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Chapter 29: Helpless

Translator: Lonelytree, _Dark_Angel_ Editor: Lucas

It was a life-or-death gamble!

The severity of the operation was clear on everyone’s minds as they took their first steps out of the shuttle

As the saying goes: to know your ene’s troop, there were simply too many unknowns about their adversary They did not have the answer to simple questions like hoould these creatures know their location without the usage of conventional sensory organs like eyes or a nose? What they had were speculations Speculations like they were tracing theh the detection of water particles released by the hu’s superhu wiped out was not far from everyone’s minds At the end of the day, they were still hue, certainly not from needles that could literally suck the life out of roup was made up of army holdovers from when the world descended into chaos There were two Germans, one French, one British, two Ah-ranking officers in their original arone into actual battlefields, but they were familiar with the basics of firearhly taut nerves, Ying’s orders were still being closely followed The group was further split into three units, one trailing behind the other Zhang Heng, their human radar, was set in the , a strea, it was a clear signal for the landing spot of the other shuttle This saved the, but… the probleh estiet to the shuttle was about fifty es of air It was a literal walk of death!

Every , was extremely distressed, and that en within the space suits TheHe had the least o that he had his narcotic addiction cured Understandably, compared to the others, he had the weakest physique

It was Liu Bai as the first to notice that Zhang Heng had gone considerably pale under his helmet He immediately requested that the party pause as he rushed over to unlock Zhang Heng’s hel, we need to stop! Everyone, undo your hel looked at his stopwatch It showed that they had only moved for three minutes He spoke no words, but his frustration and condescension were loaded in the icy glare that he pointed toward Zhang Heng In it was even a glint of ’s stare, ran and kneed Ying in his sto, he said, “Just what the hell are you thinking?! Did you forget that he’s a Black Star as well?! Put yourself in his shoes for one second, won’t you? He hasn’t received any for, so he doesn’t have the endurance the rest of us have What is wrong with that? Give hie out those eyes of yours myself! The rest of you! Didn’t you hearstu up, he sighed “I’m sorry That was my fault… Let’s take a two , can you still access your heightened sense?”

A shivering Zhang Heng replied, in between desperate gasps of air, “I… I’ nodded Without an apology to Zhang Heng, he planted hi his sniper rifle, he went as still as a statue

After a while, Zhang Heng’s breath slowed and color returned to his face Liu Bai strode to his side and handed him a black pill that he had removed from his medical kit He said, “Here, keep this in your mouth There will be an initial wave of bitterness, but it will pass… Zhang Heng, don’t take what Ying did to heart He can be such an insensitive prick at times, but don’t worry, you’re one of us now; no har nodded enthusiastically Next, he worked to train his focus on his surroundings, hoping to return to that superhuht that refracted off the sea of sand, there was nothing else he could perceive He would try other possible methods, but since he had no clue how he had entered that state in the first place, this was the best he could do Under the planet’s sweltering heat and despite everyone’s general state of dehydration, they started sweating

The two minutes passed in a blink of an eye Luckily, the break was ht be finished without any encounter with those creatures After all, this was a desert planet There was a lack of sustenance to nurture any creature, especially one the size they encountered the day before Perhaps there was only that one creature on this half of the planet, suggested so with many breaks in between, the tip of the other shuttle appeared on the party’s horizon

There was a palpable at to their calculations, they would be reaching the landing site of that other shuttle after only another four to five breaks There was, however, one whose expression had soured a the air of celebration

Ever since the incident with Ying, Liu Bai had been keeping his eye on Zhang Heng Zhang Heng was the junior of the Black Star Unit after all When he saw Zhang Heng’s face drop, he approached him and asked, “Are you okay? I know you’re probably tired, but hang in there for a little bit more There’re only a few steps left to the other shuttle I’ his head, Zhang Heng interjected, yelling at Ying, “Ying! They are co fast!”

Before panic had the chance to settle, Ying summoned everyone to their posts “Ready your weapons! Backlines, stick to your positions The rest of you for… They’ll co, I want you shoot at the spot where you sense the danger is eeneral area!

Zhang Heng nodded as he took hold of the pistol thrown to hiht of the pistol in his hand, he couldn’t help but be re his marksmanship with Ebon on the Hope Of all the Black Stars, Ebon was the one who treated him best, the one who made him feel like he was part of the fold He suddenly felt teary-eyed, but he reigned hi his pistol forward, he tried to concentrate his foresight

Unlike the sensation of ht wasn’t so that focused on the opponent’s projectedhi the full range of his focus, he wouldn’t dare to even blink for fear that he er

The party stood prepared for about two et dubious and i’s and Liu Bai’s austere expressions persuaded them to keep their opinions to the as he shot at the sand dune before the raised his rifle Within thatin on itself He could see the sand granules that were blown by the wind down to the details on each granule