Chapter 22: The Verge
At 11:30 p.m., the landing team that had broken into the city of Narvik from the northeast was basically wiped out.
Only a handful of soldiers escaped alive to the coast, but since they had landed by diving, they could no longer withdraw to the submarine, so they could only seek out uninhabited structures in the cold night, praying that they would not be discovered until reinforcements arrived.
But that ...... It is undoubtedly a luxury.
The remnants of the rebels were far more familiar with the terrain than the newcomers, and with the fact that the relationship between the two sides had long since reversed in terms of numbers and momentum, it was only a matter of time before the former were annihilated by the latter.
Little Bowman, on the other hand, had long regarded these landed soldiers as abandoned pawns; He wouldn't risk directing the fleet to land to rescue those on the shore, he just hid in the safety of the command ship under the icy sea, waiting...... The cruiser of the Golden Lion, and the arrival of "that man".
The man, named "Nakanwo", had a strange name, no surname, and no known provenance.
However, the name itself is never important, what matters is the meaning behind it; The meaning of these three words Nakanwa is - the highest combat power of the Federation, the strongest guard officer, and the strongest mutant officially recognized by EAS...... Not one of them.
Although EAS believes that Nakanvo's ability control and physical skills are only "fierce" level, this does not affect his "strongest" status.
There are two reasons: first, his ability is a "energy manipulation" that can be called a BUG; Second, he's an omega-level mutant.
How strong is this mutant...... Just refer to Shi Sanwen to know.
However, the current Nakanwo is still inferior to Shi Sanwen, because he is still very "young"; Nakanvo is forty-five years old this year, and he is already middle-aged in the eyes of ordinary people, but from the perspective of a high-ranking mutant, he still has a long way to go...... The premise is that you don't die unexpectedly.
For the most part, Nakanvo stayed at his home in Iceland, where there was an entire federation of luxury residences built for him.
He was the only "resident" in the entire area, and all the others were his "servants".
In that residential area, Nakanwo is the existence of the "emperor", no matter what food, clothing, housing and transportation, as long as it is what he wants, the Federation will give it, and the price is never a problem; In addition, Nakanvo could call others to do whatever he wantedβhe could make men kneel in front of him and kowtow to death, and he could have women sleep with him at any time and place.
These men who were responsible for serving him were brought in by the Federation by all sorts of unconventional means, and were specially driven by Nakanwa as a slave; And these people usually have only one outcome in the end, which is death.
But until then...... As the saying goes, it's better to die than to live, people have the will to survive, and there are only a few people who will choose to directly cut themselves off, and most people will adapt to the life in front of them, even if they are slaves.
Thankfully, Nakanvo wasn't much of a sadomasochist or pervert, and he was more ordinary when it came to desire.
He likes high-end cuisine, young and beautiful girls, elaborate and comfortable clothes, and a spacious and comfortable environment...... In short, they are all the preferences of normal people, but not everyone has the conditions to achieve them.
He did not begin to pursue distorted and sick stimuli because all his needs could be satisfied for a long time, such as eating strange things, predating on minors, deliberately causing others to suffer, and so on.
His only problem, or what looks like a mental illness, is ...... He is unable to form an emotional connection with people.
Once Nakanvo feels that he has become a friend with someone, or has feelings similar to love or affection, he will be tempted to kill them.
It was not his choice, but an instinct-like impulse that he could not explain himself.
That's why those who come to serve him must die in the end......
Based on this, the federal agencies responsible for providing him with supplies and servants will also explain to those servants who are going to transport them in advance that they must not think about "patting their masters", do their duty, and use themselves as a tool in order to live longer.
Of course, Nakanwa, who enjoys so many ridiculous privileges from the Federation, has to pay a price - when the Federation needs to use him, he has a mission.
Nakanvo also has his own principles regarding the mission, he has a pact with the Federation that he will "only participate in the action against one or more capable persons that ordinary security officers cannot oppose, and will not intervene in the 'war' unless absolutely necessary", which means that if the Federation asks him to carry out a large-scale slaughter on a frontal battlefield, he can and has a high probability of refusing to do so. Unless the Federation says "If you don't make a move, our entire regime will be shut down", then he will consider breaking the vows.
