Naming Technique of the Night

Chapter 154 153、Hunting! (Added for Penguin Golden League)

Cao Wei had been chasing Qing Chen for nearly 8 hours.

He had started at noon and continued until the evening, only discovering traces of the other person in the afternoon, but each time he was about to catch up to the young manʼs trail, the other would use various terrains to clear the traces.

Dense mimosa shrubs, crystal clear streams, dangerous plants.

That young man always seemed to find some strange things; everything on the edge of Taboo Land seemed imprinted in his mind.

But now, the other couldnʼt escape. Experience new stories on empire

Cao Wei picked up the bark spat on the ground by the other person and the licked aluminum foil, bringing it close to his nose and sniffing carefully.

He didnʼt find it disgusting at all. Having been a soldier for more than a decade, he had experienced much worse: eating insects, drinking urine, hiding in sewage.

Although the Federal Groupʼs military hadnʼt had powerful enemies in recent years, their training had never slackened.

Just because a civil war might suddenly erupt at any moment.

Cao Wei followed the scent, confident of victory.

He had already used four doses of Genetic Potion and had been in the C-Class for several years.

His speed and strength were in no way comparable to that of the young man.

And the young man probably didnʼt have many rules left to exploit, knowing that exploiting rules actually required very stringent conditions, like not being able to succeed simply by carving words on a tree trunk.

The young man was well aware of this, so he didnʼt hold much hope.

In the darkness, Cao Wei continued to follow the scent.

The unique human scent in the air was like a taut line, guiding him in the right direction.

Cao Wei felt he was getting closer and closer to the other, even using his keen hearing to detect the young manʼs running and panting sounds.

The preyʼs panting was intense and tired.

That was the sound wolves loved to hear.

As the distance closed between them, Cao Wei didnʼt want to give the other a chance to set more traps.

He had already caught sight of the young manʼs back.

200 meters.

100 meters.

50 meters.

However, just then, there was a click under Cao Weiʼs foot.

His whole body suddenly stopped.

Anti-Infantry Mine.

Having been a soldier for more than a decade, that crisp sound of a pressure trigger was all too familiar to him.

He didnʼt even need to look down to know what model the mine was.

It was one of their own mines!

During the minefield setting, 41 had been used, and 9 were kept by Squad 1; he never expected them to end up in the young manʼs hands.

Cao Wei had observed near the big willow tree; the soldiersʼ clothes and equipment were scattered under the tree, and the bodies had long been devoured clean by ants.

He couldnʼt understand. Werenʼt those equipments next to the big willow tree? How did this young man dare to dig out the equipment?

Moreover, he didnʼt know when the young man had planted this anti-infantry mine.

Wait, Cao Wei realized; the other had intentionally spit out bark and thrown away the foil, having already discovered his acute sense of smell, hoping he would follow that scent ”line” right onto the mine!

When had the other realized his sense of smell was keen?

Was someone helping him?

Where that young man had passed, the beasts that should have been in Taboo Land were gone, the man-eating fish in the streams had disappeared, the big willow did not attack him, and now he had mysteriously noticed his abilities.

It was as if the entire Taboo Land was helping him.

Could it be the natives of Taboo Land?

Cao Wei didnʼt have time to think further; standing on the mine, he didnʼt move but instead took off the backpack from his back and pulled out an exquisitely made hand crossbow.

With a swoosh.

The arrow, long as an arm, burst through the air like thunder, and the young man running ahead heard the sound and tried to dodge, but it was already too late.

In Cao Weiʼs view, the arrow grazed the outer side of the otherʼs thigh, cruelly carving a bloody groove in his leg.

The young manʼs running figure tumbled forward but quickly stood up again, limping as he continued his escape.

Cao Wei, smelling the sudden spread of blood in the air, knew that there was no way the other could escape his pursuit now.

He did not kill Qing Chen directly because he knew that it was forbidden to kill anyone in Taboo Land.

Previously, Qing Huai had hesitated at a certain moment and had concealed this rule from him, probably hoping to exchange his life without worry when it was crucial.

But in fact, Cao Wei had known the truth all along.

He no longer looked at the young manʼs back.

”Hey? Cao Wei calling the commander,” Cao Wei called for support on the communication channel.

Although Platoon 7ʼs location was nearly 20 kilometers away from him, slowing the support would delay the chase.

But he had already made the young man bleed, and the massive amount of blood ensured that the other could not escape.

Even as a C-Class Expert, Cao Wei was not willing to physically withstand the blow, even though he wouldnʼt die or even be disabled from it.

Qing Huaiʼs voice came through the communication channel: ”Brother Cao Wei, have you caught him?”

Cao Wei thought for a moment and explained, ”Commander, not yet…”

The next moment, there was not even the basic sound of electricity in the communication channel—Qing Huai had cut off the communication!

”You mother… stay healthy!” Cao Wei held back his curse in time.

In Taboo Land Number 002, swearing was not allowed.

Cao Wei looked down at his feet and finally sighed.

He could only save himself.

Cao Wei took out a dagger and slowly cut open his boots. He then inserted the dagger across the insides of the boots and pressed down with his hand.

In movies, many special forces soldiers choose to place a rock on an Anti-Infantry Landmine so that the person who steps on the landmine can leave calmly.

But in reality, these mechanisms have a very high rebound force, and if the pressure on them drops below 80 kilograms, they will explode immediately.

In the wilderness, itʼs not easy to find a rock weighing over 80 kilograms near a landmine.

Moreover, the young man had chosen a spot to bury the mine that starkly had no stones around!

Cao Wei took off his other boot and placed it over the mine to block the blast of shrapnel with the tough leather.

He then slowly covered it with his backpack.

Only at this moment did Cao Wei finally breathe a sigh of relief.

He knew he had to withstand this one, but the power of an Anti-Infantry Landmine was not great, and a C-Class Expert would not die if the shrapnel did not penetrate the body directly.

In the past, there had been a more reliable method, as the military industry had developed a powerful PVR glue to deal with such Anti-Infantry Landmines.

After stepping on an Anti-Infantry Landmine, all one needed to do was drop glue into the gaps of the mechanism and wait for 20 minutes for the glue to firmly stick the mechanism together.

The landmine would then become a dud.

Cao Wei took a deep breath, lying on the ground, pressing down on the mechanism with his elbows, his arms firmly protected in front of his chest.

The next moment, he slightly lifted his body, and with a loud bang, Cao Wei was lifted into the air, but the landmineʼs shrapnel did not penetrate any of the protective measures he had made.

”Cough, cough,” Cao Weiʼs mouth was unbearably sweet with blood, as his organs bled from the explosive force.

A mouthful of fresh blood surged in his mouth, and this notoriously tough soldier in the Second Army Group swallowed the blood back down.

He got up and picked up the hand crossbow, following the bloody scent in the air as he started to run again.

At this moment, the person he truly wanted to kill was not the young man but Qing Huai.

But the adult world only knows the weighing of pros and cons.

Since he had reached this point, he could not turn back.

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