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"Captain Lu, we should go."

Lin Yun led the air force squad out of the swamp.

Behind them, Lu Chuan and his scouts were still standing there, soaked to the bone, mud streaming down their trousers.

"See you next time, big radish." Zhou Zhenhai punched Han Dong in the chest with his fist.

See you next time. We'll have another match then.

Zhou Zhenhai turned around and led his naval squad into the reeds.

Lu Chuan stood there, watching those figures grow smaller and smaller in the distance.

The air force is gone, the navy is gone, and the gaps in the reeds slowly close.

His Adam's apple bobbed, and he took a deep breath. Then, he suddenly roared.

"Brothers—!!!"

His voice exploded over the swamp, like a cannonball landing on the water, creating ripples.

Behind him, his teammates straightened their backs at the same time.

"Kill more Japanese devils for us!!!"

The voices of the five people merged into a torrent, shaking the reeds and causing water birds to flutter up from the grass.

"Kill more Japanese devils for us!!!"

"Kill more Japanese devils for us!!!"

Lin Yun walked at the front, with his back to them.

She didn't turn around or look back. She slowly raised her right hand, clenched it into a fist, and held it above her head.

Zhou Zhenhai also raised his fist.

The six men from the Air Force squad and the six men from the Navy squad all raised their fists.

Then, put it down. Keep walking.

Outside the swamp, on a dry patch of mud, Lin Yun emerged from the reeds, a few withered leaves still clinging to his short hair.

She shook the mud off her boots, looked up at the sky, and saw that the moon and stars were few and far between.

"I'm out," she said softly.

Zhao Shu followed behind her, brushing the mud off his clothes as he asked, "Team Leader Lin, which group are we?"

Lin Yun did not answer. Her gaze was fixed ahead.

Then she saw Thunder Bear.

I saw a group of soldiers squatting on the ground.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time."

The thunderous roar of the bear was like thunder, shaking the reeds.

"Captain Lin, are you lost inside? We've been waiting for almost an hour."

Jin Sheng got up from the ground, patted the mud off his knees, and smiled.

"Captain Lin, if you don't come out soon, we're going to go in and get you out."

He paused, his gaze sweeping over the six faces covered in mud behind Lin Yun.

"What did you encounter inside? Crocodiles? Poisonous snakes? Or—"

He deliberately dragged out the sound.

"enemy?"

Lin Yun raised her hand and removed the withered leaves from her hair, her tone very calm.

"I've encountered them all."

"Crocodile, venomous snake, enemy troops."

She paused, her gaze sweeping over Lei Xiong, Jin Sheng, Li Huai, Wang Jin, and Tan Ming. All five of the army members were there, squatting in the grass for an hour.

"And you? What happened to you?"

Lei Xiong grinned.

He turned around, bent down, and lifted a dark object from behind the bushes.

A wild boar.

It weighs at least 200 jin (100 kg).

Its black mane was covered in mud and dried blood, and two fangs protruded from the corners of its mouth, gleaming white in the moonlight.

Lei Xiong held the wild boar by its hind leg with one hand.

"This thing rushed out of the bushes and almost knocked Li Huai flying."

Li Huai pushed up his glasses and corrected expressionlessly, "It wasn't a collision, it just grazed you."

Jin Sheng laughed out loud: "Just grazed? You flew three meters away."

Li Huai's lips twitched: "That's because the ground is slippery with mud."

Jin Sheng was about to speak when Lin Yun turned around.

"Air Force—Assemble!"

Zhang Liang, Shen Fei, Qingniao, Zhao Shu, and Gao Tiange all stood at attention at the same time.

Their camouflage uniforms were covered in mud, and the mud on their faces had dried into a crust that crumbled off with the slightest movement.

Zhou Zhenhai's voice followed immediately.

"Navy—Assemble!"

He Jin, Lu Yifan, Gu Chaosheng, Duan Hai, and Meng Changhe all stood at attention at the same time.

Their bodies were covered in mud thicker than the air force personnel; after walking through the swamp, there wasn't a single clean spot on their bodies.

But when they stood in a row, their imposing presence was no less.

Lin Yun looked at Lei Xiong, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

"Eat meat. We can't let our army brothers down."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than another sound came from the swamp.

