Rebirth Counterattack: I Heard That the Imperial Marshal Has a Crush on Me

A winding river unfolded in front of a group of people. The water was exceptionally clear.

Not far away, there loomed a massive cave, dark inside with no movement at the moment.

Chu Muxi and the others had now reached the forest’s edge, with the river not far away.

He suggested, “Let’s go directly to the cave -”

Suddenly, the river surged, revealing a flying beast about six meters long leisurely crossing it. A massive black shadow then leaped from the river into the air, opened its bloody mouth, bit the flying beast, and dragged it into the water.

The river churned, gradually calming down, leaving only the bright red blood on its surface.

Chu Muxi stared, dumbfounded by the hunting scene. He opened his mouth but remained silent for a long time, genuinely scared. Despite having seen similar scenes in movies and TV shows, this real-life hunting spectacle quickened his heartbeat, causing his hands to tremble.

“I’m here; nothing will happen,” reassured Lu Junzhi, holding his hand.

Chu Muxi swallowed, gazing at the river before shaking his head, “It’s okay, I’m just a little shocked. I’m not afraid.”

‘Yes, a person who has died once has nothing to fear!’

Lu Junzhi touched his head and said, “Don’t worry.”

“Yeah!” Chu Muxi nodded.

After experiencing this scene, Chu Muxi and the soldiers became more cautious. They waited there for a while, and when there was no movement, they cautiously walked toward the cave.

When they reached outside the cave, Zhao Lei took the big man and the bald man to set up a guard around the area to prevent anything else from breaking in after they entered.

Chu Muxi looked inside the cave. It was completely dark, and he couldn’t see anything.

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After a while, Zhao Lei finished and said, “Marshal, you can go in.”

“Aren’t you going to have someone guard the place outside?” Chu Muxi asked.

Zhao Lei smiled and said, “There are surveillance cameras outside; let’s all go in.”

Chu Muxi nodded blankly, not really understanding.

Lu Junzhi explained to him, “Leaving people alone outside is no more effective than instruments.”

Chu Muxi suddenly realized in such a wild place, after witnessing the hunting scene just now, people were indeed not as safe as instruments.

Furthermore, to enter this cave, one more person was better for manpower.

Now no one knew what it would be like to go inside.

The guarding outside had been completed and Zhao Lei went in first. Lu Junzhi walked behind, Chu Muxi followed closely, the bald man behind him, and the big man still walked at the end.

It looked very dark from the outside, but after entering, he realized that it was even more difficult to see inside.

Suddenly, a hand stretched out from the front and grabbed him, “Follow me.” Lu Junzhi’s deep voice sounded.

Chu Muxi held the other person’s hand tightly, “Well, it’s really dark here.” Chu Muxi said softly.

“It will light up soon.” After Lu Junzhi finished speaking, a fluorescent stick lit up in Zhao Lei’s hand the next second, and the faint cold light illuminated the surrounding scene not far away.

The mountain wall was uneven, and there were strange and sharp stone pillars hanging down from the top of the head.

If they listened carefully, there seemed to be the sound of dripping water. The further they went, the more humid and colder it became.

Chu Muxi couldn’t help but shrink his neck, “It’s so cold.”

Lu Junzhi stopped suddenly, and Chu Muxi was stunned for a moment, “What’s wrong?”

“Come here.” Lu Junzhi took him to the front, then took off his coat and wrapped it around Chu Muxi, “Is it still cold?”

“No…, it’s much better.” Chu Muxi wrapped the coat tightly, buried his head in the collar, and smelled the cold scent of pine wood.

Were this what Lu Junzhi smells like? Chu Muxi walked side by side with Lu Junzhi, and Lu Junzhi asked him to walk on the inside, close to the mountain wall.

Lu Junzhi held him with one hand and walked forward, whispering: “Look at the road.”

Chu Muxi quietly blushed and muttered, “This cave is so deep.”

“Well, after the surveyor entered, everything should be illuminated. If it doesn’t, there should be something here that can block the survey instrument.”

“Could it be the new energy stone?” Chu Muxi deliberately said in a speculative tone.

But he knew very well the reason why this new type of energy stone was so popular in his previous life, was precisely because its greatest function was to block radars and various instruments. It could be used on starships to enter and leave enemy positions, as if they were entering an uninhabited land, they were invincible.

This was definitely a sharp weapon, so the military and research institutes, as well as major families and the royal family, all hoped to get it.

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While Chu Muxi was reminiscing, he didn’t notice that there was a raised stone under his feet. He tripped over it and almost fell down.

Lu Junzhi hurriedly grabbed him and held him in his arms. “Are you okay?”

“It’s okay. I tripped on the stone under my feet.” Chu Muxi was still being held in Lu Junzhi’s arms. He was about to say something when Lu Junzhi suddenly stopped.

Zhao Lei put one hand behind his back and gestured to them.

Chu Muxi immediately felt that Lu Junzhi and others were alert. Did they discover something? Chu Muxi was tightly protected in Lu Junzhi’s arms, with his head buried in his arms, unable to see what was going on outside.

“What, what’s wrong?” he asked quietly, reaching out his hand to carefully grasp the hem of Lu Junzhi’s shirt.

Lu Junzhi raised his hand to hold the top of his head, “It’s okay.”

Everyone stopped temporarily and stopped moving forward.

After a while, Zhao Lei and the other two people gathered around.

Protecting the two of them in the middle, Zhao Lei whispered: “There seems to be something ahead.”

The big man looked forward for a while and scratched his hair in frustration. “The survey instrument can’t be used here. It’s really too troublesome.”

A few people sat down here to discuss. Chu Muxi was still held in Lu Junzhi’s arms. He originally wanted to sit aside. As a result, every time he moved, Lu Junzhi’s hand holding his back would use force to prevent him from leaving.

“Lu da-ge?” Chu Muxi raised his head.

Lu Junzhi looked down at him, “It’s okay, just stay here.”

Chu Muxi hummed in confusion, not daring to move. But he was thinking in his heart that he actually didn’t want to leave. Lu Junzhi’s chest was very warm and safe, and he wished he could be held for a while longer.

He was so happy that he simply changed to a more comfortable position in the other person’s arms, his face close to the other person’s heart, and he could hear the strong heartbeat in the other person’s chest.

“Is it dangerous?” he asked.

Zhao Lei went to explore the road ahead, and he happened to be back at this moment to report the situation to Lu Junzhi.

“The cave in front has become wider, and there is a large underground lava lake. I just took a quick look, and I feel that there should be something there.”

Lu Junzhi asked in a deep voice, “What is it?”

Zhao Lei said cautiously: “The interstellar beast is estimated to be at level eight or nine.”

An interstellar beast at level eight or nine? Didn’t that mean they have to send at least one attack ship?