novelraw Chapter 214: Dale's Shock, the Mechanical Modifier - Shiva
Chapter 214: Dale's Shock, the Mechanical Modifier - Shiva
Northern District of Green Forest City.
The massive convoy of the Black Shield Police Department rumbled down the streets.
Dale sat inside the supply truck, fidgeting uneasily.
He gripped the overhead handrail tightly, his mind racing with uncertainty about his impending fate.
Er Xiao sat beside him, observing his state with a slight raise of his eyebrow.
He didn't know what was so special about this old man either.
But he knew this man had been singled out by the big shot behind Boss Carmen, so naturally, he dared not show any disrespect.
*Crackle...* "Er Xiao, you're approaching 19 Elba Avenue. Wait there!" Carmen's voice came through the walkie-talkie.
"Got it, boss!"
Soon, the truck loaded with survival supplies drove into a warehouse on the street.Only Er Xiao and Dale remained in the vehicle.
The other vehicles continued their advance towards the northern suburbs.
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[Lone Wolf; Dale and the supplies have entered 19 Elba Avenue. Ready for supply transfer.]
Yu Yuan looked at the message sent by Carmen and lowered his binoculars.
[Wolf Den·King: Alpha has located traces of the Burning Fortress. I'm connecting the two of you now.]
As Carmen and Alpha were connected, the two quickly exchanged their respective intelligence and adjusted the combat plan.
Yu Yuan then turned to look at Fang and Doctor.
"Let's go! Pick up Dale and then return immediately!"
The three of them left the current building and swiftly made their way towards 19 Elba Avenue.
Meanwhile, Dale, watching the truck suddenly peel off from the convoy and stop in such a place, felt a growing sense of unease.
"Old man, get down!"
Er Xiao, however, quickly jumped out of the vehicle, his expression alert.
He kept a wary eye on their surroundings while also watching Dale.
At this critical moment, he couldn't afford to let anything go wrong.
Dale also felt a certain fear towards Er Xiao, an innate fear he had towards thugs, even though he was now nominally a thug himself.
But he still felt like a sheep forced to join a pack of wolves.
Utterly out of place.
Just then, several hurried footsteps sounded from outside the warehouse. The two immediately hid behind the truck, raising their weapons in readiness.
Dale did the same, clumsily picking up a weapon, his hands trembling uncontrollably.
Until Yu Yuan's figure appeared at the warehouse entrance, followed by his call.
"Er Xiao, it's me!"
Hearing Yu Yuan's voice, Er Xiao immediately relaxed, then quickly slapped the gun out of Dale's still-raised hands.
"Damn! Don't accidentally fire that! Put it down."
"Boss... the big boss, we're over here!"
Yu Yuan walked into the warehouse with Fang and Doctor.
He saw Dale staring at him, dumbfounded, his eyes filled with shock and disbelief.
A mischievous smile played on Yu Yuan's lips.
"Dale, looks like you've been doing well lately! No more raising mealworms, huh? Got yourself a gun! Eating the thug's rice now, are you?"
Dale wasn't stupid; on the contrary, he was very intelligent. Otherwise, he wouldn't have become a professor. He just wasn't skilled in combat.
Now, hearing Yu Yuan's teasing tone and Er Xiao's respectful address, how could he not understand?
The Black Shield Police Department's inexplicable rescue of him was entirely due to the orders of the man standing before him.
"You... you're with the Black Shield Police Department too?"
Yu Yuan patted Dale on the shoulder and took the gun from his hand, tossing it to Er Xiao.
"Not bad. Still got all your limbs."
"I'm not with Black Shield. We'll talk later. Black Shield isn't a place for you to stay either. Better stick to your old trade, go raise your mealworms!"
Hearing this, a flash of pain and regret crossed Dale's face.
"Gone! They're all gone! All my mealworms are dead!"
"Alright, time is tight. You'll go with these two in a moment. Everything will become clear once you reach the destination. I've collected all those books you left in the subway tunnel for you. We'll talk more later."
