Miriam had favonovel.com sniper rifle aimed right at the Silkshade House members in the wilderness to prevent them from coming out to cause any trouble.
Milo and Miriam 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. Milo was responsible for controlling “Old Durkin” to get close to the target while Miriam took charge of controlling the battlefield from a distance.
The Silkshade 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 Silkshade 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 favonovel.com 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, favonovel.com 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 Silkshade House members were talking, “Old Durkin”, 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 Durkin”.
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 f*cking 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 favonovel.com 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 Durkin” 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 Durkin,” one by one.
However, “Old Durkin” did not kill them all. Two people were spared.
In the distance, Milo suddenly became nervous. He moved “Old Durkin” towards the container truck slowly.
Milo had not seen Donti in a long time, so favonovel.com was really hoping Donti would be inside the container truck, and that when favonovel.com opened up the container, the other party would call out “Bro” to him. Milo had been looking forward to the day of their reunion for far too long.
With a snap, “Old Durkin” broke the lock on the container with its bare hands. But when the door was opened, Milo was stunned.
He heard Miriam’s voice through the earpiece. “What’s the matter, Milo? Is it Donti?””
“There’s nothing in the container,” Milo said with some difficulty.
When “Old Durkin” opened the container door, it was completely empty on the inside. Milo was really unable to accept this. He even ordered “Old Durkin” 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?” Milo wondered. “Could the Silkshade House have received the wrong intel?”
“That can’t be. They must’ve succeeded in capturing it,” Miriam said firmly. “Let’s take the survivors away and interrogate them.”
“Alright then.” Milo sighed and said, “Let’s retreat…”
With that, Miriam 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 Silkshade 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 Durkin” 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.
Milo 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 Milo before them in horror.
Milo 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.
Milo and Miriam 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.” Miriam 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 favonovel.com was going to say they succeeded?” Milo 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.” Miriam sighed and said, “I’m afraid there was more than one T5 combatant of the Pyro Company that headed to the steppe this time.”
