At this moment, in the command room of the Southwest Garrison District, Shi Qingsong and Chief of Staff Chen Wenshan witnessed it all through real-time footage.
Both were stunned by Lin Beichen's methods.
Chen Wenshan asked incredulously, "How on earth did this Lin Beichen do it?"
Shi Qingsong shook his head, "I'm not sure either, but this kid definitely has many abilities that science can't explain."
He briefly recounted to Chen Wenshan Lin Beichen's extraordinary performance during the military exercise, such as using an array to block communications and starting fires on flat ground.
After hearing Shi Qingsong's account, Chen Wenshan was even more shocked, "Does this Lin Beichen really have such abilities? Could the legendary Daoist Techniques really exist?"
Shi Qingsong shook his head again, "Maybe. But right now, the most important thing is to capture those mercenaries and prevent them from escaping across the border. The rest can wait."
Meanwhile, opposite the ambush laid out by the mercenaries led by Old Cat, they were waiting for the sound of mines exploding.
However, after waiting for a long time, there was no movement.
Old Cat started to lose patience and asked in confusion, "What's going on? Why haven't the mines exploded?"
A mercenary guessed, "Could it be that they've seen through our ambush?"
Old Cat glared at him and said harshly, "Impossible! We've hidden our ambush so well, how could they possibly discover it?"
Before he finished speaking, an explosion suddenly sounded behind them.
Old Cat grinned viciously, "See, they took the bait, didn't they?"
He stood up ready to admire the results, but when he looked ahead, his smile froze on his face, and disbelief filled his eyes.
"What the hell is this!"
Old Cat's eyes widened in horror as he cursed uncontrollably at the scene in front of him.
His meticulously laid minefield, originally to deal with those Huaxia special forces, had now only blown up to a bunch of scarecrows!
The scarecrows were blown to smithereens by the mines, missing arms and legs, and some even without heads.
But even so, they continued to move forward firmly, and the mines kept exploding under their feet.
"Old Cat, what are those? Why do they look so strange?" a mercenary asked, his voice trembling.
He was battle-hardened, yet he had never seen such a bizarre scene.
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"Whatever they are, shoot them!" Old Cat roared, raising his gun and firing wildly at the scarecrows in the minefield.
He didn't believe there were any ghosts, thinking it must be the trick of Huaxia's special forces.
Once the scarecrows entered the shooting range, the ambushing mercenaries opened fire.
However, these scarecrows seemed to have no sense of pain, continuing to advance until they passed through the minefield, turning into piles of straw.
The mercenaries breathed a sigh of relief, but their hearts quickly tightened again.
The minefield had now been cleared to a safe passage, and the Huaxia special forces were rapidly pursuing.
As soon as the special ops team members entered the range of fire, they immediately started firing back.
"Retreat quickly!" Old Cat ordered, leading his men to retreat rapidly.
They decided to retreat, partly because of the overwhelming momentum of the Huaxia special forces, and partly because Old Cat still had a backup plan.
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Meanwhile, two special operations teams and the soldiers from the Southwest Garrison District pursued relentlessly.
They had finally found Old Cat's trail and couldn't let him slip away easily.
However, shortly after crossing the minefield, a grenade suddenly fell from the sky.
Everyone scrambled to evade, but were still knocked to the ground by the blast wave.
Fortunately, no one was injured, and they helped each other up.
But at that moment, a gunshot suddenly rang out from afar!
Lieutenant Li was just about to get up when a bullet suddenly hit his arm. He grunted and fell down again.
"There's a sniper!" Long Chuzhi immediately shouted, "Suppressing fire!"
The soldiers quickly raised their guns and fired in all directions, while two soldiers rushed towards Lieutenant Li to try and rescue him.
But the ambushed sniper fired again, taking down both soldiers.
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"Get down! One o'clock direction!" Xia Luyao, relying on his rich combat experience, quickly pinpointed the sniper's location and shouted.
