Chapter 99

At just over forty years old, Captain Paburo of the First Cavalry Division, in the prime of his life, looked a decade or so older than his peers due to the rigors of his military career. Under his consistent management for over a decade, this cavalry division, consisting of a thousand heavy cavalry, two thousand light cavalry, and over two thousand logistics and combat troops, maintained a robust combat capability. As an outstanding cavalry division commander, he could not hide the fact that he was also a seventh-rank wind swordsman, and within the "Reversing Scale" corps, he was known as the "War Lion."

An assassin had secretly infiltrated the First Cavalry Division's command tent. If not for his heightened sensitivity to killing intent, Paburo might not have reacted in time to the assassin's sudden move, and he and Li Muxin might have fallen victim to the assassin's poison hand.

"There's an assassin! Form a perimeter around the tent! Light the fires!"

After forcing the assassin back, Paburo shouted without hesitation. He was a commander, not a warrior who relied solely on brute force. With so many troops under his command, why not use them?

The commander's roar instantly spread across half the camp, and the alarmed knights and logistics troops rushed over.

Sss! A short sword, shimmering with a faint cold light, sliced through the air and shot back, the assassin willing to risk his life to kill the First Cavalry Division's commander, Paburo.

A half-foot-long tactical dagger suddenly appeared mid-air, unexpectedly skewing at a strange angle to stab the assassin's waist and kidneys, a move equally treacherous and vicious.

Although being stabbed in the kidneys would not immediately kill a person, it would cause unbearable pain, rendering them unable to move.

It seemed there was more to it. Li Muxin, the wielder of the tactical dagger, also concealed a blade in the sleeve of her other hand, ready to unleash a fatal blow at any moment.

The Li family's hidden blade technique, passed down from the Anti-Japanese War era, was a close-quarters combat skill. As members of the "Night Shadow" special operations intelligence unit, the Gemini sisters, with their military family background, were not only skilled in various reconnaissance, interrogation, and intelligence analysis techniques and proficient in using various weapons, but also excelled in close-quarters combat. No one would have expected these seemingly gentle twin girls to be so fierce and formidable.

Although the assassin had the initial advantage, after teaming up with Paburo to repel the attacker, Li Muxin fully entered a close-quarters combat state, her face calm and composed, fully focused on agile and risky moves, similar to the assassin's style of precise and effective attacks on vital points.

Paburo roared, his heavy battle sword, weighing over a hundred pounds, swinging like the wind, exuding a fierce and intense aura, relentlessly pressing the assassin.

Damn, he had underestimated this man and woman!

The assassin used every trick in the book, moving like a nimble and agile cat, his short sword, though razor-sharp, lacking the courage to clash with the battle sword.

Shorter means more dangerous, but longer means stronger, and sharpness can also lead to brittleness.

The woman in gemstone blue, though showing no signs of battle aura, had intricate and risky moves, her shorter dagger incredibly agile, perfectly filling the gaps in Paburo's attacks. The two seemed to have rehearsed countless times, flanking the intruder from both sides.

Swish! The tactical dagger and short sword clashed in mid-air, sparks flying.

Li Muxin's face turned slightly pale. Despite her preparation and skill in deflecting the force, she almost lost her grip on the tactical dagger. As Paburo took the opportunity to launch a fierce attack, she switched to a reverse grip with her left hand, showing no less dexterity than her right, her skilled and calm combat awareness compensating for the lack of battle aura.

Although neither side seemed to have the upper hand, the assassin's heart was racing. His short sword, known for its ability to cut through iron like butter, had not gained any advantage in the clash, indicating that the peculiar dagger in the opponent's hand was also a formidable weapon.

The intelligence was severely flawed. The First Cavalry Division's commander was not an old man on the verge of retirement, and the unexpected young woman was not a civil servant. Especially after the reverse grip, the assassin immediately retreated, knowing that only a fanatic would stay to fight such a formidable duo.

A brave wind swordsman and a fellow assassin, working together seamlessly, how could he fight them?

He casually waved his hand, releasing a white mist, forcing Li Muxin and Paburo to retreat, thinking it was a toxic fog. The assassin then retreated to the edge of the tent, slashing it open with a swift motion, and fled, not uttering a word throughout the encounter, making it impossible to determine the gender of the assassin.

