Wei Ling had this guess, and Jiang Li and Wantong had also completed searches in other directions, preliminarily ruling out the danger.
After receiving the information that Welling guessed, they all gathered together.
Jiang Li also asked the garrison to suspend the scanning and judgment of the "mountain ghost", and the repair can be postponed:
"Shou Gong, you have beyond visual range, let's go up to the ridge and have a look!"
Several people climbed up to the top of the mountain cautiously.
On the way, they found a few more drops of blood on rocks and shrub branches and leaves.
Soon, they reached the top of the mountain. They all knelt down and slowly raised their heads over the largest rock to look at the other side of the ridge.
The other side of the ridge is the secluded side. Under such rocky soil conditions, the vegetation is even sparse, and some mountain cols still have snow.
There are enough traces of passage left on the broken rocks.
The traces continued downward, through a stream at the foot of the mountain, and disappeared into the bushes of the plains in the distance.
The gecko's compound eye system began to adjust to long-distance detection.
The three people in the synchronized images also seemed to have the telescope's extra-distance vision.
Their sight seemed to span thousands of meters, and countless bushes swayed in front of them, until they finally stopped by an empty river.
It was a river beach covered with pebbles, and several people stayed there.
The guard increased the magnification to the maximum, and everyone's eyes seemed to be observing those people at close range.
There were five people in that group. They were all different in height, fat and thin, and their hair colors ranged from red, brown and white.
Judging from their appearance, they are all typical Xixuan people. Two of them are brown, lean and short.
One of them has red hair and blue eyes. He is very tall and majestic, and his height is estimated to be over 2.3 meters.
There are also two white ones, the typical Ansa White Demon among the Xixuan people, with high eyebrows, a more three-dimensional face, and more body hair.
The most important thing is that almost none of those people have exoskeleton armor, and the particularly tall one is almost shirtless.
They left various long and short weapons beside them and seemed to be discussing their trip and replenishing their physical strength.
Next to them, there was a pile of things. Jiang Li and Wantong recognized them at a glance as several sets of "Lynx Type IV" exoskeletons that had been forcibly dismantled.
Jiang Li and others all understood that the enemy was planning to take these devices back, repair them through various channels, and erase the original identification system for easy use.
On one side of those exoskeletons was a body that had long since lost its life.
The corpse's clothes had been stripped off, and one arm was already in the hands of the man who was over 2.3 meters tall, and he kept bringing it to his mouth to bite!
"He actually eats people!"
Wantong's voice was full of anger.
Jiang Li’s message is very calm:
"They are a group of vagrants in the Xixuan Federation, known as wilderness hunters. When there are many people, they form a team of adventurers.
At present, it seems that their equipment has no combat effectiveness. I really don't understand how they killed four militiamen at once? "
Welling suddenly issued an order:
"Shou Gong, move the main camera 5.3 mm to the left!"
Welling replayed every detail of the camera shake in his mind. His powerful brain calculation ability had already made predictions and issued precise instructions to the geckos.
As the camera shook slightly, they saw the sixth person.
He was a short, thin man with black hair.
The man was hiding in a relatively lush bush beside the river beach. There were some withered yellow and dark green stripes on his face. He looked at the five companions indifferently with gloomy eyes, and the corners of his mouth were obviously curved with contempt.
The little black-haired man did not have any weapons around him, but he was wearing a dark green robe that was very different from the others. The robe also had a one-piece hat, but the hat did not completely block his black hair.
The color of the dark green robe made the man almost invisible in the bushes.
Jiang Li's voice sounded coldly in the sea of consciousness:
"This person should be a member of the Ying tribe among the Xixuan tribes. We call him Ying Mo. He looks like the Daxia tribe, but he is actually a member of the Xixuan Federation."
Additional information from Welling:
"I suspect he is a warlock, and a wood spirit warlock."
The distance was too far, and he couldn't tell which line of warlock the other party belonged to through the source world.
