What’s going on?!

Watching Chen Wen suddenly perform a forward roll to dodge, accompanied by a dull and unsettling sound.

The rest of the team were stunned.

And right behind where Chen Wen was just standing, an unknown tree was hit by a bizarre attack.

A hole resembling a bullet hole appeared in its trunk.

Dennis gathered his courage and took a closer look, then his face completely changed: "A gun! Get down!"

Upon hearing Dennis’ shout, everyone immediately crouched down, looking around in panic.

Who fired the shot?

Why do they want to attack us, no, attack Chen Wen?

Various questions flashed through everyone’s minds.

And at that moment, Hua Yun seemed to recall something.

She suddenly looked at Chen Wen.

Behind the bushes, Chen Wen was brushing off the fallen leaves from his body.

Noticing Hua Yun’s gaze, Chen Wen nodded slightly to her.

The situation has turned for the worst; Hunting Owls have discovered them!

And without any hesitation, the opponent opened fire directly!

Activating [Calmness] proactively, Chen Wen forced himself to calm down.

He clearly realized he couldn’t keep acting with Hua Yun and the others.

Therefore, he decided to leave the group.

"Run! Don’t follow me!"

Chen Wen warned everyone, and then he quickly grabbed the supplies he needed and dashed out.

Before everyone could react, another gunshot rang out!

The drone right in front of Chen Wen was hit!

The drone burst into a strong flame and a cloud of smoke, crashing to the ground.

The attacker’s target is Chen Wen!

Everyone’s eyes shifted, immediately recalling Chen Wen’s words about his conflict with an international poaching organization!

And now, there’s a high chance they’ve come for him!

Chen Wen’s recent words were undoubtedly addressed to them; he didn’t want to involve the uninformed four into this matter.

But Fred refused to let Chen Wen face the crisis alone.

With reddened eyes, he immediately grabbed his axe.

Adam also quickly drew his bow, searching for the attacker’s position based on the traces of the two shots.

"No! Listen to Chen Wen!"

At this moment, Hua Yun stopped the two.

Adam stared at Hua Yun in disbelief, seemingly surprised by her intervention.

But Hua Yun knew well; since Chen Wen had entrusted her, she must act according to plan, otherwise potentially disrupt Chen Wen’s plan.

As Chen Wen’s guide and a rather close friend.

Hua Yun vaguely felt something was off about Chen Wen, as if he harbors many secrets that mustn’t be seen by outsiders.

Hence, Hua Yun said, "We already discussed this; he can handle it, following him would only be a burden!"

Upon hearing this.

Adam immediately calmed down.

He put away his bow, stopping the impulsive Fred: "Don’t be impulsive, let’s follow Chen Wen’s plan! Didn’t you notice? He left the snake and the dog behind?"

Fred, upon hearing this, looked towards the slightly bewildered Taipan Snake Shining and Australian Wild Dog Dahuang.

The two creatures evidently hadn’t comprehended what had happened.

But just then, the third gunshot rang out!

While sprinting through the forest, Chen Wen had reached the farthest effective shooting range, one step further and it’d be out of reach.

Therefore, the opponent no longer sought to hit a vital spot, but aimed at Chen Wen’s body.

However, a strong sense of crisis allowed Chen Wen to sense the opponent’s intention while passing through a thicket.

Using the bushes for cover, Chen Wen’s figure flickered, his body instantly shrinking.

The next moment, Chen Wen in his Yellow-throated Marten form emerged again!

In this form, not only was Chen Wen’s body small, but his movements were also extremely agile and swift.

Therefore, upon transformation, the yellow-throated marten Chen Wen swiftly disappeared into the shadows of the bushes.

The third shot missed Chen Wen but hit the towering bush he was hiding behind.

The bush erupted with a burst of smoke and tree sap, one branch snapping off.

...

"Damn it, three shots and not one hit!"

Enzo, the shooter, couldn’t help but yell: "Is this guy even human?"

As an elite member of the special forces, missing all three shots was just absurd!

Beside him, Habakkuk was also flabbergasted.

He thought for a moment and said, "Why don’t we capture his companions and use them to threaten..."

As he spoke, Habakkuk glanced at the area where Hua Yun and the others were just stationed.

But a perplexing scene unfolded before him.

Hua Yun and her party, who were there just a moment ago, vanished without a trace, just like Chen Wen.

"Wang Defa! When did they leave?"

Habakkuk was dumbfounded.

How long has it been?

From the start of the attack to now, it’s been merely a dozen seconds, where are they?

"They haven’t gone far, neither Chen Wen nor them!"

Enzo said, "Forget about this bunch, let’s go directly for Chen Wen; he’s the target!"

Upon hearing this, Habakkuk hesitated but remained silent since he was ultimately Enzo’s subordinate and knew Enzo well.

It was best not to defy him when he was angry.

This was a realization Habakkuk had long ago.

The two companions who hadn’t realized it earlier probably had their bones picked clean by now, huh?

The two quickly headed towards where Chen Wen had just disappeared.

Habakkuk scanned the area; all of Chen Wen’s belongings were dumped here.

His drone had fallen on the nearby ground, completely wrecked.

"Let’s move, catch up with him!"

Seeing this scene, Enzo became even more certain that Chen Wen was fleeing in panic.

Once they could track Chen Wen, he’d have another shot!

But Habakkuk frowned, saying: "Something’s not right! Chen Wen shouldn’t have gone far!"

Enzo paused, puzzled by Habakkuk’s words.

But Habakkuk explained: "Look, there are no signs of human trampling here, not even footprints further on, indicating Chen Wen hasn’t run far!"

"He’s deceiving us! He deliberately discarded these items to make us think he’s run off, but in reality, he’s hiding nearby, waiting for us to chase him away before escaping in another direction."

Enzo nodded slightly, feeling Habakkuk made a lot of sense.

"So we don’t need to chase him down, we just need to take a higher ground, keep an eye on the surroundings, and wait for the Mei Ke Brothers, together we can find him!"

Habakkuk confidently stated.

Enzo approved Habakkuk’s proposal: "Alright, you grab the hunting rifle, find a tree to perch, and I’ll keep searching for Chen Wen’s traces below!"

The two quickly agreed and began to take action.

However, they didn’t realize that Chen Wen had long fled far away.

And Hua Yun’s group also quickly escaped in another direction.

Enzo and Habakkuk were vigilant of their surroundings and continuously searched for Chen Wen’s traces.

Soon, Mei Ke Brothers arrived.

The four of them prowled through the surrounding woods for a long time, yet not a trace of Chen Wen was found.

This left Enzo and Habakkuk bewildered.

"Where is he?"

Enzo glanced at Habakkuk, faint indications of anger flickering in his eyes.

Habakkuk sweated profusely, certain that he had carefully examined their vicinity earlier with no signs of human activity.

This meant that Chen Wen couldn’t have slipped away during that brief window; he must still be around.

But there was nothing here!

The man seemed to have vanished from the world in an instant.