Otherworld Advance Team
Chapter 135 - 131: Counter Kill

Chapter 135: Chapter 131: Counter Kill

Baiyue suddenly collided with the unprepared leading soldier, who didn’t even react before he felt a piercing pain in his ribs. Looking down, he realized a dagger stab right under his ribs, the blade fully embedded in his body, blood was pouring out of the wound, dripping onto the white snowground.

Her eyes widened as he looked at Baiyue, and he saw an icy expression on her face, with a sharp murderous intent in her eyes.

The leading soldier slowly collapsed to the ground. The surrounding soldiers realized something was wrong, but it was already too late. Baiyue pulled out a loaded pistol from her pocket, quickly turned off the safety catch, and began to rapid-fire at the soldiers.

The pistol Baiyue held was Luo’er’s. This pistol was designed for covert operations, with a small caliber and subsonic bullets, making it the perfect weapon for a petite girl like her.

Although the pistol had a small caliber, its power was not insignificant. The reason why small-caliber weapons are unpopular in Otherworld is largely that they struggle to penetrate armor with defense runes. However, these soldiers could not afford such rune-engraved armor, leaving their flimsy light armor utterly defenseless against the intrusion of the bullets.

In a blink of an eye, Baiyue emptied the bullets in her pistol, knocking three more soldiers down. The remaining soldiers ignored Rodney’s command. They lifted their rifles and aimed at her.

Baiyue noticed it. As her pistol got jammed, she quickly leapt back and hid behind Tangmo. At this point, Tangmo had already prepared. She began to chant a spell, and an invisible barrier appeared before them in an instant.

The soldiers disregarded the barrier. They fired off rounds after rounds onto the invisible barrier without hesitation. The magic barrier effortlessly withstood the close-range shots from the rifles, even rebounding the bullets, nearly hitting the soldiers themselves.

Tangmo used a level-three defensive magic. When she was studying at the Sacred Heart Magic Academy, she received one-on-one training from the magic teachers, mastering many spells she hadn’t learnt at Haiya Academy and refining her defensive magic, shortening the casting time significantly.

Observing the situation in the camp, Luo’er and Hu Daoke hiding in the snowdrift knew it was their turn to act when seeing Tangmo activated her magic. Hu Daoke uncocked his machine gun and opened rapid-fire at the soldiers below, while Luo’er also fired at them.

The rain of bullets fell over the huddled soldiers, immediately taking down three. The remaining soldiers saw the disadvantage, turned and ran. At this time, the mercenaries stationed around the camp also started shooting, but their effect was minimal. Although they fired more than a dozen shots, they only managed to kill one person.

This was not their fault. In such a dark night, the muzzle flare temporarily blinded them, making it impossible for them to lock onto their enemies camouflaged in the night. But Luo’er and his team were different. Their muzzles were all fitted with flash suppressors, making them extremely effective for combat in the dark.

As Luo’er fired the last hurried shot, the last enemy collapsed face-first into the snow pile, indicating the end of this ambush with their victory. On the other hand, the sentry who saw the situation unfolding attempted to escape on his horse but was ambushed by Cheng Ziang who cut his throat in a flash, falling lifeless onto the ground.

Only after confirming all enemies had been wiped out did Luo’er and the others slowly emerged from their ambush positions. Two of them were shivering from the cold, making their way clumsily towards the fire pit.

Having accomplished the counter-ambush mission, Princess Melia’s mercenaries left them. These men have their own camps and didn’t need to stick with them. After aiding them in completing their mission, these men had to return and report to Princess Melia.

The bodies of the ambushed soldiers were gathered by Luo’er and Hu Daoke, and then they began to check their equipment. It was evident that the armors worn by these people were not from frontline troops, but lightweight armors from unknown sources. They also masked their faces to hide their identities, which made no difference at all.

After some selection, they eventually settled on a set of lightweight armor similar to that of the frontline troops. It must have been an old standard-issue military armor and it fit Luo’er perfectly due to its similar height.

While they were busy selecting equipment, suddenly a soldier slowly headed their way. It took them by surprise, making them instantly grab their rifles.

The soldier lifted the mask, revealing the face of Cheng Ziang, which finally reassured them.

"You’ve made your choice already?" Hu Daoke asked as he looked at him.

"I just stripped it off. The blood around the neck is really uncomfortable." Cheng Ziang sullenly adjusted the collar stained with blood as he spoke.