Today, however, the task of "assisting the 'Shoveling Paint Operation' to exterminate the members of the Anti-Cross" is undoubtedly in line with his principles, and he has no reason to refuse.
So, after receiving the notice, he simply packed up, and when the boat that came to pick him up docked, he boarded the ship and set off.
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Midnight was coming, and according to Yevgeny's calculations, the reinforcements he requested should have arrived.
However, it did not arrive.
The fleet of the Golden Lion County did not arrive.
Responsible for the ship that went to pick up Canvo...... Didn't arrive either.
Not only did no one come, but even the communication was not replied to, and this anomaly made a calm strategist like Yevghny fall into confusion and panic.
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At the same time, the Norwegian Sea, the sea east of the Faroe Islands.
The Combined Fleet of Edinburgh, known as the "world's strongest naval fleet", sailed from the Commonwealth Edinburgh Naval Base, is waiting quietly on the sea.
They had arrived an hour earlier, but the commander of the fleet, Admiral Gavin, had suddenly ordered the entire ship to halt sailing and stand by at that time.
During this hour, Gavin was contacted by the naval base to ask him about the reason for the sudden halt in his advance, and he replied on the grounds that "an unknown target was detected and a suspected enemy reconnaissance plane was detected"; The communication requests sent by Bowman Jr. were all rejected by Gavin.
Seeing that the other party ignored him, Bowman Jr. was quite annoyed, and bypassed him and contacted the Edinburgh Naval Base directly, and the Naval Base relayed Gavin's reply, and when he contacted Gavin again, Gavin was in the same tone, and still refused to talk directly to Bowman Jr.
This strange stalemate seemed to others to mean that Gavin deliberately did not want to support Bowman Jr., but strangely, before the fleet set off, Gavin obviously took the initiative to ask to be the commander of this support army.
The secret of this, at least for now, on the side of the Federation, has not yet been understood......
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On the other hand, Las Vegas.
"Your food here is so delicious, I'm a little addicted to it." Sakaki said as he put a bite of natto bibimbap into his mouth.
At this time, he was sitting in Masako's restaurant with Solid, receiving the other party's hospitality.
Due to the injury of his right hand in the early hours of the morning, Sakaki can only eat with his left hand for the time being, but it doesn't hurt for him, because there is no such thing as a "dominant hand" for gamblers of his level, and chopsticks and mice can open the bow left and right.
"You don't want to take the bait for me, and then offer to stay with me, do you?" Masako, who was sitting opposite Sakaki, asked with one hand on her cheek, looking at him with an unhappy expression.
"You've found out all this, huh?" Sakaki replied with a smile.
"So did you do it on the fly, or did your boss arrange it in advance?" When Masako asked, she actually already had the answer in her heart.
"Haha...... So far, what is the difference between "you" and "us", everyone is in the same boat. Sakaki also knew that the other party was like a mirror in his heart, so he made a haha and passed perfunctorily.
"Understood......," Masako continued, "it doesn't matter if someone stays with me to keep an eye on me...... I won't care about such a trivial matter, anyway, as far as I'm concerned, now that I'm sure I'm going to work with you, there's nothing to hide. At this point, she shifted her gaze to Sakaki's bandaged right hand, "I still haven't figured it out compared to that kind of thing...... What kind of weird setting is your ability to make the gun explode just when you're about to kill yourself? β
Hearing this, Sakaki glanced around, and then said, "There are a lot of people here, why don't I tell you quietly another day?" β
"It's okay if you don't want to say it......" Masako also took a bite of food, putting on a noncommittal look, "Since you can see through my abilities, then I have no reason not to see through you; If you stay with me, I can just observe you more......" she paused, "Besides, you can remember, I didn't 'lose to you', this battle between you and me as gamblers is just reserved for the time being, and I will one day share it with you." β
"Okay~" Sakaki shrugged and smiled, "Sister Masako, you can do whatever you say......" He ate again, then changed the conversation and asked the matter, "By the way, I also have something to be curious about...... How the hell did you get General Gavin to do what you wanted? Delaying a military plane is a serious crime, and if the consequences are serious, the military court may sentence him to life or even death...... He's not going to ...... for a little money."
