Suika's Discovery / The Old Nobility's Bottom Line

Upon arriving outside Chernobog, they found the village to be in a very good location, so they set up their base there and contacted Scout's squad, who had come ahead to scout, through the communication channel shared with Rhodes Island.

After obtaining Chernobog's operational route from the advance team, she waited here for Amiya and her group to arrive.

"According to Mr. Scout, Chernobog's movement route is not actually on its original course, but is moving towards the boundary line."

However, the blizzard concealed the city's movement patterns, so it's very likely that the Great Yan forces didn't detect this action.

Talulah took out a map of Ursus, drew out the old route of Chernobog, and then pointed out its current location.

"According to the previous flight path, Chernobog was only half a day's journey from our town, but now it is almost 150 kilometers away as the crow flies."

Based on Chernobog's current route, he should reach the vicinity of the border in about five days.

Suika frowned after looking at the map.

"That's not right. We thwarted the Old Nobility faction's plans, so why would they risk sending Chernobog towards the Great Yan?"

"That could be the reason!" Nearl said, pulling out a piece of intelligence.

"This message was sent by Raidian from Chernobog ten minutes ago."

Everyone looked over after hearing what she said.

The sign above reads, "A possible Catastrophe Cloud has appeared above the advance into Chernobog."

After reading this message, everyone instinctively looked at Suika.

There was no other way; after all, she was the only certified Catastrophe Messenger among everyone in the room.

Suika also remembered what she had forgotten.

The story begins when Rhodes Island arrives in Chernobog to rescue the Doctor, but Chernobog is simultaneously facing an attack by the Reunion Movement and "coincidentally" stumbles into Catastrophe.

This also meant that even though Ursus knew Chernobog was a very important military fortress, they were unable to provide immediate support.

It was a month later when the Ursus faction entered Chernobog, by which time Chernobog had already taken on the form of the Reunion Movement.

Although Suika can resolve man-made disasters, natural Catastrophe are something she is currently powerless to change.

"Leave this to me. You continue preparing to infiltrate Chernobog. After I finish my reconnaissance, whether or not I confirm Catastrophe, I will rush to the city to meet you."

Suika couldn't directly say that Chernobog would indeed encounter Catastrophe, since she hadn't even seen it for herself.

However, Amiya knew how to get into Chernobog, and the journey had been relatively safe. Having one more or one less person wouldn't make much difference, so they decided to split up.

"Then we'll stay outside and keep watch. If we encounter any danger, just let us know. We'll also try our best to draw the attention of the Ursus Military from the outside to help relieve the pressure on you."

Talulah spoke up after Suika and Amiya discussed the details of entering Chernobog.

Amiya didn't feel regretful that the Reunion Movement wouldn't enter the city. After all, there were countless Ursus troops in Chernobog, Talulah and the others were already more than generous for taking the risk to help her. Asking them to enter the city for a mission with a high risk of death would be unreasonable.

"Thank you all for your help." Amiya forced a smile at Talulah.

At that moment, the door opened, and a gust of cold wind blew in, causing many people to shiver involuntarily.

Then a figure dressed entirely in white, named Cautus, walked in.

Chapter 404 The Discovery of Suika

Seeing the movement inside, the white-haired Cautus apologized and then looked at Suika.

"Haven't seen you for a long time!"

Suika waved to her.

"Long time no see, let me introduce myself."

This is Yelena, a senior executive of the Reunion Movement, daughter of the Patriot 'Patriot', codename FrostNova.

This is Amiya, the leader of Rhodes Island, and the mastermind behind this operation...

Suika stepped forward and introduced both sides to everyone.

Upon hearing the other party's identity, the Rhodes Island group's expressions became much more serious.

After all, even disregarding other factors, her identity Patriot is enough to earn her considerable respect in any country or region.

Because the title "Patriot" isn't something just anyone can earn, especially since the person who holds this title is considered the last pure-blooded Wendigo.

Yelena nodded slightly to Suika, knowing that she was elevating her status.

