Opposition / W

"Strangeness..."

If it were just one or two people, it would be easier to explain, but her magic had no effect on everyone here.

Suddenly, she raised her head.

She could clearly sense that the familiar shadowy fluctuations from before had reappeared nearby.

"That guy is in this area," Ines quickly informed Hedley.

"Is he here too? Let's not worry about him for now. We must meet up with the Reunion Movement before dark."

Although Hedley was also interested in the mysterious young man, his primary task was to reach the camp.

"They're here."

Bai Ye put down his binoculars.

He jumped down from the tree.

Just now, he saw Ines glance in his direction.

"Sure enough, she has a special ability to sense me..."

Bai Ye always had a question in his mind: how did Ines discover him last time?

Perhaps, this time, he will be able to get an explanation.

"Let's begin with your plan."

Talulah nodded.

As she spoke, she rolled the snow on the ground into a ball.

Bai Ye didn't pay attention and continued to check the route on the map. Suddenly, he felt a chill on his neck. He turned his head and saw that Talulah had put the hand that had just pinched the snow into her collar.

That feeling was absolutely invigorating.

"Hiss... Did you run away from some kindergarten?" Because Talulah didn't do anything dangerous, Bai Ye's subconscious didn't warn him.

Talulah sighed, "You should take a break. You've been keeping an eye on those Sarkaz ever since you came back... and you haven't stopped."

"Anything that goes beyond the plan needs to be reconfirmed." Bai Ye couldn't let a group of Sarkaz Mercenary ruin his plans.

"Let's go and greet them."

"This... this is the Reunion Movement?!"

When the vanguard of the Sarkaz Mercenary arrived at the Reunion Movement's temporary camp, they were all taken aback by what they saw.

What a massive Squad Five this is!

Contrary to expectations of being ragged, hungry, exhausted, and in a sorry state, this Squad Five had strict discipline, ample supplies, excellent weapons and armor, and even a special medical center for the infected and a rudimentary school for educating children...

"Are you sure this is a Squad Five infected people fleeing from the Ursus Empire? This is clearly an army..."

"No wonder the Regent made a deal with them."

Ines found it hard to believe.

She hadn't expected that these infected individuals from the Reunion Movement would thrive so much in this frozen land.

Hedley was also somewhat dazed.

As a mercenary, he spent most of his life fighting. Perhaps he once dreamed of living a peaceful and stable life, but that was just a fantasy.

However, now, seeing this poignant scene before him, those unrealistic thoughts resurfaced in his mind...

"Don't you think this place is great?"

Just then, a familiar voice rang in his ears.

He instinctively picked up his weapon and looked up, only to see the young man who had previously infiltrated the Sarkaz Mercenary camp appear before him once again.

Chapter Forty-Five: Opposition

"It's you!"

Ines called out before Hedley.

The girl was excited and rushed towards Bai Ye with her long legs.

"Hey! Don't be impulsive!" Hedley tried to reach out and stop her.

"Don't order me around!"

Ines shook off Hedley's hand and rushed straight to Bai Ye.

Bai Ye remained motionless, quietly watching her.

Ines also stopped.

"Aren't you going to continue?" Bai Ye tilted his head.

"I didn't manage to fool you." Ines wasn't so easily swayed by emotions; she simply wanted to lure Bai Ye into making the first move.

After all, neither side has revealed their identities or positions yet, so it's normal for them to start a fight, which could be considered a "minor conflict."

"We meet again." Bai Ye waved to the two of them with a smile. "I told you last time that we would meet again. See, I didn't lie to you."

Although Bai Ye was indeed very handsome when he smiled, Ines just wanted to punch that guy's good-looking face.

"Really, where did this succubus come from..." she couldn't help but mutter.

Talulah nearby, knew that Bai Ye had probably entered "business mode" again.

Bai Ye would never normally laugh so fake and exaggeratedly.

"So, you are..."

Hedley had already roughly guessed Bai Ye's identity, after all, he was now openly appearing in the Reunion Movement camp.

"I am Bai Ye, a messenger and a collaborator of the Reunion Movement."

As soon as Bai Ye finished speaking, Talulah added from the side, "Bai Ye is our friend."

In Talulah's view, Bai Ye represents not just one or more forces, but she herself is a partner and friend of the Reunion Movement.

He is a trustworthy person.

"That's why I went into the Sarkaz camp to scout ahead. I need to ensure the safety of my allies." Bai Ye said, then turned to Ines and apologized, "I'm sorry, there was a small misunderstanding between us earlier, please don't mind."

Ines:...

What could she say? She could only nod.

Hedley looked at Bai Ye; the young man before him had changed into a different uniform, no longer the one with the Rhodes Island emblem.

He had many questions he wanted answered, but in the end he didn't voice them; after all, now wasn't the right time to ask.

