A list of the top ten main characters: Ye Wenjie from the Three-Body Problem at the beginning.

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Gidya and Su Mu stood up back to back and said together, "It seems we won't be able to get out of here unless we take care of them all."

"Then we have no choice but to fight."

Seeing that Su Mu and Gideya had no intention of surrendering, the leader said, "Leave that lord behind, and kill the other one."

Looking at the group of people dressed exactly as Simon and his group had described, and combining this with the information he had gathered earlier, Su Mu coldly addressed the several black-robed figures on the field:

"You Skaven are really bold, daring to appear so openly before a nobleman of a great nation like me. Aren't you afraid I'll report your whereabouts to the Astartes Legion?"

"Skaven ratmen?" Gidya was taken aback upon hearing this name and turned to Su Mu, asking, "Lord Su Mu, are you saying these things are Skaven ratmen?"

Su Mu nodded coldly and said, "That's right, these things are the Skaven ratmen lurking in Shuris City. My men have already fought against them twice."

Then, Su Mu coldly looked at the group of Skaven and said angrily, "Since you dare to appear in front of me openly, do you not dare to state your names and clans?"

The leading Skaven stepped forward and said, "What a courageous nobleman! This is the first time I've seen a nobleman sent out to serve as an adult, and someone your age is truly a first."

Other nobles of your age do not rely on their family's prestige or power to compromise with us or beg for mercy.

"Very well, I'll mercifully tell you my identity and clan. Listen carefully, my name is Quelka, the chief general of the Moth clan."

Gidya whispered in Su Mu's ear, "...My lord, this is a difficult situation. We are surrounded by five Skaven ratmen, and there are only two of us. I can only deal with two at a time at most. What should we do with the remaining three?"

Jim Gidya coldly looked at the surrounding Skaven and said coldly, "Then let's do it this way, but I can't guarantee that the Skaven won't resort to dirty tricks. If they do, I can't protect you at all."

Chapter 208 Both sides suffer losses

Su Mu pondered for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "If it really comes to the worst, you should run to our camp first and ask them to send reinforcements. These Skaven ratmen came out of the basement."

"That proves there must be a passage or lair for them in the basement. Let them attack from there. I'll leave marks along the way so you can use them to rescue me."

"Okay, I understand."

Seeing that Su Mu and Gidya had finished their discussion, Quilka said indifferently, "Have you made up your minds? If you have, then come and face your death."

Su Mu quietly handed a small knife to Gidaya, then gently patted Gidaya on the shoulder. Gidaya nodded, waiting for Su Mu's signal.

Su Mu looked at the five Skaven ratmen and then coldly roared, "Don't dream about us surrendering. Make your move."

As soon as Su Mu finished speaking, Gidya rushed out with his knife and quickly took down a Skaven.

Quilka and the other three Skaven roared, "You're courting death!" and charged at the two men.

Quelka coldly looked at Su Mu and said, "You should surrender. Although the higher-ups want to capture you alive, I don't mind if you suffer a little before they capture you."

"You're dreaming," Su Mu said angrily. "Although I may not be your match, you can't do anything to me in the short term."

"interesting."

"Quelka said, then winked at another Skaven.

The Skaven ratman focused intently on attacking Su Mu.

Meanwhile, Su Mu calmly assumed a fighting stance to deal with the attack.

His three remaining companions, seeing Quelka's appearance, roared in anger, "Quelka, what exactly do you mean? Are you trying to come out and pick up the pieces when we and they are both exhausted?"

“I told you long ago that the words of the Moss clan could not be trusted, but you didn’t listen. Now look what’s happened.”

Seeing that the two Skaven were still talking, Gidya took the opportunity to quickly eliminate one of them.

After Gidya killed one of the Skaven, Su Mu took the opportunity to repel the attacking Skaven.

The two stood back to back again. Seeing several Skaven arguing despite the presence of enemies on the battlefield, Gidya was puzzled and asked in a low voice:

"What's going on? Why are they arguing among themselves?" Su Mu glanced at them and said calmly, "I think they're from different clans."

"Different clans?"

“That’s right. I’ve read in my family’s ancient books that the relationships between different clans are not good, especially the thirteen clans at the top of the Skaven.”

They often look down on other clans, and the leader, the Quelka, is probably from one of the thirteen clans; the others are likely from smaller clans.

Chapter 209 Only One Way Out: Death

While Su Mu and Gidya were still talking, Quelka impatiently said to the remaining two Skaven:

"Stop talking nonsense. Since the higher-ups have handed me the authority to command the operation, you'd better listen to me properly. If you keep talking nonsense, I'll just kill you all."

