Chapter 866 - Not One More, Not One Less (1/2)

“Suitable?” Ren Xiaosu did not quite understand what Yang Xiaojin meant by that. “The Pyro Company members are really good at sacrificing others. You’ve also seen how P5092 planned his strategies on the past few occasions. Even the Qinghe University students had been kept in the dark. Those students were still singing and dancing happily without any clue that they would get used as bait. How could someone like that be suitable for the Northwest?”

“I don’t mean that he’s suitable for the Northwest.” Yang Xiaojin shook her head. “I mean that he complements you well.”

“Why do you say that?” Ren Xiaosu asked.

“Look, he likes to use others as bait in his battle strategies and even acted as one himself at Mt. Dashi.” Yang Xiaojin explained patiently, “And since you like being bait as well…”

Ren Xiaosu immediately understood what Yang Xiaojin meant. When they were in the Sacred Mountains, he used himself as bait to create opportunities for Yang Xiaojin to snipe at the enemy. And now, he was using the same trick here in Mt. Dashi. Including the pursuit of Black Robe, he had acted as the decoy on three straight occasions.

However, Ren Xiaosu had the confidence to do so because he knew he would not die. Although it looked like Ren Xiaosu had been injured after the encounter with Black Robe tonight, there were still several trump cards he had yet to play.

Therefore, what Yang Xiaojin meant was that since P5092 liked to use the decoy strategy so much, and Ren Xiaosu was also very capable of acting as bait, the results could be really spectacular if the two of them worked together.

Perhaps the most powerful decoy in history would be born soon.

If anyone else were to act as the bait, they would have to be extremely careful. But if Ren Xiaosu were to become the bait, the enemies who got lured might end up getting killed instead.

If Ren Xiaosu could discuss it with P5092 and keep luring the enemies deeper by relying on his capabilities, that would actually be a pretty good idea.

Yang Xiaojin rolled her eyes at him. “I was being sarcastic. I was trying to make the point that you shouldn’t keep putting yourself in danger, but you actually seriously considered being the bait?”

“Ahem, it’s not like that,” Ren Xiaosu quickly replied. “I’ve already written the note. Let’s drop it off at the FOB’s command center before joining up with the Trinity Institute’s people.”

After that, the two of them left quickly. Less than a minute later, they heard the sound of artillery firing. It sounded like the Pyro Company had crushed the barbarians.

The two of them took a big detour to quietly meet up with Wang Jing and the others. Ren Xiaosu and Yang Xiaojin waited obediently by a vehicle for the Pyro Company to clean up the scene first.

At this moment, the Trinity Institute’s people were hiding outside the forward operating base and watching the warfare in the distance.

When Wang Jing and the others saw Ren Xiaosu, they did not further question them. Moreover, they had already guessed the snipers who had suddenly appeared were the two of them. After all, they had heard Ji Yi and the Qinghe University students say they would have been dead if not for the appearance of the mysterious snipers.

At this moment, Wang Jing and the others sighed. Those who traveled together with Ren Xiaosu were indeed able to live longer. This time, it was also Ren Xiaosu who first anticipated there would be an enemy attack.

Ren Xiaosu whispered, “If the Pyro Company asks…”

“Don’t worry, you were always with us.” Wang Jing said, “I’ve already informed everyone, and they know what to say.”

Only then did Ren Xiaosu feel at ease. He looked around at the Qinghe University students who were still in a state of shock and not far away from them. They looked just like a group of frightened deer.

Ji Yi walked over to Ren Xiaosu and asked in a whisper, “How’s the battle going? Do we need to escape from the FOB?”

“No.” Ren Xiaosu shook his head. “The Pyro Company has already gotten the situation under control. I guess they’ll have people coming to look for us later.”

“That’s good.” Ji Yi sighed and said, “Before coming here, I made a promise to the dean that we’d return home safely with exactly the same number of people that we came out with. If a few of them were to die along the way, I would have broken my promise.”