Volume 4: Biochemical Attack Chapter 723 Heavy Losses
However, after hearing what Li Jiu said, Doug and the other two shook their heads helplessly, each of them still had a bitter look on their face.
Because they knew that Li Jiu's words just now were to comfort them so that they would not blame themselves too much, but at the same time, they also heard that Li Jiu was indeed a little disappointed with the completion rate of this mission.
Li Jiu did not blame them, that was his magnanimity as the team leader, but the three of them could not forgive themselves.
You know, since the establishment of the Leibao Mercenary Group, Li Jiu has basically let go of all the affairs of the group, big and small, and handed them over to the three of them to manage. It can be said that he has full confidence in their abilities.
In the eyes of Doug and the other two, since Ninth Brother believed in them so much, they must work hard to run the Thunder Leopard Mercenary Group into a truly powerful mercenary group in order to repay Ninth Brother's trust in them.
In fact, they did their best during this period, and put almost all their energy into training the new recruits of the Thunder Leopard Mercenary Group. After a period of training, they believed that the strength of these new recruits was at least not weaker than that of ordinary first-level warriors.
I thought that this was the first time that the ten teams of the Thunder Leopard Mercenary Group went out to perform a mission, and they would definitely win the first battle. Even if we couldn't guarantee that all ten teams could complete the mission, at least seven or eight teams would be able to complete the mission, right? Taking a step back, even if it was not good enough, at least five or six teams would be able to complete the mission and reach the passing level, right?
But in the end, the reality dealt a heavy blow to the confidence of Doug and the other two, and in the end, only three teams completed the mission.
In particular, among the three teams that completed the mission, two of them were able to barely complete the mission by carrying out joint missions with other mercenary groups.
After seeing how well the Thunder Leopard Mercenary Group completed its first mission, Doug and the other two were shocked and unbelievable at first, and then they couldn't help but feel deeply guilty.
Such a low completion rate has meant that the Thunder Leopard Mercenary Group has suffered a huge loss in this first mission, and it is Brother Jiu’s money that is ultimately lost.
Of course, they also knew that this loss was nothing to Brother Nine. However, such a low mission completion rate would obviously not be of any benefit to the future development of the Thunder Leopard Mercenary Group. It was a small black spot on the record of the Thunder Leopard Mercenary Group.
In addition, what is more important is that not only is the completion rate of this mission extremely low, but the casualty rate is also shocking!
During this mission, each team suffered heavy casualties and many people died!
Faced with the loss of so many lives, Doug and the other two could not help but blame themselves.
Although the war was merciless and the situation on the battlefield was changing rapidly, and there was a possibility of danger at any time, and the mercenaries were already on the edge of a knife and could die at any time, but no matter what, those mercenaries were trained by the three of them, so they would always consciously or unconsciously believe that the reason why those mercenary groups died in the war was because the three of them did not train those recruits properly.
"Doug, don't think too much about the mission completion rate. We can still accept this level of completion rate." Seeing that Doug and the other two were still not relieved, Li Jiu shook his head and smiled, and spoke again: "By the way, what is the casualty rate of the mercenaries? After clearing the casualties of the mercenaries in each team, we can open the clone warrior warehouse and add some new recruits."
"Brother Jiu, the casualties this time are also very high..." Doug took a deep breath, gritted his teeth and said, "Among them, the First Squadron was suddenly surrounded by a group of reinforcements when it was about to complete the mission. In the end, the entire squadron, ten mercenaries, were all killed... In this First Squadron, there are three normal human mercenaries, who were among the thirty people we recruited from the civilian area at the beginning. They have been trained for a long time and are considered the elite of our Thunder Leopard Mercenary Group. The other seven are clone warriors."
"Also, although the Second Squadron completed the mission alone, six out of ten mercenaries were killed in the battle, including five clone warriors and one normal human mercenary."
"Team Three, mission failed. Eight mercenaries were killed. Only one normal human mercenary and one clone warrior returned."
"Team Four, mission failed, five mercenaries killed in battle..."
"The fifth team failed in their mission, and six mercenaries were killed in the battle..."
"Team Six, complete the joint mission, three mercenaries killed in battle..."
"Team Seven, complete the joint mission, two mercenaries killed in battle..."
"The eighth, ninth, and tenth teams all failed. Four, six, and three mercenaries were killed in the battle respectively."
"In total, we lost fifty-three mercenaries this time..." Doug reported to Li Jiu in detail. As he spoke the numbers of casualties, his face became more and more solemn. "As for the gains, our mercenary group received three points for completing three C-level elementary missions, and you, Brother Jiu, received more than 20,000 combat merit points and more than 100,000 alliance coins in this first mission..."
