Gloria asked Adrian a tough question. 'If we want to send Ridge out of Serpent's Haven, we're going to have to enter the enemy base directly. But right now, there are still tens of thousands of people missing. It's only a matter of time before our enemies find them…'At that thought, Adrian held Gloria's shoulder and turned on the screen on his communicator. "I did a rough calculation of the distance. The enemy base is on the plains to the northeast of the island. We should come across a lot of our stranded men on our way there. Along the way there, we'll take a look around the swamp area. I'm sure we'll find a lot of them there."Gloria squinted. "How do you know?""It's a deduction. If I were separated from my unit, I wouldn't go looking for them to reunite with them. Instead, the only thing I could do to get back in contact with them would be at the enemy base. If my guess is right, our comrades are thinking about the same thing. They're going to head to the enemy base and find

Right after Mya gave the warning, a gunshot was heard, followed by a shiny bullet flying toward them from the mountaintop.Adrian backflipped, barely avoiding the bullet. He dashed away upon landing, and another shot was fired.Naturally, the second one was fired by Mya, and a man rolled down from the mountaintop not too far from her. She immediately switched spots and said, "They're using our men to lure us in. Be careful, everyone. We may have company!" The others became vigilant upon hearing this. Mya, who excelled at anti-recon, scanned the mountaintops and said, "They're up in the mountains. From the looks of it, there are probably around two hundred of them, with twelve snipers among their ranks."Bang!Mya fired another shot and took down a second sniper."Alan!" Lucas shouted, "Grab ten men and follow me. We'll take them by surprise from behind.""Yes, sir!" Bang, bang, bang!While they were deploying their strategy, another wave of gunshots was fired, a few of the

Griffin cried, "He was right in front of me… And I just watched as the Eight Hollows killed him. He told me to get everyone out of there. He said we were no match for them. We had no choice but to retreat…"Adrian nodded. "Daniel made the right call, and so did you. Everyone would've died there if you tried to save him. You shouldn’t blame yourself.""But… How am I supposed to tell his wife? What about his son and daughter? I should've protected him, but I failed."Right after Griffin said this, his injuries opened up again and blood flowed out. Lena panicked. "You have to stop blaming yourself, Griffin. Your agitation is leading to your stitches becoming undone, and now I have to sew them back together again. Could you please have some respect for a powerless doctor and biologist like me?"Adrian smiled at Griffin. "Don't blame yourself. Nobody here will judge you. Do you know where the others are?""Before we got separated, I saw Battle Warrior Steel lead his men toward the sw

Soon, Gloria snapped her fingers. "Let's take a look at the topographic map!" She turned on her communicator and brought up an enlarged map of Serpent's Haven."Dragon Peak's base may be on the plains, but there's a mountain about two hundred meters behind it, and it's around five hundred meters tall. If we rig the parachutes to the containers and modify the parachutes to be opened via remote control, it’d be a done deal, right?" Gloria smiled."The problem with that plan is how are we to get our hands on some parachutes? The ones we came in are probably all riddled with holes," Alan said. "We're not the ones using the parachute, so all we have to do is mend them just enough to carry the weight of the containers."Lucas piped up, "This sounds like a good plan. We're at a numbers disadvantage, so going up against them head-on will surely end in casualties. We should try Gloria’s plan if we want to ensure we don't lose any more of our people."Adrian looked at Lena. "Are you anxiou

"Please don't do this," Lena cried. She injected Ridge with adrenaline and was now using the defibrillator on him, causing his body to jerk vigorously. "Increase the voltage! Clear!" Lena yelled as she used the defibrillator again, and again…Everyone looked stunned as they stared at Ridge on his stretcher. All of them, including Gloria, shed tears. They felt like time had stopped. Meanwhile, somewhere in a faraway village deep within the mountains, a beautiful girl stood by her village's entrance, looking toward a large mountain to the north. Her emotions seemed to have resonated with her loved one as her fists were clenched, but she could not fathom why she felt so heartbroken at that very moment. "You can do this…" she murmured.“I know you can."Don't give up! "Don't ever give up! "Please!"The girl's eyes welled up with tears rolling down her cheeks. She looked helplessly toward the large mountain while calling out to her lover. Meanwhile, the defibrillator was u