The First Order - Chapter 389
Chapter 389: Don’t alert the enemy
The Razor Sharp Company’s march was not slow. They continuously laid low during the day and only came out at night for three days in a row. Even this group of thugs were starting to feel a little tired.
They would not be so tired if they were marching normally, mainly because they still had to carry their supplies, ammunition, and firearms with them. The Razor Sharp Company had four heavy machine guns with them and were supplied with more than 20 ammo boxes.
At the beginning, Ren Xiaosu kept a very low profile and carried the heavy machine gun with the other soldiers. Two people were on a gun, rotating pairs every three hours.
But as he kept walking, Ren Xiaosu felt it was very inconvenient for two people to carry the machine gun since they had to synchronize their pace and footsteps. As such, he simply had his teammate let go and carried the gun by himself.
Zhang Xiaoman had thought Ren Xiaosu was overestimating himself. How could he carry that thing weighing 25 kilograms on top of his field pack all by himself? He might be able to carry it for a while, but try carrying it for three hours!
But everyone eventually realized it was unusual. Ren Xiaosu was actually able to carry the fucking heavy machine gun weighing 25 kilograms by himself effortlessly, and he was not even panting!
One hour later, Zhang Xiaoman and the others thought Ren Xiaosu would already be tired. However, Ren Xiaosu switched to carrying the machine gun in his other hand and continued carrying it forward.
Two hours later, Zhang Xiaoman and the others thought that surely he would be tired by now. However, Ren Xiaosu simply switched back to carrying it with his previous hand like it was not heavy at all.
After three hours, Ren Xiaosu passed the heavy machine gun to his comrades who would be taking over and said, “It’s your turn now.”
This time, everyone from the Razor Sharp Company was secretly surprised. Was Ren Xiaosu a beast? Fortunately, they did not end up fighting Ren Xiaosu in the military base. With his strength, he could probably kill others with just a punch, right?!
Zhang Xiaoman was a little jealous. “Is this what it means to be a supernatural being?”
All of a sudden, Ren Xiaosu heard the voice from the palace in his mind say, “Quest: Help your comrades lessen their burden.”
Ren Xiaosu was stunned. He had not received a quest from the palace for nearly a month. He wondered what kind of reward it would be this time.
When they were about to arrive at the specified location on the fourth day, Ren Xiaosu purposely chose a time when his comrades had become extremely tired to help them carry their supplies. He would carry them for a while before letting them carry the supplies again.
His comrades were all moved to tears. Ren Xiaosu was such a good guy, and he was really helpful to everyone too.
When Ren Xiaosu took their boxes of supplies, everyone thanked him for it. Ren Xiaosu thought to himself that even though the Razor Sharp Company’s soldiers were like thugs, they were rather sincere in their gratitude. He actually managed to receive gratitude tokens from all of their thanks.
During his previous battle, Ren Xiaosu had used his Explosive Poker cards like they did not cost a thing. So he only had around a 100 gratitude tokens left from the originally 900-odd gratitude tokens he had accumulated.
And now, Ren Xiaosu would have to be exceptionally hardworking as he started earning the gratitude tokens all over again.
Although Zhang Xiaoman was the company commander, he was always one to lead by example. He also helped carry whatever everyone was carrying without slacking off one bit.
When it was Zhang Xiaoman’s turn to carry the supplies, Ren Xiaosu was about to take the ammo box from his hands, but Zhang Xiaoman refused to let him do so.
In fact, Ren Xiaosu did not bear any grudges against them for trying to beat him up. He even volunteered to help his comrades out, making everyone feel really embarrassed about how they treated him.
When Zhang Xiaoman looked at Ren Xiaosu, who was about to take the ammo box from his shoulder, he immediately said, “It’s fine, you don’t have to. I can carry it.”
However, Ren Xiaosu did not budge. He said with a dark expression, “Let go!”
Zhang Xiaoman subconsciously let go of his hand, and Ren Xiaosu grabbed the ammo box. Even if he could carry it, Ren Xiaosu wouldn’t allow it. Wouldn’t that delay the progress of his quest?
