Chapter 998: Exploiting Their Weaknesses

The three men sitting beside the fire exchanged glances. Each of them saw the same grim look in the others’ eyes.

Their secret location had been discovered. And judging by the traps along the way, the hidden treasures had probably been discovered too. Otherwise, there wouldn’t have been so many traps scattered throughout the forest.

Fortunately, the people they had brought this time were all highly skilled operatives.

Even so, they had already lost six men.

Among the three leaders, the representative from Beautiful Country was clearly the most hot-tempered.

“When I catch the bastard who set these traps, I’ll make him regret ever being born!”

The man sucked in sharp breaths from the pain while glaring at his still-bleeding calf. He had been the first to step into the grassland trap.

And he was also the only one among the three leaders who had been injured.

In order to pull him out, Beautiful Country had lost two operatives.

One was critically wounded.

The other had died on the spot.

No wonder this leader was so furious.

Originally, Beautiful Country had brought the most men. Now they had already lost four.

The other two groups had only lost one operative each.

Aside from the first two casualties, the remaining four had merely temporarily lost their combat effectiveness.

They would still recover eventually.

But the two men from Beautiful Country had essentially been crippled for good.

Training operatives of that caliber required enormous resources and time. Every single one of them was extremely valuable. And now they had been ruined by such crude traps.

The thought nearly drove him insane.

Their team had originally been the strongest among the three groups. Now they had become the weakest, left with only four operatives.

The representative from Sakura Country was clearly the craftiest of the bunch. Their group still had five operatives remaining.

The final leader was from Arang Republic. Their side also still retained five men.

The three exchanged another look. None of them had expected that a hiding place this secret could still be discovered.

At this point, they weren’t even most afraid of the traps anymore.

What they feared most was that the artifacts had already been taken away. But then again, if the treasures had already been removed, there wouldn’t be so many traps guarding the area.

After eating a little food, the three leaders began discussing how they would proceed tomorrow.

The men from Sakura Country and Arang Republic exchanged subtle smiles.

Then the Sakura Country man cleared his throat.

“Well… Representative from Beautiful Country, you were the one leading the way the whole time today. Your people clearly have the most experience, so tomorrow you should continue taking point.”

The Arang Republic representative immediately chimed in.

“Exactly. Your people already understand these traps somewhat. It makes the most sense for you to lead again.”

“You—!”

The Beautiful Country representative was instantly furious. But he had no way to refuse.

Among the three forces, they were now the weakest.

After settling the matter of who would lead tomorrow, the three leaders returned to their own groups.

Although they had come together, they belonged to different factions, and their interests would never truly align.

Hidden in the darkness, Wang Yun silently watched the entire scene.

Perhaps he could make use of this weakness.

Afterward, Wang Yun quietly retraced his steps back toward the courtyard.

The moment he entered the house and saw everyone asleep, he walked toward his own bedding. But before he even reached it, he noticed Ying Yuezi sitting there with her eyes forced wide open, struggling to stay awake.

Wang Yun frowned slightly.

“Why are you still awake?”

In her dazed state, Ying Yuezi heard Wang Yun’s voice and hurriedly looked up.

Thank goodness.

It wasn’t exhaustion making her hallucinate. He had really returned.

Ying Yuezi let out a relieved breath.

“Why were you gone so long? Did someone arrive?”

Wang Yun looked at her in surprise.

Ying Yuezi smiled faintly.

“Don’t try to fool me. I could already tell from your expression.”

Wang Yun sighed helplessly.

“Yes. The people who hid those cultural relics have arrived.”

The moment Ying Yuezi heard that, she jolted upright. She looked at Wang Yun uneasily.

“Are there a lot of them?”

At that moment, the deeply sleeping Big Mouth suddenly rolled over.

The sound startled them both into immediately lowering their voices.

Wang Yun knew that if he didn’t explain things to her, she wouldn’t get any sleep tonight anyway.

He sighed again.

“Come outside.”

Ying Yuezi nodded, quickly put on her clothes, and followed Wang Yun out into the courtyard.

Looking up at the night sky, Wang Yun explained quietly,

“The reason the courtyard was clean while the house was covered in dust is because they aren’t one group. It’s an alliance between three different countries.”

Ying Yuezi’s eyes widened in shock.

“No wonder… no wonder they chose a lawless place like this.”

Wang Yun nodded.

“They brought twenty people onto the island.”

Another bombshell.

Ying Yuezi’s brows knitted tightly together.

They only had six people total. And that included an old man and a child.

Meanwhile, the enemy had twenty professionally trained operatives.

The difference in strength was obvious.

Seeing her worried expression, Wang Yun shook his head.

“You don’t need to worry too much. They already lost six men in a single night. And from what I saw, there are already cracks forming between them internally.”

Ying Yuezi looked at Wang Yun in confusion.

Wang Yun explained further.

“We can use their lack of unity against them. Use two groups to weaken the third first… then eliminate them one by one.”

The moment Ying Yuezi heard Wang Yun’s plan, her eyes immediately lit up.