"That’s about it. Let’s deal with these bodies!" Luo’er stacked the selected armor neatly and looked at the dead bodies on the ground.

Then, they dug a large pit in the snow, threw all the bodies of the soldiers in, and buried them. They kept the weapons on the bodies. Luo’er planned to use these items to disguise themselves as soldiers who had returned from a disastrous campaign but had achieved their goal.

Before long, the two girls in the tent also changed into the uniforms of the Mage Corps. These uniforms were brought by Princess Melia’s mercenaries, though where she sourced them from was unclear. Regardless, they provided a timely solution to their pressing need, so they didn’t have to ambush and strip the mage corps members for their uniforms.

As the day came, they had no plans to take action in broad daylight. Given the current situation, Rodney might become suspicious, but his guards had been killed by Cheng Ziang, so he had no way of garnering accurate information. This gave the advance team a little leeway for maneuvering.

During the day, they quietly moved towards the front line base and found a place to encamp. Because there was a child in the party, they had to leave someone to take care of her, and by extension also look after their equipment back at base. After deliberation, Luo’er decided to let Hu Daoke stay and watch over Yaning along with their equipment. He, along with Cheng Ziang, escorted both girls into Rodney’s headquarters.

Yaning, indeed, was quite something; despite the intense battle the previous night, she had slept soundly by Hu Daoke’s side, undisturbed by the heavy gunfire nearby.

The evening came quickly, bringing with it a satisfactorily gloomy weather; the damp, cold wind swept over them. Even in their heavy attire, they could feel the piercing cold, let alone Luo’er and Cheng Ziang who were dressed in light armor.

Tangmo and Baiyue were cloaked in black mantles over their mage uniforms, their hands tied behind their backs by Luo’er as they were led towards the frontline base. Cheng Ziang carried the rifles, preparing for any future confrontations.

Honestly, they were all a little uneasy about the mission. After all, they ended up killing everyone, without leaving anyone alive to interrogate about passwords and the like.

Still, at this point, they couldn’t worry about every little detail. Should their cover be blown during questioning, they would simply fight back. There was no need for a decapitation action now. Luo’er was confident that Tangmo and Baiyue, given their magical abilities, could easily deal with dozens of soldiers.

The four gradually approached the frontline base. By the time they reached the first security checkpoint, it was past ten in the evening. In response to the on-duty soldier’s interrogations, Luo’er replied weakly, "These are the people the Corps Commander wanted!"

The guard looked at Luo’er’s haggard face and at the two cloaked girls. Despite his doubts, he clearly didn’t want to involve himself in Rodney’s affairs, so he waved them through.

To maintain his disguise, Luo’er put on his different colored contact lenses again, altering the color of his eyes. Coupled with his helmet and the dark night, the guard failed to notice his half-elf heritage.

They managed to infiltrate the frontline base without any alarm. The four slowly made their way towards the headquarters. Having already acquainted themselves with the layout of the base, they quickly located the headquarters.

Upon reaching the entrance to the headquarters, they were halted again. Yet, to avoid exposure this time, Luo’er let Cheng Ziang handle the questioning.

The guard scrutinized Luo’er and Cheng Ziang’s disheveled appearances and the bound girls, asking skeptically, "Why is it just the two of you?"

Cheng Ziang, still hanging his head, laments, "They were too strong. Everyone else was killed, only we managed to apprehend these two girls. If we didn’t run fast enough, we wouldn’t be here."

The guard looked at them suspiciously, hesitating before saying, "We’ll take them in, you two go rest first."

"That won’t do, we caught these two." Cheng Ziang protested somewhat excitedly.

"Shut up. The Commander won’t forget your efforts, no one’s stealing your credit here," the guard retorted, frowning.

Cheng Ziang glanced back at Luo’er, who nodded in approval. Luo’er had faith in the girls’ abilities. He might have been concerned if it were just Tangmo, but with Baiyue by her side, he was much more reassured.

"Let’s go!" The guard signaled his companion to take the two men away while he led the girls into the headquarters. His hands weren’t clean and kept wandering around Baiyue’s waist.

What he probably didn’t realize was that they were not really bound; it was a type of knot that they could easily break free with a little jerk. Given his abhorrent behavior, it seemed he would soon pay the price.

Luo’er and Cheng Ziang followed another guard to the rest area, and when they reached a secluded corner, Cheng Ziang suddenly slipped and fell to the ground, spilling all the weapons from his

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