Translator: Legge
Ever since the expeditionary army’s supply column was robbed, they reacted much quicker than Ren Xiaosu had expected. While checking the corpses, Ren Xiaosu even discovered that the commander of this group of barbarians that had been killed by the Great Hoodwinker was even equipped with a radio.
At the beginning, Ren Xiaosu did not notice this and it was the Great Hoodwinker who discovered it first.
Even though the Great Hoodwinker might look very sloppy on the outside, he was actually very meticulous.
Ren Xiaosu picked up the radio and realized that someone was calling out to the supply corps. The Great Hoodwinker took over and tried to impersonate the barbarians, but the other party actually asked the Great Hoodwinker for the code word.
The Great Hoodwinker was helpless. Who could have expected these barbarians to be so cautious?
The voice on the radio urged, “Report your code word!”
The Great Hoodwinker thought for a moment and said, “The Prosperous Northwest!”
After that, he switched off the radio and said to Ren Xiaosu, “They must’ve gotten it from the Pyro Company and Stronghold 176.. Initially, I was thinking that the barbarians’ comms would be a little slipshod. But it seems like they’re also constantly learning.”
Ren Xiaosu said, “Let’s go. There’s no use being too cautious. Xun Yeyu, seek out the other lone troops of the barbarians for me.” Then Ren Xiaosu led the way into the wilderness.
On the evening of the next day, an expeditionary army was passing through a narrow mountain path. This spot was 130 kilometers away from Mt. Zuoyun, and the mountain path was extremely treacherous to travel.
However, they did not travel here from the North but had come from the Pyro Company in the east instead.
After the Pyro Company was defeated, they had left some supplies behind at the front line of the Great Wall that was enough to replenish the expeditionary army’s low rations.
When the Pyro Company’s troops retreated, they tried their best to destroy all of their artillery. However, their defeat happened too suddenly, so they did not have time to take the remaining rations with them.
The lead barbarian looked at the rugged road ahead and cursed, “What’re the main forces at Mt. Zuoyun doing? Didn’t they say that they already have the place surrounded? Why’re there still enemy troops appearing at our rear then?”
Even with the barbarians’ stamina, traveling these mountain roads while transporting supplies took a toll on them. However, the general had ordered them to ensure the safety of their supplies before the enemy at the rear could be located.
All of the barbarians in logistics knew the battle at the front line would consume a lot of supplies. If something were to happen to the supplies, their main forces would probably run out of food.
Fighting a war was a very strict test of an army’s logistic support.
If the supplies were not delivered on time and caused the soldiers to grumble or even get demoralized, the general might very well behead the chief logistics officer and offer him as a tribute to the Heavens.
To a general, it was actually worth using one head to appease the dissatisfaction of many soldiers.
But as the supply corps was advancing, the soldiers in front suddenly stopped in their tracks. Three Central Plains people were standing at the mountain pass in front of them.
“It’s three refugees,” a barbarian determined. “I’ll go capture them and make them carry the supplies.” After that, he rushed towards the mountain pass and died there.
The battle started and ended quickly. The 100-odd barbarians at the rear did not even get to witness how their comrade had died so abruptly.
Ren Xiaosu stood at the mountain pass and said to Xun Yeyu, “As usual, go and find a place to hide. Great Hoodwinker, let’s do it. Let’s finish this quickly!”
Old Xu, who was wearing a white mask, suddenly descended from the cliff wall off to the side. It smashed straight into the barbarians’ formation like a cannonball and started a massacre.
Shortly after Old Xu started the massacre, there was still no sign of any elite barbarian in the group, and only then did the Great Hoodwinker make a mad dash in. When he arrived in front of the barbarians, he raised his leg and kicked one of them squarely in the abdomen.
With the snap of bones breaking, the barbarian was sent flying backwards.
Ren Xiaosu was holding his sniper rifle and firing it as he advanced, providing cover for the Great Hoodwinker from the rear.
Xun Yeyu, who was hiding in the corner, watched this scene quietly. He felt that he had been overwrought every day since coming out on this trip.
Two people intercepting and killing hundreds of barbarians, was that something that any normal person was capable of? But Ren Xiaosu and the Great Hoodwinker did not find it dangerous at all.
They were actually very cautious. Even with a mobile human radar like Xun Yeyu with them, Ren Xiaosu still insisted that Old Xu make the first move. After confirming there were no experts hiding among the barbarians, he had the Great Hoodwinker go forward and take them out.
Although Xun Yeyu could determine through his mental perception whether there were any experts in the group based on their life force, what if there were barbarians who could hide their strength like Ren Xiaosu?
On the battlefield, it was not wrong to be more careful. In any case, these barbarians could not escape anymore, so it did not matter even if they killed them slightly later.
Half an hour later, Ren Xiaosu stood in the middle of the bloody battlefield and contacted P5092. “We’ve taken out a group of the barbarians’ supply corps in the valley at Mt. Cui. From the look of things, the supplies were probably transported over from the Pyro Company. Have Wang Yun record this.”
On the other end, P5092 said blankly to Wang Yun, “Record this. This is the fourth supply convoy the future commander has taken out…”
In just one short day, Ren Xiaosu started an insane hunt with the help of Xun Yeyu’s superpower. As long as any lone troops appeared within Xun Yeyu’s detection range, Ren Xiaosu did not let them go.
There was another advantage to Xun Yeyu’s power too. A group of the expeditionary army’s main forces had retreated to the rear and started searching for them. But as long as Xun Yeyu was around, Ren Xiaosu and the Great Hoodwinker would know about the enemy’s movements from a 100 kilometers away.
As long as it wasn’t more than 10,000 of the expeditionary army’s troops that came together to capture him, they could not catch him. In fact, they would not even be able to catch a glimpse of him!
Ren Xiaosu patted Xun Yeyu on the shoulder happily and said, “You’re so talented. We’re now an alliance of six-and-three-quarters powerhouses.”
Xun Yeyu looked rather bitter as he thought about how it seemed like he was trying his best to become a complete person.
“Don’t be disheartened.” Ren Xiaosu said with a smile, “It’s mainly because you still have to rest after using your power for a while. Your mental strength is way too weak, so you’ll have to train harder. Believe me, I’ve talked to many superhumans before. Your power will only get more powerful the more you use it. Since you didn’t use it much previously because you were too lazy, you’ll have to work harder in the future.”
Xun Yeyu did not have the energy to rebuke him. The entire day he had been following Ren Xiaosu and the Great Hoodwinker around to attack the expeditionary army, he had traveled at least 200 kilometers on foot. He felt like he had completed a lifetime’s journey in just a single day.
But even though he was dog-tired, Ren Xiaosu and the Great Hoodwinker were totally fine. They were even still able to get combat ready at any time.
Were these two even human?
But Xun Yeyu suddenly frowned and said, “The expeditionary army’s main forces that were sent to pursue us have turned around. They’re starting to move towards us. It looks like our position has been discovered.”
Ren Xiaosu thought for a moment and said with a smile, “Great, I was just planning on giving them a present.”
