Once Yan Haobo put his hand out as a signal, the squad stopped.
They were not terribly frightened after the forest leopard's sneak attack, but they were much more alert than before.
The few soldiers who were carrying quarries quickly put them down, then retrieved their weapons and hid carefully. If there was something unforeseen in front, their lives would be threatened, let alone the quarries.
Ou Yangming followed suit by putting the quarries down too. He hid behind a big tree but was not actually concerned because he had already seen what was ahead through the Vision +1 attribute.
Soon enough, the two scouts returned, but they were followed by a middle-aged man who dressed like them. They were conversing casually, which was obvious that they were acquainted.
After a brief moment, the man cupped his hands at Yan Haobo. "Greetings, Squad Leader Yan, I'm Zhuang Juncai from the South Camp's Guards."
