CIATB Chapter 164 Departure!
Chapter 164 Departure!
The next morning, before dawn.
Zhang Yan was already dressed, and his black windbreaker made his figure look even more upright.
Nie Qingcheng hadn't slept. She stood at the door, wearing a coat, her eyes bloodshot, clearly having not slept all night.
"Really, can't you take me with you?"
She couldn't help but ask.
"obedient."
Zhang Yan stepped forward and tidied her hair, which was ruffled by the morning breeze. "Wait for me to come home."
Nie Qingcheng bit her lip and didn't say anything more, but stretched out her arms and hugged him tightly.
She could feel that the embrace was firm and warm, but she was even more afraid that this warmth would leave her.
Zhang Yan's heart softened, and he lowered his head to kiss her.
The kiss was deep and long.
He only released Nie Qingcheng when she was almost out of breath, pressing his forehead against hers.
"wait for me."
After saying that, he turned around and strode towards the car that was already waiting outside.
Nie Qingcheng stood there, watching the car lights disappear into the distance at the end of the morning mist, her eyes finally reddening.
……
A military airport in the western suburbs of Beijing.
A large, gray military transport plane, codenamed "Kunpeng," lay silently on the tarmac, like a steel behemoth.
Qin Xiao had been waiting for a long time. Beside him stood five men dressed in black combat uniforms, their figures as straight as javelins.
Each of them carried a cold, unapproachable aura, their eyes sharp as eagles.
These are members of the "Dragon Scale" Special Operations Brigade, one of China's top special forces units.
When Zhang Yan got out of the car, apart from Qin Xiao, who was already used to it, the brows of the five Dragon Scale members furrowed almost imperceptibly at the same time.
too young.
Is this the "expert advisor" personally appointed by General Qin Changfeng?
A young man who looks to be at most twenty years old, with a scholarly air about him?
They thought they were seeing things.
The danger level of this operation was top secret; they came with the determination to die.
Are you taking this boy on a picnic?
The man with the square face and the captain's rank on his shoulder, who was leading the team, was named Li Zhan and was the captain of the squad.
A flicker of doubt crossed his eyes, but his excellent military discipline prevented him from showing it.
Since it's an order from above, all they need to do is execute it.
"Brother Yan! You've finally arrived!"
Qin Xiao rushed forward as if he had seen a savior.
"This is Captain Li Zhan, the captain of the Dragon Scale Special Forces Team."
Qin Xiao introduced him.
Li Zhan extended his hand to Zhang Yan, his voice steady and powerful.
"Li Zhan".
"Zhang Yan".
Zhang Yan shook his hand and gave a simple reply.
Li Zhan's hands were rough and strong, with calluses on the base of his thumbs, marks left from years of holding a gun.
He had intended to test the young man's background during the handshake.
But Zhang Yan's hand only touched him lightly before letting go, giving him no chance.
Li Zhan's brows furrowed even deeper.
"It's getting late, let's board the plane."
Without uttering any unnecessary words, he turned and walked towards the transport plane.
The other four team members simply nodded indifferently to Zhang Yan and followed him.
Their eyes looked at him as if he were looking at a piece of "luggage" that needed their protection.
"Brother Yan, please don't mind."
Qin Xiao leaned closer to Zhang Yan and whispered, "That's just how they are, a bunch of war machines, they don't understand human relationships."
"fine."
Zhang Yan said calmly.
He doesn't care at all what these people think.
Inside the cabin, a tremendous roar resounded.
The members of the Dragon Scale Squad sat in their seats, some with their eyes closed, others wiping their weapons. The atmosphere in the cabin was solemn and heavy.
Qin Xiao was very excited and kept chattering away beside Zhang Yan.
"Brother Yan, let me tell you, that Li Zhan guy is really something!"
"A person could survive for a month in the Amazon rainforest without any supplies!"
"And that guy, the one who's always clutching his sniper rifle, is called Chen Mo, nicknamed 'Ghost.' He can blow a coin up with a single shot from 800 miles away—no, 3,000 meters!
