105 Hopkins (1/2)
During the three kilometer escape, the assassin had not just solely focused on escaping and instead had gone on to killing 46 Federation soldiers! Everyone present on the scene was startled!
He was not a true assassin, as an authentic assassin would absolutely not become so crazy. An assassin who did not kill his target would usually flee beyond 500 kilometers away and would also not target anyone without a valuable bounty on his head!
Daring to provoke the Federation in such a place and slowly killing the pursuing soldiers while escaping, this person was truly the most bloodthirsty, the most confident, and the most dangerous professional soldier! At the same time, it was a lunatic with the strongest desire in his heart for retaliation—retaliating for the missed shot on Russell!
Tian Xing Jian thought that he was really fortunate. If not for choosing to come to this female dormitory and not searching for traces in the rear hill without any knowledge of the enemy, he might have been one of those who were killed. Right when he was feeling fear and trepidation after the event, the guard added, “First Lieutenant Tian, General Russell ordered for you to participate in this mission of pursuit. He requested for you to receive the mission from the forward command.”
Fatty was stunned. He was clearer than anyone else regarding the situation in the academy. Veterans of a hundred battles were all gathered in different cities as they proceeded with their operation of cleaning up the remnant Imperial soldiers while assisting in the maintenance of order in those cities. As for those who were stationed in the military base beside the academy, they were merely a fully-mechanized infantry division that had been dispatched from the rear. It was this division that had been pulled out the moment the incident occurred. Those participating in the pursuit were not any ordinary soldiers; instead, they were the scouts and commandos from this division!
But even so, this division had never been on the battlefield. The commandos had merely been through strict training which were of the same type as what Fatty had undergone in the past. Yet, 46 of them had died in the distance of three kilometers as they pursued the assassin! The ruthlessness and viciousness of the assassin could be seen from this. Fatty himself knew his limits. Even though his examination results were good and he had also been the top ranker in marksmanship during his special scouts training, this was still his first time facing a face-to-face battle. Any carelessness or lack of experience on his part could cost his life!
His heart pumped erratically as he reached Bernadotte’s office. Russell’s words had verified the worries of Fatty.
Russell said to Fatty gravely, “I know this person! He is called Hopkins and is also one of the most extreme nationalists. He is of the Weibo race and had once been the commander of the Gyaca Woods royal guards. Due to his action of killing several hundred innocent people of the Ma Ke race, he was captured. But the Gyaca Woods royal family shielded him, and from that moment onwards, he had disappeared from the public, turning into a dagger for the royal family with the profession of assassination. Within three years, 17 important targets could not escape from his snipings. Whenever he is free from a mission, he would always bring with him that J-2011 model sniper rifle of his to join the ground-based special forces, killing to his liking in battles. To him, war is just like hunting!”
Russell was ultimately a man, and thinking that he had escaped from the hands of such a person, he finally began feeling frightened. Calming himself, he continued, “This person, no matter to whom, is a demon! We must not let him escape; we must kill him right here. Those from the special forces that have experience have been redeployed here to aid in the pursuit, but we can’t just wait for them to arrive. The 556 Division soldiers can’t hold him back as well. As of now, there’s already 50 of our men who have been sacrificed! This sacrifice is completely pointless. Hopkins isn’t a fool either. He has always been maintaining a safe distance from the troops. As long as he sees something isn’t right, then he would definitely escape before finding an opportunity to kill from other locations!”
Russell looked at Tian Xing Jian seriously, emphasizing on every single word he said: “Over here, the only person who can handle him is you. I don’t need you to kill him in a single shot. It’s just that you have to ensure your own safety while holding him back and exciting him as well until the moment our special forces arrive and surround him completely!”
Fatty trembled: “Can’t use Battle Mecha?”
Russell shook his head: “Not possible. The moment he sees a Battle Mecha, he’ll immediately leave the battlefield. There’s no way we can find this sniper who is so experienced in battling within forested and mountainous terrains. The region of the hill behind the academy is too big, and even if we were to surround it completely, with his capabilities, he could possibly break out from it. Two hours—we need at least two hours before the troops will be able to arrive and suppress the region he can break out from to an extent which he’ll die no matter what!”
Russell saw that pale white expression on Fatty before speaking gravely, “Do you know, at this very moment, in this circumstance, handling this is part of your responsibility!”
F***! The moment Fatty heard the word, he knew he could not retreat. If he died, then so be it! This father would be sending his flesh out! For the sake of survival, Fatty used an extremely serious attitude in looking through the entire map and the plan. After understanding the plans and carrying out further discussions on the minute details, he went back to reading the map again until the moment Russell could not stand him and just kicked him out!
Fatty first returned to the research lab. Under the puzzling, attentive look of Milan, he went to find full-bodied equipment. He wore a pair of military boots that assisted him in running, a special camouflage clothing that simulated the surrounding, put on an eavesdropping device, took a silenced sniper rifle modeled in the shape of the classical M1 Garand rifle, placed five army knives and a “blood-colored” alloy dagger on his waist, and brought Milan’s Mauser pistol. He ensured that he was fully equipped down to his teeth!
After that, Fatty gave Milan a rough kiss while greedily tasting that wonderful and smooth virgin tongue of hers.
Milan’s stiff body was let loose soon enough as she stuck close to Fatty’s body. Her body was turning warm. She understood what her love would be doing soon enough. Hugging his neck firmly, Milan said, “If you dare not to return, I’ll kill you right away!” Fatty then gave up his thoughts of extending his hand into Milan’s shirt. That atmosphere of gracefully taking an advantage without having to return anything had disappeared completely at that moment.
It was fine if a warrior left without returning, but if he died before even leaving, then it’ll truly be such an injustice.
Report after report was sent back by the pursuing soldiers, stating that the enemy might escape at any moment. Russell and several of the other generals had waited in the commanding post near the region of firefight for close to 20 minutes before Fatty came running over, huffing and puffing.