The main instructors were Gebwich and Rita…

……

A few days later, Oboro and his group met with their contact again.

"You did a great job. Your efficiency is astonishing. You truly deserve to be called experts from the Hunter Association..."

The man exclaimed, "Now our company can further expand the restricted area..."

"However... the situation inside the restricted area is troublesome. Recently, we've lost quite a few more people. Some of those left outside the restricted area are observing, while others are unable to break through our defenses. But the guys inside are almost all people we can't capture or deal with."

"Your team should have national-level combatants trained by the Ochima Federation, right?"

Long asked a question.

"Yes," the man replied.

By saying this, he was essentially no longer concealing the relationship between the Sori Group and the Ochima Federation... He was willing to reveal the truth because Oboro's team was outstanding and trustworthy!

Men won't admit that they're even slightly less capable.

"There were two, one of them is already dead..."

The former looked serious.

Are all the national-level Nen users dead?

Anthony and the others' expressions changed slightly.

Do you have any specific information?

Long Bo calmly continued to ask.

"Originally there were four rival groups, but one of them..."

The group had already left with the loot they had taken from the ruins; the national-level Nen user died while trying to stop them.

There are three left.

“The things they stole are all very valuable… We can’t afford any more losses, please help us protect them.”

The man changed his previous arrogant attitude, bowed to Long, and looked solemn.

"This is some information we have collected so far regarding these three parties; it's not complete." With that, he handed a file to Long.

Long didn't look at it; he put it away first.

"At 10 PM tonight, there will be a gap in our security personnel's presence. You only have two minutes. Please follow this route into the restricted area," the man told them, pointing to a path on the map.

"it is good."

Long nodded.

“I have a question!” Anthony suddenly spoke up.

"You said it."

The man looked at him.

“Since the ruins are so important, and they’ve been operating in the restricted area for so long, you should have had enough time to send reinforcements, right?” Anthony said bluntly, “Why not just call a few more of those so-called nationally trained individual soldiers?”

The man's lips twitched slightly, while Menqi glanced at Anthony with a look of disdain, as if he were looking at an idiot.

"so be it."

Oboro interrupted their conversation.

The contact nodded to him, glanced at Anthony, and turned to leave.

"What's wrong? Is there a problem...?"

Anthony looked at his teammates with a puzzled expression.

No one, including Long, paid any attention to him.

Only Gebvich stammered, looking at Anthony, and said, "National...national..."

"Stop! You'd better not say anything, just write it down in this notebook."

Anthony took out paper and pen.

Gebvich quickly wrote a few sentences and showed them to him.

National-level combat forces are certainly extremely rare. If the Soli Group could mobilize them at will, there would be no need to hire them.

Moreover, this kind of thing involves the interests and backgrounds of multiple parties, so the conflict can only be kept within a certain range. If it escalates to the point where even a 'fig leaf' can't cover it up anymore... it might affect the internal relationships within V5.

"Hahaha, I actually knew... I was just pretending to test you guys."

After reading it, Anthony threw the paper away and put his arm around his younger brother's neck. "It seems you've learned a lot under our captain's tutelage, which puts my mind at ease... These are all mission experience points, so be sure to memorize them."

"..."

Gebvich.

Immediately afterward, Long and his group determined their direction and began to move towards the Sori Group's cordon, waiting for the right moment.

"Change strategy."

During the journey, Long instructed, "The opponent is very strong, and you can't handle him. So, your first task is to protect yourselves... Even with Gebwich's abilities, don't spread out too far. The key to the mission is what comes next!"

Killing the enemy is no longer the primary principle.

The circumstances are different, so adjustments must be made.

"This document only lists five people, most of whom are not physically presentable, and their abilities are described only superficially, so they are not very useful to us. As for the three teams, given their ability to quickly break through the security line, infiltrate the restricted area, and leave swiftly, each team would likely consist of no more than three to seven people, roughly the same as us. Therefore, the document only covers a small portion of the people; there are many other roles that have not been exposed... or rather, roles that the Soli Group cannot detect."

