Sea of the Sunset

Luo Jun and his two companions grilled the cleaned sea fish to a crisp on the outside and tender on the inside, emitting waves of fragrance.

They had been starving, their mouths watering incessantly.

But they resisted the urge to eat the fish immediately, as they waited for Luo Jun to sprinkle the collected salt frost on top, to enhance the flavor.

Luo Jun sprinkled the salt frost he had collected from the rocks onto the fish, flipped them over for a while, and once the salt frost mixed with the hot oil, the three of them happily indulged in the meal.

"So delicious!"

Li Shi said as she wiped the shiny oil off her mouth while eating.

Lorna also enjoyed the food.

At this moment, Luo Jun was thinking about setting up a trap in the surrounding area before dark, as it would be dangerous if wild animals attacked at night.

Luo Jun quickly finished eating one fish.

Lorna picked up another one from the rack and handed it to Luo Jun.

"Mr. Luo, you've exerted yourself so much, have another one?"

Luo Jun waved his hand and said, "This small fish is not meant for eating, let's leave it here for now."

After saying that, Luo Jun picked up the axe and walked to the woods about twenty meters behind the shelter. He observed the distribution of trees around and began to plan how to make a beast trap.

Having obtained a bundle of climbing ropes from the transport plane, Luo Jun found it very convenient to set up the trap. Besides digging pit traps, almost all primitive animal traps required the use of ropes.

To catch animals walking on the ground, climbing trees, or flying in the sky, different traps were needed. As Luo Jun was not hunting for food but for self-preservation, his main target was large animals.

There were many traps suitable for large wild beasts, which Luo Jun had used in the Brazilian jungle before.

The most suitable trap for ground animals was the horizontal spike trap.

This trap was also effective against humans, using a highly elastic solid wooden branch bent into a bow, one end fixed, and the other end tied with a thirty-centimeter long spike.

Setting the trigger mechanism and pulling the line.

As soon as the prey touched the thin line, the trigger mechanism would immediately release, causing the wooden branch to rebound, and the spike to directly pierce the target's body.

There were many types of spike traps that could deal with animals of various sizes, even crowds of people. Once pierced by the spike, the strong elasticity and rough spike would damage the body's bones and internal organs.

Those caught in the trap would basically die on the spot.

Luo Jun vividly remembered when he and his squad entered the jungle, a large number of mercenaries were hit by the rebel guerrillas' spike traps.

The small boy rebels, hit in the abdomen by the spike, had their intestines and spine protruding from the back.

Some tall white mercenaries, hit in the coccyx, did not die on the spot but received no help, dying in agony.

Some low horizontal spikes bounced over, directly breaking the shinbone of the person in front.

If lucky, they would be dragged out for treatment, if unlucky, they would have to wait to die in agony.

Therefore, Luo Jun was very clear about these traps.

After spending over an hour, Luo Jun set up a total of three traps, two of which were passive pit traps, and one was an active pit trap.

The so-called active pit trap had bait in it.

That is, grilled fish.

The advantage of an active trap is that it can make the prey divert from its original target.

For example, if they were originally coming to attack people, smelling the fish would temporarily abandon their search target and instead go to eat the fish.

This can give Luo Jun enough reaction time.

The two women had been roasting their clothes for a while. During Luo Jun's absence, they simply took off their clothes and roasted them.

When Luo Jun returned after setting up the traps, the two women, due to his silent movements, found it too late to cover up.

The young girl and the female governor exclaimed.

"Uncle, why are you walking so quietly?"

Li Shi, blushing, asked Luo Jun accusingly, and Luo Jun smiled.

"I need to walk quietly, how else can I sneak up behind the enemy and slit their neck?"

Feeling good after setting up the traps, Luo Jun teased Li Shi, who was too embarrassed to say anything, and shouted, "Turn around."

Luo Jun shrugged and turned his face away.

Lorna smiled awkwardly, not as excited as Li Shi.

In her thirties, Lorna had divorced due to political differences with her ex-husband, and her Western mindset, the idea that being looked at by men would lead to disadvantage, was something she couldn't understand.

On the contrary, she believed that having a good figure was an advantage that should be shown off.

While Li Shi was putting on her skirt, Lorna stood up.

Her perfect figure, in the reflection of the setting sun, looked especially charming.

"Mr. Luo, my clothes aren't dry yet, will it bother you?"

Lorna asked playfully and gently to Luo Jun.

Luo Jun turned his head to look at her and smiled.

"Not much of a bother... if you're cold, you can hug me for warmth, of course, if you don't mind the smell."

Luo Jun sniffed his armpits and made a sour expression, making Lorna burst into laughter and Li Shi look disgusted.

Lorna shrugged and smiled, "You could consider taking a bath, it shouldn't be too cold before dark."

Luo Jun himself couldn't stand his own sweaty smell.

He nodded and stood up.

"Alright, I'll take a bath."

As Luo Jun was about to leave, he turned back to the two women and said, "Don't go to the woods over there, I've set up some animal traps over there, remember that."

Lorna made an OK gesture.

Li Shi didn't respond, just rolled her eyes at the joking Luo Jun.

Luo Jun walked to the seaside, not taking off his dirty clothes, just took off his shoes and jumped into the sea with his clothes to wash.

Of course, washing in seawater wouldn't get him clean, but it could wash away the dirt and body oils.

As Luo Jun emerged from washing his head, Lorna had already come up to him.

Her upper body was exposed above the water, her golden hair tied up with a rope, revealing that perfect three-dimensional face of hers.

Her beautiful blue eyes smiled at Luo Jun, her perfectly contoured lips lifting gently, her snow-white teeth like hidden pearls, neat and charming.

She paddled over to Luo Jun, wrapping her arms around his neck.

Luo Jun understood with a smile and leaned in to kiss Lorna.

Like other mercenaries, Luo Jun lived for today, not knowing what tomorrow might bring. A woman's raised eyebrows could tell him exactly what she was thinking.

Combined with his strong physical advantage, Western women were powerless to resist.

It reminded him of his days as a mercenary, when almost every break meant encounters with women from different countries.

One person Luo Jun remembered vividly was Pan Long. Once returning victorious from a mission, the men celebrated wildly at a nearby hotel, but Pan Long remained unaffected, as if he always needed to stay alert to be at ease.

Luo Jun had tried to befriend him before, after all, they were both Chinese.

But Pan Long was too guarded, only suitable for his own company.

With these thoughts, he was already lying in the gentle warmth of the sunset by the sea, enjoying the beauty of the ocean.