Chapter 904 - Prelude (1/2)

While everyone was getting ready for the fight of their life, Jiang Fei heard footsteps coming from afar. The sound was getting louder to the point where he could even feel their thumps on the ground.

”They are here,” Jiang Fei whispered. Everyone's hearts sank for a brief moment then as they gripped their weapons harder. It was the main Mutant army that had strong Level 4 and Level 3 fighters. When their footsteps got loud enough, everyone peeked just to have a look. What they saw sent shivers down their snipe. The numbers were just too much for them to handle even though they had the terrain advantage.

There were at least 5,000 Mutants then. Even though more than half, approximately more than 3,000 Level 3 Mutants, at least 2,000 of them were Level 4. Who knows how many of them were at the Pinnacle stage?

The atmosphere grew tense by the second when everyone tried their best to keep their breathing down to the absolute minimum. Scenarios were running in their minds. The best one, as everyone was hoping for, was to jump out at the last second and deliver swift death to all of them, taking out as many Mutants as they can before the fight begins. That way, the weaker ones could be easy to deal with. They would win the battle and return to China in one piece.

If the ambush failed, they would have to fight an army with at least 10 times the size. Despite having the advantage, the outcome might not be too pretty.

They had over 400 fighters left. In the beginning, they had over 600 but the Scarlet Hunters had managed to kill over a hundred weaker disciples. Adding the Androids into their ranks, the total number of fighters on the martial artists' side would come close to 600. That was a bit over 10% of what the enemy had!

”Come on… Come closer to me… Come on baby…” Jiang Fei nervously muttered to himself.

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”Hold!” Desir cried out.

”What's wrong?” Lincoln asked, coming from behind.

”Vice President, the route is getting smaller and the trees are getting thicker. If I were the enemy, I would set up an ambush here!” Desir explained.

”Not probable. The others had already been through here and if there was an ambush, don't you think they would have noticed it? Moreover, the reports said that the enemy main group is further ahead. Their numbers match what we know. Move on. There's no time for us to delay any longer. We need to help them,” said Lincoln, dismissing the notion where the enemy could be in front of them, which they were, not that they knew it.

Information could be fictitious but not intentional. The first group that went ahead of the main group might have looked past a few martial artists since they only cared to chase after the larger fish. Even if they were ambushed, they would only be buying time to let the main group escape. That was what Lincoln had in mind and that is why Lincoln had no fear about the terrain ahead. All he cared was to chase after the main group.

”Yes, sir.”

Desir nodded at the suggestion and decided to go along with Lincoln's order. Although Desir could not deny that an ambush ahead would be advantageous for the enemy and bad for his, he did not care much since Lincoln himself believed the report sent in by the group ahead. Even he thought the same as Lincoln did. If there were any enemy waiting to ambush them, they would be of smaller numbers and the ambush would not work for they had the sheer number. At most, they will be delayed by a few minutes.

”Move on!” Lincoln shouted when Desir had nothing to add.

”Come on closer! Closer to papa!” Jiang Fei snickered to himself when he could actually see them trotting closer to where he was. The closer they got, the more excited he became.