387: Chapter 386 The battle was fierce, enraging the military!

Under the setting sun, mist began to rise in Zhuilong Valley.

Illuminated by the afterglow of the sunset, the mist was dyed a dark red.

Gunsmoke mixed with the scent of blood permeated the forest, causing everyone within to feel fear.

A young Armed Police soldier stumbled over, the bloodstains on his combat uniform already blackened, making it impossible to tell if they were his own or his teammate's.

He gripped his captain's arm, his voice trembling and tearful: "Captain! Liu Qiang... he can't hold on! His chest was pierced by an ice spike, the bleeding won't stop!"

The leader of the Armed Police wore a grave expression, his fists clenched white.

He looked at the soldiers lying injured in disarray; these were the brothers who had braved life and death with him!

The mission given by the higher-ups was to escort Zhao Lintai back to the capital.

Now, not only was the target gone, but so many brothers were injured!

And Liu Qiang! He was still so young!

How could he explain this to his parents!

And those on the other side, the seven members of the Si Family who had entered the mountain before them, were likely wiped out as well.

What was to be done!

Thinking of this, guilt and rage welled up in the chest of the Armed Police leader.

The next moment, he took a deep breath and looked up sharply.

He was the leader of the team; even if the situation was critical, he could not panic!

Immediately after, the Armed Police leader's gaze turned resolute, and he ordered: "Report the casualties immediately! Treat minor injuries on the spot, and get the seriously injured down the mountain in pairs!"

"Then... what about the bodies of those people on the other side of the swamp?" The young soldier looked toward the other side of the swamp, asking about those Si Family members who lay on the ground without a trace of life.

The Armed Police leader took a deep breath and replied: "I am going down the mountain to report to the command post and call for a rescue helicopter. Everyone else, rest in place! Before I return, no one is to act without authorization!"

After speaking, he was about to turn away, but seeming to remember something, his voice rose sharply: "Fill your magazines! If you run into that Bai Ruoxue again, don't you dare hesitate! Fight to the death! Even if you can't kill her, you must stall her until reinforcements arrive!"

"Yes—!" The soldiers shouted in unison, their voices filled with resolve!

Subsequently, the Armed Police leader and the injured soldiers headed down the mountain.

...

At the foot of the mountain, Yan Yan stared at the second hand of his watch.

With every tick, his heart sank a little more.

The gunshots and sounds of fighting in the dense forest had ceased, but this dead silence only made people feel more uneasy.

"Something's not right..." Ye Ziming lowered his binoculars. "I just saw injured people being helped down the mountain."

Shen Jianan stood up abruptly, her pretty face deathly pale: "Is it Qin Yi and the others?"

Without waiting for Ye Ziming to respond, Shen Jianan was already running toward the dense forest.

Seeing this, Ye Ziming followed closely behind her, running into the mountain as well.

Yan Yan wanted to stop them, but since the two had already run far away, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and follow.

Before long, the three of them met the Armed Police soldiers coming down the mountain.

They saw that everyone was injured, their combat uniforms tattered.

Some soldiers' wounds were still bleeding profusely.

There was also one being carried by two soldiers, with a cone-shaped wound on his chest that was shocking to behold!

The three of them were stunned on the spot for a moment.

Yan Yan was the first to react, rushing forward in a stride and asking anxiously: "How did it turn into this? What exactly happened?"

The Armed Police leader, with a bitter face, quickly explained the situation: "Captain Yan, the situation in this Zhuilong Valley is more complicated than we anticipated!"

"We searched halfway up the mountain when our path was blocked by a swamp.

Just then, we happened to run into Zhao Lintai, who was fleeing in panic on the other side of the swamp.

Behind him, that woman named Bai Ruoxue was hunting him down.

We wanted to open fire to help him, but the swamp was too wide, and our bullets couldn't reach her!

Fortunately, those seven from the Si Family arrived in time and started fighting Bai Ruoxue..."

The Armed Police leader paused here, then shook his head helplessly: "However, that woman's strength is too formidable; the seven members of the Si Family are likely all dead."

"Then, what about Zhao Lintai?!" Yan Yan asked anxiously.

If Zhao Lintai died, the operation would be a complete failure!

The Armed Police leader shook his head and replied: "Zhao Lintai took advantage of the battle between Bai Ruoxue and the seven members of the Si Family to escape to the other side of the swamp.

