412: I guess they were rescued here.

Xiao Niannian watched the birds fly away, then picked up her binoculars to look at the surrounding islands.

The position she was currently in was relatively high terrain, surrounded by many rocks and some trees, making it excellent for observing other areas.

While Xiao Niannian was observing, she heard Shen Yan's voice.

"Sister Xiao, this is bad. A Soldier was bitten by a poisonous snake, and his leg is swollen."

What?

Xiao Niannian's expression changed slightly upon hearing this, and she quickly ran toward the campsite.

At this moment, Military Doctor Shen was treating that Soldier.

Seeing Sister Xiao run back, Shen Yan immediately became agitated.

"He was just bitten by a snake, Sister Xiao. I killed the snake. Do you think this snake is highly venomous?"

Xiao Niannian had previously learned methods for treating snake venom from an old doctor, and she had brought some of the serum she made when coming to the island this time.

After a careful look, Xiao Niannian said.

"This snake is only mildly venomous. After treatment, there won't be any major issues..."

At this time, Military Doctor Shen had already treated the Soldier's wound. When they came to the island, they brought a lot of medicine; not only did Military Doctor Shen carry medicine, but another Soldier's backpack also contained medicine.

Hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sprinkle this medicinal powder around your tents to prevent poisonous snakes from approaching..."

Hearing Instructor Xiao's words, the Soldiers accepted the powder and thanked her.

"Thank you, Instructor Xiao."

Xiao Niannian returned to her tent. Lu Jing, Military Doctor Shen, and Shen Yan were all inside the tent.

Xiao Niannian looked at Lu Jing and said.

"Is there any news from Second Team and Third Team?"

This time, First Team, Second Team, and Third Team each had different objectives.

"They also noticed that something wasn't right, but the mission must continue..."

Lu Jing explained the situation.

"We checked. All the bullets given to us, except for the innermost two, are blanks..."

Xiao Niannian nodded upon hearing Lu Jing's words.

"So now, besides the weapon in my hand, all your weapons only have blanks, right?"

Hearing Niannian's question, Lu Jing answered with a smile.

"More than that. The few people we captured had over two hundred rounds of ammunition, and their weapons were also confiscated by us..."

Xiao Niannian smiled upon hearing his words.

"There will definitely be some activity tonight..." Xiao Niannian analyzed the situation.

She felt that since this mission involved an assessment, there would definitely be activity tonight. As for what kind of activity, she guessed that the higher-ups would certainly mobilize other Special Forces units to come over.

Maybe her Eldest Brother and Second Brother would come over. Not only that, but also Qiao Yan's Northern unit, and she wasn't sure which other unit would be involved.

She had previously discussed some things in this area with her father. Her father was very happy when he heard about it and even wrote a report... Xiao Niannian suspected that this report was what led to these subsequent events.

Only by training more Soldiers can the Military Unit's combat effectiveness become stronger.

If things were always peaceful, there would be no sense of crisis, and combat effectiveness wouldn't increase... "You are right..."

Instructor Qin and Military Doctor Shen looked at Lu Jing and Xiao Niannian, and smiles appeared on their faces. Naturally, they believed in their analysis.

After discussing for a while, Lu Jing turned on the walkie-talkie and spoke to the members of the other small teams.

"Everyone, prepare traps immediately..."

"Received."

"Understood."

Shen Yan was stunned at this moment. This was not just a rescue mission, but also an assessment? And there would be activity tonight?

What kind of activity?

And now they have to dig traps?

"Captain Lu, I want to go dig traps too."

This was a rare learning opportunity, so Shen Yan immediately spoke up.

"Go to First Team."

"Yes."

Shen Yan looked at Xiao Niannian.

"Sister Xiao, aren't you coming with us to dig traps?"

Hearing Shen Yan's words, Xiao Niannian laughed.

"I'll go supervise you."

Xiao Niannian followed Shen Yan to First Team. The First Team members were currently setting traps in four different locations.

The moonlight was brighter now. Xiao Niannian stood watching them set the traps.

Shen Yan was responsible for digging holes and chopping branches.

Xiao Niannian looked at the traps they set; they were varied and intricate.

"Shen Yan, you set a few traps with me. Fang Qiang, you guys help us make the traps..."

Hearing Sister Xiao's words, Shen Yan immediately agreed.

Xiao Niannian also taught them some modern traps.

An hour later, they had made many traps.

They returned to the campsite.

Xiao Niannian heard the cry of the White-bellied Frigatebird again, and she walked outside.

"Master, we found the ten fishing boats and the nearly hundred fishermen you mentioned. They are on an island about twenty nautical miles from here, and there's a Military Unit there... The Military Unit's ships picked them up this afternoon..."

Sure enough, her guess was correct.

Xiao Niannian knew the Military Unit stationed there. It was the Navy and a fraternal unit that rescued the fishermen and brought them back. Moreover, the higher-ups deliberately sent people to deliver the fishing boat wreckage to several islands... Tonight was the real beginning.

She wondered which Military Units they would encounter this time.

That's why the higher-ups said not to fire unless it was a matter of life and death.

Furthermore, the weapons were being kept by Lu Jing and the few small team Commanders.

However, those Commanders certainly didn't know that they would discover a radio station, catch spies, and even find treasure on the island.

This was also a meritorious service.

But this was still far from enough for this assessment.

The most important thing was to get through tonight safely and capture the attackers.

The traps they set today wouldn't be highly lethal, though some would certainly be painful.

Xiao Niannian took a bag of small fish and placed it on the ground.

The few birds immediately grabbed the bag and flew toward the mountaintop.

Xiao Niannian watched them leave, then looked toward Lu Jing, who was dozens of meters away.

Lu Jing always followed from a distance and never listened to what she said to the birds.

Xiao Niannian walked toward Lu Jing.

"Niannian, are the small fish you caught today for feeding the birds?"

"Mm."

Lu Jing changed the subject and said.

"We guess that these fishermen have already been rescued..."

Xiao Niannian hummed in affirmation.

She spoke.

"How many outposts are around here?"

Hearing Niannian's words, Lu Jing replied.

"There is a company stationed about twenty li to the east... and another company about thirty li to the south..."

Lu Jing listed the locations of several outposts.

Hearing this, Xiao Niannian took out paper and a pen and immediately began drawing.

"These are the locations of the outposts you mentioned, and this is our location... If the fishermen didn't encounter danger near us, then the closest locations would be these two outposts..."

"I guess they were rescued here..."

Lu Jing pointed to the outpost the birds had mentioned.