At this moment, Sun Nan's heart was filled with hatred. He looked at Red Eye, his eyes as cold as if they could freeze a person. The dagger in his hand was thrust into Red Eye's neck without hesitation. Blood "puffed" out, splattering everywhere and even melting a large area of the snow on the ground. Red Eye glared at Ivanov angrily and painfully. At the last moment of his life, his heart was full of remorse. He knew that he was completely defeated this time. If he could do it all over again, he would never provoke Sun Nan or act wildly in the territory of the Dragon Kingdom. But there was no turning back in life. His eyes gradually dimmed and he collapsed to the ground, motionless.
Ivanov watched Red Eye fall to the ground, without a trace of sympathy on his face. In his eyes, the life or death of a mercenary was not worth mentioning at all. He stared at Sun Nan tightly because Sun Nan's knife had pierced the extremely important USB drive for him.
"An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth! This is your tradition in the Dragon Kingdom, right? It seems that this guy killed your people. His death is well-deserved!" Ivanov said this, but had other ideas in his heart. "Well, he's dead now and you have taken your revenge. Shouldn't you return the thing to me?" He still remembered that USB drive. The contents in it were more important to him than anything else.
Sun Nan sneered and said, "Dream on!" These two words were said resolutely without the slightest room for negotiation. He would never hand the USB drive to Ivanov. Such a person must not be allowed to succeed.
Ivanov's face suddenly turned cold. One of his subordinates beside him said, "Boss, shoot him dead. The knife can't damage the USB drive. If not, we can still repair it!" The subordinate's words gave Ivanov confidence. He nodded and said viciously, "Kill him!"
Hearing this, all the armed men immediately raised their guns and the black muzzles pointed at Sun Nan. But Sun Nan didn't show the slightest fear. He stood there, tall and straight, with firm eyes.
At this critical moment, a gunshot "bang" came from the forest. Ivanov and others were startled by the sudden gunshot and looked in the distance in shock. A large number of soldiers from the Dragon Kingdom rushed over from afar. They marched in unison and were full of vigor. The leader was Li Hui, who shouted loudly, "This is the territory of the Dragon Kingdom. Anyone who invades without permission will be killed without mercy!" This voice was like a huge bell, echoing in the valley.
One of Ivanov's subordinates nervously said to him, "Boss! Reinforcements from the Dragon Kingdom have arrived. Let's retreat quickly!" Ivanov looked at the USB drive, his eyes full of reluctance. He still didn't want to give up like this. But he also knew that if he continued to confront the army of the Dragon Kingdom, he would surely have no good end.
The subordinate anxiously reminded again, "Boss, don't be impulsive. If the thing is lost, we can still find a way. It will be solved eventually. But if the soldiers of the Dragon Kingdom come, they will surely not let go of what we have done today. We can't be related to these mercenaries. Otherwise, we will regret it!"
Ivanov clenched his fists tightly, struggled in his heart for a while, and finally glared at Sun Nan fiercely and said, "Kid, I remember you! One day, no matter where you hide, I will let you know the consequence of offending me!" After saying that, he helplessly shouted, "Retreat!" Then he turned around with his subordinates without looking back and quickly disappeared in the snowy forest across the national border.
Seeing Ivanov and them leave, Sun Nan's tense body finally relaxed. He always thought that he might die here today and was supported by a belief. Now the reinforcements arrived in time and he felt relieved. Just a little bit more, he would never see his comrades-in-arms or the great rivers and mountains of the motherland again.
"Kid, how are you? Can you hold on?" Li Hui rushed to Sun Nan's front and looked at him covered in blood, asking with concern.