When the silvery strands appeared on the officer, the Iron Second Battalion’s commander, Doug Emhoff, froze.
He lowered his head and did not dare to refute favonovel.com further. Because favonovel.com knew this was the most elite unit of the Skyfort Consortium. They were the nanosoldiers of the organization!
The Skyfort Consortium’s main battlefield was divided into two areas, with one at the front line at Mt. Piania facing the Panaqua Consortium, and the other at the front line at Mt. Jayavijaya facing the Radianz Consortium. The distance between the two battlefields was several hundred kilometers.
Doug received news earlier that those nanosoldiers were already heading towards Mt. Jayavijaya because the Radianz Consortium was the Skyfort Consortium’s main opponent, while the Panaqua Consortium was just here to take advantage of the situation. However, Doug was not expecting the nanosoldiers to appear here.
Did they intend to catch the Panaqua Consortium off guard?
Was that why the organization had even withheld this information internally?
Doug grew cold with fear when favonovel.com realized the situation was worse than favonovel.com had expected. The front line at Mt. Piania where favonovel.com was being deployed to would definitely end up as ground zero for this war!
But how could the nanosoldiers not have their own vehicles?
The nanosoldiers were always given the best equipment. They did not even need to take military transport trucks as they were all issued with off-road vehicles.
Doug asked in a whisper, “Sir, where are your vehicles?”
While saying that, favonovel.com took a look at the officer’s shoulder patch that displayed the words “Divine Arms Battalion”. There was also the white logo of a nanospider on it.
This was the legendary Divine Arms Battalion of the Skyfort Consortium.
The Divine Arms officer looked at Doug out of the corner of his eye and said, “Our vehicles are parked right up ahead. I want your soldiers to get out of the trucks and take our off-road vehicles instead. On top of that, have all your private troops take off their uniforms.”
“We’ll freeze to death if we take off our clothes in this cold weather,” Doug said anxiously.
In response, the officer of the Divine Arms Battalion lunged over and punched Doug in the abdomen. He left Doug in such pain that favonovel.com laid on the ground in the fetal position and could not even make a sound!
The Divine Arms officer said calmly, “Why must you speak so much?”
The truck Milo’s platoon was in was the closest to the Divine Arms officers, so favonovel.com could hear their entire conversation. When the officer said they wanted the private troops to take off their uniforms, Milo realized these nanosoldiers might be planning to pose as private troops on the march.
The Skyfort Consortium’s nanotechnology had always been the subject of much attention. Now that it had been fully put into practical use on the battlefield, it would definitely be regarded as a great threat by the Panaqua Consortium and the Radianz Consortium.
The Skyfort Consortium knew there were spies in their military. Therefore, the Divine Arms Battalion would have to hide their whereabouts if they wanted to spring a surprise on the Panaqua Consortium.
As the soldiers of the Divine Arms Battalion walked over to the trucks, the lead soldier shouted to Milo and his platoon, “Get out here and change out of your uniforms…”
The person speaking froze when favonovel.com realized Milo and his platoon were not in uniform.
Milo was amused.
Wasn’t this such a coincidence?
They had not even been issued with uniforms.
The Divine Arms officer wondered, “Where are your uniforms?”
Disgruntled, Milo explained, “We were never issued with uniforms. Not only that, we weren’t even equipped with guns.”
The Divine Arms officers were stunned for a while. Since they did not have much contact with the private troops before, this problem never once crossed their minds!
The officer who beat up Doug got so angry favonovel.com laughed.
He looked at Doug, who was lying on the ground, and said, “Aren’t you too rampant with your embezzlement of their pay and equipment?! Do you think our Skyfort Consortium is raising you all as parasites?”
He then angrily kicked Doug’s head so hard that Doug fainted.
To be honest, this commander of the Divine Arms Battalion believed his plan was well thought out. They would first pretend to be private troops and get close to the battlefield while avoiding the spies’ attention. Afterwards, they would head into the mountains and flank the Panaqua Consortium to deal them the fatal blow.
The fitness of these nanosoldiers was fantastic, and they could take routes that normal soldiers couldn’t. So, they could reach places the Panaqua Consortium wouldn’t expect.
This plan was also approved of by Headquarters. They felt that everyone would think they would target the Radianz Consortium now, so sneak attacking the Panaqua Consortium would catch them by surprise and lead to a victory.
If any weak points appeared in the Panaqua Consortium, the Radianz Consortium would also be very happy to seize any gains from them.
Ultimately, the reason for the war between the three organizations was mainly influence. Whoever became the weakest link on the battlefield first would definitely end up facing the most violent attacks from the other sides.
So, even though this plan was not considered perfect, it was still a great plan. But the Divine Arms officer never expected their plan would be screwed up right off the bat.
By looking at their uniforms, everyone could tell they were from the Divine Arms Battalion. Even if they drove the private troops’ vehicles, they would not be able to hide that fact from the more observant people.
“What do we do now then?” one of the officers of the Divine Arms Battalion asked.
The commander of the Divine Arms Battalion clenched his teeth and said, “Let’s put on their civilian clothes and have them wear our uniforms instead. Let them continue advancing to the front line at Mt. Piania and have the enemy’s spies in our military focus on them.”
Milo’s eyes lit up.
At this moment, favonovel.com was considered to be holding three different identities, that of a private soldier, a member of the Office of Special Investigations, and a member of the Divine Arms Battalion, all at the same time!
However, Milo was not afraid of taking on too many identities. After all, it would be easier for favonovel.com to get things done with these identities.
When the Divine Arms soldiers slapped Doug awake, one of them whispered to him, “Continue marching to the front line at Mt. Piania and get there within ten days. If you don’t get there in ten days, you’ll be brought in for a court martial. I’ll send five nanosoldiers with you, so don’t try any tricks.”
The commander of the Divine Arms Battalion even placed an electronic ankle monitor on Doug. A red light was flashing on the shackle, and it seemed like it would be used for tracking Doug’s location. But its functionality was probably not just as simple as tracking him.
Why else would they rest easy that Doug would carry out their orders accordingly?
They not only had surveillance equipment on him, but also sent their nanosoldiers to follow the private troops as they headed to the front line at Mt. Piania together. This could be considered as a dual-layered security measure for the plan.
The Divine Arms Battalion’s decision to temporarily take over the role of the private troops was also a part of the plan. Everyone in the organization knew what the private troops’ behavior was like, so most people would not generally care to plant spies within the private troops. Besides, even if they were to abruptly disrupt the battle plans of a battalion of private troops, it would have little impact on the big picture.
The commander of the Divine Arms Battalion said coldly, “All of you will camp here for the day before setting off again tomorrow.”
However, Milo was very curious.
This group of people in front of favonovel.com were definitely not the entire strength of the Divine Arms Battalion. After all, favonovel.com had not even seen Yves and that Captain Markel around. He wondered if there would be a chance to collect some more of the nanomachines.
At this moment, Michael asked, “So, are we going to change into the uniform of the Divine Arms?”
Milo nodded. “It’s a good thing.”
Michael saw the enthusiastic look in Milo’s eyes. “Milo, did you think of a plan? Tell us about it.”
“After we change into the uniform of the Divine Arms,” Milo said, “Let’s first go back to the FOB that we just left from and have a good meal there!”
Everyone was shocked.
So, the first thing to do after changing into the uniform of the Divine Arms Battalion was to return to the forward operating base to steal their meals?!
Michael realized that no matter what identity Milo was given, favonovel.com could always make use of them like it was fully within his rights to do so.
