Deep in the jungle.

For ordinary people, just the swarms of mosquitoes flying around would be unbearable enough.

But not for Mulan in Group B.

Or rather, everyone's feelings are different.

Meng Yi was at the very front, her figure almost blending into the shadows of the trees.

She walked very slowly.

Each step landed on the toes, avoiding all the creaking dry branches.

He held the bone knife in his hand, occasionally parting a vine or two that blocked his way.

And five meters behind her.

Song Jia was carrying a bag and holding a small shovel in her hand.

"I'm so lucky."

She squatted down beside a wooden stake and carefully picked a mushroom that wasn't particularly brightly colored.

"The Boletus luridus, when eaten raw, is extremely poisonous, but when stir-fried, it's very fragrant—amazing!"

She happily put the poisonous mushroom into a specially made sealed bag, then looked at a bush next to her.

"Hydrocotyledons? They actually have those here?!"

"Commonly known as 'heartbreak grass,' just a few grams of its juice can paralyze the respiratory muscles, causing death by suffocation—it's incredibly deadly!"

If you didn't know better, you'd think it was a botanist doing research.

At the very end of the line was Li Yue.

She was carrying a huge backpack and a machine gun in her hand.

"Damn it, this terrain makes it too easy to encircle and attack reinforcements."

"Meng Yi is walking so fast, what if she steps on a landmine? And Song Jia is picking things randomly, what if she gets poisoned?"

"I'm the worst off. I'm carrying such a heavy load that I can't even run. If the enemy comes, I'll be a sitting duck."

She sighed and wiped the sweat from her face.

"Song Jia, stop collecting them! What if the bag is contaminated with poison? The rotting corpses will attract wild animals, and you won't even have a proper body left..."

Song Jia turned around and smiled gently, "Don't worry, Yueyue, I brought plenty of antidote. Unless you've been poisoned by a particularly difficult-to-cure poison, you should, maybe, probably, about 80%, possibly, not die... right?"

Li Yue: "......"

......

At the same time, in the monitoring room.

An Jianjun and several staff officers were staring at the screen, their expressions more interesting than the last.

The screen was divided into several sections, broadcasting the situation of each group live.

On the Phoenix team's side, their advance was meticulous and their movements were precise.

But the camera cuts to Mulan's Group B...

"Captain An."

Qin Hong stood to the side with her arms crossed, giving a mocking smile. "These are the soldiers in your team?"

"If all of them are of this quality, then we should just give Instructor Chen to us as soon as possible, so as not to hold him back."

Just when everyone thought An Ran would stand up angrily to confront them, she remained unexpectedly calm.

There's no other reason than that she had great confidence in her team members in this battle, believing that they couldn't possibly lose to Phoenix. So what if Qin Hong barked like a dog?

......

In the jungle.

Meng Yi suddenly stopped, held up two fingers, and pointed to a stream valley about two hundred meters to her right.

Song Jia immediately put away the poisonous herbs in her hand and reached for the gun at her waist.

Li Yue also shut her mouth, cocked the machine gun in her hand, and raised the muzzle.

Using the bushes as cover, the three of them crept over quietly.

They spotted their target through the gaps in the grass.

Beside a clear stream.

The Phoenix team's second squad, "Ice Phoenix," is resting here.

It must be said that the other party was very wary.

Even while resting, the three of them maintained a standard triangular defensive formation.

One person fetched water, while two others stood guard with guns, their eyes constantly scanning the surrounding high places.

The female soldiers who fetched the water were also very careful. They first used test strips to test the water quality to make sure there was no chemical contamination before they cautiously drank it.

"Tsk tsk, so professional." Song Jia lay in the grass and sighed softly.

Li Yue buried her face in the soil and whispered in despair, "It's over, it's over. They even have test strips. The equipment gap is too big."

"With these crappy guns, if we miss, we'll definitely get killed."

"The three opponents are all experts. Judging from their wary eyes, they exude a strong killing intent. I definitely can't beat them."

"Should we... retreat? Surviving is victory."

Meng Yi ignored them, staring at the three people below, and began to think about an attack route.

A direct assault is definitely not going to work.

The opposing team occupies an open area; although there is no cover, the field of vision is good.

If I fire a shot and kill one of them, the remaining two can immediately retaliate.

Moreover, judging from their state of alert, these three are most likely the most adept at defensive warfare among the Phoenix members, and a head-on confrontation would obviously not be worthwhile.

Meng Yi turned her head and looked at Song Jia.

Song Jia immediately understood. She glanced at the stream, then at the wind direction, and then smiled slightly. She took out several plants she had just picked from her pocket and two small glass bottles from her vest.

"Three minutes."

After saying that, she began fiddling with the things in her hands.

Squeeze out the juice, mix it with the powder, and finally pour it into a glass bottle containing an unknown liquid and shake well.

Soon, a bottle of light blue liquid was prepared.

Song Jia pointed to the upstream of the stream and then to the wind direction.

Meng Yi nodded.

She looked at Li Yue and pointed downstream: "Make some noise."

Li Yue's face immediately fell: "I'll die!"

Meng Yi's eyes turned cold.

Li Yue shrank back, could only sigh resignedly, and, clutching the gun, crouched down and began to grope downwards.

......

By the stream.

The captain of Bingluan had just filled his water bottle and stood up to wipe his sweat.

"The water quality is fine; it's safe to drink."

She unscrewed the cap, took a sip, and couldn't help but let out a satisfied sigh.

"Everyone should drink some water. In this weather, dehydration is a big no-no."

Seeing this, the other two team members relaxed a bit and took turns fetching water.

But during the time they were testing the water quality, the drinking water had already been secretly spiked with something toxic.

A cracking sound suddenly came from downstream.

Something's up!

Captain Bingluan reacted quickly, raising her gun and aiming it at the source of the sound.

"Two o'clock! They might be scouting ahead!"

The three quickly dispersed, each finding a rock or a tree, and locked their dark gun barrels onto the bushes downstream.

Out of caution, the captain picked up his water bottle again and took two big gulps before starting the search.

"Drink some water first, stay calm, and prepare for a long battle!"

The other two followed suit and took a few more sips.

After all, once the fight starts, there won't be time to replenish water.

"I'll go take a look."

One of the team members made a hand gesture, then crouched down and crept over.

After searching around, she found nothing except a broken tree branch.

"There's no one here. Either it's a rabbit, or the person ran away."

As the atmosphere grew tense, the three of them began to breathe rapidly and heavily.

A gentle breeze blew in from upstream, carrying a sweet fragrance.

Song Jia, positioned upwind, unfurled a bottle of pale yellow powder—the B agent of the anesthetic.

She had previously collapsed in the river and had been given Agent A by the three men, which quickly entered her bloodstream. After Agent B also entered her body, the two reacted instantly.

Something's not right...

Captain Bingluan felt the scene before her inexplicably begin to shake.

Not only was I dizzy, but my hands and feet gradually became numb.

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