No Beast Girls on the Western Front

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"For example, I once discussed with Carter and the others whether or not to eat before a battle."

"The opinion of veterans, including Carter, was to eat something to maintain strength, but not too much, because the possibility of being shot in the abdomen had to be taken into account; a full stomach was more dangerous than an empty one."

"Garden was also a veteran, but he said he didn't care about that. He would fill his stomach with fatty pea soup as soon as he received news of the enemy's attack, because he didn't know if he would still be alive an hour later."

"My view is similar to Garden's. Deep thinking at this time is like cramming the night before an exam. It's not only useless, but it also makes both humans and beasts nervous."

"Ahem, so what I mean is... come on! Don't be shy! Do whatever you want!"

As he said this, Payne opened his arms to show his determination and boundless love.

However, a few seconds later, he wanted to slap himself hard for talking so big.

The three beasts were already enduring a great deal of hardship, so Payne's words easily piqued their interest, and they all looked at him with eyes that resembled both sheep and dogs.

—Oh no, with his statement, do these three beasts no longer need to hold back?

Payne couldn't help but swallow.

And just as he expected, as if to give him no chance to back out, the three beasts pounced on him almost simultaneously, as if they had planned it together!

Before the battle officially began, only one thought remained in his mind:

I only said a few polite words to ease Xiao En's guilt, how did it turn out like this?

Chapter 185 CLXXXIV. Haggard

The next morning, Payne didn't wake up naturally amidst the gunfire, but was woken up by two dogs licking his face, one on each side.

Just like the previous two days, with Lacey on the left, Alpha on the right, and Shawn lying on top of him, but Payne had no time to enjoy this furry bliss.

The fact that the beast girl woke up earlier than him can only mean that he was really exhausted!

"Ahem, well, you guys get up first, I'll lie down for a bit longer..."

Payne wanted to be alone, but the two dogs didn't appreciate it at all. They even hugged his arm and licked his face more enthusiastically.

Recalling what happened last night, and considering what is happening now, Payne once again felt that his position as leader was being seriously challenged.

Simply put, his time and energy were completely divided up by the two dogs and the sheep.

With his disclaimer, "Don't be shy! Do whatever you want!", Lacey boldly jumped the gun—well, it wasn't really jumping the gun, since she was technically the first one anyway.

Her wisest move (though quite wicked to Payne) was to first cover Payne's mouth, preventing him from changing his mind.

Therefore, after Lacey finished the race and handed the baton to Shawn, the sheep continued to cover Payne's mouth, making him understand that people should be responsible for their words.

Fortunately, sheep are easier to deal with than dogs, so after Shawn's journey was over, Payne thought that the next one would be Alpha, who respected him as the leader, and he should be able to breathe a sigh of relief.

At this point, he had almost given up, thinking that if he just persevered a little longer he could finish. His original plan was to assure Alpha that he would never break his promise, and then run to the finish line when he could breathe freely.

He is, after all, the leader, and going back on his word would severely damage his prestige.

But to everyone's surprise, even Alpha, that big black dog with thick eyebrows and big eyes, refused to trust him. Instead, it took over Xiao En's baton and continued to gag him, embarking on the final leg of the journey.

Payne finally understood: these beasts clearly wanted to suffocate him and then seize the bird's throne.

The worst part was that even though he was already exhausted, Alpha, that fierce dog, was so cunning that it gave him no chance to catch his breath (both physically and mentally), and he sprinted to the finish line with all his might.

At the moment he crossed the finish line, Payne was even relieved that this long race still had an end.

Naturally, after it was over, he had no energy left to punish the three beasts. He could only let them surround him from three sides again and quickly fell asleep.

"Master, you're finally awake?~~"

"It's unusual for the leader to wake up this late."

"Hmm... Pine... Hehe..."

The two dogs kept licking his face, and the sheep wrapped its arms around his neck, its fluffy, woolly hair blocking his nose.

He sniffed, trying to sneeze, but couldn't. He could only twitch his lips uncomfortably. "I feel like I'm not a leader, but a public bus."

"A bus?" Alpha pondered for a few seconds. "You mean one of those big buses you see in the city that can carry a lot of people? But what does that mean?"

But Pine had already taken advantage of the situation, so he was too lazy to explain.

……

When Paul saw Payne in the trench, he raised an eyebrow in surprise. "You don't seem to be in good spirits. Have you gotten weaker?"

Payne's lips twitched again. "Can't you think of something nice about me?"

"Oh, so you had diarrhea all night?"

"..."

Paine silently raised his middle finger—a gesture incomprehensible to most people in this world—but because he had done it so many times, Paul could guess he was expressing dissatisfaction, so he asked again:

"So, which orc is so powerful? I've never seen you look so haggard before."

So he raised two more fingers.

Even Paul couldn't stay calm now, and whispered in his ear, "Three?!"

He nodded silently.

