Spy-x-War Showdown
Chapter 417 - 405 Cannon Fodder

Chapter 417: Chapter 405 Cannon Fodder

Alexander chuckled, that kind of apologetic chuckle, then he said to Chris, "Although I’m reluctant to make such arrangements, I have to admit, you’re right, under your current conditions, you can only serve as cannon fodder."

Rodriguez still wore an indifferent expression, but Kate bit her lip tightly.

"So when you go into battle, do you arrange for cannon fodder to be at the front?"

Hearing Chris’s question, Alexander chuckled again, then shook his head and said, "No, no, my people are all skilled. My Mercenary Group doesn’t allow anyone who can only serve as cannon fodder to exist, so I wouldn’t arrange for cannon fodder to be at the front. That’s all."

Alexander glanced at his watch, then raised his voice and said, "You’ll launch the attack in five minutes. Pasanin and I will be waiting for you in a certain room inside. Good luck, and see you later."

Pasanin handed an RK.62 rifle to Alexander, who took it and quickly entered the cabin with Pasanin.

A month had gone by, and Brian’s body was now capable of performing less strenuous activities, meaning he definitely couldn’t run and jump, but participating in an exercise was still possible.

Brian addressed everyone, "Alright, you all know Alexander’s arrangements. Now, let’s witness Aurora’s might. Listen up, if we fail, I’m going to be very unhappy. That’s it."

Brian too picked up a rifle, quietly waiting for the time to initiate the attack.

Of course, this was an exercise, the guns were real but the bullets were not, each gun was equipped with a laser emitter, and each person wore a vest with a laser receiving device.

When the time came, Brian gestured with his hand and said softly, "Go!"

Rodriguez was the first to run out, with Kate and Chris quickly following behind him.

Rookies like Kate had received some indoor combat training, but their foundations were weak. They had to undergo shooting and tactical training, so in terms of indoor combat, they were still utter beginners, with even their movements lacking standard.

But Zhang Yong and Brian’s group were different, their movements were clearly more professional.

Yang Yi and Xiao Ran were the only ones left outside.

Xiao Ran spoke with a hint of exasperation, "Always on standby, always supporting, it’s so annoying."

"Don’t say that, the tasks are just different, each is important in its own."

Xiao Ran glanced at Yang Yi lying beside her, then said irritably, "Stop aiming, the people inside won’t come out. Do you know why you’re paired with me?"

"Because I’m a sniper."

"Pfft, do you not know your own abilities? A sniper? You’re just material that can only serve as cannon fodder, but since you’re the leader of the Organization of Water, how could you possibly go in as cannon fodder? That’s why you can only stay out here."

Finally, Yang Yi moved his eyes away from the scope to look at Xiao Ran.

"Queen."

"Blade Queen!"

"Blade Queen."

"Spit it out if you want to say something!"

"Decency is key, some things are better left unsaid, right?"

"No good, I just love to reveal others’ shortcomings, what about it?"

"Are you really that jealous?"

Xiao Ran, surprised, looked at Yang Yi and said, "What did you say? Are you saying I’m jealous?"

Yang Yi, in a slip of the tongue, had said something he shouldn’t have, so he immediately replied, "I didn’t say anything, I said nothing, you’re just thinking too much."

Xiao Ran said angrily, "Make yourself clear, I’m jealous? Jealous of you? Pfft, don’t talk to me, just looking at you annoys me!"

"I didn’t say anything, you’re the one who brought it up first."

"If you dare, say it again, don’t bother me!"

Xiao Ran seemed very annoyed, but at that moment, she said in surprise, "No way, how could it be so fast?"

Chris and his two companions walked out, followed closely by Brian and his two companions.

Brian looked very angry, he was extremely angry.

"You three might as well stay outside, you’re just getting in the way."

Utterly annoyed, Brian said in a deep voice, "We three will go in, we must take them down."

Yang Yi asked cautiously, "Did you fail?"

Zhang Yong spread his hands and said, "Think about it, there was no way we could win. Even as cannon fodder, those three were no good, then Alexander and Pasanin know the terrain here like the back of their hands, and besides, it’s very dark now, even darker inside the house, and none of us has night vision goggles, so as soon as we went in, we were completely wiped out."

After speaking, Zhang Yong shook his head repeatedly and said, "No wonder the Aurora Mercenary Corps is good at night battles, they don’t see the sun here in winter, always moving in the dark. How could they not be good at night battles? There’s no comparison, we should ask them what model their night vision goggles are, they work well even in such low temperatures, not bad at all."

Brian said bitterly, "Stop looking for excuses, failure is failure! I will not accept any failure."

Zhang Yong said repeatedly, "Don’t be so hard on yourself, man. It’s hard for you to even move around, and those two inside aren’t ordinary people. They’re from the top mercenary group, so it’s normal for us to lose."

Brian gave Zhang Yong a cold look, then said sternly, "I do not accept failure! Not even in an exercise! There’s no need for you to go, Paul, we’re up!"

Zhang Yong quickly said, "No, no, I was just stating the reality. Alright, alright, we’ll go! This time we have to beat them, I don’t even need to be motivated to fight the Aurora, let’s go!"

Brian and his team went back inside. It was then that Yang Yi dared to ask Kate, "What’s the situation inside?"

Kate, biting her lip, said with frustration, "It’s very dark inside. The three of us went in, searching room by room, and then we were ’killed.’ Brian and his team followed and were ’killed’ too."

Kate let out a long sigh, with a frustrated look on her face, while Chris just spread his hands and said, "See, we really are just cannon fodder."

Rodriguez said with a sullen face, "We’re not even fit to be cannon fodder."

Indoor combat was a matter of split-second life and death. In fact, Zhang Yong was right, even with Brian and Paul being so skilled, facing so many disadvantages, the chances of winning an indoor combat exercise against Alexander and Pasanin were still too slim, not to mention outdoor combat exercises which needn’t even be carried out, there was no suspense.

Soon, Zhang Yong and his two companions walked out again, then Zhang Yong, holding up a finger, said loudly, "This time we took out one!"

Brian’s face was still grim, but not as much as before, because at last, he had ’killed’ Alexander, salvaging some pride, and of course, he also knew the reality was that he was at a disadvantage in almost every aspect. He was just too proud to accept defeat, not delusional to the point of defying reason.