Anti-War Game: Starting from Normandy Campaign-Chapter 546 - 261: The Republic in 1940

It was not long after Duan Yu left this place.

Walking on the mountain, suddenly a few vague dog barks came from the direction he just departed from.

Duan Yu’s face immediately darkened:

"Can’t use this path either?!"

Without any hesitation, he immediately changed direction.

If the Japanese Army can track him here, it means that the base he was planning to go to has been discovered by them.

There might even be people waiting there right now.

However, the audience in the live stream weren’t aware of the situation yet.

After Duan Yu changed direction, he trudged through the snow and spoke to the Blue Star viewers in the live stream:

"The base I was originally going to is very hidden."

"So hidden that most of the guerrilla fighters didn’t know it, because that base was built during the [World War I] series plot when I was randomly assigned the identity of an Original Anti-Japanese Alliance Soldier."

"Only a few people know about it."

"After so many years of combat, in the current 1940 plot, there shouldn’t be many people in the know anymore."

"Logically speaking, the Japanese Army shouldn’t be able to follow in this direction either."

"But I’ve been on the run for 7 days and nights, and the Japanese are still relentlessly pursuing, maybe that base has already been exposed."

"I already thought this time that the Japanese’s noses were sharper than dogs’."

"Now it can be confirmed."

Duan Yu’s face looked grim; he had suspected before but was unable to confirm, now he was sure.

No wonder the situation suddenly became so dire.

Duan Yu took a deep breath, glanced back at the direction the barking came from, gritted his teeth, and quickened his pace, determined not to let the Japanese catch up.

Night fell.

The world fell silent.

Having walked most of the day, Duan Yu was now leaning on a branch instead of walking normally.

And in those deep footprints, there were traces of fresh red—his hands and feet were frozen numb, suffering from cold and hunger.

Even though every sensation had been tuned to the lowest, he couldn’t hide the weakness of his body.

This was uncontrollable by willpower; seeing that the sky was getting dark, Duan Yu knew he had to quickly find a place to rest for the night.

Otherwise, he would freeze to death outside.

Moreover, the hunger-induced stomach cramps felt like a burning fire.

Duan Yu looked around and saw a birch tree, trudged over to it, drew his knife from his waist, and sliced along the withered bark.

Peeling back the dead bark revealed the light yellow inner layer underneath.

With great care, Duan Yu dug out a piece, put it in his mouth, and with frozen hands cupped under his chin, he chewed hard.

The bark was bitter and astringent, with fibers as coarse as sawdust.

Even this hungry, after chewing for ages with the help of his hands, he could barely swallow it.

Fortunately, Duan Yu had experience.

Chewing for ages was to break down the coarse bark as much as possible. Feeling it was about right, Duan Yu bent to grab a handful of snow.

He stuffed it into his mouth.

Snow-water mixed with bark flowed down his throat to his stomach.

The cold made him tremble all over; the burning sensation in his stomach lessened a bit, but quickly returned.

Duan Yu didn’t stop; he kept digging at the pale yellow bark.

Shoved into his mouth, he swallowed it with the snow-water.

He didn’t know how long it took, but when he finally caught his breath, Duan Yu began walking towards the distance again.

Looking at his frostbitten hands, Duan Yu sighed inwardly.

This time, it seems he can only hold out for one more day.

....

In the neighboring live stream.

Likewise in a survival challenge, the Blue Star streamer Tang Xu’s live stream.

Differing from Fang Ming and Duan Yu’s evasion of ghosts for survival, Tang Xu’s live stream was in a fierce battle with them.

It had already been two days of fighting.

The team that was originally over 20 people, now only he was left. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

Tang Xu had just slipped out of the ghosts’ sight, hiding in an abandoned village shack, and took the last hard corn cake from his pocket, cautiously taking a small bite.

Chewing slowly while keeping a watch outside.

Suddenly.

Faint dog barks sounded from outside.

Tang Xu cursed softly:

"Coming too damn fast."

Stashed the corn cake back in his pocket, then checked his bullets, brows furrowed.

Only 5 bullets left.

Even if all 5 hit, it might not be enough.

But at this moment, there wasn’t time for that.

Swiftly chambering a round in his rifle, Tang Xu peered outside through the broken window.

In the distance.

Five or six Japanese soldiers were approaching in a fan formation, their military dogs barking incessantly toward him.

Tang Xu silently flipped over the house, retreating towards the back mountain.

The Blue Star viewers held their breath, watching the tense scene.

However.

As Tang Xu stepped onto the back mountain, frantic barking erupted from the right side, causing Tang Xu’s scalp to tingle:

"Damn!"

"They’ve set up on the back mountain too?"

He wanted to change direction, but it was too late.

A sharp whistle sliced through the air.

Followed by the urgent shouting in Japanese and the metallic sound of gun bolts, the barking in the village below also intensified, clearly all converging on his location.

Bang!

A bullet grazed his ear, striking the tree behind him, scattering splinters.

Tang Xu rolled to hide behind a tree, heart racing.

He wanted to use his rifle to fight back but remembered his scant 5 bullets, and the large enemy force surrounding from the village.

Clenching his teeth, Tang Xu turned and ran into the woods.

In the distance.

A voice in clumsy Chinese called out:

"You are surrounded!"