Chapter 964 Arrival
Prometheus punishes betrayal of teams and legions quite severely. It can be said that the conditions are harsh. Betrayal is tantamount to seeking death. This has been recognized by Prometheus. However, on the other hand, it allows a team and a legion to trust each other and display their best fighting ability without having to worry about whether the people behind them will betray themselves.
Moreover, with the addition of Xiao Ran's insurance of one hundred thousand Merit Points, participant No. 10356 Luo directly signed his name on the contract. With the guarantee of one hundred thousand Merit Points, Luo doesn't care whether the mission can be completed. As long as he can survive, he is eager to fail the mission so that he can get the one hundred thousand Merit Points.
After the contract came into effect, both Luo and Xiao Ran breathed a long sigh of relief. Xiao Ran wanted to finally fool this guy, while Luo wanted to finally not have to fight this guy who couldn't figure out the details. Raising his head again, Luo's eyes and expression when he looked at Xiao Ran were no longer so gloomy. He nodded to Xiao Ran with a smile on his face, took out a mobile phone from this world and threw it to Xiao Ran, turned around and left directly.
Needless to say the rest, as long as Luo confirms that Takuma has boarded the huge AS and started it, and completes the accepted Side Mission, then he will naturally contact Xiao Ran through that mobile phone and officially join Xiao Ran's team in this world mission.
Watching Luo's car leave quickly, when Xiao Ran turned around, there was a loud noise and countless smoke and dust, and an AS and two figures appeared in Xiao Ran's eyes.
When Xiao Ran saw only one AS, he was stunned for a moment, and looked up at the small transport helicopter that vaguely disappeared again in mid-air. This small Transport Aircraft is very fast, but has a capacity of only one AS. It is also the most commonly used AS transport tool for Mithril.
Sousuke Sagara climbed down from the roof at some point and walked to Xiao Ran. Chidori and Tessa also ran to Kalinin who had opened his eyes and stood up on the stretcher. Tessa in particular was nervously asking about Kalinin's injury.
Sousuke Sagara looked at the only AS, and nodded to Mao and Cruz, who hurried over after receiving the request for support. "Here we come."
"Hey, it seems that the time has come just right." Cruz spread his hands to Sousuke Sagara and Xiao Ran, then looked in the direction of the factory door, and said with a smile, "That uncle is still so strong, and he can stand up after being injured like this, I admire him so much, hahaha."
After laughing a few times, Cruz also looked at Xiao Ran strangely. "What were Mr. Masked Man and that guy talking about just now? Why didn't they signal us to just kill them here? Also, what happened here?"
As soon as this question came up, both Sousuke Sagara and Mao also looked at Xiao Ran. Although Sousuke Sagara knew that Xiao Ran had made a deal with the other party for Kalinin's safety, they did not understand what other inside information was involved, and they did not know why they did not capture the other party after the transaction was over.
Xiao Ran glanced at Cruz, shook his head and said, "I'm not sure that I can keep him, even if you are included, and there are Chidori, Colonel Tessa and the injured Major Kalinin behind me, so we can't take such risks."
This sentence is the truth. After all, as a participant, the physical combat power of the other party cannot represent everything at all. If the other party throws out his body desperately, it will really be a disaster.
"What, we have AS, how can a mere tiny human being be our opponent?" Cruz was dissatisfied and stretched out a hand, raised his little finger and shook it twice with disdain. "As long as I step on it with AS, everything will be over."
Mao waved his hands with a look of disgust on his face. "That's too disgusting. If you really do this, I'll punish you to clean AS by yourself."
"You are thinking too simply. If we really want to fight, I think you will be the one who loses in the end." Xiao Ran glanced at the two of them, and then at the AS that arrived with Mao and Cruz, and said, "The other party is not an ordinary free mercenary like me. The combat ability cannot be speculated based on normal, and I estimate that the other party has also hidden a combat machine nearby. Since the deal has been negotiated, there is no need to stir up trouble."
"And people like us also have our own set of rules of action, our own trump cards, and we are wary of each other. Once we agree to a transaction or cooperation, we will never break it easily. What's more, I have also negotiated a deal with the other party again, so even if you want to attack, I will stop you."
