I ruined Tyra.

"They volunteered to stay behind to cover the rear."

Before Hedley could get angry, she added:

"Don't worry, I left a little gift for them, so they will help us hold off the enemy."

Ines appeared from the darkness and said with a frown, "I don't think anyone here would sacrifice themselves for others.

Sacrificing others to preserve one's own team first is an impeccable judgment that does not need to be covered up with lies.

But hiding the truth from your boss is another matter entirely.”

Hearing Ines' accusation, W spread his hands indifferently, indicating that he understood.

Seeing W's actions, Ines, who has never been in a good mood, also got angry.

"You can't fool my eyes, W. Watch your words and actions. You are still very young."

Hearing this, W seemed a little dissatisfied. She tilted her head to look at Ines who was preaching, then closed her eyes again, but her mouth did not close.

"Keep it in mind, Captain Ines. After all..."

At this point, W glanced at Inès, and her hands, which were folded behind her head, had touched the gun without her noticing. Only then did she continue, "After all, we still have to live together... for a long time."

Then her hands were held down by Hedley, who forcibly released W's hands and angrily rubbed the American cockroach's hair.

Inès did not argue with W who seemed to be acting like a child, but looked at Hedley, wanting to seek his opinion.

"What should we do now?"

"It doesn't matter, it has already happened, and in the end it will all end up in the same place.

Maybe W’s decision is right.”

"You really think so?"

"We have nothing to do with any of the Sarkaz in this camp. Their identities, their pasts, their lives and deaths have nothing to do with us."

Hearing this, W, who was still fixing his hair, exclaimed.

"Wow! You're so determined."

Hedley tilted his head to glance at this troublesome girl, seeing that she didn't need to rest, then took out the map and started to divide the work.

"Let's talk about work first. Inès, you and W will lead your men away separately. The military messenger will keep the radio silent, and then we will meet at the designated location.

I’ll follow up later.”

The two people who were assigned the work looked at each other, as if to say that they finally had the chance to take action.

But they were destined not to kill them, because Hedley knew their characters well.

"besides!

I don't care how you use each other, but you are not allowed to attack each other directly."

"It's okay if it's not direct?" / "This is quite loose."

Hearing this expected answer, Hedley sighed. It seemed that it was impossible to solve the problem peacefully.

“Alas, I don’t want this to happen, but to be honest, I can’t help it.

But if you want to survive in this man-eating land, at least for now, you have to make the best use of every Sarkaz."

Then he signaled for two people to lead the team and set off.

Herag, who had watched the whole process, was silent. How could this person's way of raising a child be a little too special? How could he learn this?

......

A few hours later, Ines, who arrived first, found a safe place and lit a bonfire.

This time, the narration sounded again, but it was a female voice.

"Hedley is always like this, thinking too little about things that should be thought about, and thinking too much about things that are useless.

I don't deny that W is an excellent fighter, but she lacks too much.

If she's just a Sarkaz who's really, really good at fighting...

Hum~hum."

In the dense forest, a female Sarkaz sits alone in front of a campfire. This should be a beautiful picture with a little fantasy.

However, all this was interrupted by an uninvited guest who hit his hand on the tree trunk.

"Do you have to build a bonfire and hide here before it gets dark? No, you seem to like bonfires very much."

"But I don't like being disturbed."

Inès didn't even turn her head. Her Originium skills had already told her who the visitor was.

After calmly glancing at the sky to confirm the time, Ines began to question.

"Your team is three hours behind the scheduled rendezvous time."

W did not answer this question, but asked irrelevantly: "Did you and Hedley plan that attack?"

"Go ask Hedley."

"He doesn't know about it."

"That was just a coincidence. The mercenaries there are not easy to deal with. It's only natural that they would be hated."

W curled her lips, feeling a little unhappy that she didn't get the expected answer.

"What? I thought Hedley exposed his position on purpose." This way she could kill them all without any burden.

Inès tilted her head and glanced at her.

"You think we should do this?"

“Why not?”

"How do you know we're not lying to you?"

"If you wanted to kill me, you would have already done it. What good would it do to either of you?"

Ines hummed softly, and the two of them fell into silence again.

After a long while, Inès asked again the question she had asked countless times.

"Where were you before you joined us?"

