125: Chapter 125 Taking the Initiative

I have found the trail of the team Du Yaohua sent underground.

Really? Where are they? Thunderstorm asked eagerly.

How many people are there? What's their equipment like? Cold Moon pressed.

It's basically confirmed that they have assembled. There are around one hundred and thirty people, mainly carrying automatic rifles and grenades, and there are twenty Evolvers.

Twenty Evolvers? How did the number suddenly become so high!

Thunderstorm sucked in a cold breath, then immediately became excited. Damn it, those guys must have let ordinary people absorb energy crystals. Perfect! I want to see what level I'm at now!

On our side, counting me, Thunderstorm, and Cold Moon, plus two others, we have a total of five Evolvers and over seventy Soldiers.

Song Yang scanned the crowd and spoke again:

We hold the initiative now. It would be best if they haven't noticed us, so we can annihilate this enemy force! Do you dare to pull off a big job with me?

Let's do it! Who's afraid of anything!

Thunderstorm was the first to roar, spittle flying everywhere. These sons of bitches have killed so many of our brothers; I've been itching for a real fight with them for a long time!

The other Soldiers were also filled with righteous indignation.

That's right! Let's fight them to the death!

We've been stifled for too long; today we must fight until one side is dead!

The Captain watched the soaring morale of the Soldiers, his own blood boiling, but he still maintained a shred of calm and looked at Song Yang to ask:

How exactly should we fight? We'll follow your arrangements.

Thunderstorm, Cold Moon, and I, along with those two other Evolvers, will form an assault team specifically responsible for taking out the enemy's Evolvers and commanders.

As for the rest of you brothers, your task is to clear out the other small fry. After the battle ends, I will tally the results, and the person who eliminates the most enemies...

Song Yang intentionally drew out his voice and looked at everyone. Everyone held their breath, their eyes filled with anticipation.

Afterward, I will personally help him become an Evolver!

The crowd immediately became excited.

Become an Evolver!

For ordinary people struggling in the apocalypse, what a huge temptation this was!

It meant stronger power and a higher chance of survival!

For a moment, a burning light erupted in the eyes of all the Soldiers.

The Soldiers who might have been hesitant or fearful before were now stirred to boiling blood by this huge reward.

Alright! I'll entrust my life to you!

Count me in! I want to be an Evolver!

Kill them all!

Watching the crowd with their sky-high morale, Song Yang nodded in satisfaction and set off with them.

...

In front of a huge cave entrance, it was pitch black.

Eight Soldiers wearing uniform attire and infrared night vision goggles were leaning against the rock wall in boredom, their gun muzzles pointed casually toward the ground.

Hey, brothers, these past few days following the main force, we've had a blast killing!

A Soldier with a fresh scar on his face spat and said triumphantly, Those small factions that didn't know better ran into our muzzles; it's their bad luck! I took out seven or eight of them all by myself!

A slightly shorter Soldier nearby heard this and curled his lip:

It's fun, sure, but I don't know what happened to Captain Tiger Li. I heard he went missing; I hope he wasn't ambushed by those people.

Who cares!

The burly man next to the scarred Soldier scoffed and patted his chest. Before, it was because our manpower was scattered, which allowed them to take advantage of us.

Now Instructor Zhang has gathered all the manpower—over a hundred brothers and twenty Evolvers! Even if you gave them ten times the guts, they wouldn't dare to tweak the tiger's whiskers again!

That's right!

Director Du has already controlled the exit; not even a bird can fly out. The treasures underground will be ours sooner or later!

The few of them chatted unscrupulously, completely unaware that in the shadows of the cave dome dozens of meters above their heads, a figure glided quietly like a ghost.

Song Yang stepped on his repulsion flight device, concealing his aura to the extreme, taking in the positions, equipment, and even the subtle expressions on the faces of the eight sentries below.

Eight sentries, infrared night vision goggles, automatic rifles... their vigilance is very poor, Song Yang quickly judged in his heart.

He did not move immediately but made a gesture.

In the darkness, Thunderstorm, Cold Moon, and the other two Evolvers crept up silently.

Two each. Quick battle, quick decision. Don't alert the people inside.

Heh, leave it to me!

Thunderstorm grinned; he loved this kind of surprise attack the most.

Song Yang took a deep breath and slightly moved his mental energy. The repulsion flight device beneath his feet seemed to come alive, carrying him silently toward the two sentries on the far left below.

Those two sentries were still bragging about their battle record from the day, completely unaware that the Grim Reaper had arrived.

...I'm telling you, that woman wanted to run, but I gave her a gun butt...

Before the words had finished, a black shadow descended from the sky like lightning!

Two heads flew up.

In less than a second, all eight sentries were taken care of without a single gunshot, and they couldn't even manage to call for help.

Move out.

Song Yang gestured for the team hiding in the distance to advance.

He took the lead, stepping on the repulsion flight device, and flew into the cave silently.

Thunderstorm, Cold Moon, and the others followed closely behind, and the rest of the Soldiers poured in like a tide.

Song Yang's speed was pushed to the limit. Under his feet, the repulsion flight device almost turned into a streak of light invisible to the naked eye, leaving Thunderstorm, Cold Moon, and the others far behind.

He reached out and wiped his face, and a hideous demon mask was already covering it.

His mental energy was like the most precise radar, locking onto the two nearest energy fluctuations of Evolvers in his perception.

The great battle was imminent. Before that, he had to weaken the enemy's effective strength as much as possible, reduce the pressure on the follow-up troops, and secure a greater chance of victory for himself.

In a relatively spacious karst cave, a bonfire was crackling. Two men were sitting around the bonfire. One was a Thin Man with eyes as sharp as a hawk, poking at the fire with a branch;

The other was burly and muscular, leaning against a rock with a rugged machete in his arms, appearing to be dozing off, but his breathing was even, clearly remaining vigilant.

Damn, this damn place is so damp it's about to grow mushrooms, the Thin Man spat. I don't know when Director Du will let us go up to get some air. Scavenging for energy crystals every day, my bones are about to rust.

The tower-like burly man didn't even lift his eyelids and said in a muffled voice:

Thin Monkey, stop complaining. Director Du said that what's underground is of great importance. The more we get, the better, and our rewards won't be lacking.

Besides, news just came from above that the Blood Shadow Butcher is Song Yang. We need to be even more alert; don't let someone sneak in without us knowing.

Thin Monkey curled his lip:

That guy Tiger Li, relying on his seniority, usually walked around with his eyes on top of his head. He deserved to die.

Before his words had finished, Thin Monkey suddenly raised his head, his eyes turning sharp, and he shouted sternly:

Who is it?!

Almost at the same instant he spoke, the tower-like burly man who had been dozing against the rock also sprang up like a beast awakened.

Both their gazes were locked on the figure wearing the demon mask that was approaching at high speed from the darkness.

It's the Blood Shadow Butcher!

Thin Monkey's pupils constricted. The person Director Du has a bounty on!

Looking for death!

The tower-like burly man roared, exerting force with his feet, and his heavy body erupted with speed inconsistent with his size, rushing toward Song Yang!

Thin Monkey flickered, pulling two short blades from his waist, and the two attacked simultaneously from left and right.