<strong>Capítulo 1523: Chapter 1524: A Man’s Battlefield</strong>


    Thinking that Xiang Yu might also have been killed in the explosion, Rumus felt a chill in his heart and shouted, “Team one, follow me.”


    Just as Rumus was about to take action, his guard held him back because it was chaos inside, and there was a risk of being blown up.


    “What are you doing?” Rumus shouted.


    “Commander, you can’t go in. It’s too dangerous inside. If anyone goes in, it should be us,” the guard shouted.


    Rumus calmed down and thought it through. If Xiang Yu was dead, going in now would be futile; it would be better to wait until things calmed down before attempting a rescue.


    “Stand by,” Rumus quickly ordered after thinking this.


    The crowd: “…”


    They hadn’t expected Rumus to be so easily persuaded with just a few words.


    “Xiang Yu, it depends on your luck now,” Rumus said with a sigh, standing there.


    Meanwhile, Xiang Yu and two others were running towards the outskirts of the battlefield. Along the way, they saw many of Xia Cheng’s brothers running as well.


    At the moment, they were too focused on escaping to care about each other, sprinting wildly because survival was paramount.


    Xiang Yu and hispanions ran while searching for Xia Cheng.


    But Xia Cheng was long gone; after running out of the building, he found a car and sped down another road.


    The base was as good as lost, and he couldn’t worry about hisrades anymore; his own escape was crucial.


    Initially, when his reinforcements arrived, he thought he could win a glorious battle. If he could drive off the ****, Xia Cheng’s name would resound throughout the mercenary organizations.


    But he hadn’t expected their reinforcements to arrive so quickly, with firepower more intense than he imagined.


    Now, trying to repel the **** was impossible. It was better to escape early.


    As he drove, he kept nning his future. With the base lost, he didn’t know how themander would handle him.


    For a moment, he thought about running away and disappearing from the world as if Xia Cheng no longer existed.


    But he was unwilling to give up; Zhong Min was to me for it all, and he had to get revenge. He vowed to reim everything he had lost.


    With that thought, he picked up the phone and dialed themander.


    After the phone rang eight times, someone finally answered. An elderly voice came on, the voice of Commander Cao.


    “Did we lose the base?” Commander Cao’s voice sounded not with reproach but with regret.


    “I’m sorry, Commander. It’s my fault,” Xia Cheng said, his voice full of sadness.


    “It’s alright. The enemy’s surprise attack was beyond your control,” Commander Cao paused and continued, “How many brothers are left?”


    Xia Cheng felt panic in his heart because he had escaped alone and had no idea how many were still alive. But he couldn’t tell the truth; admitting his escape would mean disgrace from Commander Cao.


    “Less than a third are left,” Xia Cheng hurriedly said.


    He exaggerated the number to gain Commander Cao’s attention. If his side had too few people, they might be abandoned by themander.


    Commander Cao paused before saying, “Find a ce to settle down. I’ll send reinforcements your way.”


    “Thank you, Commander.” Xia Cheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief, feeling reassured that they hadn’t given up on him.


    After hanging up, Xia Cheng turned the car around. He needed to gather the surviving brothers to make aeback eventually.


    Meanwhile, Rumus and his team were busy capturing people everywhere, excitedly counting their captures.


    “I’ve caught eight!” one person shouted excitedly.


    In the woods far from the base, Zhong Min stood watching and sighed.


    Zhong Min, having fled here, only turned back to look after ensuring her safety.


    She saw Xia Cheng’s base engulfed in mes and didn’t know why the **** hade.


    Now she was more convinced than ever that Xiang Yu was a traitor to the organization and a criminal to his country.


    With that thought, she began to worry about Cheng Wn, clearly mesmerized by Xiang Yu. Was she deceived by him?


    Zhong Min was worried, but for now, it was best to find a safe ce to rest and n for the future.


    She stayed no more than ten minutes before turning to leave.


    Soon after she left, Xiang Yu and his twopanions arrived and stopped there.


    “Didn’t expect their firepower to be so strong,” Xiao Xuanmented, looking at the distant mes.


    Xiang Yu nodded. After all, Rumus and his team were part of the national security force, capable of such firepower.


    Watching for a while, Xiang Yu saw Tie Zhuzi frowning and asked, “Zhuzi, what did you notice?”


    “I feel like I can smell Zhong Min here,” Tie Zhuzi said, uncertain.


    Xiang Yu and Xiao Xuan: “…”


    They knew Tie Zhuzi had a keen sense of smell, and his hunches were usually right.


    “Where exactly?” Xiang Yu asked.


    “She should’ve headed in that direction,” Tie Zhuzi pointed.


    “Let’s go.”


    Without lingering, Xiang Yu started to follow Zhong Min’s trail.


    Tie Zhuzi led the way, but the scent came and went, making it hard to be certain.


    Once they left the woods, the scent disappeared entirely.


    “If it was her, she might have gone to the nearby town,” Xiang Yu said, looking into the distance.


    No matter what, as long as Zhong Min was alive, it was a good sign.


    “Should we look for her?” Xiao Xuan asked.


    Xiang Yu shook his head and said, “She won’t be in danger for now. We should head back.”


    Though his injuries weren’t life-threatening, they could be problematic if infected.


    Besides, it was still chaotic outside; Rumus and his team hadn’t stopped capturing people. The results this time were even better than thest.


    They had captured not only many terrorists but also a few insurgents.


    This was an unexpected gain for him.


    Insurgents were the greatest enemy of the state, and capturing them was more important than capturing terrorists.


    On his way back, Xia Cheng met many of his brothers and managed to reconnect with them.


    He instructed them to rally people and agreed on a meeting ce for a future resurgence.


    Seeing their regimentmander reassured them since they wouldn’t know what to do without Xia Cheng.


    Meanwhile, Wu Jing and his team were hurrying back to their base. Despite being miles away, they could still hear the explosions.


    “Brother Yu, you better be alright,” Wu Jing said anxiously.


    Having followed Xiang Yu for so long, this was the biggest scene they’d witnessed in battle.


    The ferocity of the scene struck terror in their hearts.


    The Tianlong Squad members had learned a lot from this operation. Compared to this, their previous missions were insignificant.


    They had also strengthened their resolve to follow Xiang Yu in the future; this was the battlefield for real men…