79: Chapter 79 Martyrs After Death... Also Need a Home

A new team member had not been with the team for long when they received orders to capture a group of drug traffickers at the border.

Who would have thought that these desperate drug traffickers, in order to evade capture, would end up fleeing into a minefield.

In the bitter winter, even the most experienced hunters would not dare to track prey up into the mountains.

Let alone a forest filled with landmines.

Therefore, the team captain decided to request reinforcements.

However, it would take too long for reinforcements to arrive; if they waited, those drug traffickers would have already left the border.

By then, they would be unable to capture this group of evil drug traffickers.

The new team member said earnestly to the captain, "No matter what, I don't want my first mission to be a failure!"

"So as long as there is a glimmer of hope, I will not give up."

Having said that, he resolutely defied orders and ran into the forest.

Because Deputy Captain Yang was worried, he followed this new team member into the mine-filled forest.

...

In the end, out of the twelve drug traffickers, eight were killed by landmines in the minefield.

The remaining four traffickers had only two handguns left, so they were naturally no match for Deputy Captain Yang and this new member.

They were quickly captured by the two of them.

However, during the descent, a landmine was triggered.

The new member fell into a coma.

After waking up, they were already lying in a white hospital.

Two of the four traffickers were killed by the explosion, and another was seriously injured and still undergoing emergency treatment.

Deputy Captain Yang had also lost too much blood and fallen into a coma; he was also undergoing emergency treatment.

Although he had almost had his femoral artery severed by shrapnel, he was not seriously injured because he had stopped the bleeding in time.

Yet, he stubbornly believed that Deputy Captain Yang should never have entered the mountain with him in the first place.

After learning of his thoughts, the other teammates told him the truth.

It turned out that when he was unconscious, it was Deputy Captain Yang who, clinging to his last shred of consciousness, had stanched the bleeding of the new member's wounds.

But afterward, he fell into a coma.

This caused Deputy Captain Yang's leg to develop a chronic injury later on, forcing him to retire from the army early.

This incident became his lifelong regret regarding Deputy Captain Yang.

Later, the captain did not report his insubordination, choosing instead to give him another chance.

Afterward, they completed countless missions.

Their team also became the Yama that struck fear into the hearts of all drug traffickers.

...

Coming back to his senses, the Bodyguard Team Captain looked at the Bodyguard Team member before him and suddenly felt his heart soften.

His expression inevitably softened as well.

He walked to the Bodyguard Team member's side, patted his shoulder, and said:

"He sacrificed himself for the archaeological cause of Great Xia; he is a hero! Furthermore, this is not just his final resting place, but ours as well!"

"Our sacrifice must be more meaningful! Isn't that right?"

Upon hearing this, the Bodyguard Team member wiped away the tears on his face, slowly crouched down, and closed the eyes of Deputy Captain Yang, who had not yet closed them.

At this moment, he suddenly saw several bloody holes on Deputy Captain Yang's neck.

They looked as if they had been bitten by sharp teeth.

The blood around the holes had already scabbed over.

"Captain, look!"

The team member pointed at Deputy Captain Yang's neck and said.

Just then, Ye Xiao's voice rang out in the earpiece at the right moment, saying:

"He... encountered the Ancient Corpse in the bronze coffin! He must have had his blood and vitality drained by the Ancient Corpse!"

Ye Xiao said slowly, his voice somewhat grave.

He did not know if the other two missing team members were in the same state.

But if nothing unexpected happened...

Thinking of this, Ye Xiao could not help but slowly shake his head.

If this Ancient Corpse were to absorb enough Yang energy to reach saturation, I fear that only someone at the Celestial Master level would be able to subdue it then!

However, for now, we must first deal with the matter at hand!

As he spoke, Ye Xiao suddenly turned to the old Professor Zhou beside him and asked:

"How does the higher-ups compensate these sacrificed team members?"

Upon hearing this, old Professor Zhou pondered for a moment and replied:

"There will be a pension given to their families. Additionally, if they have parents at home, there will be state-run nursing institutions to take them in!"

"If they have young children, we can consider letting their relatives and friends raise them, and we will cover their school tuition and living expenses!"

"If they have no relatives or friends, we also have specialized institutions to adopt them! We will raise them to adulthood!"

Having finished, old Professor Zhou lowered his head and was silent for a while, then added:

"This is the maximum compensation I can... fight for on their behalf!"

Ye Xiao heard this and silently moved his gaze back to the center of the screen, slowly saying:

"After they die... they also need a home!"

...

The audience in the Live Stream Room heard these words and were all moved to tears.

In an instant, the barrage in the Live Stream Room, like a breached flood, surged violently once more.

"Right! Exactly! Those who sacrificed themselves in the tomb are also martyrs! They are also heroes who have contributed to Great Xia!"

"After they die, they should also have a home! Tears are flowing, boo hoo!"

"Rest assured! The country is enlightened now; these heroes who sacrificed their lives for the country will all have a final resting place!"

"Keep it up! But I hope that, from now on, no one else will..."

"Everyone must return in triumph!"

...

Command Headquarters

Seminar Hall

Ye Xiao watched the Bodyguard Team member below in the tomb, who was still streaming with tears and holding the corpse of Deputy Captain Yang while weeping.

He let out a long sigh, pressed the button on his earpiece, and said:

"Properly place his remains for now! We will bring him back when we leave! Now we have more important things to do!"

"Don't forget, you still have two teammates who are currently in the ancient tomb!"

Ye Xiao's voice was like the tolling of a great bell from beyond, awakening the grieving Bodyguard Team member.

As if waking from a dream, he placed Deputy Captain Yang's remains against the wall, wiped the tears from his face, took a few deep breaths, and slowly composed himself.

He turned to face the camera, saluted, and said:

"I am sorry!"

Ye Xiao nodded slightly and said:

"Re-form the formation and listen to my instructions!"

"Because of the recent changes, the position of the life gate has shifted!"

"Now we need to walk in the opposite direction; if nothing unexpected happens, we will be able to find the life gate within half an hour!"

As he spoke, the members of the Archaeological Team had already positioned themselves according to Ye Xiao's requirements.

Following Ye Xiao's every instruction, everyone strictly followed his requirements and carefully took every step.

Striving to ensure that not a single detail went wrong!

The entire audience in the Live Stream Room, as well as the experts in the Seminar Hall, were holding their breath and staring at the Live Stream Room, not daring to take a full breath.

Fearing that an Ancient Corpse would suddenly jump out from the pitch-black passage nearby.