But his intuition told him that the other party belonged to the wood spirit. This guess made no sense.
Calm analysis of separation:
"If they were accompanied by a warlock, it would make sense. They should have sneaked up on the patrol while they were disarming and resting.
Subsequently, the Warlock launched a surprise attack, briefly controlling the mobility of the patrol members, and then covered it with heavy firepower, paralyzing the supply platform, and then charged quickly, allowing those melee-type mad demons to approach and attack! "
Wei Ling pondered for a moment, thinking about the battle situation that Jiang Li had deduced, and then made a suggestion:
"We can also do the same thing and go around the side of the mountain and stay two hundred meters away from the opponent. You see, there are some lush bushes over there.
The sun is about to set now, so we will move late at night. Anyway, both of your exoskeleton helmets are equipped with night vision functions, which will not affect your movements. "
Undecided about leaving:
"Shou Gong, can you connect to the barrier?"
"We can't connect at the moment. In fact, this place is beyond the coverage of the barrier."
Jiang Li hesitated:
"Brother Welling, the biggest problem is that even if we lurk over there, we can guarantee that the other party won't notice them within five hundred meters of them.
However, within a range of two hundred meters, the probability of being discovered becomes greater! There are 6 of them and at least one mobile sentry will be set up. "
Wei Ling was a little unwilling and gave analysis to Jiang Li and Wantong:
"No, I have observed their equipment, which is relatively backward, and I have not seen any night vision equipment.
Moreover, the level of intuition that the warlock gave me was not high, mostly at the elementary level. There was a high probability that he would not detect the danger fifty meters away, and I could lock him in at this distance.
In terms of time, from the time when the barrier system discovered that the team had lost contact, they have only traveled less than ten kilometers until now. In such a long time, they have only moved heavy armed armor such a short distance, which shows that their physical fitness may not be sufficient. As good as imagined.
Even though they were not too far from the empire's boundary and their safety was not guaranteed, they not only did not leave behind the bulky weapons they had harvested, but also prepared to camp and rest, which showed that their vigilance was not high and their military literacy was limited.
Similarly, moving heavy armor previously consumed a lot of their physical energy. Except for those on night watch, everyone else must fall asleep deeply at night, which is very conducive to our assault! "
Welling's analytical information is gradually dispelling Jiang Li's worries.
The setting sun hid the last trace of crimson behind the distant mountains, leaving some bright sunset glow in the sky.
Against the backdrop of the sunset, Jiang Li's faceplate looked a bit ferocious.
Listening to Wei Ling's analysis, there was a war between heaven and man in Jiang Li's heart.
His own team was destroyed back then. This time he encountered a team that was also destroyed. The conflict between hatred and reason, passion and tactical rules made it impossible for him to make an easy decision.
Wantong also has his own opinion:
"Brother Jiangli, except for the warlock, the firepower of those few people, even if they are prepared, they can't last five seconds under the full firepower attack of you, me and the guardian. Let's do it!"
The Shou Gong’s opinions are precise and calm:
"From a purely equipment perspective, there is an obvious generation gap between us and them."
Wei Ling was a little surprised when Shou Gong's opinion was thrown out.
When did an intelligent machine platform also have a mind of its own?
Shouldn't they just obey orders?
"Done!"
Jiang Li hesitated for a moment and made up his mind.
The three people and one platform immediately returned the same way.
According to the previous detection, we took advantage of the fact that the sky was not completely dark yet and took a circuitous route along the ridge.
When night fell, they detoured through a gap in the ridge, easily crossed the stream, and moved slowly toward the upper reaches of the target point.
In the middle of the journey, the guard turned his head to investigate and found that the other party had set up a fire. It seemed that he had really decided to camp where he was.
They were relieved. Since the enemy would not run away, they would move slowly and not alert the opponent.
Welling guessed that the other party would not have thought that the empire's militia patrols would cross the range supported by the barrier system and launch a night attack on them.
