The midday sun blazed down on the vast primeval forest, making it unbearably hot. Even the birds hid, and the leaf monkeys and other animals that usually roamed the treetops had vanished, leaving a silent landscape. In the open area, several fully armed soldiers charged forward, howling as if injured fierce beasts making a desperate counterattack. Their unpredictable running paths and astonishing speed made their shouts seem monotonous and eerie in the deathly silent forest.
Perhaps because they hadn't encountered any attacks after running a stretch, the team quickened their pace, switching from zigzagging to running straight ahead. Just as they were about to reach the area where bodies were piled, suddenly, some brush around them was quietly moved aside, revealing the dark gun muzzles emitting a breath of death, silent and ominous like vipers eyeing their prey in the sunshine.
