Chapter 244 Blood Stained Abyss
The temperature on the top of the mountain dropped sharply, and some places even had frost and dark knots. The scent of Tang Zixian and the members of the archaeological team faded a lot here, but the direction was certain. She and the members of the archaeological team headed towards the abyss at the foot of the mountain.
Ning Tao looked at the direction of the abyss, frowned, and thought to himself, "I stayed in the mountain city for a few days, those guys must have followed the direction of the water to find the abyss, right? If they know what's scary down there, I wonder if they will be so active?"
Coming down from the mountain and entering the forest on the mountainside, the smell of Tang Zixian and members of the archaeological team became evident again. The traces of their walking were also clearly visible on the ground, there were footprints, and there were traces of people falling.
There are smells and traces, Ning Tao speeds up. In the forest, there are ladders under his feet. His figure is like those heroes who can do light work in martial arts movies, running on grass and flying over rocks.
After a while, Ning Tao came to the end of the abyss. The smell of Tang Zixian and members of the archaeological team extended down from where he stood, and what he was most worried about still appeared. If they explore along the abyss and go well, they will find the Shennongjia savage tribe, and then they will find the Yinyue City under the abyss. And that, that was definitely not some archaeological discovery that shocked the world, but the beginning of a nightmare.
After going down the abyss, Ning Tao continued to track forward.
The smell and traces of Tang Zixian and members of the archaeological team are more obvious below the abyss, and extend all the way to the direction of the Shennongjia savage tribe.
When passing by a quagmire, Ning Tao stopped. Under the beam of the flashlight, there was a trace of chaos beside the quagmire. With a movement in his heart, he immediately awakened the state of seeing and hearing of the eyes and nose. He didn't see the innate aura of the living body, but caught the rotting smell of the corpse emerging from the mud.
Someone fell into the mire and died in the mire.
The person who died in the quagmire was the elderly woman Dong Qing, an ore expert of the archaeological team. It was easy for Ning Tao to judge this point, because her smell ended here and did not extend forward. Whoever loses his scent will sleep forever in this quagmire.
It was an accident, but it was not surprising that the person who died was Dong Qing, because her physical fitness should be the weakest in the entire archaeological team, and her eyesight is not good.
Ning Tao continued to follow.
If he had been here at that time, Dong Qing would never have died, he was fully capable of saving her. However, everyone in the archaeological team, except Ma Tongtong, opposed him joining the archaeological team. This is not to say that other members of the archaeological team except Ma Tongtong deserve to die, it's just that this kind of result makes people feel sorry.
Under the abyss there is a thick fog,
No one could be seen, only the smell and footprints left in the air and on the ground, the archaeological team moved forward. Ning Tao followed him all the way, his speed was comparable to that of a preying cheetah, even if it was a quagmire, he flew directly over it.
But following along the way, Ning Tao's heart became more and more heavy, not for anything else, just because the tribe of Shennongjia savages was just ahead.
A bloody smell suddenly came from the front, and Ning Tao quickened his pace in his heart.
The smell of blood was the "checkpoint" of the Shennongjia savages, blood was spilled all over the pile of stones and the ground. There was a smell of gunpowder smoke in the mist, and there were bullet casings scattered on the ground.
"Gun?" Ning Tao was very surprised, because he had the impression that the archaeological team didn't have guns, and Tang Zixian and Tu Wenjin who joined later didn't have guns either, so how could there be bullet casings here?
He picked up a shell case at random. The length of the shell case was about four to five centimeters. If the bullet was added, it would be about five and a few centimeters in length, and bullets of this length were commonly used in assault rifles.
After refining the shell gun, he checked some firearm-related information on the Internet, and judged what kind of firearm it was based on the characteristics of the shell casing. It is not 100% accurate, but it is generally reliable.
"Rifle?" Ning Tao frowned suddenly, and he said secretly in his heart: "Our country's gun control is extremely strict, and it's hard to get a pistol, let alone a rifle. Tu Wenjin is a listed company with a net worth of tens of billions. Boss, he came here for an adventure entirely because of Tang Zixian, but he wouldn't be so stupid as to possess a rifle illegally, would he? Once discovered, he would be jailed for several years. But if Tang Zixian and Tu Wenjin didn't have rifles, Who would it be then?"
He dipped his hand in some blood, but the blood didn't coagulate, and it wasn't human blood, but the blood of Shennongjia savages.
bang bang bang...
Suddenly there was a muffled gunshot in the thick fog ahead.
Ning Tao ran towards the direction of the gunshots. While running, he put the flashlight back into the small medicine box, and then pulled out the indestructible fan and the shell gun, holding the fan in his left hand and the gun in his right. The man with the gun was unidentified and could shoot at him, and he had to be ready to fight.
The smell of blood in the dense fog became stronger and stronger, and corpses appeared on the ground, including Shennongjia savages who were shot and fell to the ground, members of the archaeological team whose heads were smashed alive by stones, and armed personnel wearing bulletproof vests !
Passing through a thick fog, the vision in front of him suddenly widened, and the Shennongjia savage tribe came into Ning Tao's vision. At that moment, amidst the deafening gunshots, a wild man from Shennongjia fell into a pool of blood.
