Wasteland Hideout: Upgrading from the Sewers

Chapter 299: [Wolf Clan Totem], Warning the Rat Army, Carmen's Emergency Assembly

Carmen drove away from the Black Shield Police Department and soon arrived at Helen Commercial Street in District 6.

Not long after, he saw Yu Yuan rushing over.

No unnecessary words were exchanged.

An object had already appeared in Yu Yuan's hand.

It was a sharp fang encased in brass, strung on a thin cord woven from an unknown plant fiber.

It was precisely the special item Yu Yuan had obtained after killing the Stag Shelter — the Wolf Clan Totem.

[Wolf Clan Totem]

Description: This is a symbol of joining the Wolf Clan, though it is sometimes also used as a witness item during member trials.

Quality: Special

Equip Requirement: Wolf Clan member or probationary member.Function: ① When a probationary member undergoes a trial, it serves as a trial witness token, representing the gaze of the Wolf Clan ancestors. ② Members who have formally joined the Wolf Clan gain a 15% ability boost while wearing it, and it continuously and slowly purifies their Wolf Clan bloodline.

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This was what Yu Yuan had prepared for Hogg. After all, he had never dealt with a player ranked within the top thousand, and Moss Cottage was a special race whose strength absolutely could not be underestimated.

Hogg was merely a product of genetic modification. Even if a trace of Wolf Clan bloodline within his spirituality had been accidentally activated due to the Blood Slave's fang,

Yu Yuan was still worried about his strength.

With this totem, Hogg might be able to perform unexpectedly well.

Carmen took the [Wolf Clan Totem], instinctively sensing the extraordinary nature of this item.

"This..."

"The enemy's strength this time is quite formidable. Find an excuse to get this into Hogg's hands. He'll understand how to use this item himself."

Carmen nodded slightly. On the way here, he had already understood the entire contents of the [Using the Wolf to Devour the Tiger] plan.

Yu Yuan checked the time.

"Alright, head back as soon as possible! Keep an eye on the time. The enemy will arrive in 47 minutes. You must ensure Hogg reaches District 13 on time...."

"As long as Hogg and the enemy cross paths, we won't have to worry about the rest."

Yu Yuan smiled. "Remember the promise I made to you back then? Whether you can become the person in charge of the Black Shield Police Department depends on this operation."

Carmen also recalled the scene from that night and smiled.

He naturally understood just how much preparation Yu Yuan had made for that one promise.

Carmen extended his right hand.

"Then let's hope this operation goes smoothly! Let's take down the Black Shield Police Department...."

Yu Yuan raised an eyebrow slightly and extended his right hand to shake Carmen's.

"Good! Let's work hard together!"

As the two prepared to leave, Yu Yuan suddenly remembered something and urgently said to Carmen, "Right, the enemy isn't just a vampire. If I'm guessing correctly, he should have Blood Slave followers coming with him...."

Carmen, however, snorted dismissively upon hearing this.

"Those Blood Slaves from last time? Don't worry. If it's just that kind of trash, I'll wipe out however many come..... I'll destroy them all!"

A flicker of surprise crossed Yu Yuan's face, followed by a smiling nod.

"Not bad. Starting to look like the person in charge of the Black Shield Police Department. I'll leave it to you then, Police Chief Carmen!"

"However..... don't underestimate the enemy."

"Don't worry, I won't disappoint you!" Carmen's eyes also turned solemn.

The two parted ways. Yu Yuan did not enter the sewer again but instead directly used the [Escape Key] to return to the shelter from a nearby residential building.

He then left the shelter and arrived at the location of the civil defense shelter level and the sewer exit.

He saw that the sewer had already undergone a transformation.

Inside the three-meter-wide sewer, thousands of rats were crowded together, varying in size and color.

But without exception, they were all neatly arranged. In their midst was the Stealth Rat, incessantly chattering instructions.

Sensing Yu Yuan's arrival, it immediately inquired.

"Zhi zhi—"

All the sewer rats raised their bean-sized eyes to look at Yu Yuan.

"Begin!" As Yu Yuan gave a slight nod.

The Stealth Rat also issued its final command.

"Zhi zhi—"

In the next moment, the densely packed rats in the sewer immediately transformed into two black tides of rodents, dispersing into the channels on both sides of the sewer.

Each time a black rodent tide passed a fork in the path, a portion would split off and enter it.

With primary diversion, secondary diversion, tertiary diversion...

Soon, these rats had completely covered the entire sewer system of District 13 and began advancing towards the surface through openings.

Zhi zhi—

Countless rats quickly burrowed into various dark corners along the streets.

Shops, buildings, residences, office zones, shopping malls, apartments, subways.......

These places were soon occupied by rats.

Having been taught by the Stealth Rat, these rats were quite clever. They did not all gather together.

Only one rat would appear for sentry duty every twenty to thirty meters, and each rat's sentry range would overlap with the boundaries of 3 to 4 other rats.

As soon as a situation arose within one rat's sentry range, it would immediately be detected by the surrounding rats, who could then relay it via calls to rats in other directions.

This ensured no oversights.

This was the sentry rat tactic Yu Yuan had conceived. These rats were the eyes of the Stealth Rat.

As soon as Moss Cottage appeared in District 13, they would immediately fall into the vast ocean of the sentry rat swarm.

As the deployment of the sentry rat swarm was completed,

Yu Yuan also returned to the shelter, arriving before the Surveillance Network Control Console to check the situation around the shelter.

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On Carmen's side, after parting with Yu Yuan, he didn't dare delay.

He immediately drove back to the Black Shield Police Department.

And by now, only a few minutes had passed since he hurriedly left.

His strange actions had long since attracted the attention of the other Thugs.

Especially now, seeing Carmen's hurried appearance, many immediately sensed something was wrong.

Sure enough.....

"Er Xiao, get the brothers assembled! Immediately, right now....."

Er Xiao had sensed something was off when Carmen left earlier.

Now, hearing Carmen's order, he didn't hesitate in the slightest and immediately blew the assembly whistle.

"Brothers, head to the Armory for arming immediately, prepare for combat!"

"Hurry, hurry, hurry! Brothers, move!"

With Er Xiao's whistle and shouts, the entire Black Shield Police Department sprang into action.

Apart from the Thugs on sentry duty, all the Thugs under Carmen's command rushed towards the Armory.

Only Hogg and the core Thugs directly under Lao Ke watched the sudden turn of events calmly.

Without Hogg's signal, they would not act rashly.

And the commotion below naturally reached Hogg upstairs the moment it started.

He stood up and walked to the window, looking down at the Thugs frantically running towards the Armory for pre-battle preparation, his brow furrowing.

At that moment, Hogg's ears twitched, hearing hurried footsteps coming from the corridor.

He recognized who it was.

— Carmen.

Bang—

Carmen didn't even knock, directly pushing the door open.

Hogg's expression was already very displeased. Looking at Carmen, who was still panting heavily, his voice turned icy:

"Commander Carmen, you'd better give me a satisfactory explanation!" His eyes had already transformed into dangerous wolf eyes.

But Carmen seemed not to care about Hogg's warning at all. He raised the sharp fang pendant encased in brass in his hand and said urgently:

"Chief, District 13...... that strange guy in District 13...... has appeared again."