Wasteland Hideout: Upgrading from the Sewers

Chapter 279: The Battle of Block 11, Combat Programming of Spiritual Creatures

Thug Prison.

Blackfire and Bloodbone checked the time.

"The time is about right, let's go! Aim for a quick victory."

Blackfire stood up and said.

Bloodbone also nodded, getting to his feet.

The other four mechanical reformers were already waiting there.

Bloodbone looked at the group and spoke, "Let's not waste words, let's move out!"

"Yes!"

The two Executors and four mechanical reformers had their full-body mechanical prosthetics emit a faint glow, instantly bursting dozens of meters away. After a few leaps, they had already vanished from the sight of the Thug Prison crowd.

In the prison activity square. Baku watched the disappearing six, a thoughtful gleam flashing in his eyes.A large, rough hand patted his shoulder from behind, accompanied by Habaar's voice.

"Baku, stop thinking about it! We can't fight them. You know Blackfire's strength best; we are no match for them."

"Besides, my injuries are starting to heal..." As he spoke, Habaar flexed his muscles.

Looking at Habaar's demeanor, Baku shook his head slightly.

"Habaar, you don't understand. In Blackfire's eyes, we are just stray dogs that can be discarded at any time."

"You know what? Last night, when Blackfire and Gus returned from the Northern Wilderness, I overheard them saying that a disaster will strike in at most a week, and they are preparing to evacuate..."

Habaar showed a stunned expression.

"Disaster? What disaster? An earthquake?"

Baku looked up at the sky, which was already covered with thick, dark clouds, gloomy and terrifying.

He pointed vaguely at the clouds that looked like a thick cotton quilt and said:

"Haven't you noticed the strange weather lately? It's either hail, thunderstorms, or strong winds. In less than a month, the temperature has dropped by almost twenty degrees. This isn't normal."

Habaar scratched his head.

"Uh... I didn't notice that!"

Baku ignored Habaar's words and continued speaking to himself:

"If I'm not mistaken, this disaster is likely related to the Extreme Cold, and its duration probably won't be short. Otherwise, Blackfire and the others wouldn't choose to evacuate directly."

"But he didn't tell us any of this. Moreover, this morning, he mentioned to me that he wants to take our supplies..."

"What?" Even Habaar, who truly wasn't good at thinking things through, realized something was wrong.

"He... our supplies are already scarce. He still wants to take them? This..."

"He's trying to get us killed!" Baku gently adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses and said calmly.

"This afternoon is their last chance to attack. After that, regardless of whether the attack on the Aurora Animal Assistance Association succeeds or fails, they will leave directly..."

"Baku, you..." Habaar knew Baku best. Looking at Baku's calm expression and the faint smile at the corner of his mouth, a chill crept up his spine.

Baku, however, turned to face Habaar.

"Habaar, want to risk it all with me?"

Meeting Baku's gaze, the shock on Habaar's face slowly faded, replaced by excitement and madness in his eyes.

"Hmph... I've also been looking at that Gus with disdain for a long time. If you want to go crazy, I'll go crazy with you..."

Hearing this, Baku's gaze turned once again toward the direction of the Aurora Animal Assistance Association, a smirk curling his lips.

"Don't worry! I haven't just been acting as Blackfire's dog all this time. Mechanical reformers... aren't truly invincible either..."

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*Whoosh whoosh whoosh...*

Outside Johnck Zoo.

The six, Blackfire and his team, had just arrived when they were locked onto by over a dozen RPG rockets. The rockets, spewing blazing flames with their contrails, flew toward them.

"Damn it, there's an ambush!"

Gus and the other three mechanical reformers did their utmost to dodge the incoming rockets.

Blackfire and Bloodbone, however, just snorted coldly. A faint blue glow lit up on their bodies, forming a thin layer of energy.

Then, they swung their arms, batting away the rockets that were right in front of them.

The RPG rockets, deflected by their movements, flew past their sides and exploded violently dozens of meters behind them.

Fierce shrapnel shot toward their mechanical bodies, but was completely blocked by the layer of faint blue energy covering their surfaces.

After a struggle between the shrapnel and the energy layer, the kinetic energy dissipated, and the pieces scattered to the ground with a 'clattering' sound.

Immediately after, launchers appeared on the mechanical prosthetic arms of Blackfire and Bloodbone. Aiming at the direction the rockets had come from, energy from their entire bodies began rapidly converging toward the launchers.

In just one second, with two sharp shrieks, two streaks of faint light shot from the launchers. In the distance, two buildings erupted in violent explosions.

Several figures were sent flying into the air amidst the flames.

"Blackfire, what's going on? How did they know we would attack from here..." Bloodbone looked at Blackfire.

"Our battle plan was only formulated last night. Normally, no one should know about our movements. Could it be that the Aurora Animal Assistance Association maintains 24-hour vigilance around the area?"

Who knew Blackfire's gaze was already fixed on the sky, where several dark shadows were circling at high altitude.

"What you said is what I want to know too. But I think what we should consider now is how to deal with the next phase of the operation..."

Bloodbone followed Blackfire's gaze and his pupils also contracted slightly.

Four giant raptors revealed their forms in the sky. Meanwhile, on the street leading to Johnck Zoo, over a dozen spiritual creatures of various appearances emerged, all now charging toward the location of the six.

Bloodbone let out a long breath.

"It seems it's not a coincidence. They really do know our plan. Since that's the case, let's launch a strong assault!"

Blackfire also nodded slightly.

"That's the only option now." Blackfire then looked at the four mechanical reformers behind him.

"Don't get entangled with those mutated creatures. According to previous observation data, although they are mutated, their movements are clumsy and they lack intelligence. Our objective is the Aurora Animal Assistance Association headquarters. Bypass them and strike directly at their nest."

"Yes!"

The six immediately split up, scattering as they charged toward Johnck Zoo.

They continuously leaped and maneuvered between streets and buildings.

Rapidly approaching Johnck Zoo.

Blackfire's tactics were correct. Based on the data on mutated creatures obtained during the big battle over ten days ago, these creatures indeed wouldn't pose a threat to them.

Except...

He didn't know that this time's mutated creatures were not comparable to the last batch.

In the sky.

Cold Crow, being carried by a Peregrine Falcon, looked down at the battlefield below.

Watching the six below preparing to bypass the test subjects and enter the zoo, a mocking smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Let me show you our highest experimental achievement!"

He pressed the control terminal in his hand.

"Spiritual Creature Combat Programming... activate!"