Shennongjia wild manpower is infinite, but after all, it is a body of flesh and blood, and it is okay to be shot once or twice, but several assault rifles fired at it, and dozens of bullets hit it in an instant, and it is very likely that some of them were shot. With special warheads, even Iron Man would be smashed, let alone its flesh and blood.
In the tribe, the corpses of Shennongjia savages, armed personnel and members of the archaeological team were lying all over the place.
Ning Tao also saw Tang Zixian and Tu Wenjin, as well as three members of the surviving archaeological team, Ji Wengui, Ma Tongtong and Yang Chen. Five people were controlled by armed men by a hot spring pool. In that hot spring pool was the corpse of a wild man from Shennongjia. Its blood stained the hot spring pool red, and the bright blood color was shocking.
This group of armed men were all wearing black veils, but in terms of body shape and skin color, most of them were white and black, and there were also Asians, but there were only two. One is carrying a personal radio and satellite phone, and the other is holding a sniper rifle.
Ning Tao suddenly remembered a person, Nicholas Conti, the owner of the mysterious Blackfire Company. No country in this world dares to send soldiers to fight on the land of China, but the Blackfire Company, which is an underground mercenary company, does not have too many scruples. In fact, if these armed men were really mercenaries of Blackfire, this would be the third military operation of Blackfire.
The first attack on the botanical garden of Blueprint Biotechnology Company, the entire army was wiped out. The second time was to instigate Liang Keming's rebellion and use the scientific and technological magic weapon. That time it succeeded, Liang Keming took Lin Qinghua away.
This time is the third time in front of them. They have already controlled the situation, and their battle is coming to an end. More than a dozen armed men were attacking the cave where Shennongjia people also lived. It was pitch black inside, but they were all equipped with thermal imaging night vision devices, so the darkness had little effect on them. However, they just blocked the entrance of the cave and shot into the cave, not daring to go in.
Anger ignited in Ning Tao's heart, and the evil side quietly awakened. On his side, he tried his best to protect the Shennongjia savages, not wanting them to lose their last living territory. He never brought his small team here to snatch the spiritual materials here, but these armed men wantonly killed people here, not only the savages in Shennongjia, but even the people from the archaeological team!
Ning Tao raised the muzzle of the shell gun and pointed it at the dozen or so armed men blocking the entrance of the cave. He held the trigger with his right index finger and pressed back.
Suddenly, a burly white man shouted in English: "Stop shooting!"
The dozen or so armed men blocking the entrance of the cave and shooting frantically stopped firing.
Ning Tao also let go of the finger on the trigger. He was so angry just now that he wanted to kill all the armed personnel here. But that is obviously not a rational decision. A shot from his side will certainly kill several armed personnel, but after that he will face more than a dozen assault rifles, even grenade launchers, sniper rifles, grenades, etc. of. Even if he has practiced with a ladder under his feet and an indestructible fan in his hand, he will not be as fast as bullets, and his indestructible fan will not be able to stop the rain of bullets. Moreover, he has to face a terrible situation, that is, Ma Tongtong, Ji Wengui and Yang Chen are still under the control of the other party. Once he shoots and kills someone, the other party will probably shoot and kill the hostage.
"The boss said, catch two alive, don't kill them both." The burly white man continued: "Use tear gas to force them out first, and then use anesthesia to eject them. Catch two alive, and kill the rest .”
bang bang bang!
Immediately, several armed personnel fired tear gas bombs into the cave with grenade launchers, and acrid smoke burst out of the cave in a blink of an eye. The armed personnel blocking the entrance of the cave also retreated, preparing to shoot the Shennongjia savages who had escaped from the cave, and had already grasped the opening.
Ning Tao's eyes fell on the body of an armed man with his head smashed beside him, and a thought came to his mind. He grabbed the body of the armed man and dragged him into the thick fog, then pulled off his combat uniform and bulletproof vest, and put them on himself. The opponent's equipment bag was also used. He put the small medicine box in it, and in the process he took out the eclipse blade and put it in the canvas scabbard with the saber on the outside of his thigh. among. In the end, he put on a black face mask soaked in blood, took an assault rifle, and sneaked towards Ma Tongtong and other hostages.
But before Ning Tao got close to the corner where Ma Tongtong and other hostages were, an armed man spotted Ning Tao and said to Ning Tao in English: "Go to the forest and see what's going on with those guys, they haven't come back yet .”
Not all armed personnel here?
Ning Tao's mood suddenly became heavy, he nodded, and then walked towards the forest. The light here is dim, and his face is covered with blood, it is difficult for people who are not particularly familiar with the deceased to find his flaws. While walking, he observed the entrance of the cave from the corner of his eye. Fortunately, no Shennongjia savages came out of the cave. Perhaps the cave is very large, and there are other passages. It may also be because the savages in Shennongjia are not afraid of tear gas bombs, and the tear gas bombs fired by those armed men did not work at all.
Then, out of the corner of Ning Tao's eyes, his eyes moved to Tang Zixian's body.
Tang Zixian was very calm.