Xu Lin hid among the trees, staring at the figures ahead and observing their movements. Three of them held guns, clearly expert marksmen. Another had a pistol tucked at his waist and held two military stilettos, standing on guard—this one was evidently a close-combat specialist. There was also a person holding a wooden stick, sketching something on the ground, who seemed to act as a military strategist, arranging tactics or evacuation plans.
Xu Lin did not act rashly. Confident as he was, without any weapons on him, he could not eliminate the enemy silently without being noticed by the others. He was in no hurry, waiting for an opportunity to take them all out in an instant. Outside the research facility's perimeter bunker, a squad of soldiers was still firing into the forest. Regardless of whether they hit anyone, their only goal was to force the enemy back. Unaware of Xu Lin's current situation and fearing for his safety, they wanted to drive the intruders away as quickly as possible to rescue him.
Meanwhile, Xu Lin slowly closed the distance. While the enemy was distracted by the guards' gunfire, he silently climbed a tree close to them, then leaped down. His first target was the soldier with the military stilettos; he delivered a powerful, heavy blow straight to the man's back of the head. The moment he landed, he smoothly snatched the stilettos from the man's grip, hurling one directly into the back of the head of a black man holding a machine gun. Holding the remainin…
Chapter 28