The next morning.
After a quick breakfast, Luo Chen and the others packed their things and prepared to leave.
Mike walked over and said to Luo Chen, "Xiao, are you getting ready to leave?"
Luo Chen put down what he was holding and nodded: "What's your decision? Want to come along?"
“Well…” Mike hesitated for a moment, then said, “Okay, if it weren’t for you last night, my teammates and I might not have survived.”
[System, you saw that, right? This guy agreed. Are you satisfied now? Happy now?]
Luo Chen looked at Mike with a serious expression and said, "Mike, there's something I need to tell you beforehand. You need to think it through. I'm on a mission right now. You saw it last night. Those people inside are my clients. My mission is to escort them safely to the Northern Frontier."
Mike nodded and gave an OK sign. As a mercenary, he knew this perfectly well, and there was clearly no problem with it.
Seeing this, Luo Chen continued, "First of all, this mission is very dangerous. To tell you the truth, you can see the traces left by our previous firefight with the enemy. So from this point of view, our enemy is very powerful and formidable. The casualty rate during the mission is very high. This is not a simple escort mission."
“I would love for you to come with me on this escort mission. It would be good to have another friend, but I also need to make the danger level clear to you. There’s no need for us to hide anything. This would be a good thing for you or your teammates. Now, it’s up to you.”
Although the task in his mind was important, Luo Chen still didn't want to hide anything from Mike; it was really unnecessary.
Having gone through so much, Luo Chen has never been a selfish person. The system's rewards are certainly good, but treating others without any bottom line is not what makes him a villain, but a complete scoundrel.
Mike smiled faintly, patted Luo Chen on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Xiao, thank you so much for telling me all this. Actually, I was thinking about whether to accept your offer yesterday. I am very grateful to you for saving me, but I don't want my teammates to suffer any more setbacks. However, you have completely made me believe in the legends about you Easterners: magnanimity and selflessness."
"Haha, Mike, I thought you were going to say something. Yes, many Easterners are like that, but it depends on the individual." Luo Chen couldn't help but smile knowingly.
I never expected the other party to have escalated to this level.
"Thank you so much for your sincerity. I may have hesitated a little before, but now I'm happy to help you." Mike grabbed Luo Chen and then held him up with both hands, shouting.
This enthusiasm surprised Luo Chen; he had only been telling the truth.
"Alright, pack your things and let's go," Luo Chen instructed before turning and walking away.
It's important to let Mu Shanhai and the others know about this, since they are the key to the mission.
"I have explained the situation to you. Do you have any objections?" Luo Chen gave a brief description and then said nothing more.
“I think it’s a good idea. We might encounter many things along the way, and we’ll run into them again. This group won’t give up until they achieve their goal. Having more people means more safety, and I agree.” Qi Tianlong was the first to express his opinion. After experiencing many hardships, he finally understood the meaning of the saying “more people, more paths.”
Ultimately, two fists can't fight four hands. With five or six more people, Mu Shanhai's safety was greatly improved, while the pressure on Luo Chen was reduced, allowing him to do more things.
“I agree too. My father always says that having more friends means having more options. I believe that with their help, we will definitely reach our destination smoothly.” Jiang Xian’er raised both hands in agreement.
Of course, Luo Chen automatically ignored her statement.
To directly criticize a vote as invalid.
“If Luo Chen thinks it’s okay, then it’s fine. It will still take some time to get there. However, I have a suggestion: they should only be responsible for the outside and try not to have too much contact with us. Let Iron Wolf take charge. Is that alright?” Mu Shanhai was very cautious. As the central figure of the mission, it wasn’t that he didn’t trust Mike and the others, but too much trust would lead to trouble later on.
Luo Chen nodded in agreement, agreeing with Mu Shanhai's assessment.
This is something Luo Chen learned after arriving in this dream: everything must be done with caution.
"Alright, since that's the case, it means you agree. Let's get in the car and set off. We'll stick to the same seats as before. Qi Tianlong, you and Mu Shanhai, I'll take Jiang Xian'er and Mu Shiyu."
"Let's get ready to go. Take advantage of the early morning and leave early. We can rest at the next rest stop." Luo Chen said, then waved to Number Five.
The latter nodded and walked toward Mike's convoy, saying a few words.
"Brother Xiao, I said, let's go." Number Five said to Luo Chen from the driver's seat, and then stepped on the gas.
"Wow, this is what happened last night. The car is blown to pieces. Mike and the others were amazing!" Jiang Xian'er exclaimed with wide eyes as she passed the scene of last night's firefight.
Sitting in front, Luo Chen awkwardly touched his nose. He couldn't very well admit that he did it; that would be too embarrassing.
"What are you laughing at? Drive properly." Luo Chen glanced at Number Five and scolded him.
Number Five looked completely bewildered, glanced at Luo Chen, and said, "I didn't, Brother Xiao, when did I laugh?"
"If you laugh again, I saw you laughing just now. Don't laugh next time." Luo Chen didn't care whether Number Five was laughing or not, and quickly eased his embarrassment.
In the end, only Number Five silently endured the harm.
"Everyone, keep up! Speed up! Be careful not to lose them. The next rest stop is still 400 kilometers away," Luo Chen said into the walkie-talkie on the dry slope.
Just after Luo Chen and his group left the flat ground, several cars stopped there.
John and Mona got off the bus.
Mona pointed to the corpses and marks on the ground and said, "They were all Viper's men. You should recognize the tall one and the short one. I only found out they were all dead when I came down the mountain earlier."
John took off his sunglasses, glanced at him a few times, and said nothing.
Just then, a mercenary shouted, "Boss, there are signs of cooking here; the fire just went out."
Hearing the shouts, Mona glared at John and said, "Looks like they haven't gone far. I didn't expect this group of people to actually come down from the mountains?"
John turned to the mercenary beside him and asked, "Where is the nearest rest stop?"
"Boss, over 400 kilometers."
John nodded and said coldly to Mona, "I heard that. They're probably resting somewhere. Let's go straight there."
Mona gripped her left hand tightly, her nails digging into her flesh, but she didn't notice it at all; the hatred in her heart was rising ever higher.
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