"Yoshi~"
"After waiting so long, the prey has finally come knocking!"
"And it's actually human!"
On the hill, a group of soldiers dressed in black Combat Suit and carrying red Katana slowly emerged.
They were the advance team of the joint operation between the Cherry Blossom Country and the Eagle Country, originally tasked with establishing secret shelters around the Weird Island.
However, the current appearance of this group of people is somewhat pitiful...
"Gangban-kun... when do we make our move?"
A woman with long hair hanging down in front of her, revealing only one eye, stared at the parked van and asked in a sinister tone.
"I'm so hungry... I haven't eaten for almost three days, and we've practically trampled all the grass on the back hill."
Beside her, a Cherry Blossom Country soldier with vacant eyes was catching rainwater to stave off hunger, swallowing hard and complaining.
In the midst of the raging storm, these dozen or so Cherry Blossom Country soldiers looked like a group of water ghosts who had just crawled out of the water.
Due to prolonged hunger, their cheeks were sunken and their faces were deathly pale.
The man standing in the very middle of the line also raised his head.
His name is Gangban Richuan, and he holds the highest military rank under the Muraguchi Nissuu, serving as the captain of the Fat Tiger Squad.
At this time, he, like his teammates, had not eaten a single grain of rice for three whole days.
To explain why they ended up in this state, we have to go back to the Muraguchi Nissuu chief spent traveling to Soul Return Town.
Before leaving, the Muraguchi Nissuu ordered them to guard the crossroads and intercept anyone attempting to surpass the progress of the Cherry Blossom Country until he returned.
Anyone who disobeys orders or leaves this area without permission shall be executed!
The problem is... there's absolutely no normal food in this godforsaken place!
The surrounding wild monsters are either too powerful to defeat or too poisonous to eat.
Once their food reserves were exhausted, they had no choice but to eat grass and tree bark to stave off hunger.
The Muraguchi Nissuu, and no one knows whether he is dead or alive.
The group had already agreed that if that old man didn't come back today, they would simply quit.
Unexpectedly, at this critical juncture, they saw a new hope!
Someone actually drove their car here...
Gangban Richuan slowly placed his hand on the hilt of the red Katana, staring at the dilapidated van, and began to calmly analyze the situation.
"Hey, look at how dilapidated this van is. The person sitting inside is probably a pushover we can easily bully."
The long-haired woman, Chu Meizi, nodded repeatedly in agreement, saying, "That's right."
"I recognize this car model; it's the lowest-end minivan in Huaxia Country."
"The person sitting inside is most likely no stronger than Rank B."
"However, since they were able to get this far, the vehicle must have been well-stocked with supplies."
"We'll pretend to threaten them first, making them think we're just trying to steal the car."
"Once they behave themselves..."
"Let's kill them all and use them as food reserves for the next round!"
"This way, we can ensure the car arrives undamaged and get everything we want."
These words immediately received unanimous approval from the surrounding crowd, whose eyes were practically glowing with hunger.
"Hai! Miss Chu Meizi, what a brilliant plan!"
Gangban Richuan immediately began issuing orders. "Everyone, get ready. As soon as the car gets close, we'll surround it and force everyone inside to get out!"
However, before they could even begin to act...
The van suddenly braked sharply and came to a stop.
"What? Why did they stop?"
"Have they discovered us?"
The team members immediately panicked.
"Impossible!"
Okamoto snorted coldly, "Our Combat Suit have a shielding effect; those with Supernatural Ability below A-Class simply cannot detect our presence!"
"Unless... there is an A-Class -A-Class or higher powerhouse among them."
Upon hearing this, the group fell silent for a moment.
But hunger had completely destroyed Chu Meizi's reason, and she growled.
"Baka! We're starving, what are we afraid of?! This van can only hold a maximum of eight people."
"And we have a full 15 Imperial soldiers! The difference in strength is obvious; the advantage is on our side!"
Gangban Richuan also agreed; so what if the other party had A-Class?
His S-class Supernatural Ability, [Danger Warning], allows him to anticipate and react to impending deadly dangers.
"Charge! All of you! Quick and decisive! Kill them all!"
Gangban Richuan finally officially issued the order to charge.
"Give me the killing intent!!"
Gangban Richuan, leading 14 of his men, wielding Katana, charged down the hill.
At the same time, as if they had heard the noise, the back door of the van was also pushed open.
Immediately afterwards, four human men wearing dark green vests stepped down from above.
When Gangban Richuan saw that the people getting off the bus hadn't even taken their weapons, he couldn't hide the ecstasy on his face.
"Hahaha! They don't even have weapons! Charge!"
Gangban Richuan shouted excitedly, and the rest of his men followed suit with strange cries, accelerating their charge once more.
But just as they excitedly rushed to the middle of the hill...
The smiles on everyone's faces suddenly froze.
Because after the four people got out of the van, it didn't stop; instead, it kept...
An endless stream of troops is being sent out!
From the original four people, it quickly became eight.
Then it became twelve people, twenty people, fifty people...
The number is growing exponentially!
Not only that, that beat-up van, as if it were ruminating, kept spitting out boxes of equipment and China raincoats!
Gangban Richuan and the others stopped abruptly, standing frozen in the torrential rain...
No... buddy?
What kind of car is that?!
How could so many people get out of a minivan?!
And that dark green raincoat and red label...
Why does it look so familiar?!
In the brief few seconds that they were stunned, hundreds of fully armed China soldiers had already stepped out of the van!
They donned their gear and grabbed their guns in a flash, instantly spotting Gangban Richuan and his gang who were halfway down the hill.
The leading officer, with a 20-cent coin slung over his shoulder and a cold look in his eyes, immediately raised his voice and shouted.
"Attention all units! Due to instability of the internal space doors, equipment will be delivered one by one!"
"Those who have already obtained the QBU-201, do not wait, immediately launch indiscriminate attacks on enemy targets on the hill!"
"The Chief has given the order: when dealing with the Japanese Pirates, leave no survivors! Leave no survivors! Leave no survivors!"