Atlas of Heaven and Man

After Mi Tai and You An led their men to retreat from the front, they boarded the armored vehicles in the camp. However, uncertain of what awaited them ahead, they sent another SUV to lead the way.

The road behind was a downhill slope, and as soon as that vehicle left the camp, it accelerated downwards, intending to break through in one go.

At this time, the sky was beginning to brighten, but visibility was still somewhat limited. By the time those inside the vehicle realized something was wrong with the road ahead, it was too late. The vehicle ran over a tire shredder, instantly blowing out the tires and skidding dozens of meters before overturning.

You An, who was driving the armored vehicle behind, realized something was wrong at this moment and quickly slammed on the brakes. He was drenched in cold sweat. Fortunately, they hadn't been in the lead, or they would have been the ones stranded outside.

Mi Tai knew what he was referring to. It was a ditch they had left behind earlier, allowing them to pass through a narrow gap in the trench to the outside of the camp. He picked up his gun and said, "Go out and then flank them from behind? Fine, let's fight them!"

"Boss!"

You An grabbed his hand and said, "These people must have come by car too. They should have come from the city. There's only one place in that direction where vehicles can be hidden, probably not far ahead. Even if there are people guarding it, there probably aren't many. Let's go out first, then sneak over there. As long as we seize a vehicle, we still have a chance to escape!"

Mi Tai was stunned, then a glimmer of hope for survival ignited within him. He thought for a moment and said fiercely, "Let's do it!"

They had taken six brothers with them earlier, but four of them had crashed. Besides the two of them, the vehicle carried two Macca Academy students who had brought oak leaves. With Qisai missing, these two could replace him in contacting the exchange group, and they might even speak up for them when they returned in the future, so they had to take them along if possible.

The four of them arrived at a corner of the camp and climbed down one after another using a rope.

Meanwhile, at the front, the firefight continued.

Chen Chuan noticed that the firepower in front had noticeably weakened, and after a while, he heard gunshots from behind. This must be because some bandits were trying to escape from the rear of the camp and were intercepted by the people stationed there.

However, the gunshots only lasted a few times before stopping, indicating that the other party had failed to break through. Still, he was somewhat uneasy. He raised his hand and looked at his watch. It was now almost five o'clock, and the sky was beginning to brighten. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Brother Wei, I'll go check the back. I'll leave this to you."

Wei Chang'an pointed to the team member on the rear sentry tower and said, "Don't worry, Brother Ding is watching from above. With their few guns, they won't be able to break through."

Chen Chuan glanced over, nodded, and quickly retreated from the main entrance of the camp, circling around to the back. If there were no problems in the back, then he could try to break in from the rear, flanking them from both sides to end the battle as soon as possible.

When he arrived at the back of the camp, he saw the overturned SUV. The people who had crawled out of it had already been dealt with by Ren Xiaotian and the others. He discussed it with Ren Xiaotian and prepared to launch a surprise attack from the rear.

At the same time, outside the camp, Mi Tai, You An, and the two Macca students crawled out of the gully one by one. They looked back at the camp and saw that the firefight was still ongoing. They shouldn't be noticed yet.

You An waved to him in front and said in a low voice, "Boss, this way." Mi Tai nodded, crouched down, and quickly jogged outwards. The two Macca students also followed in small steps.

However, just as the four of them had gone out not far, the gunman squatting on the watchtower seemed to notice something. He glanced into the wilderness. Although the sky wasn't completely bright yet, he vaguely saw a few things moving. But Chen Chuan had clearly just passed by. He immediately turned the muzzle of his gun and fired a shot at that location based on his feeling.

With a bang, a Macca student's arm was instantly blown off. He screamed and fell to the ground.

You An was shocked and said, "Go! Scatter!"

In the open wilderness, without any cover, facing a gunman capable of long-range attacks, they could only gamble that the other party's next shot wouldn't hit them. After running for more than twenty meters, another gunshot rang out, and the Macca student running in the front fell headfirst.

Here at the back gate of the camp, Chen Chuan had only taken a few steps when Ren Xiaotian glanced outwards and called out to him, "Junior Brother Chen, wait a moment!"

Chen Chuan stopped and turned his head to ask, "Senior Brother Ren, what's wrong?"

Ren Xiaotian said solemnly, "That shot just now was fired outwards."

Chen Chuan immediately realized what was happening. If the gun was fired outwards, then either someone else had come from outside, or the people inside had somehow managed to escape. However, if someone was coming from outside, they would have sent another signal, so the latter possibility was undoubtedly greater, and the one who escaped at this time must be an important figure.

Ren Xiaotian also had the same judgment. He immediately said, "Get in my car and chase."

Chen Chuan nodded. Wei Chang'an and his three team members were guarding this side, and there was also a tire shredder blocking the way. Even if someone broke out, they wouldn't be able to run far in the wilderness.

So he directly got into Ren Xiaotian's car, and after the car started, they sped forward to circle around.

Mi Tai and You An were also desperately running forward at this time, using the still dim light of dawn as cover. They were lucky not to be shot again. After running for hundreds of meters, they vaguely saw several vehicles parked in front of them, and their hearts couldn't help but rejoice.

Every bandit in the wilderness had a knack for stealing cars, and as long as they got there, they could find a way to start them.

The two people left here were team members brought by Wei Chang'an. Although they were only responsible for technology, they also had combat capabilities to be brought to the wilderness.