Zhang Yan listened half-heartedly, but his gaze kept drifting out the window.
The sea of clouds surged and rolled, vast and boundless.
His thoughts had already flown to the mysterious Kunlun Mountains.
After an unknown amount of time, the plane's speed began to decrease.
Through the porthole, you can see below a continuous, majestic mountain range covered in white snow.
This is Kunlun.
The plane eventually landed at a makeshift airfield surrounded by mountains.
As soon as I got off the plane, a biting, icy wind mixed with snow hit me in the face.
The air is thin, and the temperature is at least minus twenty degrees Celsius.
A middle-aged man, wearing a heavy military overcoat and with skin tanned dark and reddish from the high-altitude ultraviolet rays, was already waiting there.
"Young Master Qin!"
Upon seeing Qin Xiao, he immediately gave a military salute.
"Old Xu, don't try that."
Qin Xiao patted him on the shoulder, "How's the situation?"
This is Xu Zhenguo, the person in charge of the Kunlun Mountain frontline base.
"Reporting to Young Master Qin, reporting to all the leaders."
Old Xu's expression was extremely grave. "Starting yesterday afternoon, the energy fluctuations of the ruins have been increasing in frequency and intensity by thirty percent!"
"The reconnaissance drones we send out will immediately lose signal and go out of control as soon as they get within 300 meters of the entrance to the ruins."
"That place is like a living, energetic black hole."
Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions turned serious.
Zhang Yan calmly surveyed his surroundings.
The environment here was even worse than he had imagined.
In the sky, leaden clouds hung low, and the distant mountains appeared and disappeared in the wind and snow, exuding a sense of desolation and death.
Just then.
A system notification sounded in his mind.
【Ding! 】
[High-dimensional energy reaction detected, analyzing...]
Analysis complete.
[Ancient Mohist relics have been detected deep within Kunlun, and the energy source is related to them.]
really.
A subtle, almost imperceptible curve appeared at the corner of Zhang Yan's mouth.
It seems we made the right choice this time.
Since it was already afternoon when we arrived, and it was getting late.
Li Zhan decided to rest at the base for one night and then enter the ruins early the next morning.
night.
In the temporary dormitory, Chen Mo, the sniper nicknamed "Ghost," found Qin Xiao.
He closed the door, lowered his voice, and his face showed undisguised worry.
"Young Master Qin, I should say something I shouldn't have."
"Are we really going to bring that Zhang Yan in with us tomorrow?"
"According to the information, he is just an ordinary college student."
Chen Mo's tone was very serious.
"This operation is extremely risky, with a slim chance of survival."
"Even the five of us might not be able to escape unscathed."
"Bringing him along is like bringing a burden!"
"What if something really happens? We won't have enough people to protect him!"
Qin Xiao smiled upon hearing this.
He leaned against the headboard, crossed his legs, looking confident and composed.
He looked at Chen Mo and mysteriously shook his finger.
"Chen Mo, let me tell you the truth."
"The six of us were just there to observe this operation."
A look of fervent admiration appeared on Qin Xiao's face.
"The real protagonist is Brother Yan."
"As for safety..."
He paused, then spoke slowly and deliberately.
"You don't need to worry about his safety."
"What you should be worried about is tomorrow, whether your worldview will collapse on the spot."
Chen Mo was stunned, his face filled with disbelief.
He looked at Qin Xiao's genuinely enthusiastic expression.
For a moment, he was speechless.
Who exactly is this young man named Zhang Yan?
How could the fearless young master of the Qin family praise him to such an extent?
He left with a bellyful of questions.
Qin Xiao, on the other hand, lay down happily, humming a little tune.
tomorrow?
Tomorrow will be the moment to witness a miracle!
He couldn't wait to see the spectacular scene of those arrogant guys from Dragon Scale being repeatedly rubbed into the ground by Brother Yan.