Doctor will never die in a hellish situation.

Of course, if they waited for the main force of Lungmen to arrive, take care of the enemies in the mine, and then track down Misha, it would be too late. The unpredictable weather in the wild could erase any trace left by the team at any time.

It's fortunate that the sky is clear and cloudless right now, otherwise even a master of tracking meteors would be helpless.

"Alright, this is the direction, we need to hurry!" Finally, Meteor found information from the complex traces and pointed to a path, saying with certainty.

……

About three hours later, in a green field in the wilderness.

"*Ursus profanity*, Lungmen stuff is so flimsy, unlike our Ursus stuff, which can carry so many people and still last all the way."

"Damn it, watch your step! How stupid do you have to be to cut the fuel line? Fume is spraying all over my face!"

"Who knew the car in Longmen was so complicated? Wait, I'll go find some tape. You can just grab a rag and wipe it for now!"

Four or five cars were parked on the side of the road, thick smoke billowing from their open hoods. Several Reunion Movement members, covered in oil stains, were grumbling as they carried out repairs.

"We just checked, there are a total of ten enemies, all ordinary soldiers." Meteor and Andercher returned from outside and quickly checked the number of enemies.

Since they didn't know how long the car would take to repair, they set up a campsite in the ruins, probably to rest for a while. Misha must be in one of the dilapidated houses.

"Alright, launch the attack, but be careful not to hurt Misha," Melantha said in a deep voice as she drew her sword.

After easily dealing with the group of henchmen, Katie excitedly arrived at the abandoned house.

"Miss Misha, we are from Rhodes Island..." As soon as the door opened, a strong wind rushed in, and Katie hurriedly raised her shield to block it, but she coughed up blood and staggered back several steps.

Standing at the entrance was a Sarkaz mercenary wielding a greatsword.

They weren't the ones to handle miscellaneous tasks like car repairs; this group was probably resting with their eyes closed while keeping an eye on Misha.

The number of people sent by the Shattered Bones was indeed small, but there were three Sarkaz mercenaries, and in addition to a Sarkaz crossbowman and a greatswordsman, there was even a Sarkaz centurion!

This is the guy who just injured Katie with a single blow. However, judging from their wounded appearances, they must have retreated from the ruined city area, which is why Shattered Bones entrusted them with this important task.

Meteor acted decisively, drawing away the crossbowman captain, while Andrcher and Steward held off the remaining Sarkaz greatswordsmen, allowing Ansel to take the opportunity to heal Katie.

As for Melantha, she faced off against the Sarkaz centurion.

"Melansa, with one heart!" Melansa took a deep breath, sheathed her sword, and gathered her strength.

"Eugene!" the Sarkaz centurion responded, wielding his heavy sword and bringing it down on the ground.

Melantha was at a significant disadvantage in terms of strength, but she managed to evade attacks with agility. When evasion proved impossible, she skillfully employed various techniques to deflect and neutralize force, making her as difficult to deal with as a stubborn, unyielding opponent.

The centurion's swordsmanship was wide and powerful, which was very exhausting. In addition, he had been injured in the previous battle, so it was only a matter of time before he was defeated.

"Die!" The centurion knew that this couldn't go on, so after forcefully forcing Melantha back, he turned and charged straight at Ansel, who was healing Katie.

Melantha hurriedly chased after him to stop him, but the centurion turned around and swung his sword.

Turn around and grab!

Pfft!

Melantha had a bloody gash on her left shoulder; if she hadn't turned her body in time, her head would probably have been cut off.

“Young lady, you might think I’m despicable, but that’s how Sarkaz mercenaries survive. Nobility is something we have no connection with.” Seeing that he hadn’t severed Melantha’s head, the centurion clicked his tongue regretfully. “For the sake of victory, any means are permitted.”

Melantha neither berated her opponent nor expressed her agreement; she simply rushed toward him.

Whether it was due to excessive blood loss leading to exhaustion, or the vast difference in strength between the two, in another crisp clang of metal clashing, Melantha's longsword flew off and stuck in the ground several meters away.

