After entering the forest.

As far as the eye could see, large patches of green olive and citrus tree branches intertwined, their flourishing foliage spreading out like emerald clouds, completely covering the blue sky.

If not for the sound of gunfire coming from within the forest, this would definitely be a beautiful scene.

Eugen started to feel a little uneasy inside.

"Why can we still hear gunfire here? Could it be that the Fog Eagle Alliance Army has already reached Moncina?"

Moncina is the northernmost city of the Southern Marsh Islands, and it's also the only throat connecting the Roman Continent.

Once the allied forces capture Moncina, it would mean the complete occupation of the Southern Marsh Islands, and they would be trapped in the center, like poor lambs waiting to be slaughtered.

"We... we haven't been abandoned, have we?"

Apu's lips trembled.

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone fell silent, even Ler in the driver's seat eased off the gas, as if he had lost the will to move forward.

Seeing this, Luca immediately turned off the rifle safety.

"Shut up! Anyone who shakes the morale will be shot dead by me!"

"Wait, there seems to be movement up ahead!"

Gu Ji, positioned at the machine gun observation port, suddenly noticed some movement in the underbrush of the forest ahead. Upon closer inspection, he saw a figure emerging, carrying something green that looked like a bazooka.

"Get out of the way! It's a bazooka!!"

Shh—!

He was still a bit too slow in shouting, as a fire streaked out with a sharp whistling, hitting the left front of the tank with a boom, where flying dirt and a violent explosion tore at the Tiger Tank's chassis.

Gu Ji quickly locked on to his target based on the smoke.

The trigger was pulled.

The MG34 machine gun swept through instantly, splattering blood.

Eugen also launched a shell, and the explosion's fire ignited the trees, accompanied by bursts of screams.

Ler floored the accelerator, trying to leave the battleground quickly.

But suddenly there was a "crack" on the left side, as if the traction had been lost.

Ler immediately shouted from below:

"The left track broke!"

"Prepare to abandon the tank."

Luca decisively made the call based on the situation. With the tank losing power and the number of enemies unknown, abandoning the tank and escaping was the best choice.

Gu Ji shouted while pressing the trigger.

"I'll cover you guys! Move quickly!"

In an instant.

Luca, Ler, Eugen, and Apu were all stunned; they hadn't expected Gu Ji to be so brave.

You must know, in this situation, holding the rear means bearing the danger alone.

"The will of Hans will give you strength!"

Luca seemed a bit reluctant, heavily gripping Gu Ji's shoulder, finally turning away, "Prepare to retreat!"

With a rustle, everyone successively opened the hatches to escape.

And a tank only has three hatches.

As the radio operator, Apu could only first crawl into the turret. Seeing Gu Ji, he hesitated for a moment, seemingly worried about his safety.

"Move quickly!"

Gu Ji shouted one last time.

After everyone had retreated, he also discarded the machine gun and climbed out from the commander's hatch, clang clang!

In just a moment, three or four bullets whizzed by.

It turned out that more than a dozen figures had already emerged from the forest, and judging by their uniforms, they seemed to be Fog Eagle soldiers!

Gu Ji wildly shot back with his M1 submachine gun and took the opportunity to roll down.

As he hit the ground, he retrieved the [Poison Needle Trap] landmine from his backpack.

"I'm counting on you, buddy!"

Gu Ji blew a breath, pressed the trigger button on top, and hurled it backward with force.

As it landed, the landmine unfolded like a spider, firmly fixing itself on the front of the tank's armor. Then, like a chameleon, it rapidly blended with the Tiger Tank's gray-green paint.

Unless closely scrutinized from a short distance, the difference was hardly noticeable.

That's right.

The reason Gu Ji had the courage to stay back was because of this trump card. By the time he had run more than ten meters away, the Fog Army soldiers had already reached the front of the Tiger Tank.

He quickly hid behind the trunk of an olive tree.

The next moment.

The landmine exploded with a concussion bomb-like hum, countless metal needles shot out in all directions, hitting the tree trunk in front of him with a "tap tap tap" sound.

And seven or eight nearby soldiers of the Fog Army were all hit by the poison needles.

They instinctively screamed, trying to reach out and pull them out, but in an instant, they were like they had eaten poisonous mushrooms, grinning stupidly, reaching out and grabbing at the air in front of them.

Another soldier who wasn't hit by the poison needles wanted to step forward to check their comrades' condition.

But either they were bitten as if being treated as food, or hugged tightly, some even got into an outright brawl, nearly resulting in firing a shot.

"This landmine's effect is truly strong, doubly weakening the enemy troops."

Gu Ji's pupils shrank.

If he had a few more, he could take out this whole group of enemy troops by himself.

Just don't know if the landmine will refresh once dead and restarted.

No time to think further, Gu Ji turned and continued to chase after Luca and the rest, seeing the figures ahead almost within reach, he quickly called out softly to avoid friendly fire.

"Lieutenant! It's me!"

"Herman!?"

Luca seemingly couldn't believe that he managed to escape unscathed from the Fog Army's encirclement, "Thank God!!"

Ler let out a sigh of relief, stepping forward to embrace Gu Ji with a beaming smile.

"Good to have you back, my pal!"

"The glory of Hans' will is protecting you! Brother Herman!"

Eugen stood up straight in excitement, his right hand extended and perpendicular to his chest, even giving a Hans' will salute, a gesture typically reserved only for personal admiration of the head, indicative of Gu Ji's status in his heart now.

Apu, standing nearby, didn't speak, but his excited expression was unmistakable in his eyes.

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