The Last Commander of the Red Alert

Chapter 695: Su Chen's Moment!

Thwack!

In the instant following his utterance, a dagger seemed to materialize from the shadows, slicing directly across his throat, rendering him capable only of a hoarse gasp as he collapsed to the ground.

"Five more to go."

A voice, barely more than a whisper, reached the ears of the remaining Allied Forces soldiers. They felt as if they had plummeted into an ice cellar, a wave of cold rushing over them.

"Killing without a sound... could it be a ninja from the Empire of the Rising Sun? Why would the Empire of the Rising Sun assist the Soviet Union?" A soldier from the Allied Forces muttered in disbelief, his voice low and strained.

Fortuitously, his words were caught by Su Chen, who was lurking behind him, a blade poised at his neck.

"Talk. What's happening with the other factions?"

This was a prime opportunity for gathering intelligence, and Su Chen was not inclined to let it slip by.

"You... you're not a ninja? Then who are you?" The Allied Forces soldier was visibly taken aback. Who else but a ninja could execute someone with such proficiency in the veil of darkness?

With no room for nonsense, Su Chen cleanly slit a gash on the man, his expression steely. "You have one last chance to speak."

The color drained from the Allied Forces soldier's face; he didn't want to die. He hastily spilled all the intelligence he had.

Once he had finished, Su Chen ensured his end was swift.

Taking out the remaining Allied Forces soldiers was no challenge. The absence of any gunshots puzzled Su Chen's Captain somewhat. What was going on?

"Captain, should we go check it out?"

"Proceed, but be cautious. It might be a trap set by the enemies."

As these men advanced with caution, Su Chen was mulling over one thing.

The soldier had informed him of four factions in this world, the same familiar ones. However, the catch was that the respective technologies of these factions were in complete disarray!

Each faction possessed a portion of the others' advancements. For instance, his own, the Soviet Union, had access to the Allied Forces' Chronolegionnaire Troops, Yuri's Psychic technology, and the Empire of the Rising Sun's Mecha technology.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Moreover, numerous sub-factions existed under each primary faction. While the four major factions might remain quiet at times, their sub-factions waged relentless battles against each other.

There wasn't a single day without conflict erupting in various forms.

"No wonder I've seen technologies from other factions within our own ranks. Turns out, in this world, everyone's advancements are pilfered from others," Su Chen muttered to himself, shaking his head in resignation. Spotting the Captain and his men approaching warily, he stepped out of the bushes.

His sudden appearance startled the Captain and the others. Their guns were immediately aimed in his direction until they recognized Su Chen, and their faces morphed into expressions of utter astonishment.

"Su Chen, did you do all this? Are you one of the Super Soldiers?" The Captain asked incredulously, gesturing to the corpses of Allied Forces soldiers scattered around.

This was the work of one man against dozens of soldiers and three tanks. Had they really been dispatched by a single person?

He couldn't help but suspect that Su Chen was a new type of Super Soldier emerging from their ranks. Apart from that, he couldn't conceive of any other explanation.

Before Su Chen could respond, the Captain continued understandingly, "I get it. You're bound by constraints and can't discuss it freely. We're all military personnel here. Nothing will leak out; I have no intention of facing a military tribunal."

The other soldiers nodded in agreement, their gazes filled with reverence as they looked at Su Chen. Anywhere, anytime, someone who single-handedly vanquishes so many enemies commands respect.

That was precisely the impression Su Chen intended to make. He didn't want to be just another soldier; how else would he accomplish his mission?

"Captain, I might not stay here much longer," Su Chen declared.

He understood all too well that once he demonstrated strength on par with the Super Soldiers, there was no way the high-ranking officials in the Soviet Union camp would allow him to linger in such an insignificant post—it would be the decision of a fool.

The Captain was well aware of this. He gave Su Chen a hearty slap on the shoulder and wore a magnanimous expression. "Ha, to have fought alongside a Super Soldier is not an experience just anyone can boast about. Now I have some bragging rights. I'll tell my son that your dad once battled shoulder to shoulder with a Super Soldier!"

Su Chen could only respond with a wry smile before they began to clear the battlefield together.

The Allied Forces Soldier didn't have much on him. What was critical were the three Grizzly tanks. For this small outpost, the tanks were of far greater value.

A few hours after the combat had ended, an Armed Helicopter appeared above the tiny garrison. The visitor was a Colonel, and his purpose there, naturally, was Su Chen.

"Hello, I'm Colonel River."

Under normal circumstances, Colonel River wouldn't address someone in such an egalitarian manner. Only Super Soldiers warranted this kind of respect.

Every Super Soldier held a rank at least as high as Colonel, and with battle achievements, promotions were rapid. The current Super Soldiers in the Soviet Union camp were, at the very least, Lieutenant Colonels. River certainly wouldn't dare treat Su Chen as a common soldier.

After the outpost's Captain reported on Su Chen, it dawned on him that Su Chen must have become a Super Soldier, and notably, one who had awakened on his own.

The existence of such self-awakened Super Soldiers was rare, numbering possibly less than a handful across all camps.

Other Super Soldiers were typically the unexpected results of various faction experiments.

Not only were self-awakened Super Soldiers scarce, but they were also incredibly powerful, making every single one a prized asset.

"Su Chen," Colonel River said, shaking hands before getting straight to the point, "I wonder if you would be willing to join our Soviet Union camp as a Super Soldier. You would have a rank and authority equal to mine."

"It would be my honor," Su Chen replied.

The process was straightforward, with no unforeseen complications, and just like that, Su Chen became the new Super Soldier of the Soviet Union.

News of the Soviet Union gaining a Super Soldier quickly reached the ears of high-ranking officials in other camps. Such matters were hard to conceal, as each faction had planted many spies in the others.

Super Soldier: Su Chen

Strength: Unknown. Demonstrated Super Soldier capabilities during an outpost battle, discovered by Soviet Union high-ranking officials, directly recruited to become a Soviet Union Super Soldier.

Previously just a regular recruit, he had been a formal soldier for less than a month.

This brief dossier on Su Chen caused quite a headache for high-ranking officials in other factions.

Who wouldn't want more Super Soldiers? Even if they belonged to other factions, there was always the desire to poach them.

As the saying goes, with the right incentives, there's no one unpoachable. History had seen Super Soldiers who had been lured away; it wasn't unprecedented.

"Have our spies find out what this Super Soldier likes, and bring him over to our side!"

At that moment, the same orders were issued across the other three factions.

Unbeknownst to Su Chen, he had become a coveted prize in the eyes of several factions.

At that time, Su Chen, aboard the Armed Helicopter, arrived at a Base—yes, a Base!

It mirrored the images in video games, a quintessential Soviet Union faction Base, albeit with a few peculiarities inside. (To be continued)

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