Chapter 683

568. The Worst Plan: Jumping from the Vehicle

After receiving the order, those people became even more cautious; the distance between the vehicles grew tighter, and no one dared to relax, fearing they might miss a single person.

Inside the cargo hold, Ning Chen took out his phone and immediately dialed Master Li's number.

Before Master Li could even speak, Ning Chen cut in: "Master Li, we can only abandon the vehicle and flee. At that time, I will tell you over the phone when to jump. Do not hesitate; push the door open and jump straight out! There are people outside waiting to intercept and surround us. Only by jumping into the river can we perhaps survive."

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Ning Chen sighed: "Although I am very reluctant to admit it, we have no more retreat. Jumping into the river is the only way out. After I give the order, do not delay or hesitate again; rush into the river at your fastest speed!"

"But that river is so high above this road..."

Ning Chen's voice was very calm; he pressed the phone to his ear and spoke in an uncompromising tone: "Indeed, it is very high. If you want to live, you must jump. During the process, I will do my best to protect you. After we return to Hua Country, I will also give you a generous commission."

Master Li gave a bitter smile: "I am only afraid I will not have the fortune to enjoy it!"

Ning Chen comforted him briefly with a few more words. At this moment, the situation was urgent; saying more would only delay the timing, which would not only be useless but also compress their space for survival. So Ning Chen said his final sentence: "Prepare."

The nerves of everyone on the truck tightened at this very moment.

Ning Chen was the same; his breathing unconsciously accelerated. His gaze swept over everyone inside the cargo hold, his eyes shining in the darkness.

564. Life and Death on a Thin Line (3)

Outside the vehicle, fingers pressed against the triggers.

A war was unavoidable and was about to break out.

"Three."

Ning Chen softly spoke this number, moving bit by bit toward the door, his hand placed on it, ready to push it open at any moment.

"Two."

Everyone behind Ning Chen also moved closer to him;

"One."

In the driver's seat, Master Li stomped hard on the accelerator, the vehicle speed instantly shot to the maximum, and he gently opened the door.

"Jump!"

After Ning Chen shouted this command fiercely, he pushed the door open with a sudden burst of force, without the slightest hesitation, and leaped out of the vehicle.

Outside the truck was a narrow road. The moment Ning Chen jumped down, he stabilized his posture, curled his body into a ball, and after falling from the cargo hold to the ground, he rolled several times, crashing straight toward the roadside.

There were two guardrails surrounding this road; one had to climb over the guardrails and a small hill to jump into the river. Therefore, Ning Chen rolled to the side of the guardrail, climbed up one side with both hands, and flipped over in a single step.

At the same time, he glanced sideways, observing the situation behind him.

Obviously, the five people behind him did not have Ning Chen's strength of action; their movements when jumping from the vehicle appeared very slow and sluggish. Just at a glance, Ning Chen's eyelid twitched.

If this trend continued, after those people behind jumped down, they would definitely also attract most of the firepower; it would be difficult not to get injured.

And Master Li was the same; perhaps because he was not as young as the others, even his action of jumping from the vehicle was too slow. To buffer the impact, after jumping down, he did not rush toward the guardrail immediately but first blocked with his hands, then bent down and charged headlong toward the guardrail.

Watching this series of movements, Ning Chen's mouth twitched. He had already reached a relatively safer place and could now lift his head to look sideways at the status of the others.

But the others did not look very safe. Although Chu Muyu's movements were the fastest among these people and he was also the closest to Ning Chen, he had not yet climbed over the guardrail.

The curly-haired one was a bit slower than Chu Muyu, one step behind him; the girl who loved playing with guns was side-by-side with the curly-haired one; the slightly older woman fell last; the young man wearing glasses was the farthest from Ning Chen, but his position was still relatively safe.

Ning Chen gritted his teeth. If this trend continued, not to mention Master Li, even the curly-haired one was in danger. If Ning Chen remained inactive, this mission would likely end in failure.

Ning Chen had expended so much effort for the mission; he absolutely could not accept his efforts being wasted by Bai Bai. So he bit down hard on his back molar, lifted his head unwillingly, and flipped over again, returning to the outside of the guardrail.

Everyone was stunned by Ning Chen's movement. Bullets had been firing continuously since the few of them jumped from the vehicle; it was just that the distance was relatively far, and with the truck blocking, several bullets had passed without hitting anyone.

But if this trend continued, those coming to pursue the few of them were not good characters either. At most, in another five minutes, the first unlucky soul would be shot by a bullet.

Ning Chen was unwilling to let such a thing happen. He almost did not hesitate, climbed over the guardrail, and prepared to draw the firepower, so much so that no one reacted in time.

Chu Muyu was the first to guess his intention; therefore, his action of climbing over the guardrail paused for a moment, but he did not stop, nor did he turn back. Only at the very last moment after climbing over the guardrail to a safe position did he shout loudly: "Do not look back—!! Just go!"

This saved Ning Chen from having to shout again. The coordination between Ning Chen and Chu Muyu was perfect. In a posture of brushing past each other, Ning Chen soon stood beside the truck, stopped, and faced the pursuit team like a solid shield.

When Ning Chen stood there, he indeed gave people a sense of stability as solid as a rock. Everyone on the truck knew Ning Chen was delaying time for them, striving for more opportunities to escape, so not one of them turned back. After climbing over the guardrail, they hugged their heads and rolled onto the ground.

The mountain was a small hill with not much slope. Although it was not very winding, there were some small pebbles and weeds on the road that easily scratched the skin. When rolling down, one could only protect vulnerable parts, so there would inevitably be more scars.

But at this moment, under the threat of death, no one dared to treat this as a game; they almost rolled down in synchronized postures.

