The dense jungle was as if it had just rained, very moist.
Ye Qiu and Lin Jie's off-road vehicle was traveling on the rugged mountain road, with dirt being kicked up by the tires.
As they got closer to their destination, Lin Jie's expression grew increasingly grim. Ye Qiu felt the same way...
But just at this moment, Fle, who hadn't made a sound in a long time, suddenly spoke in his mind.
"Ye Qiu!"
"Hmm?" Ye Qiu was taken aback, glanced at Lin Jie, and then asked Fle through telepathy, "What's the matter?"
"I've discovered the whereabouts of the fourth Energy Crystal Chip."
"What?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Qiu was overjoyed. Lin Jie, seeing the joy on Ye Qiu's face, shook his head secretly, thinking, "Ye Qiu probably doesn't know what's coming next, and he can still smile at a time like this."
Ye Qiu didn't care what Lin Jie thought and asked Fle, "Detected it, where is it?"
Fle said, "Based on my detection, the farther the car goes forward, the closer it gets."
Upon hearing this, Ye Qiu pondered for a moment, "It seems the fourth Energy Crystal Chip is within the Golden Triangle."
"Get it at all costs," Fle said.
Ye Qiu replied, "I'll try my best."
"No, not just try your best, you must exhaust every effort to get the fourth Energy Crystal Chip. If so, the system can upgrade to Level 4, and my strength can recover significantly."
Fle said gravely, "Ye Qiu, I plead with you, no matter what, get it as soon as possible, because I have a premonition that the crisis on Earth is approaching, and those targeting me seem to have roughly pinpointed my location. So, if you don't hurry, we might not have any ability to resist by then."
"At that time, we will be like fish on a cutting board, at their mercy. Any beings on Earth will have no ability to resist them, and the Earth will descend into an apocalypse."
"The end of the world?"
Ye Qiu took a deep breath; he could hear the seriousness in Fle's words. Hence, he nodded, "Don't worry, Fle, I will do my utmost, not just with all my might, to get the fourth Energy Crystal Chip."
"I beg you." Fle's tone was extremely grave.
After hearing this, Ye Qiu said nothing more and resolved in his heart to get that fourth Energy Crystal Chip.
It's not just to help Fle, but also to help himself.
Knowing that when the Earth is on the brink of the looming crisis, without the system's help, it would surely be a dead end for him.
And he doesn't want to succumb to the alien invaders' slaughter and enslavement, so he can only exert every means to enhance his strength.
Now that the fourth Energy Crystal Chip is within reach, Ye Qiu must find it and get it no matter what!
"Ye Qiu, we're almost there. Get ready."
It was at this moment, Lin Jie's voice interrupted Ye Qiu's thoughts, prompting him to look around.
All around, the jungle was dense, and ahead, there were faint sights of houses, mostly made of wood, with a few constructed with stone blocks.
"Where is this?"
Ye Qiu asked.
Lin Jie replied, "We're on the outskirts of the Golden Triangle. We need to pass through here to enter their main base!"
Ye Qiu looked up and saw a group of foreigners in odd military uniforms, holding guns, guardedly watching them after their vehicle appeared.
"I'll go down and have a word with them. You wait here for me!"
Lin Jie instructed.
"Will there be any trouble?"
Ye Qiu looked at those foreigners, feeling something was off, as if they were about to open fire.
"No, I'm quite familiar with them." Lin Jie smiled, but seeing Ye Qiu's guarded look, added, "But get ready, in case anything happens to me, you run immediately!"
"Lin Jie!" Ye Qiu called out to Lin Jie.
But Lin Jie had already gotten out of the vehicle, waving his hand at Ye Qiu.
Ye Qiu watched intently, quickly moved to the driver's seat, keeping a close eye on Lin Jie, then turned to focus on those people from Wa Country, feeling that these folks seemed as if they were about to take action against them.
...
Lin Jie walked slowly towards the group of foreigners, truthfully feeling a bit nervous inside.
Although he knew their leader and wasn't here for the first time delivering goods, after Ye Qiu's warning earlier, he sensed something different in their gazes.
In the past, when he came to deliver goods, they were cautious, but not like now, where they still had guns trained on him close-up.
"Hi, my old friends, I'm Lin Jie, working for Boss Xu; is Jackson here?"
Jackson was an American in the Golden Triangle, under General Dar's command and a good friend of Lin Jie.
However, after speaking, these people didn't talk to him but instead gazed at him with an increasingly cold demeanor, revealing intense killing intent.
Upon seeing this, Lin Jie felt uneasy, but it was too late to retreat, so he called again, "Is Jackson here?"
But after he called out, he instinctively moved aside, dodging a bullet that hit where he had just stood.
"Hey, hey, what are you doing? Our Boss Xu and your General Dar are good friends..."
Bang.
Just as Lin Jie finished speaking, another burst of gunfire hit where he had been, luckily missing him as he had moved quickly enough.
Lin Jie ran frantically, finding cover in a corner, thinking to himself, "This isn't Jackson, Jackson might already be in trouble."
"It's over, I might die here today."
Lin Jie's expression darkened, then he saw Ye Qiu's vehicle starting and retreating rapidly. He wanted to say something but ended up with a chuckle and a shake of his head.
He did not blame Ye Qiu for abandoning him to escape. Anyone else might have done the same too.
"Oh well, let me at least take some of them down with me before I die."
Lin Jie was also an outstanding national security officer, with remarkable skills, so his resistance was formidable. Despite the enemy's immense firepower, he found opportunities. After taking down an enemy and seizing a gun, he fiercely engaged them.
But ultimately, he was outnumbered. After getting hit several times, he leaned against a concealed spot, clutching his wounds, shaking his head with a bitter smile, "Oh, am I really going to die here today?"
In that moment, Lin Jie bore no grudge against Ye Qiu but silently thought, "Ye Qiu, I hope you will treat Xu Lei well, or else I won't let you off even as a ghost."
With that, Lin Jie gritted his teeth and continued fighting fiercely with them.
As long as he had breath, he would take down a few with him if it killed him.
"Killing one is worth it, killing two makes it profitable, killing three is a bonus. Haha, I've taken down six or seven of those foreign devils; dying is worth it!"
Lin Jie laughed loudly and continued his fierce battle with those men.