"Hey, now that things have come to this, do we still need to conduct an employment interview?"

"Hedley never asks about the past of his teammates, but I'm different."

Hearing this, W, who had been pretending to be innocent, sneered.

"You are indeed different from us."

"Are you looking for trouble?"

W spread his hands indifferently and continued to test the other party.

"However, from what I have heard, Miss Ines doesn't seem to be very good at close combat."

After saying that, W realized something was wrong. Without thinking, she pulled out the dagger that had been hidden in her sleeve and blocked it in front of her. Then she heard a "clang" sound.

Ines appeared in front of her with a dagger in her hand. The tip of the dagger had pierced W's skin, leaving a scratch on her arm as she tried to defend herself.

“Let me teach you something. If you want to live longer, don’t rely too much on one part of your strength.

Every Sarkaz mercenary carries a knife."

Ines used her free hand to casually press down the Originium bomb that W had already grasped in his other hand, then she pulled away and admonished.

W glanced at the scratches on her arm. The other party was very sensible. They only cut the wound without bleeding, which would not leave any trace for the enemy to track them.

"I'm a little surprised. I always thought it was your staff, but...

Huh, 'Sarkaz Mercenary'? You?"

After hearing this, Herag finally realized that something was wrong and looked closely at Inès. He discovered that her horns seemed a little strange, as if they were polished.

Ines did not refute, but just let out a soft sound.

After checking the injury, W felt a little sad about the torn sleeve. She quite liked this dress, but her mouth was still hard.

"I still think you have no chance of winning in hand-to-hand combat, but you were indeed tricked because of your carelessness.

Thank you, it's just a small scratch on my arm, it's a cheap lesson.

In terms of playing tricks and keeping back-up plans, you and Hedley are quite similar."

After venting her anger, Inès felt better after hearing W praise her for being like Hedley.

"You're the one that makes me feel weird. Most high-profile mercenaries like you are dead."

At this point, Ines recalled the mercenaries who had entered the blasting site under W's plan. The fierce explosions and the thick smoke were enough to attract powerful mercenary teams nearby.

“In other words, you were able to attract the interest of so many colleagues in such a short time, but I had never heard of you before you joined the team. It’s natural for me to be suspicious.

You deliberately approached Hedley at that time, why?"

Hearing Ines' question, W looked at Ines strangely.

"You said it yourself."

"What?" Ines was a little confused. When did she tell her the reason why W joined the team?

"There are many people in Kazdel who want his head."

"......" Ines was speechless. She really did say this. Did she overhear it at that time? But at the same time, she was even more curious.

"You can confess so calmly. Tell me, why did you change your mind in the end?"

W thought about it seriously. What was her reason in the first place?

"Well... maybe because it's more profitable this way?"

“What do you want to earn?”

"None of your business."

"It's funny that you wavered. You could have easily found an excuse to get away with it."

"Your Originium skills again? That's a disgusting eye. My reasons have nothing to do with you."

“That’s hard to say.”

Just when W was about to explain, her tentacles moved, and she and Ines turned to look in the direction of the noise.

"What's that sound?" "Something is approaching from the east."

"There's more than one team, but only one is the real deal. Hum, they're really cautious."

"Huh? It sounds like a big business. How many people do they employ?"

"Hedley is right. This battle is bigger than ever before. The battlefield ahead may be one we have never experienced before."

"Are you afraid?"

"Heh~" W's ridicule was only met with a sneer from Ines.

W glanced at the direction where the noise came from again, and then shouted to Inès, "Hedley should arrive here with our team. Let the messenger turn on the radio."

"You dare to order me?"

W raised his hands in surrender, pretending to admit defeat and said, "Okay, okay, yes, yes, you just stay by the campfire, I'll go check out the situation in the camp."

After saying that, he turned and left, leaving Inès alone to continue sitting by the bonfire in front of her.

After confirming that W was far away, Inès muttered:

"That... is the Tower of Babel..."

The voice was so soft that Herag, who was forced to leave, could not hear clearly what Inès said.

Chapter 199 Born in the Night (6) Don’t Raise a Flag Casually

When Hedley finally arrived with his men, W had already buried circles of mines near the camp, setting up a defensive line that terrified both the enemy and us.

"Sorry, we changed the route midway and wasted some time."