Arknights, Suika's Messenger Journey

"Now everyone can get one more portion of food."

Chapter 573: Confrontation

Outcast once again glanced at the crowd indifferently.

“Yesterday, I said those who remain must obey orders… or leave.

Now I'm giving you a chance.

If you don't want to stay, you can leave now.

However, I won't give any food.

Don't look at me like that.

This place is not far from Xiaoqiu County, and with your abilities, it is more than enough to return."

"How is that possible? Going back now would mean suicide!" someone in the crowd said dissatisfiedly.

As soon as he finished speaking, before Outcast even saw where the other person was, the man suddenly felt a pain in his waist, and then he flew up and landed next to Outcast.

He looked at Outcast in horror. He didn't expect that even though he was hiding in the crowd, he was still discovered in the first place.

"Come on, aren't you quite loud in a crowd?"

Outcast said calmly as he picked up the revolver and inserted a brand new bullet.

"I, am not..." When he was about to say something, the shredder suddenly ran over and whispered

"Ma'am, there's a team retreating from Xiaoqiu County, and behind them is an unknown number of troops."

Hearing the words of the shredder, the man suddenly gained courage for some reason.

"Haha, you are here to save me..." Before he could finish his words, he felt a pain in his chest.

Looking down, he saw that a big hole had appeared in the heart area of his chest at some point, and an iron chain was passing through his chest. The moment he knew he was dead, he twitched and fell to the ground.

"Why are you talking so much nonsense..." Under the gaze of the people around, Suixiang slowly stepped on the man's body and pulled the chain out of his body.

After seeing the tactics of the Rhodes Island group, those with ulterior motives in the crowd lowered their heads and dared not move.

Soon the team arrived not far from Rhodes Island and the refugee team.

After seeing the refugees ahead, the team hesitated for a moment and prepared to retreat in another direction.

"No, sister, you've already led them here, and now you're pulling them aside, aren't you selling us out..."

Suika recognized the team as being none other than the Storm Commandos.

However, there was no sign of Bagpipe inside, and the number of people did not match the ones he had met before.

"It's impossible that the bagpipe is gone because of me..." After muttering, Suixiang looked further back.

The one chasing them was a fully armed Shenchi troop, numbering about three hundred people.

Relying on their absolute advantage in numbers, they beat up the members of the Storm Commandos, whose individual strength was far stronger than theirs.

After chasing here, those people also discovered the group of refugees.

After hesitating for a moment, the commander of Deep Pool gave up the idea of continuing to pursue the Storm Commandos and rushed towards the refugees.

Faced with this situation, Outcast found that many people in the refugee group began to panic.

There is fear and expectation.

After all, this Shenchi team is hiding in Xiaoqiu County. It is impossible to say that no one among the refugees knows them.

In response, Outcast patted Suika's shoulder.

"Stop them and force them to negotiate."

"Why not just kill them all?" Suixiang curled her lips.

"This mysterious army must have a complicated relationship with the Tara people. I suspect there are many locals among them, and they are likely related to the refugees.

If they really kill them, this refugee team will definitely be in trouble.

Stop them and force them to negotiate.

It’s a good thing for us that some people want to go back and follow them.”

Outcast whispered.

"learn!"

Suika understood what outcast meant, and as she was familiar with the plot, she knew that the other party's judgment was not wrong.

Most of the people in Deep Pool are indeed from Tara, so they must be related to the people behind him.

Killing these people is not stressful for Suika, but it will definitely cause disgust and resistance among many refugees.

Suixiang jumped onto a tree nearby, then picked up Ibuki's rice and took a big sip, then spit out a mouthful of fire, forming a huge wall of fire in the opponent's way.

The sudden wall of fire stopped the enemy's advance and also stopped the Storm Commandos who realized that they had failed to pull the refugees into danger.

Everyone looked towards the center of the battlefield. Outcast walked over alone and stood on this side of the fire wall.

After a while, a black-haired Feilin came out from the opposite side, and the two looked at each other across the wall of fire.

"Are you the leader of this army?" Outcast looked at the other party.

"Yes, Your Excellency invited me here alone, but is there anything you want to say?"

Mandela wanted to attack the refugee team directly because she judged that the armed forces of this refugee team were not strong.

But the sudden appearance of the wall of fire changed her mind.

A powerful warlock can do far more damage on the battlefield than a group of armed soldiers.

She didn't want to lose too many of her elite troops because of these refugees.

So I stood up when I saw Outcast appear on the other side of the firewall and invite me.

outcast looked at the other party

"Some of these refugees who escaped from Xiaoqiu County do want to join you. I will keep them and take the rest away. We can both stay out of each other's way. What do you think?"

After thinking for a while, Mandela finally agreed.

The reason was simple, because the men she sent to encircle the enemy on both sides reported that they were attacked. She originally wanted to delay the outcast until the encirclement was completed.

