81 A ruined civilization (1/2)

A complete platoon consisted of 30 people in a corporation's order of battle. When they encountered any danger, they could immediately use all their firepower to carry out a full coverage attack. This was also the reason why the wild animals could only flee in haste when facing them.

However, even with such a powerful platoon, they did not hesitate to call for reinforcements when they came into contact with the ”Experimental.” This showed that they did not have the confidence to defeat it with their current strength!

Liu Bu and Luo Xinyu knelt on the ground as they listened to the sound of gunfire bursting out around them. A soldier slung his rifle over his shoulder and tied Liu Bu and Luo Xinyu's thumbs on both hands together with some plastic strips. It was tied so tightly that they were in pain.

Furthermore, the soldier completed a body search on Liu Bu in just two seconds and ensured that this man and woman in front of him would not be of any threat.

The soldier did not ask them anything. He just left them to rejoin his team and continued with the battle.

All the other soldiers ignored Liu Bu. It was as though he did not exist. Each of them had their own responsibilities and were working like gears in a well-oiled machine. They took every step with steady precision.

Someone muttered, ”What is that plastic doll he's carrying on his back?”

Someone on the communications channel shouted, ”The Experimental has fled to our 9 o'clock. Take notice, formations over there. The Experimental has fled to our 9 o'clock!”

The Experimental also did not seem like it wanted to confront these platoons with such heavy firepower. It chose to avoid them for now.

At this moment, Liu Bu felt that comparing the combat strength of the consortium's troops to the private army was simply a matter of heaven and earth. With these sights, the private army was like a pig farm compared to the consortium!

Liu Bu had been worried the consortium would immediately kill him. After all, Ren Xiaosu and Yang Xiaojin had described them as demons. By the looks of it, that was not the case. The consortium tied him up together with Luo Xinyu but did not do anything to them.

With that, Liu Bu was finally relieved. At least, he would not have to die, right?

However, a moment later, Liu Bu heard the screams of the troops up front. It sounded like they had suffered some casualties!

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Ren Xiaosu was hiding in the shadows of the forest and was very well-hidden within the bushes. A centipede was crawling quickly towards him, but Ren Xiaosu stabbed it down into the soil with his dagger. Ren Xiaosu had changed into Sun Junzheng's private army uniform. He didn't put on a dead person's clothes because he was that poor but because the camouflage patterns would help him to stay well-hidden in the forest.

Soon after, he heard the sound of footsteps coming from in front. As he had not gone far, he could hear the consortium's platoon calling for backup from their comrades.

For Ren Xiaosu, this was probably the best chance to sneak past the perimeter that was set up by the consortium. If they needed reinforcements on this side, the consortium's line of fire would gradually be concentrated here. At that time, openings would start appearing in the perimeter of defense!

When he and Xu Xianchu parted ways, there was no mention of where they would meet up again. At this point, they had tacitly chosen to act alone as they believed that their individual skills surpassed the strength of the group.

But that alone was not enough to give them a reason to act solo. More importantly, they still did not trust each other.

Everyone still had some scruples about the team when Yang Xiaojin was around. The three people kept each other in check and formed a temporary, stable alliance. But now that Yang Xiaojin had suddenly disappeared, it led to the immediate breakup of the group.

Ren Xiaosu held his breath and waited for the oncoming platoon to pass him. It was obvious that the Qing Consortium was more informed than Xu Xianchu. They even knew what the chain dragging monster was.

Experimentals? People were conducting experiments in the depths of the mountains?

Ren Xiaosu had some doubts, but he did not waste too much time thinking about this. After a supporting platoon passed him by, he headed towards the hinterlands of the Jing Mountains at a shockingly fast pace. During this time, Ren Xiaosu almost encountered another two platoons that responded to the call for reinforcements. Fortunately, he managed to avoid them in time.

At this moment, Ren Xiaosu felt a little puzzled. They could not even kill one monster with so many people? Or… could it be that monster was too powerful?