Chapter 76 - Chapter 76: 61. The Hero Returns 2 (1/2)

Chapter 76: 61. The Hero Returns 2

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“Yes, Sir, I’ll go right away.”

Noland Lee glanced at the staircase behind the two and pretended to look for Pim.

His face displayed an accurate mix of struggle and aggrievement, and finally, he sighed and turned to leave:

“Sir, there is something I wanted to talk to you about. Sergeant Pim… well, never mind, let’s talk about it later. I’ll go get the medical soldiers now.”

As soon as Noland left, soldiers who had been observing them closed in on Grett and the others.

They surrounded the two heroes and started moving towards the medical tent.

Some of the soldiers were impatient and straightforward and couldn’t help expressing their anger.

“Captain Grett, Sergeant Pim was simply appalling!”

“Yes! We wanted to save you, but he stopped us!”

“He suspects Sin Soldier 888 is a Death Notice spy, he didn’t even bother to ask Sergeant Alvin Stafford; instead, he just detained Sin Soldier No. 888 and interrogated him! Isn’t this too much? Isn’t this a slap in the face of us sergeants? After all, Sin Soldier 888 has saved us sergeants!”

“What?! Jarvis was interrogated by Pim? When did this happen?” Corporal Mars was taken aback.

Lieutenant Grett, although his eyes are tightly closed, also visibly trembled. It was clear that he was very concerned about this.

Sergeant Hansen, who had collaborated with Noland Lee earlier, held Noland in high regard.

He continued:

“It happened just after we retreated from the third underground level.

The fact is that there’s nothing wrong with Sin Soldier No. 888! Pim couldn’t get anything out of him. He had no choice but to release Sin Soldier 888… By the way, Mars, where’s Pim? Didn’t he and his four guards go to rescue Lieutenant Grett?”

Yeah, where is Pim?

Everyone looked at each other in front of the dark staircase and had no choice but to turn their gaze to Mars.

Corporal Mars took a deep breath, a flash of sorrow crossing his face, and his voice became hoarser:

“Sergeant Pim… He… He died, along with his four guards. After I and Lieutenant Grett escaped to the Second Underground Layer, we were surrounded by the Stone Tomb Bound Spirits Group. If it weren’t for Pim and his guards sacrificing their lives to rescue us, the ones who died in the Second Underground Layer would have been the two of us.”

“Dead… Pim is dead…”

“He got his just desserts!… Ah, sorry, I mean, Pim was truly brave…”

“Who would have thought… Pim would also sacrifice himself… I always thought he was a total bastard…”

Corporal Mars looked at the soldiers in front of him, feeling somewhat helpless.

He and Lieutenant Grett both knew that Pim was a spy for the Death Notice.

But this news couldn’t be made public at this time.

At least not now.

Because between the Death Notice spies, there exist both dual line and single line connections.

In single line communication, the overseer knows the identity of the undercover, but the undercover doesn’t know the identity of his overseer.

For double line connections, both parties are aware of each other’s identities.

Pim’s real identity is undoubtedly known to other Death Notice spies.

If news of his identity being compromised gets out, it would quickly alert other Death Notice spies and affect Captain Murphy’s future plans.

For the greater good, they would have to bear with it for now and only reveal Pim’s identity after they have completed the mission here.

Just as the soldiers were being sentimental, Noland returned with the medical soldiers.

He just heard about Pim’s death, and his expression became extremely complicated.

There was a sense of satisfaction as if he had finally vented out his suppressed anger.