Congratulations, and Coca-Cola

Suddenly, a flat, emotionless voice broke through the Lungmen Guard Department's tactical headset. "This is Rhodes Island. We have arrived at the battlefield and are expected to appear at your twelve o'clock position."

Twelve o'clock?

Isn't that right in front of us?

Reunion Movement?

Before Swire could figure it out, she saw that the already chaotic Reunion Movement was in complete disarray.

Clearly, Rhodes Island has arrived.

"Rhodes Island!" Hoshiguma shouted excitedly, "Stop those two dwarfs!"

Ah... to you, most people are short, right?

At this moment, Hoshiguma was leading a group of the Lungmen Guard Department members in Raging Host.

After glancing at the large triangular shield spinning like a fan in Hoshiguma's hand, Oute's voice sounded in her earpiece, "Understood."

It was as if he were a devoted reinforcement...

The Lungmen Guard Department would run into the Reunion Movement, transforming from reinforcements into the main force holding the line—wasn't that your doing!?

As the cheese sandwich formed between the two buns, the Lungmen Guard Department finally spotted the Rhodes Island group.

And, their faces were adorned with Originium breathing masks that exuded an aura of malevolence.

"It's a bit like that one in Ursus..."

Someone muttered.

It's like the device worn by the Ursus Infected Enforcement Squad.

Faust fired another crossbow bolt, pinning yet another member of the Lungmen Guard Department to the wall, making him look like a poster. This dampened the Lungmen Guard Department's growing jubilation once again.

"Medical care! Medical care!"

Since the Lungmen Guard Department has been unable to break through the defenses, and the sniper operators have been unable to pose a real threat to the Phantom Crossbowmen led by Faust, this poster-posting behavior has happened several times.

This is also one of the reasons why Oute didn't want to gamble on "the Lungmen Guard Department not collapsing"—such a long-range Patriot would be a huge psychological blow to the line-filling troops.

"Eno! Go quickly!" Faust pulled the trigger again, anxiously calling out.

But Mephisto remained confident, boasting, "I believe the other one can lead me to victory!"

Faust cursed and shouted, "Get your act together!"

"You... Sasha, you actually hit me!?"

"Get out!"

Live on!

Faust kicked Mephisto, then pulled the trigger again at the Lungmen Guard Department...

Phidias descended from the sky, plunging his knife into the gap in Faust's collarbone. Then, Sharp, like a ghost, once again melted into the shadows of the alley.

Mephisto's eyes widened, and the Raging Host grew even more ferocious.

However, he was only guarded by two Raging Host leaders.

"Sa--Sha--"

Suddenly, a thick fog enveloped the war zone. The fog combined with the Originium dust, causing everything around to quickly become covered in a layer of dew.

Faust opened his mouth, and squeezed out a single sentence from his deflated chest. "Run!"

The Skullshatterer and the Crownslayer have finally arrived! Run with them!

Feeling Mephisto's gentle touch, Faust kicked him with all his might, managing to squeeze out another barely audible word. "Run."

Chapter 146 Congratulations! Coca-Cola

Fog billowed from the edge of the battleground, quickly obscuring everyone's vision. Indistinct shadows moved back and forth in the fog, but anyone who had the time to listen carefully would have noticed that they were few in number.

Raising the field of vision, the old yet brand-new Mobile City buildings blend seamlessly with the newly built but dirty and dilapidated shacks in the milky fog, becoming indistinguishable from one another. The chaotic dwellings and the meticulously designed prefabricated buildings on mobile plots work together to combat the annoying fog.

Neither the officers from the Lungmen Guard Department nor the operators from Rhodes Island could find the enemy in the thick fog on their own.

The two core units, the Raging Host and the Phantom Crossbowmen, are still fighting loyally for them. However, after Mephisto twice turned on his own people, the new recruits of Lungmen have begun to seize every opportunity to desert.

Due to the immense pressure on the front lines, the Lungmen Guard Department adopted a policy of turning a blind eye. As long as the fleeing soldiers did not charge towards the Lungmen Guard Department, they allowed these new Lungmen recruits to leave the area.

The guys who turn to selling soda after a failed airdrop are always a minority; most defeated soldiers, even if they were originally from Lungmen, will cause a huge disturbance. The Lungmen Guard Department's actions, while not exactly letting the tiger return to the mountain, are somewhat like letting the rats return to their hole.

It's worth mentioning that Oute's defense wasn't under much pressure.

Yes, why is that?

That's strange.

Trash.

