Reborn as the Darling of the Delta

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After moving all the injured from the collapsed area to safety, Roy hurriedly ran to the car to get the emergency first aid kit he had prepared earlier, and also asked a few children who were still able to move to run and find the surgical kit from their village.

So Roy kept a watchful eye on his surroundings while quickly bandaging the wounds of the injured. The situation was urgent, and to be honest, he didn't know how many of these elderly people would make it to tomorrow. But as a doctor, he had to do everything he could.

While Roy was busy, Said and the others quickly chased after Amara, who was looking back to check the situation. When Amara looked back, he saw the red mask that terrified them all.

“Said? What’s he doing here? Has my whereabouts been exposed? Or has he also set his sights on this territory?”

Amara considered countless possibilities in his mind, but he never expected that Said was just here on vacation and would encounter this on his very first night.

After quickly closing the distance, Said took out his crossbow and fired a flaming bolt, blocking Amara and the others' path.

Upon seeing this, Red Wolf quickly took out his hand cannon to suppress the enemy with firepower. For a moment, Amara and the others were forced behind a house, where only a line of fire was visible. The two sides were stuck there for a while.

"Do you still have any hand cannons? Three more shots and they'll be wiped out."

Said looked at the red wolf behind him and asked.

"That's all, I've used them all. Where's your fire arrow?"

"There aren't any left, I only brought one with me."

Thus, a tug-of-war ensued between them.

Chapter 67 Clearing the Place

Meanwhile, Amara anxiously looked at the four remaining soldiers beside him and hurriedly asked:

"Where's the explosives? Do you have any more explosives? If you have explosives, we can evacuate quickly. You, you, who among you is left?"

To his despair, the soldiers all shook their heads.

"Captain, didn't you say before that it was just a simple massacre of the village, and that it was full of elderly people and stuff, so we only brought the explosives to create chaos?"

"Damn it, why is Said here? Run! We have to run. There's only one way to improve our chances of survival now. The five of us will split up and run. Whoever gets caught is out of luck."

The moment Amara saw Said, even the thought of resistance vanished. Back when he was in Asara's guard, there was a saying about Said: without a large army or weapons capable of large-scale attacks, encountering Said meant only one fate: death.

After Amara finished speaking, he pretended to fire two shots at the location of Said and Red Wolf. Before his men could react, he quickly retreated. He had put his suicide attempt out of his mind. He didn't care about going to hell now. His parents certainly wouldn't want him to go to hell like this. That's right, he wanted to live. He didn't want to die!

All the mental preparation he had done in the dormitory vanished at this moment. He just wanted to run back to the base as quickly as possible and hide behind Lord Hamk's tank. Fear made his adrenaline surge, and the noise he made during his retreat was heard by Said.

"It looks like they're about to leave, what do you say?"

Red Wolf didn't speak, but silently adjusted his exoskeleton before shouting:

"Exoskeleton activated, charge!"

He then slid straight to the corner where Amara and the others had been. After seeing their captain run away without looking back, the soldiers, having lost their leader, hurriedly fled in all directions, completely unaware that Red Wolf had already slid behind them.

“Said, I saw another person running towards the bushes. Deep Blue and I will handle these, and you can take care of the one further away.”

After responding, Sayed rolled into the bushes and, after observing Amara's escape route, quickly gave chase.

Red Wolf took advantage of the fact that the group's backs were exposed when they fled, and opened fire. One lucky guy saw his three companions being killed and quickly turned and ran into an alley.

After running around the village for half a day, the soldier quietly leaned against a wall, panting and trying to recover his strength.

"Ha~ha~, they didn't catch up? Oh, I'm exhausted. I need to hurry back and report to Lord Hamk. This village has been occupied by Said. Damn it, it seems the adjutant's team is all dead."

Just as he was about to sneak over the wall and escape, a grappling hook struck his clothes with pinpoint accuracy.

The soldier looked back in despair and saw the monster with the shield preparing to pull him back.

"No! No! I haven't experienced the good life yet. I'm still so young. I don't want to die. Please, spare me."

