Transmigrated NPC, But Arknights

Bai Ye was instantly surrounded, countless blades slashing towards his position.

Without a hint of panic, in the darkness, Bai Ye's eyes began to emit a faint silver glow.

[Thought Acceleration] activated.

What was once an impenetrable net of blades now seemed riddled with openings to Bai Ye. He weaved and dodged within a minimal range, evading wave after wave of enemy attacks.

There was no impatience, no roaring. The enemies, wearing black masks and clad in superior armor that Reunion could never have obtained, simply swung their weapons in perfect coordination, covering each other as they cornered Bai Ye.

"It's about time this ended."

A streak of light flashed in Bai Ye's eyes.

There were a total of 7 opponents. Their sword techniques, accompanying combat styles, attack and defense ranges, tactical algorithms, offensive and defensive skills, habitual stances, move combinations, and various probability combinations.

Strength, speed, breathing, muscles, habits, blind spot compensation – all data collected.

Strategic influencing factors such as psychological tendencies, personality traits, judgment of others, thinking speed, stress tolerance, and emotional suppression capabilities...

Required intelligence gathered, data accumulated...

Through several rounds of probing, Bai Ye's [Thought Acceleration] had acquired all the necessary information.

The battlefield environment was reconstructed in his mind.

"Neural pathways switched."

The pathways constructed by his mental power processed the information Bai Ye had gathered at an unimaginable speed.

'Enemy pre-action pattern prediction - 14 types'

'Effective counterattack methods - 13 types'

'Second step, action node count 156'

'Third step, 1728'

'Fourth step, fifth step...'

Bai Ye formed a decision tree of future predictions in his mind. Drawing upon countless battles from his past life, he derived the optimal solution from the vast array of predicted futures.

"Path exploration complete."

Bai Ye gripped his Arc Light, the predictions for the battle beginning to form in his mind's eye.

Step one, two people attack simultaneously from the front, a diagonal slash from above, synchronization rate 93.482%—deviated 1cm to the right from prediction, data correction.

Step two, dodge the axe attacks from the three behind, evade arrows.

Step three, parry spells with the sword sheath, frontal thrust from the opponent, synchronization rate 94.842%—blade angle 4.5° too high, data correction.

Bai Ye dodged the enemy attacks as if he possessed foresight, always evading before they could strike. Simultaneously, he thrust his Arc Light for the first time.

The blade emitted a crystalline cold light, appearing as a third moon in the night sky to the enemies.

The attack, enhanced by Originium Arts, easily pierced the enemies' abdomens.

He kicked out, drawing the bloodied blade as he did.

Step four, evade.

Step five, evade.

A slash severed the weapon-wielding hand.

Step six, step seven...

Skadi, having finished her own battle, stood to the side, watching Bai Ye dance among the enemies.

It was less like combat and more like a dance.

He evaded in advance, attacking at exquisite angles, everything the enemies did was under his control, as if they were performing in sync with Bai Ye.

Skadi was somewhat surprised; she hadn't expected Bai Ye to possess such martial skill.

Her intuition told her that if strength and speed were equal, she would not be Bai Ye's match.

This was not simple swordsmanship, but a martial philosophy. A technique to find the opponent's limits and then surpass them.

What Skadi didn't know was that Bai Ye, through the intelligence he gathered, predicted future action nodes, achieving an effect akin to future sight.

Everything proceeded according to Bai Ye's plan. Through calculated guidance, he successfully created openings and then cut down all seven enemies.

Chapter Thirty-Six: There's a Traitor Among You

"Hoo—"

Pulling the Arc Light from the last man's chest, Bai Ye performed a blood-shake and sheathed his sword.

The blood traced a cruel yet beautiful path across the white snow.

He slowly closed his eyes, then reopened them as the silver light faded from his gaze. Bai Ye deactivated the [Thought Acceleration] state.

All the enemies lay on the ground, in a semi-conscious state. Three had punctured lungs, two were bleeding profusely from their abdomens. Another two had their limbs severed, lying scattered on the ground.

Unbeknownst to him, Bai Ye's [Melee Weapons - Swordsmanship] skill had advanced to Expert level.

He found his own sword technique philosophy: to overwhelm others with unparalleled precognition.

As long as enough data was collected, he could form an action prediction tree diagram in his mind, akin to foresight, through [Thought Acceleration]. Any situation in combat would be encompassed within it.

Under these circumstances, combat became as clear as the lines on Bai Ye's palm; he could predict every move the enemy made.

This combat style was practically cheating; he could easily toy with his enemies.

Unless his opponent's stats crushed him, or the displayed data exceeded Bai Ye's collection limit, they couldn't break through the predictions Bai Ye constructed.

"As expected, if you want to fight, you need a strategy."

Bai Ye fought as a player. He wasn't an intuitive fighter; he never relied solely on feeling and instinct. He trusted the judgments made by his brain more.

