Before the Decapitation Strike / What to Do When Trouble Hits? Call for Backup!

"I have an idea!" Just then Suika raised her hand.

"Hmm?" Everyone looked at Suika.

"We can't keep running forever. If the Ursus military keeps chasing us, even if you find a place to start farming, once we're surrounded..."

Therefore, we must feign an attack on one route while secretly advancing on another.

After you find a good place to develop, someone needs to go and cause some trouble elsewhere to divert the attention of the Ursus military from this area.

Only in this way can the main force develop in a stable manner.

You all agree with what I said, right?

Everyone nodded in agreement after hearing what Suika said.

"So what do you mean?" Talulah looked at Suika, sensing that what she was about to say would bring her a pleasant surprise.

"Finding places for spring plowing is very necessary, but not everyone needs to go!"

We can send an elite squad straight to Mephisto's location to decapitate the New Reunion Movement, and then create a disturbance there to attract the attention of the Ursus Military.

The more attention the Ursus Military pays to the raiding squad, the safer Reunion Movement will be.

As soon as Suika finished speaking, Talulah her thigh and stood up excitedly.

"Great idea!"

"But wouldn't it be too dangerous for the people who go to participate in the attack?" Alina said worriedly.

Chapter 350 Before the Decapitation Operation

Suika's suggestion resonated with most of the combative faction.

Last year, the New Reunion Movement created a chaotic atmosphere in Ursus, making their progress extremely difficult.

They were already seething with anger, but since they hadn't found the New Reunion Movement, they could only remain angry.

They finally found each other's location, but there was no chance in winter, and when spring came, they had to take care of the elderly, women, and children behind them, as well as this year's harvest.

Just when everyone was feeling frustrated about having to let the other person off the hook again, Suika came up with an excuse that no one could refuse.

So everyone's eyes lit up after Suika finished speaking, and Alina's worries were no big deal to them at all.

After all, everyone's anger is like dry autumn leaves, which can be ignited with just a few sparks.

As for Suika, it's that lighter.

Talulah agreed with Alina. If they followed Suika's plan, a serious problem would arise: the team would face extremely grave dangers.

After a year of confrontations, they had long since realized that the New Reunion Movement and the military, or at least the military of the old aristocratic faction, had intricate connections.

After all, otherwise, how could those guys from the New Reunion Movement have managed to retreat safely from the territories of these nobles after committing so many major crimes?

On the contrary, the Reunion Movement, which did nothing, was being chased around by the military.

Once or twice might be an accident, three or four times might involve spies, but if this happens every time for a year, it means one thing—the aristocratic faction knows about this and then pins all the blame on the Reunion Movement, allowing the New Reunion Movement that did this to take the blame.

In this way, to those unaware of the situation, the perpetrators of these atrocities appear to be the die-hard terrorists of the Reunion Movement.

The New Reunion Movement is the "hometown" of those Infected.

This severely damaged the reputation of the Reunion Movement due to the combined efforts of both sides, to the point that almost no Infected joined them that year.

Hearing Talulah's eloquent speech, I thought she would choose to stand on my side and play it safe, but then I heard Talulah change the subject.

Talulah stated that, faced with pressure from the New Reunion Movement's fanatics and the military, they had to select an elite force to carry out the decapitation strike.

However, we still need someone to stay at home, so we asked everyone to sign up first, and then we will make arrangements later.

Just as Alina was still trying to offer some further advice, Patriot forward and acknowledged Suika's point of view and Talulah's plan.

Seeing that even His Patriot thought there was no problem with the matter, the others stopped trying to dissuade him and began to consider which team they could join.

Then everyone sat together and discussed it for a whole day.

After much deliberation, a decision was finally made.

The decapitation squad was led by Talulah herself, followed by Red and his squad, along with a long-range support and sniper squad from Patriot.

Then Scout took a spot as the vanguard scout, followed by Chen, Hoshiguma, and the Black Mantle Shadow Guards responsible for protecting them, plus Suika, making a total of over fifty people.

Meanwhile, the officers Patriot, FrostNova, Mudrock, and Alina remained at home as part of the garrison.

After hearing this, Suika suddenly realized something: because of her, not only had Mephisto and Faust left the Reunion Movement, but even the Crownslayer, the designated ball for the Worldslayer Cup, and the demolition genius Skullshatterer, were no longer in the Reunion Movement's ranks.