Unfortunately, Deep Blue had no interest in listening to his nonsense. She grabbed him and lifted him up with one hand like a chick, then asked:

"Who is your leader? Why are you invading this place and harming the innocent people here?"

Seeing the burly man with the shield staring intently at him, the soldier was terrified, but his strong will to survive still made him speak:

"I'll tell you everything, but after I've told you, could you spare my life? I... I was forced into this!"

Deep blue stared at him coldly, then slowly nodded.

The soldier was overjoyed and confessed everything about Hamk, his motives, and even revealed details about Amara and the adjutant.

"Um, that's all I know. Can I leave now?"

Deep Blue ignored him and turned to leave. The soldier excitedly prepared to turn and leave as well, but with a "bang," he collapsed to the ground with a joyful look in his eyes.

The red wolf in the corner came out and followed the dark blue wolf in front.

"We've basically eliminated the threat here. Now we just need to wait and see what happens on Said's side. Let's go to the square and check on the people here."

The perspective shifts to Said, who is still able to move quickly through the dark thicket. After a short while, he notices Amara, who is making stumbling noises in the jungle.

When Amara saw Said catching up from behind, he hurriedly pulled out his gun and fired wildly behind him. However, this not only failed to hit Said, but also revealed his exact location.

When Said saw that the man was fleeing in the direction of Ouroboros neighborhood, he immediately realized that this man was one of Hamk's men. He recalled the tragic state of his village back then, and tonight he was experiencing something similar again. But thankfully, this time, he was here! He had prevented this tragedy from happening.

Said had originally intended to spare the man's life to extract information, but upon learning that he was one of Hamk's men, Said immediately decided to kill him. He took out the Crimson Blade and pounced on Amara with a burst of speed.

"No! Don't kill me! I'm just a soldier following Hamk's orders. I didn't want to do this either. They're my comrades too! I'll tell you everything I know, please don't kill me!"

Looking at the useless and pathetic person beneath him, Said felt that this person was so similar to Hamk, their ways of betraying their companions were exactly the same.

"Hamke, look at the soldiers you've brought, hehehe. Don't worry, he'll be here to join you soon too."

"Wait, I'm telling the truth. I really didn't want to do this operation. I even sent someone here to tip them off so they could escape, but... but..."

"But what you are doing now is exactly what a scumbag like Hamk would do. The moment you attacked the people of Asara, even though most of the villagers were unarmed old people, you, ha! You are nothing but a cowardly, selfish, hypocritical beast."

After saying this, Said waved the Crimson Sky sword in his hand. Amara wanted to say something but found that he could no longer speak. He stared at Said with resentment until he breathed his last.

"Hypocritical, just as hypocritical as Hamk. What 'for the king, for the sake of the royal family'? Damn it, it's all just an excuse. This kind of parasite on the country must be punished with the cruelest punishment. You've been let off easy this time."

Said sheathed his claw knife, glanced deeply in the direction of the Ouroboros district, picked up Amara's body, and hurried back to the village.

Chapter 68 The New Leader

When Saeed returned with Amara's body, he found everyone gathered in a circle in the square.

Said casually tossed Amara's body aside and squeezed through the crowd. Once inside, he saw only the GTI players and the village chief lying on the ground, his body mangled and bloody. Sofia was lying beside him, receiving bandages from Roy, her red, tear-filled eyes still gazing longingly at the village chief.

Said hurried forward and looked at the village chief. He never expected that the old man who had been chatting with him all day would leave them like this. In an instant, sadness enveloped the area. The surrounding villagers all prayed for the village chief. He, who had protected the village and its people all his life, could finally rest in peace.

Said looked at Sofia, whose legs were still bleeding, and asked in a trembling voice:

"Who did you encounter in the room earlier? Who killed the village chief? Was it that person who damaged your leg?"

Sofia, recalling the scene of her grandfather being baptized by those scumbags' gunfire, covered her face and cried again. Roy, standing beside her, said irritably:

"Can't you even see what's going on? This is my patient. Go and disperse the crowd. You're doing nothing but rubbing salt into his wounds."