It's important to understand that Rhodes Island has staked everything on this operation, and even Reunion Movement, which is assisting them, wouldn't be able to attend such a strategic meeting if their status isn't high enough.

This is also why we didn't see Red.

When Suika and her group arrived, he took the initiative to replace Yelena.

After a warm exchange, FrostNova pointed to the map and said...

"The Yeti Squad has gathered some intelligence along their route through Chernobog over the past few days..."

The reason FrostNova and the Yeti Squad were chosen for the Reunion Movement is because they are skilled in combat in snowy conditions.

While the blizzard will have some impact on their combat effectiveness, it is negligible compared to other teams.

Upon arriving at the foot of Chernobog, the Yeti Squad conducted reconnaissance activities around the city, figuring out the movement routes and timing of the army outside the city.

By combining the city defense patrol list obtained by Rhodes Island operators within the city, the city defenses of Chernobog are now completely exposed.

After discussing it, Amiya decided to set off for Chernobog today and reach her destination as quickly as possible.

If Catastrophe were to strike, Chernobog would definitely lock down the city and impose a citywide curfew, making it even more difficult to enter.

After discussing the matter and having a simple meal, Suika bid farewell to the group and set off for Chernobog.

"Need a vehicle?" As they walked out the door, FrostNova stood there, smiling at Suika.

Suika shook her head

Don't forget, I can fly.

This is much faster than taking a car.

By the way, how are you feeling now?

"Thanks to the medication you provided, along with the professional medical personnel and equipment sent by Rhodes Island, things are much better than before."

The old fogey originally wanted to come in person this time, but the territory needed someone with sufficient status and power to make things clear, so he sent me instead."

FrostNova nimbly spun around, and her condition was undoubtedly much better than when she was first met, when she was physically weak due to Originium Arts.

"Hmm, things are a bit unstable over there?" Suika astutely extracted the key words from FrostNova's words.

"After the New Reunion Movement was wiped out, didn't a large number of Infected lose their organization again?"

As the largest Infected organization in Ursus, Reunion Movement would naturally accept people from there.

However, as you know, the New Reunion Movement members are all very radical, and many of them have blood on their hands.

So selecting people to join us has been what we've been doing these days.

Even with careful selection, there were significant ideological conflicts between the two sides. Furthermore, many remnants of the New Reunion Movement believed that Talulah betrayed the Infected and launched a sneak attack on the New Reunion Movement, and thus roamed the territory, waiting for an opportunity to ambush our people.

Therefore, the workload of the defense work increased rather than decreased that year.

Currently, besides Talulah, only the old fogey can keep things in order.

After FrostNova finished speaking, Suika realized what was happening.

After they killed Mephisto and destroyed the core of the New Reunion Movement, the New Reunion Movement indeed ceased to exist.

However, it's not just the New Reunion Movement that's gone; many of the Infected who once joined the New Reunion Movement are still wandering outside.

After they finished their fight, they simply walked away, but how to settle these radical members of the original New Reunion Movement became a problem that the Reunion Movement had to face.

In particular, the core ideologies of the two sides are completely contradictory, and many members of the New Reunion Movement have participated in Outcast like those in Golden Fir Tree Village, so they need to be screened one by one.

This presents a very severe test for the Reunion Movement.

In this situation, the fact that Talulah was able to bring people to provide support shows that she values Rhodes Island and herself quite a bit.

"Listen to Amiya and the other operators about that Doctor who is sleeping in Chernobog. He's a master strategist and was once their best commander. After we rescue him, let him give you some advice."

"Perhaps there's a better solution."

At this moment Talulah and Amiya also arrived not far away, and both looked over after hearing Suika's words.

"Alright, it's about time, I'll be going now. See you in Chernobog!"

After checking the time and taking a specially modified communicator, Suika took flight under everyone's watchful eyes and quickly disappeared into the air.

"Flight, what an enviable spell." After seeing Suika disappear into the snowstorm, FrostNova sighed, and those around her nodded slightly.

