Seeing Xiao Thirteenth Lou rush out, Xu Le immediately stopped and hid behind a large tree. He stretched out his right hand and pressed hard on the bloody wound on Liu Jiao's abdomen. He didn't look at the slightly black blood flowing out from between his fingers. He stared at Liu Jiao's pale face and said loudly, "Hold on!"
The Imperial troops on the other side of the river were temporarily suppressed by Darin's rotary autocannon, but the Imperial soldiers coming from downstream finally broke through the line of defense of Group 7. Xu Le looked back at the vague figures of the Imperial soldiers at the edge of the forest and felt a chill in his heart.
He wasn't the best military commander, but he knew that the only thing Group 7 could do now was to retreat. However, the problem was that they had to retreat cleanly. They couldn't let the Imperial soldiers bite their tails … because Group 7 still had to complete the last mission of the Bureau of Proclamation.
If they couldn't fix the stupid mistake of the Bureau of Proclamation, The Glory Of The Charter wouldn't be able to return to planet 163. The Federation's general attack that was scheduled to be launched in the evening would have a huge problem. The bright Federation flag might be forced to sleep again.
Just as he was thinking of a way to retreat, he suddenly heard Magnolia's angry roar from the forest, "Thirteenth!"
His pupils shrank as he turned his head to look.
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Xiao Thirteenth Lou's thick legs moved quickly. He bravely rushed to the open area of the river and grabbed Da Vinci who was in a pool of blood. He turned around and rushed into the forest. However, less than five meters away from the edge of the forest, the Imperial soldiers launched a barrage of bullets.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! His body was knocked off the ground by the powerful bullets. Just as he was about to lose control in mid-air, he bravely used his waist and abdomen to throw Da Vinci into the forest. Because of this action, his body was dragged by inertia and turned half a circle in the direction of the river.
The bullets hit the hard ceramic bulletproof vest, and a few burnt holes appeared on the military uniform. Bang! Bang! Bang! A few more Imperial bullets hit his helmet, and the transparent infantry helmet instantly cracked like a spider web.
At this time, Xiao Thirteenth Lou was still alive. The members of Group 7 in the forest could even see a trace of a farmer's unique smile with a hint of fear on his pale face.
This was the last time everyone saw the farmer's son smile.
In the next moment, the high-speed Empire's Sharp Rabbit grenade exploded in front of his feet.
The air around the riverbank suddenly vibrated and exploded. Xiao Thirteenth Lou's strong body was like a cloth bag filled with red paint. He was blown away by the explosion and landed heavily on a huge rock, making a muffled sound.
Blood spurted out from his facial orifices and hit the helmet of the infantryman that was about to shatter, spreading along the spiderweb-like cracks.
The hard ceramic bulletproof vest was shattered, and the dark military uniform was blown into pieces. The small Federation flag on his left shoulder was cut by the shrapnel and blown away by the flames and air, dancing lightly in the smoke.
Then, it landed on his helmet.
Inside the blood-soaked helmet, Xiao Thirteenth Lou's face still maintained the weird smile from before. His eyes were still wide open, as if he was not dead yet. He was seriously looking at the burnt fragments of the military flag outside the helmet.
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"Skyscraper!"
Da Vinci, who had fallen heavily on the gravel in the forest, saw this tragic scene not far away as soon as he woke up. He cried and stood up. Dragging his heavily injured left knee, he limped over like a madman. At the same time, he lifted the Cayenne light machine gun with his right hand and madly opened fire at the opposite side of the riverbank.
Bai Magnolia, who was not far from him, kicked him to the ground without hesitation. She dragged the struggling and crying Da Vinci along the uneven ground and quickly retreated into the forest.
The Imperial Royal Family's black hibiscus flag was already fluttering on the riverbank. The densely packed Imperial soldiers were yelling excitedly as they charged towards Group 7's forest from both the opposite bank and the downstream.
Looking at the number of people, it was at least an Empire infantry battalion.
Xu Le no longer looked at the black hibiscus flag that symbolized death. He also didn't look at the ice-cold bodies of Xiao Shisanlou and the other team members who were submerged in the water. He turned around too quickly, and his neck actually hurt a little.
He stuffed the first aid kit into the arms of the semi-conscious Liu Jiao and let a passing recruit drag Liu Jiao to the back of the forest. He stood up and shouted at Xi Peng, who had been crouching behind a bush, "Retreat!"
The gunshots on both sides of the riverbank were too loud. The pale Xi Peng looked at Xu Le absentmindedly. He did not hear what Xu Le said clearly, but Xu Le's command made him suddenly wake up. His whole body trembled. He immediately used the secret battlefield command system and quickly shouted to all the team members, "Three seconds of map transmission!"
"Time synchronization!"
"Regroup at the old location. Everyone, retreat quickly!"
"Blazing Plan, cover the rear!"
The wristwatch beeped lightly. The synchronization before the retreat was completed. According to the orders issued by the higher ups, the members of Team 7, who were scattered in the riverbank forest, quickly took out the high-efficiency explosives from their waists and threw them at the person who was crouching in the forest.
