The First Order

Yang Xiaojin had her sniper rifle aimed right at the Anjing House members in the wilderness to prevent them from coming out to cause any trouble.

Ren Xiaosu and Yang Xiaojin had even purposely gotten hold of some radio equipment the troops used. With their earpieces on, they became the most dependable team in the field.

Moreover, the two of them coordinated extremely well together. Ren Xiaosu was responsible for controlling “Old Xu” to get close to the target while Yang Xiaojin took charge of controlling the battlefield from a distance.

The Anjing House had informed everyone they only had six days to complete the mission. Based on the time, today was still just the third day.

Actually, there were still a lot of people who wanted to capture the No. 001 Experimental. However, everyone was hoping someone else would make the first move as nobody wanted to be the lead bird that stuck its neck out. In the end, they all went to Mount Gardenia that was hundreds of kilometers away to wait for the Pyro Company’s convoy. That was the last part of the journey the Pyro Company had planned to take to return to their stronghold.

However, the people waiting there had not expected someone would rush in to make a move so quickly. On the third day of the mission, they had already overturned the Pyro Company’s convoy and even killed T5102.

One of the people hiding up on the mountain asked, “Do you guys think the sniper from earlier did not get us because of poor aim, or were we shown mercy?”

The supernatural being from the Anjing House said helplessly, “Don’t be silly. Those who dare to make a move on the third day are either people like us with a team lying in ambush or daredevils who are really that strong. Didn’t you see how he managed to kill that T5 combatant? So how could his sniper teammate be an amateur? Don’t be thinking that you somehow survived because you got lucky. The reason why I’ve lived so long is that I’ve never taken anything for granted regardless of the situation.”

In fact, they had planted explosives on the sides of the mountain. If the T5 combatant had really rushed over, he might have ended up getting killed by the blast.

Everyone was aware that T5-ranked combatants were not afraid of firearms, but the power of explosives was different.

As the Anjing House members were talking, “Old Xu,” who was wearing a white mask, appeared in front of the convoy. The Pyro Company members had already stopped their vehicles and were using them as cover while shooting at “Old Xu.”

But be it the Pyro Company members or the five-person team hiding up on the mountain, they realized the White Mask did not seem affected at all in the face of the gunfire. When the bullets hit “him,” it only caused “his” body to sway a little. There was not even any bleeding.

The five people on the mountain gasped. “That’s too fucking strong!”

The supernatural being’s assistant asked in a whisper, “Do you think you can withstand the bullets head on like this?”

That supernatural being got so angry he laughed. “If I could, would I have to get pointed at by a sniper rifle and hide here with you people? You’re an experienced veteran with countless battles under your belt, so can you think before you speak?”

“Old Xu” had already broken through the suppressive fire and was standing right in front of the convoy. With just a slight nudge of his shoulder, the vehicles were knocked over in an instant.

The Pyro Company members hiding behind the vehicles tried to draw their sabers and engage in close combat. Some of them even started running into the wilderness, but they were all chased down by “Old Xu,” one by one.

However, “Old Xu” did not kill them all. Two people were spared.

In the distance, Ren Xiaosu suddenly became nervous. He moved “Old Xu” towards the container truck slowly.

Ren Xiaosu had not seen Yan Liuyuan in a long time, so he was really hoping Yan Liuyuan would be inside the container truck, and that when he opened up the container, the other party would call out “Bro” to him.

Ren Xiaosu had been looking forward to the day of their reunion for far too long.

With a snap, “Old Xu” broke the lock on the container with its bare hands. But when the door was opened, Ren Xiaosu was stunned.

He heard Yang Xiaojin’s voice through the earpiece. “What’s the matter, Xiaosu? Is it Liuyuan?””

“There’s nothing in the container,” Ren Xiaosu said with some difficulty.

When “Old Xu” opened the container door, it was completely empty on the inside. Ren Xiaosu was really unable to accept this. He even ordered “Old Xu” to break apart the container with its bare hands to see if there were any hidden compartments inside.

Unfortunately, there wasn’t.

When the five people on the mountain in the distance saw this, they bit their tongues nervously. The other party had dismantled the truck as though it were a toy.

But they were also a little puzzled. Why wasn’t there anyone in the container?

“What’s going on? Didn’t they say they had captured the No. 001 Experimental?” Ren Xiaosu wondered. “Could the Anjing House have received the wrong intel?”

“That can’t be. They must’ve succeeded in capturing it,” Yang Xiaojin said firmly. “Let’s take the survivors away and interrogate them.”

“Alright then.” Ren Xiaosu sighed and said, “Let’s retreat.”

With that, Yang Xiaojin pulled the trigger and fired at the five people hiding on the mountain. The bullets pierced their caps and collars, scaring them so much that they quickly crouched down to avoid the bullets.

After a long time, they got up and realized the enemy had probably left. They had only fired off those shots earlier because they did not want them to see where they had gone.

“Thankfully, the sniper showed us mercy. Otherwise, the five of us would’ve died here,” the supernatural being muttered. He looked at the bullet hole in his collar and was surprised to see the sniper had shot a button off. If that were intentional, just how good was the sniper’s marksmanship?

If such a team were to travel around the wilderness, whoever encountered them would be extremely down on their luck.

“What should we do now?” his assistant asked.

“Sell the information to the Anjing House. Tell them there wasn’t anyone in the container. We’ve been tricked by the Pyro Company. This news will fetch a lot of money,” the supernatural being said.

…

“Old Xu” carried the two unconscious Pyro Company members all the way east. Only when they had chosen a place to camp did they finally settle down to set up their tents and start cooking.

Ren Xiaosu carried a bucket of cold water over and splashed it on the heads of the Pyro Company members. The cold stream water in winter made the two of them shiver. Then they looked at Ren Xiaosu before them in horror.

Ren Xiaosu said with a smile, “I’ll ask, and you two will answer. Let’s reduce any unnecessary trouble for each other. Did y’all successfully capture the No. 001 Experimental?”

“Ye—” The Pyro Company member could not even give a complete answer before choking on his words.

Following, dark blood flowed out of their eyes, and the two of them dropped dead to the ground.

Ren Xiaosu and Yang Xiaojin looked at each other. “Did they commit suicide by swallowing poison or what?”

“It feels more like someone has cursed them with an anti-betrayal hex.” Yang Xiaojin said, “I’ve heard about it before. It seems there’s a superhuman whose power is similar to this. As long as the victims are cursed, they can never betray anyone. The price of betrayal is death.”

“Based on his answer, I guess he was going to say they succeeded?” Ren Xiaosu frowned and said, “Since they succeeded, why wasn’t the No. 001 Experimental in the container?”

“It’s very likely that another team from the Pyro Company secretly transported the No. 001 Experimental away after capturing it. Meanwhile, the group we encountered was meant to draw firepower towards it.” Yang Xiaojin sighed and said, “I’m afraid there was more than one T5 combatant of the Pyro Company that headed to the steppe this time.”