Mt. Dingyuan was not very tall, but the terrain was very steep. No one could climb the 700-meter-high cliff at the back of the mountain. If they wanted to attack it by force, there was only one way.
Even Ren Xiaosu could not reach the top with his bare hands. However, he had his shadow clone.
It was not that Ren Xiaosu was bold and skillful that he had to take a shortcut by himself, but that he did not want to expose the fact that he had a shadow clone in front of Zhang Xiaoman and the others.
If Zhang Xiaoman and the others found out that he had a shadow clone that was exactly the same as "Old Xu," the truth would probably come to light. Ren Xiaosu had not even thought of how to explain it to Xu Xianchu.
How was he going to explain it to "Old Xu" then? He could just say that he had no idea what was going on with that black pot of his, so don't overthink it.
At this moment, his shadow clone was carrying Ren Xiaosu up the back of the mountain. One of the greatest advantages of having a shadow clone was that it would not get tired.
If Ren Xiaosu climbed up by himself, he would probably not have the strength to continue fighting even if he reached the top.
His physical fitness was only slightly more than three times that of a normal person, so he was not that strong. However, it was different for his shadow clone.
If the limits of a supernatural being's ability to use their powers were said to be derived from their mental strength …
Then Ren Xiaosu had not yet tested the limits of his mental strength, so he did not know where his limits were.
The shadow clone was on the cliff, holding two black sabers in both hands as its anchors. The black sabers were so sharp that they could easily pierce through the stone wall. However, the sabers had to be held horizontally. Otherwise, if the sabers were facing down, the weight of his shadow clone and Ren Xiaosu would allow the black sabers to cut through the stone wall like tofu.
Ren Xiaosu had originally agreed to meet up with Zhang Xiaoman and the others in six hours. But in reality, he had moved a little faster than expected.
When Ren Xiaosu quietly poked his head out from the top of the cliff, he saw a bonfire burning in the open space of the bandits' lair on Mt. Dingyuan in the distance. Someone was sitting next to the bonfire with a gun and standing guard. However, there was no one guarding the back of the mountain. It seemed like the bandits did not expect that someone would climb up from the back of the mountain so fiercely.
Ren Xiaosu did not withdraw his shadow. Instead, he controlled it to quickly explore the surrounding terrain while he walked silently in the shadows.
There were 900 bandits on Mt. Dingyuan. Ren Xiaosu had no way of fighting them head-on. If he still had his full armor, there would be no need for Zhang Xiaoman and the others. Ren Xiaosu could single-handedly destroy Mt. Dingyuan.
But unfortunately, 80% of his nanomachines had been destroyed in that battle, and he could only barely protect his vital parts.
He did not know if he would encounter the Yang Clan's nanosoldiers again in the future. However, Ren Xiaosu did not really want to attack the Yang Clan. It would be great if a few of the 1,500 nanosoldiers the Li Consortium sent to raid Stronghold 88 survived.
Of course, Ren Xiaosu knew this was just a passing thought. He knew that neither the Yang Clan nor the Li Consortium's nanosoldiers would come to the north.
The shadow clone had already snuck into one of the barracks. While the bandits inside were sleeping soundly, it raised its black saber and slit the throats of two of them.
All of this was carried out silently. There were only 12 people in each barracks in this bandit lair, and it only took the shadow clone 20 seconds to kill these bandits.
However, Ren Xiaosu knew this method could not be used too many times as accidents were bound to happen.
All of a sudden, he heard someone whispering. He could not find the source of the voice even after searching for a long time. In the end, Ren Xiaosu's gaze locked onto a latrine.
The latrine was a dry toilet, and there was only a dilapidated wooden door covering the outside of the brick wall. It seemed like the iron buckle used to hold the wooden door was broken, and the person inside the latrine had even stretched out a hand to grab the wooden door to prevent it from opening.
There was a small hole in the door, and the person inside seemed to be observing the outside through it. If anyone from the bandit lair came here, they would definitely not be able to escape the observation range of this small hole.
But since Ren Xiaosu came from the back of the mountain, it was different.
Ren Xiaosu quietly walked to the outside of the latrine and heard the person inside whisper, "Boss, we really can't stay on Mt. Dingyuan any longer. The mountain has been sealed off, and some people say that Mt. Guan has already been destroyed by Fortress 178. The Soong Clan has hidden two 52-caliber, 155-millimeter cannons on the mountain with a range of more than 50 kilometers. These cannons were eliminated from the Soong Clan's armaments, and the bandit lair has already calculated their target locations. I'm guessing they'll be used to launch a sneak attack on Fortress 178's forward operating base."
The person inside continued, "Boss, if the Soong Clan fires their cannons, I'm afraid Fortress 178 will raze Mt. Dingyuan to the ground. Wouldn't I be courting death if I continued to stay here?! Alright, alright, thank you, Boss. I'll head down the mountain tonight. Do you think we should inform Fortress 178 about what happened on Mt. Dingyuan? "
"Alright, I'll make a trip to their camp and tell them that we can't let the Soong Clan have it easy! We can't let them ruin our battle plans in the south! "
As Ren Xiaosu listened outside, the "bandit lair spy" in the latrine seemed to be communicating with someone using a long-distance communication device to report on the situation on Mt. Dingyuan.
Earlier, the two bandits had said that something had been secretly transported up the mountain with a tarp. No one knew what it was, but it seemed like it was the cannons this spy was talking about, right?
A range of more than 50 kilometers could be considered terrifying. Ren Xiaosu heard from Zhang Xiaoman that the forward operating base in the north was only about 40 kilometers away from Mt. Dingyuan, and that was the most suitable place to build a forward operating base.
It looked like the Soong Clan were not stupid. They were thinking of using two obsolete cannons to deal a heavy blow to Fortress 178. These two cannons might not be that important, but they could disrupt Fortress 178's plans and intimidate the army's morale.
According to Zhou Yinglong's plan, the forward operating base would probably be in danger if they only surrounded Mt. Dingyuan.
Was Zhou Yinglong prepared for this? Ren Xiaosu was not sure.
But the person in the latrine should be a member of the Kyung Clan, right? There were only two clans in the south: the Kyung Clan and the Yang Clan. The only force that could stuff people into Mt. Dingyuan to be bandits for so long was probably the Kyung Clan.
At this moment, the shadow clone barged into another barracks. There were still bandits in that barracks who were not asleep yet. When they saw the shadow clone, they cried out in alarm and woke up all the bandits on Mt. Dingyuan!
The person in the latrine whispered, "Boss, I'll hang up. There seems to be a situation on the mountain!"
As he said that, Ren Xiaosu reached out and pulled open the latrine's door. However, he did not expect the person in the latrine to be holding onto the door. With a tug from Ren Xiaosu, the spy inside was forcibly dragged out of the latrine before he could even pull up his pants.
"Who the fuck is it!" The person in the latrine was lying on the ground naked and yelling. He did not even pull up his pants and was about to get up to fight with Ren Xiaosu!
Ren Xiaosu pointed a pistol at the spy. "Are you from the Kyung Clan?"
The spy was not stupid. When he saw the black muzzle of the gun, he immediately became obedient. When he heard the sounds of fighting in the distance, he looked at the Razor Sharp Company's combat uniform that Ren Xiaosu was wearing. "Are you from Fortress 178?"
For some reason, Ren Xiaosu suddenly felt like the spy had heaved a sigh of relief. But while Ren Xiaosu had not made a move yet, the spy actually wanted to smash the palm-sized communications device in his hand even with the muzzle of a gun pointed at it!
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