Chapter 656: with translation of chapter title

"Squad leader, they won't have any trouble, will they?" Sun reporter used up the last bit of strength, walked another dozen meters, came to Zhao Yunlong's side, out of breath, asked.

"They could die at any moment." Zhao Yunlong's voice was flat, sitting on the ground, legs spread wide, holding a bottle of mineral water, sipping in small mouthfuls. Without even looking at Sun reporter, his eyes like a hawk stared at the two black shadows.

"Then hurry up and call them back." Sun reporter was anxious with a hint of anger.

"If we can walk, we'll all have to go up later." Zhao Yunlong really couldn't be bothered to deal with this flower raised in a greenhouse, "Come back, how else would we complete the mission?"

"Which is more important, the mission or human lives?!" Sun reporter angrily.

"The mission." Zhao Yunlong said indifferently.

Sun reporter froze……

The mission, what it means, she knows. But…… but…… when facing an almost certain death situation, is the mission still important?

Dead, the mission cannot be completed.

But Zhao Yunlong's meaning is simple: even if dead, one must die on the road to completing the mission.

Retreat? That damn thing is basically not an option.

Sun reporter remained silent, tears slid down silently, mixed in the cold rain, unable to express the complex feelings in their heart.

……

……

Zheng Ren stepped onto the mountain path, tested with his feet a few times, still fairly solid. One side was a cliff with piled rubble, the other side a bottomless abyss; walking on it, he was genuinely panicked inside.

"Boss, do you have acrophobia?" Su Yun followed behind, although walking was extremely difficult, yet he never missed a step.

"No, but I'm really scared inside." Zheng Ren said calmly, voice steady, so indifferent. Saying he was afraid, but from his tone, not a trace of fear could be heard.

Su Yun stared for a moment, this damn thing, he wanted to retort a couple sentences to ease his fear but couldn't get a word in.

His own boss is truly impervious to blades and spears.

"You okay?" Zheng Ren carefully held onto the cliff, not daring to look down, moving forward step by step cautiously.

"You can do it, why can't I?" Su Yun said stubbornly.

He wiped his face, the clothes soaked with rainwater were wet and heavy, just like his voice, low and weak.

Gone was the dashing vigor he had in the hospital; his black hair soaked by rain clung tightly to his forehead, looking quite disheveled.

Zheng Ren sincerely thanked the Big Pig Trotter.

In the System Space, his physical quality had been enhanced; normally, even doing several more surgeries wouldn't tire him. Now he had become a weapon.

Normally, a thirty-year-old Inpatient Chief, staying up late would almost have worked himself to death; where would he get the strength to walk here?

Without the Big Pig Trotter, even if he could join the Sharp Blade Squad and make it here, he would be exhausted.

But now, Zheng Ren felt okay, not too tired.

His wet clothes clung to his body, desperately absorbing the heat radiating from him. But Zheng Ren didn't feel anything, just a sense of dampness.

Each step was very careful, he planted his foot firmly, then moved forward.

Take it slow, it doesn't matter. Once a mistake happens, a person is gone.

Step by step, ahead is the Gates of Hell; Zheng Ren really doesn't want to step in.

After walking 1,362 steps, turning several corners, Zheng Ren saw the end of the mountain path.

There, a huge Landslide Dam Lake appeared before his eyes.

It seemed there was still a path, going around the Landslide Dam Lake, ahead faintly a path might still be possible. This is the limit of what the eye can see; farther away, even Zheng Ren couldn't see clearly in the dark, rainy weather.

"I go……" Su Yun stood behind Zheng Ren, involuntarily exclaimed.

The Landslide Dam Lake, he had only seen in books, never expecting to one day witness it with his own eyes, and at the end of this treacherous mountain path.

In an instant, Su Yun felt his hands and feet turn icy cold.

If another slightly stronger aftershock came, and the Landslide Dam Lake opened a breach, would the entire Sharp Blade Squad be submerged?

Maybe, who knows.

In this godforsaken place, no one knows what will happen in the next second.

"Returned." Zheng Ren said.

"Not going over?"

"We need to go back and tell Zhao Zong the situation. Over there there's a road that looks like it should be passable. Let's try, who knows." Zheng Ren said.

Still in the tone of a doctor, uncertain about everything.

This is a habit of many years, cannot be changed.

"Can you see?" Su Yun exclaimed in surprise, he narrowed his eyes, carefully looking for the path. But ahead was pitch black, nothing visible except that huge Landslide Dam Lake.

"Mm." Zheng Ren had no time to deal with this guy.

This guy is just a chatterbox; if I engage him, he could talk until tomorrow morning.

Normally it would be fine, but in this situation every bit of strength is extremely precious; Zheng Ren hates to waste it.

The two retreated back; the return route was somewhat simpler than the way there, but Zheng Ren didn't let his guard down, constantly reminding Su Yun to be careful, to walk slower.

Su Yun also had no energy to argue with Zheng Ren; the annoying rain made the mountain path extremely slippery. If walking behind, not having to worry whether each step lands on solid ground or endless void would save some energy.

But now this situation……

Su Yun carefully, after a long time, finally walked down the mountain path.

"Zhao Zong, ahead is passable, though the mountain path is relatively narrow and dangerous. After this stretch, over there is a large Landslide Dam Lake, appearing to have a faint path that could be crossed." Zheng Ren said.

Zhao Yunlong and the others had recovered some strength; seeing that it was already late, Zhao Yunlong decided to rest a few more hours after passing this mountain stretch.

"You, stay behind." Zhao Yunlong said seriously to the reporter and photographer.

"Squad leader, we also have a mission." Sun reporter gritted his teeth, said stubbornly. From his petite body burst a surge of strength.

Mission, it's all mission.

Zhao Yunlong doesn't dislike her; in this extreme environment, being able to persevere and walk this far is already quite difficult for a delicate girl.

This is not an amusement park; any normal person knows that. Moreover, the cold rain pouring from the sky causes body temperature to plummet; if one had a surge of hot blood, it would have been extinguished by now.

What keeps her steadfast is not petulance, but the desire to complete the mission.

Zhao Yunlong sighed; his fate really wasn't good. If the plane had taken off earlier by several Minute, these reporters and photographers couldn't keep up, how nice that would be.

But thinking about these now is useless.

After organizing the team, Zhao Yunlong had Zheng Ren and Su Yun take the lead, while he covered the rear, and the squad continued forward.

Zheng Ren walked silently in the front; wherever the path was difficult, he gave advance warning.

All along there were scares but no danger, until they reached the corner.

They walked for a full half hour, yet had covered only a small portion of the distance. Each step was extremely perilous; to suffer no casualties was a great fortune.

"Stop, stop!" Suddenly, Zheng Ren, at the front, raised his hand and shouted loudly for the first time.