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"Thank you for your compliment."

Lin Yun spoke, but he kept a soft rubber dagger in his hand.

That dagger was a replica.

But at this moment, she held it as if it were a real knife.

Her eyes were still fixed on Yao Shoude's every move.

Stare at his shoulder.

Watch his breathing.

Staring at him—

Even the slightest tremor.

But she knew—

This old fox is not so easy to deal with.

He's stalling for time.

He is waiting.

Once her team members relaxed their vigilance.

Let her make a mistake on her own.

Waiting for that—

A fleeting opportunity.

"Company Commander Yao," she said.

"What are your plans to do against us next?"

Yao Shoude raised an eyebrow.

Those eyebrows, like two caterpillars, twitched slightly.

"How do I deal with you—"

Yao Shoude suddenly took a step forward.

step.

suddenly.

There was no warning whatsoever.

Lin Yun's body tensed instinctively.

Like a fully drawn bow.

The muscles are tense.

Blood flow accelerates.

My heart skipped a beat.

But Yao Shoude did not attack.

He just stood there.

I got a little closer to her.

one meter.

Less than a meter.

This distance, for two top-notch soldiers—

It's a deadly distance.

Yao Shoude looked at her.

Looking at this young face.

Looking into those wary eyes.

He smiled.

That smile was strange.

I appreciate it.

There was provocation.

There is a kind of—

The old fox's amused look upon seeing the little fox.

"I want to say, you chose a very good route to get here."

"I'd even forgotten about that ditch."

"You chose a good time too."

"When the fighting is at its most intense, no one cares about what's behind them."

He paused.

A sly glint flashed in his eyes.

The light was very bright.

Like the light in a cat's eyes when it sees a mouse.

"But you forgot one thing."

Lin Yun's heart tightened slightly.

It was just a sudden tightness.

But that tightness was very clear.

It felt like someone had gently pinched her heart.

"What is it?"

Her voice remained calm.

But her eyes were sharper.

Yao Shoude smiled.

He laughed like a fox that had caught a chicken.

That smile was smug.

sly.

There is another type—

The satisfaction of "You finally took the bait".

He pulled something out of his waist.

It's not a gun.

It's not a knife.

It's a small remote control.

The size of a palm.

Black.

There is only one red button on it.

"Alternative plan"

Lin Yun's eyes widened suddenly.

Backup plan?

What backup plan?

Countless possibilities flashed through her mind in an instant.

Mines?

trap?

reinforce?

But before she could react—

Yao Shoude pressed the remote control.

"boom--!!!"

A muffled thud.

It wasn't an explosion.

It's smoke.

It gushed out simultaneously from the four corners of the mountaintop.

White smoke instantly filled the air.

It looks like a giant mushroom cloud.

Like a sudden blizzard.

It enveloped the entire mountaintop.

"Cough cough cough—!!!"

Zhang Liang's cough could be heard in the distance.

He was so choked by the smoke that he couldn't straighten up.

Shenfei's cursing:

"Holy shit!!!"

His voice was filled with both surprise and anger.

The Bluebird's exclamation:

"What the hell?!"

The entire mountaintop was plunged into chaos.

Nothing could be seen in the white smoke.

There was only the pungent smell of smoke.

Only those—

A flustered figure.

And the faint sound of footsteps.

Lin Yun did not move.

She collapsed to the ground the instant the smoke rose.

Low posture.

Close to the ground.

Minimize exposure to the greatest extent possible.

This is the Air Force's instinct.

At an altitude of 10,000 meters, any exposure is fatal.

The same applies on the ground.

Her eyes were fixed on the spot where Yao Shoude had just been standing.

But there was no one there anymore.

Only white smoke.

Only those who can't see anything—

Void.

You can't see anything in the smoke.

But Lin Yun could hear it.

Her ears perked up.

Like radar.

Like a detector.

picture--

An eagle hunting.

She listened to the footsteps.

It's very light.

very slow.

But it's getting closer.

step.

Two steps.

Three steps.

Nearly.

closer.

Her hand gripped the dagger tightly.

My knuckles turned white from gripping it so tightly.

Her body was like a fully drawn bow.

Ready to pop up at any time.

She is waiting.

Wait for the footsteps to enter the attack range.

Waiting for that—

A fleeting opportunity.

Suddenly, Yao Shoude's voice came from within the smoke.

The sound was very close.

So close it felt like it was right next to my ear:

"Little girl."

Lin Yun did not move.

no answer.

I just kept listening.

Yao Shoude's voice continued:

"Do you know what I admire most about your Air Force?"

silence.

Only the sound of footsteps could be heard.

Only smoke.

Only a heartbeat.

Yao Shoude answered himself:

"When you were in heaven, you could see everything."

"Targets hundreds of kilometers away can be detected with a single radar scan."

He paused.

The footsteps paused for a moment:

"But on the ground—"

He smiled.

The laughter sounded particularly eerie through the smoke.

"You can't see anything."

Lin Yun's eyes narrowed slightly.

You really can't see anything in the smoke.

But her hearing is sharper than radar.

She could tell.

The sound came from the left front.

distance--

five meters.

Her hand gripped the dagger tightly.

My knuckles turned white from gripping it so tightly.

She began to move slowly.

It was close to the ground.

Silently.

They crawled toward the direction of the sound.

Every step felt like dancing on a knife's edge.

Every step could expose you.

But we must act.

We must find him.

must--

Find him before he finds himself.

Yao Shoude's voice continued.

It's very light.

very slow.

It's like talking to yourself:

"On the ground, you'll need this—"

The footsteps suddenly stopped.

It paused for a full two seconds.

Then, his voice rang out again:

"By listening."

Lin Yun's body suddenly stiffened.

It felt like being struck by lightning.

It's like being frozen in ice.

She realized—

He heard the sounds she made as she climbed.

Even if it's very light.

Even if you are extremely careful.

Even though she had already slowed down her movements to the slowest possible.

In this silent smoke—

Any sound will be amplified.

Any movement will reveal your location.

"Found it."

Yao Shoude's voice suddenly came from very close by.

Nearby—

It was right above her head.

It was as if he was talking to the top of her head.

Lin Yun's heart skipped a beat.

Then, they jumped even faster.

So fast it felt like it was about to burst out of my throat.

She suddenly looked up.

Through the smoke, a blurry figure was looking down at her.

Looking down from a high vantage point.

Like a mountain.

Like a god.

picture--

grim Reaper.

The figure held a dagger in its hand.

The knife tip was pointed directly at her...