"After that place up ahead, then head west, about ten kilometers, and we can reach Awaz. Once we're in Awaz, my brothers will be there waiting for us. They will arrange everything, making sure we get away!"
Song Heping had just finished speaking when Rabbani immediately lay flat on the ground.
"I… I really… can't run anymore…"
"Lao Mi," Song Heping said, "shoot him. It looks like he's suffering quite a bit. Don't let him endure this pain."
Mist was drenched in sweat, with droplets rolling down his face and soaking his entire front and back.
But thankfully, he was still holding up.
It's just that the thought of having to run another ten kilometers made his calves start to cramp.
"FUCK! Why haven't you done it?"
He cursed, "You want to play the good guy?"
Those who were on the verge of collapsing didn't have a good temper.
He had never seen someone who could run like Song Heping.
In the past, he had heard about that clash on the Peninsula where soldiers from the Chinese military could run over a hundred li in one day and night with just their legs and still keep up with their forefathers.
He didn't believe it when he first heard it.
Was that not nonsense?
Just by using their legs?
Even his elite Seal Team members couldn't do that, but they could?
But this time, he truly witnessed it.
Even seeing one Song Heping was enough.
Now he believed it.
He completely believed it.
Song Heping didn't argue with him and simply said indifferently, "Alright, if you don't take him out, he'll end up in the hands of the Revolutionary Brigade, and he'll give up our escape route because he knows it—"
Saying this, he pointed to Rabbani lying on the ground with a look of utter despair.
"And then what? The Revolutionary Brigade will chase us down. As for me, well, I can run quite fast, so when the time comes, you can't blame me for not looking out for you. I'll run for it on my own; whoever runs slow will be the unlucky one."
Mist thought over what Song Heping said and felt there wasn't a single flaw in his words.
When Song Heping had explained the breakout plan earlier, Rabbani was right there, listening.
Indeed, if Rabbani fell into the hands of the Revolutionary Brigade, they would certainly send a large force to pursue and block them.
If Song Heping really left him behind then…
Forget not possessing Song Heping's near-miraculous ability to remember maps, just escaping skills alone weren't as good as his, let alone endurance. By then, he would truly become a target.
"FUCK! Song, you are really an asshole!"
After spitting out a curse, Mist swiftly drew his pistol, racked the slide with a swift movement, and pressed it directly against Rabbani's head.
Rabbani got a fright, jumping up from the ground.
"I can try… try…"
Song Heping spread his hands and said with a smile, "See, nothing works like a gun."
"What do we do now?"
Mist holstered his pistol and asked Song Heping.
"Do you see that slope over there?" Song Heping said, "About a hundred meters past the right foothills is the only and easiest path leading out of the highland mountain area. It will be relatively flat after that. If we go anywhere else, we'll need to cross many mountains that are impossible to climb. They will definitely be guarding here. I don't know if there's anyone there now, if there's nobody, we're safe; but if there is someone…"
Song Heping gestured a throat-slitting motion.
"Alright, let's hurry!"
Mist didn't want to stay here for another second.
All he wanted now was to get out of this place. He'd rather run into Persian territory than fall into the hands of the Revolutionary Brigade.
The group moved along the foothills, taking advantage of the cover of darkness to approach the escape route's entrance.
"No one?"
When they reached the edge of the mountains, Mist peeked around and his mood instantly brightened.
"Move out, quick!"
They all started to run.
Just as they had run a few dozen meters, suddenly figures appeared on a small south-to-north path to their left.
"People!"
Mist, who was at the front, gave the alarm.
They instantly dispersed.
As they did so, Song Heping got a clear view of the newcomers.