This killer star of the War of Resistance Against Japan was only 9 years old.

Chapter 113 The Primeval Forest

Upon hearing Senjo Masakazu's order, all the Japanese soldiers immediately lined up and assembled.

"The second squad will stay behind to deal with the bodies of the Imperial Warriors and take charge of the defense of the West Gate. The rest of you will come with me immediately to pursue them out of the city."

"Hi!"

After giving the order, Senjou Masakazu strode towards the car.

But seeing the man in a suit standing not far ahead, he hesitated for a moment before quickly walking over.

"Aso-kun, are you going back first or coming with me...?"

When Aso Gotsu heard Senjou Shoichi's question, he hurriedly interrupted Senjou Shoichi before he could finish speaking.

"Colonel Senjou, I'll go out of the city with you. I want to see if the person who escaped is my old classmate from abroad. He's an exceptionally talented physicist. The help he could provide to the Empire would be unimaginable."

When Senjou Masakazu heard Aso Goji's words, he was surprised, even though as a soldier he didn't know what a physics expert did.

But he knew that Aso Gotei wouldn't speak without reason; this person must be very important.

However, considering that Aso Gotei's description of this physics expert was clearly inconsistent with the actual situation on site.

He replied directly.

"That's unlikely. Based on your previous description of this person, he shouldn't have that ability. Most of the soldiers who died here at the city gate were killed by having their throats slit..."

"Never mind, let's get in the car first."

Seeing that the group had already assembled, Senjou Masakazu didn't want to waste any more time and told him to get on the bus.

Bai Luo had already given up on the bicycle and switched to walking. They had no choice but to take the shortcut through the wasteland. Bai Luo had also put the bicycle into his personal space when he sent Zhao Zhonghe away to go first.

"Xiao Luo, is the car hidden properly?"

Seeing that Bai Luo had caught up, Zhao Zhonghe asked with some concern.

"Don't worry, the Japanese soldiers definitely won't find us."

As he said this, Bai Luo thought to himself, "If the Japanese devils can spot me, I'll just do a handstand and pee."

Seeing Bai Luo's confident answer, Zhao Zhonghe felt much more at ease.

He didn't speak again; he could only try to conserve his energy.

After all, it's still quite a distance from the woods.

The three of them ran for another 20 minutes or so, but had only covered less than 2 kilometers. There was no way around it; Zhao Zhonghe's physical condition proved that he was indeed an excellent physics expert. Hopefully, the radiation-treatment medicine that I mixed into his food would be effective.

After walking for a few more minutes, Bai Luo realized that they couldn't continue like this; the Japanese would catch up with them very soon.

Thinking of this, he immediately hung the silly girl's Gatling gun and ammunition belt backpack on his own body, indicating to the silly girl to carry Zhao Zhonghe on her back.

Zhao Zhonghe wanted to refuse, but the silly girl didn't give him a chance to speak. She simply hoisted Zhao Zhonghe onto her shoulder and ran after Bai Luo.

Bai Luo held a Gatling gun in one hand and a pistol in the other, using the gun light on the pistol to illuminate the road ahead.

The backpack hanging in front of his chest and the single-chain backpack on his back did not affect Bai Luo's speed at all. Bai Luo and Sha Niu sprinted across the plain full of weeds for nearly 10 minutes.

Bai Luo suddenly signaled to Sha Niu to slow down, and at the same time turned off the gun light in his hand.

Zhao Zhonghe, who was almost vomiting from being jostled around so much, finally had a chance to catch his breath. At the same time, he was amazed by the strength of the girl next to him.

Zhao Zhonghe took a breath and looked at the pitch-black surroundings.

Just as he was about to ask if they had arrived, Bai Luo stopped him.

Just as Zhao Zhonghe was puzzled, he saw a light flickering on the road he had just walked on.

Zhao Zhonghe adjusted his glasses and looked closely, sensing it was a convoy.

Judging from the lights, there should be three vehicles, and although they are far from the road, the surrounding area is a plain with weeds no higher than knee-high.

Zhao Zhonghe could faintly hear the engine sound mixed in with the wind.

Just as Zhao Zhonghe was intently staring at the trucks on the distant main road, Bai Luo quietly took out night vision binoculars from his spatial storage and placed them in front of his glasses to observe.

There were three vehicles in total: one car and two trucks. A group of Japanese soldiers were following behind the trucks about 100 meters behind.

Bai Luo put away his binoculars and waved for Zhao Zhonghe to continue walking. If it weren't for the national treasure beside him, Bai Luo would have definitely taught these little devils a lesson.

But it's best to run away as fast as you can now.

Seeing that the Japanese soldiers continued to pursue along the main road, Bai Luo was no longer in a hurry.

The three slowed their pace and finally arrived at the forest just as dawn was breaking.

Bai Luo was a little surprised by the forest in front of him; the trees on the outer edge of the forest were thicker than Bai Luo himself.

Looking around, I couldn't see the end of the forest at all.

This made Bai Luo hesitate.

He initially hoped the forest wouldn't be too small, but he didn't want it to be this big either.

The last time I saw such a large forest was when it was bombed by Japanese artillery.

Just as Bai Luo was hesitating whether to go in, the monitoring radar in his mind suddenly showed the image of the Japanese soldiers.

Alright, there's no need to hesitate now. Bai Luo took the lead and went inside.

After nearly two hours of pursuit outside the city, the Japanese soldiers realized that they might have overshot their target.

He could tell from the fact that the Japanese soldier's neck wound had not completely dried that the person had escaped in no more than 30 minutes.

Realizing he might have overshot his stop, he immediately pulled over and grabbed a map.

He searched the area west of Pingcheng, trying to find a place he could reach before dawn where he could hide.

Aso Goji, standing to the side, looked at Chijo Shoichi, who was lying on the hood of the car, with a puzzled expression, but did not disturb him.

Suddenly, Senjou Shoichi discovered a place, which was a vast primeval forest.

Moreover, they could reach it directly from the plain they had just passed.

But that primeval forest was fraught with danger, and even Senjou Seiichi wasn't sure if the people they were chasing would enter that great forest.

That great forest is known as a place of "ghostly fear" by the locals of Pingcheng. No one in Pingcheng, whether they are suicidal or not, will go near that great forest.

But this is the only place around here where you can hide.

Senjou Masakazu decided to take a gamble and ordered his troops to turn back on the spot. They were to check the plain they had just passed through, where the withered grass was only knee-high, for any signs of human habitation. That was a shortcut through which they could reach the Demon's Sorrow.

This also helps determine whether your judgment is correct.

Sure enough, not long after returning to the plain, the Japanese soldiers who had scattered to search for the trail soon made a discovery.

Senjou showed a hint of joy upon hearing his subordinate's report; he immediately followed the Japanese soldier who had come to report to the place where the footprints were found.

Senjou Seiichi looked at the trampled, withered grass. Although it wasn't very obvious, it was still clear that someone had indeed set foot here not long ago.

Moreover, judging from the direction, it was clearly heading towards that Ghostly Forest, and there was more than one person there.