After Ning Chen avoided several bullets at extremely high speed, he saw that everyone had already rolled down the mountain, so he finally breathed a sigh of relief. He originally wanted to retreat, but for some reason, a group of people driving open-top cars had arrived behind the truck.

Those people's vehicles were very fast; not long after, they had already surrounded the truck. Ning Chen had no time to think, but he glanced down. The hostages he had brought out did not even roll quickly; if someone had accurate marksmanship, it would be easy to hit them.

So Ning Chen realized he could not leave at this moment.

Jia Yi saw Ning Chen stop. At first, he was stunned for a moment, but he instantly reacted and said in a sarcastic tone: "This person really thinks of himself as a hero. He is about to die, yet he is still thinking about those scientists."

Although he spoke this way, his expression was full of disgust. Jia Yi said: "Pursue and kill Ning Chen with all your might."

569. A Round of Pursuit

In a few instants, Ning Chen dodged several more bullets, but because the bullets were fired too densely, even if he wanted to dodge, it was somewhat difficult; he inevitably suffered grazes from the bullets.

After several attempts, Ning Chen's arms were covered in blood; wounds kept oozing, but in this state of extreme tension, he felt no pain.

Master Li moved the slowest, but with Ning Chen providing cover, he also climbed over the guardrail. Just as he was about to step down, Yu Guang suddenly caught sight of something, causing his foot to hover in midair as he hesitated, unwilling to descend.

Master Li was looking at Ning Chen; clearly, he had understood Ning Chen's intention. Although he did not have a deep connection with Ning Chen, in this situation, Master Li still looked at him with hesitation, wanting to help but daring not to.

Ning Chen had no time to attend to Master Li, for he was barely keeping himself safe; he had to block bullets while dodging them, suffered multiple grazes all over his body, and still needed to delay the escape time for several people.

While dodging, Ning Chen also saw Master Li, whose movements had stalled. Taking advantage of the chaos, he pressed his back against the truck wall; his hair was already soaked with sweat. Not wanting Master Li to cause trouble, Ning Chen frowned and mouthed to him: "Hurry and go!"

Seeing Ning Chen's lip movements, Master Li hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth fiercely. He stepped onto the damp earth and, adopting the same head-hugging posture as the others rolling down, tumbled down the slope.

By now, pursuing enemies had arrived. Those people stood beside the guardrail, aiming their guns at the few fleeing down the slope. Seeing this, Ning Chen thought things were dire and immediately advanced toward that spot.

While advancing, Ning Chen pulled a handgun from his pocket. Pressing the gun and pulling the trigger were done in one fluid motion; within seconds, he had killed one person. With no time to deal with other stragglers, Ning Chen retreated first.

While retreating, he glanced back at the slope. Seeing that those people had almost rolled to the riverbank, he felt a sigh of relief. At the same time, Ning Chen leaped up, jumped onto the guardrail, protected his head, and dove straight down the slope.

The pursuing enemies were startled. Everyone got out of their vehicles and surged to the guardrail, firing their guns at Ning Chen, whose figure was still visible at that moment.

But Ning Chen still had plenty of stamina; while rolling down, his speed was much faster than the others, and the bullets simply could not hit him.

Ning Chen held his head and closed his eyes tightly. While rolling down, he adopted a posture of leaving everything to fate, not worrying at all about whether he would be hit by stray gunfire.

Jia Yi, furious with shame, looked at this scene. Suppressed anger burned in his eyes. He gritted his teeth and said word by word: "Go chase! Jump down and chase! I want to see him alive or find his corpse!"

Everyone except Ning Chen had already vanished; even if they searched, they could not find them. To complete their mission, those people had no choice but to focus their efforts on Ning Chen, one by one leaping over the guardrail to pursue him.

Ning Chen opened his eyes. Hearing the commotion and seeing the people chasing him from the highway side, he sneered coldly in his heart. He then controlled his speed to increase, charging into the river at an absolutely high velocity.

The sound of splashing water rose one after another. Clearly, the others were much faster than Ning Chen. Thirty seconds before Ning Chen plunged into the river, Master Li had already sunk into the water and was advancing toward the opposite bank.

The opposite bank was far away, and the river channel was so long; they had to conserve their stamina.

Just before plunging into the water, Ning Chen quickly held his breath. His lung capacity was quite good; he had once visited the seaside during a check-in and played a breath-holding game while diving. Swimming to the middle of the river was no problem.

So Ning Chen plunged headfirst. At the exact moment the water covered his head, a bullet struck the water. Fortunately, Ning Chen had angled slightly to the side before entering the water, so the bullet merely grazed him and did not pierce his flesh.

Ning Chen's arm was already dripping with blood. During the high tension, he had not noticed, but now that he had sunk into the water, the wound soaked and began to throb with pain.

Buried in the water, Ning Chen twisted his mouth while keeping his mouth and nose tightly shut. Holding his breath without exhaling was truly extremely uncomfortable.

In the water, Ning Chen kept his eyes open, so he could still see the submerged lower bodies of the people ahead. The speed of those people in front was quite slow. Ning Chen frowned, decisively swam over, and while pushing the person ahead forward, he kicked his own legs, his speed not slowing down at all.

The person Ning Chen was pushing with his hands was none other than Master Li. Master Li was also an older man these days; his limbs were not very agile, and he could not hold his breath well when submerged. To survive, he could only try his best to keep up with the people in front.

Suddenly, Master Li felt someone's hands cover his waist. Startled, he tried to turn around in the water, but Ning Chen gave him a warning kick, neither light nor heavy. So he made no sound and did not turn around, letting Ning Chen push him forward.