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Chapter 181 – The Grim Reaper Retreats

Under the low sky, several military caravans sped along the muddy road, dense raindrops crackling on the roof of the shed, mixed with the humming engine and thunder, like a chaotic sonata of calamity.

Dozens of recruits sat wordlessly inside the caravan, their bodies swaying slightly with the bumpy body, the slanting rainwater beating in through the open rear canopy, soaking their lapels.

Instructor Hong sat at the front, pulling out a black rain-blocking military coat from a burlap sack and passing it around to each other to distribute.

“The eight villages that were hit by the disaster are very far from each other, some are located east of Jinnan Mountain, some are in the south, and there are even some in the middle of a ravine, so our caravan can’t drive in, and if we drive a little further, we can only rely on everyone to go on foot.

The farthest village is extremely remote, rugged roads, coupled with heavy rain, there may be another earthquake at any time, if it is an ordinary rescue team, just from the mountains to the mountains this journey will take nearly 48 hours.

The golden rescue time for a mudslide disaster is 72 hours, and by the time the rescue team arrives, there will be almost no time for rescue, but you guys are different, after several times of extreme training, even under extreme conditions, you will be able to cross this distance within 24 hours on foot.”

Instructor Hong pulled out a map of Mount Zinnan, unfolded it on the ground, illuminated it with a flashlight, and crouched down to draw with a pen.

“After the discussion our instructors just had, we have initially determined the rescue plan, we will divide all the instructors and you guys into eight groups, and head to different villages to rescue them, the five villages outside the mountain are fine, the rescue mission is not difficult, the main thing is these three villages spread out inside the Zinnan Mountain, let’s just label them as No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3.

No. 1 is the village I just mentioned, which is located in the hinterland of the Jinnan Mountains. If we want to rescue No. 1, we have to cross the entire Jinnan Mountain Range in the shortest possible time and under extreme conditions, which is the most arduous task.

In order to speed up the crossing of the mountain range, the number of people in this rescue team cannot be too large, but it cannot be too small either, otherwise the manpower for the rescue after arriving at the village will be insufficient, so I’ve initially drawn up a few candidates for the rescue of village #1.”

Instructor Hong’s gaze swept over the crowd and spoke solemnly, “Lin Qiye, you are the first one to serve as the leader of rescue squad #1.” Remember the URL m.xingshubao.net

“Yes.”

Lin Qiye in the crowd didn’t hesitate in the slightest and directly nodded his head.

It wasn’t strange that he was in this No. 1 rescue team, he was originally the No. 1 in extreme training, going over mountains in extreme conditions wasn’t difficult for him, and with the [Mortal Dust Divine Realm] enchantment, he was able to find out where the people in distress were with the fastest speed possible after arriving at the village in distress, speeding up the rescue process.

“There’s also Baili Tu Ming, Shen Qingzhu, Mo Li, Deng Wei, Li Jia, Li Liang, Wen Qingqing ……”

Instructor Hong followed up by reporting a series of names, together with Lin Qiye, this Rescue Squad #1 had a total of eight recruits, plus Instructor Hong himself, who was leading the team, had a total of nine people.

This personnel list was naturally not set haphazardly, Baili Tu Ming, a doraemon, was a jack of all trades, and could be useful no matter what the conditions were, Shen Qingzhu was overpowered in his own right, and was extremely fast at going over, and Molly’s ability to shock could easily solve some of the terrain problems, and was also very useful in a rescue.

As for Deng Wei, Li Jia, and Li Liang, their Forbidden Ruins were all related to strength and had extremely strong rescue abilities, while Wen Qingqing’s healing could give initial treatment to the injured.

As for Cao Yuan, he wasn’t put into this squad, after all, his forbidden ruins couldn’t be of much use in this aspect of rescue, and it wasn’t possible to put all the top players in one team, the other two villages within the mountainous region also needed rescuing.

Then, Instructor Hong announced the list of people going to the other seven villages, naturally the crowd had no objections, and just to be on the safe side, the instructors distributed the Star Blades again, and after the warehouse was inexplicably empty a few months ago, they transferred in another batch of weapons, but this time, the protection around the warehouse had increased by more than five times.

“What you are facing this time is no longer a drill, training, or examination …… this is a real disaster! I hope that everyone will be able to put up a twelve-percent spirit and go all out!

Every second we waste could mean the demise of a life, the day after tomorrow, you guys are going to be truly sworn in as Vigilantes, and I hope that in this rescue operation, you guys can use your own hands to personally lay down the glory that belongs to the Vigilantes!”

……

At the bottom of Mt. Jinnan, in the stricken village labeled #7.

The collapsed mountain and muddy water buried the originally peaceful village, leaving only broken pieces of houses that looked like broken shells on the beach, interlaced and embedded under the thick earth and rocks, with only a few small three-story buildings showing half of their bodies outside, and broken walls and pillars littered all over the place.

A muddy man stumbled forward in the rain, carrying a bamboo basket with some mushrooms that had been soaked by the rain, his dry, cracked lips trembling slightly.

“No …… no …… it can’t be like this!!!” He looked incredulously at the destroyed village in front of him and spoke hoarsely.

This was the place where he grew up, no one was more familiar with this place than him, and he could even quickly determine whose wall this was and whose tile this was just by taking a look at the crumbs of the wall shattered on the ground ……

Dragging his bloodstained right leg, he tried to run up in the rain at a fast pace toward the small, short house in his memory, his eyes full of anxiety.

“It won …… t happen! Xiaofang …… dad …… mom …… you wait for me! I’m back, I’m coming back!”

Suddenly, his right foot lost its point of support, and his whole body fell to the ground violently, the mushrooms in the basket fell out one after another, he didn’t even look at it, a hand ripped the basket off his back, and continued to run towards the front with clenched teeth.

Finally, he came to a small white room that was mostly buried ……

“No, no, no, no ……” The man’s body began to tremble uncontrollably, tears mixed with rainwater sliding down his cheeks as he pounced on top of the dirt and rocks like a madman, using his own hands to quickly plow up the dirt!

“It’s alright! My son has come to save you! It’s okay …… it’s okay!!!”

Sharp clods of dirt poked through his palms, gurgling blood flowed on top of the dark brown dirt and rocks, he acted as if he couldn’t feel the pain as he continued to frantically plow up the dirt on the ground.

His expression gradually lost control, and his voice began to tremble.

“It’s fine …… it’s fine …… damn it! Grass! Why!!!” His double fists hammered heavily on the ground as he broke down and cried, “Someone …… someone save us ……”

Buzz-!

The low sound of an engine came from the distance, like the roar of a wild beast, and the piercing light clouded the earth and shone among the wretched ruins.

The man looked up in shock, only to see an army-green steel beast crashing through the thick curtain of rain, speeding towards the area!

Before the vehicles even came to a stop, there was a single figure clad in a black military coat flying out of the canopy, legs stepping heavily into the muddy puddles as they approached this place at an astonishing speed!

The man in the lead took a deep breath and almost roared as he opened his mouth, his majestic voice overpowering the pouring rain and echoing throughout the ruined village!

“Great Summer soldiers are here, death retreats! Those who survive …… will live!!!”