Chapter 1626 - 818: Racing Against Death

Chapter 1626: Chapter 818: Racing Against Death

Sure enough, an hour later, Chen Bin received orders from his superiors.

As the roar of the propellers began, everyone immediately got into gear.

"Listen up, everyone. Things are different now. In the barracks, you can do whatever you want, but at the rescue site, everything must follow my orders. I don’t want anyone causing the rescue to fail because of bad habits."

"Yes!"

Lin Beichen understood that this was just a new beginning. For everyone, to become a more formidable team, they still needed to work together.

The problem was they were pressed for time. Since it was so, perhaps relying on individual combat abilities could also achieve some results.

The plane slowly landed at a backup airport. At this moment, everyone disembarked and looked at the mountain below, all shocked.

However, there was one person constantly crying.

"What’s going on?" Lin Beichen walked up to the person.

"Instructor, I’m really sorry, that county is actually my hometown. So far, I haven’t been able to contact my parents, and I don’t know how they’re doing."

At first, everyone was relatively calm.

Suddenly, they all became restless, unexpectedly realizing that the parents of their comrade were here.

"Brother, don’t worry, they will definitely be fine. No matter what, during the rescue, we’ll prioritize saving your parents."...

Lin Beichen understood that from now on, brotherly loyalty must be prioritized, or else the cohesion the team had finally built could quickly collapse.

"No! I will follow orders; the rescue work comes first. If the experts think my parents’ situation isn’t the most urgent, we can go help others first."

The soldier was mentally prepared. Having been in this area for so long, he knew what was truly important. No matter what, he had to ensure the safety and efficiency of the rescue operation; he had accumulated considerable experience in this area.

"What are you saying? How could I abandon anyone? Besides, if we really run into an unmanageable situation, I’ll find a way to help you solve it. You can rest easy; leave this matter to me. It’s definitely no problem."

After speaking, Lin Beichen went straight to the command center.

In the command center, someone was waiting for him, the superior leader of Chen Bin—General Fang.

"General Fang, long time no see."

Lin Beichen and General Fang had a good relationship, having had some interactions before.

"It seems returning to the country was the right decision. Let’s set aside that for now. The situation is this: based on the current meteorological conditions, we can’t make a direct safe jump that meets safety standards. It seems we can only choose high-altitude jumping."

Lin Beichen smiled slightly.

"Isn’t it just a high-difficulty maneuver? What’s there to be afraid of? Could it be that we soldiers would be scared by such a thing?"

Lin Beichen understood that this was a completely new challenge for them.

"Good! I’ve been waiting for you to say that. Remember, once you reach the destination, the first task is to establish communication channels, find a suitable airport, and we must get the rescue supplies in. This is key."

"Yes!"

All preparations were complete.

This time, they ascended directly to high altitude. At this moment, everyone was doing their final preparations.

"Listen up, everyone. There’s a mission we need to complete together. I know you’re mentally prepared for parachuting, but this time we will jump at a higher altitude, even above the clouds. Do you understand what I mean?"

Everyone was shocked upon hearing this.

"Is this a high-altitude jump?"

"That’s right, this time we can’t directly reach the planned safe altitude. It’s mountainous there, and the airflow is very unstable. Besides, just after an earthquake, the helicopter can only descend to a certain altitude to help us solve the problem."

With Lin Beichen’s explanation, everyone began to feel nervous.

"If you think you can’t do it, we’ll find another way in, since we must be the first to arrive there."

"I can!"

It was still the soldier who had been crying, now at this moment he cared about nothing else, even risking his life to find his parents first.

"Since you can, we all have no problem. We’re a team, brothers; how could we fall behind at the critical moment?"

"I’m fine with it too; I even brought my rescue dog specifically."

Having decided, there was nothing to hesitate about. Once reaching the designated altitude, they immediately opened the hatch. At this moment, in this cold environment, it was truly unimaginable.

"Is everyone ready? This is the time for our collective action, and we cannot afford any mistakes."

This was the core issue for now. Regardless of the final outcome, at least there’s no need to think about irrelevant matters now.

This situation was crucial, and everyone needn’t dwell on what exactly was happening; the pressure afterwards was all the same.

Now, circumstances have changed.

One by one, everyone jumped down.

But this time, Lin Beichen didn’t let the crying soldier jump first.

After everyone was almost done jumping, he called the soldier to his side.

"Listen to me, once you’re down there, you must follow orders and listen to command. I know what you worry about most, but rest assured, I’ll prioritize your parents’ situation."

"Thank you!"

Now that the situation was confirmed, there was nothing else to say; everyone had to put forth their strongest effort to resolve the problem.