This Game Is Too Realistic

"...What's the sound?"

"Did you hear that too?"

"It looks like something exploded."

"And there's more than one!"

Nearly twenty miles away.

Tie Ya, who had just left Xizhou District, was heading to Qingshi County with the reinforcements he had invited. However, before the group of people had gone far, they heard a faint roar coming from the south.

The sound was like rolling thunder, roaring across the valley, shaking the heaven and earth, and even the soil under his feet seemed to tremble under the power of that thunder.

The looters behind Tie Ya all whispered to each other, discussing in low voices what the sound was.

Tie Ya's face changed slightly.

Feeling something bad, he immediately squatted down on the ground, put his ear close to the ground and listened for a while, his face became increasingly gloomy.

It's the sound of gunfire!

The first eight 㵕 started to fight!

On the one hand, Tie Ya was surprised, and on the other hand, he was incredulous. He couldn't believe that the survivors in the northern suburbs of Qingquan dared to come out of the wall and come to Qingshi County to cause trouble for them.

But now is not the time to think about these things.

He must rush to help the boss immediately!

Thinking of this, Tie Ya stood up from the ground without saying anything. Then, he looked at the group of marauders behind him who were carrying long guns and short cannons, and gave a loud order.

"Everyone, hurry up!"

"We have to get to Qingshi County before noon!"

"Run! Quick!"

…

North of Qingshi County.

The barricades and walls were burned black, and the fire began to die down as there was nothing left to burn.

The looters on the southern defense line retreated northward in panic. However, they did not know that the Burning Corps had already penetrated behind them, and a player had been waiting for a long time.

As the marauders' retreating troops came into view, the nearby players on both sides of the ambush opened fire, creating a hail of death on the street.

There was nowhere to hide.

In just a few breaths, a corpse lay on the ground.

Seeing that resistance was useless, the remaining looters completely lost their will to fight and either threw away their weapons and surrendered, or turned around and fled into the shadows under the ruins.

They obviously couldn't escape.

Behind them, in the alley, there was a lizard with steel claws rubbing against it, waiting for them...

The battle is over.

Fang Chang captured a prisoner and after a few simple questions in non-standard Japanese language, he learned that they had blocked two groups of soldiers.

But now there are only about twenty people alive...

After ordering the prisoners to stand in a row with their heads in their hands and facing the wall, Fang Chang took off the mask of his exoskeleton helmet and walked towards Lao Bai, talking as he walked.

"...There are twenty-three in total, and one of them has hid in a residential building in the city. The exact location is unclear. They may be planning to fight guerrillas with us, or they may be looking for an opportunity to escape."

Lao Bai grinned.

"They can't hide it, so let's leave it to the brothers in the perception department to deal with it."

Carrying a sniper rifle, Ye Shi complained.

"I find that's the only time I'm of any use."

The offensive of the friendly forces on the front line was too fierce, and the fleeing marauders almost had no choice but to hit their guns, so that their sniper rifles had almost no effect. The number of heads in this battle was probably not as high as the intelligence system's strong wind. .

"Don't say that," Lao Bai smiled and patted Ye Shi's shoulder, "I'll have to trouble you with something big later."

Upon hearing that there was something big going on, Ye Shi immediately became excited.

"What's going on?"

Lao Bai: "Our mosquito brother is still alive, but he was probably buried. The manager asked us to go see if we can save him."

If it can't be saved, make up for it.

Die early and die early.

Ye Shi was shocked when he heard that the mosquito was still alive.

"What the hell?! Is this guy so desperate?"

The lizard guy standing aside smiled and patted his arm.

"Let's go and see."

You can imagine how embarrassed Brother Mosquito is now.

He couldn't wait to take a look at that bear.

…

During the battle, the location of friendly forces will be displayed on the VM. Even if the player enters a poor signal area, the player will be linked to the previous coordinates marked on the map.

After determining the approximate location, the next thing is settled.

As the player with the highest perception in the entire server, Ye Shi relied on his super perception to quickly find where the mosquito was buried.

Two concrete stones, which were as tall as a man, formed a triangle and blocked the falling gravel and rubble for him.

I have to say that this guy was really lucky. There was almost no complete wall in the houses on both sides of the alley, so he survived only by hiding in the alley.

