novelraw Chapter 121: Sifie the Rabbit's Top Hat, The Wilderness Raider—[Jackal]
Chapter 121: Sifie the Rabbit's Top Hat, The Wilderness Raider—[Jackal]
From the three Fate's Gift options below, choose one as the gift fate gives you.
——Upgrade: Magician's Top Hat → Rabbit Siffy's Top Hat
Function: The top hat has 30 cubic meters of space, allows free access to items, can transform the top hat's appearance, and can be hidden from view.
——Surveillance Television
Function: Can monitor abnormal situations within 500 meters and display both video and audio.
——Dynamic Exercise Bike
Function: While riding, slowly improves and enhances physical fitness, with significant benefits for cardiopulmonary function and lower body strength.
Looking at the three options, Yu Yuan slapped his forehead.
The Fate Card drawn this time was most likely Bronze-tier, no doubt about it.
Although he really wanted the latter two options, comparatively speaking, upgrading the Magician's Top Hat was more important for him.After making his choice.
The Magician's Ring on his right hand detached from his finger, flew into the air, and all the supplies inside appeared on the floor.
The ring first transformed back into the Magician's Top Hat appearance, then changed into a top hat with cartoonish elements.
Yu Yuan picked up the top hat, and it turned back into a ring again, which he slipped onto his right middle finger before it disappeared from view.
Yu Yuan had activated the hidden form.
He examined his right hand carefully but couldn't detect any trace, and the 30 cubic meters of internal space gave Yu Yuan the confidence to make more preparations for upcoming operations.
Arriving at the warehouse, he directly stuffed the TRGM10 Bolt-Action Sniper Rifle, spare magazines, and ammunition into the ring.
Then came the M320 Grenade Launcher, which he mounted on the HK416 assault rifle (including flashlight, sight, grip, and laser pointer), along with 18 high-explosive rifle grenades, 3 rifle grenades provided by Carmen, plus spare magazines and ammunition for the HK416.
Next came grenades, flashbangs, the kukri, folding hand crossbow, medical supplies...
The ample space gave Yu Yuan maximum confidence in his combat preparations.
Even food and water rations for two meals were stored inside.
He had never fought a battle with such abundant resources before.
After organizing everything, he finally saw the Fate Card drawn this time.
[Current Fate Card — Slaughter]
[Slaughter Card, 'Bronze' tier quality. Player must kill at least one human of 'Bronze' tier or higher within one week, otherwise the player dies!]
Yu Yuan wasn't surprised by the Slaughter Card's requirements.
Only...
"Human... Bronze level..."
Yu Yuan recalled when he used the Combat Detector on Carmen earlier - it had shown Carmen's level as Rock-tier.
But how exactly were human levels classified?
Yu Yuan didn't yet understand the definition of Bronze-tier, but the assessment level must be quite high.
Carmen, as an Enforcer of the Black Shield Police Department and a mid-level leader, was only Rock-tier.
To reach Bronze level would likely require being a high-ranking member or leader of the Thug faction.
As for scavengers or wasteland wanderers, they were obviously even less likely.
The high-ranking members of the Thug faction were elusive figures who couldn't be encountered casually.
The only scenario where Thug faction leadership might appear recently was the major battle four days later.
"If that's the case, the plan needs to change!"
Yu Yuan returned to the whiteboard and began optimizing and adjusting his plan.
8:00 PM~~
Hanlace Apartments in Green Forest City's western district.
Over a dozen wasteland raiders occupied several different rooms, cautiously observing the outside situation through gaps in the barricaded windows.
They called themselves — Jackal.
None of them had names, only code names!
"Current situation report!" a steady voice called out.
"One o'clock direction, no abnormalities!"
"Eleven o'clock direction, suspected movement on the third floor of building 100 meters out."
"Six o'clock direction, no abnormalities!"
"Main entrance, no abnormalities!"
....
As each person reported their observations.
In one room, three people gathered around a map, their brows slightly furrowed.
"Alpha, this appears to be a local force from Green Forest City. They discovered our tracks and are warning us!"
"We need to respond quickly. They're intentionally letting us spot them to gauge our intentions. I estimate their patience won't last long!"
The speaker was a man in his thirties or forties with scruffy beard and weathered appearance.
But his eyes were unusually bright, and his tone conveyed complete confidence in his assessment.
——Code name: Veteran
He was the strategic advisor of the Jackal team's core decision-making layer.
The man called 'Alpha' looked at the map with calm, unhurried eyes!
He turned to look at the woman beside him.
"Fang, Veteran's assessment matches mine. Will the employer be ready before 10 PM tonight?"
'Fang' had neatly styled hair, and her wheat-colored skin gave her an exceptionally capable appearance.
"According to the broker's information and our investigation, the Black Shield Police Department has indeed been facing hostility from Thug Prison and Burning Fortress recently, and their performance hasn't been great."
"Loris hired us to protect his personal safety. I suspect it's not just pressure from the other two factions - there might be internal reasons too."
"Internal reasons? Fang, be more specific!"
Fang pointed at the eastern district on the map.
"The Black Shield Police Department has been entrenched in the eastern district for so long. As their commander, Loris shouldn't need to worry about his safety, yet he came to us."
"Clearly, he doesn't trust the Black Shield Police Department personnel. Perhaps we can leverage this to demand higher payment from Loris!"
"As the commander of the Black Shield Police Department, the resources at his disposal... definitely aren't small! This is a rare opportunity!"
As the team's logistics support and intelligence officer, Fang naturally didn't want to miss such an opportunity to acquire substantial resources.
And Alpha understood this well.
He looked at Veteran.
Veteran nodded slightly.
"I agree with Fang's idea. Compared to the potential resources, the current risks remain manageable. We can try."
Alpha nodded slightly, checked the time, and exhaled.
"We have less than two hours until 10 PM. We'll wait these two hours! But if the contact hasn't arrived by 10, we must evacuate immediately."
"Key members continue surveillance, cubs pack equipment and prepare for immediate evacuation."
After Alpha issued the final decision, Fang and Veteran nodded simultaneously.
"Understood!"
When the command was given.
Three cub members immediately sprang into action, quickly packing all equipment.
And right at that moment!
'Shadow' who was monitoring the apartment entrance suddenly called out: "Attention, someone approaching!"