"Have you forgotten about us?"

Everyone turned around.

The reeds were swaying.

Six people came out from inside.

The person at the front was excessively clean—no, not clean, but he had walked through the swamp and there was hardly any mud on him. His training uniform was neat and tidy, with the top button fastened to the very top.

He was wearing sunglasses.

Wearing sunglasses in the swamp.

The moonlight was already dim, and he was wearing sunglasses; I don't know how he could see the road.

He wasn't carrying a weapon, only an old-fashioned compass with a copper case, the pointer wobbling slightly inside.

Jiang Xingchen.

Behind him were five men, five soldiers from the Rocket Force, standing in a row, a few steps away from the three teams in front.

Jiang Xingchen walked up to Lei Xiong and stood still.

He pushed up his sunglasses.

"You're eating meat, and you don't even say so?"

Lei Xiong paused for a second.

Then he threw the wild boar on the ground.

With a muffled "bang," mud and water splashed up.

Lei Xiong raised his voice even higher.

"Alright! The Rocket Force has arrived too!"

He looked around, his gaze sweeping over every face. Air Force, Navy, Army, Rocket Force.

Twenty-four people stood on the same patch of muddy ground, under the same moon.

"Army, Air Force, Navy, Rocket Force—"

"We have four teams, twenty-four people in total!"

He paused for a moment, then his voice suddenly rose, like a cannonball crashing into the night sky.

"Work together! Head to the abandoned chemical plant and capture the commander alive!"

Twenty-four people shouted it out at the same time.

"Capture the commander alive—!"

The sound exploded at the edge of the swamp, startling a flock of waterbirds that fluttered past the moon.

Lei Xiong crouched down, drew a dagger from his waist, and made a cut in the wild boar's belly.

"Now."

"Start a fire."

"Barbecued meat."

"You need to eat your fill first to have the energy."

Lei Xiong began his life.

Jin Sheng had already started gathering firewood. He darted through the grass, specifically picking out withered reeds, carrying large bundles of them.

Wang Jin used his dagger to whittle down several tree branches, doing so quickly and neatly. He sharpened one end of each branch and handed it to the person waiting nearby.

Tan Ming took a bag of salt out of his backpack.

It was wrapped in a plastic bag and tied tightly.

Jin Sheng's eyes widened when he saw the bag of salt: "You brought salt?"

Tan Ming opened the salt packet, pinched off a pinch, and sprinkled it on the meat: "I haven't been willing to use it."

Lin Yun squatted beside the fire and took over the task of turning the meat without hesitation. She used the tip of a dagger to turn the pieces of meat, her movements were very skilled, and each side was cooked evenly.

The grease sizzled as it dripped into the fire.

The fragrance spread, drifting over the reeds, over the mud, and into everyone's nose.

Air Force personnel surrounded them.

The navy personnel also gathered around.

Twenty-four men, from the Army and the Rocket Force, squatted around the campfire, their eyes fixed on the sizzling wild boar meat on the fire.

Jiang Xingchen squatted beside the fire, still wearing his sunglasses. His nose twitched, once, twice.

"The Rocket Force personnel have never eaten such rough food before."

Lei Xiong glanced at him: "So what do you guys usually eat?"

Jiang Xingchen pushed up his sunglasses, his tone very calm.

"canteen."

Sixteen dishes.

"Several soups."

"There's also fruit and dessert after the meal."

There was a two-second silence around the campfire.

Lei Xiong opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything.

Jin Sheng poked his head out from the side, his eyes full of envy: "The Rocket Force's mess hall is so nice!"

Jiang Xingchen nodded without saying anything more, but a soldier from the Rocket Force behind him couldn't help but speak up.

"In our cafeteria, there were five or six kinds of staple food for breakfast alone, including steamed buns, dumplings, noodles, wontons, and milk and soy milk were all you could drink."

Another soldier from the Rocket Force chimed in: "Lunch and dinner consist of at least sixteen dishes, including meat, vegetables, cold and hot dishes, as well as freshly cooked dishes served in an open kitchen."

The third soldier said, "The fruit is cut up, and the desserts are different every day."

The area around the campfire became completely quiet...