Chapter 1712


    Punished by the military rules!


    Upon hearing these words, Monique felt a quiver in her heart.


    In the army, everyone knew that military orders could not be disobeyed. No matter whether the


    orders given by the superiors were right or not, as long as they were ordered to do so by their


    superiors, the subordinates, had to follow.


    That was the most basic quality of a soldier.


    If she vited that, she would be punished by the military rules.


    It was a crime that no soldier could afford tomit.


    It also meant that Levi was talking to her as a team leader at this instant. No matter what happened


    next, she had to obey his orders.


    She couldn''t disobey.


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    Monique didn''t say anything. Even though she was nearly copsing from the heat, she still


    quickened her pace, trying to find the way out of this dangerous secret passage as soon as


    possible.


    After God-knows-how-long, they reached the end of the secret passage.


    There was no road ahead and they couldn''t find where the exit was. Fortunately, the end of the


    passage was quite spacious. It was able to hold about five people.


    Monique threw Sheldon onto the ground and asked, "Shall I look for the exit first?"


    Levi simrly dispatched Edward onto the ground and grabbed her, replying, "In case there''s


    another trap, you stay here and watch the two of them. I''ll go look for it."


    Monique knew that Levi didn''t know anything about the secret passage. She might even find it


    before he did, but at this moment, her physical state was impaired and she was running low on


    energy. Therefore, she couldn''t say for sure.


    Plus, the reason Levi made that decision was probably in consideration of her weakened state, so


    Monique didn''t go against it. She backed off rapidly and leaned against the wall to rest, conserving


    her energy as much as possible.


    Although it was true that Levi didn''t know anything about the secret passage, he was quick-witted


    enough. Given the spaciousness of the passage currently, it was not difficult to find the exit. It didn''t


    take long for him to find the te above them covering the exit.


    He pushed it hard, but it wouldn''t budge. He didn''t know if there was something covering the te.


    Monique went forward instantly and said, "Let''s push together."


    Levi nodded. "Okay."


    Both of them looked at each other. They did not speak, but mentally counted to three at the same


    time and then pushed it together.


    With theirbined strength, the te covering the exit finally showed signs of loosening. However,


    they still had not pushed it open all the way. Thus, they did it again for the second time, the third


    time... It was not until the sixth time that they finally managed to move the te on the exit of the


    passage.


    As soon as the te was pushed open, mud fell from the hole of the exit. Without hesitation, Levi


    grabbed Monique and shielded her in his arms to protect her. Monique was unscathed from the mud


    but Levi''s face was thered in mud and dirt.


    As soon as the exit was opened, a cool breeze blew in slowly. Atst, it relieved the heat and the


    perspiration of their bodies. Their fatigue seemed to be all but gone in an instant.


    Monique raised her head, seeing Levi''s unruly state. "You..."


    Monique felt angry, yet touched when she saw the pathetic state that Levi was in. She was angry


    because Levi always faced danger by himself to protect her. The reason she felt touched was that


    she knew he always had her well-being in mind.


    However, they were currently in an emergency situation. There was no time for them to be


    sentimental. Monique climbed out of the hole quickly and looked around. The sky was so dark that


    she couldn''t see anything. She could roughly recognize that it was a forest.


    She said, "Hand the two of them over to me."


    Just as she finished speaking, Levi had already carried Sheldon to the exit. Monique pulled Sheldon


    up with her teeth gritted and flung him aside casually. Then, she pulled Edward up.


    After both of them were out, she was thinking of helping Levi up, but it turned out that Levi didn''t


    need her help. He held onto the edge of the hole and climbed out nimbly.


    He took out his phone. The clock showed that it was already past three o''clock in the early morning,


    the darkest period before the dawn. A whileter, the sky would grow bright again.


    He said, "We only have a few hours left. It''s not much time."


    Monique understood what he meant. Usually, when a car would send them to the airport, it would


    take no more than three hours if there was no traffic, as the airport was in the same city. They still


    had four hours before it turned 8 o''clock in the morning, which was more than enough time.


    However, the problem was that they didn''t have a car at this moment. They didn''t even know where


    they were.


    Levi used the GPS on his phone to pinpoint their current location. It turned out that the airport and


    their current location were worlds apart in Xanduvia City. The airport was in the west, while they


    were in the east. There was a distance of nearly 90 kilometers between the two locations. Normally,


    it would take more than an hour for them to drive that distance on a highway. Since they were


    without a car, they had to think of a way to get one.


    Monique looked at Levi. Levi said, "Let''s find a way to get out of this forest first and ask the


    residents nearby if they have a car we can use."


    They had no one to back them up at present, hence that was the only way.


    However, just as they were propping Sheldon and Edward up, dazzling lights lit up from all


    directions all of a sudden. The lights were so bright that they couldn''t see anything for a few


    seconds.


    When their visions adjusted to the blinding light, a circle of people had already surrounded them


    densely. At first nce, there were about thirty people. The leaders who were standing in front of


    them were Ben and Mark, who they had met before.


    Ben was holding a loudspeaker. He said, "Young Master Brown, Mr. Gilbert invited you to his house


    as guests. But look at you, what have you done? Where are you taking Mr. Gilbert and Mr. Callum


    in the middle of the night? Since you don''t appreciate our kind deeds, don''t me us for being rude


    to you from now on."


    After walking in the sauna-like passageway while carrying Sheldon and Edward for more than one


    hour, they had finally escaped it after experiencing much hardship. Yet, they were surrounded by


    the enemies again as soon as they got out.


    Levi was so frustrated; his heart felt like a bomb that could explode at any time. Monique noticed his


    emotions and tugged at the corner of his clothes silently, indicating for him to calm down.


    Levi''s gaze swept over the crowd surrounding them coldly and then settled on Monique''s back.


    Monique grabbed his hand and whispered, "Don''t worry about me. Let''s break through together."


    However, Levi hugged her tight, so tight it was as if he wanted to mold her to his flesh. He


    whispered in her ear, "Monique, these people will no longer y nice with us this time. Toplete


    the mission, we have to do it the hard way. Later, I''ll hold them back. You have to find a way to


    snatch the car on the left in front of us. Take Sheldon and Edward away and try your best to catch


    up with Martin before 8 o''clock."


    "Levi, I don''t want..." Monique refused. If she took the car and left first, it meant that she was leaving


    Levi alone to fight with these thirty-odd people.


    Those people were all extremely vicious people. Even if Levi''s body was made of steel, it was


    impossible for him to defeat so many of them. But before she could finish voicing her refusal, Levi


    whispered in her ear again, "Monique, we are soldiers. Obeying orders is a soldier''s duty. Even if we


    lose our lives while carrying out our mission, we mustplete it."