Steel steam and flame

He himself was close to a shadow. Except for Yi, Prisla and the three captains who looked over, the rest of the team members did not immediately notice that someone had entered the cave where they were resting. It wasn't until they felt something was wrong on Yi's side that sixty or seventy people turned their heads and looked over one after another.

They all stood up at once, picked up their weapons, and quickly formed a simple formation beside several piles of flames. After looking over, they felt tremendous pressure from that person, which made the sixty or seventy people feel that they were not facing a single person, but a team whose strength level far exceeded their own.

The visitor quickly found the target, left the exit, and walked into the brighter flames. He was wearing cold-proof clothing, but to the visitor, it looked more like he had just randomly found a well-fitting suit to prevent his body from being exposed. He has a stout figure closer to an adult, about 1.8 meters tall, and his skin looks rosy under the firelight, but the actual color is white due to lack of sunlight for a long time, and he has the discomfort of a corpse being soaked in embalming fluid all year round. feel.

His face is what many girls like, and his black and white eyes make him more radiant, at least that's what Yi thinks. The footsteps were getting closer and closer. At this time, Yi, Prisla and the others also left the fire, stopped at a distance of only forty or fifty meters, and made a gesture to indicate to the visitor not to move forward. This distance allows them some reaction and buffering time.

We must not be afraid of high mental and physical tension. Both Yi and Priscilla have suffered huge troubles caused by that group of experimental subjects before. As their captain, No. 0, during the short battle that day, both of them devoted some of their energy to paying attention. They were deeply aware of the gap between themselves and the people in front of them in terms of individual strength.

If you want to win, it is impossible to find a chance without a detailed and sophisticated plan.

"Zero." Zero stopped and bent down according to the standard etiquette among nobles, as if there was going to be an interesting dance later, "You can call me that."

Yi and Priscilla returned the favor: "I wonder why Mr. Zero found us? There is probably nothing to discuss between us, right?"

Zero nodded naturally and agreed with Yi: "That's true, but the book says, 'When there are interests, two people without words can talk from day to night and become the best friends.' . I probably know what you want most right now, and I can help you. Likewise, you can also help me."

The two of them did not answer immediately, and their eyes alternated between Zero and the cave exit not far behind him.

"Don't worry, I'm the only one acting this time, and no one else is following me." Zero immediately replied after noticing this.

"Then, I wonder what interests you are talking about, Mr. Zero?"

"To you, it's something inside those ferocious creatures. You call it a signal generator. You can rest assured that that thing is not a necessity for me, and I have no interest in it myself. And in terms of ways to obtain it, one The first is to hunt ferocious creatures, and the second is to snatch from other people's hands. No matter which point, I can provide you with convenience."

"That's true, but the interests must be mutual. Our side is indeed the signal generator. What about your side, Mr. Zero?" Priscilla asked.

"It's very simple for me. I followed your traces to find it. Because there has been almost no wind recently, even if you have specially dealt with your traces, for me, it just takes more time to search." Zero I want to explain everything as clearly as possible. The book contains relevant information on negotiation. It says that some things should be explained clearly and some things should be as vague as possible. Based on his own judgment, No. 0 thought it would be better to explain clearly.

"I think you are probably chasing a group of people. I noticed their scent and traces, and those people have been the prey we have been chasing for a long time, so they are very familiar. At least now, as far as the target is concerned, the two of us are consistent. . But this time, I am following in the footsteps of another person. I wonder if you know that person?"

"I don't know the name yet, but I have an impression of his general appearance."

"That's good. To sum up, my target this time is him. But judging from the traces, he is very likely to be with my previous target, so..."

"Ounes and the others?" a captain murmured.

"Ounes?" Number Zero repeated, "In other words, I don't want to be disturbed by Ounes and his team when hunting targets. It just so happens that you are targeting Ounes and others, so you want to cooperate on the basis of cooperation. Come on, you guys will help me stop Ounes and the others, while I concentrate on dealing with the remaining person. It seems like you don’t know that Ounes and that man have joined together, right?"

Yi and Priscilla thought for a while before nodding. They really didn't know the specific situation. If this is really the case... the two of them felt alert and involuntary with a sense of fear. The battle that day was witnessed by both of them. If they were ambushed by that man, in other words, it could be seen as being ambushed by No. 0 in front of them, the only result waiting for them would be death.

The two nodded and allowed Number Zero to continue: "Onnes and others probably have signal generators in their hands. As long as they succeed, they will all be yours. I just need a relatively quiet environment. I don't know, you two." What do you think? There is still a lot of time, and you can give me a reply before dawn. In addition, I would like to apologize to you for what happened before. "

Yi and Priscilla looked at each other, and both could see the other's heartbeat. But they didn't agree immediately. Being cautious, they felt that they still needed to spend some time to sort through Zero's words.

,,,,,,

In the end, Andrew did not follow another trail.

After returning to the bifurcation point, he stopped there for a long time, until it was completely dark, and then he asked the team to retreat more than ten kilometers from the original route, and found a hidden place to rest.

At this moment, he and several captains were sitting by the fire. Andrew used his sword to draw a map on the ice, and he and the captains were analyzing and guessing something. He basically determined the identities of the two people walking in front of the team. Each of them was someone Andrew didn't want to meet, but only when the two were acting alone.

All signs now indicate that the two will meet soon. They definitely wouldn't sit together and laugh and talk. Andrew said in his heart that he thought this was an excellent opportunity, and based on his vague premonition and intelligence collection, the encounter between the two would once again involve other teams.

So Andrew patiently chose to wait and hide on the sidelines, waiting for his own opportunity to come.