The Abandoned / Suika Strikes Back

Therefore, it's highly likely that a backup plan was arranged, such as someone like Ascalon secretly following them.

Keep in mind that this was only the first year since he was rescued, and the old lynx hadn't fully trusted the Doctor's "amnesia" yet.

Suika's perspective, the reason she let the Doctor take a group of operators out for a stroll was most likely to see if the Doctor would go to see anyone or do anything after leaving her sight.

Once it's confirmed that Doctor hasn't lost his memory, he'll most likely be stuffed into a Sarcophagus by the old lynx.

Therefore, according to Suika, there should be quite a few operators near Siesta at this time.

After receiving the distress signal, someone will likely come to your aid.

Given the combat capabilities of Rhodes Island's elite squad, unless the person sending the distress signal dies very quickly afterward, or they encounter regular troops from Columbia or Victoria, they would be unlikely to succeed.

Otherwise, there shouldn't be any major problems in rescuing them.

But she thought about it and realized she couldn't really go that late. If something happened, she could at least lend a hand.

Thinking of this, Suika couldn't help but speed up.

Moving forward with a goal is much faster than acting aimlessly.

Suika a week's journey in just two days and was almost at the location where the distress signal had been sent.

As for whether or not the proper channels were followed.

Just kidding, if she were going through the proper channels, she'd probably still be waiting in line for immigration checks at the border between Minos or Columbia.

Standing atop a high mountain, Suika looked down at a village below.

The dilapidated houses suggest that a small-scale war had recently taken place here.

As for who the two sides are?

Unimportant.

Because she saw that the village was still in the midst of fighting, it proved that the battle had been going on for at least two days and was not yet over.

She took out the communicator and checked the location of the distress signal. After confirming it was below, she took out a specially made communicator.

This communicator is a special device issued to Rhodes Island's Elite Operator. It is mainly used for Elite Operator to communicate with each other. They can see if there are any messages from their teammates nearby, and they can also locate the mobile phones of other Elite Operator.

Its main purpose is to enable Elite Operator to cooperate and communicate with each other on the battlefield.

Upon opening it, sure enough, there were Elite Operator markers in the village below, proving that our own people were involved in the battlefield below.

She didn't linger and flew down with Shanghai in her arms.

In a classroom at a school in Moon Creek Village.

Whitesmith's expression was rather unpleasant.

Although he is Elite Operator, he is not the type who is particularly good at combat; he is more like a skill-based talent like Closure.

This time, when he was leading a group of people back to Rhodes Island from Columbia with a batch of medical equipment, he happened to run into a mercenary squad that was slaughtering Infected.

Faced with this situation, he naturally wouldn't sit idly by.

His original plan was to rescue the person, settle them in a safe place, and then leave.

But unexpectedly, this mercenary squad was extremely troublesome and completely disregarded ordinary people.

When they arrived at the village to resupply, the enemy launched an indiscriminate attack on the village using Originium weapons.

At this point, even if he wanted to lead the people away from the village to prevent more people from being harmed, it was already too late.

With no other option, he immediately sent out a distress signal, and then led his men to rescue people while resisting the enemy's attack.

After two days of fighting, not only did our side lose three operators, but everyone else also suffered serious injuries of varying degrees.

But the enemy's firepower showed no sign of stopping for a moment.

It seems these mercenaries intend to kill the entire village, Rhodes Island, and these Infected here.

Whitesmith felt incredibly guilty about this; if he hadn't chosen to stay there, at least the people of this village wouldn't have suffered such a terrible attack.

At this moment, after repelling a wave of mercenaries' attacks, a middle-aged man with a missing arm walked over, his face pale.

"You said you've already called for backup, how long until then?"

Forget about food, we're running low on even basic weapons and ammunition. If we don't get support or supplies, we'll probably be fighting hand-to-hand tomorrow if we finish today's battle."

Chapter 550 The Abandoned

Whitesmith pursed his dry lips; he was exhausted after two days of fierce fighting.

"Get ready. If we don't get reinforcements, we'll break through tonight."

After hearing his words, the burly man remained silent for a while before nodding.

At this point, he had no energy to blame Whitesmith's rescue forces for not arriving in time.

After all, the mercenaries they were facing were far too ruthless.

He already knew the reason: among the Infected he had saved was the child of a high-ranking Columbia official, who had contracted Oripathy while being chased by the mercenaries.

He had hoped to escape by hiding among the Infected.

But to his surprise, the other party noticed his whereabouts, caught up with him, and started killing him without saying a word.

If it weren't for Whitesmith's squad unexpectedly passing by, he might have already lost his life on the spot.

However, the other party's ruthlessness exceeded all of their expectations.

The enemy not only openly launched an attack during the day, but also used Originium Shells to directly bombard the village.

It was clear that the mercenaries had gone completely mad in their desire to kill the high-ranking official's children.

However, the other side did not expect that Rhodes Island's operators would be so resilient.

Furthermore, the village's own garrison was forced to join forces with Rhodes Island to resist their attack, which actually slowed down their advance.

Even though the Rhodes Island team and the locals are currently holed up inside the school, the mercenaries just can't break through.

"Tsk tsk, what are you doing here instead of tinkering with those big lumps of iron in the Engineering Department?"