However, considering that the former has a grudge against Kal'tsit and the latter is a radical kid with a similar mentality to Mephisto who hates normal people, even if the two are in the Reunion Movement, given their personalities Talulah and Alina will not easily let them rise to power.

Moreover, judging from Suika's opinion, the personalities and styles of the two are very likely to be found among the New Reunion Movement members.

She casually asked Alina, the children's director of the Reunion Movement, and sure enough, there was a child named Alex before, but he disappeared after one of the transfers. Alina even risked returning to the military's doorstep to search for him, but unfortunately, she found nothing.

As for Lyudmila, Alina had no recollection of the Reunion Movement.

Suika recalled that Lyudmila was a child born to a wolf master, so she wasn't entirely a member of the Reunion Movement.

Therefore, it is highly likely that they chose to join after hearing about the Reunion Movement.

Considering her fighting style and affiliation, she is most likely a member of the Reunion Movement under the rule of the Black Snake. Therefore, it is no longer a question to guess whether she will join the Reunion Movement or the New Reunion Movement. If she really has a choice, she will most likely appear in the New Reunion Movement's team.

Just as Suika was counting on her fingers how much her arrival would change the Reunion Movement, Talulah, having made her decision, prepared to set off the next day.

Upon learning that they were about to leave after enjoying a winter of feasts, many felt a little uneasy. Fortunately, Alina, as the political commissar, did a timely and effective job of addressing their concerns.

As it was her last meal before leaving, Suika unusually didn't hold back, and with a wave of her hand, all sorts of delicacies from various countries and regions appeared on the open ground.

Let's eat our fill tonight!

Suika smiled and spoke to the cheering crowd.

The next morning, at daybreak, Talulah led her decapitation squad on a journey to cause trouble for the New Reunion Movement.

"We are here, 300 kilometers away from the target, which is not far, but there are three small towns and one city along the way. The most troublesome one is the city of Kharkov, which is a major military town similar to Chernobog. It is less than 30 kilometers away from the town where the target is located."

If a situation is detected at this distance, the town's defensive artillery can cover the entire town in less than half an hour.

Kharkov was under the command of Grand Prince Baikal, so theoretically, if they weren't blind, they should have been able to quickly detect anything happening in the town.

But if the New Reunion Movement can actually get through the winter peacefully, then it will prove that our idea is correct. The New Reunion Movement must have a very close relationship with Baikal and the old noble lineage behind him.

Therefore, we need to act swiftly and resolve the battle within half an hour. This will ensure that even if Grand Duke Baikal realizes the situation and tries to trap us all there along with the New Reunion Movement, he will be powerless to stop it.

If successful, we will retreat in this direction. This is the territory of those old nobles, and they will inevitably draw all their attention and troops back here."

Talulah pointed to the target's location while holding up a military map of Ursus.

Chapter 351 What to do when you're in trouble? Call for backup!

After finalizing their plan, the group traveled by night and hid during the day, quickly arriving outside Kharkov.

Their original plan was to use fire.

Because of Mephisto's Originium Arts, they couldn't determine exactly how many "living people" were left in that town.

Therefore, the initial night raid plan was immediately rejected.

After all, while night raids are one of the best ways to win with fewer troops, they are based on the premise that the enemy's organization is not stable and that people will instinctively protect themselves when faced with danger.

If more than half of the people in that town were Herd, then such a night raid would be equivalent to using a sliding tackle on a tiger, delivering it to its stomach and then to its doorstep.

Moreover, the other side has that old bastard, the immortal the Black Snake, behind them.

Although that guy could be described as treacherous, cunning, and despicable, it must be admitted that, in terms of battle command and strategic planning alone, this old mudskipper's level is top-notch in Terra.

Therefore, when the enemy outnumbers us and has a master strategist, the best approach is to use Catastrophe like fire and water.

They can't conjure up real Catastrophe, but if it's just playing with fire, Suika and Talulah, with proper preparation, could turn the entire town into a sea of fire.

The original plan was for Suika and Talulah to use fire to divide the town, and then the others would rush into the area where Mephisto was located to behead him. As long as the Herd lost its leader, death or chaos would give these fifty or so people a chance to escape after the decapitation operation was successful.

