Yama Reborn-Chapter 634 - 631: Desert Survival

Struggling to climb to the top of the dune, Chen Nuo immediately lay down on the ground. He didn't care about the mouthful of sand that got into his mouth; instead, he tried hard to keep his body flat on the ground, crawling there, and then raised his eyes to look forward and downward.

Behind Chen Nuo, the Mother Clone mimicked his actions!

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At the bottom of the dune, in the distance, the surface landscape began to change.

The gravel became coarser, gradually transforming from desert into a terrain resembling a Gobi Desert.

Further away, one could clearly see something that resembled a highway—though calling it a highway might be an exaggeration.

But it was indeed a path, one that people could walk on, and cars could drive on.

On the Gobi Desert, a few heat-resistant, low shrubs could be seen, very sparse, with no greenery at all, appearing to be all withered yellow.

Gunfire was coming from over there.

In the distance, a few cars were parked crookedly on that path.

Chen Nuo clearly saw that one of them had already flipped over, the vehicle body caught on fire.

And on the ground, several corpses lay in disarray!

Among them were a few wearing military uniforms.

Judging by their style... they looked like M Country soldiers.

Those few military jeeps also looked very much like military Humvees.

Beside the road, on the slope of the Gobi Desert, several shooting points were blazing with gunfire, with the rattling sound of guns going on continuously.

Chen Yanluo, who had been battle-tested in his past life, recognized it at once: it was the sound of AKs.

In the last glimmer of light before the sun completely set, Chen Nuo clearly caught a glimpse of several figures rushing out from the roadside.

With their heads wrapped in large headscarves, holding AKs, running while firing.

The few M Country soldiers next to the Humvee were obviously at an absolute numerical disadvantage, and their firepower clearly couldn't rival the other side.

On the gunner seat behind the Humvee, there was also a corpse, turned into a sieve from the gunfire.

Screams, exclamations, and gunfire mixed together.

Finally, the soldiers gathered beside a Humvee, suddenly let out a shout, then scattered in all directions like rabbits startled from their burrows...

Because from beside the road, a guy with a big headscarf, sporting a big beard, came out with an RPG in his hands and fired at the Humvee!

With a boom, the Humvee turned into a fireball. Some soldiers who escaped in a panic were blown away, and two were hit by stray bullets, clutching their bodies on the ground, wailing.

The band of headscarves ruthlessly charged over, holding their AKs one by one.

Soon, the wailing and gunfire ceased, leaving the vast Gobi Desert echoing with the shouts of the headscarves to one another.

After hastily checking the battlefield, the group immediately withdrew.

They drove out two off-road vehicles from behind a slope, jumped in, and hurriedly left down the road.

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Chen Nuo lay motionless on top of the dune, holding this position for a full five minutes.

Even after the headscarves left by car, he maintained this posture for a while longer.

Finally confirming that there were no abnormal changes on the battlefield—the headscarves' cars had disappeared and didn't return.

And there were no fish that escaped the net on the battlefield either.

Only then did Chen Nuo finally get up, spitting out a mouthful of sand fiercely.

Being cautious was the right choice—with his current condition, he didn't have the ability to block bullets or catch an RPG barehanded.

One bullet could take his little life.

Huh?

Feeling a twinge in his heart, Chen Nuo suppressed himself from turning his head to look at the Mother Clone.

So...

The current situation is: one bullet could also take its life!!

Chen Nuo looked toward the direction of the battlefield, his eyes heating up.

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With a hint of awkwardness, Chen Nuo nearly rolled down from the dune.

After struggling to stand up, Chen Nuo strode towards the direction of the battlefield—although by this time the sun had already set, the burning vehicle on the battlefield made the target very obvious.

While crossing the hard area of the Gobi Desert beside the road, Chen Nuo was too lazy to disguise himself!

He even stopped conserving his energy, starting to push his strength, sprinting wildly!

Rushing to the battlefield first, grabbing a gun!

Then shooting a bullet to end the Mother Clone behind him...

What?!

Fuck!!

Chen Nuo turned his head, realizing this guy had unknowingly run ahead of him?!

Chen Nuo immediately realized that this guy must have the same intent as himself!

Upon realizing this, Chen Nuo accelerated into a sprint, the two of them stumbling like in a race, running side by side towards the road in the distance.

With their physical strength exhausted, the two stumbled, and by the time they reached the road, Chen Nuo was seeing stars, and not far away, the Mother appeared to be almost falling, rolling and crawling.

Chen Nuo bit his teeth hard, targeting the nearest body on the ground in front of him!

It was the body of an M Country soldier!

Chen Nuo dashed over quickly!

The first task was to find a gun—none!

The standard-issue automatic rifle of the M Country soldier was missing! It was likely taken by the headscarves when they swept the battlefield?

But Chen Nuo did not give up and searched the corpse quickly, finding a handgun holstered!

The magazine was there!

Chen Nuo swiftly cocked the gun, released the safety, then turned and pointed at the Mother Clone!

