Chapter 124 – They Were Losing
Novel Title: 龙血 (Dragon Blood)
Author：水千丞 (Shui Qian Cheng)
Translator: K (@kin0monogatari)
Protagonists: 单鸣 (Shan Ming -MC), 沈长泽 (Shen Changze -ML)
*Please read at Novels Space.space, the original site of translation. TQ*
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Shan Ming counted his weapons. Hanging on his chest is his submachine gun. He replaced all the bullets of MP5K with small armour-piercing bullets in order to deal with Dragon Blood men. This submachine gun is most suitable for jungle warfare. In addition to this MP5K with a silencer, he also has a scorpion-style assault pistol placed in the holster on the right side of the thigh. Most people are used to putting their pistol here because this position is just within reach of the arm hanging down. Once the bullets of the rifle are emptied, they can take it off. When the lower triangular shoulder strap throws the gun to the ground, the hand is just hanging on the right side of the thigh and the gun can be easily reached. The whole action is from opening the holster, pulling out the pistol, pulling the safety catch to aiming and shooting would only be within half a second. He also brought a Gurkha dog-leg scimitar and a tactical fighting knife. In addition to fighting smoothly, the characteristics of these knives can help people in the jungle environment. Oh no. Shan Ming touched his waist. The position of the knife slot is empty. The dogleg scimitar has been left in the body of the Dragon Blood Man forever and only a tactical fighting knife produced by Cold Steel is left in his boot, which is convenient for him only when squatting down to take out the knife and jump up to slash people from bottom to top.
In addition to these, he only had four ordinary bullets with clips and more than twenty rounds of small armour-piercing bullets. There were also three grenades and a high-voltage stun gun. Originally, he didn’t know about these things with his portable equipment. But Shen Yao was obviously quite prepared for him and only gave him these things for self-defence in the jungle.
There are very few weapons. But he still has to bite the bullet.
The two ran towards the place where the sound of gunfire was most concentrated and just after running more than 20 metres, they both stopped at the same time.
The colour of the grass, the strange direction of the vines and tree crowns, the strong smell of broken plants in the air besides the smell of gunpowder smoke, all of these reminded them that there was a trap nearby. And it was a series of traps.
Shen Changze took off his backpack and threw it in a suspicious direction. A tree crown on the right trembled violently, causing the small trees next to him to tremble as well and then a half-length wolf trap pressed on the backpack. Bows were immediately shot in the direction of where the backpack was on. Just as the shot towards the wolf trap had passed, three rows of trap bows were shot from the left side. Although the trap had been seen through, the final direction of the row of trap bows was coming towards them. But the follow-up force of this kind of temporary trap is not strong. They were afraid that those trap bows would not stop shooting if they couldn’t shoot directly at them. After all, they are not standing on the trigger point. But they are still reacting instinctively. So they hurriedly retreated. The time was limited and before he had time to observe the trap carefully, Shan Ming tripped over the tripwire and a row of ground crossbows was set off from the ground. This time, they shot towards them accurately.
At this time, Shan Ming was calm. He rushed to the side.
As long as there is enough time for this kind of wild booby trap, it will be designed as a serial trap. It is usually difficult to avoid it unscathed!
The moment he landed, Shen Changze also rushed over and grabbed him from the ground. He picked him and flew into the air at an extremely fast speed and they landed on a big tree. This chain trap has not yet ended. After the ground crossbow was lifted, three rows of trap bows swept across and five traps were launched in a row before they finally stopped. When they looked down from a height, the ground was already deserted.
Shan Ming heaved a sigh of relief, “It’s nice to have wings.” After speaking, his mouth hurt so much that he frowned.
Shen Changze looked at his swollen toad-like mouth, feeling distressed but also amused, “Stop talking.” Shen Changze flapped his wings, hoping to fan some wind and make his red and swollen mouth feel better.
Shan Ming held down his wings to tell him not to do useless work. He just wanted to stuff his mouth with ice cubes right now. What’s the use of just fanning it with the wind? He stood on tiptoe to look at the place where the sound of gunfire was concentrated but the canopy from where they were at was too dense. Even though they were standing on a high place, apart from the sight of fire and gunpowder smoke, there were only rows of dense trees that could be seen. No people could be seen at all.
Shen Changze flew down with him. He returned to his human form as soon as he landed. Shen Changze ran over to pick up his backpack. Although it was torn apart by the ground crossbow, it was still usable.
After clearing the trap, the two of them ran forward without further delay.
After passing through the dense forest, they finally reached the front line of the battlefield. Shan Ming also saw a scene that made him terrified all his life.
A Dragon Blood Man had torn off a large piece of Lily’s shoulder meat. As she was struggling to get her gun, the Dragon Blood Man swept her with his tail. She rolled to the side like a puppet. Huang Ying rushed up and wrapped his hands around the Dragon Blood Man’s waist. Both of them fell to the ground. Only then did Shan Ming realise that one of Huang Ying’s arms had been broken and his body was covered in blood. A person whose head had been wrung out was lying on the ground. Shan Ming looked forward along the long bloodstain. It was the head of Tiny Knife which had fallen onto the grass. There was a desperate and ferocious expression on his dead face. Falcon has fallen to the ground. It was unknown whether he was alive or dead. Koski was holding a machine gun to shoot at the enemy. The ammunition was about to run out. He was being chased by a Dragon Blood Man and was retreating steadily. The situation was not looking optimistic. Ayer was already covered in blood. But he has always stood in front of Tang Tingzhi with the other two Dragon Blood men, preventing the siege from three Dragon Blood men on the enemy’s side. When Shan Ming appeared here, he saw Tiger Shark and Pell just ten metres away from him, facing a Dragon Blood Man. Pell was caught on her back with his paw. Her blood and flesh splashed while Tiger Shark was slapped by the Dragon Blood Man. He was hit in the eye and fell to the ground screaming in pain.
