Last Totem Novel - Chapter 180
Chapter 180 Vortex
Two days later, Iron Slag’s team followed the War Beast Legion to the defensive area indicated by the mission. As the iron slag was a reinforcement force, there was no need to be stationed at the defensive line. The encampment location General Li Qi had marked was three thousand meters away from the encirclement. The iron slag could choose whether to retreat or join the battle according to the actual situation.
The defensive area of the Beast Legion was in the encirclement. Although they had already led by 2KM, they still had to continue walking 1KM before they could reach the mission area after the iron slag stopped advancing. At this moment, Alan Rudolph, the commander in the jeep, was looking at the tactical map in his hand with rapt attention. When he noticed that the green cursor of “Campus Detective” had stopped moving, he immediately cursed, “This Far East mouse! How cunning!”
At this moment, his communicator rang. She picked up a video link and saw a pretty girl with a brown ponytail.
“Miss Ziying, it’s good to see you.” Alan said flatteringly.
“How are you getting along?” The girl asked with a cold face.
“That fellow is too vigilant. He has been following behind us and refuses to meet up. We can’t find a chance to do anything.” Alan explained.
The girl opened her eyes wide and reminded, “Get rid of this 500 credit job as soon as possible. You’re not the only one who wants to do it.”
“Please believe in the strength of our Beast Legion. When we arrive at the defensive area, I can also get a friend. It’s safer to do so.” Alan hurriedly said.
“The fewer people you know, the better. We will only contact you one-on-one. As for how to divide the benefits, it is up to you to decide.” The girl emphasized.
‘”No problem, please rest assured Miss Ziying …” Alan swore firmly, but before he could finish his words, the video communication hung up over there. Looking at the pitch black screen, Lord Allen gritted his teeth and cursed softly, “Far East girl, when Lord Grim wakes up, I’ll buy you back to fry and cook. I’ll let you have a good taste of Lord Grim’s culinary skills.”
Just as Alan was cursing, Tie Zha and the others had already unloaded their supplies and started to build camps and defensive lines. Three hours later, the camp became much quieter. Everyone held three cans of meat and half a glass of Richie’s VS brandy and gathered in twos and threes to eat, drink, and chat. At this time, the basic defensive line of the camp, consisting of trenches, barbed wire and bunker walls, had been completed. For most people, the environment was much safer now. There were friendly troops ahead and relatively safe areas behind. As a result, the atmosphere in the entire camp became much more relaxed.
However, for Tie Zha, the more people there were, the more dangerous the place was. Alan’s abnormal behavior made him suspicious, but he couldn’t think of a clue after thinking about it. After dinner, he carried his weapon on his back and dragged a sack of sackcloth. He left the camp alone and sneaked towards the camp of the Beast Legion.
Shortly after leaving the camp, Tie Zhan opened his sack and poured out the corpses of two weeping flies. It was hunted this morning, and the corpse is still fresh. He spat out two mouthfuls of saliva. A moment later, about twenty scouting soldiers emerged from the corpses of the weeping flies. Under his command, they sneaked into the dense forest and surrounded the camp of the Beast Legion.
About fifteen minutes later, a scouting soldier ant crawled along the ground. After passing through a dozen bushes, it arrived at a relatively empty area. However, the empty space here was only relative to the size of the ants. Looking around, all the ferns and shrubs on the surface were emptied, leaving behind only the dense evergreen broad-leaved forest.
Without the cover of vegetation, the scouting ants slowed down and sneaked along the uncleared edges. At this moment, two men wearing armor suddenly appeared in front of them. They walked side by side to the back of a large banyan tree. The scouting soldier ant turned its triangular head, its hundreds of compound eyes locked onto the suspicious target, and then carefully followed behind …
“Tell me, what exactly happened? It’s so mysterious. Can’t we talk about wine in the camp? The two of our Guild Leaders secretly ran out. Those who don’t know think we’re gay.” A sturdy man wearing a first-generation psionic power armor said in a rough voice.
“Macro, I heard that you were injured last time in Dark Night Town. Is that true?” Another young man wearing a second-generation psionic armor asked teasingly.
“Fuck off!” The burly man shouted and turned around to leave.
“Wait, old friend, why are you so impatient?” The young man hurriedly grabbed the strong man and said.
“Is that why you called me here? If it was someone else, I would have slapped them long ago!” The sturdy man said angrily.
“Do you want revenge? He has a good job right now. His head is worth 400 credits, and we are each worth 200 credits. How about it?” The young man said slowly.
“Kill him? Are you crazy? You killed your classmates, and it was on the eve of the war. If you were caught, you would be executed.” The sturdy man frowned and said calmly. The Guild Leader was always the Guild Leader, and the anger was only for others to see, not because they really lost their rationality.
“What if someone takes care of it?” The young man smiled mysteriously and said.
“Who is it!” In an instant, the sturdy man’s expression was indiscernible, as if he was trying his best to think about the inner connection between things.
“You don’t need to know. You just need to know that killing this person will not cause any trouble.” The young man said confidently.
“If you don’t explain it clearly, I’m not interested.” The sturdy man shook his head. As he spoke, he took a step back and distanced himself from the young man.
