Chapter 703: All Dead?
Translator: Lordbluefire
Everyone followed the direction Shen Ruojing was pointing at, and sure enough, they saw a bright yellow flag!
That was the signal of victory!
Everyone was excited for a moment and was about to rush forward, but Shen Ruojing suddenly called them to stop. “Wait!”
Everyone immediately stopped and looked at her.
Shen Ruojing was looking down, carefully studying the traces nearby.
There was a large patch of grass, with slime left on it. Shen Ruojing frowned. After carefully studying it for a moment, her face darkened. “It’s a trace left by a python!”
The soldiers’ faces changed drastically.
Luo Jian’s brows furrowed tightly. “I see. Jing Yi must have tampered with the flag, attracting the python here. If we want to pull out the flag, we’re sure to get entangled with the python! Moreover, if the python is as large as the legends say, considering our lack of firepower, the python can definitely eat us all!!!”
Even if it couldn’t eat ninety people at once, that giant python would certainly kill them first and then slowly eat them one by one.
Ji Shuai cursed, “Damn that Jing Yi! When I get out of here, I’ll break his teeth!”
But these words, at this point, seemed nothing more than impotent rage.
They were still at a safe distance for the time being. But if they approached now, they would surely enter the python’s attack range.
However, if they didn’t approach, were they going to just wait here to die?
Ji Shuai pondered for a moment. “Screw it! We are ninety people. Although we lack firepower, it doesn’t necessarily mean we’re doomed!”
Luo Jian shook his head. “If Jing Yi believes that the python can kill us, then it’s certainly not an ordinary python. My suggestion is, if we can avoid a direct confrontation, we should.”
After Luo Jian finished speaking, he looked at Shen Ruojing. “Princess, do you think there’s a way for us to trigger the switch under the flag without alerting the python?”
From the moment Shen Ruojing discovered the python’s activity traces, she had been staring ahead.
She remained silent during the dispute.
Now, hearing Luo Jian’s voice, she lowered her eyes, saying lightly, “It’s impossible. In nature, animals are more sensitive than humans, especially in the area in which the python has marked as its hunting ground.”
Luo Jian sighed as well.
If even 518 had no confidence in stealing the flag, how could they succeed?
Ji Shuai looked at her. “What do we do now? We can’t just wait for death to come, right?”
Shen Ruojing’s gaze swept over the soldiers present.
Each of them looked at her earnestly, as if she was their only hope.
The Yan family’s ration for five days had been divided among them. Hence, the food was scarce, and everyone was hungry. It was to the extent that Luo Yan’s chubby face had become thin, and the other soldiers had also lost weight.
Shen Ruojing knew they couldn’t wait any longer.
She suddenly spoke, “Do you trust me?”
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Shen Ruojing spoke, “Alright, then let’s fight this python together! I refuse to believe that we can’t beat it!”
This was currently the most foolish method.
But it seemed to be the only method…
Luo Jian wanted to say something, but seeing the determined spirit of the crowd, he ended up not saying anything discouraging.
However, he understood that the giant python must not be so simple, and 518’s judgment this time was likely to be wrong…
At the command center.
Jing Yi was staring intently at the thermal imaging relayed by the drone.
The island was shrouded in heavy fog, so it was impossible to see the specific scene below clearly. But it could detect the thermal imaging of humans.
A total of 90 people had gathered around the flag.
The crowd stood at a distance, seemingly hesitant. But without much delay, a group of them brazenly charged toward the flag!!
Then, Jing Yi saw the infrared images of over ninety people, one by one, falling to the ground. The red signals were gradually weakening, disappearing…
Infrared imaging relied on human body temperature.
This meant their body temperatures were dropping.
Why were they dropping?
Because… they were dead!!
When the last infrared signal disappeared, a mocking smile appeared in Jing Yi’s eyes. But the next moment, he showed a terrified expression and rushed out. “Something’s wrong! All the soldiers are in trouble!”
Upon hearing this, the heads of the Luo, Yan, and Ji families received the news and rushed over immediately.
Today was the fifth day, and logically the outcome should be decided today. Hence, the three family heads had been waiting in the command center for the results.
But they hadn’t expected this kind of outcome!
The three family heads were stunned in place!
Their heirs, the most outstanding children of the next generation, were just…. gone?!