Without a second's hesitation, Chen Nuo directly pulled the trigger!

Bang bang bang!

Three consecutive shots.

The direction was accurate, but due to extreme exhaustion, Chen Nuo's hand holding the gun was already unstable.

Moreover, instead of having no strength in his hand, he subconsciously held the gun tighter, and his finger pulling the trigger was also unconsciously exerting more force.

In this state, the shooting posture easily caused a common problem: left deflection of the shooting trajectory.

The three consecutive shots hit a car next to the Mother Clone, the bullets sparking upon impact.

The Mother Clone had already quickly rolled on the ground, taking refuge behind the car.

Chen Nuo cursed, switching to grip the gun with both hands, taking a deep breath, and quickly circled around the other side of the car.

Just as he rounded the car body, Chen Nuo saw the figure lunging at him and immediately fired again!

After two consecutive shots, the figure fell to the ground, but Chen Nuo didn't look—because when firing the second shot, he had already seen it was the corpse of a dead M Country soldier, being thrown at him by the Mother Clone!

And the Mother Clone had already bent down and slid under the car.

Chen Nuo immediately lowered himself, firing continuously.

Amidst the fireworks, the Mother Clone had rolled to the other side of the car.

Although anxious, Chen Nuo had no other options—his physical condition was too weak, and his shooting was far less accurate than usual.

Who would have thought...

Watching movies and mocking villains' shooting skills as grazing shots all the time.

When it was his turn, damn it, he was also doing grazing shots?

Chen Nuo turned and ran around the front of the car again, but after missing another shot...

Click...

Chen Nuo felt his heart sink: the magazine was empty!

Chen Nuo reacted quickly, immediately throwing the handgun at the opponent's face, retreating rapidly, his peripheral vision already targeting another body a few steps away.

He dashed over, swept around the vicinity of the body, but unfortunately—automatic rifles were also taken.

Using the old method, searching for a handgun.

But this time, there was no handgun. Chen Nuo only found a dagger.

Gritting his teeth, Chen Nuo turned and charged towards the Mother Clone!

At this moment, the Mother Clone rapidly retreated, clutching something in its hand.

Chen Nuo glanced over and immediately felt a chill down his spine!

This guy had somehow gotten hold of a grenade!

Chen Nuo's heart skipped a beat, but instead of retreating, he accelerated forward, shouting as he lunged and grabbed the Mother Clone!

He knew very well that he couldn't dodge now; the only weapon the opponent had was a grenade.

If he backed off, the enemy would have the chance to throw the grenade.

If he advanced instead, staying close to the enemy, the enemy wouldn't dare throw the grenade.

With a lunge, Chen Nuo embraced the Mother Clone, and the two crashed to the ground together. As they fell, Chen Nuo's dagger slipped from his hand, but he couldn't afford to care.

After a roll, the two were entangled again, fighting fiercely.

Chen Nuo used those skilled combat techniques, like joint locks and such—but to his surprise, he couldn't gain the upper hand!

The Mother Clone's close combat skills, though not as varied as his, were extremely practical and more ruthless!

After another bout of struggle, Chen Nuo finally managed to pin the Mother Clone beneath him, both hands gripping its throat tightly.

The Mother Clone's face grew more hideous, its complexion flushing red as it gasped, its hands trying to pry Chen Nuo's fingers loose, but Chen Nuo gritted his teeth and refused to budge…

Finally, the Mother Clone suddenly relaxed its grip, abandoning the attempt to twist Chen Nuo's fingers, and instead grabbed the grenade…

Seeing the Mother Clone's fingers about to pull the pin, Chen Nuo was terrified, urgently shouting, "No!!"

He quickly released his grip on the Mother Clone's neck and sat upright, spreading his arms wide.

The Mother Clone's eyes gleamed with malice: "What, unwilling to go down with me?"

As it spoke, its fingers remained hooked on the pin, and Chen Nuo dared not move. If the pin were pulled, both of them would go boom.

Chen Nuo and the Mother Clone both panted heavily, and after a moment, Chen Nuo slowly said, "Let's not fight... I don't want to die with you, you're right."

The Mother Clone coldly replied, "Then get off me."

Chen Nuo got up, but didn't step away. He stayed close to the Mother Clone—since it held the grenade, he couldn't afford to leave.

If he distanced himself, the other could just throw the grenade, and Chen Nuo would be finished.

They had to be tied together! Only then would the Mother Clone hesitate to throw the grenade.

They caught their breath, watched each other, and Chen Nuo frowned in thought: "This won't do, we both want to kill each other, neither of us trusts the other…"

"Exactly, even if we say truce, we don't trust each other," the Mother Clone nodded, "So, what's your plan?"

"Then we bind together."

Chen Nuo sighed and came up with an idea.

He picked up the dagger, cut the clothing, and quickly tore off a strip of cloth.

Chen Nuo tied the strip to his left ankle and the Mother Clone's right ankle.

Once tied, the distance between the strips was about one meter.