Unfortunately, his path was blocked by the swamp.

After Bai Ruoxue dealt with the seven members of the Si Family, she chased after him again.

We opened fire to force the woman back."

"But who would have thought that a Giant Black Python would suddenly emerge from the swamp.

That python seemed to have great hostility toward the woman.

After forcing her back, it turned around and entangled Zhao Lintai, dragging him into the swamp...

Although we immediately opened fire to try to stop it, the giant python's scales were exceptionally tough, and the bullets couldn't penetrate them at all!

I'm afraid there is little hope for Zhao Lintai's survival."

"Then, what about Qin Yi and Si Yao?" Shen Jianan also asked with an eager expression.

The Armed Police leader was stunned, then shook his head with a grave expression: "Apart from Zhao Lintai and that woman, as well as the seven members of the Si Family, we haven't seen anyone else on this route.

However..."

"However what?" Shen Jianan pressed impatiently.

"However, when that woman was fighting the seven members of the Si Family, she mentioned that Si Yao seemed to have been attacked by her at the top of the mountain.

We don't know about the casualties yet..."

"How, how could this happen..." Hearing this, Shen Jianan felt the world spinning, her legs went weak, and she was about to collapse.

Ye Ziming hurriedly supported her.

"Let go of me! I want to go find him!" Shen Jianan broke free from Ye Ziming and made a move to rush into the mountain, but was held back firmly by Yan Yan.

Yan Yan shouted sternly: "Shen Jianan! Calm down! Don't forget you are a police officer! Now is not the time to be impulsive!

If so many Armed Police soldiers couldn't do anything, do you think you can find him just by going in?!"

"But..."

"No buts! Follow the command in all operations! I am going to report to the capital now! Everything awaits orders from above!" Yan Yan roared with red eyes, then looked at Ye Ziming and ordered, "Ziming, watch her!"

After speaking, Yan Yan turned and ran down the mountain.

"Jianan, Young Master Qin is destined for good fortune and will definitely be fine!" Ye Ziming held onto Shen Jianan tightly, comforting her softly, and then added, "Let's go, we should also go and listen to what arrangements the capital makes!"

Shen Jianan looked at the mist-shrouded mountaintop, heartbroken, tears blurring her vision, and turned around to follow Ye Ziming down the mountain silently.

...

Inside the Southwest Military Region command post, the air seemed to have frozen.

The Commander-in-Chief threw the report file heavily onto the table, papers scattering all over the floor.

He pointed at the satellite map of Zhuilong Valley on the screen, his rage almost spraying out of his eyes: "Nonsense! Simply nonsense! A simple search mission has turned into a mess with one dead and seven injured!

And the seven members of the Si Family are suspected to be wiped out, Zhao Lintai's life or death is unknown, and Bai Ruoxue is nowhere to be found!

You tell me, what is this?!"

"What are the intelligence personnel of the Security Bureau doing?!" The Commander-in-Chief slapped the table violently, his voice shaking the cups.

"Why wasn't that Bai Ruoxue's strength investigated clearly beforehand? Now it's good, soldiers have bled and sacrificed, and the person has let go!"

The staff officers all lowered their heads; no one dared to answer—these situations were completely beyond everyone's expectations.

"Immediately! Deploy a reconnaissance satellite! Watch Zhuilong Valley for me 24 hours a day!" The Commander-in-Chief took a deep breath, his voice still filled with rage.

"Have the Special Warfare Brigade fully mobilized to seal off the entire Zhuilong Valley and launch a carpet search!

Not an inch of land can be missed!

Even if you have to turn this mountain upside down, you must find that woman for me!"

The Chief of Staff looked troubled: "But, the Special Warfare Brigade is participating in cross-military region exercises..."

"Stop the exercises immediately!" The Commander-in-Chief interrupted him decisively, his eyes full of resolve.

"This is war! Someone is wantonly slaughtering our soldiers on our soil!

Notify the Air Force command to immediately send three armed rescue helicopters to Zhuilong Valley to treat the wounded!"

"Yes—!" The staff officers responded in unison, turned, and walked quickly out of the command post, the sound of rapid footsteps echoing in the corridor.

Military orders are like mountains!!!

Following the issuance of each military order, the assembly bugle sounded in the camp closest to Zhuilong Valley!