Seeing the figures running over, and there were only two of them, they remained calm and still at first. Only when the two people were within a confident shooting range did they raise their guns to fire. Yuan was shot in the chest on the spot and immediately fell down. Mi Tai was shocked, but at this time, he couldn't think too much. He immediately moved his feet and drew his gun to return fire.

His nickname was 'Desert Hawk' because his eyesight was particularly good. Even while moving, his bullets struck close to the two people, and they quickly dodged backward.

During the exchange of fire, he was also hit, but he was wearing protective gear, so he was not seriously injured. However, at this moment, the sound of vehicles approaching from behind suddenly came, getting closer and closer, and he became anxious.

He continuously suppressed the two people in front with his gun, rushed forward, and then hid behind a car. He took out a box he was carrying and pulled out an oak leaf from inside, holding it up high for everyone present to see.

"You came for this, right? If you don't let me go, I'll destroy this thing right now. Don't lie to me, or I'll destroy it first!"

He made a tearing motion with his hands. He wasn't sure if the other party was here for this thing, he was just taking a gamble, but when he saw that the two people indeed stopped shooting, he immediately confirmed his idea.

At this time, the vehicle that had been approaching stopped in the distance. Chen Chuan got out of the car and slowly walked forward with his knife, stopping at a distance that was neither too far nor too close, and said, "You can't escape."

Mi Tai held the leaf in front of him, his face twisted, and said, "Then I'd rather destroy this thing than leave it to you."

Chen Chuan said calmly, "Speak, what do you want?"

Mi Tai felt slightly relieved and said fiercely, "As long as you give me a car and let me go, I can put this thing in a place you specify or hand it over to someone. From then on, we'll be unrelated. I won't ask who you are, and you don't come looking for me."

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Chen Chuan said in a calm voice, "You're not a Maka native, are you? This leaf probably hasn't been touched much before. You might not know something: this leaf is a gift from the Maka people to Da Shun. It not only stays green and doesn't rot, but it's also particularly tough, so ordinary methods can't destroy it."

Mi Tai was shocked and looked at the leaf. At this moment, with a bang, his forehead suddenly exploded, and he fell to the ground.

Behind him, Ren Xiaotian spun the revolver in his hand and steadily inserted it back into the holster on his waist, and nodded to Chen Chuan.

Chen Chuan also nodded. He walked forward, but just as he passed by Yuan, who was lying there, the latter suddenly jumped up, seemingly wanting to rush up and hold him hostage. However, with a flash of a knife, his head flew out.

Chen Chuan's pace didn't change. He just flicked the blade, and the headless corpse behind him fell to the ground with a thud. He didn't even look at it and went straight to the fallen oak leaf.

What he said to Mi Tai just now wasn't a lie, because the people from the Foreign Affairs Bureau told him that this thing was very tough and couldn't be destroyed by ordinary means. Even if it was damaged a little, it would grow back on its own, so there was no need to have too many concerns when retrieving it.

He bent down and picked up the thing.

The moment he touched the thing, he felt his "Second Self" weaken slightly, but it was only for a moment, and it quickly returned to its original state.

He held it in his hand and looked at it for a moment, found the box, and put it back in.

Now that he had found this thing, as long as he took it back, the commission would be complete. However, there was still a final batch of bandits in the camp at this moment. Almost all of these people were on the wanted list. Since he was here, he might as well clean them up together.

When he turned back in the car, the firefight in the camp was still going on. The bandits had not received the flanking attack they were expecting, and they were pessimistic, but even so, they did not stop resisting.

In the team infighting in the wilderness, except for the occasional escape, neither side would leave anyone alive. Even if the other side said they were willing to let them go, they wouldn't believe it, so these desperadoes would basically fight to the death.

At this moment, the sky gradually brightened. After Chen Chuan got out of the car, he leaped over the trench and came to the edge of the camp. The foothold here was very narrow, but he walked past as if he were on flat ground.

As he approached the entrance, he could sense a person's presence behind a baffle. Undoubtedly, a bandit was guarding the door. He held the knife in his backhand, twisted his waist, and stabbed it in, directly piercing the baffle and piercing the head of the person inside. Then he leaned forward.

Just as he made this movement, several more bullet holes appeared on the baffle behind him, and he took advantage of the momentum to draw his knife, turned to the entrance, stepped down to stop his body, and met the terrified eyes of two bandits. As he walked forward, he slashed and chopped, and the two people were instantly separated from their bodies.

He quickly rushed in and immediately saw that there were three people left here, each standing in different positions, seemingly unaware of the movement behind them. He drew out his halberd and fired several shots in a row, immediately shooting down two of them from behind.

Then he looked at the last person, who was almost two heads taller than him, wearing a steel helmet he didn't know where he got it from, with a metal mask on his face, and an incredibly bloated body, wrapped in pieces of protective gear. Seeing Chen Chuan appear, he roared angrily, jumped down from above, and rushed towards him.

This person's body was too majestic, and the momentum when he rushed up was extremely astonishing, as if the ground was shaking. Chen Chuan, however, held his knife in one hand and calmly looked at him.

But the strong man only rushed halfway. Accompanied by a muffled gunshot, the back of his head seemed to have been hit hard. The steel helmet flew out, the upper half of his head exploded directly, and after a few more steps forward, his heavy body, losing support, fell weakly to the ground.

Chen Chuan looked over and saw the Ding gunman on the distant watchtower raising his gun and giving him a thumbs up. He also nodded to the latter, then looked at the crowd gradually approaching, raised his voice and said, "Everyone, come down and clear the camp. Let's try to leave here before noon."

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