"you……"

"Alright, you two stop arguing. Now, let's prioritize dealing with what we have at hand. Otherwise, if these two humans take advantage of us and the higher-ups blame us, we won't be able to explain ourselves."

"Humph."

At this moment, Quelka took out a short blade and said to Su Mu and Gidya, "This goblin slaughter blade of mine has never been stained with the blood of human nobles. This time, it can be used as an appetizer."

After saying that, he also joined the battle.

Su Mu and Jim Gidya exchanged a glance and responded in kind. However, due to the addition of the opposing Quelka, the odds of victory shifted in favor of the Skaven.

Although Su Mu managed to repel one of the Skaven, the Quilkar suddenly launched an attack that sent Su Mu staggering back several steps, causing him to cough up some blood.

Seeing Su Mu's condition, Gidya also pushed back the Skaven he was fighting, then quickly ran towards Su Mu, pulled him behind him, and warily watched the three Skaven.

Two Skaven walked up to Quilka, while the three Skaven stared directly at Gidya and Sumu.

At this moment, Quilka spoke up, saying, "Human, if you leave now, I might spare your life; otherwise, you will die."

"What?" a Skaven exclaimed. "Quick, you're going to let him go? Don't you know he's already seen what we look like? If we let him go, and those damned Astartes Legion come, we're doomed."

Quelka seemed a little annoyed by being interrupted. He grabbed the Skaven by the neck and roared, "I'm telling you, I've been appointed as the leader, so you have to listen to me. Otherwise, I'll wipe out your Rico clan completely, do you hear me, Rianz?"

"Yes...yes...yes, I understand."

Ryan said haltingly after being captured.

"Hmph." After throwing Ryans aside, Quelka was about to speak to Su Mu and Gidya when he heard a voice from outside.

"Quick...quick...quick! We received a tip from nearby residents that a fight has broken out inside. Let's go check it out."

.....

The three Skaven exchanged glances, and Quilka said, "You're lucky this time." After saying that, he led the two surviving Skaven back to the basement.

Su Mu and Gidya exchanged a glance, then hurriedly ran to the window, ripped off the tattered curtains, and finally covered the Skaven corpses with them before the defense forces entered.

Then Gidya quickly ran to the bar and put on a hat and sunglasses.

After the defense force entered, Su Mu saw that Zhang Feiyan and Simon were leading the group and asked, "Why are you here?" Upon seeing Su Mu and glancing at the corpses on the ground, the two quickly led their men over. Zhang Feiyan gave the order: "Soldiers..."

Chapter 210 Two Corpses

"Everyone, immediately seal off the area, and strictly guard all entrances and exits." At that moment, the ground shook slightly, and an explosion came from the basement.

Seeing this, Zhang Feiyan immediately ordered, "Send a few people to check the basement."

"Yes."

Then Zhang Feiyan and Simon walked up to Su Mu. Before Zhang Feiyan could speak, Simon immediately asked, "Where have you been? Do you know that you've disappeared for several days since you came out of the '533 Qin War'?"

We initially suspected you'd been kidnapped by the nearby Abyss forces and were about to rescue you when we heard reports from nearby residents of a fighting scene, so we brought people to investigate.

"Yes, sir, we don't object to you going out for a stroll, but you have to tell us first. If you get kidnapped by the Abyss Force, it will be a huge blow to us."

Just as Su Mu was about to answer, he caught a glimpse of a guard trying to uncover the Skaven corpse covered by the curtains. He quickly shouted, "Don't touch that thing!" The guard was startled and dared not make a move.

Su Mu hurried over, covered the curtains again, and said to Zhang Feiyan, "Zhang Feiyan, guard these two corpses closely. Without my order, no one is allowed to touch these two corpses. Anyone who disobeys will be executed on the spot."

Hearing how serious Su Mu was talking about it, Zhang Feiyan hurriedly replied, "Yes."

Seeing the seriousness in Su Mu's voice, Zhang Feiyan said to her men, "You all go out now. No one is allowed to come in without my order."

"Yes." Zhang Feiyan and Simon then glanced at Gidya, who was standing to the side, and asked in a low voice, "What about that person? Should we imprison him?" Su Mu glanced at Gidya and said calmly:

"Don't worry, he just fought off those bastards with me. Besides, do you think it's possible?" He then glanced at Gidya and said calmly, "Even if the three of us joined forces, we might not be a match for him."

Not to mention imprisoning him, considering he was the one who disposed of those two corpses.

"Hahaha."

Hearing this, Gidya laughed happily and said, "That's right. Even if the three of you joined forces, you wouldn't be a match for me."

