"Finally..." Jiang Yan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
They had arrived outside the target monastery wall, and the journey was relatively smooth - a small number of threats were safely eliminated under Archer's sniper fire.
But this kind of pressure is really uncomfortable.
The three thugs that were dealt with along the way, Jiang Shao and Nate were the flankers responsible for picking up their bodies. This experience was really...
Before Jiang Yan could time travel, he had seen this joke:
"Please be kind to the boys in the medical department: every Monday at four o'clock in the morning, they have to move the corpse!"
He just thought it was not easy before.
Now he just felt uncomfortable: the "fresh" corpse that had just been killed had a completely different impact from the samples used for dissection in the cold room.
There are still body temperatures and trace reactions, wounds and fresh blood...
Speaking of wounds: The body collected by Jiang Yan was the second one, and he was shot in the head by Archer.
Staring eyeballs and some mixed liquid.
After Jiang Yan collected the corpses and checked whether there was any equipment, he leaned against the wall and retched for a while.
The third body was actually closer to him, but Nate saw that he was uncomfortable and took the initiative to help him hide the body——
It's a bit strangely calm.
As if he was very familiar with this kind of work, Jiang Yan felt from the beginning of the mission that Nate was different from what they usually knew.
——I don’t want to think about the knight’s appearance that he usually shows.
"Yeah, we're finally here." Nate's voice came from beside him.
The flanking groups have met at the end as planned: they are currently on the right side of the line.
The corners of Nate's mouth curled up, as if he were smiling as usual.
But is this really his usual self?
In other words, this is...
...That’s all, there’s no point in overthinking it. Jiang Shao nodded in response to Nate’s words.
Anyway, we are finally outside the wall now.
The latest instructions came from the command channel:
"Look for a hiding place. Elle, try to detect the situation inside the monastery: the surveillance inside is broken, and there is no way to collect intelligence."
"--learn."
Elle quickly came to the front of the team, and Hank was responsible for her safety. The others dispersed and waited for the next order.
Aier shook her ears: "...it seems like there is some movement."
She took off the Fox Searcher from Dan's shoulder, connected it to the cable, and raised her staff forward——
Flashing dots gradually appeared on the radar screen.
Three minutes passed——
Breathtaking dot density.
"...We can't handle this number of people." Iron Arm sighed: "If we break in by force——"
"—Boom—!"
A sudden loud noise in the north, accompanied by soaring fire, spread throughout the city!
"WT..."
Aier's face was distorted by the impact before she could retract the spell - the huge impact and other imperceptible sound waves caused her, whose hearing was enhanced by the spell, to temporarily lose her mobility.
Covering her pointed ears with both hands, she squatted on the ground in pain, unable to move.
"——There is movement!"
Everyone quickly went on alert: the lights in the monastery, which had been completely silent just now, suddenly turned on, and there was a distant but obviously noisy sound!
Jiang Yan felt a cold sweat break out from his back——
He heard sounds coming from the two walls behind him—a sound that only appeared when weapons were mounted!
Exchanging glances with Nate, the two silently leaned toward the corner of the wall behind them.
Jiang Yan took out the dagger.
There was a sound of footsteps - pointing directly at the monastery in front of them!
"Two, one on the left and one on the right." Nate gestured towards Jiang Shao, indicating that he would deal with the enemy on the right, and Jiang Shao would deal with the other one.
There was no room for further negotiation, the footsteps had already rushed to Jiang Yan's side!
Following his intuition, Jiang Yan stretched out his left foot and kicked it - a force hit his left calf, and the figure wearing leather armor fell forward!
Before the tripped armed man could call out, Jiang Yan stood up quickly, hooked his right arm around his waist while he was still in the air, quickly covered the thug's mouth and nose with his left hand, removed his right hand from his waist, and stabbed him with his backhand.
Stab directly into the right side of his neck!
Warm blood gushed out like a fountain. The thug struggled to leave, wanting to make some sound - a wail or a last word. However, Jiang Yan just covered his mouth and pressed the knife against his throat with his right hand until he
at every turn.
Jiang Yan gently placed the body on the ground and closed his eyes.
He couldn't make any reaction - the blood sprayed on his face cooled quickly in the breeze, but it would not condense for the time being.
And some blood seemed to flow from his face into his mouth.
——It smells fishy and rusty.
There seems to be some breath that has not dissipated in the left hand.
——Chilled, fingertips trembling.
You can guess what the thing on your hand is without looking at it. The fingerless gloves are a bit uncomfortable, and the stain on the knife makes Jiang Yan even more uncomfortable.
——It's sticky, and the knife seems to be stuck to the glove again.
Or do I want to hold it and not let it go?
Exotic fighting techniques, exotic fighting techniques, the movements of wild beasts, human ingenuity...
What did my movement look like just now? Was it a mantis swooping out or a python wrapping around its prey?
What is my plan? Do I sit back and wait? Or is it just...
"It's safe now, Jiang Yan."
...is Nate's calm voice.
"Next time the knife is inserted into the throat from the front - there will be no sound, not as much blood, and it will be more subtle."
"Then there's—"
"...I'm sorry, you probably don't want to hear this."
"——If you want to vomit, maybe... it will be better if you vomit."
Jiang Shao looked back at Nate stiffly.
He had no weapons in his hands, his face was fair, and there was nothing unusual about his platinum hair.
Behind Nate was another person, wearing the same equipment as the one just now.
The neck is twisted at a strange angle.
- He had his neck broken by Nate.
"Hey, Jiang Yan? Are you okay? I said if you spit it out..."
"No, Nate, I don't want to vomit." Jiang Yan felt his mouth and tongue were dry, and his words were like wind blowing from his lungs to his mouth. Everything was a broken accordion, and there was only a weird buzzing sound.
"...I killed someone."
No matter what method I use...
"I killed someone, Nate."
Nate handed him a handkerchief—it was a good thing he still had one.
"I also killed someone. We did the same thing, Jiang Yan."
"Why……"
"If we don't kill them, we and others will be in danger."
Nate saw that he didn't move, so he just started wiping his face:
"You need to get used to it. Even if you are not used to it, you have to accept it. This is..."
"I want to ask why you are...so..."
Jiang Yan touched the blood off his face with his clean left hand.
"not give a damn about?"
Nate dropped the handkerchief silently.
"...No, I care very much, it's just...you don't need to know many things."
As if trying to force a smile:
"If you really can't help it...I'll come next time."
The walkie-talkies carried by the two people who were killed suddenly rang:
"All members, all members, without additional tasks, go to the northern city wall immediately - we have been attacked!"
"Repeat, all members..."
"Player, did you hear that?" Nate asked into the headset.
"--I heard."
Player's voice is as good as ever.
"The explosion just now came from some of our colleagues in Ursus - they just exchanged intelligence with us and started to attack hard."
Iron Arm's dissatisfied voice came: "Why is it so sudden and at this time?"
"The timing was a complete coincidence - the reason they just gave was to prevent us from leaking intelligence."
"Time is tight and opportunities are precious——"
"Now, prepare to sneak in."
PS: It’s been four months since I created the book