abnabooks Chapter 1477 The Replacement of Hunter and Prey
Chapter 1477 The Replacement of Hunter and Prey
"What?! We've been tricked again?!" Old Wen's face turned deathly pale instantly, his knuckles white from gripping the steering wheel so tightly. The intelligence he'd received flashed through his mind—suspicious activity was indeed present near the airport, and they'd even captured a blurry image of what appeared to be an RPG launcher. They were clearly trying to shoot down the helicopter! How could this be…?
However, Chen Jun didn't give him any more time to think!
In the instant that Lao Wen was shaken to his core, Chen Jun, like a cheetah, leaned over from the passenger seat and snatched the steering wheel! The immense force caught Lao Wen off guard, and he slammed the steering wheel all the way to the right!
"boom--!!!"
Almost simultaneously with the car's violent turn, a rocket trailing an orange-red flame, accompanied by a deathly whistle, grazed the left front of the SUV where it had just been, and hurtled past! The scorching blast of air slammed into the vehicle, making a loud "bang"!
The rocket plunged into the jungle not far ahead with a deafening roar, sending flames soaring into the sky! A tree as thick as a bowl was snapped in half, and splinters of wood and dirt rained down on the car roof and hood with a crackling sound!
"Holy crap!" Old Wen was still in shock. He felt the car lose its balance instantly due to the sharp turn and the impact of the rocket's blast wave. The left wheel left the ground, and the whole car almost flipped over! He gripped the door handle tightly, his heart pounding so hard it felt like it was going to jump out of his throat!
"boom!"
Ultimately, the car couldn't maintain its balance and slammed heavily into a protruding rock on the right side of the road with a dull thud. The hood was twisted and deformed, and white smoke mixed with the smell of coolant filled the air.
The airbags deployed with a "whoosh," nearly suffocating Lao Wen. Dizzy and disoriented, he ignored the throbbing pain in his chest and forehead; his first instinct was to struggle to unbuckle his seatbelt and turn to the passenger seat: "Boss! Are you alright?!"
"Crack!"
A crisp, metallic cracking sound.
The passenger side door had been violently kicked open from the inside by Chen Jun, and the deformed door was hanging crookedly on the door frame.
Chen Jun's figure darted out of the car like a nimble cat, landing with a roll to dissipate the impact, before kneeling on the gravel-strewn ground. His face showed no relief at surviving, only a chilling rage and a fierce killing intent.
He didn't even glance back at the disheveled Old Wen in the car; he just stared in the direction the rocket had come from, muttering a curse under his breath:
"Sure, you're trying to scheme against me... You can't shake me off, huh?"
His eyes, sharp as knives, scanned the seemingly calm but actually treacherous forest ahead. The enemy had clearly meticulously planned this ambush, even using Old Wen's intelligence network—a veritable "sinkhole"—as bait to lure them into a trap! This feeling of being outmaneuvered ignited Chen Jun's fighting spirit and killing intent to their peak.
Chen Jun knew very well that this was definitely not the work of the general's remaining forces.
Those rabble lacked the precision of accurate intelligence and the skill in ambush tactics.
It could only be the mysterious "Abyss" organization that made the move! It's likely that Duan Kun reported information about himself to "Abyss" before his death, or even earlier. This organization reacted extremely quickly, immediately mobilizing its elite forces to set up this assassination plot. Ordinary thugs wouldn't have the ability to unleash Old Wen's "sinkhole" potential so fully, let alone use heavy firepower like rocket launchers for long-range sniping!
He took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing his surging blood and anger, and closed his eyes.
The next moment, the incredibly mysterious "hacker space" perception was fully activated! Invisible mental ripples spread outwards from him like radar to the surrounding mountains and forests!
Heat source, heartbeat, breathing, metal reflection, even the slightest airflow disturbance... all information flooded into his mind instantly, and was processed, analyzed, and integrated at high speed!
Within a radius of 100 meters, the enemy's distribution map was clearly outlined in his mind!
Thirty-six of them! Scattered in different locations, forming a crossfire network and a blockade! Well-trained and coordinated, they were no ordinary individuals! They were professional assassins or mercenaries raised by "The Abyss"!
"Trying to trick me?" Chen Jun's lips curled into an extremely cold smile, his eyes flashing with icy light. "Let's see who's the hunter and who's the prey!"
He moved!
He did not choose to hold out using the wrecked vehicles as cover, nor did he attempt to break out along the highway—which was exactly what the enemy wanted him to do.
His body, like a spring brimming with power, suddenly sprang up from the spot, not rushing to the other side of the road, but instead plunging into the denser and more complex forest beside him! His speed was so great that he left only a faint afterimage in his wake!
"Whoosh!"
His figure, like a true ghost, blended into the shadows of the trees and the dense bushes, disappearing in an instant.
Ten seconds later.