Having been scolded, Said could only slink back into the crowd. He now needed to disperse the crowd and check for any remaining enemies lurking among them, shouting:

"Everyone, quickly return to your homes. If your homes are destroyed, stand at the door. I will have people familiar with the area check each house to see if any enemy remnants are mixed in. Within half an hour, all doors must be blocked. After 30 minutes, there should be no one on the streets, understand? If anyone is found, treat them as remnants."

Then he called Abao over and ordered him to take a few people familiar with the village to check for any rats that hadn't been dealt with.

At this moment, Zhang Hao also ran down from the roof. After seeing that Shenlan and Honglang had finished dealing with those people, Zhang Hao also surveyed the surroundings. After finding nothing unusual, he came down to check the current situation. He was surprised to see the village lying on the ground and Sophia receiving treatment.

"If you have any questions, wait until tomorrow. Let the patient rest and talk to you when they're feeling better, okay?"

Roy interrupted Zhang Hao, who was about to speak. "These two are exactly the same. They do whatever makes people uncomfortable. What's the difference between this and saying 'Where's your little brother?' in front of a newly castrated eunuch?"

After chasing Zhang Hao away, Roy called Red Wolf to get a stretcher and carried Sophia back to her bed in the room, saying to her:

"You should rest well. Your leg can still be used after a little rest. Don't dwell on the pain of the past. Your grandfather sacrificed himself to protect everyone. Do you want to see him looking so sad from heaven? You need to cheer up and continue to take the baton from your grandfather's hand to protect everyone."

After saying that, Roy turned and went out. There were still many wounded soldiers outside who hadn't been properly cared for. Even Deep Blue was called away by him to get shields and transport the wounded.

When Roy went outside and saw Zhang Hao and Said idly looking at the sky, he almost threw his slipper at their faces in anger. Damn it, he thought he came here for a vacation, but he had to work overtime on the weekend. He had been working on so many injured people since the beginning. After finally finishing bandaging and examining them all, he gave the dejected girl a psychological counseling session (Deep Blue: I can do that!). When he came out, he saw these two standing in the middle of the road like idiots.

"What are you standing there looking at! Go and carry the wounded back! Damn it, why are you looking at me? You think I'm too handsome? Kiss my hands, you know? Many of the elderly are very fragile. Saeed, you're in charge of carrying them. Xiao Hao, you're in charge of putting them on the stretcher, you know?"

After calling the two men to work, a weary Roy finally found a place to sit down. He looked at the people who had lost their lives in the chaos and were beyond saving. He wanted to take out a cigarette, but after searching all over his body, he found that he didn't have any.

"Damn, this war is a real mess. Why are these innocent civilians always the ones who get hurt...?"

. . . . . . . . . .

After the group worked together to carry the wounded into the room, there was no one on the village street. So Said asked Abao to take the two of them to check from house to house. After checking and comforting the wounded, they were told to rest. In this way, the group waited together until the next day.

At this moment, Zhang Hao was lying asleep inside the deep blue shield. He had stayed up all night and only finished checking the entire village just before dawn. Zhang Hao was counting the damaged houses and the people who died in the disaster. He had just finished counting them all and handed them over to Said before falling into a drowsy sleep next to the deep blue shield.

Seeing that Zhang Hao was also tired after a long day, Shenlan casually took his shield and used it as a cushion to put Zhang Hao on it. He then took a blanket that Said handed him and spread it on Zhang Hao's body. Afterwards, he got up and asked Said:

"Now that things are mostly settled, what are your thoughts on this village?"

Saeed squatted to one side, silently watching the rising sun, and after a long while slowly said:

“Previously, I hoped that the village chief and villagers would manage the village themselves, and I would only be responsible for security. Actually, I felt that I didn’t have the ability to manage so many places at the same time. I was afraid that I would mess it up. Even the development of the dam was a lot of ideas that Xiao Hao gave me.”

After saying this, he paused, as if he had made up his mind.

“But now this tragedy is happening around me again. I can’t just watch the people of Asara live like this, with their heads hanging by a thread every day. If Hamk and Reis don’t treat the people of Asara like human beings, then I will! If they can’t provide basic safety and quality of life, then I will! Even if I’m wrong, I will do my best. This is not just a decision made for the sacrifice of the village chief. This is my self-redemption.”

