Chapter 197 What Did You Say?
He had not yet recovered from the shock when he felt a fierce punch to his chest.
Then he saw himself flying backward, crashing into a big tree five meters away, accompanied by a loud "crack".
He did not pass out immediately, after all, he was a well-trained soldier. But at this moment, countless ribs in his chest were broken, and survival was unlikely!
Slowly, the enemy approached him.
"Speak, which country's troops are you from, and what is your purpose here?" the enemy asked coldly.
"Do you think I'll tell you?" the sniper replied with a grin, speaking in rather broken Chinese.
"Court death!" The enemy's face darkened.
He then stomped on the sniper's right leg, followed by the sound of "crack".
That was the sound of bones being crushed.
"Ah..." A scream emanated from the sniper's mouth.
"Will you talk or not..." the enemy rebuked.
"You might as well kill me, you Eastern dog!" The sniper roared back through gritted teeth.
"Fine! Since you are stubborn! Don't blame me then!" the enemy sighed.
Then it was seen that the enemy grabbed the sniper's head and twisted it sharply.
The sniper's head was ruthlessly twisted a full 360 degrees.
And with that, the sniper lay dead on the ground.
After killing the sniper, the enemy pulled out a satellite phone.
"Go check, which country recently crossed the border!"
After doing all these, the enemy quickly disappeared into the forest.
"Where did you go?" a trainee asked as the enemy appeared. He did not have much fondness for him, having been rescued by Zhu Bufan, who was now unconscious, his life hanging by a thread. Deep down he was truly worried for Zhu Bufan.
The enemy did not respond to him but instead walked around him and over to where Zhu Bufan lay.
"What happened to this lad?" said the enemy, his tone devoid of any concern, merely a perfunctory inquiry, as if Zhu Bufan's survival held little significance to him.
His attitude was very cold.
At that moment, the enemy's cold attitude attracted dissatisfaction from many, especially those who had been saved by Zhu Bufan, watching the enemy with somewhat angry expressions.
However, the enemy disregarded the attitudes and gazes of these trainees.
"Alright! Lift him up and follow me!" the enemy commanded.
As soon as he finished speaking, someone unable to tolerate the enemy's demeanor stepped forward, frowning, and said, "You're not even trying to help? You're too cold-hearted! If I had known this, I would rather die than come here!"
This person was the last woman Zhu Bufan had saved; if not for Zhu Bufan, she would have already died. Therefore, she cared greatly about Zhu Bufan's life and death, even though Zhu Bufan had just protected her with his body, making her somewhat shy but she was a person who knew gratitude.
However, no sooner had she spoken than someone jumped out in opposition, "Don't you realize we are still in danger? Why not follow the enemy's instruction, leave first, then proceed with the rescue!"
"What are you saying? It's shameful to talk like this after he saved you. Do you have any gratitude?" the woman saved by Zhu Bufan retorted immediately upon hearing this, extremely angry.
"Why are you being so fierce! I was also considering everyone's situation!" the woman who had spoken felt somewhat embarrassed, realizing that Zhu Bufan had indeed saved her earlier, otherwise she might have fallen into the abyss and died.
After she finished speaking, no one echoed her sentiment, making her even more embarrassed.
"Hmph!" The woman eventually saved by Zhu Bufan snorted coldly, "You have the nerve to consider everyone's welfare? He really shouldn't have saved you. Don't you have any common sense? Is it better to save someone sooner or later? Hmph!"
"I..."
"Enough, stop arguing. He's not in any serious trouble; he just passed out due to extremely weak spiritual power. With a bit of rest, he will wake up," Gui Lao frowned and scolded loudly.
His voice carried a deterrence.
The two women who were arguing immediately shut their mouths, but the woman saved by Zhu Bufan still looked angrily at the woman who had argued with her.
The other woman also returned a defiant glance.
Though the other students didn't speak, they had the right understanding, so their faces showed some helplessness, and naturally, some were indifferent. For them, Zhu Bufan's life or death did not matter because one less person meant one less competitor for a spot. Thus, some students were pleased to see Zhu Bufan possibly dying.
Hearing that Zhu Bufan had only fainted due to extremely weak spiritual power, everyone who was worried about him felt relieved since Gui Lao had said he was alright.
Gui Lao was such a formidable person; they naturally believed what he said.
"Alright, everyone, can we go now?" Gui Lao scanned the crowd and then spoke.
He then took the lead and walked away.
...
As Gui Lao had said, it wasn't long before Zhu Bufan woke up on the back of a robust man.
When he opened his eyes slightly, he saw an ancient building resembling a palace appear before him.
Yet, it was different from other palaces; it looked more like a quadrangle courtyard, surrounded on all sides, and here one could see modern civilization intermingled within.
For instance, some military equipment like tanks and cannons.
Although Zhu Bufan was now awake, his spirit was still very weak.
His spirit may be weak, but it didn't affect the operation of his Supreme Eyes. From afar, Zhu Bufan saw some large characters: Dragon Valley.
These characters were carved into a large rock, appearing not to have been carved with tools but directly written with a sharp weapon.
It was so powerful and striking.
Just as the group approached that rock, a figure emerged.
It was a woman, seemingly not very old on the surface, looking to be about thirty years old and quite ordinary.
Zhu Bufan knew this woman couldn't be just thirty and also knew her strength was formidable.
Gui Lao looked at the woman, a slight smile appearing on his face. The woman also looked at Gui Lao, her face revealing a smile as well.
"Today you have just arrived at our Dragon Valley. Girls, follow Supreme Madam, she will take you to the resting area. Boys, follow me!" Gui Lao said, "Rest well tonight. The training camp starts tomorrow! Remember, don't wander off at night, otherwise we won't be responsible for what happens."
As soon as Gui Lao finished speaking, the Supreme Madam coldly said: "Girls, follow me!"
Immediately, someone discontentedly uttered: "What kind of place have I come to? Everyone looks colder and more frightening than the next?"
As her words fell, a chilling gaze pierced towards her: "What did you say?"