Lao Bai, who was wearing a heavy cavalry exoskeleton, and Garbage Man, who was wearing a steel plate, stepped forward, grabbed a concrete block weighing several tons with one hand, and violently pushed it open a little.

Large pieces of gravel rolled down the gap.

Lao Bai grabbed the mosquito buried in the ruins with his other hand and pulled him out before he was buried alive by the fine stones.

"Oh my god...you guys are here. I've been chatting with people on this forum for a long time, and there's not even a ghost." He held his hand on the wall, and for the rest of his life, the mosquitoes didn't even care about the mud and sand on their bodies, and ate greedily. Breathe the fresh air.

But soon, he choked on the sand in his mouth.

Listening to his complaints, Lao Bai smiled and patted his back.

"Okay, you can have some fun while you're still alive. Now go to the forum to shake people. If you can shake people there, you'll be considered a ghost!"

Ye Shi, who was standing at the entrance of the alley, came over and looked at the mosquito's appearance and couldn't help but tease him.

"Didn't you say that your plane flew by a slippery slope? Why did it fall off?"

Mosquito sighed: "Hey, there is no way! Horses have hooves and people have hands, but your dog has a very good nose. I found all of this."

When he heard that Brother Mosquito not only didn't thank him for helping him save resurrection coins, but actually made fun of himself as his savior, Ye Shi immediately retorted with a playful smile.

"That's a must! My nose is so good at smelling dog poop."

Junk Jun couldn't hold it back, he held his stomach with a puff and laughed, although the hoarse laughter was worse than crying.

Fang Chang looked away with eyes, stood behind Guangfeng and coughed dryly.

"...You two should stop hurting each other."

"Fuck, your mouth is really poisonous."

Mosquito bared his teeth for a while and looked at Lao Bai.

"How's the battle going?"

Lao Bai said with a smile.

"It's over. The Skeleton Corps took the lead in taking over the printing factory. The Death Corps cleared the second line of defense. The Jungle Corps and the Storm Corps reunited at the enemy's headquarters. Lion Tooth and other looter leaders were all captured alive, leaving only A few scattered soldiers are still hiding in the ruins of the county town. They can't hold on for long. The NPC Corps has entered the battlefield and is now counting the war supplies."

While he was talking, the helmet internal test signal light flashed. Lao Bai raised his arm and glanced at the VM, and found that a new task had been updated on the screen.

[Mission: Meet up with the friendly forces at the intersection out of the city (distance: 271m), go to the southern slope highlands of Songlin Valley (distance: 9.7km) in the north of Qingshi County to establish a position to block the reinforcements of the Bone Chewing Tribe. 】

[Available reinforcements: 2 light trucks, ammunition...]

With a solemn look on his face, Lao Bai immediately opened the communication channel and called out the soldiers of the Burning Corps.

"Attention all team members, the mission has been updated on your taskbar. Everyone go to the map point area to gather. We will set off in three minutes!"

Upon hearing what Lao Bai said, Mosquito immediately became energetic.

"Come to work?"

Ye Shi rolled his eyes: "What does it have to do with you? You are not in our group."

Mosquito said with a playful smile.

"You can't say that. As the saying goes, you become a father in a day... I mean I have been in the regiment, so I am one of you. Brother Tu, please take care of me. Can't I be a reporter with the army?"

Lao Bai didn't talk nonsense and threw him a Ripper rifle he picked up.

"We'll set off in three minutes. We'll pick up the bullets next door and return to the supply station when we're done."

After receiving the rifle, Mosquito pulled the bolt, checked the receiver, and found that it was still usable, he said excitedly.

"Hey!"

Although it is true that the corps cannot receive missions, Brother Mosquito obviously does not care about this.

Just play games.

Just feel good and that's it.

Responsible for cooperating with the Burning Corps is a small LV3 corps called the Silver Corps, with a maximum size of 30 people, but only 20 were actually recruited.

Walking up to Lao Bai, Silver Sword gave an exaggerated military salute.

"Twenty privates from the Silver Corps are here to report!"

Mosquito looked at these people and said in surprise.

"Hey, is it you?"

Standing aside, Silver Hand smiled unhappily.

"Hey, we meet again."

Fang Chang looked at the IDs of several people on the VM and couldn't help but complain: "...Are you so obsessed with silver?"

Silver's father sighed.

"Mofa, actually we originally wanted to call it Dad's Corps...but the name didn't pass the review."

