"Captain, retreat quickly! The enemy is about to overwhelm us!"
In the scorching tropical rainforest, the air was solidified by heatwaves, and sweat rapidly evaporated from skin, leaving only sticky traces.
Dense trees and lush vines intertwined to form a verdant barrier, obscuring the sky and casting dappled light and shadow.
A rush of footsteps broke the silence of the rainforest.
Six masked warriors, armed with rifles, moved swiftly and ghost-like through the trees. Their faces were smeared with camouflage paint, their eyes gleamed with determination, and their camouflage uniforms were soaked with sweat, clinging tightly to their bodies.
At the rear of the team, a tall warrior had several distinct bloodstains on his face, extending from his left cheek down to his jaw. But he seemed not to care, maintaining a resolute expression.
It was he who had just spoken!
At the forefront of the group, the warrior called Captain stopped.
He looked back, a look of unwillingness on his face. His voice carried a hint of resolve and helplessness: "Falcon Chick, we are almost at the target. Retreating now would be tantamount to giving up all our previous efforts."
Falcon Chick took a deep breath and said in a low voice: "Captain, we cannot take risks. We have already paid a price, and we cannot let other comrades sacrifice in vain. We must retreat. The mission is important, but if everyone dies, everything becomes meaningless!"
Falcon Chick was Izuna!
He was an agent of Huaxia Capital. This time, they were ordered to go to Annan to capture a traitor, but unexpectedly, the intelligence was flawed. The number of enemies far exceeded expectations. Now, there were at least two hundred armed pursuers behind them. If they insisted on the mission at this point, all six of them would likely be martyred today.
At this moment, they had to abandon the mission and retreat quickly to have a chance of survival!
The Captain was silent for a moment. A flicker of pain quickly crossed his sweat-soaked yet resolute face. He gazed at the rear, then nodded, his voice low: "Alright, Falcon Chick, you lead the other comrades to retreat first. I will cover the rear."
Before his words had fully fallen, a sharp whistling sound suddenly came through the air.
"Whoosh!"
Everyone's heart tightened abruptly. A bullet, like lightning, streaked through a gap in the rainforest, accurately striking the Captain's right chest.
The Captain grunted, his body falling backward abruptly, his face instantly ashen as paper.
Seeing this, Izuna's eyes flashed with anger. He quickly rushed over, pressing tightly on the Captain's chest, and shouted: "Quick! Come over!"
A comrade who also served as a medic immediately rushed over at the sound, carrying a simple first-aid kit.
Izuna pressed down hard on the Captain's wound, trying to stop the blood loss.
No way!
Damn it!
How could this happen, just when I thought of it!
Izuna saw that his Captain's consciousness was already somewhat blurry, he was constantly coughing up blood, and his breathing was slowly weakening. He couldn't help but say anxiously: "Feiniao, Spider, you two quickly take the Captain and retreat. There's a boat less than 1 kilometer ahead. We scouted it when we first came here. I'll stay and cover the rear!"
"But…"
"No buts, retreat quickly! Take the boat downstream, and after shaking off the enemy pursuers, contact command immediately!" Izuna roared. At this moment, a decision had to be made. If they delayed any longer, none of them would escape today.
He had already heard the shouts of the pursuers behind them.
At this critical moment of life and death, the eyes of several teammates met. No words were needed between them; they all understood the sacrifice implied by Izuna's choice to cover the rear.
Everyone knew that facing the pursuit of one or two hundred armed individuals from behind, a single person had almost no chance of survival.
The remaining four quickly sprang into action, supporting the injured Captain, preparing to evacuate.
As they turned, they looked at Izuna with tear-filled eyes.
At that moment, gratitude, respect, and sorrow intertwined in everyone's hearts, but they had to grit their teeth and persevere now, without any weakness or hesitation.
The danger was not yet completely over.
Izuna watched calmly as his teammates carried his Captain further and further away, until he disappeared into the dense tropical rainforest.
A complex emotion welled up in his heart, both bitter and with a hint of relief. He hadn't expected that today would be the moment he faced sacrifice.
However, there was no fear or dread in his heart; instead, there was an unusual calm and composure.
As a veteran Huaxia agent, it was time to dedicate himself to the country and its people.
Izuna was an orphan, raised by the state, enlisted in the army, and had come all this way. His mission and responsibility did not allow him to show any cowardice.
Slowly taking off his camouflage uniform, he unbuttoned his inner lining, revealing several bundles of glorious bombs strapped to his chest.
"Advance… The Huaxia agents are up ahead!"
"Kill them, kill them…"
"Don't let them return to their country, or we're finished!"
Izuna looked coldly at the dark mass of armed personnel approaching from behind, a hint of disdain curling at the corner of his mouth.
He mocked inwardly, these armed personnel from small countries, their formation was still so scattered and disorganized during pursuit.
Taking a deep breath, he pulled the safety pin of the glorious bombs with a murderous look, and calmly rushed towards the enemy group.
It doesn't matter, I'm taking you to meet Marx today!!
Izuna shouted loudly: "Monkeys of Annan, go to hell!"
The few people at the front of the enemy group, sharp-eyed, saw the bombs on Izuna's body already glowing with fire. They shrieked in terror, frantically directing the crowd to retreat.
But, it was too late now!
Izuna leaped up and jumped into the enemy group.
"Boom… Bang…"
With a deafening roar, fire instantly erupted in the dense forest, and the sound of the explosion was deafening.
Izuna only felt the blinding light of the fire, and his body and soul seemed to separate at that moment.
There was only one thought in his heart: to take so many enemies with him on this journey, he had no regrets in this life.
In an instant!
Izuna seemed to see his past self, the young boy who yearned to be a hero, the youth who sweated in the military camp, the warrior who bravely fought the enemy behind enemy lines…
All the memories surged forth at this moment, intertwining into a magnificent scroll.
In the last moment of his consciousness fading, Izuna was in a fiery illusion.
He could clearly see the enemies struggling in the explosion's fire, rolling on the ground, screaming in pain, their shrieks intertwined with the aftershocks of the explosion.
At the same time, Izuna could also feel his body perishing.
Pain surged like a tide, yet his heart was unusually calm.
Looking back at his life, it felt like a long journey.
As an orphan, he had never truly experienced the warmth of family, but he found a sense of belonging and deep camaraderie among his comrades in the army.
At this moment, lying on foreign soil, feeling his life ebb away, he felt no sadness, but rather a sense of release.
He knew his sacrifice was meaningful. Although as a veteran agent, he knew better than anyone that the mission was always paramount, the lives of his comrades were even more important than the mission!
Because, as long as people are alive, everything is alive!
"Goodbye, comrades."
Izuna whispered in his heart. As his consciousness completely dissipated, he plunged into endless darkness.
As the great man said: "For there are many heroes in sacrifice, dare to teach the sun and moon to change the new sky."
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