After all, which creature on earth hasn't longed for the sky? It's just that Terra's technological development is too unbalanced, with only a few helicopters and drones as aerial combat units.

Because of the obstruction in the sky, none of the true kings of the skies—fighter jets, destroyers, bombers, and so on—appeared on this land.

Therefore, Suika's ability to fly is extremely remarkable.

After leaving the village, Suika sped up and flew towards Chernobog.

Dressed in gray, she was almost invisible in the blizzard. Along the way, she saw not only Red and his group and the Yeti Squad stationed there, but also an Ursus military camp on the other side of the mountain not far away.

She quickly took out her communicator and relayed the news to those behind her. Upon hearing the message from Suika, Red immediately led his men to investigate, only to be terrified.

The military camp was small, with fewer than 500 people inside, and it was located in a blind spot, which conveniently avoided the patrol route of the Yeti Squad.

If Suika hadn't reminded them, they probably wouldn't have discovered they had a neighbor in the end.

Although she didn't know why Ursus would build a small military camp in this place, Suika felt that if she found one, there must be more, so she focused her attention and began a detailed search along the way.

Chapter 405 The Bottom Line of the Old Nobility

You wouldn't believe it until you looked, and what you found was astonishing.

Following Chernobog's route, Suika discovered Ursus army camps in several remote mountain gullies.

These camps range in size from three to five hundred people in larger ones to around a hundred people in smaller ones.

Although each unit didn't have many people, Suika calculated that the total number of people in these camps was roughly equivalent to more than half an army group.

On ordinary days, these scattered campsites have a fairly good chance of being discovered.

But it was winter, and the Ursus winter wilderness was almost entirely covered in snow.

People living in villages and towns outside the city rarely go out in winter, and people in the city are not foolish enough to go out of the city to their deaths.

Therefore, they only need to place the camp slightly off-center, so as not to affect the city's flight path, and so that it won't be noticed by passersby.

After Suika reported the names of each camp along the way to the rear, not only Amiya but even Talulah broke out in a cold sweat.

Several times before, when Talulah led her people to the outskirts of the city to observe the situation, she passed by those camps on several occasions.

Now they just feel incredibly lucky. If they had crashed headlong into the Ursus army camp back then, even Talulah wasn't sure she could have escaped unscathed.

Why would the Ursus people station their army outside?

Amiya pondered the reasons behind the other person's actions.

After all, Chernobog is quite large. As a military fortress, its underground area is enormous. If Ursus wanted to hide people, he could simply hide his army inside Chernobog, and probably no one would find it.

"What about the number of garrison troops inside Chernobog?" Talulah suspected that these men were from Chernobog.

If Ursus is determined to abandon Chernobog and use it as a pretext to declare war on the Great Yan, then naturally he won't leave his troops there to die in vain.

After all, losing Chernobog was one thing, but wasting their own army in it was something the Old Nobility faction couldn't accept.

"We can only ask Scout and the others."

After thinking it over, Amiya contacted the Elite Operator in Chernobog.

Upon receiving Amiya's message, they immediately sprang into action and quickly relayed news back to Chernobog —the number of troops in the city was normal, and no reduction had been found.

"So these troops aren't the garrison of Chernobog... then they must be from other armies..."

If most of the legion had indeed withdrawn from Chernobog, Scout and his crew would have been able to find out, so Amiya believed Scout's assessment. However, the origins of these troops remained a mystery.

"Such a large-scale undertaking certainly wasn't for us..."

Do you remember what Suika said before, about the conflict between the Old Nobility and the young emperor, and what they planned to do using the New Reunion Movement?

Talulah was quite self-aware. If Ursus had an army lying in ambush in the city or an elite force hiding nearby, it was indeed possible that it was an ambush targeting Rhodes Island.

But if there are so many people, then it definitely isn't that.

This kind of legion-level deployment, especially in this direction, indicates an intention to either target the Great Yan or Kazdel.

Considering what happened before, they believed that these Ursus people most likely still wanted to fight against the Great Yan.