Just as Whitesmith was about to take a short rest before the enemy attacked, a voice came from the side.

He suddenly opened his eyes and looked in the direction of the sound, and saw Suika sitting by the window looking at him with a smile.

The operator who had been guarding him instinctively raised his longsword and pointed it at Suika, but Whitesmith quickly lowered his weapon.

"Why are you here? Is there anyone else?" Whitesmith asked.

"Just me... wait a minute, it's been two days, hasn't any reinforcements arrived?"

After Suika finished speaking, she also sensed that something was wrong.

In her view, the distress message had been sent two days ago, and there couldn't possibly be no Rhodes Island operators nearby, let alone anyone else who had received the message.

It's really strange that there's been no support for so long.

Whitesmith shook his head.

"You're the first to come to our aid... I thought the signal I sent out had been blocked."

Suika jumped out of the window and walked to his side, handing the Ibuki Gourd to Whitesmith.

"Have a sip, it's so refreshing... Don't worry, the fruit wine is less than 10% alcohol."

Whitesmith took the Ibuki Gourd, tilted his head back, and took a big gulp before letting out a long sigh.

"Tell me, what happened?" Suika was also curious as to why the other person was being chased and ended up in such a sorry state.

Whitesmith recounted what had happened to Suika.

Suika frowned after hearing this.

"I think you and I are probably caught up in the power struggle at the top levels of Columbia..."

I can pretty much guess why no reinforcements have come."

Suika looked out the window.

This village is not remote; to be precise, it is located south of Siesta, so although the village does not have a large population, it is relatively prosperous.

Such a big thing happened in the village in just two days, but she didn't find any military support along the way.

Therefore, it can only mean one thing: not only was what happened here suppressed by someone, but traffic control was also implemented in this area.

So people outside can't get in at all, and naturally they don't know what's going on inside.

After all, Terra is prone to Catastrophe. If the authorities simply announce that Catastrophe has occurred here, others will naturally not insist on passing through this area, but will choose to take a detour.

That's how Rhodes Island's reinforcements were kept out.

Only Suika, by taking an unconventional route, flew here without encountering any obstacles, which is why she was able to successfully reach this place.

It is clear that the village and everyone in it have been abandoned.

Although it's unclear what important things the children of this high-ranking Columbia official possess that would drive them to such heinous acts, things have come to this point and there's no room for reconciliation between the two sides.

Either everyone dies here, and all clues are buried here.

Either eliminate the enemy and break out, then expose what happened here to the public.

"So, I can deal with any enemy outside at will, right?"

Upon hearing Whitesmith's words, Suika's eyes flashed with murderous intent.

Her only philosophy regarding this inhumane and unscrupulous behavior is to fight violence with violence and to repay blood with blood.

"Be very careful, the enemy has a large number of people, and they are well-equipped, with many skilled fighters..."

Whitesmith, worried that Suika was being too hasty, quickly spoke up.

"Larger numbers, better weapons? Can they compare to the regular army of Ursus?"

"I'm not even afraid of Ursus's regular army, why would I be afraid of these few little Karami?"

Suika patted his shoulder

"Give me half an hour, and I guarantee that after half an hour, not a single living mercenary will remain in or around the village."

After speaking, Suika turned and disappeared into the room, under the watchful eyes of Whitesmith and the operator beside him.

"Boss... can she really do it?" the operator next to her asked.

"Trigger, you didn't participate in the battle at the beginning of the year, so you don't know."

This operator, Suika, is far more capable than you imagine.

Whitesmith recalled that glimpse during the evacuation.

The image of Suika was a head taller than the High-Speed Battleship -High-Speed Battleship, bringing it to a standstill with a single punch was still deeply etched in his mind.

"Go and inform everyone to wait for Suika's message, then we'll prepare to evacuate."

Whitesmith sat down on a stool nearby, looking particularly relaxed.

Meanwhile, after leaving school, Suika began her wandering and killing spree in the village.

Without making any attempt to conceal herself, she stood directly on the main road. Shanghai was left behind at the school; the other side would patrol around the school and kill any mercenaries who tried to attack it.

With a crisp "clang," Suika calmly picked up the arrow that had been shot into her forehead.

The tip of the arrow was damaged and flattened.

She grinned, then looked in the direction the arrow had come from.

"Found you!"

The next second, he was like a wild boar charging wildly, crashing straight into the building where the attacker was.

Chapter 551 Suika's Counterattack

"Viper" Ankawen, leader of the Anaconda Mercenary Group.

Although they are called a mercenary group, they are actually the black gloves of a certain bigwig in Columbia, specializing in doing shady work for him.

This time, I was ordered to hunt down the child of another high-ranking official whose parents are currently being suppressed by their superiors in the officialdom.

However, his children possess a very important document, and if this document is presented to them, the balance of power will shift dramatically.

Therefore, the message he received was that he must leave no trace, neither the documents nor the people involved.

However, they didn't expect their opponent to be so quick-witted; he managed to escape the initial ambush.

He wasn't surprised by the failure; after all, it's normal to make mistakes in this line of work, and besides, the other party was the son of a high-ranking official, with guards protecting him at all costs.