The soldiers rapidly hit the ground and fired wildly in the one o'clock direction!
But due to the distance, they were unable to hit the sniper.
"Cease fire! Where's our sniper?" Long Chuzhi asked urgently.
They needed to rely on a sniper to counterattack.
However, turning around, he found that their sniper had been injured by the grenade and couldn't move!
After the soldiers stopped firing, the enemy sniper fired again at the fallen Lieutenant Li!
This shot directly hit Lieutenant Li's thigh, causing him to groan painfully.
Seeing this, a soldier immediately rushed forward to try to rescue him, but this move played right into the enemy's hands.
"Get back!" Xia Luyao shouted, but it was too late.
With a gunshot, the soldier was shot down to the ground, people's faces were heavy.
Lieutenant Li turned his head to them, shouting in pain: "Don't come any closer!"
The opponent was clearly trying to demonstrate by attacking him; if they approached, they would just be walking into a trap!
"Lieutenant Li!" everyone shouted, their faces filled with anger and helplessness.
Seeing their superior and comrade being treated like this, and being powerless to do anything, a sense of deep helplessness filled everyone's hearts.
"That's an order!" Lieutenant Li said through gritted teeth, blood and sweat mixed on his face as he endured the pain.
Then he gritted his teeth through the pain, slowly took out the pistol strapped to his leg, and pointed it at his own head.
"Lieutenant, don't!" all the soldiers shouted in horror; they wanted to rush to stop him but couldn't get close.
However, just then, another gunshot rang out from the front, and a bullet hit Lieutenant Li's arm holding the gun.
With a "bang," as his arm was shot, his hand dropped the gun, and his arm was temporarily immobilized from the injury!
This time, Lieutenant Li let out a bitter scream from the pain!
Immediately, a figure suddenly rushed forward!
"Bang!" with a gunshot, the soldier trying to save Lieutenant Li fell to the ground.
"Who told you to rush up there? Didn't you hear my order?"
Lieutenant Li's voice was filled with frustration and anger; he didn't want to see any more comrades sacrifice themselves for him.
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Lieutenant Li slowly took off his helmet, looking at his comrades who fought alongside him, a glint of determination in his eyes.
"Brothers, do me a favor and let me go in peace." His voice was low and resolute.
A somber silence fell over everyone, their faces showing indescribable sadness and reluctance.
How could they bring themselves to end their comrade's life by their own hands?
Lin Beichen quickly scanned around, and when he saw a tree ahead, a strategy formed in his heart.
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Lin Beichen gently set down his gun, and with his left hand moving in his right palm, his lips whispered a spell.
"Five hundred Thunder Gods in hand, crack the earth and shake the heavens, all spirits and demons, turn to dust in an instant!"
After reciting the spell, Lin Beichen's eyes sharpened, and he slowly raised his right palm upwards.
Electric currents coiled around like silver snakes, finally transforming into a Thunder Serpent, enveloping his entire hand.
His cultivation had increased greatly, and now he could unleash the Palm Thunder without needing rainwater.
The soldiers around were both surprised and dumbfounded.
Immediately, Lin Beichen directed the Palm Thunder at the tree in front of Lieutenant Li.
"Crack!" The tree broke and fell, forming a barrier just in front of Lieutenant Li.
The sniper could no longer take aim at Lieutenant Li.
The soldiers seized the opportunity, quickly rushing forward to rescue Lieutenant Li and begin treatment.
Lieutenant Li turned his head to look at Lin Beichen, gratitude and astonishment intermingling. He hadn't expected to be saved in such a unique way by Lin Beichen in a desperate situation.
Lin Beichen was indeed extraordinary!
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After successfully rescuing Lieutenant Li, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, while also being filled with respect and curiosity towards Lin Beichen.
An electronic notification tone rang constantly in Lin Beichen's ear, with his Faith Value continuously rising, but he had no mind to focus on it right now. Resolving the ambushed sniper was the priority!