Desert Stone Road T61, midsection.

The battle between the Tiger Fang Mercenary Corps and Hegemony Company’s armed escort team was over.

The outcome of the battle was without suspense.

Even though the company’s troops were brave, fighting to the last moment with no one running away, they lacked powerful experts to hold the line.

With Ou Chenyu’s enhanced body, no fewer than several elite warriors of Razor’s caliber could suppress him.

The Blood Code Carriers in the escort team could at best stall him, unable to pose any effective threat.

Once the Blood Code Carriers were picked off one by one, and Ou Chenyu broke free to slaughter the remaining ordinary soldiers, the battle became completely one-sided.

“Puchi—” Ou Chenyu, covered in blood, delivered the final blow to the last company soldier, declaring the battle completely over.

While Tiger Fang won, it wasn’t easy.

The company troops got the drop on them, taking out a batch of Tiger Teeth Mercenaries with several rounds of volleys, then fully deployed their line, forcing them into a reckless charge.

Such a charge inevitably resulted in massive casualties.

Ou Chenyu wiped the blood blurring his vision, panting as he looked around.

The area was a scene of devastation, littered with burning armored wrecks and scattered corpses, both of the company’s and his own, the smell of smoke and blood assaulting his nostrils like Avici Hell.

Excluding those mercenaries who went to chase down the transport convoy, only 28 people stayed behind to fight with Ou Chenyu, and now only 15 remained alive.

These surviving mercenaries were covered in wounds, their bodies stained with blood, indistinguishable whether it was their own or others’, shaking their clothes could even drop a severed finger of unknown belonging.

Counting those who died in the first round of gunfire, over twenty Tiger Teeth Mercenaries died in this operation, more than half the personnel losses, a grievous tragedy to say the least.

If it were just ordinary members dead, it wouldn’t have mattered, since they’re consumables, replaceable after death.

But those who participated in this operation were all core members!

So many core members died, it was a severe blow to Tiger Fang.

This should not have happened.

The transport convoy should have driven unguardedly into the minefield, losing their strength to landmines, then being easily picked off by our side.

Ending up like this, it was all because of that initial cold shot!

Who exactly was that person?!

After one shot, the enemy went silent, clearly not an attack, but a deliberate warning to the company convoy of an ambush here.

This led to the question, how was the information leaked?

Suddenly, an idea sprang up in Ou Chenyu’s mind—there’s a traitor!

His gaze turned incredibly sharp, sweeping across those subordinates still alive around him.

These mercenaries were at a loss, looking at each other, none daring to make a sound.

Just as Ou Chenyu was scrutinizing his subordinates, the mercenaries who went to intercept the convoy started to return.

These mercenaries were unscathed.

The off-road capabilities of the tactical bikes were inherently better than the transport vehicles, and the drivers on the vehicles weren’t combat personnel, leaving them only a dead end once caught up.

Ou Chenyu counted the returning transport vehicles and suddenly frowned, “Why is there one missing? Weren’t there nine?”

He looked at the mercenaries, his expression changed, “Where’s Old Gao?”

The mercenaries glanced at each other, “Old Gao went after vehicle 9 alone, he hasn’t come back yet?”

Ou Chenyu felt something wrong, commanded, “You handle the scene here, load the goods onto our vehicles, and burn all traces with napalm. I’ll go find vehicle 9 and Old Gao.”

Following the report of his companions, Ou Chenyu rode off on his bike in the direction vehicle 9 fled.

Before long, he found vehicle 9 stopped on the wilderness, and two bodies left at the scene.

One was the driver’s corpse, with two holes piercing through the head.

The other was the remains of Gao Hai.

Judging from the scene, Gao Hai clearly had a fierce battle with someone, his kinetic countermeasure armor was missing, neck pierced by a sharp object, body torn apart by some force.

This area was sparsely inhabited, Ou Chenyu could conclude that the one who killed Gao Hai and the one who fired the cold shot were from the same group, quite possibly the same person.

He tried to search the scene for clues, but the opponent was cunning, experienced, leaving no traceable evidence.

Ou Chenyu bit his teeth, anger flaring up inside him.

The mighty Tiger Fang Mercenary Corps, turned upside down, over twenty core elites died, even the deputy commander was lost.

The battle losses were so substantial, and they didn’t even know who was behind it, enraging him.

He pulled out his phone from his pocket, found “D” in the contacts, and called.

Dress’s cheerful voice came from the phone, “Heyo, Old Ou, how’s it going? As smooth as usual?”

Ou Chenyu’s face was cold, “Is there nothing you want to tell me?”

Dress was surprised, “Huh? What should I say to you?”

Ou Chenyu, “Tell me, who else you gave the operation’s information to.”

Dress, “Civilization Crescent! What do you mean, Ou?!”

Ou Chenyu sneered, “What do I mean? I got messed with, lost over twenty people, the other side knew NF1903 convoy’s movements, even my action plans! What do you mean?!”

Dress’s tone turned extremely displeased, “You suspect me?”

Ou Chenyu said coldly, “What else? Phones of all participating members were confiscated by me, locked in a signal-blocking room before the operation, no chance of leaking.”

“Besides them, only you know the operation details!”

Dress’s voice also turned sinister, “Kid, I’d advise you speak carefully, don’t put the blame on me just because it went wrong. If you don’t want to continue working together, just say it, after this job is settled you and I won’t be in contact.”

Ou Chenyu clenched his teeth, almost cracking them.

Although the Tiger Fang Mercenary Corps had some fame in New Moon City, there were only a few real deep collaboration brokers.

If Dress’s line is lost, Tiger Fang would lose over 30% of the commission sources.

The tragic loss’s anger churned within him, but reality’s pressure held him down, his body quivered with reluctance.

In the end, he clenched his fist tightly, forced an awkward smile, “Sorry, Old D… bad mood just now, said some angry words, don’t take it to heart… I’ll check my own people again, there’s probably some problem…”

Dress snorted, said darkly, “Deliver the goods to the designated location. Watch your status when you speak in the future, mercenary.”

He hung up unilaterally.

Veins popped on Ou Chenyu’s forehead, he muttered to himself, “Just wait, when I strike it rich, you’ll be the first I take down.”

He said, looking at Gao Hai’s remains, the more he thought, the angrier he got, he kicked it in frustration, “Couldn’t handle such a simple task, useless, wasted so much money buying you Blood Code! Fuck you, wasted my millions!”

Gao Hai’s remains were kicked, flung onto the ground, the eyes, previously closed by someone, were shaken open, half open and half closed, dead without peace.

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