Finally, in the direction they were moving slowly, the small river appeared. The riverside was naturally covered with pebbles and fine sand.
Welling looked down the river and could see the flickering fire in the night not far away.
After judging the direction of the wind, it was not facing the direction of the enemy, and Wei Ling felt more at ease.
Sometimes, if the enemy has a warlock who is good at smelling, he will smell the opponent's breath from the wind, which is dangerous.
"Be on guard first, recover your physical strength, and then approach slowly at midnight!"
Will leave the message.
Then, he looked at the eastern sky with some worry, worried that the moon would be too bright tonight.
Fortunately, the situation did not make Jiang Li too worried. Although there was a moon, there were also many clouds.
The moon moved through the clouds, flickering brightly and dimly, making it easy to move.
…
midnight midnight.
Wei Ling and others had already lurked five hundred meters away from the fire. The guard scanned the perimeter and found no hidden stakes or sentinels.
Four hundred meters away, no hidden whistle was found.
At three hundred meters, the infrared night vision device on the helmet of the "Lynx Type IV" weapon could already vaguely spot four enemies lying and sleeping beside the fire.
Sitting on a stone next to the fire was a big man, his head moving slightly. He was probably assigned to watch the night, but it looked like he was very sleepy.
And what about a warlock?
Neither Jiang Li nor Wantong found each other in the night vision goggles.
"Gecko, use the ultrasound machine to scan!"
Welling was a little surprised. Could this guy still lower his body temperature to the ambient temperature?
The key is that at this distance, Welling cannot use the "mind's eye" to detect it, that is, through the mental disturbance of the source spirit world.
"The ultrasound image shows that there is still no trace of the other party!"
The three of them looked at each other with solemn expressions.
Unless the warlock is found, the outcome of the assault will be unknown.
Welling thought for a moment and made a decision:
"In this way, you are ready here. Once you find the fire in my hand, you will launch an attack immediately!"
Jiangli’s voice message was very calm:
"How is your safety guaranteed?"
"As long as that little man is still alive and he is within a hundred meters, he will have no way to hide from me!"
Jiang Li pondered for a moment:
"In this way, we can lurk closer to 50 meters, so that the information support of the garrison can cover you. If there is any problem, you can just drop the packet and we will launch an attack!"
Welling was very straightforward:
"Okay, me first!"
Immediately, he bent down and slowly touched it.
If you look closely at Welling, you will find that Welling actually has his eyes closed.
Of course, Jiang Li and Wantong were invisible behind Wei Ling.
Welling himself also knew that his warlock ability level was not high enough, and he still needed to close his eyes and concentrate to observe the world of source spirits, which he would no longer be able to do in the future.
In the dark world of Origin Spirit, everything seems to be transparent, and in the depths of the dark sea, some thin and complicated lines are outlined.
As the distance got closer, when Welling approached the opponent's group about 100 meters away, Welling finally discovered the transparent outline of the sixth humanoid.
That cunning guy was actually right next to the big man on duty at night.
He dug a hole on the river beach and sat cross-legged in the pit. It was warm and well hidden, and he was not afraid of various detection scans.
Send the opponent's location packet to Jiang Li Wantong and Shou Gong, giving them a signal to prepare.
Jiang Li and Wantong nodded.
Then, Wei Ling launched an act that stunned Jiang Li and Wantong.
Wei Ling straightened up and ran over quickly!
Every landing point of his footsteps hit the pebbles between the sand. Without making a single sound, he rushed to a position less than thirty meters away from the big man in the blink of an eye!
The strange wind caused by the sleeves had already alarmed the big man!
He turned his head and opened his eyes wide, showing an incredible look, and the ferocious expression on his face seemed to be unable to change in time.
In the night, he actually saw a tall, thin young man wearing an imperial warlock's black robe, rushing towards him like flying!
What caught his attention were those bright and emotionless eyes!
