Tick-Tick.

  The thick, viscous blood oozed from the slightly curved bde of the Military Kaining the ground as the lifeless bodies of six German soldiers fell from the rear partment of the vehicle.

  "Phew~" Kyle's heart raced with excitement, adrenaline pumping through his veins, and sweat casg down his forehead.

  Every ounce of his robust physique and honed bat skills had been put to use during those fleeting five seds of lethal effiot a single German soldier had been given the ce to raise the arm and alert their rades in the base.

  Kyle couldn't afford to rex just yet. He swiftly surveyed his surroundings, ensuring that he hadn't iently alerted any other nearby soldiers. Taking a moment to wipe the blood off the Military Kh the clothing of one of the fallen soldiers, he carefully sheathed the bde and secured it back to his waist.

  Without wasting a sed, Kyle carried the bodies of the three soldiers outside the car, discreetly pg them in the rear partment. As he did so, the young girl he had rescued peered out from the wooden crate, her eyes wide with astonishment as she took in the sight of the six lifeless bodies before her.

  The girl who felt fear moments ago was now in awe. She looked at Kyle, unscathed despite the grisly se, and found herself filled with gratitude and wonder.

  German soldiers— known for their formidable bat gear and unwavering military discipline— were often perceived as unstoppable killing maes by civilians.

  Yet, these six powerful soldiers had been swiftly dispatched by a young man's bde, without a ce to call for help. It was araordinary feat that few would believe if they hadn't wit with their own eyes.

  "Um…" The girl mustered her ce and spoke softly to Kyle, "Thank you."

  Kyle shrugged, still catg his breath. "It's too early to thank me. We're still deep inside a heavily guarded German base."

  "Huh?" The girl looked slightly bewildered, struggling to grasp the gravity of their situation.

  "I don't have time to expin this to yht now. Just stay hidden here, don't make a sound, and I'll e back to rescue you ter."

  With those words, Kyle swiftly left the partment and sealed the iron door at the rear of the car. Though it wasn't an ideal situation to keep a delicate girl in close proximity to six lifeless bodies, there was no time to address that now.

  Having already spent siderable time infiltrating the base, Kyle was acutely aware that he had approximately twenty minutes left until the pta the Mission.

  Even if their unit didn't initiate the operation, the other four units would eheir assaults on enemy camps in four different locations. Ohat happehe rge base he was in would be on high alert, rendering his surprise attack futile.

  "Stealth Mode On." Gripping his military kightly, Kyle activated his Nightwalker ability, silently making his way deeper into the base. Every step was cautious, his setuo the darkhat enveloped him.

  "Step, step, step…"

  He moved with precision, evading a passing patrol team by a mere five meters without arousing suspi.

  Though the base had sporadic lighting fixtures and stationed patrols at regur intervals, it wasn't brightly lit nor overflowing with troops. This allowed enough room for darko be his ally as he maneuvered through the base, silently and ued.

  In the cover of darkness, Kyle relied on his keen perception of his surroundings, accurately gauging distances, and leveraging his stealth. It was more effective than mere invisibility, granting him the ability to navigate the base unnoticed.

  Kyle tinued his stealthy journey, eventually halting at a er in front of a wooden house.

  This particur house stood out from the others, as it was heavily guarded by multiple patrol teams, with a soldier statio the entrance.

  "Could this be the officers' rest area? Or perhaps the aer?" Kyle pondered, intrigued by the heightened security measures. To his surprise, the door of the house was unlocked and was slightly ajar.

  If he could elimihe base's ander first, his lone infiltration mission would be halfway aplished.

  The question remained: how could he gairy to the house ued?

  Frowning, Kyle suddenly recalled something— a realization that brought a mischievous smile to his lips.

  Standing before the spacious house, the guard on duty remained vigint, resembling a tall popr tree. His on was firmly held in his hand, his gaze sing the surroundings.

  Even within their own base, there was no room fligence when it came to guarding the items stored ihis house. The officers ehat stri proteeasures were in pce.

  "Just one more hour and someone will take over my post," The guard mused to himself when, out of nowhere, a dark lifeform desded from above. It fluttered its wings and struck the guard's face.

  "A bat?"

  Startled, the guard instinctively reached out to catch it. However, this bat was anything but ordinary. It dispyed a ferocious aggression, sinking its teeth just below the guard's eye and refusing to let go.

  "Get the fuck off!" The guard winced in pain, his eyes tightly shut, as he stumbled backward and collided with the door. With anger burning in his veins, he reached out with both hands, desperately grasping at the bat.

  Seizing the opportunity created by the guard's momentary pse in defense, a figure blurred past the guard's side and swiftly crossed the threshold of the house.

  "What in the world is happening?!"

  A patrol team arrived promptly, drawn by the otion. Their eyes widened as they withe guard angrily hurling the lifeless bat to the ground and spitting on it. "Bah, it's nothing, just a bat."

  The members of the patrol team exged bewildered gnces, finding the se before them rather ical.

  The door to the house closed behind the guard, and from the darkness inside, a distinct human figure emerged. It was Kyle, still cealed by his stealth mode.

  "The Lifeform Card is even more practical than I had initially anticipated," Kyle muttered to himself. The White Lifeform Card had proven to be remarkably effective in this situation.

  This rimarily due to one of the i characteristics of the Lifeform Card— Obedience.

  The lifeforms summoned from the Lifeform Card dutifully followed their owner's ands, which greatly minimized the risk of acts, transf it into a truly formidable "Lifeform" on.

  "Alright, now let's see what this pce is all about."

  Kyle's gaze fell upon the house's hallway. From the momeepped inside, he sehat it wasn't a aer or a mere resting area.

  The yout seemed to resemble that of a ste warehouse for supplies. Within the expansive house, rows of densely packed shelves stood, housing boxes of various sizes, stacked atop one another.

  Without needing to open the boxes for iion, as Kyle focused his attention, a series of messages from Extractable Item Cards appeared on each box.

  [German Rifle], [Rifle Bullets], [Anti-Infantry Jumping Mine], [Detonatrenades]…

  An armory?

  Kyle's eyes gleamed with excitement. This discovery held far greater significe than log the aer. Unc the armory meant gaining trol over the lifeblood of this sprawling base.

  Stepping further into the house, Kyle begarag ons and equipment from the armory at a rapid pace, retrieving oem every three seds.

  His relentless search tinued until he reached the innermost part of the house. Suddenly, he halted in his tracks, squatting down on the floor and tapping it lightly with his fingers, produg a subtle hollow sound.

  A hidden basemeh the armory?

  A faint smile curved on Kyle's lips. Such a rudimentary trick could not deceive him. Swiftly identifying the floor pahat cealed the entrao the basement, he desded the stairs. However, trary to his expectation of entering total darkness, the underground chamber emanated a mysterious blue glow.

  As Kyle fully ehe basement, his attention was immediately drawn to a box-shaped energy source radiating a luminous blue hue. The sheer power exuding from it permeated the air, creating an unmistakable presence.

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