PS: Today's birthday, haha, you can go out and surf!

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In the quiet and dark forest, a group of human soldiers are running wildly!

They were running for their lives, and behind the soldiers, entire teams of orcs were searching their escape routes.

The road in the dense forest is not very easy to walk, and a huge pit can appear at any moment on the seemingly flat ground, and there are traps under the thick rotten leaves, and the roads that were originally clear may come to an end after two steps.

Even worse are the occasional ferocious beasts, but the officer led by this group of human soldiers is familiar with the environment of the jungle, and he can always lead the team on the right route when it matters most.

About two hours ago, Owen's reconnaissance squadron had been calculated by the orc commander.

Not only were they facing orc warriors rushing across the river, but there was also an ambush of a hundred-man squad in the dark forest.

They were flanked.

This was planned by the orc commander a long time ago.

For this plan, he sacrificed nearly three hundred orc warriors.

In the rapidly changing battle situation, Squadron Leader Alpha decisively gave up nearly half of the soldiers and let them cover the other part to evacuate.

In this way, the reconnaissance squadron was saved.

In the dense forest, the pursuit of the orcs was of no use at all, and they were getting farther and farther away from the human soldiers.

The orc commander was reluctant, and although he had the confidence to follow the trails left by the human soldiers, he still chose to give up in the face of the unknown jungle.

...

Owen hid behind a large tree and gasped for air, and the soldier in charge of the broken back brought back the news: the orcs have retreated!

His right arm was covered in blood, obviously not lightly injured, beside him, a group of wounded soldiers with the help of their companions simply treated the wound, no one came to help Owen, he could only endure the pain by himself, slowly treating the wound.

Farther away, some unwounded soldiers consciously took on the role of sentinels.

Suddenly, clear footsteps came, Owen raised his head slightly, and in the shadows, a pair of familiar military boots caught his eye.

"Alvin... Squadron Leader..."He didn't dare to raise his head, and opened his mouth to squeeze out three words: "I'm sorry..."

"I'll report it as it is, and you're responsible for your arrogance!" Alvin's cold words rang in Owen's ears, and he was no longer as complimented as he had just been.

Owen smiled bitterly, and he didn't refute this question, "It's your right, Squadron Leader!"

After a blunt conversation, the two fell silent.

The bewildered gazes of the soldiers around them all looked at the two of them as if they were not looking, and they needed them to give them confidence again.

A few minutes later, Squadron Leader Alvin was the first to break the silence, "What's next?"

This time, his tone was no longer so blunt.

"Going?" Owen was stunned, his head raised a little, and he looked at the other man's shoulder.

"We're still on a quest, you won't forget your quest, do you?do you want me to repeat it for you?" Alvin grabbed the chainmail clasp on Owyn's chest, and glared at him fiercely with round eyes, "I don't know anything about this damn forest, since you took on this task, you have the responsibility to complete him, and besides, I don't care what you think, these brothers of mine are flesh and blood, not items that you can sacrifice at will for promotion, you better remember what I said!"

"Well... I'm sorry, my mind is a little messy... Let me think about it!" Owen replied in a low voice, avoiding Alvin's gaze.

Alvin shook off Owen, he stared seriously at the subordinate in front of him who he used to like the most and was the most capable, glanced at the soldiers around him who were doing things silently, and said in a deep voice: "Think about those brothers who died, Owen, we can't let them die in vain..."

With that, he departed.

Owen's mind is really messed up right now, and he hasn't reacted to the defeat just now.

Originally, this was a war of annihilation that he had prepared for a long time, but in the end, it was he who was defeated. In the blink of an eye, the hunter became the prey, and he himself was like a lost dog scurrying through the forest.

After all, Owen is just a small scout team leader, his idea is the wishful thinking of some small people, he didn't think about failure at all, what should he do after failure?

What to do?

He can only think now......

As Owen pondered, the sky grew darker.

The forest was dangerous at night, and the soldiers, led by their squadron leader Alvin, first sprinkled insect repellent around the makeshift camp, and then raised a small bonfire behind a hidden hillside, which they did not dare to make a big fire.

The soldiers in charge of the guard carried out their duties conscientiously.

Around the campfire, the soldiers who had finished the shift were baking the dry food in their hands.

Alvin chatted with the soldiers on the sidelines, a habit he made every time he fought, and in doing so, he could reduce the worries in the soldiers' minds.

Around ten o'clock in the evening, Owen found Alvin.

"I know you don't look down on me at all, you just think I'm lucky..."Owen said frankly, "so..."

"Are you trying to say that I'm also responsible for your mistakes?" Alvin coldly interrupted Owen.

"No, no, no," Owen shook his head, "Squadron Leader... I..."

Alvin frowned and interrupted Owen again, "Say what you want to say, Owen!"

"Give me a squad of people—" Owen lowered his head, took a few deep breaths, and then looked Alvin in the eye, "I'll be back before dawn!"

Alvin raised his eyebrows, "What are you going to do? Sneak up on those orcs? Are you kidding?"

"Squadron leader, you should know me, I can't command a squadron, but a squad is still at ease, and besides, I have carried out so many missions, except for last night, which one didn't bring them back completely?"

Owen looked very serious.

Squadron Leader Alvin was slightly stunned, he looked at Owen, then turned his head to look at the soldiers talking and laughing next to the campfire, and after thinking about it for a while, he said: "You eat something first, fill your stomach, even if you have to fight hard, you have to have strength, right?"

"Squadron Leader..."

"I promise, after the meal, a squad of soldiers will follow your orders at any time!"

Alvin said as he pulled Owen towards the campfire, where the soldiers had already given up two positions.

Half an hour later.

A well-fed Owen left the makeshift camp with ten soldiers in the faint moonlight.

After they left, Squadron Leader Alvin personally led the soldiers to patrol around the temporary camp as the central point!

The night passed quickly.

By the time Squadron Leader Alvin was woken up by a soldier, it was already dawn.

The squadron leader had been waiting for news from Owen's team last night, and the bloody battle and high nervousness of the day had made him fall asleep unconsciously.