After saying this, Yu Yuan turned to Er Xiao with an appreciative look.
"Er Xiao, well done! Carmen speaks highly of you often. Follow him well, he won't treat you badly!"
Hearing this, Er Xiao nodded vigorously.
His gaze, however, involuntarily drifted towards Fang and Doctor.
He had seen these two before in the sewers; they were members of that elite squad.
The memory was vivid; he couldn't possibly forget.
Fang clearly remembered Er Xiao too. She raised the corner of her eye slightly, gave a slight upward tilt of her chin in greeting.
"Big boss, all the supplies are here! Everything is related to surviving the cold...."
Yu Yuan climbed onto the truck to check. The vehicle only carried three categories of supplies. A large quantity of food: canned goods, instant noodles, flour, rice, seasonings, military rations, powdered tea drinks—all varieties were present.
Next were various military-grade cold-weather supplies: cold-weather clothing, equipment, anti-freeze ointment, snow camouflage cloaks, weapon protection sleeves, active heating systems, etc.
Finally, there was a portion of medicine that could treat frostbite or the common cold.
It could be said Carmen had thought very comprehensively about all possible problems related to the impending extreme cold disaster.
In front of Er Xiao, Yu Yuan stored all these supplies into the Rabbit Ring, filling it to capacity instantly.
The remaining portion of supplies was all listed by Yu Yuan on Taotao Hole.
Er Xiao watched as the entire truckload of supplies before him was suddenly emptied.
The emotion in his eyes could no longer be described by mere shock.
And this was precisely the effect Yu Yuan wanted to achieve.
"Alright, Er Xiao! Work hard with Carmen!"
Yu Yuan patted Er Xiao on the arm and jumped off the truck.
Only then did Er Xiao snap out of his daze, as if injected with adrenaline. The look he gave Yu Yuan now held a trace of fanaticism.
"Yes! Big boss!"
Fang and Doctor took Dale into the sewer through the nearest manhole cover.
Considering the red dot previously detected near the shelter, suspected to be a Giant Mutant Rat, Yu Yuan ultimately instructed them to wait at a secure location in the sewer. He would rendezvous with them later and return to the shelter together.
He himself mounted Mie Mie and hurried towards the location of the [Jackal] team.
They had already pinpointed the location of the Burning Fortress, but hadn't yet found the Thug Prison convoy.
Carmen's convoy had stopped two kilometers away, waiting for the general assault to begin.
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Inside the Thug Prison convoy.
Shiva was resting with his eyes closed.
The half of his face that was mechanically modified, made of metal, occasionally flickered with a silvery light.
"Lord Shiva, Hans from the Burning Fortress says they have roughly located the supply trucks. He hopes Lord Shiva can provide support. He suspects the ones who robbed these supplies aren't Gaina, but likely a force from Green Forest City."
A Raider reported to Shiva.
"Fine, I know!"
Just as he finished speaking, an explosion sounded, followed immediately by a continuous barrage of artillery fire and the noise of combat.
"Dammit, it's Carmen from the Black Shield Police Department! What are they doing here?" A startled cry came from the walkie-talkie in the Raider leader's hand.
"Burning Fortress requests support, Carmen is attacking us...."
Listening to the voice from the walkie-talkie, Shiva instantly opened his azure blue mechanical eye, a sharp gleam shooting from it as he jumped down from the combat vehicle.
"Black Shield Police Department....... Carmen?" A smile curled at the corner of his mouth.
"To think we'd catch him here. Good, very good! Haha."
Shiva's mechanically modified legs bent slightly at the knees, his whole body coiling like a spring being compressed.
*Boom—*
A short, dull sound accompanied by a rush of chilling air was heard.
Under the utterly horrified gazes of the Thug Prison Raiders.
Shiva shot upwards like an arrow released from a bowstring. Only then did the sound of his residual words reach the Raiders' ears.
"You all, follow me to support!"
Shiva was already swiftly scaling the wall.
Looking back at the ground, a spiderweb of cracks had appeared at the spot where Shiva had launched himself.
(More chapters to come.)