Chu He held the control shaft with both hands, looking every inch domineering. Gu Jinglian controlled the turret and continuously attacked the target. The target tank hit a tree trunk under the barrage of gunfire and rolled sideways.

  “You’re a rather good tank driver,” came the rare praise from Gu Jinglian.

  Chu He returned the compliment. “You’re a sharp shooter yourself.”


  They smiled at each other. The two of them could actually banter and laugh in the midst of such a dangerous situation.

  Chu He said, “I have driven tanks, nuclear submarines, and armored vehicles in the past.”


  However, Gu Jinglian said, “This is my first time entering a tank.”


  “You looked so well practiced I could’ve been fooled.”


  “I’m just learning it now.”


  The two of them drove to a safe zone and located Linxi. Then, Chu He drove them out of the battle zone.

  An armored car was parked by the roadside. The lights came on. There was someone inside.

  Chu He used the same trick again and sneaked into the armored car. After killing the soldiers who had let their guard down, Gu Jinglian brought Linxi into the car.

  Driving the armored car now, the three of them sped towards the signal base station.

  The night was dark, and the clouds had obscured the moon. A hazy glow lit the abandoned signal tower, making it look like a lonely fortress.

  The three of them dashed towards the signal base station, however Gu Jinglian did not see anyone else. He walked into the signal station. There was no one inside either.

  His expression darkened, he had already guessed that the people he had parted ways with were most likely dead. In any case, having more people would only be a burden. Not everyone in that group was an excellent teacher. There were many engineers and senior executives among them. They were so weak that they couldn’t even shoot straight.

  It would indeed be difficult to break through the encirclement with so many people.

  If it hadn’t been for Chu He, he might not have been able to fight his way out by himself.

  After all, war was merciless. No one had absolute glory, and death and injuries were inevitable.

  Chu He had also expected that those people had probably died in the battle zone. However, Gu Jinglian remarked, “We don’t have an engineer with us. We may not be able to repair the signal.”


  “It’s okay.” Chu He smiled and walked to the dashboard. She opened the hidden door, took a look at the circuit inside and instructed, “Find me a toolbox, I’ll give it a try.”


  “You know how to do this?”


  “Yes.” Chu He spoke concisely.

  Upon hearing this, Gu Jinglian and Linxi split up to look for the toolbox. They finally found one in the cabinet.

  …


  In the distant sky, the smoke of gunpowder gradually faded, and the clamor of firearms gradually died down. Eight kilometers away from the forest of coconut trees, a well-equipped and fully armed team moved rapidly towards the signal tower.

  “Max, lead the 7th division to surround the signal tower in the north! Storm, you and the 9th division will follow me and break through the front!”


  A man in camouflage combat uniform was crawling in front of the broken wall. He was the leader of the entire team.

  He turned around and gave a stern order to a group of people behind him. He said solemnly, “We just received news that a spy suspected to be from the government has infiltrated the battle zone and is heading towards the signal tower! We’ll have to surround and annihilate the spy!”


  A group of special forces soldiers with Browning M2 machine guns nodded quietly.

  Very quickly, the light tower gave out an alarm that resounded through the air. Beams of signal lights crisscrossed and spun in the sky. The man calmly waved his hand and said in a low voice, “Charge!”


  The leader held his head high and led his elite troops towards the north side of the light tower, surrounding it from the southeast……