Reincarnation NPC, but Arknights

Bai Ye did not continue on this topic.

His face was burning.

He is always unable to feel at ease when faced with praise from others.

Just as he was about to say something, an infected person rushed over.

"Talulah...Talulah! The scouts are under attack!"

The person was wearing a white cloak and appeared to be a member of the Yeti squad.

However, he looked very flustered at the moment, as if he had encountered something terrible.

"Don't rush, speak slowly," Talulah comforted her.

The man, panting, explained nervously, "This time, it's different from before! We didn't even find out who the enemy was before he collapsed!"

"They located and attacked our scout so accurately, which is something no ordinary infected patrol team could do... We've never encountered anything like this before!"

In fact, his original words were even more incoherent, interspersed with Ursus profanities and some strange Common language pronunciations, but Talulah and White Night still managed to figure out what had happened.

The two looked at each other.

Bai Ye said in a deep voice, "Something has happened."

His premonition was correct; calm was definitely not normal. Sure enough, it was impossible to leave the snowfield and permafrost without encountering any obstacles.

That's just a beautiful fantasy.

Perhaps the Ursus Empire's spies had already noticed their every move.

Even though Talulah tried her best to hide herself, it was still too difficult to conceal herself on this vast frozen wasteland.

The various infected patrols or army outposts we encountered earlier were just appetizers.

Now, the real battle has just begun.

Talulah had thought of something similar.

Previously, Bai Ye was also attacked by soldiers who had infiltrated the Reunion Movement's camp.

"Perhaps they encountered a subordinate unit of an Ursus army group."

"Bai Ye, we need to prepare for battle. Do you want to join?"

Talulah did not actually include White Night in the Reunion Movement's armed forces.

After all, he was just a collaborator and had already provided too much help to the infected. They had no reason to ask Bai Ye to do more.

Moreover, this enemy is no joke.

There's no need for Bai Ye to provoke the military forces of the Ursus Empire for their sake.

"Are you underestimating me?" Bai Ye said with displeasure.

Talulah turned her head and was stunned.

It's unclear how Bai Ye managed to do it, but in the blink of an eye, he had changed out of the Rhodes Island supervisor's uniform he had been wearing and put on a different combat trench coat.

Behind the black trench coat hung a long sword, its scabbard shimmering silently with azure spellcasting units.

'When did you change into it...' Talulah asked curiously, but now was not the time to ask.

She summoned a messenger: "Go and inform Frostnova and Mr. Patriot!!"

"Yes!"

……

Talulah then turned to look at Bai Ye: "We're going to the scene of the incident; our combat team is still there. What about you?"

Bai Ye smiled and said, "You and Patriot will go together. I'll go ahead. Talulah, you're important, so try not to act alone."

"You're going to be all alone?" Talulah frowned.

"Who said I'm a person?"

Bai Ye put on a hat and pulled the brim down to cover his eyes.

I need to regroup my troops.

Chapter Sixteen: I Am Not Alone

Bai Ye ran towards the player camp.

He rang the alarm bell in the center of the camp.

Immediately, the remaining players in the camp began to erupt in excitement.

Because Bai Ye had made a promise to the players that he would sound the alarm in an emergency when the players were needed.

"Dang——dang——dang——"

White Night activated Originium Arts.

Driven and amplified by the wind, the bells rang out with extraordinary volume, echoing continuously over the camp.

"Bring on the big medicine!"

"Log in, log in, the event's starting!"

"The main quest has been updated! Another group activity, huh?"

Even players who weren't online were urged to log on, and guild chat groups were filled with announcements and notices inviting new members.

Even the game forums were buzzing with excitement, with players speculating about the mission that Bai Ye was about to release.

"Is it going to be another collection mission or infrastructure building? Don't be so boring, I want to play!"

"I can never get the extermination missions, and the escort missions are all monopolized by the guilds. I want to see rivers of blood!"

……

The players discussed amongst themselves, then lay down in the game pod while rambling on.

In the camp, Bai Ye witnessed one white light after another flash, and players kept appearing in his line of sight.

"Bai Ye, who are we going to take down today?"

"Boss Baiye, lead us in the fight!"

"Hurry up and bring it up, I can't wait!"

Players are indeed getting a bit bored. Coming to the Northwest Tundra is really just "digging potatoes." They've done a lot of infrastructure work, but the rest is mostly escort missions or clearing out infected creature nests. After playing for a while, it feels like something's missing.

