Wasteland Hideout: Upgrading from the Sewers

Chapter 199: 【Jackal】Strikes, Wilderness Symphony—The Supply Plunder Battle

The Burning Fortress supply transport convoy rumbled majestically across the Northern Wilderness.

The heavy pathbreaker vehicle led the way at the front. Every few seconds, a torrent of flame would spew from the tall exhaust pipe mounted high on its hood, announcing its arrival.

On the roof of the heavy pathbreaker vehicle, two Thugs roared madly, waving their arms, venting the agitation brought on by their boiling blood.

Under their movements, a heavy machine gun constantly swiveled its muzzle left and right, like a lion patrolling its territory.

Following behind the heavy pathbreaker vehicle were five heavy trucks loaded with supplies. These were all the goods Fuel Town had exchanged with wasteland raiders and other factions for fuel oil during this period—ores, fresh water, steel, equipment, food, and more...

And flanking the sides and rear of the supply vehicles were five armed pickup trucks providing escort.

But without exception, everyone's mood was high-strung and excited, as if the flames spewing from the vehicle's hood had ignited their emotions.

Only in the last pickup truck, a man with a lip ring hanging from his mouth emerged from the sunroof, constantly scanning the surroundings with binoculars, his expression vigilant.

After confirming there was no danger around, he sat back down in the car.

"Relax! Gaina boss is wanted by the Leader, he probably won't be targeting us."The driving Thug spoke up.

"Shut up! You still dare call him 'Gaina boss'? If the Leader finds out, he'll deal with you as an accomplice!" the lip-ring man scolded.

Hearing this, the Thug pursed his lips and fell silent.

The lip-ring man continued his warning, "Stay on high alert for me. The Leader has mobilized quite a few people to pursue Gaina. Our escort personnel today are already down by half. We could very well be targeted by those wilderness Hyenas."

"No way! Who in this wilderness would dare cause trouble for us!" the Thug said dismissively.

"Hmph! Normally, no one would. But now that we have internal problems, we may not care about Hyenas, but what about other factions?"

"Other factions? You mean...."

The Thug was startled!

But the lip-ring man had already picked up his binoculars again, looking into the distance.

"Blackstone Gorge is just ahead. We'll be back in two hours after passing through there. Stay alert."

As he spoke, he also picked up a walkie-talkie and issued a notification to the other vehicles.

"Everyone, pay attention to the situation at Blackstone Gorge. Follow my commands if anything unexpected happens."

"Yes!"

"Understood!"

The convoy drew closer and closer to Blackstone Gorge. Just when they were less than a kilometer away from it.

A plume of dust suddenly rose from within Blackstone Gorge.

"Vehicles emerging from Blackstone Gorge. Three total."

Everyone in the entire convoy entered combat readiness, but they quickly discovered that the approaching vehicles were actually their own Burning Fortress combat vehicles.

"It's our people coming!"

Hearing this news, a glint of a smile flashed in the lip-ring man's eyes.

"Alright, let's go check out the situation!"

The convoy slowly entered Blackstone Gorge. The moment the vehicles came to a stop, the lip-ring man picked up his communicator and said with a laugh, "Brothers, do it!"

As the words fell, he had already pulled out a pistol and pulled the trigger, aiming at the driving Thug's head.

Gunshots also rang out from the other vehicles. The combat started in an instant and ended just as quickly.

The lip-ring man pushed open the car door, kicked the corpse out of the vehicle, and then stepped down from the combat vehicle.

A tattooed man also got down from the three combat vehicles parked opposite. Looking at the lip-ring man, he showed dissatisfaction, "Hey, what took you so long? Thought you had a problem."

"Why did Gaina boss send you over? Wasn't I supposed to bring the supplies back?"

"Leader Victor has issued a kill order on us to several other factions. Gaina boss has already relocated. I came specifically to pick you up!"

The lip-ring man frowned, "Hmph, that old ghost is no longer our Leader. Who knows when he'll sell us out if we follow him. But it's fine, with this batch of supplies, our new base can smoothly start development!"

"Alright, enough talk. Let's get out of here first. But I really never imagined you were Gaina boss's man. All that friction with him before was just an act..." the tattooed man laughed. Just then...

**BANG—**

An ear-shattering gunshot suddenly echoed through Blackstone Gorge.

The tattooed man's head was instantly blown apart. After penetrating his skull, the bullet then shot into the lip-ring man's chest.

Simultaneous with the gunshot, several grenades had already been thrown by Roar and Trap near the Thugs who had gotten out to organize the vehicles.

This was immediately followed by Rock and Claw's heavy fire suppression. Machine guns began to roar wildly.

Under the continuous explosions and powerful firepower, the Burning Fortress Thugs were caught completely off guard.

At this moment, Alpha stood on the valley wall observing the battle below while constantly adjusting tactics.

"Eagle Eye, someone's entering the heavy machine gun position on the pathbreaker vehicle. Take him out..."

"Shadow, targets at 2 o'clock preparing to flank. Infiltrate and eliminate them..."

"Rock, Claw, fire suppression is insufficient, they're starting to peek. Pin them down for me..."

"Roar, the explosion-induced chaos is sufficient. Evacuate immediately, speed. Worker Ant, go provide support..."

"Everyone, be careful not to damage the supply trucks."

"Alpha, all clear for now!"

Five minutes later, as the last Burning Fortress Thug hiding under a vehicle was killed by Shadow.

This ambush battle was completely over.

But Alpha showed no relaxation. He checked the time and continued assigning tasks.

"Worker Ant, check vehicle status. Veteran, assist... Shadow, Rock, Claw, collect supplies and equipment from the corpses..."

"Eagle Eye, Trap, continue reconnaissance. Hyena, clear the traces..."

"Everyone be advised, we only have 5 minutes..."

Under Alpha's command, the 【Jackal】team operated like a precise machine, orderly and each performing their duty, efficient and fast.

In less than five minutes, Worker Ant reported the vehicles were mostly intact. Only three wasteland combat vehicles had their tires shot out and were immobile.

Shadow, Rock, and Claw had also gathered the supplies and equipment from the Thugs' bodies together.

"Take everything from those three vehicles, burn the vehicles, we're pulling out!"

"Hyena, Trap, be responsible for clearing our departing vehicle tracks, set up decoy bait, rendezvous at the assembly point afterwards."

"Trap copies!"

Soon, the five supply trucks, one heavy pathbreaker vehicle, and five armed pickup trucks were driven away by the 【Jackal】team.

Hyena and Trap stayed behind, responsible for setting up multiple layers of confusing and misleading tracks.

Only the dust kicked up by the distant combat vehicles, and the three pickup trucks burning with raging flames within Blackstone Gorge, recorded this brief battle.

And a few wilderness vultures circling in the sky, their gazes fixed on the Thug corpses below.