Although everyone in the campsite hoped to have a strong ally like White Mask to enter the Sacred Mountains with them, he was no longer of any use to them now that he had failed miserably.
Dense footsteps came from afar. It sounded like the middle-aged man's reinforcements had arrived to receive him.
Everyone in the campsite felt it was a pity that even a powerful supernatural being like White Mask had failed miserably.
With his combat strength, there were very few people who could match him in a head-on battle. A supernatural being like him should have been prominent in the world, but he had died halfway.
Perhaps he was too arrogant that he was plotted against.
"I'm afraid he's done for," someone said.
"Sigh, he's too confident."
"Prepare for battle. I think the other party might attack us too!"
For a moment, everyone got nervous.
But to everyone's surprise, screams and gunshots rang out incessantly from the direction the middle-aged man had left in.
"Ah!" A scream rang out, and everyone in the campsite trembled in shock.
"Ah!" Another scream rang out. Everyone looked at the night in silence as their heartstrings wavered with the screams.
Cheng Yu could tell the scream belonged to the middle-aged man.
As the screams rose and fell, Cheng Yu said with a pitiful expression, "Isn't this too tragic …?"
No one had expected such a turn of events. Wasn't White Mask already shot with a tranquilizer gun? How did the situation suddenly turn around?
Looking at the current situation, it was clear the middle-aged man was the one being beaten up!
Some people suddenly regretted their decision. Perhaps everything White Mask had done just now was just an act. If they had lent a helping hand at the critical moment, wouldn't they have gained a very valuable friendship?
Unfortunately, this assumption did not hold water.
The screams gradually subsided.
Ren Xiaosu, who had not even left his tent at the campsite, felt a little emotional. He had already guessed the middle-aged man was a spy the Pyro Company had planted in the group. The other party had long been prepared to work together to get rid of their group, but he was afraid of White Mask, so he did not make a move.
Today, the middle-aged man had first delivered food to them. Later, when he saw "Old Xu" was not eating, he decided to use a tranquilizer gun.
As the higher-ups had instructed him to obtain a sample of White Mask's DNA, the middle-aged man dragged "Old Xu" away from the ground like he was dragging the Grim Reaper away.
Ren Xiaosu felt that with so many superhumans in the campsite, if the middle-aged man had changed targets, he would not have ended up in such a miserable state …
Of course, he could also understand that the Pyro Company probably wanted to obtain White Mask's DNA too badly. That was why they were so eager to make a move in advance.
The battle had stopped. Everyone in the camp was looking in the direction of the battle.
Slowly, a figure slowly appeared in the fog. White Mask slowly looked around at everyone in the campsite. It was as though he was silently mocking them for not saving him. After all, there were more than ten people here who were personally saved by Old Xu.
At this moment, these people did not dare to look White Mask in the eye. They felt guilty.
However, Ren Xiaosu did not continue showing off. Instead, he controlled "Old Xu" to throw a few badges on the ground. The badges were hollowed out with a flame carved on them.
This was something "Old Xu" had just obtained from the enemy he had killed. It also proved that the middle-aged man was the Pyro Company's spy.
Cheng Yu walked over and picked up the Pyro Company's badge. "He's really a member of the Pyro Company."
Actually, everyone had already thought about it. Since so many people from the consortiums could sneak into the group to fish in troubled waters, why couldn't the Pyro Company's people join in as well?
It had been proven many times that the person in charge of the Pyro Company's tactics was very shrewd. Perhaps the other party had already prepared a backup plan and was just waiting for the Anjing House to continue making their move.
Thinking of this, many of the people in the group had thoughts of retreating.
If it weren't for the fact that the higher-ups of the consortiums wanted to live forever and had given them a death order, they would probably have left long ago.
Cheng Yu silently looked at the others in the campsite. Everyone was either sitting or standing and looking in their direction. He suddenly wondered if there were still people from the Pyro Company among them.
"As everyone knows, everyone in the Pyro Company is required to have their serial number tattooed on their ribs." Cheng Yu said in a deep voice, "This is the Pyro Company's recognized symbol. Whether it's T 31092 or T5102, this serial number must be tattooed on the left ribs. So in order to prevent the Pyro Company's spies from still being in the group, we'll have to conduct a self-inspection today to see if everyone has such a tattoo on their left and right ribs."
It was not a secret that the Pyro Company's members had a serial number tattooed on their left ribs. Many people knew that after joining the Pyro Company and confirming that their genes could be modified, getting a serial number tattooed was the first step. It was unavoidable.
Moreover, the Pyro Company's method of confirming a person's serial number was also very amazing. That was because they could determine if you were a T3 or T5 combatant just by testing your genetic sequence. It would also determine the heights you could reach in the future, and there were very few mistakes.
The Pyro Company had always believed that talent determined a person's level, and the ranks between T1 and T5 naturally existed.
As for whether there were any higher ranks than T5, no one knew. However, some people had speculated that there might be a T6 combatant.
Although Cheng Yu's suggestion of conducting an internal investigation was an invasion of each other's privacy, no one rejected it, nor did they have any reason to reject it.
The men checked each other's men, and the women checked each other's women. No one wanted to have anyone from the Pyro Company around them.
The internal investigation went very smoothly. During this process, Cheng Yu and his assistant were constantly on guard against anyone from the Pyro Company escaping. But in the end, they did not even find a single person with a tattoo on their ribs after the entire inspection.
Cheng Yu thought for a moment and suddenly said to "Old Xu," "Can you please examine the corpse of that middle-aged man from earlier and see if he has a serial number tattooed on his body?"
"Old Xu" nodded and walked out. After a while, he returned with a piece of leather with the number "T 31029" tattooed on it.
Cheng Yu heaved a sigh of relief. "The crisis has been averted for now."
He had asked "Old Xu" to check on the corpse because he was worried the Pyro Company would not have tattoos on their bodies when they specifically trained spies.
After all, it was common knowledge that the Pyro Company's members had tattoos on their bodies. What if this was common knowledge that the Pyro Company had deliberately spread? Then they would stab you when you weren't paying attention. That would also be very normal.
But from the looks of it, everyone from the Pyro Company had tattoos on their bodies. At the very least, that middle-aged man had one on his body.
"Wait, why is there someone missing?" A meticulous person counted the number of people. "We can't miss anyone during this inspection. One of the men is missing. Don't tell me he's already escaped?"
When Ren Xiaosu heard this, he looked around at everyone. He suddenly realized the person missing was the young man who had secretly marked his body.
Cheng Yu also realized Wang Yun had disappeared. He walked over to the entrance of Wang Yun's tent and lifted the curtain. He was surprised to see Wang Yun lying in the tent with white foam coming out of his mouth. There was even a piece of hardtack that had been bitten off by him next to him.
"What's going on?" Cheng Yu touched the main artery in Wang Yun's neck. "He's still alive, but why did he suddenly get poisoned?"
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