Fang Chang: "..."

Kuangfeng: "..."

Tu guy.

If it was really called this name, 50% of the attrition might be due to accidental damage from friendly forces.

Mosquito laughed and patted the newcomer on the shoulder.

"Not bad, not bad, you are ambitious! I will protect you from now on!"

"Come on, stop talking nonsense. Now that everyone is here, let's set off quickly." Lao Bai looked at the silver sword and continued, "According to the headquarters' assignment, we need to go ten miles away. Establishing a defensive line to stop the enemy and digging trenches...are you okay?"

"Don't worry, brother." Silver Sword took out the engineering shovel and said with joy, "Hum - oh no, we are professionals in digging holes!"

Lao Bai: "..."

…

other side.

Near the Qingshi County Warehouse.

Since the battle is over, most of the players have relaxed except for those who received patrol missions and went to check in at the checkpoint.

Midnight Killer was playing with the double-barreled shotgun he had just snatched from the looters, and was wondering whether to take a photo of it and keep it as a collectible when the war items were settled later.

The battlefield atmosphere team was standing next to the prisoner with a POS and asked me to help take pictures. The latter looked impatient and began to roll his eyes.

As the leader of the Storm Corps, Brother Quan Shui was asking his teammates one by one how much ammunition they had left, counting the ammunition consumption, and quietly estimating the amount.

Except for slaves, it may be difficult for ordinary people to experience this kind of fun, but Quan Shui always enjoys it.

As for the tail?

At this moment, he was lying in Sisi's arms.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa! It ignores me!"

Gently stroking the head of his tail, Sisi said comfortingly in a child-like tone.

"Well... after all, it likes meat."

"What the hell! Hey, you guy, go away and don't nuzzle me!" Rourou pushed the brown bear's nose away with his paws, trying to drive it away.

Seeing that he was rejected, the brown bear crawled aside with an aggrieved look on his face, but within a few seconds, he crept in again.

That looks very much like a licking dog.

Oh no, it should be licking the bear!

Unable to watch it anymore, Sisi sighed: "Speaking of Rourou, you see how pitiful it is, or... just accept it."

Rourou crossed his paws and shook his head desperately.

"NO! I refuse!"

The cat ears on the top of the head moved slightly. Rourou followed the fur and sesame paste and suddenly thought of something, his eyes lit up and he said.

"Speaking of which, we haven't given it a name yet."

As soon as he heard the name, Tails immediately came out of Sisi's arms and raised his hands excitedly.

"How's Xiao Hei?"

Sisi said with a subtle expression.

"He's a brown bear...not a black bear at all."

It seems that Hei is just because he has been locked up for a long time without taking a shower, so maybe it would be cool to go to the river and take a shower.

Sesame paste tilted his head.

"Then...Big Brown?"

Sisi sighed.

"It sounds even weirder."

Sure enough, it's really difficult to expect these cute teammates to have normal and sound-sounding names.

It's a pity that this game doesn't even have a random naming function.

"How about... how about calling me Teddy?"

Eventually.

Everyone unanimously approved that Sisi got the name. The real teddy bear is also brown. Although this one looks a little bigger, it can barely touch it.

And Rourou also hopes that this name will make him become a bit more gentleman and stop sticking his tongue out to lick his fur.

In order to prevent this guy from hurting other people, especially NPCs that cannot be resurrected due to accidental injuries, Tai Tai planned to buy him a psychic collar and put it on after returning.

Although the NPC store is out of stock, there must be some loot captured this time.

If that doesn't work, you can still collect it from other players who bought it before.

The only regret is that mental connection requires intelligence attributes. There are no intelligence-based players in the group. To tame this guy, I'm afraid I'll have to ask Teng Teng or Quan Shui for help.

"I'm so envious." I said with the darkest look on my face as I looked at the brown bear being turned around.

Damn it!

He also wants to have sex with girls.

The battlefield atmosphere team laughed and hooked his shoulder.

"What, you want to find a bear too? Brother, help you."

"Get out!"

Not far away, is the entrance of the warehouse building.

Two jungle muscle guys wearing KV-1 exoskeletons, one on the left and the other on the right, walked out of the building with their lion teeth tied up in large strips.

With a height of two meters and a weight of a full kilogram, he was as tall as a bear, but at this moment he was being chased away like a dead dog.