Some operators who rejoined the battle from Rhodes Island weren't here at the beginning. This tactic of splitting forces to intercept enemy escapees is precisely the kind of military risk that Oute has repeatedly emphasized should not be used.

This military adventure undoubtedly brought a new batch of "forced labor" workers to Oute.

Of course, this is not the most important reason.

Most importantly, this also makes Oute's decision to let the Broken Skullshatterer group leave Lungmen seem somewhat... unjustified.

To protect the residents of the entire slum from being harmed by the Reunion Movement!

And it just so happens to fit Rhodes Island's character design.

However, given that such military adventures are undertaken for political purposes... it's no wonder that Oute repeatedly emphasized to Amiya and W: "Don't imitate this."

Even for generals lacking Oute's almost cheat-like micromanagement skills, they still possess the ability to achieve military victory even with such a militarily disastrous strategy.

In the milky mist, the Crownslayer arrived beside Mephisto and Faust.

Because of the relatively close proximity, the Crownslayer could easily see that Faust's lungs were severely damaged. Without timely treatment, he was likely not far from death.

"Run! He's beyond saving!" The Crownslayer glanced at him hastily and concluded that Faust, the Phantom Crossbowmen, and most of the Herd were unable to escape. She understood Faust's pleading eyes and seized Mephisto.

"I can save him!" Mephisto shook off the Crownslayer's hand, but his skull-decorated Arts Unit fell to the ground in the struggle.

The six fragments vaguely form an arc, with five gaps scattered across it, while the skull, after circling around, makes an "8" shape and fits perfectly into the arc.

It was as if he were wearing Iron Crown.

Self-abuse!

Oute head.

Because Oute had previously equipped Mephisto with accessories again, the pressure Mephisto felt when facing Faust's near death caused his stress levels to spike beyond the limit.

Skullshatterer impatiently restrained Mephisto, who anxiously glanced at the battlefield—but the thick fog obscured his view.

Then, Skullshatterer said, "Where would you find the time!?"

"This kind of wound can't be forcibly healed using Originium Arts; surgery is necessary!"

No wonder he comes from an intellectual family!

Wait, weren't you captured by the Infected Enforcement Squad when you were a child?

"Let me go! You two!"

Mephisto himself was relatively weak physically, and he appeared particularly "helpless" when faced with the violent hostage-taking by the Skullshatterer and the Crownslayer.

Seeing that the Skullshatterer and the Crownslayer had forcibly taken Mephisto away, Faust took a deep breath of relief. Accompanied by coughing that further damaged his lungs, he raised his crossbow and fired an arrow at the figure on the other side of the mist.

It turns out, people really can see stars...

The crossbow bolt was still nocked when Faust fell heavily to the ground.

"Sasha!" Mephisto cried out, his voice hoarse.

Sometimes, it is not necessary to gain an absolute advantage through violence to break free from constraints.

The Raging Host leaders remained motionless, while Mephisto forcibly dislocated his bound arm. This incomprehensible scene left both Skullshatterer and Crownslayer speechless, causing them to briefly relax their control over Mephisto.

"Are you crazy!?" Skullshatterer was about to grab Mephisto when the two previously motionless Raging Host leaders suddenly became entangled with him.

"Damn it! What are you doing!?"

Torture your teammates in this state; you have no choice but to experience it.

"I want to bring Eno back! I want to bring Eno back!"

Then why the hell did you Skullshatterer!?

The fog inexplicably dissipated, and Ludmila shivered, not even having a chance to continue cursing Mephisto.

She wanted to strain her throat and re-envelop the entire battlefield in thick fog.

It was at this moment that a spell wrapped around the Crownslayer, causing her to pause.

Making a move against his former employers made Safra a little nervous, and he subconsciously boasted, "Did your vision go black?"

Upon hearing this, Ethan suddenly realized that it seemed somewhat like a provocation!

Oh no! Oh no! We have to run... Oh right, the Doctor mentioned that if we have the chance, we should also take Faust with us!

He instantly merged with the surrounding fog, picked up Faust, and disappeared from sight.

As he quickly withdrew, he was still grateful to Oute for forcing him to memorize the terrain before the operation began. Not only was it useful during the infiltration, but it was also invaluable during the evacuation!

Ludmila and Alexander did indeed experience a sudden blackout.

But mainly because of Mephisto...

"Damn it! Get out of here!"

Once the Crownslayer regained her mobility, the fog had thinned to the point where it could no longer conceal her figure. Without time to think, she immediately filled the entire battlefield with thick fog again.

As she retreated, she was astonished to find that Skullshatterer was dragging the unconscious Mephisto along.