BIOLOGICAL SUPERCOMPUTER SYSTEM

Chapter 1058: Not Alone (2)

Chapter 1058: Not Alone (2)



Erik nodded.

He paused.

June said,

June paused for a moment.

Erik shook his head.

The voices of the approaching patrol grew. Erik and June hid better.

"Just another day of pointless patrol," one soldier said, his boots squelching on the ground.

"Tell me about it. We've been out here for weeks, and for what? The war's going to hell no matter what we do."

"Come on, guys," another soldier said. "It can't be that bad, right? I mean, we're still holding the line, aren't we?"

The first soldier let out a bitter laugh. "Holding the line? Kid, have you been paying attention? We've lost three major outposts in the last month alone. Frant's pushing us back faster than we can dig new trenches."

Even though Erik couldn't control their thoughts, he could see a lot of information in their minds. He saw quick flashes of their past missions, which showed how hard their job was, and how bad the general situation for Hin was.

But that wasn't all. Among their memories, he saw soldiers joking with each other about their worries. He also saw the many orders they had been given.

But one thought, one directive, one memory stood out above all others. A mission, repeated in each soldier's mind like a mantra: Their target was human, and they had to find it.

The higher ups looked certain there were enemies here in Frant, based on what they told to these guys.

Erik frowned. The soldiers were indeed looking for a human, but they didn't know who exactly, at least the soldiers, and the higher ups didn't share this information. They only knew this person had somehow gotten past Hin's defenses and made it deep into their land. However, the soldiers were told the target was extremely dangerous. That was why they got armed that well, but there was no name, no face to put to this intruder.

Erik stopped reading their minds. He felt frustrated; he wasn't so stupid to think it wasn't him who they were searching for, albeit the possibility was there.

Erik thought about what he learned.

He was their target. There was no other alternative. Though Erik wanted to be sure, he wanted to know what Hin knew, and if the blackguards were doing something secret about it.

The enemy being aware of him would make things harder. But it also showed that his actions were making a difference and, despite everything, he felt proud. After all, it was not common for one person to cause so many problems for an entire army.

Erik turned to June. he said.

June nodded.

Erik agreed.