Shan Ming had never hated himself so much in his life. He was holding his gun and he then shot at the Dragon Blood Man’s back almost madly. More than ten bullets all went into the Dragon Blood Man’s back. He then fell down dead with a thud.
Shan Ming rushed over. He looked at Tiger Shark covered in blood. He shouted hoarsely, “Tiger Shark! Tiger Shark!”
“Pell. Go and see Pell.” Tiger Shark’s eyes were covered with blood. He grasped it with his hands in confusion, “You fucking go and see her.”
Shan Ming turned his head only to find that Shen Yao had picked up Pell by the neck. Her eyes were stained with despair.
The whole situation was undoubtedly controlled by Shen Yao. Although there were still a few people who resisted, there were not many who could fight anymore. They are losing. And they are losing terribly. It was undoubtedly the worst loss in the world for the ‘Peregrine Falcon’.
Shen Changze rushed towards Shen Yao. Shen Yao threw Pell on the ground and faced Shen Changze head on. The fight between the two was like a sci-fi movie. It was both beautiful but also cruel.
Shan Ming helped Pell up. His hands were covered with Pell’s blood.
Pell gritted her teeth, “It’s okay. The wound is not deep.” She struggled to climb to the side of Tiger Shark. She tremblingly looked into the eyes of the Tiger Shark, with tears in her eyes. With trembling hands, she took out a hemostatic agent from the backpack on the ground and sprinkled it on Tiger Shark’s eyes. She then wrapped it in a bandage. She finally injected Tiger Shark with painkillers. She then kissed Tiger Shark’s forehead and said softly: “Hold on.” Then she picked up the gun and the medicine box. She ran towards the direction where Falcon had fallen to the ground.
Shan Ming rushed to the place where Koski was besieged by the Dragon Blood Man. He raised his gun and shot at the Dragon Blood Man. He hit the Dragon Blood Man on the shoulder with one shot. The Dragon Blood Man realised that his bullet could penetrate his scales so he immediately took cover.
Koski, a big Russian man, showed his extraordinary bravery. After the bullets ran out, he was already being chased and beaten by the Dragon Blood Man. But at this time, he saw that Shan Ming was carrying an armour-piercing bullet. So he slammed at the Dragon Blood Man. The man rushed over and clamped his neck with steely arms. He yelled at Shan: “Kill this monster of a son of a bitch! Kill him!”
The Dragon Blood Man’s tail desperately squeezed Koski’s back from behind. Koski’s face was scratched several times by him. Shan Ming raised his gun and aimed at the Dragon Blood Man’s eyes. The bullet flew out. It shot through the head of the Dragon Blood Man from the eyes and the bullet remained in the brain, turning his head into a pot of meat sauce.
Koski fell to the ground, barely able to move anymore.
Shan Ming turned around and ran towards Ayer and Tang Tingzhi. Ayer’s eyes were bloodshot and his bright blond hair was stained with blood.
Before he could reach them, Shan Ming saw a heart-wrenching scene. A Dragon Blood Man who had been injured and fell to the ground regained his mobility. He grabbed a shotgun from the ground, stood up, and aimed it at Tang Tingzhi.
It was too late to dodge. When Ayer glanced at the muzzle of the gun, he instinctively blocked Tang Tingzhi.
In an instant, time seemed to be frozen. Shan Ming looked at the muzzle of the shotgun. It was like a huge black hole. The rifling in the black hole was turning slowly, like a spiral trap stirring the human soul in. The metal-coloured bullet slowly drilled out of the muzzle. Like a poisonous snake, it sprinted towards its prey. The sparks brought up by the friction could almost blind people’s eyes.
Shan Ming could barely hear the sound or see the images around him. His world was empty now. He raised his gun instinctively and fired a bullet at the temple of the Dragon Blood Man. But the bullet from the shotgun had been fired at a faster speed, aiming at his brother’s abdomen.
The distance between them was no more than only two metres. Being shot by a shotgun at close range, even a lion would have its liver and gallbladder split apart. Even though Ayer was wearing body armour… even though he was wearing body armour… he… he was still…human, isn’t he? There is no way out for him.
Ayer was thrown into the air. The huge momentum of the shotgun pushed him four to five metres away. When he landed, he spat out a big mouthful of blood.
Shan Ming’s eyes were stained red by the sight of the blood. His legs went limp and he almost knelt down.
Ayer!
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*Translator’s Note: I had to research all sorts of booby traps to translate. Phew! Don’t worry. Ayer will be fine. Our second couple needs to sail smoothly anyway… -K
☝🏻Gurkha dog-leg scimitar
☝🏻One type of bow trap
Next update: 2023.–.–(*TBA)
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