Chapter 827: Stronghold 176 has fallen
Ren Xiaosu and Yang Xiaojin’s vehicle was leading their convoy. Therefore, when Ren Xiaosu jumped out of the front pa.s.senger seat, the other vehicles behind them could see him.
A middle-aged doctor who was driving suddenly saw someone jump out of the vehicle in front of him. He was immediately shocked. “Wait, what’s Ren Xiaosu doing?”
“What’s he trying to do?”
Through the windows, w.a.n.g Jing saw Ren Xiaosu waving at the convoy as he ran. He was signaling for everyone to keep driving. Then everyone’s gaze followed him as he sped to the rear of the convoy.
Other than the drivers, everyone else turned around and leaned against their seats to see what exactly Ren Xiaosu was up to.
Then, just as they turned around, they saw Ren Xiaosu leap up and land right on top of one of the black vehicles!
Immediately after, they saw him brandish a black saber out of thin air. He held it tightly with both hands and stabbed it straight down into the backseat of the vehicle through its roof.
After that, Ren Xiaosu did not stop and turned around to run away. Everyone could even hear the sound of that convoy braking sharply. The screeching of the tires that had locked up made everyone cringe uncontrollably.
Even though they were dozens of meters away, w.a.n.g Jing and the others could still hear the heart-wrenching cries of people in that vehicle. “Boss! Boss, are you OK?!”
Ren Xiaosu did not hesitate at all. He forcefully caught back up with the Trinity Inst.i.tute convoy that was still speeding ahead and got into the vehicle at the front. Everything had happened in a flash.
Liang Ce and Meng Nan, who were sitting in the back of the lead vehicle, were dumbfounded. They looked at Ren Xiaosu who was sitting in the front pa.s.senger seat as though nothing had happened. Liang Ce muttered, “As I recall, Ms. Xiaojin seemed to have mentioned the name Kong Erdong just now?”
“Mhm,” Ren Xiaosu answered calmly.
“So you killed Kong Erdong? You killed the boss of the Kong Consortium?” Liang Ce exclaimed.
Ren Xiaosu turned around and looked at Liang Ce with an expression like he was saying, “Why are you so surprised?” This time, Liang Ce could not take it anymore. His reaction was clearly to be expected. ‘It would not be normal if I still remained so calm after you had killed Kong Erdong!‘
Liang Ce turned around and had a look again. They were getting farther and farther away from that black convoy. Kong Erdong’s subordinates who were with him got out of their vehicles. They had an expression of “who am I am and where am I” on their faces, and it did not seem like they intended to chase after Ren Xiaosu either.
Everyone in the Trinity Inst.i.tute group finally understood that Ren Xiaosu was not here for the medical exchange. He was here to kill someone!
But w.a.n.g Jing could not understand why a killer would be so proficient in cardiovascular surgery and be so good at treating external injuries.
“So where are we going now?” Liang Ce asked.
Ren Xiaosu said without hesitation, “Back to the w.a.n.g Consortium!”
The Kong Consortium was already done for. When the fighting had broken out in Stronghold 31, Kong Erdong, the highest-ranking official of the Kong Consortium, did not even have the intention to defend their position to the death. As such, the fate of the organization was also sealed.
Even if there were future successors, Ren Xiaosu did not think that anyone would be able to turn the tide. It had to be known that not only was the Pyro Company situated next to the Kong Consortium, but the w.a.n.g Consortium’s troops were also eyeing the border.
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At this moment, the Pyro Company’s special forces were chasing after clues to track down Kong Erdong. They first went to Kong Erdong’s residence but found it was already empty. There was no sign of him at all.
They only found out later that Kong Erdong had quietly left his residence ten minutes ago when they caught two people from the Kong Consortium. To stay low, Kong Erdong did not even bring any garrison troops with him. His intention was for them to continue pus.h.i.+ng back the Pyro Company’s troops.
When the Pyro Company finally caught up to Kong Erdong’s convoy, Kong Erdong’s subordinates had already dispersed. Only the vehicle that Kong Erdong was in was left behind, along with his corpse inside.
T5081 examined the scene in silence. He realized Kong Erdong’s death was caused by someone stabbing a sword into his head from the roof of the vehicle and that no large-scale battle had broken out here.
“How many people does the other party have exactly?” T5081 wondered, “Surely they couldn’t have done so much damage with just one or two people, right?”
Suddenly, a T4 combatant who was also a radiotelephone operator came up beside him. “I’ve received a call from the higher-ups.”
Saying that, the T4 combatant handed him the radio set’s receiver. T5081 took it and said, “Sir? This is T5081.”
“What’s the situation?” the person on the other end of the call asked.
“We’ve already breached the northern walls of the stronghold. The Kong Consortium’s intelligence agency has been wiped out, and all the inmates in the secret prison have been released. The normal prison’s inmates have been released as well. Kong Erdong is dead!” T5081 said.
“It went so smoothly?” The person on the other end of the call sounded a little surprised. He had not expected the special forces to successfully kill Kong Erdong after completing their mission objectives!
T5081 pondered it for a moment before explaining, “Actually, other than breaching the stronghold walls, we did not do any of the things I just mentioned. When we went to the intelligence agency’s headquarters, the people there were already dead. When we went to the secret prison, the place had already been attacked…”
After a long explanation from the T5 combatant, the person on the other end of the call wondered, “Then can I interpret it this way? Other than breaching the northern walls, you all have failed to achieve anything?”
There was a few seconds of silence on both ends. The T5 combatant answered with a struggle, “Yes…”
“Do you know who did it?”
“I don’t know…”
“Alright, remain in Stronghold 31. The main forces are almost approaching 5 kilometers north of the stronghold. After the encirclement is complete, coordinate with the troops in the west to open up the gate and a.s.sist the main forces to complete the occupation of Stronghold 31.”
After that, the other party hung up.
After the T5 combatant finished answering the call, he wanted to find someone to rant about. He had wanted to claim the credit for himself, but if someone were to step forward with the truth in the future, his position in the Pyro Company would be in danger.
Fortunately, everything went smoothly. No matter what, Stronghold 31 was already in the Pyro Company’s possession.
But at this moment, as though the timing were impeccable, while the Pyro Company was going all out in their attack on the Kong Consortium, the northern tribe started attacking Stronghold 176 with all their might as well. First, the Experimentals under the command of the black-robed wizard destroyed the defensive line of the w.a.n.g Consortium’s garrison troops. Then thousands of burly men appeared on the horizon and took only 15 minutes to charge to the front of the stronghold.
The already broken defensive line could not stop the northern tribe from entering the city. The w.a.n.g Consortium’s garrison troops quickly regrouped in the stronghold in an attempt to drag the burly northerners into a street fight and slowly wear them down.
But to everyone’s surprise, these people were actually able to break through the walls just with their bodies. Everyone in this tribe was like a small tank charging around with a large axe in hand. This caused the w.a.n.g Consortium’s hastily reformed defensive line to collapse again!
Standard automatic rifles could only inflict minimal damage on their bodies. Most of the bullets were stuck on the surface of their skin while the heavy machine guns were extremely dependent on their line of sight and positioning. Stronghold 176 had fallen.