Genius Club

Chapter 1426: Chapter 2: Battle 3

The man rubbed his chin:

“This is indeed very dangerous, but there doesn’t seem to be any other good solution.”

“Alright then, since I promised to help you get revenge, let’s cautiously follow them and see if we can gather any intel.”

The two reached a consensus and began to move along the hoofprints.

As pursuers, they had the advantage; the enemy was in the open, they were in hiding, and with the hoofprints as their guide, they could easily determine the enemy’s direction and distance.

The opponent’s objective was indeed clear… heading steadily southeast.

Seems so.

The final destination for both sides was indeed the same.

Thus, they kept pursuing until night fell, and from a distance, the man and CC saw a campfire rising and heard the laughter of three robust, dark-skinned men, quickly came to a halt, and hid behind a tree.

The man gestured to CC to be quiet, then whispered:

“They probably plan to rest here for the night.”

CC squinted her eyes, looked towards the distant firelight, gritting her teeth:

“It’s them! I recognize their hats… it was this group that destroyed our village, killed the villagers, and took my parents away!”

“VV, don’t move here, I’m small and light, familiar with the jungle environment, I’ll sneak over quietly and listen to what they’re saying.”

“Be careful.”

The man cautioned:

“They haven’t noticed us yet; when they fall asleep, we will have more opportunities, don’t act rashly.”

“Don’t worry.”

CC gestured to the man, then lowered her body, paid attention to her footing, and advanced slowly through the jungle.

Her natural physique allowed her to make no sound as she hid behind a large tree near the fire, listening intently.

The three horses were tied to a tree opposite, while the three dark-skinned men sat around the fire, conversing in slang.

CC could roughly understand some of it.

They talked mostly about trivial matters, dirty deeds, with no useful intelligence revealed; however, she saw two of the men had guns on their waists, and the third one had a dagger.

It wasn’t until they finished their roast meat dinner that they discussed the current mission:

“Is what that little yellow-skin said true? There’s really a research facility relic in these mountains?”

“It should be true.”

The robust man across said:

“He only confessed when we almost beat a little kid to death, saying he wanted to trade this intel for the kid’s life.”

“Haha, if he dares to cheat us, we’ll kill them all when we get back!”

“We should have killed a batch long ago.”

The last robust man sneered and said:

“We can’t keep so many useless burdens; kill the old, the incapable, just keep the young ones.”

Listening to the cold-blooded talk, CC felt a chill all over, her tense body trembling uncontrollably.

After the three robust men fell asleep around the fire, she returned to Big Beard’s side.

“They’re asleep,” said CC.

“Did you gather any intel?” the man asked.

CC nodded and truthfully relayed the situation to the man:

“VV… you were right, it was indeed my father who told them about the research facility relic. Moreover, they plan to kill a batch of slaves when they return! Very likely, they’ll start with my parents!”

The Bearded Man nodded:

“From your description, it sounds like something they would do; if we can stop them here, it would be the best; that way, not only can we protect your parents, but also prevent them from entering the research facility first, preserving more hope and opportunities for us.”

“I think it’s feasible.”

CC stated firmly:

“The three of them are quite negligent, maybe overconfident, they didn’t even leave anyone on guard.”

“VV, now that all three are asleep, I think this is a good opportunity to seize their guns.”

She gritted her teeth:

“Among the three, two of them have guns, as long as we seize the two guns, we can definitely counterattack them! This way, their horses and weapons will all be ours!”

“Can you do it?”

The man was a bit worried.

“No problem, trust me.”

CC patted her chest:

“I’ve been hunting with my father since I was a child, I know how to approach quietly, just wait here for me.”

“I’ll go with you.”

The man didn’t want CC to take risks alone anymore:

“After all, there are three of them, it’s too dangerous for you to go alone. After you get the gun, don’t act rashly, retreat first, we’ll plan a strategy and then kill them.”

CC nodded, leading the man closer in the night.

Soon, skillfully, the two returned to CC’s previous hiding spot.

CC lightly tiptoed, approaching the three sleeping dark-skinned men.

She held her breath.

Inched closer.

Finally.

Reached one of them.

The structure of the leather gun holster was already studied earlier, she gently unfastened the clasp, slowly drew out the heavy and ancient gun…

Phew.

She couldn’t help but take a deep breath.

Fortunately.

The gun was drawn out perfectly, without waking anyone.

However!

At this moment!

“Whinny!!!!!!!”

The sleeping horses suddenly neighed loudly.

The three dark-skinned men instantly awoke, stared wide-eyed at the little girl, and cursed aloud.

CC panicked.

She quickly gripped the gun, aimed at one of the robust men, and pulled the trigger—

Click.

Could not pull it!

For some unknown reason, the trigger wouldn’t budge!

“Shit!”

The robust man in front was scared witless, now enraged, lunging at CC, while the other two robust men reached out with their large hands.

Seeing no escape from this net, CC spun around and threw the gun towards the tree:

“VV!”

Thud.

The black gun fell on a pile of dead leaves, landing at the Bearded Man’s feet.

He looked down, baffled by this unfamiliar mechanism.

Thud!

A robust man kicked CC in the abdomen, sending her flying against the tree, while another robust man angrily pulled a gun from his waist.

“V…V…”

Blood trickled from CC’s mouth, she forced her eyes open to see the stunned Bearded Man, then saw the dark-skinned man tightening his grip on the gun, slowly lifting it to aim.

At that moment, filled with regret.

It was her childish, clever ideas that got VV involved…

She had brought harm to VV, dragged VV down…

“VV!!”

She mustered all her strength, screaming hysterically:

“Run!!!”

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Three bursts of blood instantly exploded in the air.

Like bursting watermelons, the bright red liquid stained the night red.

“V…”

CC’s eyes widened, momentarily speechless.

She didn’t see clearly what happened.

It just felt like VV, at the moment he picked up the gun, seemed like a different person.

His hands moved so fast they were a blur… it was impossible to see him aiming, and the next second! The heads of the three dark-skinned men exploded in succession!

Thud, thud, thud.

The sound of three bodies hitting the ground, mud mixed with blood and brain seeped from the back of their heads into the fertile soil.

Then suddenly, a night breeze blew.

Dispersing the smoke from the Bearded Man’s gun barrel, rustling the leaves high above.

The clouds began to part in the breeze, revealing the hidden moonlight, casting on the man, casting a bright illumination.

“V, V…”

CC could no longer hold herself up, collapsing directly to the ground.

She stared unblinkingly at the tall man bathed in moonlight:

“Who exactly… are you?”