"What? Are you scared?" A voice rang out, and Ye Long had somehow appeared beside Mu Qiu.
Mu Qiu's body trembled slightly, but he forced himself to stay calm and said with a smile, "Scared of what? If the boss comes back, we'll welcome him, right? What's there to be afraid of? But you, when the boss comes back, are you ready to be number two?"
"No problem, it's still better than being number three..." Ye Long hit Mu Qiu right where it hurt, thinking to himself, I'm better than you even if I'm forever number two, you worthless fool. Besides making petty complaints and sucking up to superiors, what else can you do? Some of the brothers didn't have to die, but at the critical moment, you reported that they were attacked?
The reason Ye Long didn't take action after Ye Hao left was not because he was scared, but because his father had told him to hold back as much as possible. If Mu Qiu went too far, then he should give him a lesson. Lessons could be taught, but no one should get killed.
Ye Long had warned Mu Qiu multiple times, but Mu Qiu was just that despicable. Even if you warned him today, tomorrow he'd pretend to follow orders while secretly getting close associates to plan against Ye Long. Ye Long's position wasn't secure enough, so he couldn't let the mercenaries become a chaotic mess. Such mercenaries would only end up being devoured.
"Very soon, I won't be number three anymore." Hearing people call him number three made Mu Qiu grit his teeth. He swore coldly to himself that he must become the boss, he definitely couldn't cut off his connection with Team Leader Zhong Xiu, or else he'd just end up being a lackey for life.
"Heh, you better think about how you're going to explain when the boss comes back!" Ye Long chuckled softly, dismissing Mu Qiu's claim that he wouldn't be number three soon. Even if he wasn't number three, he would only be number two, and that was an unchangeable fact unless something happened to Ye Long.
Thinking of Ye Hao, Mu Qiu started to feel uneasy again. The pressure Ye Hao gave him never ceased. Even though Ye Hao had left, knowing that he was coming back still filled him with fear, afraid that Ye Hao would think all the mess resulted from his own actions.
Meanwhile, Ye Hao was on a plane with fifty-three people, telling them to remove the bullets and throw them into a jar of chemicals he brought. Although puzzled, everyone followed suit. Ye Hao told them, "Once we enter the Primordial Forest, I hope none of you stray beyond fifty meters from me. If I don't give you the order to shoot, do not fire your weapons."
"Yes!" Everyone nodded.
Ye Hao silently murmured to himself, "Hang in there, Long, your brother is coming."
Time flew by. The fighter jet passed over Huaxia without causing a stir, but as it entered the Indian Ocean, it attracted attention from several countries. Seeing it was a Huaxia fighter jet, the nations tactfully submerged their aircraft carriers. They didn't fear Huaxia, but rather, when the jet entered their territory, Huaxia's military called their defense departments.
Knowing that Huaxia had no malicious intent, they naturally didn't want to offend such a powerful nation.
While Huaxia had once been a plump target for invasion, after decades of recuperation, Huaxia was no longer a nation to be bullied casually. Even the so-called world policeman, the United States, kept its distance and secretly encouraged the Philippines to test Huaxia's limits.
If Huaxia showed weakness, they would assert dominance. If Huaxia stood strong, they wouldn't lose much. Those nations cozying up to the United States were merely cannon fodder. Of course, Huaxia didn't lose its reason by wiping out those cannon fodders—eliminating a small nation like the Philippines would be easy. But doing so would paint Huaxia as a powerful nation bullying small countries.
Even though everyone understood the reality of the situation, they would condemn Huaxia from a moral standpoint.
When Ye Hao and his group reached South Africa, they switched to another helicopter. A fighter jet entering the Primordial Forest was too conspicuous, and helicopters were more common there, given that several mercenary groups had dedicated helicopters.
The helicopter swiftly skimmed over the landscape. Entering the Primordial Forest near Bangui, Ye Hao opted to get off and proceed on foot. Flying a helicopter made too much noise, and could easily alert those with sensitive nerves. To ensure Long and the others could hold on longer, Ye Hao chose to exert himself a bit more.
An inflatable mat was thrown from the plane, landing precisely on an ancient, towering tree in the Primordial Forest. Ye Hao fearlessly grabbed the rope and jumped down. The fifty men swiftly followed suit. When it was Xue Zhaolong's turn, he hesitantly said, "I have a fear of heights, Ah Zhen, you go first..."
"Hell no! Just go!" Zhuorong Town didn't care and kicked him out.
Then the two also jumped down.
When they landed on the inflatable mat, they didn't need to bother handling it, as the crew would take care of it. All they had to worry about was getting to the ground.
Fortunately, several ropes were attached to the inflatable mat, allowing them to quickly descend to the ground.
Xue Zhaolong and the others had never been in the Primordial Forest before and were awestruck by the towering trees.
