On the north of the shrubbery was the boy.

On the south of the shrubbery were the soldiers from the Second Army field operations company.

Both sides were looking at each other.

They didn't understand why the boy could smoothly pass through the shrubbery that turned into a deadly weapon the moment their men tried to cross over.

Step by step, the boy retreated into the dark woods.

In a flash, Qing Huai felt that the boy was very familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him before.

It was as if he had missed an important detail in his life.

Cao Wei concluded, "Sir, he has indeed mastered a lot of the rules."

Qing Huai said, "No wonder the Main Branch and Second Branch arranged for my task to be in Forbidden Land No. 002, turns out there's someone familiar with the rules waiting for me here."

Cao Wei thought and said, "But something feels strange, he doesn't seem like a superhuman at all. I've gotten very close to him just now, the strength of his legs and his heart and lungs capacity can't possibly be faked."

Cao Wei's assessment was indeed accurate.

However, it was precisely this that made him even more confused a teenager who was not even a superhuman was able to use the rules to kill more than 70 soldiers. The incongruity was simply unbelievable.

A question would soon arise in their hearts: how did he do it?

Qing Huai flatly asked, "Cao Wei, what's the situation of minefield I told you set up earlier?"

As Qing Huai's sense of urgency grew, the way he addressed Cao Wei abruptly changed.

Cao Wei was stunned for a moment, "It's been completed, Sir."

Qing Huai nodded, "Everyone switch off your communication device's silent mode and connect to the intercom channel. Cao Wei, you take over the command and lure him to the minefield. He gave me a taste of this Forbidden Land's rules, now it's time to let him get a taste of the Federal Army's rules."

"Received."

Like a cheetah, Cao Wei led his men to bypass the shrubbery.

He spoke over the intercom, "Platoon 1 move forward to two o'clock, Platoon 2, I need you to reach A21 within 20 minutes, Platoon 7"

Before they came, they had marked the Forbidden Land on a tactical map and divided the whole area with the serial numbers from A1-A50 and B1-B50 for convenient commands.

Under Cao Wei's instructions, the entire field operations team was like a fast spreading net.

Just like a pack of wolves hunting in winter, spreading a huge net to hunt and corner the deer into a spot.

They were in no hurry to tear up the prey, because crashing onto a madly dashing deer would injure them.

At this time, the patient hunters only needed to calmly wait. Wait for the deer to fall into the lake covered by thin ice, freeze, and drown.

When the ice thawed in spring, the wolves would come to enjoy the feast.

"Platoon 7, move towards A37, do not attempt contact with the target."

"Platoon 2, move towards A35, do not attempt contact with the target."

Through the intercom, Cao Wei's voice was accompanied by a slight electric current.

He issued one instruction after another with no intention to pull back the net.

Since the target obviously had more knowledge of the rules, then they shouldn't give him anymore chances to use the rules.

There was no need to rush; Cao Wei knew that once the prey entered the minefield, then everything would be over.

The next second, a soldier exclaimed, "The target has entered the minefield!"

However, they suddenly realized that something was wrong.

Because there wasn't any sound of explosion.

His tone cold, Cao Wei asked through the intercom, "What's the current position of the target?"

"The target is quickly running across the minefield without setting off any of the mine!"

"The speed of the target has not slowed down, Sir, the trajectory of Platoon 2 is blocked by the minefield, should we detour?"

While Cao Wei and Qing Huai looked at one another, Qing Chen was breezily sweeping through the minefield.

He had been here before.

Li Shutong spent two days showing him the outskirts of the Forbidden Land, letting him familiarize himself with the environment and terrain.

It wasn't until Qing Huai and his men arrived at the spot he deemed most suitable did Qing Chen finally start launching his attack.

If they thought they could turn this area into their home ground by setting up landmines, then they would be wrong.

For other people, knowing a place well might mean they knew where the mountain sat, where the river flowed, where the mound was located, or where certain types of plants grew.

However, for Qing Chen, what he knew well was

Every single tree.

Every single stone.

The fallen leaves on the ground were the vein lines on the skin of a great giant, the tall trees the hair on its body, and the huge boulder its mole.

At a certain moment, Qing Chen even felt that the giant was kindly watching over him.

Every detail of this place was engraved in Qing Chen's mind.

If it didn't match the picture in his memory, then it wasn't right.

There would be changes made to the surroundings when burying landmines. Even if the size of the mine was no bigger than a palm, no matter how they tried to camouflage it and despite the ground looking very natural, to Qing Chen, the difference couldn't be more obvious.

Under the sight of the stupefied field operations team, he easily avoided every trap, speedily passing through the minefield as if he possessed the all-seeing eyes.

Qing Huai questioned Cao Wei, "How many mines have you planted in that area?"

"Forty one, Sir. We only brought one box of mines, numbering fifty in total," explained Cao Wei.

Qing Huai frowned, he didn't see any mechanical limb on the boy, so how did he manage to avoid all those mines!?

"Do we continue chasing him?" Cao Wei asked.

Qing Huai looked at him and said, "Brother Cao Wei, I need you to take action."

As a C-level master and the best combatant in his batch, how could Cao Wei find it so difficult to catch an ordinary teenager?

Qing Huai continued, "I know you have scruples in your heart, you're worried about his knowledge of the deadly rules, but you have to understand that we can't go into the hinterland without getting rid of this person. If I miss the opportunity to complete this task, the Main Branch and Second Branch will not give me another chance. And if I had to withdraw from the Fight for the Shadow, then your rank demotion would have been done in vain."

Cao Wei took a deep breath and spoke to the intercom, "Platoon 1 and Platoon 2, use your full speed to chase after him, I'll catch up to you soon. We must kill him before night falls. Platoon 7, I need you to go to A48 ahead of us to set up a blockade, I'll be the one to drive him there!"

Qing Huai smilingly patted his shoulder, "Brother Cao Wei, I'll be waiting for the result."

However, someone suddenly reported through the intercom, "Sir, Platoon 1 has discovered a new situation while following the boy. He's acting weirdly."

Weirdly?

Translator: Zee