Chapter 680 - 659:
Deep in the jungle, Ye Chen was gasping for breath, having thrown all his hand grenades in a bid to draw the enemy’s fire. At this point, he had become quite exhausted. Alone, he hid within the jungle, while overhead a helicopter constantly circled, signaling to its companions that their target was right here.
Ye Chen knew that if he didn’t take out that helicopter today, escape would be impossible. The only weapon he had left was a carbine rifle and two boxes of ammunition. Shooting down a helicopter with a rifle was a shot in a thousand. Taking a deep breath, he shouldered the rifle, wedged the butt against his shoulder bone, and used the scope to lock onto the enemy’s propeller. He didn’t expect to puncture the fuel tank with one shot; all he needed was to create enough trouble for them.
Bang...
With a crisp sound, the helicopter seemed unperturbed. Undeterred, Ye Chen continued to fire until, on the fifth shot, the helicopter appeared to wobble. Soon, smoke began to rise from the machine. Ye Chen cracked a sly smile and then sprinted deeper into the jungle. The helicopter pilot shouted, "Damn it, he actually hit the propeller engine; I must hurry back!"
With one helicopter hit, another immediately came to reinforce. Ye Chen’s trail quickly vanished into the jungle, but the relentless pursuit by police dogs and military dogs continued. The army and police commenced their search. The dense jungle did not hinder Ye Chen’s progress, nor did it dampen the resolve of the Japanese to capture him.
Under the fierce pursuit of the Japanese, Ye Chen’s whereabouts were swiftly discovered again. He now faced a dire situation with bullets running low; just half a box left, plus one magazine. Ye Chen had to use these bullets to lose his pursuers quickly, but soon his heart sank; another armed helicopter arrived overhead and had him firmly in their sights.
This time, the helicopter brought an ultimatum: if they couldn’t capture him alive, then they’d take his corpse. Clearly, they had no intention of letting Ye Chen get away. He moved onto a high rock face and started to descend swiftly, using the rocks as leverage. The helicopter descended slowly, aligning its cockpit with Ye Chen, and called out loudly, "You have no way out; surrender!"
Ye Chen ignored them and continued his descent with his gun slung. Seeing that he was not responding, the crew decided to use weapons to force his surrender. The co-pilot immediately opened the cabin door and aimed the machine gun at him, followed by a wild burst of fire. Bullets struck the surrounding rocks, kicking up clouds of dust.
"Damn it, he’s ignoring us!" the co-pilot said angrily.
"Shoot his legs!" the pilot grunted and added, "I want to see how long he can hold out."