The dense forest occupies a vast area, and the terrain is quite poor. An ordinary person would take at least half a day to trek through it.
However, for Ye Qiu, this was nothing. Previously, from the moment he entered the forest to reaching the location where Huang Zhentian and the others were trapped, he got there in minutes thanks to his formidable strength.
But now, Ye Qiu couldn't proceed as quickly.
Cat and Huang Zhentian had injuries, and if they moved too fast, it would be hard for them to keep up.
Moreover, this is the territory of the Baya forces. Even though Ye Qiu is confident in his abilities, he must be cautious in every way to avoid getting ambushed. He may not care much for himself, but for Cat and the others, it wouldn't be manageable.
If they were suddenly ambushed and there was no time to react, Cat and the others might lose their lives.
"Everyone, stay vigilant and don't fall into the enemy's ambush or surprise attack."
After leading them for some stretch, Ye Qiu reminded Cat and the others.
Facing armed forces, necessary caution must be exercised. After all, ambushes and surprise attacks are something these forces are very adept at!
"Understood!"
"Got it!"
Cat and the others responded in unison. They increased their vigilance, observing their surroundings carefully every few steps. They understood that while the forest was vast, it didn't mean anything to Ye Qiu. They were merely holding him back now.
They naturally didn't want to inadvertently put Ye Qiu in danger.
The group cautiously advanced a few kilometers.
Suddenly!
Rumble! Rumble!
The deep rumbling sound came, clearly the sound of armored vehicles moving, accompanied by thumping footsteps.
"So, the enemy is coming!"
Ye Qiu squinted slightly, his gaze turned icy, and said in a deep voice, "Listen to my command, and act only when the enemy gets close. No one should linger in battle; stick with me, and I will lead you to break through."
Cat and the others nodded in agreement.
At this moment, the rumbling of the armored vehicles and the thumping footsteps grew louder, coming from all directions.
Clearly, the enemy was well-prepared from the start.
They had already laid a large encirclement in the forest.
Soon, a dozen armored vehicles and a large number of armed personnel appeared in their sight.
The armed group noticed Ye Qiu's group at once and began accelerating, and charged fiercely!
"Why are there so few of them?"
"It's so exaggerated. We mobilized our entire forces for just a few people, and they seem to be mostly injured. Can they really be that terrifying?"
"What's up with Baya Chief today? Making such a big fuss over a few small fries?"
Seeing that Ye Qiu's group consisted only of six people, the surrounding armed personnel, though aggressive in their assault, relaxed their vigilance.
Many of the armed personnel found it very amusing.
In this operation, nearly the entire Baya forces were mobilized, which must have amounted to seven or eight hundred people.
Seven or eight hundred against six people—it's like a joke.
It should be resolved in minutes.
"No one should relax their vigilance!" The leading sub-leader noticed the slack and immediately took out a walkie-talkie to reprimand, then said sternly, "The enemy is already within our firing range; don't waste time, start shooting immediately and kill them all!"
In the next moment, there was a series of sounds of bullets being loaded!
Dark barrels of guns were aimed at Ye Qiu and his group!
"Boss, what should we do!"
Seeing hundreds of guns aimed at them, even Cat, despite being battle-hardened, felt his scalp tingling. He knew that Ye Qiu was not afraid of this formation, but the critical point now wasn't Ye Qiu!
It was Huang Zhentian and the others!
Huang Zhentian and the others couldn't possibly withstand the bullet storm that's about to come!
If Huang Zhentian and the others were to be wiped out here, how heartbroken Ye Qiu would be?
Cat truly felt it was too difficult for Ye Qiu to protect everyone amidst hundreds of armed personnel's siege.
Or rather, it was an almost impossible task!
"Don't act rashly!"
Ye Qiu saw through Cat's concerns, but didn't offer any explanation. Instead, he just instructed him, and then his gaze locked onto a giant stone a few meters to the side.
The stone had a diameter of two or three meters.
"It's him!"
Picked his target, Ye Qiu immediately shouted, and at the exact moment the enemies' bullets were just loaded, he rushed towards the stone, nourished the power in his right fist, and with the low roar of dragons, his punch whizzed out.
Boom!
With a loud bang, the hard stone was shattered by Ye Qiu's punch, turning into countless small stones!
Countless small stones flew into the air like scattered flowers, and then bloomed like a lotus, whistling and shooting in all directions!
The surrounding armed personnel didn't have time to fire their guns!
The next instant!
Pu! Pu! Pu!
Each small stone incessantly pierced through the hearts of one armed person after another. These armed personnel were wearing bulletproof vests, yet they seemed like paper, without any defense.
Thud! Thud!
The armed personnel hit by the stones, without exception, all fell down, lifeless.
In an instant!
Just in an instant!
Nearly a hundred armed personnel died under Ye Qiu's simple attack.
"What is going on?"
"What happened?"
"Oh my God, is this person a monster? That destructive power is terrifying! One man killed dozens of heavily armed people."
The remaining armed personnel were all stunned!
No one expected that just one person from the opposing side would release such terrifying combat power!
The brutal scene left the remaining armed personnel—despite having their guns ready—forgetting to fire.
"How is this possible?"
The leading sub-leader was also stunned, staring at Ye Qiu, unable to regain his composure for a long time. He had followed Baya Chief in many battles within the Baya forces and had encountered powerful enemies multiple times but never seen anything like this.
Terrifying!
Absolutely terrifying!
Smashing the stone with one punch is astonishing enough, but the shattering stone pieces killed nearly a hundred armed personnel!
What kind of combat power is this?
Is this truly something a human can achieve?
Reflecting on the previous scene, cold sweat broke out on the sub-leader's back, relieved that the stone wasn't larger, or if it was the size of a small mountain, wouldn't they all be annihilated under that punch?
After at least five seconds, the sub-leader snapped out of it, realizing that this battle wasn't as simple as it appeared, that it couldn't drag on.
Without thinking, he quickly grabbed the walkie-talkie and shouted, "Everyone, fire immediately, fire now!"
"Focus all firepower on the person who acted just now!!"