Chapter 56 The storm is coming
The scale of this operation is by no means small. Almost all the members of the Marshall Autonomous Army affiliated with Dieyan City came out in full force. The total number of people must be more than 200 at least. Although it may not seem like much, it is relatively rare for the Violet Empire to dispatch hundreds of regular troops due to internal friction. After all, in the current political situation, which is relatively stable, the power holders are rarely outside the negotiation table. There was an open dispute over the place.
As for secret fighting, it is common... Who can blame me when I was accidentally put in a sack by a few big men and pushed into the alley...
A large force has been assembled near the border, and there are also One-tenth of the small force is responsible for cross-border reconnaissance. The specific task is to search for places where prisoners may be detained on the border of the Fire Claw Territory, and to release signals while causing as much chaos as possible.
The Fenrir team is one of them. There are also four teams with strong overall strength that have received the above task. They will infiltrate and investigate the border of the Fire Claw Territory from several different locations.
As the captain, Ned is responsible for formulating the travel plan and movement route, and the specific positions and formations during the process are arranged by Motan. This is a task forcibly entrusted to him by the former.
"If we encounter a battle, everyone, including me, will listen to your command." Ned nodded to Mo Tan: "You have to be a little stressed."
At this time The six people have crossed the border and officially arrived at the Fire Claw Territory's sphere of influence. Although the surrounding scenery has not changed much, everyone is still not satisfied. I became nervous involuntarily. After all, an accident may happen every second. It is impossible to say that there is no pressure at all...
Except for Ned and Salazar, who are relatively calm. In addition, Yinna, Crabbe and the two players gradually began to enter a state of high alert, guarding against dangers that may appear at any time.
"Relax a little." Mo Tan, who was also very nervous, said softly to everyone: "Crabbe, your position is a little too far forward. Do you have any thoughts about Salazar's butt? Yinna, be a little slower, at least let us see your back, otherwise it will be difficult for us to support you if there is any trap.”
As a result, the elf ranger, who had extremely sensitive hearing, became even more nervous. He almost stumbled under a sudden stop and turned around to give a certain priest an angry look.
To be honest, Mo Tan's psychological quality is not very good at the moment, but he still tries to force himself to calm down. After all, excessive pressure or nervousness to a certain level will cause many negative effects, such as physical exhaustion drama. Increase and the like, and excessive concentration will cause distraction for a period of time, which is not a good thing.
Since you are trusted by everyone, you must at least do your best.
That's what he thought...
"Hei Fan is right." Ned, who was at the front of the team alongside Yinna, raised his hand to signal everyone to take a rest for the time being. Then he turned back and said with a smile: "Our mission is just reconnaissance. Logically speaking, there may not be any conflicts. Places like the border are not suitable for living in the first place. I have never heard of information that the Fire Claw Territory has troops stationed nearby. It may be In the end, there may be nothing.”
Salazar said suddenly from the side: "But the orcs we encountered before were obviously warriors of the Fire Claw Territory. That time they crossed the line directly."
"And last night, they actually Rush into our side to massacre and plunder!" Crabbe cracked his hands and gasped: "God knows if those people are crazy."
He opened the water bag and took a sip. Yinna also sighed: "The people brought here, or prisoners, will definitely not move too fast. Maybe they really may have secretly established a stronghold on the border."< br>
"Uh..." Ned was stunned for a moment, and then nodded with some frustration: "What you said makes sense. If the Fire Claw Leader really did that kind of thing, then it really shouldn't be blind now. It’s a time to be optimistic, but everyone should not be too nervous. Some things...seeing is believing..."
Everyone was stunned, and then they felt that something was wrong with their captain, and in fact Ned himself didn't even know what he was talking about.
He seemed a little haggard. If you look closely, you can see two faint dark circles under his eyes. He felt like he had not rested well at all. Although he still gave people a feeling of energy most of the time, the fatigue that occasionally showed was real. Obviously...
"Captain." Yinna said softly: "How about we stay here for a few hours and then retreat. There will be more than six of us in this operation."