"Boss, these trees are massive. If we cut one down, we could make a coffin and sell it. Business would be great." Lu Yunsong naively marveled at the ancient towering trees.
"Haha!" Lu Yunsong's words made Xue Zhaolong and Zhuorong Town burst into laughter, thinking how could this guy think about selling coffins? If his dad knew his son was selling coffins, would he be so angry that he'd lie in the coffins his son was selling?
It's really too funny, the son of a rich guy from Peng City selling coffins...
"Quit joking around, get serious, don't screw things up, whose gun is this..." Ye Hao saw a gun lying on the ground and in his mind, he shouted 'damn it', these dumb teammates, leaving guns on the ground.
Lu Yunsong patted himself down, and when he realized his gun was missing, he cursed loudly, "Damn it, which idiot took my gun, may they have a kid with no butt..."
Upon hearing this, Ye Hao felt like facepalming and groaning, inwardly shouting, 'Bro! You're my bro, can't you stop being so bizarre? Your damn gun falls, and it has to be someone else who dropped it for you? Do you have any shame at all?'
"Alright, enough nonsense, for god's sake, next time, you should go study, kid." Ye Hao didn't dare let this joker Lu Yunsong follow anymore; he was more trouble than he's worth.
The other fifty soldiers stifled their laughter, looking at Lu Yunsong, thinking this chubby guy is such a jokester...
However, as Ye Hao moved forward quickly, with Xue Zhaolong and the other two closely following, they were a bit shocked, because they found that Xue Zhaolong and his group were just as fast as them. Although their jungle experience didn't seem very strong, their speed made the fifty soldiers gasp in amazement and realize that although these three were a bit silly, their strength was definitely superior.
"Follow me, hurry up, I don't want to be fifty meters ahead of you." Ye Hao kept moving forward without looking back, and then suddenly turned a corner, appearing in front of a group of mercenaries.
This group of mercenaries saw Ye Hao coming alone, and said with a bit of a sneer, "Kid, have you lost your way? If not, you'd better scram!"
"That's right, didn't your mama ever tell you that the Primordial Forest is dangerous?"
"Scram, scram, this is the territory of the East River Mercenaries."
"Call Moer Zaha out." Ye Hao ignored them and said directly. When they saw dozens of armed people appearing behind Ye Hao one after another, they were completely startled, and one of them hurriedly went to find their boss.
Upon Moer Zaha's arrival and noticing Ye Hao and his strong companions, he nervously approached and said, "Brothers, may I ask where you guys are headed? Is there anything we can help with?"
"Tell me what's been happening recently in this forest, I don't want to hear any nonsense." Ye Hao directly addressed Moer Zaha. He knew this person before; after all, to survive in this forest, if you didn't know some of the mercenaries, how could you make it through?
"Recently, some foreign object appeared, but no one found it. Also, it seems that Cyan Snake and Cobra teamed up with some so-called Cunning Mercenaries to chase down the Hao Long Mercenaries. They had several skirmishes, but the Hao Long Mercenaries are good at guerrilla tactics, frequently retreating without much risk. Recently, they've fought their way to Daling Mountain." Although Moer Zaha found Ye Hao's voice familiar, he didn't dare to make wild guesses.
After all, Ye Hao had over fifty armed people with him, even if they had over eighty on their side, they wouldn't dare to resist.
"Daling Mountain? When did they end up fighting there? Isn't it rumored to be haunted?" Ye Hao wondered, having heard about Daling Mountain before. Daling Mountain, on the side of the Bangui government, was a well-known Primordial Forest. However, many mercenaries passing through it had heard the cries of children, wretched and miserable...
It was as if hundreds of thousands of ghosts were crying out, hoping for release. Gradually, no one dared to enter this area anymore.
Now they've fought to Daling Mountain, and there's a group called the Cunning Mercenaries, cunning... doesn't it mean 'pest-control'? What a pest control mercenary group, this time I'll let you see the power of the Anti-Glue, Ye Hao thought to himself.
"The Hao Long Mercenaries couldn't withstand the strong alliance of those three mercenary groups and had to retreat to sparsely populated areas. Any other questions, brother?" Moer Zaha looked a bit uneasy at Ye Hao, wondering if he'd be shot if there were no further questions.
Although he was a mercenary leader, when faced with death, he still didn't have the courage to face it head-on.
"Alright, you've done well. I'm with the Hao Long Mercenaries. If you want to survive here, I hope you'll keep your eyes open." Ye Hao finished speaking and left with his people, leaving Moer Zaha, who seemed like he was seeing off a deity, standing there, pondering Ye Hao's words carefully...
Ye Hao led fifty-three people, renamed as the Anti-Glue Mercenaries, charging forward like wolves...
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