CHAPTER 640: CHAPTER 196: [ENCOUNTER BATTLE] (6800)_4

But this axe still tore his stab-resistant vest, and after leaving a mark on his chest, a bloodstain remained on the right side of his chest.

The wound wasn’t deep, but it was seven or eight centimeters long. Chen Yan quickly disinfected the wound and sprinkled hemostatic powder to bandage it, but it still hurt him so much that he grimaced.

Chen Yan didn’t think he was unlucky—in fact, he thought he was very lucky!

This time, he had fought five battles with the Fierce Beast Race’s sled teams, and so far, there were more than sixty heads stored in the Storage Jade Pendant, plus over four thousand jin of Beast Meat stripped from more than thirty Hunting Beast carcasses.

Five battles, so many heads collected, and he only suffered minor injuries—if this luck isn’t good enough, what is?

Chen Yan felt quite satisfied.

This trip turned out to be a great harvest—but it ends here.

The 30MM vehicle-mounted machine gun had only a little over a hundred rounds left—don’t be fooled by the number; in a real fight, with the machine gun’s firing rate, those rounds would be gone in less than a minute.

Diesel was also running low, and what’s left was barely enough for Chen Yan to return to Snow Cliff Pass—just a little surplus, but really not much.

Considering the failure rate and effective travel distance of these old armored vehicles, the fact that it hadn’t broken down in the past few days, given the harsh climate and terrain of the snowfield, made Chen Yan feel like he was truly born under a lucky star!

In fact, he had mentally prepared himself for not being able to bring this armored vehicle back from this trip.

At this ambush point where he was currently stationed, he had been lying low for a day and a night without any success.

"Forget it, if there’s no gain by dawn, I can head back." Chen Yan wasn’t greedy.

In the middle of the night, Chen Yan took an empty diesel barrel and moved it a few hundred meters away from the ambush point, poured some gasoline and wood inside, and set it on fire!

Afterward, he returned to the ambush point and lay in wait for over an hour.

Just as Chen Yan thought he might not encounter any prey...

Suddenly, he was invigorated!

The distant wind brought waves of whistling!

And the sled vehicles gliding over the snowfield made a rustling sound, blending into a continuous noise, interspersed with the howls of Hunting Beasts!

Chen Yan’s heart stirred, and he immediately picked up his binoculars to observe carefully.

Soon, his expression changed, and his heart sank.

Damn it!

Chen Yan looked at the discovery in his binoculars and couldn’t help but swallow hard.

Was this... too good luck or too bad?

Originally, he planned to make one last trip to gather some more prey before returning!

Unexpectedly, the fire from the oil barrel lit on the snowfield tonight attracted... a big catch!!

In the distance, the incoming sled convoy, with just a quick scan, had at least thirty vehicles!!

It took Chen Yan less than five seconds to make a judgment!

The catch is too big! I can’t handle it!

A hundred or so heavy machine gun rounds to take out more than thirty sled vehicles—there are at least over sixty Hunting Beasts, plus possibly hundreds of Fierce Beast Race Warriors!

Chen Yan figured he didn’t have such prowess.

The mines were long exhausted, and near the oil barrel area, Chen Yan had only buried two mines and four booby traps.

The explosive coverage for a convoy of over thirty sled vehicles was unlikely to be effectively damaging.

Run!

Once Chen Yan made the decision, he acted without hesitation.

He immediately crawled out of his snow nest, crouched low, and ran quickly toward the direction where he had parked his armored vehicle in the distance!

Behind him, the whistling of the sled convoy grew closer!

When Chen Yan finally got within twenty paces of the armored vehicle, a roar erupted behind him!

A mine had worked, flipping a sled and crashing into another one following behind.

But... that was all the results achieved.

Perhaps due to the long waiting time, the snow had rendered several of the booby traps ineffective; after Chen Yan climbed into the armored vehicle, he still hadn’t heard any subsequent explosions.

However, the Fierce Beast Race’s sled convoy had already rushed to the burning oil barrel area, and their formation had scattered; after pausing for a moment, they soon dispersed to search around.

Chen Yan sat inside the armored vehicle, watching the scene with a frown!

This isn’t good.

If I start the armored vehicle to escape now...

The armored vehicle isn’t fast, and the engine is loud; once it starts, it will surely draw attention and pursuit from the enemy.

On the snowfield, trying to shake off the sled team would be no easy task!

This old armored vehicle typically has a maximum speed of only fifty to sixty kilometers per hour—on the highway! The highway!!

In the harsh geographical environment of the snowfield, the driving speed would significantly drop.

Chen Yan immediately evaluated his options and realized he only had two choices!

Either immediately abandon the armored vehicle and slip away alone in the snowfield!

Or hide inside the armored vehicle—the vehicle was already covered in snow and parked at night; the parking spot was a few hundred meters away from the ambush point. Maybe with poor visibility, they wouldn’t notice...

No!

Chen Yan immediately dismissed the second thought!

The enemy has Hunting Beasts!

Hunting Beasts are not just beasts of burden; they have a keen sense of smell.

Chen Yan tapped the dashboard—seems like this big baby can’t be taken back.

It’s no big loss; after returning, he can do a couple of no-cost businesses and eventually snatch up something newer and better.

Next time, I’ll figure out a way to grab a main battle tank from the Lighthouse Country!

With that thought, Chen Yan softly opened the car door, slipped out, and quietly closed it.

He moved gracefully, stealthily making his way through the snow—heading in the opposite direction of the ambush point.

Just as he was jogging several dozen meters with his head down... suddenly!

A "wooooo" of a horn sounded from afar!

Soon after, the roar and screams of Thunder Beasts came drifting with the wind!!

Chen Yan immediately dropped to the ground, ignoring the snowflakes flying into his mouth, hurriedly grabbed the binoculars and looked in the direction of the horn...

To the east, in the direction of Snow Cliff Pass, on the snowfield, a large flock of snowflakes surged and danced!

A large Thunder Beast Cavalry team was charging fast across the snowfield!

The roar of the Thunder Beasts seemed to carry an imposing aura, rolling with the surging snowflakes!

Once Chen Yan realized it was a Thunder Beast charge formation, he immediately made a determined decision!

He jumped up from the ground and turned to run towards the armored vehicle!