184: First, save your own life, then find the right opportunity to strike.

The other two who were seriously injured heard the gunshots and were now somewhat panicked.

They looked at Brother Hu, and before they could speak, they saw Brother Hu pointing a gun at them.

"Brother Hu, no!"

"Brother Hu, we can recover..."

The two hadn't expected that Brother Jiu would ask Brother Lei to end it quickly. They knew Brother Hu's methods.

If they couldn't walk, they would only be able to wait for death here.

If Brother Hu and his men could carry them, then they could live.

Hearing this, Brother Hu glanced at them, then looked at the people around him.

"Carry them and let's go together. We have to keep moving tonight, or those people will catch up to us."

"Yes."

These people around them breathed a sigh of relief when they heard Brother Hu say he would take them. They knew that if they didn't take these injured people, it was out of fear of being dragged down. But if they didn't take them, and they themselves got injured and were abandoned by Brother Hu, then these people's morale would crumble, and no one would be willing to follow Brother Hu and Brother Lei anymore.

Brother Jiu was too severely injured. In this kind of weather, there was no way to save him, and that smell of blood would attract more wild beasts. If those tigers were to turn back and focus on them, even more people would get injured.

Brother Lei had someone dig a pit and buried Brother Jiu.

"Everyone, let's keep going. We'll set up more landmines along the way."

Lin Da and Lin Shi were also terrified tonight. When they saw the tigers coming, they didn't think about fighting them; they climbed directly up a tree and witnessed the entire process of the tigers injuring people.

They grew up by the mountains and had followed Uncle Lin and other villagers into the mountains countless times, personally witnessing wild beasts harming people.

So their first reaction was to save their own lives, then find the right moment to strike.

"Brother, if there's danger again, we must quickly climb a tree..."

"Tigers hold grudges. Maybe they'll come back for revenge."

Xiao Niannian heard the tiger roars and gunshots.

And Lu Jing and his comrades-in-arms all heard them too.

"That's the sound of tigers, Old Lu, did they run into tigers? So many tiger roars, is it a tiger pack?"

Instructor Qin said with some worry.

"Will the Old Comrades be in danger?"

Their mission was to safely rescue the four Old Experts. If it weren't for the landmines, they would definitely march day and night to rescue them.

But now, the enemy had several people skilled at planting landmines. If they marched at night, even with flashlights, they couldn't see as clearly as in the daytime.

Now those spies wouldn't attack the Old Comrades, but tigers are fierce beasts.

"Captain Lu, I request to go scout..."

Xiao Niannian spoke.

Instructor Qin, Military Doctor Shen, and the others all looked at her.

"It's night now, and they've buried many landmines. If we're not careful, it will be very dangerous." Although Instructor Qin was anxious, they couldn't gamble with the lives of their comrades-in-arms.

"We'll set off at dawn, and we'll definitely catch up tomorrow..." Lu Jing said.

He knew Niannian was very capable, but visibility at night was not comparable to daytime. Even though they had undergone special training and could march at night, not all Soldiers could. If there were casualties, they wouldn't be able to explain it.

"We can't take the risk..."

Lu Jing explained to Xiao Niannian.

Hearing Lu Jing's words, Xiao Niannian looked at the others.

Lu Jing was right. She could indeed find those landmines and mark them, leading everyone to follow her footsteps. But some comrades' combat strength was not as good as theirs, and she didn't have X-ray vision to see everything. The deep mountains at night were indeed quite dangerous.

During the day, they could follow step by step, but at night, they couldn't take this risk.

Lu Jing looked at Xiao Niannian. He understood that she wanted to catch up with those people early and rescue the Experts. He had actually guessed that she was somewhat different. There were monkeys in the deep mountains, and the monkey troop had been following them, saying things he didn't understand, but he felt that these monkeys were talking to Niannian. And they were very respectful towards Niannian.

Others hadn't noticed this, but he had.

Xiao Niannian saw Lu Jing's gaze fixed on her, and she frowned.

Could it be that Lu Jing had noticed something unusual about her again?

No, it's impossible. From the time she met Lu Jing until now, she had always been low-key, and nothing had ever aroused suspicion.

Moreover, the abilities of the Special Forces are excellent, and Lu Jing himself is a legendary figure here.

"Go to sleep early."

Hearing Lu Jing's words, Xiao Niannian hummed in affirmation.

She got a rope, tied a bedsheet between two large trees, and lay down on it to sleep.

Military Doctor Shen saw Xiao Niannian's actions and walked over.

"Old Lu, look at her, how smart she is. Look at you, all you know is resting against a tree..."

Military Doctor Shen mocked Lu Jing.

Before Lu Jing could finish, Military Doctor Shen also imitated Xiao Niannian, making a hammock and lying down.

Some other Soldiers followed suit.

However, some Soldiers didn't tie them well enough and fell down after a few seconds of sleeping.

They had just asked Xiao Niannian for advice.

Hearing several comrades fall, Xiao Niannian jumped down from the tree and went over to guide them.

"You need to do it like this..."

"Comrade Xiao, thank you so much."

Several Soldiers made changes according to Xiao Niannian's instructions and found that no matter how they pulled, it wouldn't fall; it was very tight and firm. They all thanked her happily.

In the future, they could do this when on missions too.

Xiao Niannian was about to sleep when she heard gunshots and tiger roars again.

However, these sounds were somewhat distant and did not affect Xiao Niannian's sleep.

As soon as dawn broke, she woke up.

Some Soldiers had already prepared food. After they quickly ate, they continued to speed up their journey.

"Give your backpack to Squad Leader Li, we're going to scout ahead."

Lu Jing said to Xiao Niannian.

Hearing Lu Jing's words, Xiao Niannian nodded.

She followed Lu Jing, carrying a Type 65 mine detector, and walked forward. The other comrades responsible for scouting also carried Type 65 mine detectors and went with them.

Xiao Niannian and Lu Jing walked at the very front. Xiao Niannian noticed that Lu Jing deliberately walked in front of her, but his gaze was always fixed ahead.

Xiao Niannian also looked ahead and saw a pile of weeds and a fishing line there.

Xiao Niannian had actually thought about walking at the very front and directly collecting the landmines buried by those people into her space. Although the space wasn't large, it was more than enough to hold these landmines.

However, if she directly collected landmines whose fuses hadn't been removed, and they exploded, she would be the one injured.

But she had indeed collected quite a few landmines whose fuses had been removed.