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Chapter 561 Counterattack
Chapter 561 Counterattack
Leo quickly sat up and shook the person next to him, saying, "Get up!"
The first to awaken was the green-eyed man named Navajo, while Apache was already on guard duty.
The two scholars, Shirley and Mahan, clearly had much better sleep quality. It took a long time of shaking them before they slowly opened their eyes.
Mahan yawned, rubbed his eyes, and asked, "Mr. Leo—what's wrong?"
"There are enemies!"
"Who is it?" Shirley immediately went on alert.
It must be said that, in a crucial moment, Leo would have felt that Shirley was more reliable than Mahan.
"I don't know," Leo shook his head, "but they're probably coming soon."
As he spoke, Leo began to inspect his weapons.
He checked that the pistol was loaded, then nodded to the men opposite him.
They all pulled out their weapons.
Navajo and Apache modified their long rifles themselves, attaching a dagger to the muzzle.
They seem to be more comfortable with close combat than with ranged attacks.
As long as they can win, Leo doesn't want to interfere with their fighting style.
The other three could only use primitive bows and arrows and longswords.
Shirley picked up the thickest spear, scanned it from side to side, and then said, "No enemy sightings."
"But we must be careful," Leo replied.
Since the phoenix-feathered parrot could repeat those words, they must have been spoken by the person who landed on the island.
Of course, these may not be recent statements.
But one thing is certain: someone is planning to attack a certain camp.
It would be far too careless to bet that the group isn't targeting the place where Leo is.
Just then, Mahan suggested, "I think it would be best to extinguish the campfire."
Upon hearing this suggestion, Leo immediately nodded and ordered his three men to extinguish the campfire.
the reason is simple.
Since the other party might be hiding in the shadows, lighting a campfire now would undoubtedly be telling them about Leo's group's every move.
Only by infiltrating into the shadows could Leo slightly mitigate this disadvantage.
After the fire died down, Navajo and Apache came up behind Leo and said in the Green Eyes language, "Let us go into the forest. All Green Eyes are protected by Mother Nature."
The Mother of Nature is the deity worshipped by the Green-Eyed People.
But Leo had little interest in learning about pagan beliefs.
However, it is certain that the green-eyed people, who are generally short in stature, are almost all skilled at ambushes and espionage.
Sending them into the bushes will allow them to find better fighting positions, or even flank the enemy.
Once attacked from both sides, even if Leo's group is outnumbered, they can still achieve excellent tactical results.
Leo immediately agreed to let the two leave the team.
These two are the only ones who could not possibly betray Leo.
Their interests were closely aligned with Leo's, and they could only return to their homeland by relying on Leo.
Leo whispered to the others, urging them to quickly move to a different location to avoid being ambushed by potential enemies.
When they arrived at a place full of cover, Mahan took out his rifle and used the scope to observe the surrounding movements.
Leo asked, "Did you find anything?"
"It's too dark," Mahan replied, "you can't see anything at all."
Upon seeing this, Leo immediately took out a gem.
This gem is worth more than a dozen gold coins.
A year or two ago, this would have been a huge sum of money for Leo.
But by this time, Leo had become a spice tycoon, and he would hardly care about this amount of money.
On the day he set off from Sun City, Leo made a point of buying many valuable but not very practical items.
Leo is not a collector, nor is he particularly particular about things.
Leo bought these luxury goods merely to use as bargaining chips in transactions.
The great beings recorded in "Disqualified Contracts" all share a common preference: the sweet lifespan that humans willingly offer.
But in addition to that, the above also records the preferences and inclinations of those great beings, apart from their lifespan.
For example, the great being named "Feimudi" loves crystal-clear gemstones.
As long as a gem is offered, Leo can request this great being to bestow various kinds of radiance.
According to the book, the divine light descended by Phimud could easily kill beings who possessed evil or dark power.
Of course, such brilliance usually comes at a very high price.
If it were merely a request for this great being to bestow light to dispel the darkness in the vicinity, Leo believed that a single gem would suffice.
If that's not enough, have another one!
Another advantage of this method is that it doesn't reveal their location.
If they used torches or similar items, their location would be noticed by the enemy before Mahan even spotted them.
Leo immediately mobilized the power within his body.
Blue lines appeared in Leo's pupils.
Leo immediately took control of the lines and began writing the next section of the contract.
The moment Leo signed his name on the contract, he felt a sudden sense of relief in his palm.
Looking down, I realized the gemstone was gone!
Immediately afterwards, the forest was illuminated.
Leo could see everything around him.
Meanwhile, Mahan, who was standing next to him, immediately took the opportunity to search for the enemy through the scope.
Suddenly, he pointed northwest: "Over there, Mr. Leo, isn't there a group of people?"
Leo's heart tightened: "How many people?"
"There are probably thirty or so—ah! Someone jumped behind that group, looks like your two friends!"
Upon hearing this, Leo immediately realized that this was an opportunity.
Leo immediately ordered, "Fire! We'll take the initiative and launch a surprise attack!"
The combination of attacking from both sides and striking unexpectedly proved highly effective.
Despite the enemy outnumbering Leo and his men several times over, he was confident of victory.
"Bang!"
A gunshot rang out, and one of the people on the other side fell.
The birds took flight in fright!
And that group of people also showed signs of panic.
"attack!"
At Leo's command, his three men immediately fired arrows.
Leo picked up his pistol, aimed at one of the men, and fired.
Shirley was the only one who didn't make a move. According to Mahan's description, that musket was more powerful, but had a shorter range.
at the same time.
Gunshots rang out from behind the enemy, indicating that Navajo and Apache had also launched an attack.
The enemy quickly fell into chaos.
Leo took the opportunity to reload, and screams could be heard from a distance.
After the scene calmed down a bit, the pale blue light that Leo had borrowed through the contract was completely extinguished.
Only then did Leo lead the group closer.
Three henchmen drew their swords and walked ahead.
As they approached, Leo saw the horrific scene nearby, as well as several surrendered enemies.
He then realized that the tactics were very successful and that the enemy had been caught off guard.
Alright, Leo squinted. Now it's time to reap the rewards!