For Lin Qiye and his team, this landslide was just a small episode on their way forward. The ferocious natural disaster could not stop their pace. They quickly adjusted their state and rushed forward along the original route.
Time passed little by little, and they were getting closer and closer to Village No. 1.
Muddy stains stained the surface of the military coat, blending with the black color. Time and again, the boots sank into the soft mud. No matter how hard they were pulled out, the muddy leaves from the jungle had already mixed into the shoes, making them feel extremely uncomfortable.
Cold, hunger, fatigue, pain... all kinds of negative feelings shrouded their hearts, but no one complained of being tired.
After a year of training, they have long been accustomed to it.
They are no longer the ordinary people before entering the training camp, now they are soldiers who are about to be sworn in as Night Watchmen!
The walkie-talkie on Instructor Hong's waist rang. He reached out and pulled it out, running forward while talking to the other end of the walkie-talkie.
After a while, his brows furrowed tightly.
"Instructor Hong, what happened?" Lin Qiye keenly noticed the change in Instructor Hong's expression and asked.
Instructor Hong was silent for a moment, then spoke in a hoarse voice: "The commander is missing."
"Missing?" Baili Pangpang was stunned.
"He disappeared eight hours ago. The last people who saw him were the two instructors who stayed at the temporary command post. They thought the commander had gone to a village to help with the rescue, but they asked in every village and couldn't find him."
“So they came to ask us if we saw it, too?”
"That's right, but we haven't reached Village 1 yet, so we don't know the situation." Instructor Hong thought for a moment, "But with the commander's speed, if he really goes to Village 1, it probably won't take even two hours. He might have already arrived by now."
"Then how far are we from Village No. 1?" Lin Qiye asked.
Instructor Hong thought for a moment, compared the map he had recorded in his mind, and said, "At this speed, it will take about half an hour. But we have been running for so long, do you want to take a break?"
"We're almost there." Baili Pangpang, who was sweating all over, gritted his teeth and said, "No rest! Let's rush over in one breath!"
No one else had any objections, so they sped up again and headed towards Village No. 1.
Soon, the surrounding trees became sparse, the view became wider, and in the distance, a ruined corner of a village buried by mudslides vaguely emerged.
The nine men stopped in front of the ruins and began to breathe heavily. Sweat mixed with raindrops dripped onto the ground, and the lapels under their military coats were completely wet.
"The commander didn't come here." Instructor Hong looked across the ruins, frowned, and said, "He really is missing..."
"The commander is a powerful man in the 'Sea' realm, there shouldn't be any accidents. Maybe he just left early because of something." Deng Wei said uncertainly.
Instructor Hong did not respond. Perhaps the new recruits did not know what kind of person Yuan Gang was, but they, the instructors, knew very well that under such circumstances, it was absolutely impossible for Yuan Gang to abandon them while they were still rescuing and run away without saying a word to do other things.
There must have been some unexpected events that they were not aware of...
Instructor Hong took a deep breath and said, "Forget about it for now. Saving people is the most important thing. Disperse and rescue according to the original division of labor. Everyone bring your own weapons. If you find anything wrong, call for help immediately!"
"yes!"
The remaining eight people scattered. Lin Qiye was responsible for using his ability to search for the specific location of the victims. Shen Qingzhu, Moli, Baili Pangpang, Deng Wei, Li Jia, Li Liang and Instructor Hong were responsible for digging and rescue. Wen Qingqing was responsible for treating the wounded.
Lin Qiye's figure wandered quickly in the village full of broken walls. Whenever he detected a survivor, he would use the Star Knife to carve a "cross" on the soil or wall.
With the forbidden area being used freely, the other people's rescue speed was also astonishingly fast. One survivor after another was rescued by them, and then sent to a dilapidated house that could barely provide shelter from the rain, where they were treated by Wen Qingqing.
Village No. 1 in the valley is not large in scale and has far fewer people living in it than in the other villages. After all, in this day and age there are very few people willing to live in the mountains. Most of them are elderly people who stay at home, and a few young people who grew up here for generations and are unwilling to leave.
In addition, the rescue operation of Rescue Team No. 1 was carried out very quickly. In less than half an hour, they had rescued all the survivors.
"Rescue Team No. 1 reports that the rescue operation has ended. There are 17 survivors in Village No. 1. They have received preliminary treatment and are waiting for follow-up rescue teams."
Instructor Hong used the intercom to report the situation to the temporary command center and soon received confirmation from the command center.
"The rescue team will probably take another day to arrive. Before that, we have to stay here and protect the wounded." Instructor Hong turned and said to the people who were leaning against the broken wall to rest.
"What if the rescue team arrives? Do we go down the mountain with them?" asked Baili Pangpang.
Instructor Hong shook his head and said, "No, when they are about to arrive, we will go down the mountain on our own to avoid a direct encounter with them."
Everyone nodded and understood immediately.
They were originally a team that carried out advance rescue before the regular search and rescue team arrived, and they were affiliated with the Night Watch organization. In other words, in the eyes of the regular rescue team, they were a non-existent rescue team.
If we meet a regular rescue team at that time, it will easily cause some trouble.
Nine figures in black military coats leaned against the wall. The short broken wall above their heads helped them block some of the wind and rain, but there were still some raindrops falling on their bodies and slowly sliding to the ground.
Baili Pangpang hung his head and shook it gently. His eyes seemed to be attracted by a magnet, ready to close at any moment. On the other side, Li Jia, Deng Wei and others had already fallen asleep.
They are too tired.
They rushed through the extreme environment for nine hours without a single rest in between, and then began a desperate rescue operation after arriving, which almost drained every bit of their strength. You have to know that the average age of these eight recruits was only 20 years old.
Molly looked up at the raindrops falling from the sky, slightly absent-minded. Suddenly, a head hit her shoulder. She subconsciously prepared to dodge, but when she saw the tired and determined face under the military cap, she stopped.
Baili Pangpang fell asleep.
He slept so deeply that his body fell on Molly's shoulder without him even noticing it.
Molly stared at his face in a daze. She was conflicted for a moment, but she did not choose to push him away. Instead, she let him lean on her.
She pursed her lips, turned her head and continued to look at the heavy rain. She seemed to have thought of something, and a faint blush appeared on her face.
In his sleep, the corners of Baili Pangpang's mouth slightly raised.