"My mental strength is still a bit low... I'm a little tired."

Bai Ye rubbed his temples. This combat style consumed a lot of energy. His mental attribute wasn't high enough to maintain this state for long.

"Bai Ye, good work."

Skadi walked up to Bai Ye's side, looking at the enemies groaning on the ground.

Bai Ye had control of the entire battlefield, so he naturally knew Skadi had finished her fight before him.

He took out a bottle of water and took a gulp, then looked at the ground. "The identities of these people are not simple."

Even if he was just testing his newly developed swordsmanship, the fact that Bai Ye had to use this move meant they were no ordinary foes.

Ordinary Reunion Infected wouldn't possess this level of strength.

Their physical condition was strong; their strength, speed, battlefield mobility, and resilience all exceeded Bai Ye's expectations for enemies. Moreover, their equipment and weapons were excellent, especially their armor, which even had jet devices installed for explosive short-range dashes.

Using his sword sheath, Bai Ye flicked open a face mask and saw an unfamiliar face.

Of course, it was unfamiliar, as he didn't recognize anyone.

"Who are they?"

"I don't know, but the weaklings were sent to tie you down. These remaining ones should be after me." Bai Ye snapped his fingers, dispelling the soundproof vacuum layer that had sealed off the battlefield.

The reason no one had come to investigate the massive commotion earlier was that he had muffled the sound.

As they spoke, Skadi suddenly reached out and caught a crossbow bolt like she was grabbing a small bird, then hurled it back in the direction it came from.

"Boom—"

The explosion finally carried outwards, startling the Reunion camp as it blasted the enemies away.

One by one, lights flickered on. Reunion soldiers were awakened from their sleep. The first to be ready were naturally the Infected skirmishers, followed by the Snow Crab Squad. As for the ordinary Infected, they were in disarray but prepared for battle.

"What's wrong?"

The first to arrive were Shield Guards and FrostNova.

"We've been attacked." Bai Ye stood on the snow, looking up at the twin moons in the sky.

"And the enemies?" Shield Guard frowned, looking at the enemies lying on the ground, all of them barely alive.

"They're all on the ground. One more was probably killed by the explosion."

FrostNova looked at Bai Ye and Skadi with some surprise. She hadn't expected the two of them to be so capable.

After all, she hadn't witnessed firsthand how Skadi had intimidated the Infected when she first arrived at the Reunion camp.

Patriot stood silently, looking at the Infected lying on the ground, his gaze particularly fixed on the seven-person team defeated by Bai Ye.

"These people are all ours... Reunion members." After checking, FrostNova's expression turned somewhat grim.

She had initially been wary of Bai Ye and Skadi.

But it turned out her own people had attacked first.

"Not all of them."

A deep, hoarse voice suddenly sounded.

Bai Ye looked up; the speaker was Patriot.

This was the first time Bai Ye had heard Patriot speak since arriving at the Reunion camp.

"The ones who attacked you were Ursus soldiers."

"The Third Army's most elite warriors."

Patriot's words were stiff, but everyone present heard them clearly.

"How is that possible!" The Infected skirmishers were the first to question him.

They were originally regular Ursus army soldiers and had followed Patriot through countless campaigns from the beginning.

"Why are there Ursus soldiers in our Squad Five?!" The skirmisher's voice was filled with anger and fear. "And from the Third Army... not even the nearby Fourth Army. When did they infiltrate? Were we discovered long ago?"

The enemies lying on the ground remained silent.

"Damn it!"

A Shield Guard grabbed a heavily wounded enemy and yelled at him, "Quick, explain yourselves! What exactly were you planning?!"

"It's useless to tell them," Patriot shook his head. "Kill them."

"Wait! Lord, spare us! We're not soldiers, we're all innocent!"

The Infected nearby, who had been defeated by Skadi, grew anxious. They weren't part of the army.

"Hmph, traitors," FrostNova spat, looking at the Infected. She then said, "Kill the ones in black clothes and take the rest for interrogation."

Bai Ye watched the scene, which could be considered a farce, and shook his head.

No wonder players in his past life discovered a large number of strange enemies within Reunion during story missions. They wore Reunion uniforms and armbands, yet their strength was far beyond that of ordinary thugs.

Ursus soldiers had donned Reunion's clothing.

Everything was planned.

Reunion had been a pawn from the very beginning.

It seemed the infiltration had already begun.

When widely accepting refugees and the Infected, Reunion had been like a sieve, full of holes.

Who knew how many people had actually infiltrated this young organization.

If Bai Ye hadn't deliberately leaked that he possessed an Infected inhibitor, these people would likely have continued to hide.

"You have a traitor among you."

Bai Ye mused, while also pondering the reasons these individuals would risk exposure just to kill him.

Chapter Thirty-Seven: FrostNova

(A kind reader has already identified the source of Bai Ye's swordsmanship.)

The Ursus army stationed on the ice plains was the Fourth Army.