After saying that, he sat back down at the bar, picked up a bottle of wine, and started drinking again.

Su Mu didn't even look at Gidya, and said to Simon and Zhang Feiyan, "You two send someone to find two opaque boxes, preferably completely black boxes."

Then, along with the curtains placed on top, put everything inside. Remember not to let the soldiers see what's underneath. It's best if the two of you personally supervise the soldiers as they pack it up.

After it was assembled, it was sent directly to Dr. Halsey so she could study it.

"Yes."

At this moment, Simon leaned over and asked, "Are these two corpses really Skaven?" Su Mu nodded and said, "That's right, I haven't been here long."

After chatting with him for a while, several Skaven suddenly appeared. With our combined strength (2.7), we took down two of them.

Just then, the soldier who had been sent to the basement came up and reported: "Reporting to the officers, we went down to the basement and found a passage there."

However, the passageway had completely collapsed. We tried to clear it for a while, but we couldn't finish. And at the entrance of the passageway, we could still faintly hear explosion sounds coming from inside.

Chapter 211 Remaining Calm in the Face of Adversity

"okay."

Zhang Feiyan ordered, "Go find two large boxes, preferably opaque or black, and put the two corpses on the ground, along with the curtains covering them, inside. Then take them to Dr. Halsey's laboratory on the 'Qin Zhan' ship."

Remember, never open it before you're in Dr. Halsey's lab, understand?

"Yes."

Su Mu walked towards the door leading to the basement. Looking down the stairs, he could vaguely see the dusty, smoke-filled staircase. "Sigh," he sighed. Simon walked over and also looked at the stairs.

"What's wrong?" Su Mu replied, "Nothing, it's just that I've now figured out that there is indeed a hidden figure controlling this rebellion, and they can even control the Skaven. It's clear that the influence behind this is definitely not small."

Simon glanced at him and said, "We'll find out who that bastard is, so you don't need to worry."

After saying that, he turned and left.

Gidya walked up to Su Mu and whispered, "Since the lord's guards have arrived, I won't disturb you any longer and will take my leave now."

"Aren't you going to take a look at the changes in your hometown?" Gidya chuckled and said, "With you in Shuris City, I feel at ease."

I can see that you are a responsible and good adult, unlike the adults before you, which is evident from the support you receive from the defense forces.

Furthermore, I won't be leaving Shuris City for the time being. I'll first check around the city, and if any Abyss troops or defense forces are found oppressing or harming civilians, I'll intervene. I hope you won't tolerate it, sir.

Su Mu glanced at Gidya and said, "In that case, I wish you good luck, but I hope we won't meet on the battlefield again."

"Hahaha."

Gidya laughed heartily and said, "If that day ever comes, I beg you, sir, to show mercy."

After saying that, he walked towards the door.

Simon and Zhang Feiyan walked over and stood beside Su Mu. Zhang Feiyan said to Su Mu, "Sir, should we stop him?"

"His strength is so great, we should be able to keep him to help us quell the rebellion. With him around, the rebellion will be over quickly. We can see that he is extremely powerful."

Su Mu didn't even glance at them. Gazing at Gidya's departing figure, he said calmly, "Do you know who he is?"

The two shook their heads and said at the same time, "We don't know, but it's clear that he came from an elite military unit."

Su Mu said calmly, "He is Gidya, the former sheriff and governor of Marsala, and a notorious wanted criminal by a major power."

"What did you say?" Zhang Feiyan exclaimed in surprise, "He's Gideya? Isn't he the most wanted criminal in the Great Power? What's he doing here?"

"Ah."

Su Mu glanced at Zhang Feiyan and asked in confusion, "Speaking of which, Gidya is a native of Shuris City. Don't you know that, as a resident of Shuris City? Look at Simon, he's so calm and collected."

Zhang Feiyan then looked at Simon, only to see that Simon remained expressionless.

Su Mu asked, "Aren't you surprised? A wanted criminal from a major country is here."

Simon didn't even glance at Su Mu before saying, "Actually, Gidya did nothing wrong in that matter. Under those circumstances, prioritizing the safety of civilians on his own planet was what he should have done. However, his superiors still punished him for the destruction of the military base."

Chapter 212 Why Not Take a Gamble?

"So now, whether they are reformists or aristocrats, the majority of the high-ranking officials of major powers don't care about the common people on the borders of these major powers, as long as they are not from developed planets and their achievements are not tarnished."

Su Mu said calmly.

"Then why did he leave? Wasn't he going to help?"

"He just told me that he's currently strolling around the place where he was born."

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!"