Initially, Ren Xiaosu thought he could complete the quest by just helping them carry one or two ammo boxes. But after testing, the palace updated him that the quest was only 1% complete. It meant he would have to do it a hundred times before the quest would be considered complete.
There had always been a better reward for the more challenging quests he was given. Ren Xiaosu was starting to look forward to the reward this time.
But Ren Xiaosu suddenly felt like something was missing as he carried the ammo box. He looked back at Zhang Xiaoman and said, “Aren’t you going to thank me?”
Zhang Xiaoman was stunned before muttering, “Thank you…”
“Gratitude received from Zhang Xiaoman, +1!”
Zhang Xiaoman said from behind, “Don’t push yourself too hard, preserving your combat strength is the most important thing.”
Ren Xiaosu had been carrying something on his shoulder all day. But even when the rest of the troops looked really tired, Ren Xiaosu looked fresh.
All of a sudden, Ren Xiaosu stopped in his tracks. “Someone’s coming!”
In that instant, all the soldiers of the Razor Sharp Company went prone inside the gully. Ren Xiaosu was shocked when he looked back at them. His comrades were way too cautious!
It wasn’t until ten seconds later that they heard a motorcycle in the distance. It seemed to be coming from the east, so that could only mean it was someone from Mt. Dingyuan.
Zhang Xiaoman lay on the ground and said to the others, “Don’t alert the enemy. We can’t be discovered—”
Before he could finish speaking, the bandit riding the motorcycle suddenly screamed in the distance. Zhang Xiaoman was stunned. “What was that? Who’s screaming when I was just saying to not make a sound? Didn’t I say to stay hidden and not alert the enemy?”
“Captain, the scream came from way over there. It’s not our people.”
“From over there?” Zhang Xiaoman was puzzled. “Wait a minute, where’s Ren Xiaosu?”
When they cautiously poked their heads out of the gully, they saw that Ren Xiaosu had snapped the bandit’s neck and left him lying on the ground.
Ren Xiaosu took off his Razor Sharp Company’s uniform and put on that bandit’s clothes. Zhang Xiaoman was shocked. “What’re you doing?”
Ren Xiaosu said, “I’ll push the motorcycle and head up Mt. Guan. I noticed earlier that it’d take around an hour to walk up the mountain road. In exactly an hour, I want ‘all to start firing the mortars at the mountain. You don’t have to worry about whether it’s accurate. Just create a distraction. After that, prepare to intercept the bandits coming from Mt. Dingyuan. There’s no need to worry about me.”
The Razor Sharp Company’s soldiers looked at one another. Was Ren Xiaosu planning to head up Mt. Guan all by himself?!
Zhang Xiaoman asked, “Are you gonna be fine by yourself?”
“Yes.” Ren Xiaosu nodded. “Don’t worry, I’m not looking to die.”
“But it’s too dangerous. Why don’t I send a platoon to cover you?” Zhang Xiaoman said.
“There’s no need for that.” Ren Xiaosu shook his head and said, “I’ll help y’all pin down the bandits on Mt. Guan first. If the situation goes south, I’ll retreat. As long as I can lure the bandits out from Mt. Dingyuan, everything that I do there will be worth it.”
Zhang Xiaoman turned serious. “You’re a brother of our Razor Sharp Company from now on. If you sadly sacrifice yourself there, I’ll make sure our comrades back at the fortress learn that you were a brave man.”
How could there be no deaths in a war? There would surely have to be some sacrifices if they wanted to win the war.
The Razor Sharp Company’s current mission was to take Mt. Dingyuan. If they could not complete their mission on time, it would delay the progress of the entire army.
They were going to be in for a tough battle.
But 1st Platoon Commander Jiao Xiaochen suddenly wondered, “Why would you have to push the motorcycle up the mountain? Wouldn’t it be better to ride it?”
Ren Xiaosu was silent for a while. “I don’t know how to ride it.”
Zhang Xiaoman was speechless, as was Jiao Xiaochen. All of the Razor Sharp Company’s soldiers were speechless.
