Night’s Nomenclature-Chapter 466: The Real Target

“Commander, is this worth it?” an attendant whispered.

Qing Li calmly said, “In this world, there’s not much worth or unworthiness. Soldiers are trained for a thousand days, to be used in a single moment. That’s what you and I are for.”

The attendant fell silent. They glanced at the wind and snow outside the mountain pass.

A few people couldn’t possibly survive among a pack of wolves. Even if a B-Class expert came, they would only be able to escape in the Face[-] of such a large group of wild wolves.

Unless there was an army here.

“Those whose parents are still alive, raise your hands,” Qing Li said in the mountain valley.

Six attendants slowly raised their hands. Qing Li, using the morning light, looked at them: “You stay to protect the Young Master. The rest of you follow me.”

After speaking, Qing Li looked at the attendants who were going to follow him and said, “All of you have your phones, right? Write a will in the memo and give it to the brothers who are staying behind. They will help deliver it to the family.”

As soon as he finished speaking, he took out his phone, opened it, and wrote a passage.

An attendant said in a low voice, “Commander, your parents are still alive…”

Qing Li was stunned. He looked at the attendant: “I am the Young Master’s Guardian. No matter what reasons I have to survive, I should fulfill my duty now. This is also the meaning of Master arranging me to be this Guardian.”

Among all the Shadow Candidates’ Guardians, Qing Li was not considered outstanding.

Other people’s Guardians were either Awakened Ones or Cultivators, while he was just a Gene Soldier, selected only because of his outstanding performance in the Federation Army.

He had been Qing Yi’s father’s bodyguard for seven years, and he hadn’t experienced any high-intensity battles during that time.

And Qing Yi’s father arranged him to be a Guardian simply because he was loyal.

Does a Guardian need to be powerful? Of course.

But which has higher priority, ‘powerful’ or ‘loyal’? Qing Yi’s father believed it was loyalty.

Only those who are loyal enough, when facing desperation in a critical moment, would be willing to give their lives to protect Qing Yi.

All this was carried out secretly under Qing Li’s instructions.

Qing Li continued, “Later, I will encourage others in the mountain valley to charge out together, so that the target will be larger. Remember to seize the opportunity… don’t waste this opportunity.”

The attendants looked at each other. They realized that Qing Li was going to let the others in the mountain valley attract the wolves.

However, in doing so, everyone except Qing Yi would die.

Qing Li glanced at them and said, “As long as the Young Master survives, it doesn’t matter if everyone else dies, including me. If those Crows can follow me, that’s best. They are powerful; maybe they can help block the wolf pack for a while.”

At this time, he turned to everyone in the mountain valley and said, “We are preparing to break through. The food is finished. If we continue to be trapped here, it’s a dead end. We will charge ahead; whether or not the people behind us can keep up is not within our consideration. Whether you can survive depends entirely on yourselves.”

This was the most ruthless side of the Conglomerate. Qing Li, in order to protect Qing Yi, decided to sacrifice everyone in the mountain valley without batting an eyelid.

In his opinion, this was only right and proper.

However, the next second, the Crows sitting in the corner looked at each other, and Si Yue grabbed a handful of snow from the ground and put it in her mouth: “Let’s go.”

With that, the Crows, clad in black cloaks, stood up one by one and walked towards the mountain pass.

Someone in the mountain valley silently got up and watched the Crows walk into the wind and snow.

A strange scene happened. The wolf pack surrounding them silently made way for the Crows to leave.

Before this, Qing Li and Qing Chen had guessed that someone was controlling the wolf pack, but only at this moment did they finally have evidence.

In human society, the Forbidden Artifact Tribunal is always neutral, so no one would ever rashly involve them in a battle.

But the wolf pack in the wilderness wouldn’t understand this.

Qing Li watched the Crows leave and sighed. He even suspected that the other party had heard what he had just said, so they left suddenly.

At this time, Sun Chuci, who had been listening to Qing Li give instructions, suddenly stood up and said, “I’ll go with you to break through and attract attention, but can your companions take my companions with them?”

Qing Li was stunned: “What a man! You don’t need to go with us. You are Sir’s person; you can go with the Young Master.”

Sun Chuci shook his head: “Someone has to cooperate with you to act. If only you leave and we all stay behind, someone will surely suspect something. Then, if the wolf pack isn’t distracted, no one will be able to escape.”

Nearby, several boys said, “Senior, we’ll go with you; let the two girls follow them.”

Sun Chuci smiled: “Good.”

Tuanzi and another girl looked at them and said, “Why should only the two of us escape? We’re not staying behind.”

Sun Chuci suddenly became serious: “Don’t waste time on this kind of thing now. We’ve barely earned some money in the Inner World. You two help us transfer it slowly to the Outer World, at least giving our parents some savings for their old age. For the sake of everyone’s parents… someone has to survive.”

Tuanzi and the other girl, Zhou Yu, fell silent.

Seeing that these people had agreed, Qing Li no longer hesitated.

He checked his firearms and, with the safety catch off, led the men out in a tactical formation.

Sun Chuci shouted from behind, “Wait for us!”

With that, he followed, and the mountain valley suddenly became chaotic.

