67: Chapter 67 Exposed!

Chen Xi's figure completely vanished into the darkness of the opposite bank.

The Guide Rope trembled slightly in the night wind.

Like a taut lute string.

In the warehouse, the Command Center, and the Livestream room.

Everyone's heart trembled along with that string.

The camera switched to Chen Xi's first-person perspective.

He had already reached the other side.

His feet stepped onto the cold rock.

Breathing.

Slowed down.

Heartbeat.

Suppressed.

Chen Xi was like a gecko, clinging tightly to the cold rock face.

His body merged with the darkness.

The movement of the zipline was perfectly masked by the sound of wind and water.

But now, there was absolute silence here.

This was the heart of the enemy.

Every step could be the last.

He moved slowly.

From the shadow of one rock to the shadow of another.

His movements were as light as a feather.

Below, less than fifty meters away.

Was the Japanese Army patrol post.

He could smell the scent of low-quality cigarettes in the air.

He could hear their hushed conversations.

In the Livestream room, the bullet chat had almost come to a standstill.

Billions of viewers held their breath.

No one dared to make even the slightest sound.

As if any extra character would alert the devils on the other side.

Year 2026, Great Wall Command Center.

The atmosphere was as heavy as iron.

Old Man Long and all the experts stared fixedly at the faint point of light representing Chen Xi on the main screen.

The point of light was moving toward the designated anchor position at an extremely slow speed.

"Vital signs are stable."

"Heart rate 65, normal."

"Environmental noise is below the warning threshold."

The technician's voice was dry and faint.

In this silence, it was as clear as a pin drop.

Chen Xi stopped.

He had reached an excellent lurking point.

It was less than ten meters away from the final anchor point.

He needed to observe here and wait for the best timing to act.

He adjusted his breathing, reducing his presence to the absolute minimum.

Everything was going according to plan.

Everything was flawless.

Just then.

Crackle.

An extremely faint yet incomparably clear sound broke the dead silence.

The sound came from beneath Chen Xi's feet.

He looked down.

A thumb-sized piece of rubble he was stepping on had loosened because of a slight adjustment in his center of gravity.

The rubble began to roll down.

It hit another rock.

"Clack."

Then it bounced and rolled again.

"Clack... clack..."

In this night where all sounds were stilled.

This sound seemed amplified hundreds of times over.

Piercing.

Deadly.

In the Livestream room, everyone's heart stopped in that instant.

In the Command Center, a young engineer instinctively covered his mouth, his eyes filled with terror.

Below.

The Japanese Army sentries' conversation stopped.

A voice asked alertly in Japanese.

"What was that sound?"

It's over.

These two words appeared simultaneously in the minds of billions of viewers.

Chen Xi's body completely froze.

He was like a stone statue, motionless.

He prayed it was just an illusion.

In the darkness, a fumbling sound rang out.

It seemed the Japanese sentry was looking for a flashlight.

A beam of light flared up.

The rubble!

It was still rolling!

The light!

It was locking on!

That snow-bright beam of light, like a venomous snake, began to slowly search the rock wall.

It was moving up.

Inch by inch, it moved upward.

Getting closer and closer.

Chen Xi's pupils contracted into pinpricks.

Run!

Only this one word remained in his brain.

But he couldn't run!

The moment he moved, he would become a sitting duck!

The light had already swept to the rock below where he was hiding.

In the Command Center, Old Man Long's pupils contracted sharply.

The intelligence analyst shouted out in alarm.

"Exposed! Take cover, quick!"

The bullet chat in the Livestream room erupted like a tsunami after a brief dead silence.

[RUN!!!]

[It's over, it's over, it's over!]

[Run! Streamer, run now!]

The beam of light suddenly jerked upward.

It instantly illuminated Chen Xi!

The snow-bright light made his worn casual clothes clearly visible!

"Enemy attack!"

From below came a hoarse, terrified scream!

Open fire!

"Da da da da da da—"

A fire dragon suddenly spat out from the darkness below!

Bullets, carrying the whistle of death, tore through the air!

The moment the light locked onto him, and he saw the dust dancing in the beam.

Chen Xi's body had already reacted before his brain.

He lunged toward a massive rock at his side!

This was pure muscle memory belonging to a top-tier soldier king!

Bullets!

They flew past, almost grazing his back!

He could feel the scorching air current!

"Puff puff puff puff!"

Bullets hit the spot where he had just been hiding, and rock fragments flew in all directions like a rainstorm!

Chen Xi slammed heavily behind that giant rock.

Ignoring the sharp pain in his body, he immediately adjusted his posture to hide himself completely within the cover.

His mind was blank.

There was only his heart, pounding frantically like a war drum.

And the deafening roar of the machine gun in his ears.

Rubble!

Rolling down!

Light!

Locking on!

Firing!

The entire process happened in less than three seconds.

So fast it left one breathless.

So fast it left no room for thought.

This was the battlefield.

This was hell.

"Da da da da da—"

The machine gun was still firing frantically.

The bullets pinned Chen Xi down behind the giant rock.

Rock fragments hit his body and face like raindrops.

It was a stinging pain.

A ricochet grazed his helmet, making a sharp "ding" sound!

He could clearly judge that this was a type 92 heavy machine gun.

Its firepower was enough to tear him and this rock into pieces together.

The Command Center was in complete chaos.

On the screen, the point of light representing Chen Xi was completely covered by a massive red sector representing enemy fire.

"He's pinned down! He can't move at all!"

"The enemy has at least two fire points! They're forming crossfire!"

"Think of something! Do something!"

The engineers shouted in voices filled with despair.

In the Livestream room, the bullet chat had gone completely insane.

[He's dead, he's definitely dead this time!]

[Being targeted by a heavy machine gun, there's no way to escape!]

[Streamer, use your divine items! Instant-kill them all!]

[He can't! He can't even lift his head right now!]

[Wuwu... Little Chen just left... Is the streamer going to as well...]

While everyone else was in chaos and despair.

Chen Xi was exceptionally calm.

He pressed himself tightly against the rock.

In his ears were the whistling bullets and his own steady, powerful breathing.

He didn't look at the Livestream room.

He didn't listen to the Command Center.

At this moment, his brain had turned into a highly efficient computer.

Trajectory.

Rate of fire.

Fire intervals.

Wind direction.

How long could this rock beneath him hold out?

Thirty seconds?

Or fifteen seconds?

His gaze quickly scanned the surrounding terrain.

Looking for the next cover he could move to.

There was none.

It was all open ground.

This was a desperate situation.

Everyone thought he should find a way to survive first.

To find a glimmer of hope in this rain of deathly bullets.

But.

Chen Xi didn't.

He made a decision that no one could understand.

With one hand, he gripped the edge of the rock tightly to steady himself.

With the other, he reached for the communicator by his ear.

Amidst the roar of the gunfire.

Amidst the exclamations from the Command Center.

Under the desperate gaze of billions of viewers in the Livestream room.

He spoke.

His voice wasn't loud, but it was exceptionally calm and clear.

Carrying an unquestionable, iron-clad resolve.

"Prepare to receive the Main Cable."