The Mysterious Soldier of the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 255: The mysterious box detonates the explosion, and Jedi escapes

Lei Tao looked solemn, his eyes swept across the faces of his teammates one by one, and gave orders: "Leave the box behind, take everything else, and retreat first! Hu Hansi, you stay behind to guard, I have to leave some 'roasted pork snacks' for the Japs." Hu Hansi tightened the light machine gun in his hand and nodded calmly.

Lei Tao pulled a flashlight from the Bagua Gyro space and turned it on with a click. A pale beam of light instantly pierced the surrounding darkness. He quickly walked towards the boxes with human skulls printed on them, his heavy footsteps standing out against the deadly silence of the battlefield. When he reached the boxes, he squatted slightly, knees bent, and placed one hand firmly on the lid. He took a deep breath, exerted force, and opened one of them.

"Hiss—" A strong, unfamiliar, pungent odor suddenly burst forth, charging towards Lei Tao. Unable to react, he instinctively recoiled, his weight shifting backward and nearly falling. His brows knitted tightly together, a look of pain and disgust on his face. He hurriedly raised his hands, covering his mouth and nose with his sleeves, trying to block out the nauseating odor.

Without hesitation, Lei Tao quickly and carefully picked up the bottles one by one and put them into the Bagua Gyro space. He then opened several other boxes and found that they were all filled with the same bottles, which he then put into the Bagua Gyro space.

After storing all the bottles, Lei Tao pulled another small thermobaric bomb from the Bagua Gyro's space. Though small, it felt substantial. The metal casing was icy cold and heavy in his hand. He knelt on one knee and gently placed the bomb on the ground. He then pulled tools from his pocket and meticulously set about setting the trigger mechanism. His fingers deftly moved across the bomb's wiring and components, his gaze so focused that it seemed as if the only thing in the world was him and the bomb in his hand. Beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, dripping onto the dusty ground and disappearing instantly.

"Brother Lei, how long will it take?" Hu Hansi, who was not far away, lowered his voice, his eyes looking around vigilantly, and the machine gun in his hand was ready to roar at any time.

"Almost there, just one last step." Without even looking up, Lei Tao's fingers expertly completed the final connection, firmly attaching the trigger to the bomb. He then stood up, dusted himself off, and shouted to Hu Hansi, "Let's retreat and reunite with Chen Feiyang and the others."

The two men quickly crouched and ran out of a dense bush a kilometer away. A small Japanese squad appeared near the box. They were wearing dusty uniforms, holding rifles with fixed bayonets, and cautiously approached the box. The squad leader, walking in front, had a vigilant expression, his eyes scanning the surroundings like a hawk.

The squad leader took the flashlight from his waist, pressed the switch with his thumb, and with a "ding" sound, a dazzling beam of light shot towards the box. He winked at the soldier beside him, and the soldier understood, put his hands on the lid of the box, took a deep breath, and exerted force to open it.

The moment the lid was fully opened, the thermobaric bomb's trigger mechanism activated. Sensors within the mechanism precisely detected the vibrations of the lid's lifting, instantly completing the circuit. Current rapidly flowed, activating the high-energy fuel in the bomb's core.

The team leader noticed something was wrong, his pupils suddenly shrank, and he shouted: "Oh no, hurry..." Before he could finish his words, there was a loud "bang" and the thermobaric bomb exploded.

The massive fireball instantly expanded, its intense light illuminating the entire area. The intense heat, like a surging heat wave, spread rapidly from the explosion point. The soldiers in the front were vaporized by the intense heat, vanishing without a trace. The squad leader, a little further away, was also violently blown away by the blast, slamming heavily into a tree more than ten meters away, fracturing his ribs and gushing out a mouthful of blood.

The powerful shockwave from the explosion spread outward with devastating force, destroying every living thing and shrub within a hundred meters. Stout trees seemed snapped in half by invisible giant hands, their branches and leaves scattered throughout the air. Bushes were uprooted, tumbling through the air before scattering to the ground. Birds, struck by the shockwave in mid-air, plummeted to the ground, dead. A massive crater was blasted into the ground, and the surrounding soil was overturned, forming irregular circles of earth.

At this moment, Lei Tao and Hu Hansi, who were hiding in the distant jungle and hurrying on their way, heard a violent explosion. Almost instantly, a rolling heat wave, accompanied by a shock wave, surged towards them.

Lei Tao turned around suddenly, grabbed Hu Hansi's arm, and shouted, "Get down!" His voice was drowned out by the sound of the explosion, but it carried unquestionable power.

The two men quickly lay down on the ground, and Lei Tao took advantage of the situation to protect Hu Hansi under him, using his body to block the impact for him. The wind howled over their heads, blowing the surrounding leaves and dust into the sky, and the deafening sound of explosions continued.

After a long while, the shockwave gradually weakened, and Lei Tao raised his head, released Hu Hansi, and stood up. He dusted himself off and looked warily in the direction of the explosion, where thick smoke billowed and flames shot into the sky. "Are you okay?" Lei Tao turned to look at Hu Hansi and asked with concern.

Hu Hansi stood up, panting, and said with lingering fear: "Luckily I have you, Brother Lei. This bomb is too powerful."

Lei Tao frowned, stared at the ruins and said, "The threat is lifted, let's retreat." As he spoke, Lei Tao bent down, raised his gun, and walked quickly towards the woods beside him. Hu Hansi followed closely behind him, and the two figures soon disappeared in the dense woods.