"...... this morning," Masako continued, without waiting for him to finish, "while you and I were playing word guessing roulette, in that underground casino next door to us, General Gavin's two sons lost some chips in a big gamble that they simply couldn't pay.
"Although they think that they can use the power of their families to fool people away, it is clear that they are not qualified to go wild with me.
"Long story short, people...... Now that I'm still detained, General Gavin wants to keep his son safe and sound, so he naturally has to follow our arrangement. β
Hearing this, Solid suddenly continued, "What did you do...... It should be more than that, right? Having been in the system and court-martialed, he was quite familiar with that thing, and he was also very aware of the urine nature of these high-ranking generals of the Federation, so he was suspicious, "A guy like this who has cultivated two second ancestors is definitely not a good bird in his own right, and in my opinion, he may not risk being sentenced to death to protect his sons." β
"Huh...... He is worthy of being a 'veteran' and insightful. Masako replied with a smile, "You guessed it right, in addition to blackmailing him with the lives of those two little rabbit cubs, I also left him a way out......" She took a sip of the drink on the table and continued, "At this moment, near the sea area where Gavin is located, there is an unmanned marine meteorological observatory; Such observatories are common near the Arctic Circle and are all managed by a private company that won a bid on nepotism.
"Every year, the company only needs to release some drones, fly them according to the program, and upload some dispensable observation data, and then cheat a large amount of money from the government.
"Companies like this, all over the world these days, are mostly owned by regulars in Las Vegas...... I just need to set up a random game, and I can turn any of them into the dogs of our Shenwu Society.
"This time, I called a few drones from one of the observation stations and swung around the navigation path of Gavin's fleet a few times, so as to leave some records on the detection radar of the other side......
In this way, Gavin has an excuse to get away with it, he can say that he stopped advancing because he was on guard against an enemy attack, and the data on the ship can also show that he is not telling the truth, as for the final truth, it doesn't matter, anyway, in terms of the local situation at the time, you can't determine that he is deliberately delaying the military plane...... Even if the court were to sentence him afterwards, it would not be a capital crime. β
When she had said this, she elegantly cut a small piece of steak into her mouth and took another sip of wine.
In the past few seconds, Sollid also finished digesting the information in this passage, and continued in a deep voice: "Sure enough, it is a reliable ally, His Royal Highness's calculation...... Admire under it. β
"It's okay, I'm afraid I'm too small compared to you 'that'." Masako sneered, I don't know if she was really a little drunk or if she was trying to tease her with alcohol, "I don't think it would be a 'coincidence' that Gavin's two sons appeared on the same day as the two of you, and I can't learn the kind of 'calculation' of yours......"
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At the same time, the Norwegian Sea, about three hundred nautical miles east of Iceland.
"Ah sneeze......" Zilin "stood" on the sea, sneezed, and muttered to himself, "Whew...... Another woman is saying bad things about me behind my back. β
"You're just cold, aren't you?" A second later, another person's voice rang out.
That man was none other than Nakanwo.
Like Zilin, Nakanwo was also "standing" on the surface of the sea at this time, a few seconds ago, he was not there, but now he was firmly standing about five meters away from Zilin.
"Why is the ship carrying you so far away?" Zilin didn't feel any surprise, just smiled and said to the other party.
"Isn't the submarine carrying you also very far away?" Nakanwa continued.
"Huh...... It seems that we have a consensus on at least one point. Zilin said with a smile.
"Yes......," Nakan Wo said, "and it would be best to fight you, in a place where there are no people within a radius of several kilometers." β
Please remember that the first domain name of this book is:. Nine Heavenly God Emperors