As a result, before her plan could succeed, both teams were wiped out.

Moreover, the news coming from the headset was that the two teams that had gone around were attacked by a mysterious force in a very short period of time, and they were all killed before they even had time to react.

This means that there are at least one or two top warlocks who are very good at assassination in the opponent's team.

Since the plan failed, she had no choice but to agree to it.

After all, her perception told her that she was completely locked onto by the other party, and if she behaved irrationally, she might die on the spot.

Considering the identity of the other party, Sakota, and the eye-catching and exaggerated musket on her waist, the strength of the old woman in front of him also made Mandela feel a little scared.

When did Xiaoqiu County have such an elite and terrifying team?

She looked at outcast

"I can agree with you, but can you tell me which faction you are from?

Caister or Godottin or some other Grand Duke?"

Outcast pressed the brim of the hat

"No, we don't belong to any Victorian faction. We are just unlucky people who were accidentally involved in your battle."

Chapter 574: Split

Hearing outcast's words, Mandela obviously didn't believe it. The strength shown by the other party was enough to wipe out an unprepared army if they were well prepared. Who would believe me if you told me that they were accidentally involved in the war?

"accidental?"

“It was just accidental.

Since you, ma'am, have agreed to my plan, please step back a little. I will leave those who are willing to stay where they are, and you can take them away after the fire is extinguished.

Of course, I also hope that you, Madam, will not continue to test me. After all, although I do not wish to have a conflict with you, it does not mean that we are powerless to resist."

Suika's words came from Outcast's headset. She told Outcast that someone tried to go around from both sides and was then wiped out by the Shanghai team she arranged.

She looked at Mandela on the other side of the fire wall and said calmly.

"can."

Seeing that the other party agreed, Outcast turned around and walked back to the team.

Looking at Outcast's back, Mandela thought about launching a sneak attack, but before she could act, she felt a chill that made her scalp tingle.

A terrifying gaze was staring at her, and she had a feeling that if she made any irrational move, she would be torn to pieces in an instant.

Look in the direction of your sight.

Just above the top of the mountain, a young girl was sitting suspended in mid-air, her chin supported by one hand and a gourd in the other.

After noticing his gaze, he raised the gourd and shook it slightly.

Was discovered.

Mandela shuddered all over and then took two steps back involuntarily.

"hehe!"

A girl's laughter came to her ears, which was sarcastic and regretful, but also seemed to be satisfied with her tact.

When she looked up at the top of the mountain, the girl's figure had disappeared into thin air.

Mandela bit her lips hard to prevent her fear from showing.

Even with a simple eye contact, she could be sure that the girl's terror was not something she could overcome.

She even suspected that the leader might be completely defenseless against the other party.

On the other side, Suixiang jumped down from the tree and came to the outcast. The two looked at the silent group of refugees in front of them.

Outcast said

"I have reached an agreement with the commander of that army. If you want to stay, just stand on the left and stay here. But whatever happens after that is your choice.

If you don't want to stay, just stand on the right and leave with me later. I will make sure to take you to a safe place to recuperate.

So let’s get started.”

After saying that, Outcast looked at the crowd and stopped talking.

After a brief commotion, the crowd began to split up, and Jane, a staunch supporter of Rhodes Island, stood to the right without hesitation.

Because many of them had families, the distribution was not very fast.

Many people who wanted to stay became hesitant when they saw the elderly, women and children who wanted to stay away from the battlefield. In the end, most of the young and middle-aged people chose to stay on the left side.

The wounded, the elderly, children, and a small number of middle-aged people chose to follow Outcast and Rhodes Island.

I saw that the team had successfully split into two sides.

Outcast said

"I'll give you ten minutes to think and prepare. We'll set off in ten minutes."

Ten minutes later, everyone picked up their bags and continued on their way under the silent gaze of the people on the other side.

Suixiang looked around and saw that there were actually more people on her side than those who stayed, about six to seven hundred people.

However, those who stayed behind were basically young and middle-aged people who were intact, while here there were mostly the elderly, weak and sick.

Suika didn't find this choice difficult to understand.

After being bombarded by the local garrison, the conflict between the Tara people and the Victoria side had become so acute that it could no longer be resolved.

The young people were hot-tempered, and after being treated like this by Victoria, they naturally wanted to retaliate.

Then joining the deep pool is the best choice.

Once Tara chooses to be independent, the Deep Pool team might be able to gain more honor and wealth as the original stock.

To put it bluntly, it is hatred plus interests. When both are beneficial to Shen Chi, these young and middle-aged people will naturally choose to join that side.

Many of those who left with him did not want to join him, but were forced to do so by the situation.

As wounded, their staying would not bring any benefit to Shenchi, but would instead require Shenchi to spend resources to treat them.