"Up ahead is a restricted zone. Take one more step and you die!"
The man leading the troops stood arrogantly at the very front and shouted, "Back off!"
"Hah!"
"Hah!"
Two roars rang out.
The thousand-strong force took a synchronized step forward.
Their momentum surged, their killing intent chilling.
Anyone else would have been scared out of their wits.
"Still not backing off?"
Seeing Little White Tiger and the others remain unmoved, the leader slowly drew his blade. "I'll send you to-"
Bang!
A streak of dazzling light flashed past.
The Mercenaries widened their eyes, staring at where their leader had just stood.
It was empty.
Most of them had not even seen what happened before their leader vanished.
"Squad Leader Guman is over there!"
Someone finally spotted the squad leader.
A Guan Dao nearly two meters long had pierced him, pinning him to a utility pole dozens of meters behind the troops.
He was already dead.
"Hey."
Thirteen stepped forward, his expression cold.
Facing a thousand men alone, he calmly ground out his cigarette. "A few of you, go carry my blade back."
The Mercenaries exchanged looks.
Confronted with someone who had instantly killed a Fourth Awakening squad leader in one move, the Mercenaries fell silent.
Just as they were at a loss for how to respond, the base gates opened.
Countless fully armed Mercenaries marched toward them in lockstep, their faces grim and murderous.
"Kuer!"
"Commander!"
"The commander's here!"
The Mercenaries, who had been paralyzed with uncertainty a moment earlier, shouted excitedly when they saw Kuer. "Invincible!"
"Invincible!"
"Invincible!"
Just as Little White Tiger was in Chun Prefecture, Kuer was the heart and soul of the Inverted Cross.
He was what this Mercenary Corps believed in.
With Kuer and without him, the Inverted Cross's fighting strength was on