The strength of the scouts was not as great as that of the Mongolian cavaliers. When the three scouts faced four Chinese martial artists, they did not even have anywhere to run. They just fell into pools of blood.
Ding!
The system notification rang.
"Kill the enemy's scout mission completed! The progress of the Investigation mission has reached 30%! "
Ding!
The system continued to prompt.
"The enemy's scouts have fired a signal flare, and the patrolling soldiers are on their way. The main camp is about to mobilize a large group of cavalry to surround and search! The drawing of the topographic map was temporarily suspended! Leave this place as soon as possible, avoid the attention of the main force, and avoid the sight of the patrols. "
All four of them received a warning at the same time, and Xu Jun's expression changed.
"We're in the enemy's territory now. Where can we run to at this time?" As they spoke, the four of them heard the faint sound of hooves coming from afar.
"Oh no!" Bloody Lake had just said that the scouting quest was not difficult, but now, his expression turned incredibly sour. Patrols appeared in the east and north at the same time, and they were all in groups of five.
Moreover, everyone could clearly feel the earth trembling, and their faces turned pale …
A large cavalry unit!
He might be able to handle one or two Mongolian cavaliers, but when a large cavalier battalion arrived, Happy was the only one in the team who was confident that he could retreat unscathed.
"What are you waiting for? Run! "Bloody Lake quickly brought out his Horse Plate, but he was stopped by Xu Jun." Where do you think you're going? Summoning our mounts at this time is equivalent to telling the enemy our location! "
"Then what do we do? We can't just stand here and wait for death!!" When he saw that the cavaliers were getting closer, Bloody Lake quickly surveyed the area, summoned his Hoof Shadow, and jumped on it.
"You …"
With a disaster looming over their heads, Blood Pool could no longer care about the other members of the team. He swung his whip and headed in the opposite direction of the enemy camp.
Although this person was in a hurry, he was not so reckless that he did not know the situation. There were no patrols in the direction he was going, and he avoided the main cavalry of the main camp.
But Happy, Xu Jun, and Young Yu Yan knew that once he showed himself, Bloody Lake would definitely be targeted by the patrols, and with the Mongolian cavaliers' speed on the plains, he might not be able to escape.
It has to be known that even though there were not many Mongolian cavaliers, when a group of them attacked to destroy the patrol squads, they were very careful and sudden! That was why the ambush was so effective! However, the number of direct confrontations was zero …
Under the trio's watchful eyes, the two patrol teams that appeared in their sights were indeed attracted by the blood pool. They quickly changed their direction and chased after the blood pool.
"Since he has left, we don't need to pay attention to him …"
"Based on the tremors on the ground, the main cavalier unit is still very far away from us. I intend to take a risk and avoid the main cavalier unit."
"I agree!"
"But how do we know if there are patrols in other directions? If we move now, we will be discovered by the patrols …"
Young Yu Yan reminded him worriedly.
"We don't need to move." Happy smiled faintly and walked to the spot where the three scouts had pretended to be lying in ambush. He lifted the beast skin that was covered in grass and soil to reveal a huge cave. It was perfect for the three of them to hide themselves.
"This is a camouflage hide! That's great! " Xu Jun was overjoyed. Previously, the three scouts had been lying in ambush at this place, but they hadn't left the slightest clue. However, they had been so focused on killing that their attention was on the patrol team that they had forgotten about such an important thing.
"There's no time to lose. Let's hide."
With Happy's reminder, the trio quickly disguised themselves with the beast skin. Once they lay down in the cave, they spread the beast skin over their bodies.
Happy used his spiritual sense to inspect the place, and once he was certain that he could not find any clues, he became at ease. The terrain here was rugged and complicated, and the main cavalier unit would not be able to crush them.
"It's a pity. If Bloody Lake hadn't left …" Xu Jun sighed softly in the cave.
"If he doesn't leave, none of us will be able to live." Xu Jun instantly fell silent.
His words were true.
The cave they had prepared beforehand could only hide three people, and if no one attracted the patrol team's attention, they would still be in danger of being exposed.
When he saw that Xu Jun did not say anything, Happy continued whispering, "Don't talk anymore. There's less than half an hour before night falls. At that time, the patrol team's field of vision will be limited, and they won't be difficult to deal with. When night falls, we'll go out and complete the follow-up quest."
"Okay."
Xu Jun and Xu Xin blinked to show that they understood.
Not a single sound could be heard in the cave. To the outside world, this was a desolate plain, and there was nothing abnormal about it.
But during the next half an hour, the main cavalier unit charged past them with loud rumbles. They were very close to the place where the trio hid, and the rumbles nearly caused them to faint.
Fortunately, they left as quickly as they came!
The armored cavaliers charged past them without stopping.
But the sky was not dark yet, and the trio still did not move. They did not dare to move, because they could not be certain whether there were any more patrolling cavaliers outside or behind them.
'I knew it …'
Faint galloping sounds rose, and a few more groups of people charged past them one after another. Then, the sky gradually darkened.
…
Whoosh!
At the moment the beast skin was lifted, the trio shot out of the cave at the fastest speed possible. They formed a triangle, and they quickly looked around in different directions with wary gazes.
Stars shone brilliantly in the sky above the plains, but it was still difficult for them to see far into the distance.
The slightly cold night wind blew on the quiet plains, and the trio released a long sigh of relief. This time, they were truly safe.
"Ding!
The system gave a notification.
"Successfully completed the quest to hide your tracks. Milestone completion rate: 40%!
"Successfully disguised yourself and avoided the patrol team's detection! Milestone completion rate: 50%!
"Successfully avoided the cavalier unit's search! Milestone completion rate: 60%!
"You are out of danger. Activating the map drawing process. Current map drawing process: 20% … 21% …
"Current incomplete quests: drawing the map, investigating the supply route …" The continuous stream of system notifications caused the trio to fall silent for a period of time.
Xu Jun drew closer and cast a glance at the duo. Then, he said, "System notification: I still have two quests left." As he spoke, he tried his best to control his voice so that only the trio could hear him.
"What I'm thinking is that we should be able to finish drawing the map at night. At that time, we should be able to get more than 80% of the quest completion rate. This time, we have one thousand points, and each of us can get at least eight hundred points."
"Are you saying that you don't intend to complete the last part of the quest — the investigation of the supply route?" Happy could tell that Xu Jun wanted to retreat.
Xu Jun smiled in anguish. "What else can I do? It's night now, and the situation is still good. There won't be any problems in drawing the map, but you saw it just now. That damn scout actually knows how to disguise himself. If we're discovered again, what should we do?"
He stopped talking for a moment before he said in a solemn tone, "We're very close to the enemy camp right now. There will definitely be more scouts, and the danger of us being discovered will also increase. As for the supply route, we don't have any clues at all. Instead of taking risks here, it would be better for us to go back and submit the quest. Eight hundred points is already very good."
"If you want to leave, go by yourself. I'm not leaving. It took me a lot of effort to sneak this far, and I didn't even have the time to kill a few enemies. If I leave now, it'll be too much of a pity." Happy stated his stance faintly, but his gaze landed on Young Yu Yan.
"What do you mean?"
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