Then, they used silence to suppress their sadness and anger. They carried or supported their injured comrades and quickly retreated to the depths of the mountain behind the forest.
Xi Peng did not retreat. As the messenger of Team 7's commander, Xu Le, he had gotten used to his role in the past two months. He issued clear orders according to Team 7's battle arrangements. According to his gloominess, cowardice, and selfishness, he should not have stayed.
But he felt that his legs were a little heavy today. The lives and blood of too many comrades made his lips dry. The anxious fire in his chest burned his body and made his body tremble slightly. There was a feeling of disdain when he first joined the army that rushed into his brain.
"Ah!"
He screamed crazily with a trembling voice. He followed behind Xu Le and rushed to the edge of the forest. He raised his gun and fiercely opened fire, killing the empire soldier who was charging at the front.
Xu Le saw Xi Peng's figure from the corner of his eyes. But at this time, he did not have time to express his surprise and admiration. He silently rushed over. Then, his feet were cast in the gap between a big tree and a strange rock. He calmly picked up the 2126 that Bai Magnolia just threw at him.
Poof, a clear and muffled gunshot sounded. A empire soldier who rushed into the forest bled between his eyebrows and fell to the ground.
He stood next to the tree, holding the rifle level. His eyes were aimed at the optical scope. He quickly panned his view again. Almost at the same time when he moved to his position, his index finger pulled the trigger.
Another clear gunshot sounded. Another empire soldier was knocked to the ground with his limbs facing the sky.
Xi Peng was lying on the rock, howling crazily while spraying bullets with all her might.
Xu Le, on the other hand, stood silently and calmly at the front. He didn't look for any cover. He held his long rifle and quickly aimed. Then, he mechanically pulled the trigger. The slender 2126 long sniper rifle in his hands had become a sharp weapon for close combat.
A moment later, six empire soldiers had already died under his gun.
He could not retreat. He had to buy time for that guy who had been squatting in the forest and muttering. Only in this way could the army that was retreating deeper into the mountains survive the pursuit of this empire.
He did not look like Song Shuo. He was still like that stubborn rock, a rock covered in moss, a rock that had been immersed in the river for hundreds of millions of years. He was not afraid of the empire's bullets. But was he not afraid?
The empire soldiers who bravely charged at the front were knocked to the ground. However, more and more empire soldiers behind them fearlessly charged into the dark forest. In the direction of the river, they could already hear dense shouts and footsteps in the empire's language.
Once the empire soldiers charged into the forest, it would only take a moment for them to completely devour Xu Le and Xi Peng.
"How much longer do we have to hold on?"
Xu Le held the rifle and fired horizontally. His face was silent. He seemed to be inhumanly calm amidst the smoke, but in reality, only he knew the burning anxiety in his heart. His eyes were already filled with blood red. It was not the blood red of fatigue, but the color left behind by killing.
With a click, he knocked down the empire soldier in front of him. However, a tongue of fire suddenly shot out from the forest in front of him. The rapid bullets hit the tree trunk on the ground, causing Xi Peng's left eyebrow to hurt. She subconsciously fell to the ground.
The bullets hit the upper half of Xu Le's body. It was as if his entire body was forcefully pulled by someone from behind. He slammed violently into a tree three meters away!
A few more small holes appeared on the hard ceramic bulletproof vest, and a two centimeter long wound appeared on the transparent helmet.
With a crash, the leaves on the tree were shaken to the ground.
Just as the leaves danced in the air, he, who had his back miserably hit the tree, bounced up with an unimaginable reaction and speed. Using the momentum, he returned like a wisp of smoke. His trembling legs left behind a faint trail on the ground, and with a boom, he entered the shrubbery.
There was an empire soldier behind the bush. This empire soldier with a full beard stared in horror. He could not believe what he had just seen. He clearly had his index finger on the trigger, but he did not have time to pull it down …
With a crack, Xu Le's palm chopped down like lightning. He avoided the defensive measures and ruthlessly chopped off the soldier's throat. Blood mixed with bone fragments splattered everywhere.
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The one who had been squatting in the forest the entire time was Gu Xifeng. He was the most outstanding electrical control expert in Group 7, as well as the most ferocious explosives expert and environmental expert. He was squatting on the ground. Of course, he was not helplessly drawing circles because of the cannon fire. Instead, he was collecting the high-efficiency explosives his comrades had thrown to him before they left.
His ten stubby fingers were like the hands of a pianist at this moment. Gu Xifeng only used his left hand to electrically connect the scattered explosives around him. At the same time, his left hand was quickly calculating on the workbench. He calculated the depth of the forest, the angle of the mountain, the thickness of the rock, the hardness of the rock species, and the related mechanical calculations.
As he calculated, he habitually muttered to himself. However, today, he did not have the usual carefree and evil smile on his face. There was only a faint haggard and nervousness. There was too little time, so he only had a 30% chance of success.
However, this was worth the gamble.
Using the shortest amount of time, he completed the installation of the explosives. His left hand's round fingers had just left the electrode when Gu Xifeng hurriedly shouted into the forest, "Go!"
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