A Marine Admiral in the Marvel Universe

boom!

The lead shot, with its powerful impact, tore off half of its head. This time, even the most tenacious life was useless.

Ogres are powerful relative to unarmed ordinary people. Coupled with their hideous and ugly appearance, ordinary people are terrified before the fight even starts, and once the fight begins, they are basically gone.

But Cao Gui was no ordinary person.

The cannibal faced Cao Gui head-on; he had no choice but to be tortured to death.

Cao Gui glanced at the two girls still hugging each other and said:

“Let’s go, Harry and Beth are still waiting for us, they’re still in danger.”

This sentence brought the two girls back to reality:

"Yes, yes, hurry, let's go back quickly."

"Harry, how are you guys doing?" Cao Gui pressed the intercom.

"Sizzle—, that thing is still chasing us!" Harry exclaimed.

"Where are you now?" Lucy asked.

"Hmm—I don't know, but there seems to be... a house in the distance ahead?"

Before the character card timeout was over, Cao Gui discerned the smell in the air and detected the scent of burning firewood.

"Let's go! Let's find Harry and Beth!"

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End of Chapter 38

On the mountain road, Beth drove her Ford Raptor 150 recklessly, bumping and swaying, while a yellow old-fashioned trailer followed closely behind.

Harry gritted his teeth, barely managed to load the magazine with his right hand, leaned out of the car window, and pulled the trigger with his left hand, aiming the gun at the trailer.

Bang bang bang!

The other person's windshield shattered instantly, but Harry wasn't left-handed, and his left-hand aim was terrible; hitting the windshield was already considered lucky.

Clang clang~

The pickup truck jolted, and Harry nearly dropped the Beretta from his hands.

“Beth!” Harry couldn’t help but roar.

"It's going downhill now, there's nothing I can do about it!"

"Damn it!" Harry pressed the walkie-talkie. "What the hell are you guys doing?"

"Screech—we see a car. Slow down and force it to stop."

Upon hearing this, Harry and Beth looked up at the mountain and, sure enough, three figures were moving through the forest, running towards them.

Seeing this, Beth and Harry breathed a sigh of relief. They've finally arrived!

Beth calmed down slightly and slowly released the accelerator she had been pressing hard. The pickup truck slowed down, but the ogre suddenly stepped on the gas and sped up to charge.

Boom!

The two vehicles collided from behind. The front of the yellow trailer was instantly dented, while the Ford Raptor 150, which had been modified by Harley, only suffered minor damage.

Seeing this, Beth slammed on the brakes, bracing herself against the trailer behind her.

But now they were going downhill, and the terrain was unfavorable. Even though she kept her foot on the brake and the Ford was heavy, she was still being pushed by the yellow trailer.

“Damn it!” Beth roared, her pretty face contorted with rage. “Harry, they’re not here yet…”

Before the words were even finished, a loud shot from a Benelli M4 shotgun rang out.

Boom boom boom!

Countless lead bullets flew out from the front and aimed at the mutated ogre in the yellow trailer. In an instant, like rain hitting banana leaves, the ogre's body trembled violently, and countless blood mists emanated from its body. In the blink of an eye, it was riddled with bullets.

Hey~

[Host has eliminated the mutated cannibal family, completing a "Protect the Territory and Protect the People" mission. Reward: 5000 Merit Points, 2500 Experience Points]

Hey~

【Justice Naval System (Supporting Every Naval Soldier with a righteous heart)】

[Soldier's Name: Cao Gui (Naval Corporal)]

[Merit Points: 24307; Experience Points: 14676/50000]

[Taoist Power Value: 102 (A standard reflecting combat power, not a factor determining combat power)]

The system notification sounded in Cao Gui's mind, and he suddenly realized why there was no notification when he killed the two ogres. It turned out that it was the "Protect the Borders and Keep the People Peaceful" mission, not the "Eliminate Evil" mission.

In the Ford Raptor 150, Beth only felt the car suddenly loosen, and there was no more forward pushing force from behind; the other person was already dead.

"Oh my god, it's finally over." Beth was pale, but she breathed a sigh of relief.

Beth, are you alright?

Gwen and Lucy ran over, and the three girls, who had survived the ordeal, hugged each other, crying and laughing, jumping and skipping, overjoyed.

