Chapter 695: Su Chen''s Moment!
Thwack!
In the instant following his utterance, a dagger seemed to materialize from the shadows, slicing directly across his throat, rendering him capable only of a hoarse gasp as he collapsed to the ground.
"Five more to go."
A voice, barely more than a whisper, reached the ears of the remaining Allied Forces soldiers. They felt as if they had plummeted into an ice cellar, a wave of cold rushing over them.
"Killing without a sound... could it be a ninja from the Empire of the Rising Sun? Why would the Empire of the Rising Sun assist the Soviet Union?" A soldier from the Allied Forces muttered in disbelief, his voice low and strained.
Fortuitously, his words were caught by Su Chen, who was lurking behind him, a blade poised at his neck.
"Talk. What''s happening with the other factions?"
This was a prime opportunity for gathering intelligence, and Su Chen was not inclined to let it slip by.
"You... you''re not a ninja? Then who are you?" The Allied Forces soldier was visibly taken aback. Who else but a ninja could execute someone with such proficiency in the veil of darkness?
Thwack!
With no room for nonsense, Su Chen cleanly slit a gash on the man, his expression steely. "You have one last chance to speak."
The color drained from the Allied Forces soldier''s face; he didn''t want to die. He hastily spilled all the intelligence he had.
Once he had finished, Su Chen ensured his end was swift.
Taking out the remaining Allied Forces soldiers was no challenge. The absence of any gunshots puzzled Su Chen''s Captain somewhat. What was going on?
"Captain, should we go check it out?"
"Proceed, but be cautious. It might be a trap set by the enemies."
As these men advanced with caution, Su Chen was mulling over one thing.
The soldier had informed him of four factions in this world, the same familiar ones. However, the catch was that the respective technologies of these factions were in complete disarray!
Each faction possessed a portion of the others'' advancements. For instance, his own, the Soviet Union, had access to the Allied Forces'' Chronolegionnaire Troops, Yuri''s Psychic technology, and the Empire of the Rising Sun''s Mecha technology.
Moreover, numerous sub-factions existed under each primary faction. While the four major factions might remain quiet at times, their sub-factions waged relentless battles against each other.
The existence of such self-awakened Super Soldiers was rare, numbering possibly less than a handful across all camps.
Other Super Soldiers were typically the unexpected results of various faction experiments.
Not only were self-awakened Super Soldiers scarce, but they were also incredibly powerful, making every single one a prized asset.
"Su Chen," Colonel River said, shaking hands before getting straight to the point, "I wonder if you would be willing to join our Soviet Union camp as a Super Soldier. You would have a rank and authority equal to mine."
"It would be my honor," Su Chen replied.
The process was straightforward, with no unforeseen complications, and just like that, Su Chen became the new Super Soldier of the Soviet Union.
News of the Soviet Union gaining a Super Soldier quickly reached the ears of high-ranking officials in other camps. Such matters were hard to conceal, as each faction had planted many spies in the others.
Super Soldier: Su Chen
Strength: Unknown. Demonstrated Super Soldier capabilities during an outpost battle, discovered by Soviet Union high-ranking officials, directly recruited to become a Soviet Union Super Soldier.
Previously just a regular recruit, he had been a formal soldier for less than a month.
This brief dossier on Su Chen caused quite a headache for high-ranking officials in other factions.
Who wouldn''t want more Super Soldiers? Even if they belonged to other factions, there was always the desire to poach them.
As the saying goes, with the right incentives, there''s no one unpoachable. History had seen Super Soldiers who had been lured away; it wasn''t unprecedented.
"Have our spies find out what this Super Soldier likes, and bring him over to our side!"
At that moment, the same orders were issued across the other three factions.
Unbeknownst to Su Chen, he had become a coveted prize in the eyes of several factions.
At that time, Su Chen, aboard the Armed Helicopter, arrived at a Base—yes, a Base!
It mirrored the images in video games, a quintessential Soviet Union faction Base, albeit with a few peculiarities inside. (To be continued)
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