SSS Mission, Captain of Losers’ Squad

Yun Che used to be mysterious. And he was said to be powerful. People thought he was a marvelous man, just like Xing Feng, the legendary captain of Chaoyang Squad. But today, Yun Che's personal image suffered a disastrous decline! Marvelous? Come on! He was a total trickster! Much worse than the sketch actor Zhao Benshan! Zhao only tricked people into losing money. But Yun Che tricked people into losing their lives!

"Guys, you seem to be shy. Come on, an SSS mission! That's a golden opportunity! It's now or never! Come and sign up!"

Yun Che didn't know his image had suffered a disastrous decline. He didn't even know he once had a marvelous image. People were complaining and none of them volunteered. Yun Che continued to agitate them vigorously. He believed that there must be one or two brave, cautious, and clever volunteers.

"The SSS mission is so exclusive! We're too humble to take it. Please show some mercy and stop making noise with the loudspeaker!"

"Haw-haw… Yeah, Captain Yun, if you want to say something, just say it! Do you really need to stir us into a tempest?"

"Ear-piercing noise! Definitely ear-piercing! Captain Yun, are you going to shock us into unconsciousness so that we'll agree to risk our lives with you?"

"Haw-haw…"

Someone, nobody knew who, started to joke with Yun Che. Then, captains of other squads who were suffering from the noise, began to joke, too. They meant no harm. Instead, they were only joking just like how Yun Che was tricking them with the loudspeaker. No one would be angry later.

"Look at you alpha males! You're wasting the strong bodies your parents gave you! Scared out of your pants only by an SSS mission? You know what? You'll have to be jealous of us!"

Who was Yun Che? He always argued back when being joked with. His gaze swept across those who teased him and replied rudely. In a joking tone, of course.

"Hiss…"

It was rare that people had a collective purpose and kept hissing. Yun Che wasn't upset. He turned around, shrugged his shoulders at Xing Feng and said, "All right. Seems like we have to depend on ourselves! They are all cowards! Shame on them!"

Yun Che said loudly, without any restraint. Even though he didn't use the loudspeaker, superfunction possessors present all heard him due to their enhanced senses.

"Captain Yun, no more personal attacks, will you? That's an SSS mission and it'll be carried out in a hospital, the scariest place. If you picked an SS mission, we wouldn't have been so scared."

"Yeah. Captain Yun, you've got all masters in your squad. Even a female member is stronger than us. But in our squads, there are many ordinary guys."

"Trust me. Captain Yun must be goading us. Don't be fooled!"

"Haw-haw… that's the truth!"

No one could tolerate personal attacks. Superfunction possessors of different squads complained and hissed. The longer they joked, the more they digressed. In the end, all of them grinned from ear to ear and none of them bore grudges. They were relaxing themselves together.

"Captain Yun, Captain Xing, are you really going to bid on the SSS mission?"

When Xing Feng and Yun Che thought no one would sign up and they planned to call back all the team members of Chaoyang Squad, a strong man walked up. This man was almost as tall as Xing Feng, but looked twice as big. Lu Haixuan, who stood beside Yun Che, whispered, "This is Captain Lei Dashan of Losers' Squad I told you last time. His nickname is Cannon. He's a cool and straightforward man. He has as good fire superfunction as Yehan. His squad has a strong overall strength, too."

Lu Haixuan said in such a low voice that only Xing Feng and Yun Che could hear. They exchanged looks with each other, poker-faced. Yun Che smiled and replied, "Yes, Captain Lei. Are you interested? There's still time to team up with us!"

Yun Che believed that a man who dared to stand out at this moment couldn't be a coward. Besides, a tall and strong man like Lei Dashan named his squad "Losers' Squad". He could be a man with stories. Yun Che liked to work with such guys, because they were always fearless. People scared of things could never complete an SSS mission. Yun Che recruited volunteers dramatically, but it didn't mean he would accept whoever signed up.

"I'm kind of interested, but I don't know your specific plan. How many members do we need to use? I'm a bit clumsy. Please forgive me and kindly provide the details."

Standing in front of Yun Che and Xing Feng, Lei Dashan replied frankly instead of making a detour. There were a lot of members in Losers' Squad, most of whom had a family to support. Even when they did a mission every day, they barely made a living. An SSS mission had great awards. Moreover, they could collect more resources in a city. Teaming up with Chaoyang Squad and Peak Squad might also make the trip more secure. If there was an available proposal, Lei Dashan would like to join them.

"Shall we talk about it somewhere else?"

Yun Che looked at Xing Feng, and the latter nodded. Yun Che raised his eyebrows and asked Lei Dashan.

"No problem. I'll tell my team members before I go with you."

As Lei Dashan finished, he walked to some people waiting within a short distance. Yun Che looked at them and whispered, "Personally, I think Lei Dashan is a good man to work with. Let Mingxuan test him with mind reading, just in case. When we make sure he's clear, we'll cooperate with him for this mission."

