Chapter 48: Charlie and Aili

  Xu Ming didn't understand, but the captain spoke up, "You'd better hurry up and go over there. There are ordinary clothes here, you can pick out ones that fit to change into, or choose not to change. By the way, I'll let you know that you're the last batch of special warfare team members to arrive here. The other teams have already set off."

  Xu Ming and the others nodded, looking at the clothes on the ground. Each of them picked one out and packed it into their backpacks. Actually, whether they changed or not made no difference; they couldn't change all of their equipment, and even if they did change clothes, they would still be very conspicuous.

  But it's always better to be prepared, in case the enemy surrounds the city, they can put on ordinary people's clothes and escape in the chaos.

  The village had indeed been deserted for a long time. As Xu Ming and his group passed through the village, they could see obvious signs of war, with many bloodstains and even yellowed white bones in the houses.

  War makes most people victims, and civilians are the biggest victims. Xu Ming can imagine that those who are unarmed, whether they face rebels or government troops, will not end up well.

  This village is a bit like a border town, and many borders are just separated by a river.

  Push aside the shrubs by the river, and there is a small river below. The river surface is not wide, only about ten meters, and the water is not deep, it can be seen at the bottom, and it flows very slowly. It's just that the river water has a yellowish color, and from time to time, you can still faintly smell a hint of foul odor.

  After crossing the small river, it is the city of Bath. Especially when saying city, it's better to say castle. It was a very beautiful little town, surrounded by water on all sides, with an ancient and elegant architectural style. Although most of the buildings were also damaged to varying degrees, you can vaguely see the lush little mountain.

  This can be considered a mountain city, a beautiful mountain city. If it weren't for the ravages of war, this would certainly be a popular tourist destination.

  Xu Ming took out his binoculars and gazed at the other side of the river, where there seemed to be a village-like area. Beyond the village, he could see a thick wall, which should mark the city district.

  The village looks very quiet, with only one or two flying birds stopping there from time to time. It seems that the main defensive forces of the opposition are in the city, and as a peripheral area, it may not be stationed here due to geographical and manpower reasons.

  "Cross the river quickly."

  Xu Ming gave the order to cross the river, and the group quietly entered the water. The river was not deep, with the deepest part only reaching their waists, so they easily crossed the ten-odd meters in less than three minutes.

  As soon as they arrived at the riverbank, Xu Ming discovered two shoe prints with water marks, one large and one small, left by two people. Judging from the shoe prints, it should be their previous team that left them.

  "The water hasn't dried yet, and the nearest team to us should be about 2 kilometers away." Xu Ming glanced at the sky and said lightly: "There are about two hours before it gets dark, let's find a place to hide on the spot, we'll enter the city after dark."

  "Boss, aren't we going to meet up with them?" Gren asked as he drew near.

  Xu Ming glanced at him and sneered, "Join forces with them? Don't forget, we're all competitors. If things go wrong, it's possible they'll take us down first. Since they want to take the lead, let them do it. We'll take this opportunity to conserve our strength."

  "But make sure to wipe your hooves clean so as not to leave any scent for others to follow."

  A group of people crept into the village along a row of bushes and entered a relatively dilapidated house. The house had obvious signs of being bombed, with only one wall intact on all four sides, while the other three walls were left with broken and fragmented walls.

  However, the room was spotless, except for some charred remains from a fire; otherwise, it was completely empty. It seemed that when the war started, this family had fled immediately, leaving behind no belongings.

  Xu Ming ordered them to rest in place and arrange shifts to keep watch. He then took Kap to go scout ahead.

  The villages in this area are very sparse, and there are not many bushes. Xu Ming and his group did not dare to get too close, because once they appeared in the open area, they would be discovered by the patrolling terrorists and become live targets.

  Xu Ming approached the edge of the shrubbery, silently calculating the distance between the open area and the city wall, approximately 300 meters, and at their fastest speed they should arrive in 3 to 4 minutes.

  The city walls of the small town of Bas are about 3 meters high, which is not a high wall. After the war, the city walls were mostly damaged and had holes everywhere, some of which could even accommodate two people passing through at the same time.

  "It looks like it's not difficult to get into the city." Xu Ming spoke up after a while, the terrorist patrol team was almost one round every five minutes, seemingly tight, but five minutes were enough for them to sneak in unnoticed.

  Kap nodded and said: "How can we get in? There are many holes, no need to climb the wall."

  Xu Ming smiled slightly and said meaningfully: "Jumping over the wall is a must, if you enter from the hole, I estimate that even death won't know how it died."

  "Why?" Kapuchi asked.

  Xu Ming pointed at the patrolling terrorists and said, "Have you noticed that these patrolling terrorists must pass by every five minutes? With your eyesight, you should be able to see the direction of their gaze. They're looking around everywhere, but they haven't even glanced at those big holes."

  "So what does this mean?"

  Karp had an epiphany and suddenly understood, saying: "Unless it's because they absolutely don't think anyone can come in from there."

  "Right." Xu Ming nodded and said, "I just observed the general environment with binoculars. According to the terrorist's manpower, they can't set up ambushes at every entrance that people can enter, and there aren't many good ambush points near the entrances either. So the simplest and most effective method is to bury landmines, such as anti-personnel mines or jumping mines. The cost is not high, the trigger is simple, but for us, they are all deadly."

  "Huh?" Kapu suddenly whispered, lowering his voice to Xu Ming: "Someone is approaching."

  Xu Ming waved his hand without hesitation and said, "Withdraw."

  Just as Xu Ming had just left, a man and a woman appeared in the nearby bushes, dressed similarly to Xu Ming's group.

  The man was about twenty-three years old, with a relatively mature appearance, and his sideburns had grown out. His face was surprisingly quite handsome, and he was around 1.78 meters tall, with extremely well-proportioned muscles that emitted a faint bronze glow.

  The woman, around twenty years old, had green stripes painted on her face, but she still looked quite attractive. Her eyes and complexion were almost as cold as ice, seemingly without any warmth, and even her footsteps made no sound. However, she was carrying a sniper rifle on her back, constantly warning others not to mess with her, for she was a sniper.

  "It seems that not only us are planning to enter the city at night." The man seemed to have inadvertently glanced at the position where Xu Ming and others were just now, took a deep breath, and smiled: "Aili, it seems that the other side also has a beauty, but I don't know if she is as beautiful as you."

  Ellie let out a cold snort, and the temperature around her seemed to drop significantly. Her eyes swept over the man, saying: "A pretty face can't be used as capital for survival. Charlie, never say something like that in front of me again. Otherwise, believe it or not, I'll shoot you in the back."

  "Believe it! Believe it!" Charlie gave an awkward smile and quickly changed the subject, "We've already encountered the fifth wave, looks like there's a lot of pressure to get into the city tonight."

  I'm really sorry, even I feel embarrassed to start with an apology. My buddy who grew up wearing split pants is getting married these two days, and since he's from a rural area, we all have to go help out, and after helping for a whole day, we end up getting drunk at night. Alas, my energy is running low, I won't stop updating, but two updates might not be possible, so I'll owe you one for now, and after these two days are over, I'll try to update three times to make up for it.

  However, I still want to thank Fu Xiao Deng, Dai Lan Tian 2, Wu Xing Que Lei and others for their rewards. Thank you! Little fish kneels in gratitude!