Reborn as the Strongest Immortal Cultivator in Modern Times

In the afternoon, Yang Ying assembled the team, and after Cui Chengkai gave a speech to boost morale, they set off for the Tagan Desert.

Ye Yu and his group traveled by helicopter, which allowed them to quickly reach their designated location.

According to Yang Ying, two teams have already successfully retrieved the data. Seeing China's resolute attitude, the foreign mercenaries dispatched several times their strength to pursue them. As a result, the remaining three mercenary teams, carrying the data, all headed towards the Tagan Desert, since there was a Level 4 ability user there.

The Taklamakan Desert is the largest desert in China, the fifth largest desert in the world, and the second largest shifting sand desert in the world.

The entire desert covers 600,000 square kilometers and is considered an extremely arid place.

The shifting sands in the Taklamakan Desert are like ocean waves, and the sandstorms that come from time to time are like hurricanes in the ocean, which are terrifying to look at.

The three mercenary groups attempted to cross the Taklamakan Desert to reach the Three Kingdoms, from where the Three Kingdoms would provide cover to send the data to the United States.

Cui Chengkai, Yang Ying, and others all agreed that the operation was planned by the United States, with several other countries providing personnel to cooperate with them.

The United States has been targeting China because China's economy, technology, and influence are developing rapidly, which has seriously affected the United States' position in the world. Therefore, they always want to sabotage China.

Due to the harsh environment of the Taklamakan Desert, Ye Yu and his group had to park their plane in a safe place and then transfer to off-road vehicles to reach their destination.

As soon as I got off the plane, I felt the sandstorm and the scorching sun, making it hard to open my eyes.

Following the information left by the previous team, Yang Ying and his group arrived at the foot of a sand dune an hour later.

There were several tents pitched there, and a bonfire was burning nearby, with about twenty people sitting around it.

When they saw a vehicle approaching, they immediately took up their weapons and became alert.

They breathed a sigh of relief and excitedly ran over when they saw Yang Ying get out of the car.

"Captain Yang! You've finally arrived!" A pretty woman with a ponytail was the first to run up to Yang Ying and salute him.

Yang Ying nodded and looked at the others, "How are you guys? Are the other teammates alright?"

The woman with the ponytail's expression darkened: "We've suffered heavy losses here. Brother Zhao... he's sacrificed himself."

"What exactly happened?" Yang Ying asked in a cold voice.

The woman with the ponytail took a deep breath and recounted what had happened.

The girl with the ponytail was named Yang Xi. While tracking the mercenaries, they encountered the level four ability user, who activated a sandstorm to trap Yang Xi and the others.

A group of mercenaries were lying in ambush nearby. In order to protect the data, Brother Zhao led everyone in a fierce battle against the enemy and ultimately sacrificed himself heroically.

When Zhang Zaiye heard the news, his eyes turned red with anger. Brother Zhao was his teammate and usually took good care of them.

Yang Ying clenched his fists, a flash of grief and anger in his eyes. "Damn it! These people are utterly inhuman!"

“However, we have successfully obtained a set of data.” Yang Xi took a chip out of his pocket and handed it to Yang Ying.

Yang Ying took the chip and carefully put it away, saying, "Well done! This mission isn't over yet. We must retrieve the remaining data; we can't let the martyrs' blood have been shed in vain!"

The crowd responded enthusiastically, their eyes firm and resolute.

Yang Ying asked Yang Xi, "Where is your team leader this time?"

Yang Xi immediately pointed to a tent behind him and said, "Team Leader Song is injured. We are short of supplies and cannot treat him properly. You should go and take a look."

The group quickly carried the supplies forward. The twenty-odd people all looked haggard. There were also seven or eight wounded people in the other tents. Due to the shortage of supplies, their wounds had not been properly treated.

Zhang Zaiye and the others distributed supplies to the rest of the people and took care of the wounded, while Ye Yu followed Yang Ying into one of the tents.

A young man, pale as a sheet, lay inside, his body trembling slightly, muttering incoherent words.

The hands, covered in wounds, lay limply at his sides, wrapped in blood-stained bandages, a sight too painful to behold.

Yang Ying immediately ordered the soldiers who knew how to treat the man to check on him. They found that his injuries were particularly serious, but they began to skillfully disinfect and bandage him.

Yang Xi watched anxiously from the side and asked, "How is he?"

The soldier, focused on treating the wound, replied, "He has lost a lot of blood, his wound is infected, and he has a high fever, but fortunately, he is not in mortal danger. I need to give him antibiotics and intravenous nutrition."

After saying that, he picked up the syringe and gently injected the medicine into the man's body. His breathing gradually calmed down, and his complexion improved slightly.

Yang Ying breathed a sigh of relief, told someone to take good care of him, and then walked out of the tent.

Due to its unique geographical location, topography, and climate, darkness falls very late in the Taklamakan Desert. Even though it is now close to evening, there is no sign of it getting dark.

While everyone was resting, Yang Ying carefully learned about the situation again.

Yang Xi and his group had been chasing the mercenaries for three days, and this morning they clashed with them head-on. The fight was extremely fierce.

The team leader of this operation, Song Bojian, who is also the man lying in the tent, was hit and injured by the level four ability user while protecting Yang Xi.

Yang Xi is the only Level 4 ability user in China at present, specializing in water-based abilities.

She took the opportunity to retaliate, but the opponent was not seriously injured.

Both sides were exhausted after the battle. The mercenaries knew that China had deployed troops on the border, so they fled to a corner, presumably to rest for a while.

Yang Xi and her team took this opportunity to rest while waiting for reinforcements.

Ye Yu asked, "How many people are on the other side right now? How many of them are superhumans?"

Seeing that Ye Yu's face was completely unfamiliar and that she kept following Yang Ying in and out, Yang Xi frowned and asked, "Who are you? Which team are you on?"

Yang Ying immediately introduced, "This is Ye Yu, she's someone we invited to help out."

"Are you also a superhuman? What level are you? What are your attributes?" Yang Xi asked a few more questions.

Ye Yu shook her head slightly and said, "I don't know at the moment."

Upon hearing Ye Yu's words, Yang Xi became somewhat angry and said, "You don't even know your own level? Are you a fraud?" She stared wide-eyed at the stranger in front of her with suspicion.

Yang Xi was pampered and adored from a young age, and with the added prestige of being the only level-four superhuman in China, she was respected everywhere.

When she asked Ye Yu, Ye Yu gave her a very perfunctory answer.