Naming Technique of the Night

Chapter 1130: Chapter 672: Don’t Look, Don’t Be Afraid (Part 2)

Yang Yang said, “You’ve worked hard, follow me to the Forbidden Zone 002. We’ll travel along the edge through here and continue heading south.”

“Alright,” Li Chengle replied with a chuckle and followed along.

At this moment, Xiao Yu, Zard, and others also came out, enthusiastically helping everyone with their luggage and distributing yellow fruits.

However, just as everyone was entering the Taboo Land, someone suddenly turned back to look behind them, only to see four soldiers smiling as they watched them leave but not entering themselves.

Two from the Qing Clan, and two from the Li Clan.

Li Cheng had a bad feeling: “What are you doing?”

One of the four soldiers smiled at Lao Lee and said, “Lao Lee, I’m sorry. It was too hard to endure back then, and I couldn’t hold on.”

As he smiled, tears flowed from his eyes: “I’m sorry.”

Lao Lee was stunned. These four soldiers had all been traitors at one point. They had chosen the easier path due to the hardships and difficulties of life.

Another person said, “But don’t worry, Lao Lee. Although Jindai kept threatening us after we left, saying they would expose our identity as spies if we didn’t provide intel, we didn’t say anything. Once we got out of that ghostly place, we didn’t want to be dogs anymore. Whenever I think about surrendering due to the hardships of life, I feel so ashamed I can’t even look in the mirror at myself.”

Li Cheng walked toward them, saying, “I understand; I really do. Those were unbearable days, and I even thought about surrendering myself.”

“Along the way, we just wanted to stay with everyone a little longer, but it’s like you all were in a rush, traveling day and night,” a soldier jokingly cursed with a wipe of tears: “A journey that was supposed to take six days, but you forced it into three… three days was too short, not even enough to say a word to each of you.”

“Sorry, we can’t go any further and don’t have the right to move forward.”

A Kite Falcon member from the Qing Clan smiled, “I remember when I first enlisted, my boot camp instructor Qing Ling told me, ‘If you lose hope on the battlefield, you should leave the hope for others,’ and old instructor, I haven’t forgotten those words. Farewell, brothers.”

“No!” Qing Ling cried out, rushing forward with eyes wide open.

But before he could reach them, the four soldiers simultaneously drew the guns from their waists and pulled the triggers under their chins.

This was their premeditated choice, to end the stain on their lives with death.

And this journey south was like the most beautiful memory of their lives, reminiscent of when they had just enlisted, and the boot camp instructor took them on a five-kilometer load-bearing cross-country run — bitter days, but sweet in hindsight.

Three days was the last deadline the soldiers gave themselves.

The soldiers rushed back towards them desperately, but all they found were four corpses.

At this moment, Zard seemed unusually normal as he covered Xiao Yu’s eyes in advance, softly saying, “Don’t look, don’t be afraid.”

This was the most brutal scene in the world.

Those who had just run towards a better life couldn’t turn back to look at the road behind them.

For there were dirty hands behind them, trying to drag them into an abyss.

But perhaps the people of Jindai never imagined that those who once bowed to life and destiny would still have the courage to end their own lives now.

Indeed, there were no myths in this world, and the concerns of the Li Clan and Qing Clan were not unnecessary; everyone knew what would happen in such a cruel environment.

But the four warriors made their choice, not letting their comrades down.

Li Cheng stood by their bodies for a long time: “Bury them, please. Don’t let a word of this get out; they are not traitors. This way, their families will continue to receive support from the Li and Qing clans.”

“Alright,” Qing Ling nodded.

They buried the four soldiers in Forbidden Zone 002.

Suddenly Li Cheng shouted loudly, “This is the world we have to face; it’s this cruel and always will be. Keep moving forward!”

With that, he turned and led them to Yang Yang: “Sorry to keep you waiting.”

Yang Yang shook her head and silently turned to lead the way.

To be honest, at this moment, she somewhat envied Qing Chen, because the unit he brought out from the A02 base, although no longer young, had been honed for over a decade, making them one of the toughest units in the world.

Time wasted could be remedied with cultivation.

And the sword honed over those ten years was ready to be unsheathed by Qing Chen.

They reached deep into the Taboo Land, where Ding Dong had been waiting. Yang Yang said, “Everyone walk slowly over, place your hands in his palm; just a brief touch and we’ll know if there’s any spy among us.”

Li Cheng and Qing Ling glanced at each other; they thought Qing Chen would use some cruel method to test them, but they didn’t expect it to be so simple.

Li Cheng stepped forward first, placing his hand in Ding Dong’s palm.

Within just two seconds, Ding Dong smiled, waved him on, indicating to continue moving forward.

Qing Ling stepped up in the same manner, and Ding Dong waved him through as well.

The soldiers passed by Ding Dong one after another, undergoing this peculiar selection.

When everyone had finished, Ding Dong said to Yang Yang, “Ding Dong!”