novelraw Chapter 42: Great Harvest, Evacuation
Chapter 42: Great Harvest, Evacuation
The FN FAL assault rifle didn't stop firing until the magazine was completely empty.
Yu Yuan replaced the final magazine as both men had already collapsed in pools of blood.
He had seen clearly moments earlier - each person had been hit by bullets more than once.
Approaching the two bodies, just as he expected, one was indeed the Flame Priest while the other was a Flame Knight.
What surprised him was that the Flame Priest was actually still alive, and even his red robe showed no signs of being pierced by bullets.
If not for the bleeding wound on his neck, capturing him might not have been so certain.
Yu Yuan's eyes gleamed with intense focus as he stared at the red robe.
This clothing was definitely valuable!
"You... you..."
The Flame Priest pointed at Yu Yuan, apparently trying to say something, but Yu Yuan merely narrowed his eyes.Bang...
The world instantly fell silent.
With all enemies dead and time pressing, Yu Yuan removed the backpack from his back, took out his main backpack, and began looting supplies from the seven bodies, indiscriminately throwing everything into his pack.
The fighting here had been so intense that it must have been audible from Carlisle Tunnel. The Flame Knights could return at any moment, forcing him to work faster.
During the process, system notification sounds rang out, letting Yu Yuan know valuable items had dropped, but he had no time to check.
After thoroughly stripping all seven bodies of their possessions - completely removing all equipment from the Flame Priest while only collecting ammunition and selecting the best-condition weapons from the others - he finally approached the parked apocalypse pickup trucks.
These pickups had been specially modified with enormous cargo spaces.
They looked more like trucks than typical pickups.
The first vehicle contained an entire load of fuel - all 100L capacity steel fuel barrels, neatly stacked with exactly twenty barrels.
Yu Yuan didn't hold back, directly listing everything on Taotao Hole.
He then moved to the pickup containing survival supplies.
Pulling open the backpack zippers, Yu Yuan inspected each one, searching for the resources he needed.
Two large bags of canned goods with various types, approximately hundreds of cans.
One bag containing various foods - meat sausages, biscuits, military rations.
One bag of seafood including dried fish and dried shrimp.
One bag of jerky smoked from unknown creatures.
One bag of various mechanical parts.
The remainder was a case of homemade explosives, about twenty-something bundles.
Seeing so many supplies, Yu Yuan sprang into action.
Carrying the supplies, he ran toward the manhole cover. The few hundred meters distance meant nothing to him.
Within minutes, he had thrown all the supplies into the sewer, while listing all the explosives on Taotao Hole since carrying such dangerous items was too risky.
After also thoroughly searching the truck cabins, he prepared to leave.
Just before departing, Yu Yuan noticed the person bound in the cage, who was calmly watching him without begging or struggling.
Even when Yu Yuan had been moving supplies earlier, the person hadn't made any noise.
Yu Yuan frowned slightly, his finger resting on the trigger as he raised his weapon.
But looking into those calm eyes and then glancing at the distant Flame Priest corpse, a new idea flashed through his mind.
Bang bang...
The cage chains shattered. Meeting the other's astonished gaze, Yu Yuan gave a slight nod before quickly leaving.
He could already faintly hear motorcycle engines roaring - if he didn't run now, it would be too late. The sounds of intense fighting from the distant factions had also gradually ceased at some point.
Quickly slipping into the sewer and locking the manhole cover behind him, he de-equipped [Mie Mie].
Mie Mie appeared before Yu Yuan, who had already picked up rope and quickly tied six backpacks together before patting Mie Mie's head.
"Good girl, use your horns to lift these things."
Mie Mie's massive sheep horns hooked onto the rope while Yu Yuan supported from below. The six bundles slowly lifted before being shifted onto Mie Mie's back.
Yu Yuan used additional rope to reinforce the bundles before finally relaxing slightly. Outside, motorcycle roars were already audible.
"Time to go!"
Looking up one more time at the manhole cover above him.
A light smirk tugged at Yu Yuan's lips as he hurried toward the shelter with Mie Mie.
Splow Park dense forest area.
Gaina knelt on the ground, using his hand to close the Flame Priest's eyes, his inner rage becoming uncontrollable.
"Haven't you found any traces of the enemy yet?"
"Boss, it's strange. Logically, since all our fuel and supplies have disappeared, the enemies must have come by vehicle and couldn't have been few in number. But we haven't found any tire tracks or signs of large groups - this completely defies logic."
Hearing this, Gaina frowned deeply.
"No tire tracks or traces? How is that possible!"
But when he personally inspected the surrounding area and confirmed no other tire tracks existed, he was completely baffled.
However, he quickly realized that the other supplies and fuel were secondary - the missing donor was the most troublesome issue.
The reason their leader had provided so much fuel and supplies was specifically to exchange for this donor, but now the fuel, supplies, and donor had all disappeared.
And the only ones who knew about this location were Thug Prison...
"Wait..." Gaina seemed to understand something.
Thug Prison had arranged to place the supplies here and requested their assistance in ambushing Black Shield Police Department, which had caused their forces here to be depleted...
Now the supplies were gone, the donor was gone, but the two Enforcers from Black Shield Police Department had escaped right under Thug Prison's watch...
Gaina's eyes flashed with viciousness and killing intent as he spoke word by word: "Good! Very good! Thug Prison, you're really something..."
Glancing coldly at the Thug Prison representative killed by a grenade at his feet, he snorted, snatched an AK74 from a subordinate and opened fire on the corpse, turning it into mush.
Tossing the weapon back to his subordinate, he approached the Flame Priest's body, gently lifted it, and walked toward the apocalypse pickup truck.
"Everyone, return to the fortress immediately!"
His voice carried chilling determination and a promise of relentless pursuit.
Carlisle Tunnel.
Thug Prison members were cleaning up the battlefield, with Black Shield Police Department thug corpses scattered everywhere.
A prison guard surveyed the combat scene with grave concern.
"Well? Still haven't found those two Enforcers?" His voice barely concealed rising anger.
"Warden Tuce, we haven't located their trail yet..."
Bang...
Before the man could finish speaking, Tuce kicked him flying.
"Useless trash! Ba... Warden Habaar specifically set this trap for Black Shield Police Department, and now the two most important fish have escaped..."
At this point, Tuce seemed to remember something and immediately turned to another person.
"What about Burning Fortress? Why did they suddenly leave? What's the reason?"
The Raider being questioned trembled with fear.
"W-Warden Tuce, the people sent to investigate haven't returned yet..."
Tuce was about to explode with anger when a combat vehicle suddenly sped over, its rapid approach capturing everyone's attention.
Screech...
The vehicle left long skid marks as it stopped before Tuce. A Raider hurriedly disembarked and exclaimed breathlessly:
"Terrible news! The Burning Fortress members stationed at Splow Park have been killed! All transaction supplies and the donor have disappeared! And one of the dead was a Flame Priest! Burning Fortress seems to suspect we're responsible - they killed our five brothers who went to inquire before leaving..."
"What!"
Tuce's entire body instantly became drenched in cold sweat as he realized major trouble was brewing.
He immediately roared: "Everyone, return to the prison immediately! Now!"