He was shot twice in the chest and had a piece of gauze wrapped around his head. His ferocious face was expressionless, even if he was being suppressed, his eyes were darting left and right looking for an opportunity to escape.

However, with two power players watching from the side, it would be a coincidence if he could find an opportunity. Although he is a captain and an awakened person, he is basically just a bandit leader.

When a piece of blue power armor appeared in front of him, a trace of despair flashed in Lion Tooth's eyes. After guessing his next fate, his expression became calm.

Chu Guang looked at him and said.

"You are Lion Tooth."

Lion Tooth narrowed his eyes.

"You are Chu Guang."

Seeing the arrogant and helpless attitude, Lu Bei stood next to Chu Guang and clenched the rifle in his hand, but Chu Guang raised his hand to stop him.

Looking at the lion's teeth, Chu Guang said quietly.

"You will be judged and punished accordingly."

Judgment?

Lion Tooth sneered.

These guys who call themselves civilized people just want to send him to the so-called court and humiliate him. He is very aware of the methods of those survivors.

"It's up to you. Anyway, I'll be happy for half my life and it's worth it."

Chu Guang nodded.

Very silly.

In this case, when it was hung on the city gate, there would be no complaints.

Surrendering in front of the battle will avoid death, and stubborn resistance will not be forgiven. These are the rules he set after the establishment of the new alliance. However, this is only for those insignificant minions.

After all, these people can still use the excuse of being forced to work or being coerced by others, and the new alliance also needs prisoners of war to serve as laborers to do the dirty and tiring work that ordinary people are unwilling to do.

For a captain like Shi Ya, there is no excuse for him to get away with it.

As the "bandit leader" of the looters, there is only one way to survive, and that is to repent before the battle begins and lead his troops to surrender.

As for now?

It's too late to say anything.

Chu Guang looked at the guard wearing an exoskeleton and gave the order.

"Take it with you."

The guard put his right fist against his chest and took the order.

"yes!"

Shiya obviously knew his fate, he raised his head and laughed a few times, but after receiving a few punches, he quickly calmed down.

After completing the tasks for the two power players, Chu Guang took Lu Bei and the remaining thirty guards to the marked point with shackles drawn on the VM map.

There used to be a middle school before the war, and there was a 2,000-meter temporary shelter underground. But now, it has become a dungeon where the Lion Tooth tribe held slaves.

For the bone-chewing tribe, slaves are both food reserves and coolies. They will keep the strong and fertile ones, and the rest will be killed depending on their mood.

The thick gauntlet held the door lock. Chu Guang gently exerted force, and the door lock twisted like a twist, and then broke into several pieces.

After tearing off the door lock and throwing it aside, Chu Guang pushed open the rusty iron door. Before he could enter, a fishy and rotten smell hit his face.

In the darkness, a pair of blind eyes looked at him standing at the entrance of the dungeon.

There were men, women, and even children behind the rows of iron bars, but they didn't look at the old man... I guess he must have been disposed of.

Most of them had no clothes, and many of them only wore a rag on their bodies. Their uncovered skin was covered with centipede-like scars.

Some people even had their arms and legs removed and lay motionless on the ground, not knowing whether they were dead or alive.

It’s hard to imagine the inhuman torture they suffered before.

Facing the uninvited guests who suddenly stepped into the dungeon, the slaves showed neither panic nor any joy on their faces, only numbness and confusion.

Chu Guang looked around, and finally his eyes stopped on one of them.

There are no whip marks on his body, but he does have a lot of weird tattoos.

A flash of panic flashed in the man's eyes. Facing the power armor staring at him, he finally couldn't control the fear in his heart. He pulled out the grenade from under the haystack, roared and rushed forward, wanting to kill him together.

"Ahhh! I will fight with you!"

However, no matter how fast he moved, he could not be faster than Chu Guang personally selected the Guards Regiment.

The moment he stood up, a series of blood holes burst out on his forehead and chest, and the grenade fell from his hand.

"Sir, be careful!"

Lu Bei was startled and was about to step forward to protect the manager, but saw the manager one step ahead of him and reached out to pick up the grenade.

Then give it a firm squeeze.

The grenade, the size of a can, was like a plastic bottle with the cap opened, crushed into a ball by that powerful steel hand.

