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Chapter 685 Tripwire Trap

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    A few days later, Lin Rui led six team members and the female doctor who accompanied the team into the African jungle.  They successfully passed through the minefields in the jungles of the African interior and found their way in the dense tropical rainforests on the banks of the Congo River. They were often desperate and relied on satellites to determine their direction.

    The area they were in was covered in muddy swamps for hundreds of kilometers, with lush vegetation covering the sky and the riverbanks densely covered with ferns.  There are many birds and beasts, venomous snakes are out and about, and the air is hot and humid.  There are no roads here and access to the hinterland is extremely difficult.

    There are no tigers, lions, wolves and other wild beasts here; buffalo, orangutans, monkeys and other animals are not afraid of people.  Moreover, the natural environment is extremely primitive, as if nothing has changed at all since the Mesozoic Era.

    "How far is it to get to that damn destination?" Sergey said with some distress, "This place is just like Pandora. Except for trees, there are still trees."

    "There are damn bugs and snakes." Jason used the jungle machete in his hand to chop down a small green snake climbing on the tree. This is a venomous arboreal snake.  They can often be found in the jungle.

    "What are the people in this country doing? Why can't they build a decent road?" Wang Haoze shrugged, "This way we don't have to abandon our off-road vehicles and walk on foot in this rotten forest."

    "People here? Most of the warlords are busy fighting another warlord, and they generally believe that war is more important than development. In fact, just maintaining this area costs the United Nations a lot of money a year, enough for them to build several major roads.  ." Jiang An shrugged.  "But our strong African brothers believe that a road to development is worth less than a stock of guns to fight war."

    Jason waved the machete in his hand and opened a path in the jungle.  "But I have to say that this kind of traveling speed is too slow. It will take us several days to reach our destination. It is hard to believe that today, with the rapid development of technology, our combat method has degenerated to the way we fought before World War II, relying on two-way combat.  The degree of foot walking.

    ¡°Can¡¯t the US military send a helicopter to help us get through this damn jungle?  You must know that during the Vietnam War, helicopters were already relied on to fight in jungles and mountains.  "

    "They have done this before. The US military used this method in previous operations, but they all failed. The worst one was when it was hit by a Stinger anti-aircraft missile while flying at low altitude. The helicopter exploded and disintegrated in the air, killing all personnel.  ." Lin Rui said slowly, "The accident happened less than 20 kilometers away from us. Do you still expect to rely on helicopters now?"

    "Yes, no one knows what is in this jungle. The safest way is to investigate on foot and don't let go of any suspicious clues." Jiang An agreed.

    "But there is no road here at all. How did they get in and out?" Wang Haoze frowned.  "And to set up a biochemical virus laboratory, they need a lot of material support."

    "It's probably also by helicopter." Jason replied.  "Or maybe there are other roads leading to their camp."

    "Maybe." Lin Rui chopped down a piece of vine, then put away the knife in his hand, "Okay, Jason, let's rest for a while." Jason also put away the machete, sat down nearby, and added a little  water.  Opening a road in the rainforest is a strenuous job, which consumes a lot of their physical strength.

    Jiang An whispered, "I don't feel right. It seems too quiet here."

    "You are just a suspicious Chinese." Sergey shook his head and said, "This is already deep in the jungle. It would be abnormal if there is any movement."

    "That's not what I meant." Jiang An frowned, "This is the tropical rain forest of the Congo Basin. There should be many birds inhabiting it, but it is rare to see groups of birds in this area."

    "What does this mean?" Sergey frowned.

    "Animals can easily form conditioned reflexes. If there are frequent human activities in this area, it will disturb the birds and make them look for another habitat." Jiang An said slowly.

    "It makes sense. Especially when a large helicopter takes off and lands, the huge roar is enough to make all the surrounding animals retreat." Lin Rui nodded, "I think we'd better strengthen our vigilance now. Maybe we have entered some key points.  area." His words made all the team members feel heavy.

    After a short rest, they began to move forward. In a relatively open area in the jungle, Lin Rui suddenly stopped his feet and made a stop gesture behind him.

    All the team members stopped and squatted on the side of the bush, looking around alertly.  "What's wrong? Did you find anything?" Jiang An whispered.

    "No, it just feels wrong." Lin Rui whispered, "This open area in the jungleIt seems very abrupt.  "

    Jiang An turned his head and looked in front of him, but he saw that it was not a very big open space.  There were no clusters of trees or vines, but the ground was nothing special, just covered with forest leaves.  "What's wrong?"

    "With this kind of climate and precipitation, it's impossible for plants not to grow here. This open space looks a bit unusual." Lin Rui said cautiously, "Maybe it's a trap. You all wait, I'll go over and take a look."

    Jason nodded and lowered his voice, "Be careful."

    Lin Rui slowed down and moved forward slowly, then squatted down and carefully looked at the ground.  Suddenly he noticed a very thin and hidden line.  He couldn't help but take a breath of cold air, trip mine?  !  No, it doesn't seem like it.  More like some kind of trigger trap.  He gestured backward, and the team members got the signal and evacuated to both sides.

    Lin Rui knelt down and took a look, then frowned slightly. He was now sure that this was not a landmine. Landmines do not use such a sophisticated tripwire structure.  He used the gun in his hand to stir up the trip wires, and then he suddenly jumped to one side. Almost at the same time, a row of extremely sharp wooden stakes fell rapidly from above his head.

    It was inserted deeply into the position where Lin Rui was standing just now.  This change surprised everyone.  One end of these wooden piles was all sharpened, and stones were tied to both sides to increase the weight.  The force that caused the fall was so great that everything fell into the soil at once.  If Lin Rui hadn't been prepared just now, he would have been nailed to the ground by the row of sharp wooden stakes.

    This is clearly a well-laid trap.

    Lin Rui rolled over and got up from the ground, beckoning other team members to come over and squat down together to look at this weird trap.

    "Be careful, this is a tripwire trap, very delicately made. There may be more nearby, and everyone must be more vigilant from now on. Every step may be dangerous." Lin Rui whispered.

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