Seeing Said's eyes shift from confusion to determination, Shenlan stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder.

“Your father will be very proud of the decision you have made. He has been protecting it all his life, and now it seems that you have completely inherited it.”

Said took out his phone and dialed Abel, the shieldman who had been following him.

"Hey? What's up, Boss Said? Why are you calling me so early? Weren't you on vacation with Xiao Hao and the others?"

Abel was woken up by a phone call, and when he looked at the time, it wasn't even 6 o'clock yet, so he was completely confused.

"Immediately bring 100 brothers with their equipment to the village at the coordinates I gave you earlier. Have two truckloads of supplies brought over, and remember to bring a large truck. From today onwards, this village is under our protection."

"What? Boss, you've taken over this village?"

"xxxx, you've wasted all those classes. We're all family now. Bring your people with you. This place was attacked by Hamk yesterday, and many people need help and care. Hurry up and make arrangements to bring people over here!"

Chapter 69 I'll Go with You

After giving Abel their instructions, the group watched the sun slowly rise, and the warm sunlight once again bathed the village.

Roy and Red Wolf sat chatting to one side, Roy occasionally showing a resentful expression, while Red Wolf just smiled.

As the sun fully rose, the first group of people who had undergone the examination woke up, and soon smoke began to rise from the chimneys of several houses.

A short while later, an old woman slowly walked over with a bamboo basket full of steamed buns. When she saw the group, she handed them the buns.

"Thank you all for working so hard all night for us useless old folks. Ah, actually, we've lived this long and we've become quite philosophical about life and death. Oh, and the village chief, he really is a good man. This time... sigh!"

Saeed quickly took the basket of steamed buns, tore off his cloak to put on the ground, and helped the old woman sit down.

“Grandma, you can’t say that. We are all Asara’s people. I’m also very sorry about what happened yesterday. I couldn’t save the village chief immediately, and even Sophia was injured.”

“My child, you have done very well. You are like your father, kind and strong, and always considerate of the weak. I saw your father leading a group of people defeat Hamk’s men at the village gate. When our whole village wanted to thank him, he said that as an Asara, it is normal to help each other and everyone must unite.”

The old woman looked at Said, and in a daze, she seemed to see the figure of his father.

"Don't worry, Grandma, I will act like my father. My soldiers will be here to guard this place in a little while. I promise that what happened last night will never happen again."

After sending the old lady back, Shenlan threw two steamed buns at Said, leaving two for Zhang Hao to eat when he woke up.

“Actually, I used to think that you were the same kind of person as those leaders like Reis. Even after Xiao Hao told me some things about you, I still thought that you were just better at pretending.”

Shenlan took a bite of his steamed bun, then turned to see Said with his back to him, taking off his mask and eating a bun. Kuku finished his bun in a few bites, put his mask back on, turned to Shenlan, and said:

"I don't care what you think of me. You're not Xiao Hao. Xiao Hao understands me, that's enough. So, where are we now?"

Deep Blue chuckled at Said's smug expression.

"Right now, we can't completely rule out the possibility that you're hiding your true feelings very well, but for now, I find you quite pleasing to the eye."

Said smiled after hearing this. "Do you agree? It does feel wonderful, but protecting the people who are important to you is the most important thing."

"You have to walk the path to liberate Asara yourselves. We can only maintain the balance. I won't report this operation to higher authorities, so to be honest, the only one who can really help you is probably Xiao Hao."

The two grown men sat on the steps, chatting idly. Suddenly, Roy, who had gone inside to check on Sofia, ran out and said to Said:

"Lao Sai, Sophia is awake and says she has something to tell you."

When Said heard that it was Sophia who wanted to talk to him, he thought that the village chief had told her something before, so he quickly got up and went inside.

Sofia was leaning against the bed, her face and lips pale from the blood loss of the previous night. She looked like a fragile princess just awakened. Upon seeing Said, she looked at him with a determined gaze and said:

"Take me with you when you go back this time. I studied military theory in college, and I majored in human resource management. I can help you."