The grenade that was crushed into a ball was like a misfire and a dropped cannon, making a muffled sound.

Seeing a cluster of sparks leaking out from between his fingers, Chu Guang shook his hand lightly, throwing away the dregs and scrap metal in his hands like dust.

The dungeon was silent.

All the guards, including Lu Bei, were stunned by this scene.

Except for a few people who had followed Chu Guang for a long time, most of the guardsmen saw the skills of the administrator for the first time.

Although there are equipment inside, he can calmly pick up the grenade and "snuff it out". His courage and courage alone are beyond the reach of ordinary people...

Chu Guang didn't pay attention to the reverent eyes and opened his mouth to give orders to you.

"...This guy should be the guard of the dungeon. Please pay attention to who is not injured in a moment, and then let others identify him."

Want to sneak into the slave pile and escape?

hehe.

Do you think I am blind?

"Yes! Sir."

Glancing around the slaves in the dungeon, Lu Bei's eyes were burning with anger, his fists clenched unconsciously and his teeth clenched.

"These beasts..."

The desolate scene in front of him reminded him of his experience in the Bloodhand Clan dungeon.

Those memories were like hell...

Chu Guang glanced at the young man, but did not comfort him.

The war between the New Alliance and the Bone-Chewering Tribe has just begun, and the maggots inhabiting the bodies of the Alliance are far more than just bone-chewers.

The tragedy that occurred on the home planet is just the tip of the iceberg.

Love is far more cruel than this, and he will see more in the future.

After a pause, Chu Guang slowly spoke and continued.

"Besides this, I need you to count the number of people who have been rescued, their names, where they are from...if they still remember them. If you really can't ask, don't force it. I will use numbers instead for the time being."

"I will give you fifty trucks in a moment. You will be responsible for transporting these people to the north of Shuguang City. The rest will be handed over to old Luca. He will be responsible for housing these poor people."

"After you finish these tasks, I need you to bring fifty carts of building materials back from the warehouse. The specific list will be sent to you later. The logistics department staff will be waiting for you at the warehouse in the north of the city."

"The war has just begun. We need to re-build our defense line in the northern part of Qingshi County to prepare for the counterattack of the Bone Chewing Tribe."

They destroyed only a thousand-man army.

There are tens of thousands of looters stationed in Xizhou City. They also have machine guns and cannons, and may even have other equipment obtained from the legion.

Only a solid defense line and reliable logistics can help the new alliance win the entire war. Fighting for consumption and durability, no one is the opponent of "players".

Putting his right fist on his chest, Lu Bei took the order in a deep voice.

"yes!"

The situation here was handed over to the Guards Regiment.

Chu Guang then contacted Heya, who was studying brood samples in the medical laboratory, through Xiaoqi, and asked her to quickly lead a medical team from the south of Shuguang City to the homes of the refugees in the north of the city, where they established a simple temporary disease control center.

Although she was reluctant to leave the laboratory, Heya was still able to understand her priorities and left the shelter with a roll of her eyes at Du Qi's urging.

The dungeon guards are in very poor condition.

At least five people were crammed into the two thousand meters of space.

Considering the health status of these slaves, if not handled properly, it is very likely to induce influenza or even a more serious plague.

Fortunately, Shuguang City's drug reserves are still sufficient. Coupled with Heya, a knowledgeable and versatile biological expert, simple disease prevention and control is no problem for her.

12 noon.

The Second Corps, led by Liu Ding, arrived near the No. 1 Middle School of Qingshi County. Along with him, fifty trucks and full loads of ammunition, supplies and mining equipment arrived.

Copper mining operations will start within two days.

An active professional player with experience in geological exploration has already accepted the mission of the Scientific Expedition Team and led two NPC soldiers to the nearby Renlian Geopark for on-the-spot investigation.

Since only half of the mine is mined, and the old mining equipment from the early days of the People's Union of China has been preserved in the Geopark, it will not be difficult to confirm the specific location of the vein.

As equipment and manpower are gradually in place, production resumption operations will begin soon.

With the help of fifty newcomers from the strength department, a group of twenty soldiers from the Second Corps quickly completed unloading the supplies on the truck.

Afterwards, the truck and driver will be handed over to the Guards Regiment, and Lu Bei will lead 20 Guards and the 671 rescued survivors to the north of Shuguang City.

Consider that as the war continues, more survivors will surely be liberated in the future.

