The sacred tree is about to pass, and the cannon fodder's wish countdown is coming

"Why are you going on a business trip again?"

“This is a special situation.”

"How long do you plan to be away on business?"

“The time is uncertain.”

"..."

Seeing that Lu Zhao was about to get upset again, Lu Shi added helplessly, "Oh my, I'll be back as soon as possible. I haven't forgotten that you still owe me 99 meals. No matter what people say outside, you are still my potential boyfriend and haven't become my official boyfriend yet."

Lu Zhao curled his lips and kept complaining in his heart, not knowing whether Lu Shi was comforting her or secretly taking revenge on her.

"Then when do you plan to leave?"

"I've packed my things and will be leaving soon."

Lu Shi patted the bird on his shoulder and indicated his purpose: "I'm leaving soon, so I'd like to ask you to take care of the little parrot. You don't have to worry too much about it, just feed it from time to time. If it makes you unhappy, you can teach it a lesson, or wait for me to come back and I'll help you deal with it."

"Okay." After hearing Lu Shi's long instructions, although it was all about the parrot, Lu Zhao still sensed someone's concern for him, and the smile on his face was completely worthless.

"Host, please don't speak so badly of me. How have I offended you? And why did you ask him to take care of me? I feel embarrassed when I think about what happened before. Just tell him that he doesn't need to take care of me. I can take care of myself."

Ignoring the bird system's nagging, Lu Shi handed it directly to Lu Zhao, and then patted it on the head a few times with a reluctant look. The force didn't seem strong, but the bird system felt like its head was almost flattened by a ruthless iron hand.

"Can't you see? Your host's world has been bound to this person. Where are you going to go if you don't stay with him? You'd better stay still and help me watch over him."

"Why does he need my attention?" the Bird System muttered quietly in its head as it landed, seemingly dissatisfied.

"He's timid, so of course you have to protect him since you're so powerful."

"I'll give you a new batch of pills with new flavors. You'll definitely like them."

The bird system instantly turned into a dog. It flew in front of Lu Zhao and rubbed his face flatteringly, then assured Lu Shi with certainty: "Host, don't worry, I will definitely keep you under close watch!"

……

Lu Shi hurriedly joined up with the main force. He thought that time was running out and everyone would have a good rest and discuss countermeasures tomorrow, but what Lu Shi saw was a group of people playing basketball enthusiastically.

"Old Xu, are you so interested today? It seems like this matter is almost certain to happen."

"Not really." Old Xu came down from the basketball court, and the smile on his face slowly faded.

"Although these people are quite capable, they haven't been on many missions. This time, they're going to actually fight those vicious criminals with real guns and live ammunition. It's inevitable that they'll be nervous. I'll let them relax for now."

"It's just that the chances of success this time are really good, otherwise how could these idiots have such a great time."

As Old Xu spoke, he grinned, feeling very happy that a big problem was about to be solved.

However, before things are truly over, we cannot let our guard down even if we are absolutely sure. Seeing that the time was almost up, Lao Xu gave an order, the basketball game ended, and everyone went back to the dormitory to rest.

"You must be tired from catching the plane. Go to bed early and get up early to run exercises with us tomorrow."

"……Fine."

……

Late at night, everything is silent.

Several tall off-road vehicles quietly sneaked into this plateau land known as the "Roof of the World". Under the cover of night, the figures of a group of people were looming, like ghosts. The roar of the vehicles broke the tranquility of the night, and the dust splashed by the wheels flew in the air.

This group of people were holding hunting rifles, with gloomy faces and cold and greedy eyes as they looked around.

Their target was Tibetan antelopes, these precious animals living quietly on this plateau, but the roar of the car obviously frightened the animals, and they ran around in panic on the land. However, they were naive and did not know that the speed of the bullets was much faster than they imagined.

A poacher raised his gun and aimed at an approaching Tibetan antelope. His finger gently pulled the trigger, the sound of the gun pierced the night sky, and the poor Tibetan antelope fell to the ground.

The other poachers quickly gathered around, their eyes gleaming with excitement.

"Boss, you have excellent marksmanship. You can hit the target even from such a long distance. If those bad guys come, they can be killed with one shot without any chance of return."

Another underling fawned over the leader who was cleaning his gun, echoing, "You're just talking nonsense! If the boss takes action, there's no chance they'll survive."

The leader, Lao Han, wiped the muzzle of his gun in an elegant manner, and seemed very satisfied with the praise from his subordinates. However, he had to suppress his pride and asked his subordinates to be more restrained.

"Don't let your guard down. The second brother and his gang were deceived because they didn't take people seriously. Now the bodies are cooling down somewhere."

"Yes, Boss," one of the men said excitedly, his face fierce. "We must avenge our second brother and our brothers. Next time we encounter these people, we will make sure they are utterly destroyed."

"Revenge is not a rush," Lao Han loaded his gun and squinted his eyes to aim at the running Tibetan antelopes again. "Do you see the gold running all over the ground? Aren't you tempted?"

"Do it all!"

"Yes, boss!"

Everyone pulled out their guns, and wanton laughter echoed across the land. What followed was a brutal massacre.

At the same time, Lu Shi and others who were lying in ambush on the top of the mountain were extremely angry. Those young and energetic ones wanted to rush out immediately, but they had to stay in ambush due to orders.

For them, orders are above all else, but for Liang Jie, a ranger who was born and raised on this land, Tibetan antelopes are treasures that he needs to protect with his life. Many of his team members have lost their lives for this, and he thinks he will be no exception.

Seeing the Tibetan antelopes falling in a pool of blood, he rushed out with red eyes, holding the companion that had accompanied him for most of his life - an old gun.

Before rushing out, he left a message to Lu Shi and the others: "Although everyone is here for these lovely little lives, your mission is to catch these people, but mine is not. My mission is to stop them!"

He couldn't just watch those people slaughter the treasure he was guarding just to catch them. That would make the sacrifice of his teammates and himself meaningless.

"Come back!" Old Xu shouted anxiously, but he could only watch Liang Jie rush out, then hide behind a rock and shoot at the group of people.

"Fuck, I should have given him a new gun. The gun he has has too short a range!"

"It's too late, he's in danger." Lu Shi said, and the muzzle of the gun had begun to aim at the tire of the off-road vehicle.