"What should we do? Vine, should we keep moving forward?" one person turned and asked the man called Vine.
Vine glanced fiercely around before gritting his teeth and saying, "Retreat!"
They realized that they might have received false information, and the Yellow Cake was not here at all.
Moreover, the opposing side was clearly well-prepared, and they needed to retreat quickly.
So Vine ordered a full retreat.
The remaining pickup trucks quickly turned around and threw smoke grenades to cover their escape.
However, how could Lin Beichen and the others let them go so easily?
"They're fleeing! Quick, pursue them!" Wild Ox shouted. "But don't easily use the Explosive Talisman; we need them alive!"
Lin Beichen added.
Because these people might know the whereabouts of Long Chuzhi, they couldn't easily kill these leads.
So everyone quickly drove after them...
During the escape, Vine noticed that there was a car chasing them from behind.
"Damn it! They still dare to chase us! Show them some color!" Vine ordered the people in the car to fire at the pursuing vehicle, trying to stop the pursuers.
But it was all in vain, as Lin Beichen and the others were determined to catch up with them and uncover the truth!
"Bang bang bang!"
A burst of gunfire suddenly erupted, with bullets raining towards Lin Beichen's vehicle.
Flying Eagle quickly swerved the steering wheel, skillfully dodging the fierce attack.
Lin Beichen originally intended to have Flying Eagle stop the car so he could use the Talisman to counter this wave of attacks, but he didn't expect Flying Eagle's driving skills to be so superb, easily evading the assault.
"Not bad, your driving skills are quite smooth!" Lin Beichen praised, despite the car shaking violently.
Flying Eagle smiled proudly, "Of course, my driving skills are famous in the guard zone; a few rounds of bullets are nothing."
The teammates in the back didn't refute Flying Eagle's boasting, as what he said was indeed true.
However, the opposing side seemed annoyed that they hadn't hit them earlier, so they put away their guns and took out a rocket launcher.
They slowly stopped the car, loaded a rocket, and aimed directly at Lin Beichen's car.
"Oh no, a rocket launcher. Lin Beichen, this time I don't have the confidence to dodge it!" Flying Eagle's face fell at the sight of the rocket launcher and quickly spoke.
"Stop the car, I'll handle it." Lin Beichen calmly commanded.
Although Flying Eagle didn't understand Lin Beichen's intention, he instinctively hit the brakes.
...
The opposing side, seeing them brake suddenly, didn't think much and directly pressed the launcher, a rocket speeding towards them.
With a loud "boom," the rocket exploded behind their car, a column of flame shooting into the sky with shockwaves that could be felt.
Dust flew up, and visibility became utterly obscured.
Vine and his men saw the dust and flames in the distance and smiled complacently.
They thought the ambushers were undoubtedly dead.
However, as the dust gradually cleared, they were surprised to find the car behind was completely intact.
"How is this possible? Are my eyes playing tricks on me?"
"How is their car completely unscathed?"
"Damn it, is this really happening in broad daylight?"
"Is there something wrong with our rocket launcher?"
The people on the pickup truck looked at the car opposite, dumbfounded and their faces full of terror.
They knew very well the power of the rocket they had just fired; any vehicle under such destruction couldn't possibly remain intact.
Vine was also very astonished; he simply couldn't believe his eyes.
That vehicle was unscathed under the attack of a rocket, which was simply impossible.
So Vine ordered another rocket to be launched.
His men immediately picked up the rocket launcher, aiming at the car parked opposite.
The car stayed quietly in place without any intent to evade.
With a "boom," another blinding flash erupted.
Sand and stones splattered, dust filled the air.
Yet, when the smoke gradually cleared, what caused everyone on the pickup trucks to feel a collapse was that the car opposite remained unscathed again, without any damage.
Everyone in the car was dumbfounded, with a look of disbelief on their faces.
"Damn it, could it really be a ghost?" Vine cursed angrily.
Then suddenly, something was thrown from the car in front.
It didn't look like a grenade nor a bomb, but rather a ball of paper.
Vine and his men frowned at this strange "weapon," unable to understand why these people threw a paper ball.
Could it be they wanted to scare them?
However, the next second, the paper ball landed on the pickup truck next to Vine and suddenly exploded.
The few people who were previously full of doubt were immediately swallowed by flames.
The people in the two nearby cars quickly dodged to avoid being affected by the flames.
As the explosion gradually subsided, everyone turned to see that the pickup truck had become a pile of smoldering fragments.
The people who were just alive a moment ago were now charred, their bodies unrecognizable.
At the same time, everyone suddenly realized that the same kind of thing had blown up their cars when they ambushed them in the valley.
"Vine, what should we do now?" someone urgently asked.
"Quick, retreat!" Vine, with cold sweat on his forehead, quickly ordered.
The opposing group was simply too strange; not only were they not afraid of their rockets, but they also blew up their cars with a ball of paper; it was truly bizarre.
Originally, they had five vehicles, but now they were left with only two, a heavy loss.
So Vine had no choice but to order a retreat quickly, as these people were unknown and their methods extremely strange.
For the moment, he really didn't know how to deal with them and had to escape first.
However, Lin Beichen and the others couldn't let them go so easily.
Watching them drive away, escaping into the forest, Lin Beichen immediately said to Flying Eagle, "Drive quickly and catch up to them; we can't let them go easily."
"Understood!" Flying Eagle replied immediately, then stepped on the gas pedal.
The car sped off, closely following the two cars of Vine in front.
"What do you think the people in those two cars are? And who is that Vine?" The old man kept an eye on the pickup trucks in front, asking without being able to guess the background of those people.
After a moment of silence in the car, Xia Luyao slowly spoke, "There are only two possibilities: terrorists or mercenaries." "Why?" the old man asked in confusion.
Xia Luyao, looking forward with a calm expression, explained, "Firstly, there are only a few types of people internationally who can own such destructive weapons. And since the Zaka Organization is working with them, they're surely not rebel forces. Otherwise, they'll eventually have a confrontation."
After listening to Xia Luyao's analysis, everyone in the car nodded in agreement.
Indeed, their captain made sense. How could two rebel forces possibly form an alliance?
Thus, only mercenaries and terrorists remained as possibilities.
Lin Beichen couldn't help but chuckle, and Xia Luyao asked directly, hearing his laughter, "Lin Beichen, why are you laughing? Did I say something wrong?"
Lin Beichen turned to look at her, then shook his head and said, "No, you're quite right."
"Then why are you laughing?" Xia Luyao looked at him defiantly, asking.
Lin Beichen sighed softly, then slowly explained, "No, I just suddenly realized that my little apprentice is quite smart."
"You…" Xia Luyao was momentarily angry, as if he were saying she had been foolish before.
"However, little apprentice, you just overlooked one crucial piece of information."
Lin Beichen interrupted Xia Luyao's rebuttal, slowly speaking.
"What did I overlook?" Xia Luyao paused in confusion, asking.
Lin Beichen, noticing her puzzled expression, smiled and then slowly said, "That group should be mercenaries, not terrorists."
"Why are you so sure?" Xia Luyao turned a questioning gaze to Lin Beichen, wondering if he had discovered some critical clue.
Others in the compartment also turned their attention to Lin Beichen, anticipating his explanation.