"Welcome, warriors who have come from afar."

After exchanging pleasantries, Talulah, as the hostess, welcomed the Sarkaz Mercenary who had come from Kazdel to "join" the Reunion Movement.

"We are the vanguard; there's another group behind us," Hedley explained to Talulah.

He then sent a messenger to contact Galson, the mercenary leader in the rear.

Only after all this did he breathe a sigh of relief.

After such a long and tiring journey, I can finally stop and rest.

Next, we will face war again.

Things went smoothly from there on, and the mercenary leader, Galson, arrived at the Reunion Movement's temporary camp a day later with the main force of his mercenary group.

The leader met with Talulah and others, while Bai Ye, remaining largely unnoticed, listened to the meeting from the sidelines.

He realized that Galson was clearly someone sent by the Regent, and he had initially intended to have some ulterior motives. However, he then noticed Patriot sitting next to Talulah.

Despite his efforts to conceal it, the mercenary leader couldn't hide the surprise in his eyes.

In fact, most Sarkaz are moved when they see the last pure-blooded Wendigo.

The Wendigo, who once held a seat in the Sarkaz Royal Court, is a living legend.

At this moment, Galson's ulterior motives were temporarily extinguished. He indicated that he would also obey the orders of his leader, Talulah.

"It was indeed a good idea to have Big Daddy come and keep things in order."

Bai Ye was satisfied with the sensible Galson, but that didn't mean Bai Ye would let him off the hook.

The Sarkaz Mercenary's camp was set up between the Players and the Reunion Movement.

Bai Ye secretly instructed the ghosts and scouts under Lyudmila's command to closely monitor the mercenary camp's movements, so that necessary emergency measures could be taken if any problems arose.

"If I had Shapeshifter, I could directly infiltrate their Squad Five..." Bai Ye muttered to himself.

The so-called Shapeshifter are one of the many races of the Sarkaz, and also a collective life form, occupying a place in the royal court as Shapeshifter Collective. They possess the ability to mimic other individuals.

Unfortunately, these Shapeshifter obeyed the Regent's orders.

Now, it's time for the classic "finding the mole" part.

Bai Ye knew that there must be spies within Squad Five, acting on the Regent's orders, who would report everything that happened here to Londinium. Once the Reunion Movement reacted here, they would know about it after a while.

Bai Ye's goal is to eliminate Galson and bring the mercenary group completely under the control of the Reunion Movement, so the first thing to do is to cut off or forge the communication network.

It was clear that Bai Ye couldn't accomplish this alone, given his lack of understanding and familiarity with the entire Sarkaz Mercenary Group. Therefore, he needed to find help within the mercenary group.

These kinds of things can't be solved by rushing; you just have to take it slowly.

Before that, Bai Ye had another task: to secretly distinguish the character of these Sarkaz.

At Bai Ye's suggestion, a group of Sarkaz Mercenary were dispatched for reconnaissance and resource gathering.

Bai Ye deliberately sent them towards the village, wanting to test the mercenaries' reaction.

As expected, even despite Talulah's explicit prohibition, some Sarkaz still planned to plunder and kill ordinary people. After all, as mercenaries who lived in chaos and violence, they were used to doing such things.

Bai Ye, who was following them, stopped them and arrested those who were about to commit a crime, handing them over to Patriot.

"They must be severely punished," Bai Ye said at the meeting.

"Are you... escalating the conflict?"

Talulah didn't expect Bai Ye to be so tough.

Generally speaking, doing this would mean breaking ties with the Sarkaz Mercenary, and normal people wouldn't do it easily. Moreover, those mercenaries are newcomers, so even if they are dissatisfied, they would still pretend to be friendly.

However, Bai Ye began to escalate the conflict between the two sides as soon as the other party joined the Reunion Movement.

"This way we can figure out their attitudes and thoughts."

Bai Ye did it on purpose, of course.

He didn't have much time left. He needed to get Squad Five in order before arriving in Chernobog, otherwise the uncontrollable mercenaries might ruin their original plans for the Reunion Movement.

Bai Ye first judged the character of these mercenaries by observing their attitudes, and then examined which ones were suitable to become friends.

Chapter 46 W

"Don't you guys also feel like something's not right?"

What lives around us?

"Ghost?"

"Sarkaz are afraid of ghosts? Shameful!"

"I've heard that the ice is inherently eerie. Is there something unclean here?"

Although they successfully joined forces with the Reunion Movement, and the leader of this Infected Squad Five warmly welcomed them, the Sarkaz Mercenary were somewhat uneasy, and undercurrents were surging within their Squad Five.

They began to have doubts, wondering if an army of ghosts was stationed next to them.

During the day, the camp was bustling with activity, with strange-looking creatures coming and going everywhere. They were loud and laughing, completely unlike the suffering land they had come from.