The sun set, dusk arrived, the sky darkened, and visibility began to decrease.
The cold wind howled, blowing up the snow on the ground, and silence pervaded the surroundings.
The Dragon Slayer team's armed helicopter flew rapidly in the twilight, heading towards the coordinates provided by the front-line command.
Inside the cabin, Jiang Wuming and the others were fully armed and ready for battle.
Qin Xiaozhi had even equipped himself with night vision goggles to observe and lock onto targets.
As night was about to fall, the Dragon Slayer team's armed helicopter arrived at its destination.
According to the coordinates provided by the front-line command, the destination was a canyon, approximately five kilometers long.
"Captain, we've reached our destination. Shall we find a place to land, or fly through the canyon?" Dongfang Xiaoyao requested.
"Fly through the canyon to scout the situation inside," Jiang Wuming instructed.
"Captain, are we flying at low altitude?" Dongfang Xiaoyao asked again.
"Maintain a safe altitude, no need to slow down."
As Jiang Wuming spoke, he carefully sensed everything below.
"Yes!"
Dongfang Xiaoyao acknowledged the order and then piloted the armed helicopter, flying at an altitude of nearly a thousand meters from the canyon. Simultaneously, she used the helicopter's reconnaissance functions to search for any presence within the canyon.
As a result, after the armed helicopter successfully traversed the canyon, no one was detected inside.
Moreover, because the helicopter's flight altitude exceeded Jiang Wuming's sensing range, he was unable to ascertain the specific situation within the canyon.
In response, Jiang Wuming immediately raised his wrist and used his special communicator to contact the front-line command to confirm the accuracy of the coordinates, only to find there was no signal.
"Xiaoyao, it seems there's magnetic interference here, and the communicator isn't working. Can the helicopter's communicator reach the front-line command?"
Jiang Wuming lowered his wrist and said to Dongfang Xiaoyao.
"Captain, no," Dongfang Xiaoyao replied.
Jiang Wuming's brow furrowed.
"Since the helicopter couldn't detect anyone in the canyon, there are two possibilities.
First, all members of the Dragon God team were killed, and the extraterrestrial enemies have left this area.
Second, the armed helicopter's detection system was interfered with and is malfunctioning."
Seeing Jiang Wuming fall silent, Qin Xiaozhi spoke up and analyzed.
"Mm."
Jiang Wuming nodded, agreeing with Qin Xiaozhi's deduction, and made a decision. "Xiaoyao, find a suitable place to land. I'll go down and scout the canyon."
"Captain, that's too risky. What if there are enemies in the canyon?" Huangfu Weixia's expression changed.
"The Marshal has already killed that ten-stage five-star War God extraterrestrial enemy. There are no enemies at the five-star War God realm in this area, so my safety is guaranteed."
While answering Huangfu Weixia, Jiang Wuming glanced at the others and then added,
"Xiaoyao, after I disembark, you fly the armed helicopter to a safe altitude. After I'm done scouting, I'll return to where I landed. I'll create a commotion then, and you can land."
"Yes, Captain!"
Dongfang Xiaoyao immediately took the order and then began to descend with the armed helicopter.
Jiang Wuming, meanwhile, focused all his senses on everything below.
Soon, Jiang Wuming sensed dozens of martial artist auras below and quickly warned, "Not good, Xiaoyao, there are enemies below! Accelerate and increase altitude!"
Shu Shu Shu...
However, this time, before Dongfang Xiaoyao could execute the order, streaks of piercing sounds cut through the night sky.
Spears, enveloped in true energy, flew out from the canyon like ground-to-air missiles, rapidly shooting towards the armed helicopter!
Dongfang Xiaoyao realized the danger and immediately maneuvered the helicopter to speed up.
However, even though her reaction was quick enough and her operation skillful, causing the armed helicopter to perform evasive maneuvers that would awe ace pilots, it couldn't withstand the sheer number of spears.
Clang!
Clang!
With two crisp sounds, two spears enveloped in true energy struck the armed helicopter.
One spear hit the helicopter's rotor, causing it to stop flying and plummet downwards.
The other spear pierced the fuselage, passing through Huangfu Weixia's body.
Huangfu Weixia let out a muffled groan, her body shaking violently, and blood gushed from her left chest.
"Open the cabin door, prepare to jump! Xingtian, protect Brother Zhi!"
Jiang Wuming's expression changed, and as he issued the order, he lunged forward and caught Huangfu Weixia.
"Weixia, bear with it. I'll heal your injuries after we land!"
Holding Huangfu Weixia, Jiang Wuming quickly took out a healing pill, crushed it, and sprinkled it onto her wound. He then covered the wound, and his hands were instantly stained red with blood.
The spear had pierced Huangfu Weixia's left chest. Without immediate treatment, she would soon die from excessive blood loss.
"Cap... Captain, don't let me affect your battle."
Huangfu Weixia trembled, her face pale as she looked at Jiang Wuming's face so close to hers, speaking in a shaky voice.
"It won't affect anything, and you'll be fine. Trust me."
Jiang Wuming spoke quickly, then embracing Huangfu Weixia, leaped out of the cabin.
At the same time, Dongfang Xiaoyao and Xingtian also leaped out of the cabin.
