This place was far away from the hustle and bustle of the mortal world. Luo Kai's days were very comfortable. In his spare time, he would train his body techniques. However, regardless of whether it was the Soft Body Forging Technique or the Mighty Dragon Fist, they would grow along with the strengthening of the body's constitution. However, he was limited by the fact that his body had not yet fully recovered, so he could only work on the technique.
In the past few days, he had really figured out a technique that he had used before. It was a bit like the Full Arm Boxing described in Wuxia novels. It was to stimulate the strength of the fist while simultaneously stretching the muscles and bones to achieve the effect of an unexpected attack. This technique definitely had a lot of room for improvement, but it had to be tested in actual combat.
On this day, Luo Kai carried a wooden stick and searched for prey in the wilderness. There were many animals here. There were deer, wolves, and even bears. He also saw a very large tiger. The man and the tiger confronted each other for a moment before retreating. Luo Kai was unwilling to harm this kind of natural spirit, while the tiger instinctively felt that the man in front of it was very dangerous. It was better not to provoke him.
As he walked, he suddenly found that the vegetation was somewhat desolate. Moreover, there were many cannon pits on the ground. Luo Kai's footsteps paused. A burst of fierce gunfire broke the silence of the wilderness. The dense gunfire and the explosion of artillery shells were incessant.
Unlike what he had imagined, the battlefield was littered with corpses. The two sides each occupied a hilltop and were swaying and shooting at each other.
Luo Kai climbed up a thick tree and looked at the battlefield. Both sides were wearing the same yellow military uniform and green steel helmet. Even the guns they were holding were exactly the same. This made him scratch his head. Could it be that his subordinates had rebelled?
After a while, a few small black dots flew in the sky. They were several dragonfly-like fighter jets. They swooped down and threw artillery shells at one of the hilltops. For a moment, the whole mountain was filled with the sound of artillery shells exploding. After the smoke cleared, the entire hilltop had been razed to the ground.
Looking at this kind of explosion up close, the shock it gave people was much stronger than in the movies. Luo Kai couldn't help but feel his scalp tingle. If he was in the middle of it, there was no way he could have survived.
After all, humans were made of flesh and blood. Even if one cultivated the skin-refining technique to an extremely high level, it was only equivalent to having an additional layer of bulletproof vest. Although it could prevent sharp weapons from penetrating, it could not block the huge kinetic energy it carried. A bullet shot from a large caliber gun could easily send a person flying, and the kinetic energy it carried could also easily shatter a person's bones and internal organs, not to mention an artillery shell.
It was better not to participate in a war. Luo Kai's original lofty aspirations had vanished into thin air, and he left with his tail between his legs.
On the way back, he caught two rabbits and roasted them. As usual, he practiced the Supple Body Forging Technique by the stream. The Supple Body Forging Technique required him to use extreme methods to temper his body. The torture he suffered in the pirate camp had instead improved his Supple Body Forging Technique to another level. Originally, his muscles and bones were like rubber bands, but now they were like soft mud. He could fold, contract, or expand like a mollusk.
The forest was quiet at night. When the moon was high in the sky, there was an abnormal restlessness in the dark forest. Luo Kai woke up from his sleep and frowned. These days, there were very few animals within a kilometer of him.
After thinking for a moment, he jumped onto a tree trunk and jumped like a leopard cat in the forest towards the source of the sound. As he got closer, he saw a man covered in blood being besieged by three wild wolves. Judging from his clothes, he was a soldier, about 30 years old. He had already used up all his bullets. There were several bullet holes in his chest, and his body was covered in shrapnel. He was already an arrow at the end of its flight.
With the appearance of Luo Kai, the three wild wolves immediately roared and scattered. They recognized Luo Kai. These days, this human had stolen a lot of their prey.
Luo Kai ignored them and walked to the front of the bloody man. His consciousness was already in a trance. Sensing something approaching him, he immediately swung his sword.
Luo Kai reached out and grabbed it, and said softly, "Don't be afraid, I'm a human!"
When the bloody man heard his words, his bloodshot eyes regained some clarity. He said in a hoarse voice, "You … Who are you?"
"Your injury is very serious. If you want to live, then don't talk nonsense."
Luo Kai picked him up and ran towards the shack. In the distance, several wild wolves could only whimper and dejectedly leave.
Luo Kai himself was often injured, so he figured out a simple surgical first aid method. First, he tied the man's arteries with cloth, and then used the short knife to remove the shrapnel. Unfortunately, the man's physique was not comparable to his at all. He was directly knocked out by Luo Kai's rough method, and his breathing was even weaker. It seemed that he would not survive.
Luo Kai helplessly stopped. After thinking for a moment, he waved his hand to draw out a stream of water to wrap the man. He tightly stuck it to the wound to stop the bleeding.
After a while, the young man woke up. His face was extremely pale due to excessive blood loss, but his eyes were extremely bright.
Luo Kai knew that this was the final radiance of the setting sun before death. He sighed and said, "I'm sorry, I can't save you. You have lost too much blood, so you need a blood transfusion immediately. But there is no condition here."
The young man looked at the clear stream of water around him, and then he saw Luo Kai's military uniform. The light in his eyes became brighter and brighter. He struggled to take out a bloody note from his clothes and handed it over to Luo Kai with trembling hands.
Luo Kai hesitated for a moment, and then reached out to take it. The words on the note were covered with blood, and it was very blurred. He could barely make out the words "Combatant Department".
Seeing Luo Kai take the note, the young man's spirit instantly disappeared. He opened his mouth, but no words came out. His breath gradually dissipated.
Luo Kai felt a headache coming on. He was a person who hated trouble the most, and the note in his hand was obviously a big trouble. He could only put it away. First, he dug a hole and buried the young man's body. Then, he put the note in the stream and used the water to dilute the blood on it.
This was a secret report. It was obtained by the agents of the Combatant Department in the Nanzhao Kingdom. One of the more shocking pieces of information was that there was an enemy spy in the military of Seongma Province. Moreover, this spy was sitting in a very high position and could even influence the war situation.
Luo Kai was in a dilemma. Whoever won or lost the war had little to do with him. However, if Seongma Province was defeated, then the local forces in the country would definitely fight each other for the position of Lord. At that time, the people would be the ones to suffer. After struggling for a long time, he finally gritted his teeth and decided to go to the military camp again.
… …
The main force of Seongma Province was stationed in a mountainside fortress called Ironwood Fortress. It formed a triangle with two other mountains. It was both offensive and defensive. Not only was the fortress connected to the country by a railway, but there was also a military airport on the top of the mountain. It could quickly mobilize supplies and troops from the country. In countless years of war, it had never been breached. The Nanzhao Kingdom called it Ironwood Fortress.
Luo Kai followed the traces of the spy all the way here. First, he carefully circled the periphery of the fortress. The entire fortress was surrounded by a huge concrete wall that was nearly 20 meters high. The wall was full of dark red blood stains and gaps caused by guns and cannons. It was full of a sense of vicissitudes. There was only one entrance to the fortress, and a large number of steam trucks and trains were constantly coming in and out. It was not difficult to sneak in.