"This way, neither of us can move far from the other. This ensures you won't throw the grenade to kill me because at this distance, if you throw it, you'll blow yourself up too."

The Mother Clone thought it over, nodded, and then stuffed the grenade into its pocket, keeping its hand inside.

"You can guess whether my hand is on the pin in my pocket! If you try to grab my grenade and pull on my arm, then..."

"Got it," Chen Nuo sighed.

With a temporary balance formed, they glanced at each other and simultaneously said, "Let's find resources."

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This attacked convoy wasn't a transport unit, so there wasn't a truckload of supplies.

But in a few vehicles, you could always find something to eat and drink.

And the individual gear of M Country soldiers is famously lavish.

Cigarettes, chewing gum, chocolate, and even Coca-Cola.

With their legs tied together, they couldn't search individually and had to move as one.

Chen Nuo first found two military canteens in the car and handed one to the Mother Clone without hesitation.

Both opened the canteens, and as the first sip of water rolled down their throats, they involuntarily shuddered with relief.

The parched throat, after enduring severe dehydration, was suddenly soothed by cool water.

Chen Nuo gulped down an entire canteen of water at once, feeling alive again at last.

Then he found a pack of military energy bars in the car, along with a pack of military compressed biscuits and two packs of compressed jerky.

What made Chen Nuo even more satisfied was that he actually found a Coca-Cola in the trunk of a military off-road vehicle riddled with bullet holes.

During the search for resources, both of them were wary of each other, always keeping half of their attention on whether the other was trying to secretly hide a weapon.

Chen Nuo did find another gun, but under the watchful eye of the Mother Clone, he wisely chose not to take it.

He realized that he had missed the chance to finish off this Mother Clone in one go.

His best chance was earlier when he picked up that handgun.

At that time, he was too weak, his shooting skills faltered, and several consecutive shots failed to kill the opponent, missing the best opportunity.

Now, with a grenade in the opponent's hand, they had the confidence to flip the table, and Chen Nuo had no chance to get the gun again — the Mother Clone with a grenade would not allow him to take a gun.

Compliantly collecting some food and water, Chen Nuo found two backpacks, in which he placed some compressed biscuits and water, then also took a found canteen.

He also took two cans of Coca-Cola.

Actually, they couldn't take everything... but both had a limited load capacity.

They had to consider their physical condition and the constraints of the on-foot journey.

Two filled backpacks were already at the weight limit.

Additionally, Chen Nuo found a few maps in the driver's seat of a vehicle.

After checking the maps, Chen Nuo finally understood where they were.

The area bordering Central Asia and West Asia, more precisely, the West Asia Plateau.

This place belongs to a world-renowned country: Afghanistan.

Nicknamed the "Empire Graveyard."

Specifically, they were in the southwestern region of Afghanistan, which is the desert area of this country, while other areas are the mountainous regions of the West Asia Plateau.

"Let's go, we should leave here first, because according to the map, about a hundred kilometers north is an M Country military base.

Obviously, this convoy belonged to the M Country forces. If the convoy was attacked, they would surely send a rescue team once they got the news, possibly even helicopters.

I don't want to face the Gatling gun on a helicopter."

After Chen Nuo finished explaining, the Mother Clone had no objections. The two of them quickly shouldered a backpack each, then walked side-by-side on the road.

Because their legs were tied with cloth strips, the distance between them was about half a meter, so they couldn't run, only try to speed up their walking pace.

Fortunately, both were very skilled, and quickly got used to each other's walking pace. Even with each having one leg tied together, their walking speed increased...

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Very quickly, they walked across the pebble beach, and then bare hills began to appear ahead...

Chen Nuo thought for a moment and, leading the Mother Clone, entered the hills to find a sheltered spot.

"Let's rest here for the night. It will be very cold at midnight, and we are not superhuman; we cannot withstand subzero temperatures.

Moreover, to avoid being found by the M Country search team, it's best not to make a fire.

In a place like this, a fire at night can be seen from several kilometers away."

The reason Chen Nuo didn't want to be found by the M Country forces was simple: their convoy had been attacked; they'd definitely be angry.

At this moment, they might just take him for a terrorist and shoot him down.

And really, did you think the M Country army was truly an envoy of democracy and freedom? In a previous life, Yama had a "friendly" relationship of mutual insults over the phone with the Great Commander of M Country and was well aware of their nature.

In addition to food and maps, Chen Nuo found some practical items from the convoy.

Like a flashlight and two thick coats.

In the sheltered spot, Chen Nuo and the Mother Clone each drank some water and ate some food.

Chen Nuo found a small booklet inside the thick coat he had picked up. It seemed to be some kind of record of the convoy's comings and goings.

He covered his head with the coat, turned on the flashlight under it, and carefully checked the contents of the booklet. The transportation work schedule had marked times!

A few minutes later, Chen Nuo turned off the flashlight, uncovered himself from the coat, and looked up at the sky.

He obtained one piece of information.

He finally knew what time period and era he was in.

1999.

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