A large number of temporary tents had been set up near Saint Limen Fortress. Soldiers gathered in groups of three or five, chatting. Some sat on tanks, while others went so far as to sit on ammunition crates.
Su Xiao walked toward the outside of the military camp. The Little Assistant, who had been sitting on a tank's barrel with her legs swinging back and forth, jumped down.
"Commander, you're...?"
Seeing the direction Su Xiao was heading, the Little Assistant looked puzzled. That was the direction back toward the Goya Alliance.
"I'm going to do something that must be done."
"An assignment from our superiors?"
The Little Assistant picked up the sniper rifle resting on the tank, preparing to carry out the mission with Su Xiao.
"No. It's a personal matter."
Su Xiao turned his head to look at the Little Assistant. She froze for a moment before breaking into a smile.
"Commander, your gun."
"It's yours."
Su Xiao had no intention of bringing that gun with him. He was already technically abandoning his post by leaving the military camp. If he took the gun as well, there was a real chance Skain would come looking for him with his men. Besides, compared to the Duke of Extinction, that sniper rifle's performance was mediocre. Other than its cheap ammunition, it had no other advantages.
When dealing with enemy Contractors, the cost of ammunition was irrelevant. Focusing on such a minor saving while neglecting the greater danger was foolish. If one shot failed to kill the target, endless trouble would follow. By then, the loss would be far more than a few bullets.
The Little Assistant was quite clever. She immediately sensed that something was wrong.
"But... we just successfully assassinated Dubo Yis, and we haven't even gone back to receive