Chapter 876 - Charging Ahead (1/2)

Translator: Legge

P5092 was sitting in the command center with his arms crossed in front of his chest. He calmly watched the real-time images that were transmitted back by the recon company and suddenly realized they were advancing at a very fast pace. In fact, they were already about to overtake the infantry brigade.

The recon company and the infantry brigade had taken different routes. One was heading northwest while the other was heading northeast. The infantry brigade was in charge of launching a feint to distract the enemies while the recon company played the main role in this recon mission.

Next to him, his adjutant asked, “Will there be any problems with the recon company advancing at such a rapid pace?”

“Let’s wait and see.” P5092 did not interfere with the recon company’s plans and chose to observe the situation for the time being.

At this moment, the recon company was maintaining radio silence. As they were getting close to the edge of the forest, everyone started becoming more alert.

All of a sudden, the voice from the palace in Ren Xiaosu’s mind said, “Quest: It has been detected that your team members are extremely nervous. Please help ease their anxiety.”

Ren Xiaosu’s eyes lit up when he heard the voice from the palace assigning him a quest. He was very experienced at helping others ease their anxiety. He thought for a moment and said, “Um… it feels like everyone is very nervous, so let me sing a song for y’all.”

Saying that, he started singing “Five Little Ducks.”

T40219 was taken aback. “Sir, what are you doing?”

“What? You don’t like this song?” Ren Xiaosu wondered why the quest was still not complete. “I’ll sing a different song then.”

After that, he started singing “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.”

However, Ren Xiaosu’s ever-successful performances failed this time. When this song reverberated over the radio, it not only failed to ease everyone’s anxiety, but it made everyone even more nervous!

It was understandable they would feel nervous since they were going to enter the forest soon. Although the main infantry forces had launched a feint on the other side to help conceal their presence, was this the right time to be singing nursery rhymes? The enemy was just up ahead, yet one of them over here was actually singing?

This scene was simply too bizarre and absurd.

T40219 said nervously over the radio, “Sir, what are you doing?”

Their exchange was also being transmitted back to the command center in real time. All the staff officers in the command center were dumbfounded by what they heard. Having been in the Pyro Company for so many years, this was their first time encountering such a situation!

The deputy commander looked silently at P5092. “Sir…”

After a long silence, P5092 said, “Let’s wait and see. He must have his reasons for doing that….”

When Ren Xiaosu saw the palace had still not informed him about the completion of the quest, he immediately got anxious. “All of you, sing a song for me. Hurry up.”

When he heard everyone stumbling through the singing of the military song over the radio, the tension rose further.

Ren Xiaosu felt a little helpless. He had met his Waterloo for the first time ever in the process of doing a quest. What was with this situation?

But a moment later, the recon soldiers suddenly saw Ren Xiaosu, who was at the tip of the spear, get down on one knee and raise his gun to shoot.

After firing two shots, Ren Xiaosu picked up the pace and sprinted forward. He shouted on the radio, “Keep up!”

With that, Ren Xiaosu took the lead and charged into the forest. The recon company behind him was clueless about what was happening until they saw a barbarian who had fallen to the ground when they entered the forest a short while later.

This barbarian was likely a hidden sentry in the forest who was responsible for keeping watch. But the soldiers of the recon company were puzzled. How could Ren Xiaosu have spotted this barbarian?