"Boss, the mission is urgent this time, let's move quickly! Otherwise, someone else will get there first." This was a conversation in the South African rainforest primordial forest.
"No rush, going now will only cause heavy losses to our brothers. The Cobra and Cyan Snake's people haven't moved yet, so we shouldn't either. Let's keep waiting." Ye Hao calmly said, not getting impulsive despite the intelligence suggesting a mysterious treasure appeared here.
In this region, no one knows Ye Hao's real name; they only know him as Boss, the big boss of the Dragon Soul Mercenaries here, and also a young man fiercely protective of his own.
Don't think he's easy to bully because he's young. He's extremely protective, and if any of his subordinates get bullied, the Dragon Soul Mercenaries under his leadership would attack like mad dogs to destroy those who bully his people.
Three years ago, Ye Hao came to this region with two brothers from Huaxia's top troops. After three years of hard work, they have become very familiar with this area, and the Dragon Soul Mercenaries' intelligence network now covers the entire South African primordial forest.
This primordial forest hosts hundreds of small mercenary groups, existing to meet the needs of local governments. Some governments maintain them for consolidating power, while others use them for underhanded dealings. Their existence is deeply rooted.
Now, the Dragon Soul Mercenaries have received intelligence that a beam of light descended from the sky here late last night. This beam was bright and red, like a meteor crashing into this forest, which is why they came to investigate. Even if the beam is useless to them, their superior at another identity has issued a death order to capture it.
Unsure if the high-levels of various countries are overly sensitive, secret mercenaries in South Africa have taken action. Now, all the major mercenaries are waiting for an opportunity. Ye Hao doesn't want to risk his brothers, so he chose to wait.
After all, in this primordial forest, no one would care if you die. If they rushed in recklessly now and got shot by rival mercenaries, it would serve them right for seeking death.
The one speaking next to Ye Hao was one of the brothers he brought from the elite Huaxia troops: Mu Qiu. Hearing this, Mu Qiu pouted and said, "Boss, everyone else is already near the scene. If we don't move now, someone else will definitely get there first."
"Don't rush, the people going now are just cannon fodder sent by other mercenaries to probe. If we go, the other mercenaries will take potshots at us. We should wait for the right time." Although Ye Hao was annoyed by Mu Qiu's urging, the fact that they came from the same place as comrades meant he didn't want to upset him by being too blunt. After all, they've been through thick and thin here for three years.
"Personally, I think we should charge in now." Mu Qiu saw Ye Hao still choosing to wait with indifference, so he could only grumble silently. Inside, he thought about getting rid of Ye Hao once this mission was over.
In the rainforest's primordial forest, they were overwhelmed by the smell of decaying leaves. Even the ground they lay on was a damp muddy swamp, yet they remained motionless, observing the movements of people around them.
After a long time, Ye Hao saw both Cyan Snake and Cobra mercenaries starting to move, and he whispered, "Follow me, let's sneak over." With that, Ye Hao quickly maneuvered through the primordial forest. The massive ancient trees blurred backward as he moved swiftly.
Mu Qiu and over a dozen subordinates followed Ye Hao's lead, moving silently like shadows. Though the ground was littered with dead leaves, they followed Ye Hao steadily, neither fast nor slow.
Both Cyan Snake and Cobra mercenaries also quickly surpassed the initial group nearing the scene. Even though they knew someone was following them, the alliance between these two mercenaries this time meant that even Ye Hao's Dragon Soul Mercenaries wouldn't dare to confront them head-on.
They had also realized this point, so they chose to ignore Ye Hao and the others following them.
"Heh... those yellow monkeys are following us again. This time we must teach them a lesson." The leader of the Cyan Snake mercenaries, Haldar, sneered coldly.
"No rush, let's search to see what really fell from the sky first!" The vice leader of the Cobra mercenaries, Sara, also snickered coldly, but his objective was to first retrieve whatever had descended from the sky.
"Alright! Let's hope we cooperate perfectly this time!" Haldar grinned toothily.
Ye Hao, whose hearing was quite sharp, overheard their careless conversation and smirked coldly, thinking to himself that such amateurs dared to think they could take him on? Truly oblivious to their fate.
Ye Hao's pace quickened as he moved rapidly towards the Cobra mercenaries because he saw the location mentioned in the intelligence.
"Follow quickly..." Ye Hao said without looking back, directly pursuing the Cobra group.
