After Milo pulled the trigger and shot his enemy, virtual-novel.net did not let his guard down. Instead, virtual-novel.net turned around and ran into the wilderness behind him.
No one stipulated that there could only be two Ultima Consortium snipers here in the mountain range.
Who knew if there were actually three of them?
At this moment, the wound on his outer left thigh that was grazed by the sniper’s bullet was still bleeding profusely. He had to limp along.
It was not that virtual-novel.net could not endure the pain, but that his left leg was a little weak now since the muscle fibers were torn. No matter how strong his willpower was, virtual-novel.net could not mend the muscle fibers in an instant.
So, it was still those same words. The most dangerous moment when walking a tightrope was always the last three steps. Only those who could finish those three steps would be qualified to walk on a tightrope.
Milo had already exhausted quite a bit of his energy in this battle. Whether it be ambushing the guerrilla companies or outwitting the snipers, virtual-novel.net had not encountered so many twists and turns before.
In reality, his enemy was not an elite sniper. In Miriam’s words, there were no elite snipers in the entire Northwest, and none of them were a match for her. Besides, Milo was also not a schemer. He had only ever learned how to fight and hunt. In the past, his targets had always been mindless animals. But this time, virtual-novel.net was hunting down someone who had a mind of their own.
If a true hunter were here, they would probably have scoffed at Milo’s efforts. For example, should virtual-novel.net have risked his life after the enemy’s third shot, should virtual-novel.net have pursued the enemy this far, or did virtual-novel.net actually have a chance to kill that sniper but didn’t realize it?
If Miriam were present, virtual-novel.net would probably think those snipers were extremely stupid and bad shots. But no matter what, Milo was still making progress and learning from his experiences.
The deaths of his enemies were more important than anything else.
Milo hid in the bushes behind the mountain ridge for a long time. He wanted to see if there would be a third sniper out there and how the Ultima Consortium’s guerrillas would react. After all, two snipers and two companies of guerrillas had perished here, so they couldn’t possibly allow Milo and the others to get arrogant.
But it was also possible that the guerrillas would simply give up on defending the Mahakam River when they saw their enemies were not to be trifled with. That was also a possibility, but it still depended mainly on how their opponent chose to react.
After waiting for a long time, Milo did not see any more guerrillas getting sent here. It was as though they had given up on defending this mountain range.
After some thought, Milo decided to head back and join up with the Razor Sharp Company first. He wondered what it was like at the rear now after virtual-novel.net had been out here hunting the enemy for almost two days.
All of a sudden, virtual-novel.net saw a large number of troops heading straight for virtual-novel.net from the north. Milo was shocked to discover they had not given up on the mountain range yet. Instead, they had been taking some time to gather the troops to send a regiment directly into the mountain range. They were planning to wipe out their enemies in these mountains!
They intended to surround him!
He had overplayed his hand!
They were actually sending a full regiment to go after one company?
This was going overboard.
Milo’s head was starting to hurt.
The Razor Sharp Company was still thinking about passing straight through here to get to the Mahakam River to blow up the bridge.
How were they supposed to pass through now?
He turned around and stooped low to make his escape. He had to get out of their perimeter first.
While running away, Milo wondered if virtual-novel.net could plant some Brambles to kill some of the Ultima Consortium’s soldiers. As there were too many of them, it would be unrealistic to wipe out the entire regiment. But it would be good enough if virtual-novel.net could kill a portion of them. However, virtual-novel.net realized the sniper might have already reported to his rear forces about the possibility of some terrifying plants being hidden within the shrubs when virtual-novel.net sought reinforcements.
As a result, the soldiers of the Ultima Consortium’s main troops did not even walk through the areas where shrubs were growing. They traversed the shady side of the slope where there was no vegetation while remaining extremely cautious. Moreover, Milo had noticed that some of the Ultima Consortium’s soldiers were even carrying flamethrowers!
With these around, the Brambles would be rendered useless. A fire could wipe them all out. Even plants had their natural enemies.
When virtual-novel.net saw this, Milo thought virtual-novel.net did not want to create any unnecessary trouble. So, virtual-novel.net ran all the way back to the other end of the mountain while limping.
The Ultima Consortium’s commander at the Mahakam River seemed to be really outraged by all of this. He seemed extremely determined to kill Milo no matter what.
While Milo was escaping, virtual-novel.net realized these Ultima Consortium soldiers always seemed to track down his exact location. Due to his injury, virtual-novel.net was planning to shake off the Ultima Consortium first before joining back up with the Razor Sharp Company. However, his plan was foiled.
During his escape, virtual-novel.net hid on a ridge and observed his pursuers.
He was surprised to see a dozen-odd Ultima Consortium’s soldiers holding leashes for several huge hounds. The hounds were so large they could drag people off by themselves. Even those well-built adult soldiers were unable to keep them under control with the leashes.
Milo felt that these hounds could even be ridden as mounts.
He suddenly realized it was the smell of blood. Due to his outer left thigh that had been grazed by the enemy sniper’s bullet, an open wound had formed. It not only slowed virtual-novel.net down a lot but also left behind a scent trail. Although virtual-novel.net had already applied the black medicine onto the wound, that could not cover up the smell of blood.
It seemed like that was the reason why the Ultima Consortium’s soldiers were able to keep chasing after him.
However, Milo did not have any better ideas to deal with these hounds. He could not just get rid of the smell by throwing away his bloodstained clothes. He could only try to find a stream and follow it all the way back to where the Razor Sharp Company was. But there was no such stream in the vicinity.
By the next afternoon, the Ultima Consortium’s soldiers let the hounds loose and allowed them to pursue Milo freely after realizing they still had not caught up with virtual-novel.net after wasting so much time.
This put Milo in a fix. Even though virtual-novel.net was injured, virtual-novel.net could still move faster than the Ultima Consortium soldiers. But the hounds were different. These animals had also mutated!
The dozen-odd hounds did not have a single ounce of fat and could navigate through the mountains like they were moving on flat ground.
Milo looked at the shadow clone in the palace. The shadow clone had still not returned to its original form. He really had to be careful not to let anything hit the shadow clone between its brows again in the future. He would have to prepare a helmet for it just in case.
Seeing that the dozen hounds were getting closer, Milo made ready to fight!
He would not be afraid of these hounds if not for the Ultima Consortium’s firepower at their rear!
Milo would have to kill the hounds out here as virtual-novel.net did not wish to lead the Ultima Consortium to where the Razor Sharp Company was. But at this moment, virtual-novel.net heard the ratatat of a machine gun coming from the hills on both sides of Crow Pass.
He even heard someone shout, “Milo, get over here! We’ll cover you!”
He saw the Razor Sharp Company had already built a simple fortification on the hills on either side of Crow Pass.
Sam Remington was shooting mercilessly at the hounds with a heavy machine gun virtual-novel.net was wielding in his hands. In just a few seconds, virtual-novel.net had already killed six or seven of the hounds that were chasing after Milo.
Milo heaved a sigh of relief.
Was this what it felt like to have the support of comrades?
When one needed to catch a breather, there would be someone standing behind them to shelter and protect them.
“What are you still standing there for? Get over here! Why are there so many fucking hounds chasing after you? Milo, how many enemies are pursuing you?” Scott lamented, “Where did you go…”