CHAPTER 416: CHAPTER 416: DEAD END

Meng Yinglong originally planned to have Ye Fan and Mengyao die miserably in despair, only then could he achieve the greatest satisfaction mentally.

But now, after learning of Ye Fan’s horror, his inner thoughts slightly changed, deciding not to execute the original plan, but to swiftly kill the two prey.

The tracker installed on Chu Mengyao by the butler played a decisive role at this moment.

It immediately provided this clue to the three major commanders, including War Wolf.

"No wonder, no wonder we couldn’t find Chu Mengyao’s figure; we only ever saw Ye Fan hovering in front of us. So, that’s how it was," War Wolf revealed a bitter smile after learning Chu Mengyao’s location, realizing both miscalculation and unexpected turns.

"What’s going on? What did the boss say?" Beauty Snake and Climbing Tiger hurriedly asked.

"Chu Mengyao has always been hiding behind us while we’ve been advancing forward chasing the enemy, not realizing they were right behind us," War Wolf explained what he learned from the boss, saying, "It seems we’ve thoroughly miscalculated. Ye Fan is highly skilled and has been hiding with Chu Mengyao behind us, occasionally appearing just to mislead us into thinking they were just ahead of us, so the prey has been trailing us all along—how could we find them?"

"How could it be? It doesn’t make sense," Beauty Snake raised her voice in disbelief.

"How did the boss ascertain the exact location of the prey?" Climbing Tiger eagerly asked.

"It’s like this: the boss instructed the butler to secretly install a tracker on Chu Mengyao to prepare for emergencies, which now proves useful," War Wolf said, they only now learned about the boss’s arrangements.

"The boss indeed has foresight," Beauty Snake complimented, acknowledging they had no right to interfere with the boss’s plans.

Now, the three commanders were deeply shocked; the prey was always behind them, a fact that left them astonished to an extreme extent, each displaying a bitter expression.

"Now that we know the prey’s location, what instructions does the boss have for us on how to proceed?" Beauty Snake asked indignantly.

War Wolf solemnly said: "Given the enemy’s strength, which exceeded our expectations, the boss ordered us to pinpoint and encircle them, and completely eliminate the prey without leaving any gaps."

"Great, we’ve been waiting for this news," Climbing Tiger said with murderous intent, "We’ve suffered such a loss and cannot afford to miscalculate again. We must obliterate the prey; otherwise, how could we swallow this anger?"

The three commanders gathered their troops together and then dispersed, surrounding the target’s location.

Ye Fan and Mengyao took a short rest under a big tree. After a night’s rest, Mengyao was much more energetic, and Ye Fan was vibrant as well, his sharp eyes constantly observing the enemy’s movements.

After eliminating one squad and severely damaging another, they dealt considerable damage to the enemy; thus, the enemy didn’t pursue recklessly but rather stopped to discuss strategies, allowing Ye Fan to relax slightly.

Until a few enemy figures appeared, Ye Fan’s heart tightened, wondering to himself, "Something’s not right. Did they discover our trail and turn back to chase us? Did I leave some clues? Impossible, I’ve been extremely careful not to leave clues for them."

With such considerations, Ye Fan didn’t think much, but instead, carefully observed.

Until more enemy heads popped up, seemingly knowing where he and Mengyao were, his heart suddenly alerted.

"What’s happening? Could our whereabouts have been leaked?" With such suspicion, he pulled Mengyao along and left.

About ten minutes later, Ye Fan could tell the enemy was indeed coming for them. Despite leaving no clues, the enemy had such a clear target, which shocked and surprised him.

"Where exactly did things go wrong?" Ye Fan quickly thought, then focused his gaze on Mengyao.

"What’s wrong? Is something off?" Mengyao also felt puzzled.

"Think back, did Meng Yinglong’s people install a tracker or something similar on you?" Ye Fan urgently asked, as they reached a crucial point where caution was necessary.

"No," Mengyao recalled the events since she boarded the plane and got detained in the camp; hardly anyone approached her, let alone placed a tracker on her, suddenly, a flash of insight came to her mind. At the Lone Wolf Mercenary Corps camp, the butler had given her a new pair of shoes, supposedly to facilitate her escape.

Ye Fan checked Mengyao from top to bottom but found nothing suspicious.

At this point, Mengyao took off her shoes and handed them to Ye Fan, saying, "These shoes aren’t mine. I changed into them at the Lone Wolf Mercenary Corps camp. If there’s an issue, it must lie within these boots."

Ye Fan examined them and indeed found a tracker inside the shoe.

After destroying the tracker, Ye Fan and Mengyao quickly departed.

"I never thought Meng Yinglong had so many people and resorted to such despicable methods," Mengyao said furiously.

"Better safe than sorry, Meng Yinglong was worried, and now it seems this worry was quite useful," Ye Fan replied, his inner concerns intensifying with the enemy getting closer and Mengyao being by his side. Trying to shake off trouble under the enemy’s nose was not feasible.

"What should we do now? The enemy is closing in from all directions behind us, seemingly towards the left and right fronts too," Mengyao asked uneasily.

"Escape first; let’s not consider anything else for now." Ye Fan, feeling unable to devise an effective strategy, replied.

War Wolf and others quickly discovered the tracker had been destroyed, but at this point, the three commanders laughed and showed no concern.

"Chase, catch them, and shoot them to pieces," the three commanders ordered through their earpieces.

Ye Fan and Mengyao were within sight now, and escaping their pursuit seemed hopeless.

At this time, the members of the Lone Wolf Mercenary Corps displayed a frantic speed, chasing recklessly as if their lives depended on it.

Since they decided to encircle Ye Fan and Mengyao, they naturally blocked the duo from all directions.

There was no obstruction in the direction the duo tried to escape because it was a dead end. Their people couldn’t pass, and as the two fled the dead end, there was naturally nothing to worry about.