It's supposed to be an epic journey of oppressed infected people embarking on a fight against a brutal empire, but why does it feel like we're fleeing a disaster every day?

The only interesting combat mission is still following Shield Brother to storm the mines and military camps to rescue the infected.

Now that Bai Ye has made such a big commotion, they can't sit still anymore. They are full of fighting spirit and can't wait to fight.

The atmosphere has been built up to this point; it would be a bit unreasonable not to do something...

Their sharp eyes all fell on Bai Ye.

Under the players' watchful eyes, Bai Ye nodded in satisfaction.

At the same time, a task popped up on the players' system panel.

[Accept the main quest: Enemy Blocking the Way?]

[Mission Objective: Assist White Night and the Reunion Movement in repelling the enemy and protecting the Infected]

The mission objective is to ensure the survival of the majority of the infected, and to ensure the survival of Talulah and White Night.

The mission rewards include a large amount of experience, equipment, and skill bonuses, as well as Reunion Movement reputation and White Night's favorability. Furthermore, there are special achievements and badges, and even cool skins.

The players' eyes lit up.

Individual players aren't particularly strong; they can barely hold their own against ordinary Reunion soldiers—of course, these are soldiers trained by the Patriots, unlike the violent thugs and infected in the main storyline of the previous game. Those were just cannon fodder; these infected are soldiers with military training.

Even so, a large group of players together still constitutes a powerful force.

The battles that just started have already shown that players with leadership skills can fight against fierce bandits and thugs during the beginner phase.

Not to mention that they are much stronger now than before.

They are indeed qualified to participate in the main storyline—not as individuals, but as a group of players.

The player camp was teeming with players, and Bai Ye was already overwhelmed by the sheer variety of player IDs in front of him.

However, he could only pretend not to see it, since normal indigenous people wouldn't be able to see so much random information.

"Let's go!" Bai Ye was about to wave his hand to give the order when he suddenly stopped.

"……teacher!"

Melantha and the other operators of the A4 preparatory operation team ran towards White Night, followed by the medic operator Aya.

"What's wrong?" Bai Ye frowned.

"Manager Baiye, are you going to battle?!" Andercher stopped the anxious Melantha and asked Baiye.

"Yes."

"I want to go too! I want to help the teacher too!" Melantha blurted out in a voice she would never normally make.

Bai Ye always says one thing but does another; he is quite dedicated to teaching his students.

The operatives had all seen these things, and they knew that this supervisor was actually a person with a sharp tongue but a soft heart.

Although he can drive around creating operators and throw them off planes, he is a good instructor.

Therefore, they now want to help him.

However, Bai Ye refused.

"Stop joking! You guys stay in the camp and protect the civilians with the other soldiers!"

Bai Ye and Talulah planned to intercept the enemy at the location where the reconnaissance team encountered them, and they also needed to leave people behind to protect the camp and civilians, so they couldn't bring too many people with them.

Those who went to intercept the enemy were all elite troops.

Taking these reserve operators with you? Bai Ye has no interest in bringing children to a dangerous battlefield.

Is this an attempt to send Rhodes Island operators to their deaths on the battlefield?

“But—” Melantha wanted to say something more.

“No buts.” Bai Ye’s expression was serious. “You stay in the camp. The infected here also need your help.”

"we know."

Andercher stopped the eager Melanie and Katie.

This was the first time he had seen Bai Ye with such a serious expression.

Normally, even when Bai Ye is angry, it's not real. He might secretly chuckle to himself at the foolish mistakes the prospective operators make. Andrecher noticed these subtle expressions.

But now, there was no hint of a smile in Bai Ye's eyes.

A manager like that is truly terrifying.

Although he wasn't angry, he was even more terrifying than when he was usually angry.

……

"Seriously... don't take your life so lightly." Bai Ye sighed as he dissuaded the prospective operators who wanted to join the battle.

Are you in such a hurry to go to the battlefield?

Bai Ye didn't want these newbies to face the Ursus Empire's army right from the start.

"What about me?"

Suddenly, another voice rang in Bai Ye's ear.

It is Ya Ye.

“I’m not a trainee operator; I have the credentials to be a frontline operator.” Aya walked towards the White Night, who was surrounded by players.

“Dr. Kal'tsit will not allow Rhodes Island operators to become enemies with the Ursus Empire’s army.” Bai Ye shook his head.

"You just said it was the Ursus army, right?" Aya's expression was somewhat ferocious.

Then, in front of Bai Ye, she tore off the badge from her Rhodes Island uniform.