Since it was almost evening when we arrived at the corner of Tianmen Mountain, Zhao Deming's original plan was to rest for the night before going up the mountain tomorrow, but in the end, under the urging of the Chen family officer, he still went straight up the mountain.
This also resulted in the group of them walking for less than half an hour before it was completely dark.
In the secluded mountain path, there was only the faint sound of leather shoes stepping on the stone path, and the sound of everyone's breathing becoming increasingly rapid.
After this state lasted for more than an hour, everyone gradually felt a sense of depression.
It is true that Tianmen Mountain has trails that lead directly to the top of the mountain, but those trails that appear to be uneven from a distance are actually just grooves embedded in the stone pillars.
Since there are paths formed by grooves, they naturally have a roof.
As everyone continued to climb up, the top of the groove was also rising and falling, making it difficult to grasp. Fortunately, these soldiers were all well-trained people. Although they were not as powerful as mutants, their physical fitness was naturally better than those of mutants. Not as good as the genetically enhanced mutants, but no one complained, they just climbed silently.
Zhao Deming also felt uncomfortable.
He originally thought he would encounter some danger, but after walking for so long without encountering it, he subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.
However, another difficulty that he did not expect came quietly inadvertently.
fatigue.
He thought it was just climbing a mountain, how difficult it could be.
Despite this, just in case, he still found a group of experienced soldiers who were good at mountain warfare to ensure safety along the way.
Although these soldiers are not mutants, their professional qualities are much more reliable than many mutants who were originally just ordinary people.
But he didn't expect that just over an hour later, that strong sense of depression would inadvertently sweep over the entire expedition team.
Even the commander of the special team with rich combat experience could no longer hold his breath. He pulled Zhao Deming and whispered.
"Captain Zhao, I don't think this will work. Although I don't know the reason, I always feel that there is a danger approaching us. Have you noticed that our soldiers have always been in a state of nervous preparation for war."
Before Zhao Deming could answer, the commander asked himself the reason.
"It's because of the danger. They are all veterans I brought out. They have a natural intuition for danger. It is precisely because of this intuition that they can survive life and death battles again and again."
Zhao Deming stopped and leaned slightly away from the cliff.
"What do you want to say?"
"Stop and rest, stay put, or wait for this intuition to disappear. I don't know what it is, but it is very likely that ordinary people cannot handle it, but we will try our best."
Having said this, the mercenary commander shut up and looked at Li Yi intentionally or unintentionally.
If the only person on the court who can still feel relaxed at this time is him.
Zhao Deming thought for a while and nodded.
"Okay, let's take a rest first and eat something to replenish fluids."
"Take a five-minute break!"
With a shout, you could feel that the entire team relaxed obviously. Even the mercenaries who had been facing a formidable enemy sat directly on the ground. The atmosphere on the field seemed to have suddenly returned to calm.
"I asked you to stop, do you have any objection?"
Although he was somewhat reluctant, Zhao Deming still had the courage to sit next to Li Yi.
"What does it have to do with me? You are the captain."
Li Yi smiled slightly and ignored the other party's worries. He just continued to fumble with his palms, looking leisurely and contented. If he didn't know the purpose of his trip and just looked at Li Yi, he would have thought that he was here for sightseeing.
Seeing that Li Yi didn't care, Zhao Deming breathed a sigh of relief.
He finally understood the meaning of "moody" mentioned in the intelligence.
This person's temperament is indeed difficult to predict. From the very beginning he promised to come, and just now he said without any emotion that he would be kicked off the cliff.
He really couldn't figure out what Mr. Li was thinking.
And what’s with that relaxed-looking expression?
We are on an adventure, not a trip!
Li Yi didn't really care what others thought. He only knew that this time he came to the right place!
Because he could feel that just after walking such a short distance, his soul fire changed from lavender to deep purple.
This means that once the deep purple color stops deepening, he is very likely to directly break through this realm and enter the next realm.
Blue realm!
Li Yi never thought that coming here just out of curiosity and thanking the other party for the rescue would have such benefits.
So as soon as Zhao Deming said he should stop and rest, he immediately agreed.
He longed to stay here for a while, and even came up with the idea of "staying in this mountain for a while, and then leave after he can no longer make any progress."
If Bi Shufeng knew his thoughts, he would definitely think that he was crazy.
Because the higher you go, the more dangerous and treacherous this seemingly ordinary mountain trail becomes.
"Huh? Where did Xiao Zhang go?"
At this time, one of the mercenary soldiers suddenly said something, and he couldn't help but look a little nervous.
Fortunately, it was difficult to see the expression on his face clearly in the darkness, and his tone was not urgent, so others did not pay attention.
At this time someone replied to him.
"Maybe it's convenient to go somewhere. There's not even a place to hide in this damn place."
The other person seemed a little unscrupulous.
"It's all grown men covering up. Xiao Zhang is not the kind of shy person. Everyone has them, and it's not like they haven't seen them before. Why don't you stop looking for them."
These mercenaries have fought side by side countless times, and there is no rift between them. It is common for them to wear the same pants, so the words of the person who spoke before were only a little playful and not malicious.
The feeling of danger before suddenly disappeared without a trace after they stopped. This made these veterans who believed in their combat intuition subconsciously relax their vigilance, which was why this happened.
Obviously they didn't think that the person who spoke first was right, but they just thought that the other person was too nervous.
However, after a pause, everyone heard the voice of a person silently reciting numbers. It was the mercenary who had spoken previously.
"1, 2, 3, 4, 5... 21, 22... Wrong!"
I saw him shouting, and the moonlight happened to shine on his face. I could clearly see that the mercenary's face was pale, big beads of sweat were flowing down uncontrollably, and his lips were slightly blue, as if just now It was like experiencing something heart-pounding.
"Xiao Zhang is missing!"
"Xiao Zhang is really missing!"
"The one who was in front of me just now!"
"You all know that I like to count, and I will never make a mistake. Before we went up the mountain, there were 23 of us in total. Except for Mr. Zhao and Mr. Li, our team had 21 people. But now... there is one missing, Xiao Zhang. Gone!"
The man seemed to understand something all of a sudden. He was so frightened that he suddenly picked up the weapon in his hand. It seemed that this was the only move that could give him some sense of security.
But he never thought that his move would put the team into panic.
Because he directly pulled the safety bolt, and the gun was pointed at his own people!
Seeing this, the mercenary commander shouted first.
"Don't be impulsive, Old Han. What are you doing? Put down the gun quickly. If Xiao Zhang is missing, we can just go find him. What are you doing?"
His tone was very stern, with a hint of command.
If it were any other time, a well-trained veteran would never fail to hear this. But now, the soldier named Lao Han seemed to be unaware. He just kept mumbling "Xiao Zhang is missing" while pointing his gun at him. Unconsciously aimed at everyone present.
You must know that this is only a small road that can only be passed by one person. With the muzzle of his gun, the more than 20 people present did not dare to move at all, because with just the slightest carelessness, the other party would pull the trigger. Trigger, in the panic, I am afraid not only one person will die.
Zhao Deming never dreamed that the mercenary team originally recruited for safety and security would instead become the team's biggest threat at this time!
