Just as the group was talking, they suddenly heard a voice.
"Hey, they're here, quick."
Luo Chen and Mu Shanhai simultaneously turned their guns to face behind them.
"It's me, it's me, Brother Xiao."
Opposite him was a man dressed in mercenary clothes, who was also the fifth person Luo Chen had rescued from the flat ground.
When Luo Chen saw Number Five, he felt a sense of relief. At least, he no longer had to rely on himself to fight the enemy.
"You've finally arrived." Luo Chen slowly exhaled and put down the gun in his hand.
Behind Number Five, four or five mercenaries appeared. Luo Chen recognized them; they were all members of the Iron Wolf Mercenary Group.
Number Five walked over to Luo Chen and gave him a big hug.
"Brother Xiao, after you left, I went straight back to town. Sorry I'm late, something happened." Number Five said quickly, then greeted the people behind Luo Chen.
"It's not too late. You arrived just in time. If you hadn't come, I really don't know what I would have done," Luo Chen said with a slight smile.
That's absolutely true. Without equipment, their path will only be more difficult. What's worse, their condition is completely exhausted.
"Hehe, huh? Where's number three?" Number five chuckled, then glanced at everyone and asked in confusion.
Instantly, the smiles that had just appeared on Luo Chen and the others vanished from their faces.
Seeing everyone's reaction, Number Five froze on the spot. He knew what this meant and understood what it meant.
"Old Tie is behind us, Number Three is still in the jungle." Luo Chen pointed to Old Tie sitting on the ground behind him, his tone no longer able to maintain his composure.
This feeling of being repeatedly whipped and humiliated is so unbearable.
Tears streamed down Number Five's face. Within the Iron Wolf Mercenary Group, Old Iron was like a father to him, and Number Three had grown up with him.
As a result, both of them were gone when the mission ended.
For a long time, everyone remained silent.
"Fifth Brother, where are the commander and the others?" Luo Chen broke the silence, wondering why the commander was nowhere to be seen. Logically, the commander should have come over as soon as he found out.
"Oh, right, Brother Xiao, there's something else I need to tell you." Number Five stood up and walked towards Luo Chen, saying urgently, "The commander has gone to the front lines."
Upon hearing this, Luo Chen stared at Number Five in shock, his mind filled with the question, "Why, why?"
Why did the regimental commander go to the front line?
Hasn't the town already formed an alliance?
Seeing Luo Chen's expression, Number Five explained, "That's not what I meant. The Alliance has started a war with them, so after we left, the guild leader received a mission and went there. Fortunately, he left a few people in the guild behind, otherwise I really wouldn't have been able to find them."
"What? War has broken out? What about my father?" Jiang Xian'er asked first.
I never imagined that such a big thing would happen in the town in just a few days. If war breaks out, wouldn't my father be...?
Jiang Xian'er looked anxious, and no one knew what was going on.
“I don’t know the specifics, but several large mercenary groups went there too. The town is safe for now.” Number Five lowered his voice and looked at Old Iron: “The leader doesn’t know about these things yet. When he left, he said that you must manage the group well when you come back and wait for him to return.”
war?
leave?
A deluge of information overwhelmed Luo Chen, leaving him completely overwhelmed and unsure how to process it all.
Did our buddy sacrifice himself? And what about the team leader?
[System, is this your doing? Is this still a dream? Is this still a mission?]
Luo Chen was arrogant, but to his surprise, the system did not respond at all.
"What should we do? What do we do now?" Jiang Xian'er seemed a little anxious, after all, this concerned her father.
"I never expected things to turn out like this," Qi Tianlong, who had been sitting on the rock, suddenly sighed. If Hope Town were to go to war with anyone, it would definitely be with either Yongle or Dark Night.
Qi Tianlong, on the other hand, belonged to the state. At this moment, everyone seemed to be suddenly divided into camps by a line.
"Father." Mu Shiyu looked anxiously at Mu Shanhai, hoping to get some comfort from her father.
Mu Shanhai shook his head. The truth was cruel, something he had witnessed countless times. At this point, there was no need for further explanation.
Everyone has their own reasons, that's the truth. You can criticize anyone, and you can be right, but you can also be wrong.
"So, what should I do?" Luo Chen asked himself, feeling helpless for the first time.
He hasn't encountered this problem since entering the dream world.
Suddenly, he realized what the dream was all about, and whether the people around him were NPCs. But why did he develop feelings for them?
I was only here to complete a mission, but now, it seems that the mission is no longer important.
Old Tie died right before his eyes, does that mean the guild leader is going to leave too?
Since coming into this world, he has always been a close friend or a leader...
"Fifth Brother, how's the situation in the town now?" Luo Chen suddenly looked up and asked Number Five.
Number Five shook his head: "Nothing has changed, but the management is stricter now. However, I heard that the war hasn't started yet; it's just a defensive line."
Luo Chen nodded, gradually understanding. This meant that the town wasn't foolish enough to go to war with the country; at least there was still room for negotiation, and the commander still had a chance to survive.
With this in mind, Luo Chen felt much more at ease about the commander's side.
The task still needs to be completed.
"Everything should be fine over there, don't worry. But I suggest you either go back or write a letter to your father or something, at least let him know you're still alive." Luo Chen looked at Jiang Xian'er beside him.
At this moment, the girl looked worried.
Jiang Xian'er stared at Luo Chen and nodded.
"Let's go, we'll talk when we get down the mountain. Let's get to flat ground first." Luo Chen walked towards Old Tie's body, hoisted it onto his back, glanced at Number Five, and continued, "By the way, did you see the car at the foot of the mountain when we were going up?"
“Oh, right, Xiao, speaking of which, I just remembered something.” Number Five suddenly raised his finger and said, “When we were almost here, we found that all the radios were blocked, but it was fine after a while. As for the car you mentioned, it seems there was only one car at the foot of the mountain.”
"One car?" Luo Chen's expression changed, and he exclaimed in astonishment, "How could there only be one car? There were three parked when I went up the mountain!"
"Xiao, could it be that purple-haired woman who drove away? But why did she take two cars by herself?" Mu Shiyu suddenly stood up and explained.
"I don't know. Let's go down the mountain first and then make a decision. Something feels off. I guess there will be more people coming along the way."
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