Everything was planned perfectly, but fate had other plans.

Just as they arrived outside Kharkov, a gentle spring rain began to fall on the land like drifting willow catkins.

She would have been happy during the spring planting season, but just as her side was about to launch a fire attack, a sudden downpour brought the plan to an abrupt halt.

Suika and her group hid in a cave more than ten kilometers away from the enemy. Talulah looked at the gloomy, rainy sky and almost bit her gums until they bled.

She didn't know if this was her only chance this year to confront the immortal the Black Snake and Mephisto, but she knew that if this attack failed, the enemy would definitely increase their defenses, making it much more difficult to launch another successful attack later.

However, it seems that we are at a disadvantage in terms of timing, location, and popular support. If we launch a forced attack, we will likely only face defeat.

"Are you unwilling to accept this?" Suika had appeared beside her at some point.

Talulah looked in the direction of the town

"We've come this far, and now, at the very last moment, you tell me that all our previous plans have failed. How can I accept that?"

Suika sighed as she looked at Talulah face was somewhat gloomy.

"I remember, you owe me 100,000 Lungmen Dollars!"

After speaking, Suika, amidst Talulah's questioning gaze and the puzzled looks of the others beside her, untied a chain from her head, then opened her backpack and took out a thick stack of Lungmen Dollars worth a total of 100,000.

Under the puzzled gazes of Chen and Hoshiguma behind her, she tossed the money in her hand into the air. The money disappeared abruptly into the air, and then a piece of paper landed in front of Suika.

Suika glanced at the contents of the paper and then looked at Talulah.

"We have a solution; now it's up to you whether you dare to make a big fuss!"

Upon hearing her words, everyone looked at the piece of paper in her hand.

Battle Invitation Letter: Using this will open a portal, after which at least one person involved in the battle will accept the invitation to help you and stay for up to one week. (The text after the colon is only visible to Suika; others will see a string of gibberish.)

What kind of invitation is this?

Suika chuckled.

"When you're fighting, if you can't win, you call for backup."

However, the few people I know who like to fight aren't exactly good-natured, but with their help, even if God were to send down a torrential downpour, I'm confident I could raze that town to the ground..."

Suika looked at Talulah, then at Chen Hui-chieh was not far away.

"Are you sure you want me to call for help? This is a teleportation scroll worth 100,000 yuan, and you won't have the money later... Old Chen, remember to help Sister Tazi pay me back."

"Are you serious about calling people here?" Hoshiguma reached out and pressed Suika's head down.

She glared at Suika with a hostile expression, as if Suika was trying to stir up some big trouble.

"They are all honest and upright people; they just prefer to persuade others with reason."

Suika counted on her fingers, and it seemed that none of the people her name could be associated with were good people.

But I suppose fate wouldn't allow those who are too exceptional to come to Terra... right?

Although Suika wasn't entirely sure inside, her face was full of confidence.

"Why don't we let Suika give it a try?"

Talulah felt extremely resentful that Mephisto and the Black Snake had escaped because of some divine intervention.

Seeing that Suika looked like a tough guy with big breasts, she chose to believe her.

"Alright, heavenly spirits and earthly spirits, can't we have some normal people instead? Or at least normal people with normal personalities?"

After saying that, Suika blew a flame at the piece of paper that was between her fingers, and the flame quickly burned the paper to ashes.

Then two figures appeared in front of them.

After Suika used the item, various places in Gensokyo

The Old Hell. In an inconspicuous room.

In the pitch-black room, a pair of eyes suddenly opened, and the next second, a note abruptly fell from the air and landed on the face of the person lying on the bed.

The man sat up in bed and looked at the crookedly written words on it.

"I'm in a bit of trouble and need your help. Just stick this note on the door and then open it to come over. --BY, Ibuki Suika"

"Interesting. Even that guy has trouble he can't handle, and he even comes to me..." After sitting up, the man smiled and rubbed his hair.

"You didn't leave me any room to refuse on this, did you... Oh well, I've slept for so long, I should go out for a walk and get some exercise, and while I'm at it... I'll buy some wine."

In a house in the Magic Forest

The blonde girl was humming a song while fiddling with a doll when one of the dolls flew in front of her and handed her a note.