"Captain, Commander Pan Lin's reinforcements have arrived!"
"It's said they've captured the new commander of the Wu Mi army, and the troops outside have surrendered!"
The enemy's charge came to an abrupt halt, leaving Wen Lin confused.
It wasn't until he heard Lin Qiang's voice over the walkie-talkie that he let out a long sigh of relief.
He only had two magazines left. If Pan Lin's support hadn't arrived in time, he might have perished here today.
"Brothers, report casualties."
Leaning against a corner for support, Wen Lin quickly sent a message to his team members.
A moment later, the voices of the squad members began to chime in.
"One wounded, one dead on my end."
"Five wounded on my end, no fatalities."
"No one wounded, no one dead on my end!"
"Captain, I'm the only one left here..."
Hearing his team members' casualty reports, Wen Lin's heart ached.
The people in his squad were all top-tier special forces elites.
Any one of them could have shone brightly in the special forces of any country.
Yet, such excellent elite talent had suffered five direct losses in this battle against the Wu Mi army.
This was a very significant loss for Wen Lin.
"Damn it, if only my teammates were as powerful as Qin Xuan, they wouldn't have..."
Thinking of Qin Xuan, Wen Lin couldn't help but yearn for his mysterious cultivation methods.
Superhuman strength, lightning-fast reactions, astonishing learning ability.
Each of these was a capability they, as mercenaries, desperately needed.
Unfortunately, that was his exclusive cultivation method...
Not long after, Pan Lin arrived at the hotel with his men.
His expression was one of great anxiety. As soon as he entered, he called up to Wen Lin on the second floor, "Wen Lin, are you alright?"
Wen Lin stood up and slowly descended the stairs, forcing a smile through his heartache as he replied to Pan Lin, "There were some losses, but thankfully, they weren't too severe."
"As for Xiao Ya and the others, they found a place to hide before we even engaged. If nothing unexpected happened, they should be unharmed."
Hearing Wen Lin's words, Pan Lin's expression finally eased a little.
He ordered his men to hold their positions and then followed Wen Lin and the others to search for Xiao Ya and the rest.
More than ten minutes later, Pan Lin and Wen Lin arrived at the kitchen warehouse.
As soon as the door opened, Hu Zi'an burst out with his head down.
His eyes were tightly shut, and he was wildly flailing his arms in the air.
His body trembled, and he shouted loudly, "Damn Sheng Ming, die by my hand!"
"As long as Hu Zi'an, your grandpa, is here, you won't get past me!"
Seeing this, Pan Lin grabbed Hu Zi'an's shoulders tightly and shook him forcefully, "Hu Zi'an, calm down, it's me, Pan Lin!"
"I don't care if you're Pan Lin or Sheng Lin, if you want to hurt Sister Xiao Ya, you'll have to get past me, Hu Zi'an first..."
Mid-sentence, Hu Zi'an suddenly fell silent.
He slowly opened his eyes and rubbed them hard.
Only after confirming it was Pan Lin did he exclaim with surprise, "Commander Pan Lin!"
"Is it really you?!"
"You've finally come to rescue us!"
As he spoke, tears of joy and relief gushed from Hu Zi'an's eyes.
He felt the joy of surviving a disaster and the satisfaction of fulfilling his promise.
He had survived and kept his word to his boss.
"Hey? Where's Qin Xuan?"
After Xiao Ya and the others emerged from the warehouse, Pan Lin and Xiao Ya asked almost simultaneously.
Wen Lin sighed and then informed the group of Qin Xuan's plan to infiltrate the enemy camp alone to kill Sheng Ming.
"I couldn't persuade him no matter what, so I could only let him go."
"But I believe with his strength, nothing should happen to him."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Ya fell silent for a long time.
Pan Lin, on the other hand, turned pale when he heard Qin Xuan's plan.
"No wonder Sheng Ming was shot dead when we arrived!"
"So all of this is related to Qin Xuan?!"
With that, Pan Lin quickly summoned the captured Wu Mi army officer and interrogated him loudly in Burmese, "Where is that Dragon Countryman?"
The officer looked up, "You mean the one who broke into the military camp single-handedly?"
Pan Lin said urgently, "That's him!"
"Where is he now?!"
The officer pondered for a moment before saying, "He's probably dead."
"What did you say?!" Pan Lin exclaimed in shock, "Say that again!"
Seeing Pan Lin's strong reaction, the officer dared not slack off and quickly said, "He, he's probably dead."
"Half an hour ago, he single-handedly stormed into our army's main camp."
"After taking General Sheng Ming hostage, the General ordered his men to shoot him and Qin Xuan dead together."
"Although his body wasn't found later, judging by the bloodstains on the ground, he couldn't have survived..."
"Sheng... Ming!"
"You bastard!"
Anger surged through him, and Pan Lin punched the nearby wall in fury.
Hu Zi'an and Yu En, who were fluent in Burmese, were stunned on the spot.
Xiao Ya panicked.
Although she couldn't understand Burmese, she could guess some things from everyone's expressions.
But she didn't want to believe it. She needed someone to tell her directly that her guess was wrong.
"What's wrong?"
"What happened to Qin Xuan?"
"Is he injured?"
"Is his life not in danger?"
Seeing Xiao Ya's reaction, Yu En buried her face in Xiao Ya's embrace and cried out, "Sister Xiao Ya..."
"Mr. Qin, he, he was shot dead by the Wu Mi army!"
"Wuwuwu..."
Xiao Ya stared blankly ahead, seemingly at a loss.
"Isn't this guy skilled?"
"How could he be easily shot dead?"
"Where is his body?"
"Did you find it?"
"There's no body, what are you talking about?!"
Xiao Ya still refused to believe it.
Lin Qiang said with great sorrow, "It was Sheng Ming!"
"Mr. Qin, to protect us, infiltrated the enemy camp alone, intending to threaten Sheng Ming into stopping the attack."
"But after being taken hostage, that Sheng Ming, disregarding his own safety, ordered his men to shoot Mr. Qin and himself dead!"
"The officer just now said he personally saw Mr. Qin being shot multiple times."
"Although his body wasn't found, he couldn't have survived!"
Boom!
Hearing Lin Qiang's explanation, Xiao Ya felt as if she had been struck by lightning.
She didn't know why she reacted so intensely.
But she had to admit that she couldn't accept Qin Xuan's death!
"No, Qin Xuan is tough, he wouldn't die so easily."
"Commander Pan Lin, you search!"
"Even if he is truly dead, you must find his body!"
Pan Lin responded and immediately found his subordinates to begin the task.
The great victory in this battle was entirely due to Qin Xuan's reminder before the engagement.
Therefore, like Xiao Ya, he was unwilling to believe that Qin Xuan was gone so suddenly.