Cruz also smiled and shrugged, "I'm just saying casually, I can't do such disgusting things. Besides, Colonel Tessa and they don't have the ability to protect themselves. Anyway, Major Kalinin is back safely, so we just need to wait until Danner's Son arrives."
Xiao Ran shook his head and said, "Sergeant Major Mao board the plane and be on guard nearby. Although Major Kalinin has been replaced, it does not mean that this matter is over."
"Understood." Mao nodded, jumped directly onto the M9 and sat in the cockpit. After starting the body, he also started the ECS for stealth. Chidori and Tessa also supported Major Kalinin and walked over.
"Thank you very much for your help." Kalinin nodded to Xiao Ran, and then said, "I have heard Colonel Tessa talk about the previous situation. There is no choice but to choose the transaction to ensure the safety of Colonel Tessa, but our mission cannot end here."
"The other party is definitely A21, a terrorist organization active in Japan. I noticed that the child named Takuma seems to be very important to them and seems to be planning something. No matter what they want to do, we must seize the time to stop them."
Xiao Ran nodded, threw away the mobile phone Luo gave him and said, "I already know this. The A21 organization has built a giant AS, a machine equipped with λ-DRIVER to prepare for revenge in this city. The mission of the man just now is to rescue the kid named Takuma from us in order to activate the giant AS."
Tessa was stunned for a moment, then stared at Xiao Ran and said loudly, "Why, since you know such a thing, why do you still give Takuma to them!"
"It's very simple. I told Cruz just now that I am not sure I can deal with the other party, and as long as there is no conflict in tasks and goals, I will naturally not block the other party's actions and put Chidori and you in danger." Xiao Ran spread his hands and said with a faint smile, "My first priority is to ensure the safety of Chidori. Of course, as a Whisperer, you can also be counted among them. In addition, cooperation with Mithril is my primary goal."
"As long as these two conditions are not affected, I don't want to have an endless conflict with the other party to prevent other people's missions. However, after his mission is completed, there will no longer be any restrictions on his actions. In other words, whether the next thing is to solve the A21 or destroy the giant AS, it has nothing to do with him."
"Similarly, at that time, I choose to stand with you and dismantle the A21 organization, and he will not take any action to stop us, otherwise..." Xiao Ran looked around, and finally raised his finger to point to the location of the invisible M9, and said, "I don't think you can solve the man just now with only one M9, let alone simply solve the A21 organization with the help of that man."
"Hmph." Tessa turned her head away with an "I don't want to pay attention to you" expression, and hummed twice to express her dissatisfaction. At this time, Chidori also had a bitter face and was very helpless. Ever since she met Sousuke Sagara, Chidori felt as if her life had been overturned. She didn't know when the peaceful days would come back.
"It's really not appropriate to offend the opponent and fight with the opponent without sufficient combat power, and finally force the opponent to become our enemy, Colonel Tessa." Kalinin understands Xiao Ran's concerns. After all, there are still two girls here who have no ability to protect themselves. If they can use words to solve the life and death crisis, that is of course the best choice.
Xiao Ran looked at Tessa and shook his head with a smile. After looking at the time, he said, "It will take more than half an hour for Danner's Son's support to arrive. In addition, my body will also be delivered. By then, there will be enough power to launch an attack on the A21 organization."
"Cruz, please take Chidori, Colonel Tessa and Major Kalinin to a safe place later to protect them."
Cruz nodded with a smile, "Hey, don't worry and leave it to me. I will definitely return the Chidori to you intact. And Xiangliang, your body is already on the way. I'm looking forward to the first battle of Qiangbao. Don't embarrass us Mithril."
Sousuke Sagara didn't speak and just nodded, and soon Cruz took the three people without combat power, Chidori, Tessa and the injured Major Kalinin in Xiao Ran's car and left the factory. Half an hour later, a looming fire appeared in the distant sky and rushed towards the factory.
After the fire disappeared, although it continued to fly forward with the help of inertia, the whole package had split apart. A huge package began to fall rapidly from the high sky among the split missiles. It was not until several parachutes were opened that it slowly landed on the ground about two or three kilometers away from the factory.