Following Jiang Wuming's instructions, Xingtian grabbed Qin Xiaozhi.
In fact, even without Jiang Wuming's order, Xingtian would have done the same.
During the battle at the Hanghu War God Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Xingtian had already protected Qin Xiaozhi once.
Clang!
Boom!
Subsequently, the armed helicopter crashed, exploded, and its fuselage instantly disintegrated, sending debris flying.
Swish!
The moment Jiang Wuming landed, he casually sent out a stream of true energy, forming a wall of true energy to block the flying debris.
Simultaneously, Jiang Wuming quickly stabilized himself, then entered the mysterious space, activated the Daoist sect's mysterious inner energy technique, absorbed the mysterious energy, and then combined the mysterious energy with his secret power, transmitting it to Huangfu Weixia to help heal her injuries.
"Wu... Teacher Wuming, don't worry about me. You guys hurry and go..."
Huangfu Weixia spoke again.
This time, the girl no longer addressed the young man as Captain.
She called him Teacher Wuming, just like she used to.
Compared to Captain, she preferred the title of teacher.
At this moment, due to severe blood loss, her voice had become much weaker, and her body trembled even more violently.
However, she could clearly sense that dozens of extraterrestrial enemies were rapidly approaching, and among them were eight four-star War Gods!
Reason told her that Jiang Wuming alone could not withstand eight four-star War Gods.
If Jiang Wuming were to treat her, he would inevitably be surrounded by the enemy.
In that case, all four of them would die here.
She would rather die immediately than let such a thing happen!
"Whether it was the Dragon Slayer Hall of the past or the Dragon Slayer team of today, abandoning comrades never happens!"
Jiang Wuming said quickly.
"You two go protect Captain while he treats Weixia. I'll intercept and delay the enemies!"
As if to prove Jiang Wuming's words, Qin Xiaozhi quickly instructed Xingtian and Dongfang Xiaoyao on the other side, then rapidly moved towards a nearby hillside.
"Teacher Wuming, I have no regrets dying in your arms. Please, don't worry about me anymore. You guys hurry and go!"
Huangfu Weixia spoke again, her voice filled with emotion and urgency, her eyes red with tears.
"I will bring all of you back alive, I promise!"
Jiang Wuming's tone was resolute, then he said in a deep voice, "Brother Zhi, delay the enemy for one minute! I need one minute to stop Weixia's bleeding and temporarily save her life!"
Bang!
A gunshot in response to Jiang Wuming.
On the hillside, the young man responded with action.
Without waiting for the extraterrestrial enemies to approach, he aimed at a cliff in the canyon.
Boom!
With a loud explosion, the cliff was hit by a three-star shell and instantly blew up, sending rocks cascading down into the canyon.
Huh?
In the canyon, the leading extraterrestrial enemy paused instinctively upon seeing this.
Although the falling rocks from the mountain wouldn't hit him, he connected the dots from the gunshot.
"Long-range attack weapon?"
The leading ten-stage four-star War God extraterrestrial enemy narrowed his eyes slightly, then sneered,
"As far as I know, only two squads among the enemy forces use such weapons. And the enemies ahead include a three-star War God, so that should be the Dragon Slayer team. This means the enemy we are about to hunt is that native, Jiang Wuming!"
"That native named Jiang Wuming killed many people from our Mu family. Let me deal with him!"
Another ten-stage four-star War God extraterrestrial enemy exuded murderous intent. He was from the extraterrestrial Mu family and harbored deep hatred for Jiang Wuming.
"Fine."
The leading extraterrestrial enemy agreed, then his figure flashed, and he continued to move towards the other entrance of the canyon, with others following closely.
Bang!
At this moment, the second gunshot rang out.
Qin Xiaozhi, using his absolute gun sense, fired a second time, but he didn't target the eight four-star War God extraterrestrial enemies.
This was because the custom-made sniper rifle's greatest power was in its three-star shells, which could only kill three-star War Gods.
Boom!
The three-star shell whizzed out, but it detonated before it could even approach the extraterrestrial enemies.
The leading extraterrestrial enemy casually waved his hand, sending out a stream of true energy that blocked the three-star shell.
Facing this outcome, Qin Xiaozhi did not panic, but calmly continued to aim and pull the trigger.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Soon, three gunshots sounded in succession within the canyon, but without exception, they were all intercepted by the ten-stage four-star War God extraterrestrial enemies.
The enemies' strength exceeded the limit of what the young man could contend with; he could no longer achieve pinpoint accuracy as before.
He couldn't even lock onto the figures of the eight four-star War God extraterrestrial enemies, only judging the enemies' progress speed by the location of the bullet explosions.
Bang!
The sixth gunshot rang out.
As before, the three-star shell was intercepted, and the explosion location was only two hundred meters from the canyon entrance.
Two hundred meters, for a four-star War God, was no longer a distance.
The young man understood clearly. He stopped firing, quickly retracted his gun, stood up, and moved towards the young man.
Clang!
Clang!
Clang!
Then, three crisp sounds were heard.
Qin Xiaozhi, merely a seven-star martial artist, along with Xingtian and Dongfang Xiaoyao, who were at the one-star War God realm, drew their sabers almost simultaneously and stood in front of the young man.
No command, no fear.
They just stood there quietly.
Better to die than retreat!!
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