"It's a woman! A female assassin!"

Li Muxin, trained in professional skills, managed to steady her breathing as she looked at the large hole in the tent.

From the moment the assassin's sword appeared in the tent to the quick retreat, it took only a dozen seconds. Even with Paburo's main combat power, the intense battle had rapidly drained her energy, her muscles trembling and showing signs of exhaustion.

The knights and combat troops rushing to the tent shouted and charged at the black-clad assassin, but a yellow mist suddenly spread, covering dozens of square meters. The Slan people, enveloped in the unknown mist, began to cough and scream.

"Someone is using poison!"

"Ah! I can't see! It's choking me!"

"It's so uncomfortable, save me!"

"Help! I'm on fire! Someone is setting fire!"

The fearless knights and combat troops, unfamiliar with such a bizarre scene, were thrown into chaos.

Many, with their eyes stinging, swung their weapons wildly, colliding and slashing at random, causing those hit to scream and retaliate, leading to chaos around the commander's tent.

"Secure the area, everyone stay calm, stand still, that's not poison! That's not poison!"

Li Muxin, hearing the chaos outside, rushed out of the tent without hesitation.

Highly effective poisons are often very precious, and using them on these ordinary troops would be a waste. From the Slan people's panicked reactions, it was clear that the assassin had used a powder similar to tear gas, not poison.

However, the attacker had not mastered breathing filters or goggles; otherwise, with such a strong sensory and nerve-stimulating powder, they would have been killed in the enclosed tent.

"Everyone, stand still, don't move!"

Paburo's booming voice shook the air, quickly stabilizing the chaos.

"What happened? Are you hurt?"

A knight in black heavy armor descended from the sky, landing beside Li Muxin, surveying her and Paburo.

He saw the slashed tent and the still lingering mist, quickly deducing that the commander's tent had just been attacked.

"Major Lin Mo, it was an assassin!"

Li Muxin, still breathing heavily, her back drenched in sweat, had not yet recovered from the life-and-death struggle.

"Commander Morin! Damn it, an assassin infiltrated the camp!"

Paburo, also narrowly escaping, angrily swung his battle sword, cutting through the air.

He could imagine the chaos that would ensue if the assassin had succeeded. His death would be a small matter, but the First Cavalry Division would immediately fall into disarray without a leader.

Even if General Andre appointed a new commander, it would be impossible to restore the division's combat capability in a short time.

"Damn! Where is that guy?"

Lin Mo looked around, activating radar scanning and infrared imaging to identify the assassin in the crowd.

"Probably already escaped."

Li Muxin, seeing Lin Mo's actions, knew what he was doing. No cautious assassin would remain among the knights and combat troops, likely having already fled.

"Stay here, don't separate, stay alert, I'll go after him."

The dragon knight, his knuckles cracking, gritted his teeth. In his mind, the Gemini sisters were his closest and most trusted comrades, and any enemy who threatened or harmed them would face his most ruthless and relentless revenge.

Before he finished speaking, he disappeared into the night.

"Sister!"

As Lin Mo left, Li Mubing, the younger sister, arrived at the commander's tent. Seeing the still groaning and panicked Slan people, she knew something had happened.

When she heard Paburo shout about an assassin, she immediately armed herself with a 95-style automatic rifle and other weapons to find her sister.

"A decapitation attempt, but it failed."

Li Muxin smiled and briefly recounted what had happened.

"Where is Major Lin Mo? This guy always disappears when we need him!"

Li Mubing, still shaken, vented her frustration on the dragon knight, who often served as a punching bag and a source of venting.

"Don't say that, Major Lin Mo has already gone after the assassin."

"Hmph! If he catches that assassin, I'll strip him and beat him until he's raw!"

Her resentment and vindictiveness were truly unexpected.

As the commander of the cavalry division, Paburo could not afford to idle. He immediately ordered a search of the camp and, after consulting with Li Muxin, had the knights and combat troops affected by the unknown powder wash their eyes with liquid oil and rinse their bodies with large amounts of water, finally alleviating their suffering. (To be continued. Search for Piaowen.com for better and faster updates!)