“Relax, old friend.” Seeing this, the young man spread out his hands and sighed. “This is the Secretary-General’s commission. She is the team leader of the Internal Review Group. If there is any trouble in the future, she will send someone down to investigate. Do you understand?”
“Secretary-General?” The sturdy man frowned and thought for a moment before asking.
“That’s right, it’s the Secretary-General, the Secretary-General of the Student Union, Bi Qinglan.” The young man lowered his voice and said in an intensified tone.
The burly man immediately grinned and was about to agree. But at this moment, a muffled sound came from not far away! In an instant, the strong man’s smile froze. He lowered his head in astonishment and looked at the large bloody hole in his chest. Suddenly, his eyes darkened and he fell straight down.
At the same time, the moment the blue light flashed, the young man fled towards the camp without turning his head. He leapt gently and spat out two pale blue flames from his back. They flew like shooting stars and disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.
A few seconds later, the iron slag arrived under the banyan tree. With a thought, a group of large ants with red shells swarmed over, and within a few minutes, they had eaten the corpse of the sturdy man to the point that there was only a dense white bone left. Tie Zha picked up the first-generation psionic power armor on the ground and shook the bones out. Then, he ordered the army of soldiers and ants to move the bones into the depths of the forest while he dragged the power armor back to the camp.
This first-generation psionic armor had a big hole in its chest and back. Although it looked like it was scrapped, if it was placed in the hands of an expert, there might be a chance to repair most of its functions. The black market price of the psionic power armor was quite high. He planned to bring this back to Giant Mulberry to sell. Anyway, since they had already killed him, troublesome things would surely follow one after another.
He could not hear the conversation between the two of them clearly, but he could tell that the other party was plotting against him. Therefore, he took the initiative and directly sneak attacked. He was a simple person. Since he wanted to fight, he would fight to the end. He was a tyrant of Iron Mountain Town, and he had never been afraid of anyone.
Not long after, General Li Qi’s communication request arrived. Tie Zha scratched his hair and connected the video.
“Student Sa Jia Qi, ten minutes ago, the commander of the Beast Corps, Alan Rudolph, accused you of murdering the commander of the Black Knights of the North, Macro. Did that happen?” General Li Qi asked solemnly with a livid face.
“What?” The iron slag had an inexplicable look on its face.
“The commander of the Beast Corps, Alan Rudolph, charged you with the murder of the commander of the Black Knights of the North, Macro.” General Li Qi repeated.
“What’s wrong with him? I’ve been staying in the camp and never left.” Tie Zha frowned and said.
‘”How about this” General Li Qi seemed to be relieved and continued, “I will immediately connect to Alan Rudolph and Jerome, Deputy Commander of the Black Knights of the North. Please face him on the spot under my witness.”
“Yes.” Tie Zha nodded.
Soon, the communication screen was divided into four boxes, showing the head videos of General Richie, Tie Zha, Alan Rudolph and Jerome.
“Murderer, murderer!” Ellen pointed at the screen and shouted.
“Our Guild Leader only fought with you and was injured by you. You actually … are so … so vicious.” Jerome choked.
“I haven’t been out of the base all this time.” Tie Zha said seriously.
“He’s lying!” Ailey shouted excitedly.
“Please control your emotions.” General Li Qi said in a deep voice.
“I want to ask, who was the first to discover that Commander McRowe was murdered?” Tie Zha asked expressionlessly.
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone quieted down …
“Guild Leader Macro, who did you end up with?” Tie Zha asked again.
In an instant, the atmosphere seemed to have frozen. Alan felt a chill run down his spine, and cold sweat instantly soaked his clothes. His remnant light noticed that Jerome, Macro’s deputy commander, was staring at the screen with a strange gaze. Sa Cha Cha’s casual words placed the burden on his body. At this moment, he was the first suspect. There were only three people at the scene of the murder. Everyone saw him and Macro leave the camp, and Sa Jia Qi saw no one except him. This meant that unless Sa Cha Cha’s subordinates testified, there was no evidence at all.
Earlier, he didn’t dare to personally investigate the scene, so he only sent his subordinates to collect evidence. However, he did not have the slightest hope of doing so. According to his observations over the past two days, Sa Jia Qi was alert, shrewd, and decisive. This kind of person would not leave any evidence behind. Even if he went to the scene, it would only be a formality and would not be of great significance.
“Is it difficult to answer my question?” Tie Zha asked casually.
“It seems that today’s accusations will not lead to any results. I will report the situation to the Academy Alliance later. The censorship team will arrive at the scene very soon to investigate the entire incident. I believe that they will definitely find the real murderer and give a notary judgement.” General Li Qi paused for a moment, then changed the topic and continued, “Besides, this is the time for the human race to fight against foreign countries. You must focus on carrying out your tasks and not cause any problems at this critical moment.” ‘”Otherwise, you will be charged with crimes against humanity by the High Court of Military Justice. The maximum penalty is the death penalty!” Said General Richie in an accentuated tone.
General Li Qi paused for a while before staring at the screen with his eyes wide open. Finally, he asked in a deep voice, “Do you understand?”
“Understood.” “Understood.” “Understood” Some of their responses were calm, some were unwilling, and some were helpless.