No one knew what Annie had said to Wang Qing's six-person squad, what she meant by her repeated claim that she was going to pull off something big, or what specific orders and arrangements she had made for them.
At any rate, Annie had assigned a specific job to every member of the squad, including Wang Qing, their medic.
Then, after everyone had eaten their fill and rested, they set out quietly under cover of darkness, either separately or in pairs, following a particular route to carry out their respective tasks.
It was two or three hours later, in the darkest hour just before dawn, that they finally completed every task without incident and regrouped in a house on a predetermined high point in the north of the city. They had lost quite a bit of time along the way and had even fought several battles against scattered demons.
"How did it go?"
"Everything all right?"
Seeing the squad return safely, and noting that everyone seemed fine and no one was injured, their captain, A-Wen, was still quick to ask how they were doing.
"Not bad!"
"Whew!"
"The demons outside might've been drawn away by the big battle in the west of the city. Most of the rest have gathered at that place we found earlier and aren't keen on coming out, so the scattered ones outside were easier to deal with."
"More importantly, the whole city's in chaos right now, and our base's aircraft keep roaring overhead. Even when we fire our guns, the demons can't swarm us by following the sound. It feels so good—so satisfying!"
"If I hadn't been trying to conserve ammo, I think I could've fought a few more battles!"
The machine gunner, Mai Kun, spoke excitedly and without a care. But judging by the