Chapter 877 - Reaping (1/2)

Translator: Legge

This time, Ren Xiaosu did not dress up or put a mask on for Old Xu. He let it blend into the night completely as its original self, a shadow.

This might have sounded a little odd, but when they quickly infiltrated the forest, Old Xu’s base color was the best camouflage for it.

When Old Xu traveled through the forest in the cover of the shadows, the enemy would probably not discover its existence if they did not get closer for a careful look.

Furthermore, as Old Xu did not breathe or sweat, even the most experienced hunter in the world wouldn’t detect it with their sense of smell.

The barbarians could never have expected there to be a superpower that was so suitable for scouting in this world.

Of course, Old Xu was not entirely undetectable since some of the hidden sentries were in unexpected locations. As Ren Xiaosu had to lead the troops and control Old Xu at the same time, Old Xu might encounter a hidden sentry if Ren Xiaosu was a little distracted.

But it was not too much of a problem. As long as the sentries were killed, no one would discover Old Xu.

Ren Xiaosu did not make Old Xu start a killing spree. If he attracted the expeditionary army’s main forces, the soldiers of the recon company behind him would probably be in danger.

If it were other times, Ren Xiaosu would actually not care about what happened to these people he did not know. But wasn’t his intention to recruit P5092 to the Prosperous Northwest? He would have to show him what the Northwesterners were capable of. If the mission was completed but all of his men died, that wouldn’t prove his competency at all. How embarrassing that would be!

The soldiers of the recon company just now realized Ren Xiaosu was even wearing his night vision goggles. They wondered how he could see things in the forest. And the young man could even move so quickly in the forest without the aid of the night vision goggles.

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“To the right.” Ren Xiaosu suddenly turned right. “There’s an ambush ahead. Don’t go over there. Follow me!”

The soldiers of the recon company behind him looked at one another. What ambush? Why couldn’t they see anything? Were they blind or something?!

T40219 asked in confusion over the radio, “Sir, are you mistaken? We didn’t notice anything.” He even took a look through his night vision goggles. However, he still did not find anything suspicious in the forest ahead.

Ren Xiaosu said, “I don’t have time to explain. Just follow me.”

Right afterwards, Ren Xiaosu led the reconnaissance company on a huge detour through the forest. This roundabout route was about two kilometers long.

Then he stopped in his tracks and whispered, “We’ve circled around to the rear of the barbarians. All units, maintain radio silence and listen to my commands. We’re now slowly approaching them.”

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T40219 was confused right then and there. Approaching them? He could not even see any signs of the enemy. Who were they approaching?

The recon company followed Ren Xiaosu and moved forward quietly. Ren Xiaosu said softly, “Alright, we’re downwind now. Soldiers with the 40 mike-mikes, step forward.”

“40 mike-mike” was military slang for the 40 mm grenade launcher. What Ren Xiaosu meant was to have the soldiers carrying the grenade launchers in each platoon gather.

When the soldiers came up to him, Ren Xiaosu knelt behind some bushes and pointed in a direction. “You, you, and you, aim your weapons for 200 meters over there.”

T40219 took a quick look in the direction he pointed, but he still could not see anything.

“Sir!” T40219 pulled Ren Xiaosu back and said, “Shouldn’t we be scouting the vicinity first? There must be other barbarian troops around here. If they’re alerted, we’ll get surrounded….”

Ren Xiaosu waved it off. “Don’t worry, there’s no other hidden sentries around here.”