It was impossible to judge a man's heart from his appearance, and it was the first day they met Lei Dashan, though he made a good impression on them.

"Mm. Let's get back to our community. I'll call Mingxuan and tell him to get ready."

Xing Feng and Yun Che saw eye to eye on this. Xing Feng took out his mobile phone and dialed a number. Before they left, they applied for the only SSS mission, proving to the whole Superfunction Association that they were serious.

Leng Yehan knew the mission wouldn't start today. To collect more crystal nuclei, he didn't go back with Yun Che. At last, only Xing Feng and Yun Che left with Lei Dashan. The remaining eight members teamed up, picked two easy missions, and left the base. Throughout the base, Chaoyang Squad had a great many of masters, let alone Yun Che's Peak Squad. But they weren't satisfied. They always wanted to be stronger and stronger just like bloodthirsty beasts!

Instead of driving home, Xing Feng drove the car into a yard of a newly-built two-storey house. Yun Che, who was too busy to go around the community, looked over at the house. It was an ordinary house with three rooms on the second floor and three rooms on the first floor. The front yard was probably used for parking. And this was where Chaoyang Squad gathered for meetings.

"Boss, Che."

Gu Mingxuan, who had been waiting in the yard, pushed up his glasses and walked up. After greeting Xing Feng and Yun Che, he held out his hand to Lei Dashan, all smiles, and he said, "You must be Captain Lei. Hello, I'm Gu Mingxuan, vice-captain of Chaoyang Squad. Nice to meet you."

"Hello, I'm Lei Dashan, captain of Losers' Squad."

Gu Mingxuan obviously looked like an educated person. Lei Dashan couldn't help being self-conscious. He reached out and held Gu Mingxuan's hand, defenseless. For a spilt second, many of his thoughts went directly to Gu Mingxuan.

"Come in, please, Captain Lei. Then we'll have a talk."

Gu Mingxuan took back his hand calmly and invited Lei Dashan to get into the room with a gesture. Lei Dashan was self-conscious, but he wasn't bashful. He walked in with Xing Feng and Yun Che. When he wasn't noticing, Gu Mingxuan winked at Xing Feng and Yun Che, telling them that Lei Dashan was believable. Anyway, he had no sinister motives.

Receiving the hint from Gu Mingxuan, Xing Feng exchanged looks with Yun Che tacitly. Then they talked to Lei Dashan naturally and hospitably, as if nothing had happened.

"Captain Lei, we're not idlers. Why don't we just get to the point? To be honest, we decided to take the SSS mission at the last minute. Otherwise, if Xing Feng summoned all members of his squad, they would complete the job independently even without my squad. But since we take the mission, we will try to complete it. Frankly speaking, no one knows what we'll meet in Tongyang City. Even if we make a proposal, it may not be used. I mean, why don't we just pick our strongest superfunction possessors, form a squad with twenty guys and then go to Tongyang City? What do you think?"

Four of them sat down at the rectangular meeting table. Yun Che was the first to offer a suggestion. To save time, he still wanted to go to Tongyang City in the same old way. Meanwhile, he could also practice his air superfunction.

"Uh… Twenty guys? Is that enough?"

After seconds' of hesitation, Lei Dashan asked with confusion. After all, they were going to collect things in Tongyang City. So far, they hadn't even risked a trip to Lingjiang City yet. He heard that some people formed a squad of fifty members and went to Wanan City, but a lot of them died. Twenty members went to Tongyang City? Was Yun Che so powerful or was he too arrogant?

"Oh, that's more than enough."

Yun Che exchanged looks with Xing Feng, and they smiled together. They weren't confident if a squad of ten members took the risk alone. But twenty members were more than enough, on the premise that no one held them back deliberately.

Xing Feng and Yun Che looked confident. Except the victory of one single battle Yue Che had, Peak Squad hadn't achieved anything amazing yet. But Chaoyang Squad had obviously excellent records. Even the military often invited Chaoyang Squad to a mission together. Lei Dashan preferred to believe that they had real strength. It took him a while to think about it before he asked again, "So, three squads are sure to team up? Six to seven superfunction possessors from each squad?"

In a squad, there were at least six or seven superfunction possessors. But this was a dangerous mission, and they had to think carefully about which members to pick.

"Well, you'll have to give seven members each, I suppose. In my squad, only six superfunction possessors can fight for the mission. But Captain Lei, don't worry. My members will be as powerful as yours."

It was true that Yun Che was short of men, and he wouldn't like to hide it. But he had total confidence in their combat effectiveness. In the southwest base, at least, none of his members would lose to anyone at the same level and with the same superfunction.

"Captain Yun, you're so cool. All right. I'm going with you. Hope we'll enjoy the trip."

Lei Dashan also replied frankly, and without the least hesitation he decided to team up with Xing Feng and Yun Che. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. It was the principle before the doomsday and in the doomsday, too. Just like how Yun Che teased others in the Superfunction Association, a coward could only watch others live a better life and be jealous.