Before everything goes out

Are you alright?

Li Fei put down his submachine gun and quickly stepped forward to check.

Fan Yaodong clutched the bullet hole in his neck and collapsed to the ground, his consciousness fading.

Huanzi, who was locked in combat with Niu San, had already died.

It's not suffocation.

Instead, Niu San crushed his trachea.

"you..."

Niu San stared at Li Fei, opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

Only when Li Fei quickly stepped forward and tore off strips of cloth to bandage him did he react and slowly speak.

Why did you save me?

"Why? We're in cahoots."

"You mean, you weren't lying to me before?"

"Of course not, I do have amnesia."

"Your captain just said that you led us here? That you did a great service?"

"It was just a coincidence. I didn't expect that these rings were actually not dead, let alone that they would lead you into the encirclement. But now the problem is solved, at least we have avenged some of our fellow villagers."

"Ouch...be gentle..."

While they were talking, a simple hemostasis and bandaging were completed.

Niu San stood up and gave Li Fei a deep look.

"I understand now, I misunderstood you."

Li Fei didn't say much, nor was it necessary to say much.

He knew that killing Fan Yaodong was the best proof of his actions.

"Be careful, there might be other rings still alive."

Li Fei picked up the rifle from Fan Yaodong's hand, while Niu San took off the shotgun from his body.

The misunderstanding was cleared up, and as they prepared for their next move, they heard a voice coming from above...

Splash!

It's raining.

The sound of rain, which had been blocked by darkness, gradually amplified until it became loud.

The two looked up and realized that the darkness above them was fading.

soon.

From a few meters overhead to the ground, the fog-like darkness that enveloped the surroundings quickly dissipated, revealing the complete battlefield.

The rain was heavier than before.

Large raindrops fell, quickly washing away all traces of the battlefield.

There wasn't much blood, but it was still exceptionally gruesome.

In the field, the four rings of corpses lay scattered about, and next to each corpse were several dead dogs, some disemboweled, others riddled with bullet holes.

"That's the village chief..."

Following Niu San's finger, Li Fei saw Liu Yongxiao again in the rain not far away.

He was kneeling on the ground with his head hanging down, clearly dead.

At Liu Yongxiao's feet were those two big dogs.

The big yellow dog, Qiwan, lay on the ground, its body riddled with bullets, almost broken in two, and no longer moving.

The big black dog, Ertong, lay at its feet, whimpering softly. It wasn't because it was injured, but because it was grieving for its deceased owner.

"You traitor..."

A weak voice came from the side, and Li Fei turned to look at his feet.

Fan Yaodong was shot in the neck, but he is not quite dead yet.

His eyes were fixed on Li Fei as he weakly questioned him.

"You've gone fucking insane for a corrupted creature..."

"To be precise, I have amnesia."

Amnesia?

A hint of surprise flashed across Fan Yaodong's resentful face.

"Or you could interpret it as possession."

Li Fei squatted down and pressed on his wound to stop the bleeding.

This "captain" was definitely beyond saving. While he was still relatively conscious, Li Fei quickly asked about the whereabouts of Niu Zhiyuan and She Qingqing.

"There were only seven bodies in the pile of rocks. What happened to the other two villagers?"

Why would I tell a traitor...?

"Because this is an opportunity given to you by God to do good, to let you do a good deed before you die."

"hehe..."

Fan Yaodong gave a dry laugh.

Because of this laughter, he choked on blood, which gushed from the corner of his mouth but was quickly washed away by the rain.

"You forgot... we have one more person... he's aiming at your head right now..."

Upon hearing this, Li Fei's pupils contracted sharply.

Only then did he remember that there was a ring hidden in a tree in the woods that had not been involved in the battle.

He was armed with a large-caliber sniper rifle, providing long-range cover for the entire encirclement.

At the very beginning, it was he who dealt a heavy blow to Liu Yongxiao.

"Just you wait... soon... he'll find out you're a traitor..."

As Fan Yaodong spoke, he looked in a certain direction into the woods.

As soon as he finished speaking, there was indeed movement coming from the woods, but it wasn't the sound of gunfire; instead, a figure emerged from the woods.

It is not a ring.

Instead, she was a woman with dark skin.

He is tall and athletic.

His wet hair hung messily over his face, obscuring his features, but Niu San recognized him just by looking at his figure.

"It's She Qingqing! Snake Uncle's daughter!"

Niu San exclaimed in surprise.

At his prompting, Li Fei lowered the gun he had just raised.

Only after She Qingqing approached did he see that she was carrying a blood-stained sniper rifle on her back, probably from the sniper who had been taken out before even showing himself.

"This is Li Fei, he's on our side now."

Seeing the wariness on She Qingqing's face, Niu San quickly introduced her.

"I can tell."

She Qingqing glanced at Li Fei, then looked back at Niu San, who was looking expectant, and began to address the question that Niu San cared about most.

"I know what you want to ask. Your second brother isn't dead. He was sent to the outpost a few days ago."

"A sentry post?"

"Yes, there's a sentry post in these rings, a few dozen kilometers away. I found out from their casual conversations."

When She Qingqing said this, her eyes were fixed on Li Fei.

"You're Huanzi, how could you not know?"

"I have amnesia."

Li Fei explained.

She Qingqing didn't react much to his explanation.

On the contrary, Fan Yaodong, who was on the ground, had a blank expression. After being reminded again, he suddenly realized what was going on.

"Amnesia... I understand... Connector... You and the glasses we sent to the outpost... you're also a Connector..."

"The Connector?"

Upon hearing this, Li Fei quickly pressed for details.

"You, like these corrupted beings... are no longer human..."

"What do you mean? Be more specific."

"Haha... Go ask your mother... you bastard..."

Fan Yaodong's smile was dry and lifeless.

As he lost more and more blood, his laughter became so faint that Li Fei could barely hear it even with his ear right next to his mouth.

"Hahaha...too late..."

"It's too late... Commander..."

On his deathbed, Fan Yaodong's pupils slowly dilated.

"That woman has already gone to the village...it's all too late..."

This was the last sentence Li Fei barely heard.