< br>Salazar nodded and agreed concisely: "Agree."
Crabbe didn't say anything, but he shrugged and said he was fine no matter what.
Mo Tan also opened his mouth and was about to speak...
"No!" Ned categorically objected: "I'm fine. This operation is related to the lives of many people. If it is true, then we must do what we should do as much as possible. This is not the case now. When you're lazy!"
"But..." Yinna seemed to want to say something else.
"I agree with the captain's point of view." Futaba, who had been silent since not long ago, suddenly said: "There are too many strange things about this incident. If we want to know the truth, we must continue. "Mission."
Salazar tilted his neck and asked lightly: "What's wrong?"
Others also cast inexplicable glances at this girl who didn't talk much. Wait for the following.
But Mo Tan nodded slightly thoughtfully.
“The Marshall Territory and the Fire Claw Territory, which have always been peaceful and have never had any friction, suddenly have frequent accidents.” Futaba pushed up her glasses: “This is not normal in the first place. It was just a routine patrol. The team was suddenly deemed 'missing' in their own territory, and just returning home late for a short period of time caused the superiors to mobilize a large team of people to search for it. Is this reasonable? "
[Maybe it's for Cordoba?" Must die'? 】
Mo Tan complained in his heart...
Crabbe touched his big nose: "Is it unreasonable?"
"Unreasonable." Salazar had already reacted and shook his head: "At that time, the Randian team had only lost contact for less than two hours, and the superiors immediately announced that they were missing and issued an emergency search order. This is true. It’s very wrong. You have to know that we have been late a lot of times. Logically speaking, it shouldn’t be a big deal..."
Yinna looked surprised. Looking at Salazar: "Wow!!"
The lizard man monk blinked: "What's wrong?"
"This is the first time I've seen you say so many words in one breath. Hey!" Yinna exclaimed excitedly: "I thought you had a terminal disease that would kill you if you spoke more than fifty words at a time."
Salazar: "..."< br>
"Then what?" Ned stopped the elf ranger's interruption and looked at Futaba with burning eyes: "Is there anything else?"
"Are your heads solid? Futaba said helplessly: " Of course, there are other things. For example, the above judgment that seemed to be an overreaction turned out to be correct. When we arrived, the Randian team had been completely wiped out. We almost lost our lives, and the enemy was a regular warrior from the Fire Claw Territory. "
Mo Tan also nodded and added: "And those guys are very hostile to us. ”
“That’s right. " Futaba slightly narrowed her beautiful eyes, with a playful smile on her lips, and said softly: "Then this matter was ignored after the captain reported it, and the fire broke out within a few days. Don’t you think it’s strange that the people from the Claw Leader came here all night long to burn, kill, and loot? "
Yinna was stunned for a moment by Futaba's words, and finally nodded blankly and said: "I didn't think so. It seems quite strange to hear you say that. ”
Ned seemed to be more energetic and nodded repeatedly.
Mo Tan looked at Futaba with a strange expression as his aura seemed to have exceeded 1.6 meters... "The only remaining witness was well protected, and the information provided He was trusted unconditionally." Futaba tapped her lips with her index finger: "The detailed death toll, the rapid response measures, the military action without any regard for political impact, the public opinion that spread to the entire city in a short period of time... Haha..."
The girl's eyes flashed with a blazing light, and she smiled: "I'm really interested~"
"Uh..." Silver Na was startled by Futaba's mysterious aura, and then jumped over lightly and rubbed the other person's face: "Sister Futaba is so handsome!"
"Ugh! Liwa Soura Kai!" The flustered young mage tried her best to resist, but she was still bullied to the point of losing her temper.
Ned came over and slipped Yinnati aside, and smiled at everyone: "Keep moving!"
Mo Tan noticed that his condition seemed to be better than before. a lot of.
And...
The girl next to him who was gently rubbing her cheek seemed to have let him see another version of herself just now...