Is it Mei-ming Isshin? I will remember that name... The centurion couldn't help but smile as he saw her weapon fall from her hand. A swordsman who has lost her weapon, at such close range, has almost no hope of survival.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Melanie reached under her skirt and pulled something out.

Immediately, a dark, gaping object was aimed directly at his forehead.

boom!

The immense power of the single-shot musket nearly blew the centurion's skull off.

“I’m sorry, times have changed.” Melantha shook her numb wrist and put the musket back into its holster at her thigh. “I’ll say the same to you: for the sake of victory, any means are permitted!”

What's under a girl's skirt? Rose Sword Saint will tell you the answer.

The location of the Kingslayer and the reason why the Rose Sword Saint has a gun will be explained in the next chapter.

Chapter 95, Section 102: Returning the Ball to the Mountain

A moment later, the wounded A4 team members gathered together. They had been far too overconfident in this battle; they hadn't expected the enemy to send three powerful individuals to protect Misha.

If Melantha hadn't defeated her opponent, the outcome would have been quite uncertain.

"Captain, now I finally understand why you changed into a longer skirt, but where did you get this gun?" Andreche asked Melantha with some admiration as Ansel helped bandage her wounds.

Although they knew that their captain had made rapid progress after the doctor's guidance, even Katie, who was most attached to Melantha, did not know that she had such a trump card.

"It's a long story, I'll explain it to everyone when we get back," Melantha sighed, somewhat embarrassed.

Actually, this matter can be traced back to Qin Duanyu's "Operator Combat Power Enhancement Plan". In the entry about Melantha, it was suggested to equip her with a close-range high-damage firearm.

When Melantha brought him some aromatherapy oil, she accidentally saw this file. When she saw her own photo on the screen, she was overjoyed, thinking that the Doctor was doing something strange with it. But she was shocked by the suggestion after just one glance.

She could imagine what a terrifying scene it would be if someone pulled out a gun and fired at close range halfway through the fight, and she didn't even bother to investigate why Qin Duanyu had used an underwear photo.

Further down the list, the reason the plan couldn't be implemented was surprisingly a lack of funds.

money?

Melantha frowned. She didn't really lack the weapon itself, but rather the means to acquire firearms.

Then, during a tea party for wealthy women on the island, Melantha casually mentioned the matter. Upon hearing this, Jessica immediately agreed to help, not only finding a suitable gun for Melantha but also having it modified by an underground gunsmith from Sargon.

Thus, the "Times Have Changed" sword technique came into being.

However, this matter ultimately involved her lingerie photos and other embarrassing things like peeking at the professor's computer, which she found difficult to talk about.

Composing herself, she slowly opened the door to the abandoned house.

"Miss Misha, are you there? We are operators from Rhodes Island, ordered to rescue you..." Before she could finish speaking, a stone flew towards her, but because the thrower was too weak, it fell to the ground halfway.

"Damn it, they're all dead! Why would Rhodes Island do something like this when they're all infected? Don't you have any conscience?!"

"Get out, you Rhodes Island lackey!"

"*Ursus profanity* You want to kill us? Bring it on, you've done plenty already!"

Lying inside were mostly seriously wounded members of the Reunion Movement. Judging from their sweet-talking manner, if they weren't so badly injured, they probably would have joined the fight just now.

"I...I am Misha. They are no longer able to fight. Please don't hurt them!" A silver-haired Ursus girl stepped forward and pleaded with Melantha.

"Don't worry, we're not part of the Reunion Movement, we won't harm the wounded." Melantha looked at Misha, noticing the blood-stained gauze in the girl's hand, and said calmly.

If it were a powerful enemy, like the Sarkaz mercenaries just now, Melantha would never have batted an eye. But with this room full of seriously ill patients missing limbs and unarmed medical staff like Misha, she really couldn't bring herself to do it.

Especially the sight of the Reunion Movement members wrapped up like mummies not far away reminded her of poor Mr. Scout, making it even harder for her to harden her heart and say the words to kill them.

However, it is simply impossible for our six agents to escort all these people back.

"As for intelligence... they really don't know anything, they probably know less than I do." Misha saw Melantha lost in thought and assumed she was worried about missing some important person, so she quickly said.

