The code communication was successful, and He Nu felt relieved. He immediately asked, "Ji You, were you talking to someone just now? Or was someone else here? I heard an unfamiliar female voice and almost thought it was from the enemy camp."

Ji You said, "There was no one. It was just me." If Wei Yun had been there, he would have immediately recognized whose voice Ji You had just imitated.

He Nu was surprised, "Oh? You can mimic voices?"

Still nestled in the signal tower, Ji You waved her hand dismissively and said, "No need to make a fuss. It’s just a little skill I’ve picked up."

That’s all?

!!!

Wait!

Whose voice is that?

Cheng Haoyue and the others all turned to He Nu, who also opened his mouth, shook his head, and said, "It wasn’t me speaking just now."

A deep voice came through the communicator: "It’s me." It was a male voice, but it wasn’t He Nu’s. Instead, it was—

Cheng Haoyue widened his eyes: "!!!"

For a moment, neither He Nu nor Cheng Haoyue knew what to say. After a while, Cheng Haoyue patted his chest and said, "If I hadn’t been sure I didn’t say anything just now, I would have thought I was the one speaking."

It was too similar!

Completely indistinguishable from the real thing.

Ji You smirked, and with an unconcerned tone, said, "It’s just a little trick, don’t focus too much on that. We’ve just won a great victory, trust me, my friends, this is just the beginning. Up next, there’s a tough battle to fight! So stay sharp."

Cheng Haoyue, He Nu, and the others immediately adjusted their attitudes.

Suddenly, Ji You said, "Zhang Jian!"

Cheng Haoyue: "..."

Cheng Haoyue almost lost his temper, feeling complex admiration for Ji You, but after thinking it over, he bravely said, "Present."

Ji You smiled and said, "It’s been three days since we parted, and I see you’ve improved, Cheng Haoyue. You deserve some praise."

Cheng Haoyue felt his face flush: "Cough... I haven’t improved much." Compared to Ji You, his progress was nothing worth mentioning.

With a hint of news in her voice, Ji You suddenly shifted her tone to seriousness and asked, "Is everyone ready?"

Cheng Haoyue’s expression turned solemn, and he nodded, "Yes, we’re all set."

Hearing the sound of Ji You tapping on the stone wall, she spoke more briskly, but her face and the words she spoke were extremely serious, "Keep your spirits up; until we achieve the final victory, we can’t stop. Hold onto the determination, and don’t let it slip. Keep your ears pricked—"

"Everyone, listen up—"

Cheng Haoyue and He Nu tensed their faces, and everyone else was on high alert as well.

Ji You shouted loudly, "Everyone, withdraw to the camp."

"???"

"Now?"

"Withdraw?"

He Nu was full of questions, but when he looked at Cheng Haoyue, he found that Cheng Haoyue didn’t hesitate for a second before retreating.

He Nu paused mid-step, "Ji You?"

Ji You said, "He Nu, you go back with Cheng Haoyue immediately and help him check our camp’s defense facilities. In about 30 minutes, there will be a major battle!"

He Nu’s eyes widened.

"No further explanation needed, Cheng Haoyue will tell you," Ji You said, "Take the communicator with you, go."

He Nu had many questions, but after Ji You said "go," he didn’t ask anymore.

He quickly caught up with Cheng Haoyue.

The Seventh Team’s camp had become the graveyard for the enemy. What had just happened here caused quite a stir, and several squads that hadn’t joined forces with Shaun probably heard it all and guessed what happened.

Therefore, it’s not suitable to stay here long.

They must retreat as soon as possible.

Cheng Haoyue led the group back the way they came. Along the way, the main force encountered a few enemy scouts. When the scouts saw the mass of people in front of them, they were shocked and immediately fled.

Facing many with few, how could they not die?

So of course, they ran.

The scouts ran quickly, and Cheng Haoyue and the others acted just as swiftly. Almost as soon as the scouts raised their feet, weapons were already at their heels.

Whoosh—

Cheng Haoyue didn’t give the scouts a chance; arrows pierced one through the heart!

Dozens took action, and in the blink of an eye, the handful of scouts were either dead or captured. Only two escaped.

He Nu lifted his knife, intending to chase, but Cheng Haoyue stopped him.

He Nu, a bit puzzled, asked, "Not chasing? Leaving them?"

Cheng Haoyue smiled mysteriously and said, "Ji You said to leave a few to relay messages."

Upon hearing this, He Nu retracted his knife.

They captured three enemies alive.

Two men and a woman.

Two teammates dragged one of the men in front of Cheng Haoyue, who asked, "Which group are you from? Which squad?"

The guy didn’t respond.

Cheng Haoyue raised a hand and finished him off with a slash.

Not even asking one more time? The remaining pair—a man and a woman—silently stood "..."

Cheng Haoyue smiled kindly at them and explained, "We’re in a hurry, no time for questioning."

The two: "..."

Cheng Haoyue pointed at the woman and said, "You, tell me which group and squad you’re from?"

The woman rolled her eyes and said, "Dream on if you think you’ll get information from me!"

Cheng Haoyue grinned and said, "Then I won’t care if you’re male or female, goodbye!"

Thud—

Another arrow through the heart.

Only one man remained. Seeing his two comrades’ fate filled him with a slight sense of shared fate, so he too put on an expression of facing death with equanimity.

Cheng Haoyue said, "Don’t be nervous. I won’t kill you or ask for your information. I’ll just ask one thing. Do you know which group the two who escaped belong to?"

The guy said, "Do you think I’m stupid?"

"Never mind." Cheng Haoyue’s eye caught a shadow flickering in the distance. One of the escapees had the nerve to sneak back.

Cheng Haoyue pretended not to see and raised his hand, finishing off the last man. He then told his main force, "Speed up and return to camp."

In front of a scout, he resolved the scouts in an extremely arrogant manner and returned the way they came.

Their return path was somewhat concealed, but with so many people, inevitable gaps, and traces were left, which an astute enemy scout could trace to find Cheng Haoyue and his team’s movements and final destination.

Upon returning to friendly territory, sweat poured from Cheng Haoyue’s forehead. He wiped it with one hand and fanned himself with the other, "I almost lost my composure! Why did I ever think acting was so easy?"

He Nu didn’t respond but seemed lost in thought.

Cheng Haoyue continued wiping sweat, shook his head, and said, "Watching Ji You perform, it seemed easy. I thought I could do it too."

He Nu looked up at Cheng Haoyue, shook his head, and said, "One of life’s big illusions is thinking you can do it too."

Cheng Haoyue: "..."