Chapter 486: The Escaping Enemy Troops

Seeing Lu Cheng hugging his gun, squinting his eyes as he slept, one of the enemy soldiers struggled to sit up.

He first glanced at Lu Cheng, found no reaction, and then stuck his head out to peek outside the Carriage.

Because the mountain road was rough, the vehicle's speed was not fast.

But even if it were faster, this was still a good chance to escape.

That enemy soldier then looked toward the other, who shook his head.

The two were in sync, both thinking that the kid was probably pretending to sleep.

As for the purpose, the two enemy soldiers knew it well.

They must be trying to deliberately let the two escape, so they wouldn't be considered prisoners, and then could be shot.

Otherwise it wouldn't make sense, since earlier Lu Cheng had carelessly threatened to beat the two to death with a stick on the spot.

Why did his attitude suddenly improve just now?

Clearly it defied common sense…

Therefore the two enemy soldiers did not act rashly; with their hands bound, they could not act impulsively now, otherwise a jump would surely get them hit by a cold bullet.

But the two did not abandon the idea of escaping; instead they chose to observe.

They observed not only Lu Cheng but also the road conditions.

Lu Cheng showed no reaction, clutching his gun tightly and snoring loudly.

About an hour later, the two enemy soldiers finally found a favorable spot to jump off the Carriage.

One side was a hillside; if they jumped off here and quickly moved around to the back of the slope, even if Lu Cheng fired, he couldn't hit them.

Thus they could free their legs and run forward recklessly.

When the first truck passed the hillside, the two enemy soldiers looked at Lu Cheng…

When the second truck passed the hillside, the two enemy soldiers still stared tightly at Lu Cheng…

When the third truck passed the hillside, the two enemy soldiers continued to watch Lu Cheng…

Until the fourth truck they were on passed the hillside, when one of the enemy soldiers suddenly stood up.

He slightly bent his knees, adjusted his posture, gathered strength in his legs, and then leapt forcefully…

The remaining enemy soldier kept staring at Lu Cheng, as if trying to read some reaction on his face.

But Lu Cheng showed no reaction the whole time, just hugging his gun and sleeping soundly.

This made that enemy soldier very puzzled—could it be that he wasn't as they thought?

Does this guy really have no ulterior motives?

Earlier they wanted to kill the two, but was it just youthful arrogance and a momentary impulse?

Now they realize that killing prisoners is wrong?

After all, people of this country are too kind!

Thinking this, the enemy soldier who had pretended to jump off the truck now regretted it.

He shouldn't have tested; he should have been bolder, otherwise now he should have already jumped off the truck toward the hillside.

But now the truck has already left the hillside; jumping off would land on open ground, undoubtedly increasing the risk.

They missed a good opportunity!

Though the two enemy soldiers were annoyed, they weren't too disheartened; instead they were pleased, at least it proved the kid was truly asleep.

The reason they wanted to test earlier was also following a saying from Hua Guo—'Sail carefully, a ship lasts ten thousand years.'

Therefore, since they were preparing to escape, they had to succeed in one go, because once they jumped off this vehicle, their status would change from prisoners to war criminals.

Even if they were shot, it would no longer violate the international convention.

Thus, involving life danger, the choice to jump off the vehicle and flee must be considered with utmost caution.

……

They waited another one and a half hours; this time the wait was long, and actually they had encountered several good chances to jump off along the road.

But both held back, continuously observing Lu Cheng's reaction.

Until Lu Cheng slumped to the side, drooling water.

Even the gun he was clutching fell out of his chest and landed nearby.

He was truly asleep now, even snoring.

At this moment, the two also found a good chance to jump off; four trucks turned a corner and began traveling along one side, with a mountain gorge on the left.

The only downside was that the gorge contained water.

If they jumped down, it would inevitably slow their escape.

But water isn't a dealbreaker; as soldiers, they could turn the unfavorable environment into an advantage.

For example, after jumping into the water, they could dive, hold their breath, and swim to the opposite bank.

Even if discovered and someone fired, the water flow could block the bullets.

Thus this river became an excellent escape route.

Seeing Lu Cheng slumped aside, the two still felt a bit hesitant.

Should they pick up that gun and eliminate this guy first?

But although the rope on their feet had been untied, their hands were still bound, making it inconvenient to grab the gun.

Even if they fetched it and truly killed this guy, it would be inappropriate; the gunshot would inevitably stop the truck and draw all the people ahead.

So the two gave up the idea of killing Lu Cheng.

When the truck rattled along the gorge, the two exchanged glances and simultaneously nodded.

They could no longer worry about that, nor hesitate; the journey had already been nearly three hours, and continuing would bring them to the enemy camp.

By then there would be no chance to run; they'd only have the fate of becoming prisoners.

As a soldier, of course he doesn't want to become a captive.

Thinking that, the two could not care about anything else; they could not miss this chance again.

So the two adjusted their posture, without hesitation, leapt straight down, landed silently, and rolled on the spot.

After stabilizing their bodies a bit, they jumped again toward the mountain gorge.

When they leapt, they were beyond excited; as long as they landed in the gorge and ran less than ten meters, they could jump into the river.

After that, no one could catch them.

Yet at the moment of the jump, a enemy's face suddenly changed from excitement to fear.

Suddenly, at an unknown time, Lu Cheng, who had been sleeping with drool, stood up, gun in hand.

The blackened muzzle, like a demon's open mouth, seemed ready to swallow a person whole.

Lu Cheng wore a faint smile, but to the enemy he looked like a death‑bringing demon.

As his finger moved, the muzzle tilted slightly right, and a Bullet with a tongue of flame shot out.

The enemy who had just leapt and was still airborne opened his eyes wide.

He knew that in this posture, with no point to push against in the air, escape was impossible.

Unless Lu Cheng missed and fired off target.

The enemy prayed in his heart, but everything happened in an instant; there was no time to think, not even a feeling of pain…

That Bullet pierced through the brow!

As a flock of birds flew away, the enemy's body fell into the gorge like a burst sack.

Lu Cheng had only this one shot, and there were two enemies; when he raised his gun again to fire at the other, that man had already fallen into the gorge.

Lu Cheng was about to jump from the vehicle, and at that moment four trucks stopped simultaneously.

"Gunfire! Enemy attack!"

"Get out of the vehicle quickly, find cover!"

They were panicked for a moment, but everyone soon realized something was wrong; it wasn't an enemy attack.

They saw Lu Cheng leap out of the vehicle swiftly, stand by the gorge, and fire a shot downward.

However, due to the distance, the shot only hit a stone beside it.