After listening to Doug's report, Li Jiu nodded silently, and his face couldn't help but darken.
He also knew that the three points were like the merit points that mercenaries use to upgrade their military ranks. They could be used to upgrade the level of the mercenary group. Specifically, after accumulating 1,000 points, they would be eligible to apply to be upgraded to a two-star mercenary group. However, this was only the qualification to apply. Whether the application could be passed depended on the mercenary group's combat record, that is, the completion rate of previous tasks, the financial situation of the mercenary group, and the construction of the base.
As for the merit points and alliance coins he obtained in his first mission as a mercenary in the group, he didn't care about it.
However, the Thunder Leopard Mercenary Group actually lost fifty-three mercenaries in its first mission, which shocked Li Jiu as it was beyond his expectations.
Although the mission completion rate is low, it does not mean that the mercenaries suffered many casualties. After all, even if the mission cannot be completed, they can choose to retreat.
Could it be that those new recruits were so anxious to perform well in their first mission that they were determined to fight the enemy to the death even though they saw that something was not right?
"A one-star mercenary group seems to have only a hundred combat mercenaries, right?" At this moment, Zhao Wu, who was standing next to him, suddenly said with a puzzled look on his face: "More than half of them died in this mission. The casualty rate is too high, isn't it? Although I used to be a soldier and don't know much about mercenary groups, I have heard that even for a newly established one-star mercenary group, losing one-third of the mercenaries in the first mission is already a heavy loss."
Li Jiu nodded silently. Indeed, what Zhao Wu said was right. He naturally knew about this situation.
The casualty rate of the Thunder Leopard Mercenary Group this time was indeed much higher than he had originally expected.
In Li Jiu's opinion, the low mission completion rate does not matter. He believes that as the new recruits of the Thunder Leopard Mercenary Group continue to accumulate combat experience, the mission completion rate will naturally increase gradually in the future.
However, the casualty rate of the mercenaries this time was too much for him to bear!
More than half of the mercenaries died in one mission. If no new recruits are added, the ten teams will almost lose the ability to carry out the mission again. Isn't this too scary?
If he continued like this, the warehouse of 10,000 clone warriors he had purchased at a cost of over 100 million yuan would not last long! Perhaps before Lei Bao was promoted to a two-star mercenary group, they would be used up.
But he knew that Donna of the Night Rose Mercenary Group had only purchased one warehouse for 10,000 clone warriors since the establishment of the mercenary group, but had been using it until now.
Therefore, even though it was only the first time the Thunder Leopard Mercenary Group went on a mission, the casualty rate this time was a bit abnormal.
So, Li Jiu and Zhao Wu couldn't help but look at Doug and the other two at the same time, waiting for their explanation.
"Brother Jiu, in fact, this time it's not just us, the Leibao, but other one-star mercenary groups, even those that were established much earlier than us, have also suffered heavy losses!" Seeing this scene, Yunbao took the initiative to explain.
"Oh? What's going on?" Li Jiu was slightly stunned and asked curiously.
"Brother Nine, just like the two mercenary groups that cooperated with our Sixth and Seventh Teams this time, the two teams they sent out lost four and seven mercenaries respectively. Their losses are greater than ours!" Yunbao continued.
"Is there such a thing?" Li Jiu couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise, and he and Zhao Wu, who was also very surprised, looked at each other.
"Well, although the people of those two mercenary groups suffered more losses than us, it was because they saw that the mercenaries of our Sixth and Seventh Teams were all new recruits and were worried that these new recruits would hold them back, so they rushed to the front. But at the same time, it also shows that the current battlefield situation has probably become more severe!" Yunbao nodded.
"If that's the case, it's very possible." Zhao Wu thought for a moment and said, "Originally, the Defender Empire's army had been basically pinned down by the four legions, but recently they suddenly found a huge energy supply from somewhere and created a clone army that is as powerful as the Fifth Legion. There is even a biochemical legion that directly besieged the Alliance headquarters, which immediately made the entire war situation tense."
"The fighting on various battlefields now is probably more than twice as intense as before the biological and chemical invasion!" Zhao Wu said solemnly.
Li Jiu also nodded. If this was the reason, it could indeed explain why the Thunder Leopard Mercenary Group suffered such heavy losses this time.
It turned out that it wasn't that the new recruits of the Thunder Leopard Mercenary Group were not good enough, but that the battles outside the alliance were more dangerous. At the same time, this explained why the mercenaries that Doug and his two companions had carefully trained had such a low completion rate.