But just as he was about to catch up to them, a small waterhole ten meters to his left flickered with a red light. Ye Hao initially thought it was a sniper and swiftly spun to hide behind a large tree trunk, then skillfully maneuvered around the tree to the small muddy pit, where he forcefully stabbed it with a knife.
He believed that even if there were people below, under his knife, there was definitely no chance of surviving, so he confidently pulled out his dagger!
However, just as he pulled out the dagger, he felt as if the dagger had become heavier. He secretly thought to himself, had he severed a head? But when the entire dagger was pulled out, Ye Hao discovered that the tip was embedded in the band of a ring, which was covered in mud from soaking in the water, looking like rusty scrap iron.
Ye Hao was puzzled, how could just a ring weigh over ten pounds? What material was it made from? Even the densest compression of the most precious metal on Earth wouldn't be this heavy, right? Could this be the object that fell from the sky?
Thinking of this, Ye Hao shook his head. How could that be possible, the incident location wasn't even here. Unable to make sense of it, he decided to toss the ring into his backpack!
"Boss, it's mission time, and you're leaving the battlefield at will. What exactly are you doing?" It was rare to see Mu Qiu catch Ye Hao in a moment of distraction or hesitation. Seeing Ye Hao dazed for a moment, he started scheming in his mind, wondering if he could make something out of Ye Hao's performance today.
"I thought there was a sniper here, so I came to check it out. Let's move on…" Ye Hao explained his purpose for being here.
"Hehe… where's the sniper?" Mu Qiu pursued relentlessly, questioning.
"Enough, the mission is important, everything else can wait until we get back." Ye Hao said angrily in a deep voice. He started to dislike Mu Qiu's personality more.
"Alright! You're the Boss, it's up to you, lead the way." Mu Qiu thought that perhaps this time he could really get Ye Hao to leave the Dragon Soul Mercenaries. Once Ye Hao left, he could easily seize the position. As for Ye Long, who couldn't even please the superiors, how could he compete for the position?
Mu Qiu thought of Ye Long as another brother brought up by Ye Hao, a guy with overwhelming combat power and an extraordinary mind. Ye Hao couldn't have created such a mercenary scale in such a short three years without Ye Long.
Of course! Mu Qiu also played an indispensable role in Ye Hao's creation of this mercenary group, but his nature was a bit hypocritical, often making Ye Hao embarrassed. If not for considering his significant contributions, Ye Hao would have kicked him out long ago.
With a stony face, Ye Hao turned and led his men towards the Cobra and Cyan Snake Mercenaries. However, at the moment he turned, he shed the previous gloom and was replaced by the demeanor of a great general, decisive and swift.
This was the aura that Ye Hao cultivated in the struggle between life and death. In front of his people, he could show a slightly relaxed expression, but in front of enemies or unrelated people, he had to exhibit the imposing momentum of a superior.
Otherwise, others would think he's easy to bully, a revelation Ye Hao had from being a mercenary.
"Shit, there's absolutely nothing here? Damn it!" The big leader of the Cyan Snake Mercenaries, Haldar, cursed out loud in English, looking at the empty big pit.
"A complete waste of time, who was the bastard that spread this information?" The second leader of the Cobra Mercenaries, Sara, was also angrily glaring, having guarded this useless pit all night to prevent others from snatching the opportunity, only to co-investigate with the Cyan Snake Mercenaries when they felt bold, and discover an empty pit? How could they stand it?
Ye Hao heard them talking from a distance and paused his footsteps, signaling a stop with his right hand.
The group looked at him puzzled; they didn't have Ye Hao's outstanding eyesight and keen hearing, and naturally couldn't see the expressions of the people hundreds of meters away, nor could they hear their conversations.
"No need to go! Everyone, hide." Ye Hao waved his hand swiftly, instructing everyone to hide among the decaying leaves or tall trees, while he focused more intently on watching the two leaders of the Cobra and Cyan Snake Mercenaries, lest they deceive him.
Mu Qiu and Ye Hao were hiding together, and Mu Qiu asked, "Why aren't we going in? Are we just going to let the other mercenaries have it?" Mu Qiu's voice carried a little dissatisfaction with Ye Hao's arbitrary decision.
"Don't talk." Ye Hao replied calmly, his ears tuned to the direction of Sara and Haldar.
Although Mu Qiu was reluctant to wait in silent anticipation, he knew that Ye Hao's eyesight and auditory sense were much sharper, so he wisely kept quiet, waiting to address things later.
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