"Let's go." Mo Tan put the messy things behind for the time being, and then began to give instructions to everyone: "Yinna walks at the front, but don't exceed the position with a radius of fifteen meters centered on the captain, Shuangye Follow the captain, Salazar on the right, me on the left, Crabbe behind..."
The Fenrir team started to move forward again.
......
Marshall Territory, near the border
The soldiers of the Autonomous Army have completed setting up a simple station and are currently resting in small groups. The second batch of search teams had already set off not long ago, and some senior officers were shuttling back and forth among the not-so-dense crowd, constantly giving out the next orders and arrangements.
In the center of the station, a thin middle-aged man was squatting on a temporary map table, his sharp eyes like snakes constantly wandering among the autonomous army soldiers in the distance.
He has short gray hair, wears a set of faded leather armor, and has a scar on his face that extends from his temples to his chin, making his originally elegant face look a little ferocious.
"Sir, the second batch of search teams has already set off." Lizardman officer Gat stood respectfully behind this man, lowered his head and whispered: "According to the established plan, the third batch of search members will In..."
"Forget it." The man suddenly muttered.
"Huh?" Gat was stunned: "You just said..."
The middle-aged man stood up, stretched his body with his hands raised, and then turned back with a gentle smile: "I said forget it, there is no need to send a third group of people."
Gate nodded. , and asked: "Then what follows..."
Hiss!
A trace of blood appeared on his face. The originally defensive scales of the lizard man had no effect at all. The slight coolness accompanied by a faint sting made Gart's eyes widen in horror.
“Your efficiency is really poor.” The middle-aged man, who gently licked the blood from his fingertips, chuckled and shook his head: “I have wasted a lot of time on the road. If I continue like this, don’t worry. Even if we say we have rescued, we may not even have time to collect the bodies, so..."
He jumped off the map table, turned around and patted Gat on the cheek: "The planned plan is cancelled. I will leave immediately. You and the rest of the people just need to wait here. Do you understand?"
"Yes...yes!" Gart immediately trembled: "I will obey your instructions."
"I was originally I'm going to take revenge." The man played with the silver blade that appeared in his fingers at some point, but his calm tone contained a cold murderous intention: "Now, I can't wait any longer... …”
The coldness gradually receded, and when Gat raised his head, trembling all over, the man had disappeared.
The lizard man officer, who was frightened and covered in white hair and sweat, shuddered. He quickly found his adjutant and asked him to inform the others that the next plan was temporarily cancelled. Then he immediately walked to an unmanned place. The attentive corner took out a pen and paper, wrote a few lines on it and then placed it on an ice blue tray.
...
Fire Claw Territory, Border
Kalongguy, who had been leaning quietly on the stone chair, suddenly felt uneasy for no reason and stood up suddenly.
"Lord Karon?" The orc officer next to him looked at him cautiously and asked in a low voice: "What's the matter..."
Karon narrowed his blood-red eyes. He opened his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Is there any new news from the chief?"
"Yes." The other party smiled bitterly: "The chief has sent a messenger for the third time, asking us to take that bastard back as soon as possible, and..."
"What else?"
"What to do with the caravan over there?" The officer glanced at the south side of the camp and whispered: "We can't keep them here forever, can we?"
In that direction, there is About twenty people, all decently dressed, were gathered there with gloomy faces, along with a few mules and horses and a cart of goods.
Caron sat back again, closed his eyes, and hummed: "We will naturally let them go after we leave. At this time, they are busy doing business across the border. It is bad luck for these people. I will detain them for a few days." So what? ”
"Yes." The officer's answer seemed weak, and then he spread his hands: "But these people are quite good at eating. Most of the prey we hunt these days..."
"Shut up!"
"Yes..."
"Wait for one more day, if there is still no movement over there..." A sharp look flashed in Caron's eyes, and he looked at the cage not far away: "Just kill this guy, and let's go back with his head. ”
……
Ten minutes later, a graceful figure appeared on a nearby treetop.
"Target found!"
Chapter 54: End
(End of this chapter)