After thinking for a moment, Chu Guang decided to establish a temporary resettlement site on the front line of Qingshi County on Luka's suggestion.

The location is temporarily set at the original cargo building where Shiya was stationed.

The hall of the cargo building is spacious enough, and a large number of steel bars are implanted in the wall to withstand 100 kilograms of aerial bombs. The safety is quite reliable.

The spaces on the second and third floors can be transformed into temporary save points to facilitate frontline combat and professional combat players to log in, log off and save.

There is an underground garage not far from the cargo building.

Here are piles of equipment and supplies seized from the looters.

After completing the inventory of supplies, Liu Ding made a military salute in front of Chu Guang and reported to him in a loud voice.

"The inventory of seized materials has been completed! The light weapons include 811 bolt-action rifles, 312 automatic rifles, 377 submachine guns, 27 light and heavy machine guns, 37 tons of ammunition, and a large number of grenades and mortar ammunition."

"In terms of vehicles, each Corps seized a total of 12 transport trucks, 5 machine gun pickup trucks, and 1,200 liters of fuel."

"In terms of food, nearly a thousand tons of green wheat, potato chips, 300 cubic meters of nutritional paste and a large amount of dried meat of unknown cost were seized."

"In addition to this, there are nearly 300 cubic meters of cement, 400 cubic meters of sand and a large amount of steel bars. Judging from the quality, it should be produced soon."

Listening to the end, a hint of surprise appeared on Chu Guang's face.

Tu guy.

This is to repair the bottom of the turtle shell.

But there is one thing to say, considering the construction skills of those looters, it is not bad to be able to build it like this.

According to the hard-to-find information, there are a large number of water tanks and wells scattered throughout Qingshi County. There are smooth roads connecting the ammunition depots, and they do not affect each other with the defensive equipment and roadblocks that block the attack.

Generally speaking, looters just dig ore and build a wall or something like that. As for where to dig and how to dig, they don't pay that much attention at all.

A few disabled deserters can guide the marauders like this. No wonder this legion can dominate the western part of Middle-earth.

Chu Guang secretly noted this in his heart, and then looked at Liu Ding who was standing aside.

"The construction of the front line will be left to your second regiment. I will give you another 200 manpower. You must complete the northern defense area within 48 hours."

"Yes!" Liu Ding accepted the order and immediately called his subordinates to work.

It's already one o'clock in the afternoon.

Chu Guang estimated that no matter how stupid the Bone Chewing Tribe raiders were, it would take them so long to react.

With the raiders' organization and discipline, and an army of ten thousand people, it was almost impossible for them to complete the victory in just one day.

Even with ready-made ammunition and weapons, it takes time to pull them out of the warehouse and deliver them to the soldiers.

Without making any preparations, just move the units forward in one frame. In the game, they rush, but in reality, they line up and send them.

Chu Guang could even boldly speculate that 80% of the Ya clan stationed in Xizhou City did not expect that the new alliance would choose to launch a regiment-level offensive in early April, which is the spring plowing season, and it only took less than a morning. In a short time, they captured the south gate of Xizhou City.

"We have at least 72 hours left..."

Staring at the holographic map displayed in the helmet, Chu Guang thought while focusing on Songlin Valley, about ten kilometers north of Qingshi County.

The two corps markers, one large and one small, had arrived at the coordinate point he set half an hour ago. They should be digging trenches along the contour lines at this time.

It is located halfway between Qingshi County and Xizhou City. There are mountains on both sides with dense vegetation. The slope valley between the two mountains is like a gate to hell.

If an artillery position is set up here, the 100mm artillery range will be able to frame the southern part of Xizhou City.

"...As long as we can hold the Bone Chewing Tribe in Songlin Valley for three days, we can stabilize the front in the northern part of Qingshi County."

"If we can hold on to the seventh day, we can push the artillery into the face of the Ya clan!"

At this moment, the two corps icons on the map flashed red, and the [Enemy Engagement] icon popped up in unison.

Immediately afterwards, an unknown number of troops were marked on the map.

The Burning Corps, which was setting up defenses on the front line, had discovered the other side, but there was no exchange of fire. It seemed that the other side had not discovered them.

Chu Guang frowned slightly, and there was half a hint of surprise in his eyes.

Ya clan reinforcements?

"So fast?"