We don't know this guy, he's wearing camouflage and he's holding an M16. I slowly slipped the crosshair on him, waiting to see if there was anyone else behind him.

We didn't move, after all, except for the oil bottles, everyone has relatively rich combat experience. The man who walked out first looked around, then turned around and walked back.

I knew he wasn't noticing something wrong, but out of caution not to greet the people behind him by shouting. Sure enough, a moment later, the man rolled over again, and this time two more people quickly walked out behind him.

When I saw the two people behind him, I let out a long sigh of relief, and lowered the gun in my hand, because it was Pablo, the person we came here to rescue, who came out? Balcas, and the other was the captain of his guard, a man named Códobá.

"Don't even rush." John's voice came from his ears, "Walker and little Bill, you two go around behind them and look around to prevent tails from behind them." I stayed here with the gypsies. ”

After Walker and Bill Jr. said they understood and started to act, John said in a voice that only the other could hear, "Pablo." I can't believe you're still alive. Why are there only two men left? ”

Hearing John's voice, the three of them were startled, and they all raised their guns to look in John's direction, and Córdoba immediately pulled Pablo, who had inconvenient legs, behind him. But judging from the appearance of the three of them, they are all the last of the strong crossbows. In addition to the people, they only had guns, and their bodies were covered with all kinds of stains and blood, and Pablo limped forward with the support of Códoba and just such a pulling action, Pablo, who had inconvenient legs and feet, almost fell to the ground.

"Put down your gun. If you want to fight, the three of you will die a long time ago. I am the one who rescued you. John smiled.

Pablo was stunned for a moment when he heard John's words, then put down his gun and pressed down on Códoba next to him.

Seeing that the other party was on guard, John stood up and walked out.

Pablo saw that it was John, and visibly relaxed. He dropped the gun straight to the ground, reached out to hold Códoba and sat down slowly.

After sitting down, Pablo looked at John and said, "Is there anything to eat?" I'm dying of hunger. ”

John smiled helplessly, looked at me and motioned for me to give them something to eat. I nodded, pulled out the contents of my bag and tossed it to Códoba standing next to him. It was only then that I could see Códoba clearly, he was indeed a black man, with a smudge on his bald head, and he was still looking warily in all directions.

Pablo, on the other hand, was apparently much more relaxed, and he gave what he ate to Códoba and, after Córdoba refused, to the one who had come out to explore the way. John looked at Pablo gobbling up and shook his head, "You know what? Actually, you should invite us to dinner. After all, my mission is accomplished. ”

Pablo smiled as he ate, "As long as I can go back alive, I will definitely treat you and your people to a meal." ”

At this moment, there was another movement behind Pablo, and Pablo heard the movement, but he looked at us and relaxed and began to eat, but the captain of his guard and the pathfinder were nervous and wanted to pull Pablo up.

"Relax. Take it easy. This should be their person, not a wizard chasing after them. Pablo looked at John and said, "Am I right?" ”

"Finally let me see the reason to go to great lengths to save you." John said and looked at Córdoba and said, "Relax, it's my man." After you showed up, I arranged for two people to go out and see if anyone was following you. ”

As John spoke, Walker and Bill Jr. stepped out from behind Pablo's position. Pablo looked at the two of them and said, "That's amazing, you've only lost one person since you landed." After speaking, he sighed in great frustration and threw the leftovers in his hand aside, "And my people." He pointed to Córdoba and the pathfinder, "There are only two of them." ”

"The wizard did it?" I asked, and as I spoke, John motioned for little Bill and Walker to remain on guard.

Pablo laughed miserably, "Who else?" I thought you were the ones who stood in your way. But just as we were busy withdrawing, a group of men suddenly came out from behind us. The first wave killed a dozen of us. If it weren't for the loyalty of my guards, I would have died there. ”

John and I looked at each other, and John said, "How many of them are there?" ”

Pablo thought for a moment, looked at Córdoba beside him, and motioned for him to tell us.

Cordoba thought for a moment and said, "There are about a dozen people, but not more than fifteen. He thought for a moment, glanced at Pablo and said, "My boss wasn't exactly right. At that time, there should have been five or six people who attacked for the first time, they were very accurate in their marksmanship, and they attacked very fiercely, and quickly knocked out the people we were trying to resist, and just before we had run far, from the side of our direction, another group of people were killed, the number was about the same as before, this time the attack was also very fierce, many of us were scattered, and finally I left five or six people who were still around to block and attract their attention, and the three of us ran out. ”

"Are you just running and no one is on guard?" The first thing I felt when I heard Córdoba's description was that after we cut them off, it was as if they had escaped from heaven and were only concerned about running for their lives.

