Two more corpses had inexplicably appeared in the snow.
Mostly, it was their deaths that had been inexplicable.
As usual, I rummaged through both corpses' backpacks and found they had brought quite a lot of stuff, all good food. I even dug out a few packets of instant coffee.
These two had come up the mountain on a mission, yet they still pulled this crap. They really knew how to enjoy themselves.
"Not to criticize you guys, but do you really think you could accomplish anything like this?"
"You came out on a mission and focused entirely on enjoying yourselves. No wonder you let your guard down so much."
"Be more careful in your next life."
After giving them a bit of a lecture, I sat beside their corpses and started eating.
Once I had eaten and drunk my fill, I also scavenged a watch from one of their wrists so I could tell the time.
It was only two in the morning. There were still several hours until daylight.
I sat there waiting for a while, planning to use the same trick again. Whenever someone passed by, I would start hugging a corpse and crying.
But after more than half an hour, there wasn't a soul anywhere nearby.
I was so cold I couldn't take it anymore, so I shouldered a backpack, got up, and left.
Besides enemies, there were also wolves and other wild animals around here. I had to be careful.
Zhang Rong should have been safe by now, but I had no idea how Zhuge Ming and the others were doing. I prayed that those senior brothers of mine would be all right. After spending so long together, I had grown attached to them.
I moved through the dense woods alone and assassinated another three people