Chapter 50 Rescue Mission Part 1 (1/2)
Han Xiao's eyelid twitched.
Trust did indeed take time to be established—Zhang Wei might have been blunt, but he was, without a doubt, simply acting the part of a responsible leader. Naturally, Han Xiao was not offended at all.
However, the chances of him being kicked out were nonexistent—after all, the top brass had decided things.
Zhang Wei himself understood this fact, but, as the leader of a squad, he could not just instantly accept someone whose background was a complete mystery—the higher-ups had not provided him with any information regarding Han Xiao.
Furthermore, in his eyes, Han Xiao was still new, and it remained to be seen if he was truly capable. In their field of work, the slightest mistake could result in the gravest of consequences, so being assigned a new guy all of a sudden was not a laughing matter.
Of course, it was not that Zhang Wei looked down on newbies. However, he believed that any new agent should have to go through two or three years of training before earning the right to even be considered for secret ops.
Who the hell threw this guy to us? Do they think that we're babysitters‽
They're taking this far too lightly! Damn you all!
As Zhang Wei continued to examine Han Xiao, he made up his mind to ignore the repercussions and kick Han Xiao to another team if he proved unable to gel with the squad.
Meanwhile, Han Xiao did not know what was going through his mind, but he found that Zhang Wei's eyes were slowly filling up with animosity.
Suddenly, Li Yao's laptop flashed, prompting him to turn his neck around with much effort. His expression changed as he yelled, ”There's an urgent mission! They want us to depart now!”
”Details?” asked Zhang Wei sternly.
”Ma Qing Yang's team was ambushed during their mission to assault a Germinal base. The higher-ups want us to provide assistance immediately. They'll fill us in on the plane.”
”Assaulting a Germinal base?” wondered Han Xiao. He could guess roughly what had occurred, having previously given Division 13 info on three of their bases.
All three bases were situated within Stardragon territory, which was why Stardragon had been able to immediately mobilize its troops to destroy two of them. The destruction of these two bases had increased Han Xiao's achievement progress rate to 2.0%. However, the Germinal were no fools and had clearly anticipated that the third base would be attacked as well. They had clearly set up a trap.
Zhang Wei promptly headed for the door. When he passed Han Xiao, he paused for a moment and frowned before instructing, ”Li Yao, you will stay behind to provide support. Han Xiao, you are new, so this is a good chance for you. Stay with Li Yao and learn well if you want to become useful.”
Li Yao was about to say something, but he hesitated. Han Xiao smiled and simply replied, ”Fine.”
As Zhang Wei did not participate in the Black Spider mission and had only received a flowery description of events from Li Ya Lin; he did not trust in Han Xiao's ability yet. Han Xiao sighed inwardly. He understood this well.
Han Xiao pondered for a moment before holding Li Ya Lin back to pass her four magazines of High-explosive ammo.
”Consider it a gift from a friend.”
Li Ya Lin's eyes lit up upon seeing them.
”Is this your new invention?”
Han Xiao chuckled.
”Don't squander them—they can start quite a fire.”
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You have triggered the E-class mission: [Rescue!]
Mission Description: Provide assistance to the secret-ops team being chased by the enemy. Your role is to assist your teammates in completing this mission.
Mission Requirement: Successfully rescue Ma Qing Yang's squad.
Mission Rewards: 8,000 experience
Bonus Rewards: None