About thirty meters from the road, in a carefully camouflaged sniper/observation emplacement, a sniper fully clad in a ghillie suit and with his face heavily painted, held his breath, observing the smoking SUV on the road through his scope. His finger was on the trigger, waiting for the target to emerge from the vehicle, or for Lao Wen to show his face.
Suddenly, he felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand on end! A chilling, almost tangible killing intent attacked him from behind without warning!
He didn't even have time to turn around, nor did he hear any footsteps!
"Pfft——!"
A dark blade flashed, like a venomous snake slithering through the night, swiftly and precisely slicing across his throat!
The sniper's eyes widened suddenly, and the scope slipped from his sight. He instinctively clutched his neck, and warm liquid gushed out, clogging his airway and draining all his strength. A strange "hoarse" sound escaped his throat as his body slumped forward, lifeless.
In his dying moments, his unfocused peripheral vision revealed only a single withered leaf drifting down, and... an empty space behind him. He didn't even see who it was, where they came from, or how they did it!
Within the canopy of a large, leafy tree, Chen Jun crouched silently like a night owl. A drop of crimson blood slowly slid down the blade of his military knife. His eyes were as cold as ice, peering through the gaps in the branches like the most sophisticated scanner, once again "examining" this killing field marked by the "hacker space."
The enemy distribution map was updated in my mind: clear one, and there are thirty-five left.
Like a weightless ghost, he leaped from the tree, landing silently, and then disappeared again into the deeper bushes and rocks.
Elsewhere, behind a massive weathered rock, a mercenary wielding a silenced submachine gun listened intently to his surroundings while keeping a watchful eye on his comrades. Had there just been a very faint noise coming from the sniper's direction?
He was hesitating whether to ask using the communicator.
Suddenly, the shadow of the rock seemed to distort slightly!
Alarm bells rang in the mercenary's mind; he whirled around and raised his gun!
However, it was still too slow!
A faster, colder blade of light, like the stinger of a scorpion, suddenly pierced out from his blind spot, precisely penetrating the side of his neck and severing his carotid artery and trachea!
"Ugh..." The mercenary let out a short, muffled groan, his eyes frozen in horror. He instinctively tried to pull the trigger, but his finger was too weak. He tried to grab something, but only felt the cold rock and slippery blood.
Chen Jun's figure swept past him like a ghost, snatched the submachine gun from his hand before it slipped from his grasp, and without even glancing at the fallen corpse, disappeared back behind a nearby tree.
He checked the silenced submachine gun; the magazine was full.
The next second, Chen Jun peeked out from behind the tree, pointed his gun at another spot in the forest where three enemies were lurking in a triangular formation, a location he had locked onto through his "hacker space," and pulled the trigger without hesitation!
“Bang bang bang bang—!”
A series of muffled, rapid gunshots shattered the silence of the forest! Bullets swept across the area like a deluge!
"Ah!" "FUCK!" "Take cover!"
Several exclamations and muffled groans rang out as the three lurking mercenaries were caught off guard by the sudden and precise barrage of fire. They tumbled out of their hiding places in a disheveled state, one of them being shot in the shoulder, his combat uniform instantly stained with blood.
Chen Jun didn't even look at the results of the battle. After firing his gun, he immediately retreated behind a tree, his figure disappearing again, like the mist blending into the forest.
He was like the Grim Reaper, lurking in the dark jungle, appearing and disappearing unpredictably. Sometimes he would leap from a tree to deliver a fatal blow, sometimes he would emerge from the shadows to unleash a precise burst of fire, and then vanish in an instant. Each appearance was accompanied by enemy casualties; each disappearance left the remaining enemies trembling with fear, seeing threats everywhere.
"Whoosh—!" "Bang—!" "Rat-a-tat-tat—!"
The whistling of bullets whizzing through the forest, the muffled thuds of them hitting trees, and sporadic bursts of gunfire mingled together, shattering the tranquility of the mountains. Branches and leaves fell in a flurry, leaving fresh bullet holes in the tree trunks.
Like a apex predator, Chen Jun calmly reaped lives while constantly updating the map of enemy distribution in his mind.
There are still twenty-six left.
He hid behind an ancient tree that required two people to encircle, breathing slightly heavily, adjusting his breathing rhythm, his senses extending out like a spider web, capturing every subtle movement and change in the enemy's position.
Just as he was preparing to strike again and pounce on his next target—
"Bang bang bang! Rat-a-tat-tat—!"
A burst of gunfire, distinctly different in rhythm and type from the previous enemy gunfire, suddenly erupted from the direction of the road not far behind him!
Interspersed among them was Lao Wen's familiar roar, filled with anger and tension!
Chen Jun's brows furrowed instantly, and he cursed inwardly:
Damn it! Old Wen is a complete disaster! Wasn't I telling him to find a place to hide?! Why didn't he hide and instead went straight into a fight?!