So Ren Xiaosu’s assessment of the current situation was not without reason. He had put himself in their shoes and thought that if he were a hunter, when would it be the best opportunity to hunt?
It was just like how he had deduced where and when the barbarians would appear in Mt. Dashi.
Everyone from the Trinity Institute found it a little unbelievable. This was a forward operating base at the rear after all. Didn’t they say the barbarians had already been annihilated at Mt. Dashi? Why did Ren Xiaosu suddenly say that something was going to happen here then?
However, they still followed his instructions even though they did not understand what was going on. This was due to their trust in Ren Xiaosu. After all, they had witnessed how Ren Xiaosu had performed a “craniotomy” on Kong Erdong with their own eyes. That was a fucking operation that did not bother with suturing the wound, and Ren Xiaosu was not a normal person at all!
Just as Wang Jing and the others proceeded to leave, Yang Xiaojin tugged at Ren Xiaosu’s arm and handed him a spotting scope. “Looks like your judgment was right. We do have a situation.”
Ren Xiaosu asked, “What’d you see?”
“I saw a figure moving within the mountains at my 5 o’clock. But it’s only one person,” Yang Xiaojin said.
“How far is he from us?” Ren Xiaosu asked.
“About 1,900 meters in a linear direction,” Yang Xiaojin estimated. “It’s still not too late to tell the people at the forward operating base to heighten their alert.”
But just as she finished speaking, the crack of a gunshot suddenly rang out in the forward operating base.
Ren Xiaosu immediately turned around to look. The enemy had arrived faster than he had expected. So then, who was that figure in the mountains? Could it be someone responsible for giving the orders but did not participate in the battle?
Based on the principles of war, since the battle had started, it was unnecessary to leave someone in the mountains as an observer. As the barbarians did not have any communication equipment, they didn’t need to have someone give orders from afar.
“There’s only one person in the mountains?” Ren Xiaosu asked Yang Xiaojin.
“That’s right. At first, I thought it might be the enemy’s scout, but that doesn’t seem to be the case anymore. Now that I think back on it, although I didn’t get a very clear look at the other party, his attire didn’t look like what the barbarians wore,” Yang Xiaojin said.
The forward operating base was already in chaos.
The gunshots were a little muffled with the loud music playing on stage, but those watching the show were all soldiers, so how could they possibly not distinguish the sound?
The Qinghe University students on the stage were still trying their best to perform when they suddenly saw the soldiers in the audience get up and make a mad dash in one direction.
“That’s where the armory is. The Pyro Company soldiers should be heading there to draw their weapons. But it feels like it’s already a little too late,” said Ren Xiaosu as he observed the situation. As the gunshots got closer and closer to them, he could already vaguely hear the screams of the Pyro Company soldiers. “I’ll go and occupy the high ground and help them stall for time!”
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The perimeter of the forward operating base was surrounded by barbed wire. To prevent a surprise attack, nine-meter-tall sentry towers were erected around the base with two soldiers manning each of them.
But the wire fence on the west side of the forward operating base had already been cut apart. Moreover, the soldiers on the three sentry towers located near the opening were killed by huge axes thrown at them from the shadows. The barbarians were so well-prepared the soldiers did not even have a chance to fire a warning shot.
As blood flowed through the floor of the sentry towers, the purple blood dripped onto the ground and mixed with the soil.
Initially, everything was being carried out quietly, so when the barbarians broke into the forward operating base, they did not meet with any effective resistance. It wasn’t until they got past the perimeter and were unable to conceal themselves any longer that everyone in the forward operating base slowly realized what had happened.
The Pyro Company soldiers started assembling, but the barbarians were already charging at them. Their plan was very obvious, and that was to intercept the soldiers on their way to the armory!
As long as the Pyro Company soldiers did not grab their firearms, they would be vulnerable against the barbarians.
When the few hundred Qinghe University students saw the barbarians charging out, they finally realized that it was an enemy attack!
Suddenly, the students were flustered. Ji Yi shouted from the audience, “Everyone, jump off the stage. We have to flee east!”
The students did not even have time to remove their makeup as they screamed and ran from backstage to escape with Ji Yi.
Amid the chaos, everyone did not even know which side was east. Ji Yi skidded to a halt because he saw a small group of barbarians blocking their path.
The giant axes in the barbarians’ hands glinted under the bright and vibrant stage lights. Ji Yi forced himself to calm down and said, “Boys, stay behind with me! Girls, run in another direction!”
Ji Yi knew how strong the barbarians were. He had personally heard from the Pyro Company soldiers that if the barbarians ever got close to them, even they could not survive.
When he recalled Ren Xiaosu’s warning, he regretted not getting the students to leave sooner. He already knew Ren Xiaosu was no ordinary person, but he still took the chance in hopes that nothing bad would happen.
But it seemed too late to say anything now.
Ji Yi decided to make one last desperate stand while looking around with his peripheral vision in search of Ren Xiaosu’s whereabouts. There was only one thought in his mind. As long as Ren Xiaosu were here, he and the students would not have to die.
However, Ji Yi could not find Ren Xiaosu even after searching for some time. Ren Xiaosu was clearly here watching the show just now, so where did he disappear to in the blink of an eye?
Besides Ren Xiaosu, the members of the Trinity Institute were also nowhere to be seen. Ji Yi felt a sense of distress when he realized Ren Xiaosu might have escorted them away already.
But all of a sudden, a sniper rifle rang out. Ji Yi and the students saw a barbarian’s chest burst apart in front of them.
The bullet went through the barbarian from his back and forcefully knocked him to the ground. He couldn’t be any deader than he was.
Ji Yi’s eyes lit up as he roared, “Students, don’t be afraid. Someone has come to save us!”
Right after that, another two barbarians were killed as gunshots rang out again. The small group of barbarians looked around in panic, but they could not find who had killed their companions!
Snipers? Was it the two snipers from Mt. Dashi?
Thinking of that, the seemingly fearless barbarians instinctively looked for cover!
The dozen or so of them were only responsible for creating chaos all over the place. They wanted to make a move on this group of seemingly weak students but did not expect to get targeted by the mysterious snipers instead.
Ji Yi suddenly felt relieved. He realized Ren Xiaosu had not abandoned them.
That was right! How could Hope Media’s guardian angel possibly leave them in the lurch?
When the sniper rifles rang out, Ji Yi realized it was Ren Xiaosu and Yang Xiaojin. After all, there was a sniper who became famous after Ren Xiaosu participated in that bloody battle on Wangchunmen Boulevard back in Luoyang City.
Perhaps other people might not be aware of it. But the Hope Media reporters, who had always been paying close attention to Ren Xiaosu, all understood that wherever Ren Xiaosu was, that woman sniper would be too and vice versa.