Military trucks and armored vehicles roared out of the barracks; in the sky, three armed rescue helicopters took off urgently.

In an instant, the entire Southwest Military Region was in motion!

...

Meanwhile, on the martial arts arena of the Modu Branch Special Training Base, the aftermath of the collision of True Qi still remained.

Si Hongwu of the Southwest Si Family had just defeated Chen Mohan of the Taiji Chen Family, and cheers erupted from the sidelines.

The martial arts selection of the Five Great Families had ended!

Si Hongwu of the Southwest Si Family, with absolute strength, suppressed the other four families and ranked first;

Chen Mohan of the Taiji Chen Family in the capital narrowly defeated Shen Biao of the Shen Family of Guandong, ranking second;

Shen Biao of the Shen Family of Guandong, with his invulnerable hard-body kung fu, easily defeated Li Zifan of the Longxi Li Family and Liu Qing of the Liu Family of Qingcheng, but narrowly lost to Chen Mohan of the Taiji Chen Family, who excelled at overcoming hardness with softness, coming in third;

As for the last place, it went to Li Zifan of the Longxi Li Family and Liu Qing of the Liu Family of Qingcheng; these two were evenly matched and tied for fourth!

This result was about what Ye Qingcheng had expected, but Shen Biao of the Shen Family of Guandong had surprised her.

That Shen Biao looked honest and silly, but she didn't expect his hard-body kung fu to be so powerful that ordinary swords couldn't even hurt him a bit.

Chen Mohan, who ranked second, only narrowly defeated Shen Biao by a point relying on Taiji True Qi.

If it were a real life-and-death battle, this Shen Biao wouldn't necessarily lose to Chen Mohan.

Ye Qingcheng stood on the high platform, preparing to announce the next personnel appointment, when her phone suddenly rang—it was Yan Yan's number.

"Sorry, I need to take a call." She walked quickly to the corner of the training ground, and just as she pressed the answer button, she heard Yan Yan's urgent voice.

"Chief Ye, something big has happened! The seven people sent by the Si Family were wiped out, one member of the Armed Police Force died and seven were injured, Zhao Lintai was dragged into the swamp by a giant python, and Qin Yi and Si Yao are missing, life or death unknown..."

Her hand holding the phone went cold instantly, and she asked with a grave expression: "What about Bai Ruoxue? How is she?"

"Bai Ruoxue ran away. That woman's strength is too formidable; the Armed Police Force couldn't stop her at all!" Yan Yan's voice was still coming through, but Ye Qingcheng felt her brain buzzing.

She had anticipated that Bai Ruoxue would be difficult to deal with, but she hadn't expected the situation to be so serious, far exceeding her expectations!

"I understand! I will report to Director Xu now! You all stay where you are. Without my orders, you are not allowed to act without authorization!"

"Yes!"

Hanging up the phone, Ye Qingcheng immediately dialed Director Xu's number, and it was answered after just one ring.

Before Ye Qingcheng could speak, Director Xu's voice had already come through: "Qingcheng, I am already aware of the situation.

I am on my way to Donghe Villa now.

The Southwest Military Region has already reported the situation up.

No one expected the situation to be so serious."

"Director Xu, it is my fault.

It was my intelligence error; I underestimated Bai Ruoxue's strength." Ye Qingcheng's voice carried self-blame.

She had thought that her intelligence from interrogating Zhang Yu wouldn't be wrong, and as long as precautions were made in advance, there would be no need to worry about Bai Ruoxue's Mystic Ice True Qi.

She didn't expect that Mystic Ice True Qi to be so powerful that it could even penetrate bulletproof vests!"

"Alright, now is not the time to take responsibility!" Director Xu interrupted her.

"Stay calm, wait for me to see the leaders before making any decisions!"

"Yes! Director Xu.

However, what about the Si Family?"

"Don't worry, I will notify the Si Family!"

"Yes!"

"In addition, you need to arrange the people in the Special Operations Department as soon as possible.

Since Hongmen has made such a big deal out of this, the higher-ups will never sit idly by!

I imagine there will be big moves very soon!"

"Understood!"

Ye Qingcheng hung up the phone with deep worry, looked up toward the Southwest, and silently prayed in her heart: Qin Yi, Si Yao, you must survive!