My question made the three of them look at each other a little embarrassed. Códoba in particular was very ashamed.

"Hmph. Like a herd of antelopes driven by lions. I thought I could run away, but I fell into a trap that had been set up a long time ago. John snorted coldly, but then sighed and said, "Where are you going next?" ”

"Running back into your sphere of influence, that's the only way. I've arranged for someone to run back first and find someone to pick us up. Let's hope he wasn't killed or captured. ”

"So we're still in the FARC's sphere of influence here and now?" John asked.

Córdoba nodded, "But we're close to the dividing line." ”

"That's even more dangerous." When I heard him say that, I blurted it out, and they all looked at me, but they quickly understood what I meant.

John looked at Córdoba and said, "How long will it take for your people to get to the demarcation line?" ”

"If it goes well, then it should arrive around two o'clock in the afternoon. We just have to continue to the north, and when we see a river, we will be there, and I estimate that there are still ten kilometers to go. Córdoba replied.

John looked at his watch, "They won't delay or not come." ”

"Haha." Pablo, who had been sitting on the ground, suddenly laughed when he heard John's words, and then reached out and grabbed Córdoba beside him to stand up and said, "They can try the consequences of this." Not only would it be of no benefit to them, but it would also invite my family's insane revenge. ”

"I don't care if you retaliate or not, as long as you can be sure that the person who responds will come." John said and looked at his watch, "It's less than two hours until two o'clock in the afternoon." With that, he recalled Bill and Walker, who were in charge of the guard, through the communicator, and said to Cordoba, "How much ammo do you have left?" ”

Códoba didn't speak, just shook his head. This made John let out a long sigh again, "Get out of here." Now, even if it's not a wizard, we won't be able to sustain it for long. ”

So after all of us had roughly cleaned up the traces of our stay here, we set off again. And led by Pablo's people, after all, they are the people here.

The 10-kilometer road is not long, but it is not short. If it were the four of us, we would have run quickly with the oil bottle, but Pablo was injured and he slowed us down badly. More than three hours after the departure, after faintly hearing the sound of the water flowing, the person leading the way in front of him stopped, and Córdoba first helped Pablo to sit on the ground, and then beckoned to us behind us, motioning for us to follow.

Bill Jr. and Walker and I looked around at different positions, and John came to Pablo and crouched down.

"I've reached the dividing line. You should already hear the sound of running water. Córdoba whispered.

John didn't answer, and Pablo let out a long groan, "Damn wizard." I'm going to kill him. ”

John presumably examined Pablo's wounds, and after a moment of silence, John spoke: "As long as you can get to a safe place soon, you will have a chance." Such an injury will not kill you anytime soon. ”

"I'll ask my people to see where it's safer to cross the river. Then we crossed the river from a safe place. Cordoba said.

John didn't answer immediately, it seemed that he had doubts, and I looked at John, and then he happened to look at me, and he saw me and he said, "What do you think?" ”

"Nope. I just thought it would be a dangerous move for us to cross the river. I replied.

"Why? We have to cross the river. Our people and our territory are all across the river. Cordoba asked with a frown.

I shook my head, "I always thought wizards wouldn't let us go so easily, no. It should be you guys. If your boss had asked you to attack someone, wouldn't you have checked if there were any important targets among the people you killed? If you don't find it, will you continue to chase it or will you complete the task? ”

"Even if we keep chasing, we have to cross the river." Cordoba glanced at Pablo beside him and continued, "We don't have time to delay. ”

"I didn't say it couldn't be a river. We're not going to be fast, are you sure the wizards don't know where we're going? Are you sure he and his men didn't follow? What if they attack us while we are crossing the river? As I spoke, I looked at the oil bottle that was also sitting on the ground and said, "What do we have a saying?" ”

When the oil bottle saw me ask him, he was stunned at first, and immediately blurted out after understanding what I meant: "Half-crossing? ”

"And." I said and looked at John, "My sense of danger hasn't gone away. ”

John looked at me for a moment, then turned to Cordoba and said, "It's best to have your men go and get the person who will pick us up." Or determine the location, and we go in the opposite direction. ”

"But..." Córdoba was about to speak again, but Pablo stopped him.