“…Then you are this one.” Paul gave him a thumbs up in admiration.

The middle finger gesture is not universal, but the thumb has the same meaning as the Earth—this is probably just a small coincidence.

However, after admiring Pine's masculinity, Paul also offered a somewhat worried reminder:

"Are you sure this is okay? Shouldn't we think of another way to wear down the orcs? It looks like they might issue an attack order at any moment..."

Payne shook his head wearily: "This is the result of me having survived the dog's ordeal."

"Besides, you said it yourself, the order to attack could be given at any time, and I don't dare let them expend too much energy..."

At that very moment, as the two were chatting, gunfire from the French positions outside would still occasionally ring out.

Moreover, it has become significantly more frequent compared to the previous two days.

In contrast, Company Commander Belyink also increased the frequency and amount of bombs dropped by Payne's orc squad.

Under these circumstances, Payne has stopped the beast girls' other training, letting the daily harassment operations just expend their energy a little.

At his suggestion, even Stephen stopped her evening running training. She even came up with another reason to convince herself: "There have been too many stray bullets these past two days, which could easily injure animals."

But Payne was still a little uneasy. He always felt that the racehorse was sneaking off while he was fixing the dog's divergence, so he asked Ruby to tip him off.

The squirrel kept reporting that Stephen was resting obediently and hadn't gone for a run, but Pine always felt that the two of them were teaming up to lie to him...

Lacey's underhanded tactics behind Payne's back did indeed create a crisis of trust within the team.

Payne did want to change the situation, but he soon realized that sometimes it was better not to trust the beast girls without reason.

Especially when several beast girls with diverging abilities were plotting how to divide him up!

So when night fell again, and the three beasts that were not in the branching device left the shelter to go out for a walk, the two dogs and the sheep didn't even carry Payne this time. Instead, they gathered together and whispered to each other right in front of him.

He immediately had a bad feeling, but still tried to remain calm and asked, "What's wrong? Is there something you can't tell me?"

The three beasts immediately adopted a serious expression, and Lacey cleared her throat, speaking on behalf of the group:

“We discussed it before and felt that it was too hasty to use first-come-first-served as the basis for sorting.”

"Oh?" Payne raised an eyebrow, thinking to himself that they had actually come up with a new consensus. "Tell me about it?"

Chapter 186 CLXXXV. Self-Salvation

Lacey argued confidently: "For example, although Xiao En's time is only two days, she will be in her divergence device until January next year, while we will have to wait another six months after this."

"Not only that, she also monopolized the master before, so from any perspective, she had far more opportunities than us."

"So, when we were discussing it just now, she said that she was willing to be last in line."

After listening to Lacey's account, Payne couldn't help but nod, thinking that this silly dog's brain was actually quite useful, and what he said made some sense.

However, to ensure that no problems arose within the team, Payne turned to Shawn for confirmation: "Was it your own choice?"

"Yes, I volunteered."

Xiao En nodded calmly, and Payne saw no trace of forced awkwardness on her face.

Animal girls usually don't hide things, so it must be true.

These three beasts are all well-behaved children.

The two dogs did not use their dominant position to force the sheep to move to the back of the line out of jealousy;

Sheep also considered that Dog's relationship is seasonal and only happens twice a year, and that their schedules overlapped. So, thinking that she still had a chance, she took the initiative to ask to be placed later.

After Payne confirmed with Shawn, Lacey continued, "And I've thought about it, and it seems a bit unfair to Alpha if I always hog the front row."

"So we just discussed it. Since I'm the senior and started working on the divergence device before her, we decided to use a three-day cycle. She can choose one day to be the first to go, and I'll take the first place for the remaining two days."

Alpha also affirmed: "That's exactly right."

After listening to Lacey's second statement, Payne couldn't help but nod again.

I never expected her to consider Alpha's feelings and know how to be considerate. It seems that I really did teach her well.

Therefore, it is more credible that Xiao En voluntarily moved to the back of the list.

That's more like it; this is the composure that an "old married couple" should have.

So Payne, in high spirits, pinched and rubbed Lacey's ears, "Haha, you're such a good dog, I'll reward you with dog food in a couple of days~~"

Lacey narrowed her eyes with pleasure and said casually, "Then, Master, shall we begin?"

"No problem! ...Let's wait a bit!"

Payne finally managed to pause the conversation before he sold himself out again, and asked, "I'm very pleased that you've reached an agreement on your respective quotas, but there's still a small problem:"

Why didn't you consider me in your discussion?

The three beasts, who were about to pounce on Payne, stopped abruptly, looked at each other, and smiled awkwardly.

"Chief, didn't you say before that we didn't need to be polite?" Alpha asked cautiously.

Payne glared at him: "You have the nerve to bring this up?! Can't you tell I was comforting Xiao En back then?!"

"And what did it mean when you covered my mouth yesterday when it was your turn?! Do you even respect me as your leader anymore?!"