They loaded everything they might need onto the pickup truck. After resting and getting in optimal physical and mental state, Gao Yang and his team set off.
The distance between outposts wasn't too far apart; Captain Sadiq might discover any moment that something had happened to his subordinates, or perhaps he had already noticed. It was best to be cautious.
They started from their hiding spot, bumping along. They used the car lights while within the woods but turned them off once they reached the open grasslands. Although they couldn't speed up, Gao Yang and his team couldn't just drive up next to Captain Sadiq's outpost either.
After checking the GPS and estimating that they were about three to four kilometers away from the outpost, Gao Yang and his team got out of the truck in a dense patch of jungle; it was still dark out, the deepest darkness just before dawn.