Menqi reviewed the contents of the document and, based on her judgment, offered some reminders.

"Ah."

Oboro replied, "Given the specific nature of their purpose, there must be someone in the team with the ability to copy or store information... otherwise, there would be many things they wouldn't be able to take with them."

"Yes."

Men Qi.

“They’re different from those outside the restricted area… Some teams may have already obtained the information or things they want, but the Soli Group can’t restrict them, giving them time and space to get more. Under these circumstances, if even one member is injured or killed, or if they sense something is wrong, they will leave decisively and won’t take unnecessary risks.” Fant, who had rarely spoken since joining the team, suddenly said, a cigarette dangling from his lips.

This made Long look at him with a hint of approval.

No wonder he's the oldest member of the team...

He felt that Fant was more of a Specialist, while Anthony was more of an Enhancer.

But sometimes, thinking about this kind of thing... is quite strange.

111. Falling into the trap

The group waited until it was almost 10 p.m. before the guards standing in the woods left to hand over their duties.

These are all personnel from the Sori Group.

Oboro led his team of five into the restricted area.

Following the route, we ventured deep into the heart of the restricted area.

During this period, there were multiple patrol teams along the cordon, but gaps were clearly created along the line.

Rita pulled out a compass and used her ability to guide the group toward the ruins.

Long walked in front, Fant and Menchi were at the back, and Anthony and the other two were in the middle... They deliberately slowed down their pace. Every time they reached an area, Rita would use her ability to check if there were any dangers nearby before they could continue.

Team members must not separate...

Faced with an unknown enemy, everyone was highly focused.

“Our opponents have different backgrounds and belong to different factions, and they all have the ability to enter the ruins, so... there is probably no possibility of them joining forces. They will all fight their own battles. If it becomes difficult to fight the Sori Group, they might cooperate in some battles…” Long walked at the front, wading through the tangled grass, and spoke.

The environment here is very primitive, and there are no footprints or paths left in the wild. Even if there were, the team could not follow the footprints of those who came before, because they might encounter enemies.

What they need to do is hide themselves and stay in the shadows... and find out the situation of the three teams as soon as possible.

"Judging from the situation described by the contact, one group of people has already left, which means that the remaining three teams have almost achieved their objectives... They may leave at any time. If we can't drive them away or repel them, we should at least take back the items they obtained from the site."

He was explaining and analyzing the mission details to several people, so that everyone could better understand the team's next action plan and goals.

However, at that moment... a strange man with side-swept bangs suddenly appeared.

With light, quick steps, the man approached the group from behind... A smile played on his lips, his cold eyes fixed on the group of 'prey' who were still talking, completely unaware of his group of 'prey'.

As night fell, the man made no attempt to conceal the sounds and movements of his footsteps, approaching her in a remarkably natural manner.

Strangely, even when he was already within two or three meters of Fant and Menchi, they still didn't realize it.

The man gripped a dagger, his eyes fixed on Fant.

This middle-aged man is one of the more troublesome members of the other team... Let's take him out first.

Long, who was walking at the front, suddenly frowned and raised his hand to signal his teammates to stop.

Upon seeing this, the five people immediately fell silent.

They all looked at Oboro... Was there danger?

The next second, Long suddenly sprang up, swept past everyone, and pounced on Fant.

A gleaming silver blade appeared behind Fant, raised high...

The man who was about to strike was stunned by Guan Long's reaction and suddenly sped up... the dagger stabbed towards the back of Fan Te's head.

boom!

Long reached out and pulled Fant away from where he stood. Then, with his other hand, he caught the falling blade and held on tightly.

Their cold gazes met those of the strange man who had appeared in the group at some point.

"Huh? Not bad... You're the captain, right... You've got some skill." (The sneak attack failed.)

Having succeeded, the man with the side-swept bangs was not discouraged and smiled slightly.

Men Qi and the others only then realized what was happening and scattered instantly.

Fant was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat.

If it weren't for Oboro, he might already be a corpse.

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