#257 - Chapter 257 Where is the armory?

Inside the mountain forest.

Seeing the wild boar turn and try to run, Li Bowen and Gao Qiang were not about to let it get away!

If they didn't kill it now, it would keep harassing them later!

The two quickly followed with their machine guns, occasionally firing a few shots when they had the chance, chasing after their prey.

Multiple bloody holes appeared on the wild boar's body, and fresh blood flowed out like a broken faucet, especially from the bullet holes on its neck and cheeks, which had exploded into sizable openings.

Machine gun bullets were not to be trifled with.

As expected.

The wild boar ran for a while, its speed gradually decreasing, leaving a trail of blood behind. After running for about a minute, it finally couldn't hold on any longer and collapsed to the ground.

"Phew!"

Li Bowen, who had been following closely behind, finally breathed a sigh of relief. The rapid sprint over a short period, combined with the difficult terrain of the mountain, left him breathless despite his current physical condition.

Gao Qiang, on the other hand, had been left far behind and was still slowly catching up.

Team Leader Li didn't relax. He cautiously approached the wild boar and fired a few more bullets into its forehead until it stopped twitching completely, only then did he feel somewhat relieved.

"Tea... Team Leader..."

Only then did Gao Qiang catch up, panting as if his lungs were about to burst. Seeing the team leader standing to the side and the wild boar not moving at all, he leaned against a tree and gasped for breath.

Seeing that he was alright and his own breathing had calmed down a bit, Team Leader Li once again slowly approached the silent wild boar lying on the ground for a closer inspection.

The wild boar was lying on its side, its body more than three meters long! Its height was estimated to be over one and a half meters!

Its thick limbs and the muscles bulging under its fur left no doubt about its terrifying power!

It was at least three or four times larger than ordinary wild boars!

Was this even a normal animal?

No one could give Team Leader Li an answer.

"Let's rest for a while."

The burst of energy had taken a toll, so Team Leader Li suggested taking a break to think about how to deal with this large wild boar.

Moving it directly seemed unrealistic.

Ordinary domestic pigs or wild boars weighed about one or two hundred kilograms, while this terrifyingly large wild boar probably weighed six or seven hundred kilograms!

Even if he could lift it for a short time with his enhanced strength, he couldn't possibly carry it while searching for the target, right?

Hmm?

While he was thinking, his personal walkie-talkie rang, and Zhou Xin's voice came from the team channel.

"I've found a local here who knows some of the roads in Daliang Mountain. We're heading to point xxx."

Oh!

Finding a local to guide them was great!

"I'll send out a signal in a moment. You can head towards me. Let's regroup first!"

Team Leader Li spoke directly into the channel.

The other team members naturally had no objections.

After confirming, Team Leader Li stopped resting. He went to the wild boar, grabbed one of its hind legs, and began dragging it away.

The huge wild boar's movement left a deep and long trail on the ground due to its immense weight. Only his current enhanced strength could drag it; he couldn't have even dreamed of it before.

Gao Qiang also caught his breath and came over to grab the wild boar's other hind leg, sharing a small portion of the pressure on the team leader.

Soon, they left the dense forest and arrived at a relatively open area. Team Leader Li took out a stick, pried open the boar's head, and a large cloud of yellow smoke burst out.

This was a signal flare recently self-made by the base's development department. They had picked up some in the military region before, but it was better to have their own production capabilities.

The two took the opportunity to rest properly.

A dozen minutes later, team members began to arrive one after another.

They couldn't help but exclaim when they saw the huge wild boar next to Li Bowen.

"Holy crap! Team Leader, where did you guys find such a big wild boar?!"

Gao Qiang naturally didn't answer. Li Bowen casually said:

"We ran into it by accident and killed it after some effort. We plan to take it back for Chief Qin to study or for the cafeteria to add to the menu."

"We'll see what the best way to handle it is later."

After saying that, he couldn't be bothered to speak anymore. He didn't have the energy to explain to every team member who returned.

Soon, except for Zhou Xin and Yao Lei's group, all the other team members had arrived.

"Hey! Look over there, Yao Lei and the others are here!"

A team member pointed in a direction where three figures appeared. It was the female team members.

They were each carrying pistols and crossbows, pushing Wei Shan towards the main group.

"Team Leader, this is the person. His name is Wei Shan. He's a former villager here. Although he went out to work for a while, he did grow up here."

After Zhou Xin arrived at the team and greeted her teammates, she led Wei Shan closer to Team Leader Li and introduced him.

Team Leader Li naturally had no questions about this. He glanced at Wei Shan and spoke only after not noticing any problems:

"You'll lead the way later!"

He didn't ask Wei Shan if he agreed, nor did he need to seek his opinion.

The strong have the final say.

Ignoring the apprehensive Wei Shan, Li Bowen had thought of a good way to deal with the wild boar while resting and waiting.

"Give me a rope."

He said to a team member.

They had brought a complete set of weapons and equipment, so ropes were naturally available.

The team member handed one over to the team leader without hesitation or questions.

After Li took it, he went to the wild boar, grabbed one of its legs, and walked towards a large tree nearby.

Reaching the tree, he threw one end of the rope high into the tree fork, wrapped it around, and then tied up the wild boar's two front hooves.

"Heave!" With a shout, he suddenly exerted force and used the principle of leverage to lift the several-hundred-kilogram wild boar into the tree!

He tied and secured it only when it was four or five meters above the ground!

"Let's go!"

He clapped his hands, ignored the stunned team members, and went to Wei Shan, instructing him to start leading the way to find the target.

"Wow! Team Leader is getting more and more charming!"

Yao Lei held her cheeks, looking at her team leader with a fascinated expression, muttering like a love-struck girl.

Zhou Xin glanced at her sister with a black line on her forehead, speechless at how quickly she had changed her affections.

Everyone packed up and quickly followed Wei Shan's pace, and the entire team began heading towards Daliang Mountain.

Having someone who knew the way was indeed effective. After walking for about half an hour, Wei Shan pointed to a concrete road overgrown with dense weeds and said:

"The place you're looking for should be on this road. It's been here since I was a kid, but the adults in our village told us not to play in Daliang Mountain, saying there were monsters there."

He said a little embarrassed, as if afraid that others would not believe him, and quickly added:

"The location is definitely correct! My friends and I used to sneak in. Of course, there were no monsters inside. The adults were just scaring us. But it didn't seem like there was anything inside. I don't know if you can find what you're looking for..."

"You don't need to worry about so much, just lead the way!"

The last sentence was said by Li Bowen.

Wei Shan naturally didn't dare to disobey and led the team into the small road.

The road was not wide, barely enough for two cars to squeeze through.

They walked continuously for more than ten minutes and reached the end of the concrete road, where a new dirt road appeared.

"We have to keep going here. We have to go through several jungles to really reach the location of Daliang Mountain."

Team Leader Li glanced at him, observed the surroundings, and after finding nothing unusual, continued to ask him to lead the way.

The group continued to walk windingly for nearly ten minutes. Just as everyone was getting a little impatient, Wei Shan finally said breathlessly:

"We're here. The mountain above is called Daliang Mountain!"

He pointed to a mountain that appeared in front of everyone.

The mountain was not high, about one or two hundred meters, with trees growing in some places, and more rock walls and pitted sand and stones.

Not even a decent road could be seen.

Here?

How could there be an armory in such a place?

Had this person led them down the wrong path?

Everyone couldn't help but start to doubt.

(End of chapter)