roy gave a sheepish laugh and raised both hands.

“Hurry up and raise your hands!”

At the same time, he didn't forget to pull Liu Yan.

The latter followed Roy's lead and raised his hands as well.

“Let's talk this out, let's talk this out...”

Roy bowed and scraped before the group of Soldiers, putting on his best smiling face.

As the saying goes, one shouldn't strike a smiling face.

Slap—

“Damn it, you're the one who tripped me?”

“You're pretty sneaky, lying there without moving, what are you, a landmine?”

This slap landed crisply on Roy's face.

In an instant, a subtle change appeared in Liu Yan's eyes.

Just as he was about to make a move, Roy hurriedly reached out to stop him.

Roy turned his head and gave a slight shake to Liu Yan.

Being surrounded by dozens of Asala Soldiers, the situation couldn't be worse.

The most urgent priority now was to stall for time.

In less than ten seconds, the GTI extraction team would arrive.

Provoking the other side now would only make their situation worse.

“It wasn't on purpose, it wasn't on purpose.”

Roy nodded and smiled apologetically at the Soldier.

Meanwhile, the rest of the Soldiers gradually closed in on the two.

“Shove them aside!”

Reis shoved his way out from the group of Soldiers and saw the two.

“Hmm?”

Reis was stunned for a moment.

“GTI rats?!”

Having dealt with them for years, Reis had a fresh memory of Roy.

And at this moment, it was different from earlier at the Tourist Center.

Back then, there were many people, and Roy could still hide in the chaos.

But now, staring eye-to-eye, he was naturally recognized by Reis instantly.

Reis's expression became visibly excited.

He had thought there was only one college student, but he didn't expect such an unexpected harvest.

Originally, he would have had to coerce Liu Yan into admitting he belonged to GTI.

But now with Roy present, even that trouble could be skipped.

Reis quickly pulled his phone out of his pocket and aimed it at the two.

“Come on, smile.”

Oh no...

Seeing Reis raise his phone, Roy immediately understood what he wanted to do.

Just a short while ago, Liu Yan had killed several reporters in public, while simultaneously causing Hafke's smear campaign against Asara to collapse on its own.

And now, he had been caught mixed up with the other party.

In this way, everyone would know that from the very beginning, a GTI person—namely Roy—had been mixed into the crowd...

If Reis were to pin the blame on them, claiming that Dam Zero was bombed by GTI...

By then, public opinion would turn completely against GTI.

GTI would be seen as the one meddling behind the scenes, causing Asara and Hafke to be at odds, all to increase GTI's own importance...

Sssss—!

Roy instantly threw a smoke grenade onto the ground.

The whole movement was so fast that, apart from Liu Yan, almost no one on the scene could react in time.

Clearly, this was not his first time doing this.

Just as Reis and the other Soldiers were preparing to reach into the smoke to drag the two out.

Hum—

The hum of a helicopter sounded in the air.

“The Quack is spraying ink again. That's fine, saves us from having to look for his position.”

“Drop the rope into the smoke.”

On the helicopter, Kai Silva looked at the smoke below and pointed.

At the same time, he threw two more tactical smoke grenades below.

Making the two, already obscured by smoke, even safer.

“Are you sure they won't get shot when they hook onto the line?”

Wang Yuhao threw the hook line down and looked at Kai Silva with raised eyebrows.

The latter shook his head.

“Unless they're crazy.”

“Opening fire is equivalent to declaring war.”

“Whatever needs to be said, we'll let the higher-ups explain it to Asara after we pick them up.”

“Our only job is to pick them up.”

Wang Yuhao nodded.

“And what if they do open fire?”

Kai Silva glanced at Wang Yuhao; he naturally knew what the other was thinking.

“Then we fight.”

“Fight until they can't stop the Quack from getting on the helicopter.”

Wang Yuhao nodded with a smile.

“Good.”

“There are 46 people down there, 47 counting Reis.”

“I'll take 30, plus Reis, and you can handle the rest.”

Wang Yuhao's tone was very normal, without a hint of provocation or boasting, as if he were stating a fact.

Moreover, from his tone, Kai Silva could even hear a hint of concern.

“No need, just make sure you stay safe.”

“Don't let yourself get hit and aggravate your old injuries.”

While the two were talking, Roy, in the smoke below, caught sight of the rope he had been longing for.

And on the rope, two zipline devices were already prepared.

“We can evacuate!”

Roy hurriedly grabbed the rope, then wanted to attach the zipline device to Liu Yan's waist.

“Quick, you go first!”

In the smoke, Roy waved for Liu Yan to hurry up.

But immediately after, his expression changed.

“Wait! I'll go first!”

The reason for the sudden change in order was because Roy realized something.

They wouldn't dare fire blindly into the smoke, but once the two were on the zipline and rose out of the smoke, they wouldn't have to worry about hitting their own people.

At that point, whoever emerged from the smoke first would be the first to be shot.

And the second one would be relatively safer.

Liu Yan understood this logic in an instant as well.

But now was not the time for hesitation.

The smoke would dissipate soon; if they got overly sentimental now, it would undoubtedly waste their precious chance to escape.

Reis naturally noticed the GTI helicopter as well.

At the same time, he also saw the two figures on the edge of the helicopter.

At this moment, his expression was incredibly ugly.

For the sake of their image, GTI naturally wouldn't initiate an attack.

But if he opened fire, it would be equivalent to declaring war.

Sssss—

Soon, Roy's figure was the first to rush out of the smoke, and using the rope, he ascended directly toward the helicopter.

The moment he saw Roy rush out of the smoke, Reis shouted immediately:

“Don't shoot him!”

“Everyone, grab that college student! He's not a GTI person!”

As soon as Reis finished speaking, some of the Soldiers hurriedly withdrew their hands.

At the same time, they all locked their targets onto the smoke.

Now, only Liu Yan was left inside.

Reis looked up at the figures of Wang Yuhao and Kai Silva on the helicopter.

“I didn't touch your GTI rat.”

“But this next one, he mixed into the group of reporters, snatched an Asara Soldier's firearm, and killed civilians.”

“Internationally, this has truly affected Asara's image.”

“This person must stay. Your GTI's reach can't be that long, right?”

As soon as these words were spoken, Wang Yuhao and Kai Silva on the helicopter exchanged a glance.

Reis was right.

Liu Yan did not belong to GTI.

Even if the higher-ups wanted Liu Yan to join.

But at the very least, nominally, Liu Yan did not belong to GTI.

“We're in trouble now...”

A look of difficulty appeared on both of their faces simultaneously.

Liu Yan had indeed done the things Reis mentioned.

If, under these circumstances, the two of them still recklessly went to save Liu Yan.

The impact on GTI would be significant.

The two of them could not bear such consequences at all.

After all, they were only Operators.

And their mission here was only to extract Roy.

“Kid, no one is taking you away today!”

“I said so!”

The next second, Reis's figure rushed into the smoke quickly.

Although the photo of Liu Yan and Roy didn't get taken.

But as long as he captured Liu Yan alive and forced him to admit himself that he belonged to GTI.

He could still pin the blame on GTI.

Seeing Reis rush into the smoke, Wang Yuhao and Kai Silva shook their heads helplessly.

And Roy, who had just successfully boarded the helicopter via the rope, saw this scene and his pupils constricted.

As a member of GTI, Roy was also well aware of how dire Liu Yan's situation was.

Just as the three of them looked anxiously at the smoke.

A huge muffled sound came from within.

Bang—!!

In an instant, Reis's figure flew backward like a cannonball.

Even the smoke was dispersed by more than half by this overpowering force.