On the other side, Cao Gui opened the car door and saw Harry with blood all over his shoulder. He had been slashed by an axe by an ogre. Although no bones were broken, he had lost a lot of blood.

Cao Gui rummaged through the truck bed, but actually took out a first-aid kit from his [system backpack], disinfected and bandaged his wounds, and even gave him a tetanus shot.

The ogre's axe was stained with human blood and was filthy; if not handled properly, who knows what the consequences would be.

……

After a long while, the three girls remained silent. The surroundings were completely quiet, except for Cao Gui tending to Harry's wounds and tidying up his things.

This was their first time traveling alone away from their parents' protection, but they never expected to encounter something like this.

But actually, this situation is already quite good. Facing three mutated cannibals, the three girls only suffered minor cuts, and Harry, who was the most seriously injured, was only chopped with an axe and bled a little.

“What exactly are those monsters?” Lucy asked in a low voice.

Gwen frowned: "I don't know, but I know there must be a lot of victims. If it weren't for Cao... we would all be dead like those victims before us."

Upon hearing this, Lucy and Beth looked somewhat uneasy. They had always taken Cao Gui's words lightly, but they never expected that what would save them was the very pistol that Cao Gui had forced them to carry.

After thinking for a moment, Cao Gui organized his thoughts and then began to speak:

“These three monsters acted very systematically. First, they destroyed our vehicle, and then they ambushed you when you were far away from your companions.”

"This approach is simply a hunter hunting, not the mindless monster we imagine."

"Then what is their purpose in doing this?" Beth asked, puzzled.

Gwen's face paled. A possibility occurred to her, and she swallowed hard, her voice trembling as she said:

"……eat!?"

She and her father had gone hunting before. After hunting wild boar, they would usually process it nearby and then enjoy a delicious pork feast.

"...Shit!"

The men broke out in a cold sweat and their faces turned deathly pale.

“That’s possible,” Cao Gui continued. “That might be their hideout. Why don’t we go in and take a look?”

Cao Gui pointed to a wooden house with smoke rising from it not far away.

Next to the cabin, there were several abandoned vehicles parked. After hearing Gwen's speculation, no one would mistake these vehicles for ordinary scrap cars anymore.

"..."

No one responded to Cao Gui's words.

"I'm going to burn down that wooden house. You guys get ready, we'll leave here in a bit," Cao Gui said with a shrug.

Harry and the three girls nodded and got into the Ford Raptor 150, while Cao Gui drove the yellow trailer and crashed it into the wooden house.

Boom!

Most of the wooden wall was smashed, and a foul, fishy stench wafted out.

With a quick glance, Cao Gui spotted two jars on the table: one containing a human finger, and the other containing a human tooth and gum!

Cao Gui's face was pale, and his stomach churned.

Grabbing a bottle of gasoline from the yellow trailer, Cao Gui poured it all over the wooden wall and the trailer, lit it with a lighter, and then drove off in his Ford Raptor 150.

Behind them, flames shot into the sky from the wooden house, beginning to burn this sinful place.

……

As dusk fell and the sun dipped below the horizon, Cao Gui finally led the four of them to a decent motel.

Five rooms were booked, one for each person.

The group, exhausted from a long day, didn't say much. They took showers, tidied up, and went to sleep. As for what to do next, they'd figure it out when they woke up.

Inside the room, Cao Gui wasn't sleeping; instead, he was reviewing the day's events.

To be honest, his reaction was too slow today. If he had remembered the moment he saw Xiongshan Road, he wouldn't have been so passive.

Fortunately, no one was injured. After today's events, these girls must have realized how terrifying the United States is. Carrying a gun when going out should become basic practice, and carrying an assault rifle should be the norm.

blah blah blah!

However, at that moment, a knocking sound suddenly rang out.

Cao Gui's gaze sharpened, and he instantly gripped his gun, ready for action.

But from outside the door, Gwen's weak voice rang out:

"Cao, I'm a little scared, I can't sleep alone."

Cao Gui: "..."

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Chapter 39 Fear of Insufficient Firepower

Early morning, the sun shines down, the sky is high and the clouds are light, the wind is gentle and the sun is shining brightly, it's another clear and sunny day.

In Cao Gui's room at the motel, Gwen's pretty face wore a sweet smile as she quietly nestled against Cao Gui's chest, her arms wrapped around his neck, like a lazy kitten, serene, lovely, and sweet.