Misha was not lying about this. These severely wounded Reunion members were indeed sent away along with her because they had lost their combat capabilities and would not be of any use if left in the abandoned mine.

Most of the injured had even met her before, except for the unconscious man who was brought in halfway through the journey, his whole body wrapped in bandages. But to be beaten so badly, he must have been just an ordinary soldier who was lucky to have survived.

Those medical personnel, frankly speaking, were just ordinary infected people who weren't much stronger than Misha. Those who actually knew some medical Originium Arts were naturally busy on the front lines. They were only responsible for carrying the wounded and helping with simple bandaging and applying medicine.

"Then let's go quickly, the Doctor needs you." Melantha looked at the wounded who were still shouting and cursing, but ultimately didn't have the courage to come forward and seek death, and extended her hand to Misha, indicating that she should go back to the abandoned mine with her.

“That’s great. Shattered Bones is planning something terrible. We must stop him from making an even bigger mistake.” Misha nodded solemnly upon hearing this.

As she sat in the departing car, strange scenes kept flashing through her mind. In the images, "herself" was carrying bundles of Originium explosives and walking deeper into the mine...

She knew very well that Broken Bones was preparing for the final battle. Although she would argue with her younger brother because of their differing ideals, she still didn't want anything to happen to Broken Bones.

Moreover, these explosives were clearly aimed at the people of Rhodes Island and Lungmen. She didn't want anything to happen to the Doctor and Lungmen, and she was really worried about it.

If she weren't completely outmatched by the Sarkaz mercenaries guarding her, she would have jumped out of the car halfway and escaped back to prevent this impending tragedy.

A dozen minutes later, Anderscher repaired a car and drove the anxious group toward the abandoned mine.

As for the remaining Reunion Movement members, she wasn't so saintly as to rescue the enemy. Anyway, these people took a lot of supplies and medicine with them when they left, so she decided to let them fend for themselves here.

Whether these people later feel grateful for being spared and choose to go into hiding somewhere, or return to Chernobog to continue aiding and abetting evil, it should have no impact on the overall situation.

……

On the other side, the outskirts of the abandoned mine.

The Reunion Movement's resistance was exceptionally tenacious, especially the group of infiltrators left behind by the Kingkiller. It was unknown what kind of grueling training they had undergone, but these guys were able to temporarily shield Qin Duanyu's senses, only revealing themselves after launching an attack.

Furthermore, with the addition of Bonebreaker and his mortar crew, they had a significant advantage in these ambushes, repelling several of the Guard Bureau's assaults and forcing them to advance cautiously.

At this moment, Qin Duanyu, who was preparing to move to a different bunker to get closer to the front-line command, paused slightly.

"Doctor, why did you suddenly space out? This is a very dangerous thing to do on the battlefield. You shouldn't make this kind of mistake." ACE quickly raised his large shield and blocked a crossbow bolt flying from the shadows for him.

"I only dare to space out a little when I know you're here," Qin Duanyu nodded at him, then said somewhat unhappily, "I don't know why, but I feel like I just lost a hundred million."

The story of the broken bones is finally coming to an end. It's not easy to make this kind of somewhat heavy content a little lighter, but the next volume will start the peach-eating mode.

P.S., I'll post a short skit later.

Section 104, Chapter 96: ACE, give him a good job!

The battle had lasted for several hours, from dawn until dusk. Although there was no lighting equipment, the intense flames from the explosions did not affect the fighting at all.

"Come on, Doctor, aren't you pretty good?" Shattered Bones' maniacal laughter came from inside the mine, followed by several grenades falling.

"This little madman, isn't he afraid of blowing this place up?" ACE dusted himself off and said irritably.

Rhodes Island really doesn't have many heavy assault weapons. Because it's a pursuit battle, the Guard Bureau hasn't had time to transport a lot of heavy equipment over yet. In addition, they're unsure if Misha is on the battlefield, so they don't dare to use them rashly to avoid accidentally injuring targets.

"Let's wait and see. He won't be arrogant for long," Qin Duanyu said, estimating the time and looking at the mortar positions in the distance that were constantly firing shells.

Just as Qin Duanyu said, not long after, the intense shelling suddenly slowed down until it finally went completely silent.

Why has the gunfire stopped?