In the chaos, the others in the mountain valley didn’t notice Qing Yi who was left behind.

Many people only felt that there was a way out and ran forward one after another, afraid that they would be too slow.

After all, many people had died in the heavy snow when they left the lakeside last time because they were too slow.

The snow outside the mountain valley was already very deep. Every step Qing Li took, they had to step through snow that went past their knees.

But Qing Li’s actions were still very decisive. He kept firing at the front, pushing back the wolf pack.

This fierce little team actually opened a gap in the wolf pack with their momentum.

When the magazine was empty, they changed to a new one. When people around him fell behind, he didn’t look back.

Seeing Qing Li and the others tear open a gap like killing gods, the fleeing people immediately cheered, and even those who were still watching in the mountain valley no longer hesitated and followed.

Liu Liqun and the others wanted to get up, but Qing Chen pressed them down: “Wait a little longer.”

Liu Liqun was stunned: “Wait for what? If we wait a little longer, they’ll be far away!”

However, Qing Chen still pressed down on Liu Liqun’s arm: “Wait a little longer.”

At this time, the stagehands suddenly found that Qing Chen, who had been weak for three days, seemed to have recovered, and his eyes were only sharp and firm.

At this time, only stagehands, Qing Yi, attendants, Yan Chunmi, and a few others remained in the mountain valley.

Qing Chen looked at these people.

If there really was an insider in the mountain valley, then the person’s attention would certainly be on Qing Yi, not on those who were charging out.

Therefore, the insider could only be among those who stayed behind.

The next moment, Qing Yi’s attendant carried the unconscious Young Master and charged directly outside.

The wolf pack had already followed Qing Li and the others. If they wanted to leave, now was the best opportunity.

Qing Chen still sat in place, wanting to see who would follow first.

However, as soon as Qing Yi moved, everyone else followed.

At this time, Qing Chen discovered that there was actually one person still sitting on the ground, looking as if they were sick.

Qing Chen pulled Liu Liqun and the others and went out: “Go, go quickly, or it will be too late.”

A strange thing happened. As soon as he moved, the sick person quickly stood up and followed.

Qing Chen’s expression became serious. These people weren’t coming for Qing Yi; they were coming for him!

It’s strange.

He was clearly Zhou Cang’s appearance, so why did the other party find him so accurately, when even Yan Chunmi didn’t know his true identity.

Shadow?

Is it the Shadow who wants to kill him, or is something wrong with the people around the Shadow?

No, the Shadow wouldn’t need such a complicated method to kill him.

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At this time, Qing Li had bloodstains on his arms and chest. Their ammunition was used up, so they could only take out their daggers and slash.

The speed and strength of a C-Class expert were not something wild wolves could overcome, but there were simply too many wolves.

At first, those who followed him thought that they would be able to escape safely when Qing Li instantly tore open a gap in the wolf pack.

But they didn’t understand how the battle would develop, so they misjudged the situation.

After the wolf pack was torn open, it still slowly followed behind.

The wolf pack was tenacious, and people couldn’t outrun them in the snow. They would eventually be exhausted.

Qing Li gasped violently. He suddenly stopped running and turned to smile at the people behind him: “Don’t run. The scenery here is nice. Let’s die here. Qing Family soldiers can’t die on the road while escaping; that’s too embarrassing.”

The people around Qing Li slowly stopped, and Sun Chuci and the others stood together, forming a circle, waiting for the wolf pack to chase them.

But an unexpected thing happened.

Half of the wolf pack in the rear suddenly stopped chasing them and turned around, running towards the mountain valley.

Qing Li’s expression changed: “Not good!”

At this moment, he realized that the person controlling the wolf pack had already seen through them and discovered the real target.

Qing Li led his men to charge back, but the remaining half of the wolf pack blocked their path.

On the other side, Qing Chen pulled Liu Liqun and ran wildly in the snow.

Qing Yi had slowly woken up in the bumpy ride. He knew what had happened and didn’t say a word, his eyes red on the attendant’s back.

An attendant looked back and exclaimed, “The wolf pack is chasing! Is Qing Li dead?!”

Qing Yi was stunned. For some reason, his heart was suddenly enveloped by heavy sadness.

All the attendants escorting Qing Yi panicked: “What do we do?! We can’t outrun the wolf pack!”

Seeing the wolf pack getting closer and closer, the team, including Song Niao Niao, Tuanzi, Yan Chunmi, and several other women, couldn’t escape.

Qing Yi calmly said, “Put me down. Everyone prepare to fight.”

But as soon as he finished speaking, he saw the stagehand ‘Zhou Cang’ come in front of him.

He smiled at him with a familiar voice: “Continue running north. I’ll help you lure them away. You must survive; don’t waste the opportunity that Qing Li gave you with his life.”

Then, ‘Zhou Cang’ turned to Yan Chunmi: “You escort Qing Yi away.”

Yan Chunmi was stunned. She also recognized Qing Chen’s voice.

The next moment, Qing Chen abandoned everyone and ran wildly towards the northeast.

Everyone saw that one person in the team and the wolf pack in the distance suddenly changed direction, following Qing Chen all the way to the northeast.

Qing Yi looked at the resolute back and said in a daze, “Sir…”

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