novelraw Chapter 44: Activating Tide Cards, Target - Carmen
Chapter 44: Activating Tide Cards, Target - Carmen
Carmen lay on the ground, gritting his teeth and gasping for breath. The wound was excruciatingly painful.
"Are they from Thug Prison? They chase so quickly!"
Thinking this, he noticed from the corner of his eye a somewhat familiar figure quickly approaching him from around the sewer corner.
A familiar figure?
Carmen was slightly stunned and strained to turn his head to look.
Only when the figure reached him and kicked away the pistol on the ground with his foot did he see clearly.
It wasn't a familiar figure at all - he was just very familiar with the equipment the person was wearing, because he himself was wearing the same gear - the Enforcer set.
Looking at that unfamiliar face that shifted between blurry and clear in the darkness and flashlight beam.
Carmen seemed to understand who this person was.
A thought flashed through his mind - "So that sewer rat is this young! Hey, he's even a little handsome. Dying by his hand wouldn't be so bad!"But his right hand had already imperceptibly hidden beneath his body.
Tch...
Just a derisive laugh sounded, followed immediately by an extremely calm and indifferent voice.
"Enforcer Carmen, if I were you, I wouldn't make such dangerous and easily misunderstood moves, like that weapon in your right hand..."
Carmen stiffened slightly, let out a bitter laugh, then completely relaxed his body.
Clatter—
The Claw Blade was thrown to the ground.
He exposed both hands, keeping them within visible range as a gesture to Yu Yuan.
He was simply too severely injured and had no ability left to resist.
Seeing this, Yu Yuan nodded slightly, slung the assault rifle over his shoulder, pulled out the Glock 17, kept one hand on guard while the other quickly frisked Carmen, throwing any weapons he touched more than 2 meters away.
Only then did he stop and look at Carmen.
Carmen was also confused by Yu Yuan's actions, just watching as the other person inspected him.
"Um... you're not going to kill me?"
Yu Yuan had already stood up, efficiently collecting all the weapons from the ground.
"Kill you? Why would I kill you? Don't we share a common enemy? Besides, do you and I have any grudge between us?"
As he spoke, he had already approached Soda and began stripping him of supplies and equipment.
Soda's only weapons were the previously dropped pistol and Tactical Sword. The equipment on his body was the same as what Yu Yuan wore. The only thing that satisfied Yu Yuan was finally having an Enforcer helmet.
He had been saying the Enforcer set couldn't possibly lack a helmet.
Taking the helmet from Soda's head, though it was already stained with much blood, Yu Yuan didn't mind. However, he glanced at the helmet Carmen had dropped on the ground.
Still being cautious, he placed Soda's helmet on Carmen's head under Carmen's astonished gaze, then put Carmen's helmet on his own head, adjusted the size, and nodded with satisfaction.
Soda's Enforcer set was piled to the side by Yu Yuan, who then looked at Carmen.
"Loris already considers you a thorn in his side. Soda's attack is just the beginning, not the end. I think you'd better carefully consider how to deal with the threat Loris brings!"
Yu Yuan gently patted Carmen with his left hand, watching the other's confused expression.
He didn't offer any explanation, because when he had patted Carmen just now, no one knew.
The Book of Fate had already opened.
—【Thought Tide Card — Fear of Superiors】transformed into a faint light that merged into Carmen's body.
【Thought Tide Card activation successful — Thought target: Carmen, Fear target — Loris.】
Looking at the text appearing on the Virtual Light Screen, the corner of his mouth curled into a mysterious smile.
The task was accomplished, and Yu Yuan needed to leave quickly.
The rest would be left to time!
"If I were you, I wouldn't let anyone know about my existence. Don't you agree?"
Yu Yuan tossed this remark, not waiting for Carmen's response, and threw over the signal flare he had found on Soda.
"Of course, if you think telling Loris about me will make him spare you, you could always try?"
Yu Yuan said indifferently, then picked up the equipment and turned to leave. But he had only taken a couple of steps before stopping again.
He returned to Carmen.
And asked a question that surprised Carmen.
"By the way, do you know where that bald guy, oh~~ I mean Fries, where his safe house is?"
"Safe house? Fries..."
Carmen's brain seemed to short-circuit briefly, but he quickly thought of something and said weakly: "I don't know about a safe house, but I know he has a lover in District 14, who's the leader of a scavenger organization. Because of Fries' connection, we've always turned a blind eye to that scavenger organization. She might know something."
"Scavenger organization? What's it called? Do you know the location?"
"That scavenger organization is called Nightingale. The location seems to be near the Opera Building. I don't know anything else. No one wants to inquire about Fries' affairs..."
Yu Yuan noted this information. He would need to verify the accuracy of these details.
"What about Soda? Does he have any lovers or safe houses?"
"No!" Carmen shook his head.
"Soda's only hobby is torturing prisoners. Besides patrol duty, he usually stays at the Police Station."
Having obtained the information he wanted, Yu Yuan showed a smile.
He stood up again and gathered the equipment.
"Alright, to be honest, the fact that you managed to escape the traps set by both Thug Prison and Burning Fortress is truly impressive. So I'll give you a piece of information! Thug Prison's target is the entire eastern city, and Black Shield Police Department has clearly become an obstacle to their control over the eastern city. So... go back and prepare for your war!"
"Also... I told you not to try any tricks, but your foot still isn't behaving! I'll let it slide this time. I hope you won't do such easily misunderstood things next time. Good luck, Enforcer Carmen. Respect!!!"
Watching the figure disappear around the sewer corner, cold sweat trickled down Carmen's temple.
"He actually knew everything!" He looked at his Tactical Boots. These boots were specially modified by him - they could eject a blade about 5 centimeters long.
This was his last chance for a counterattack, but unfortunately, the other party was too cautious, and he never found an opportunity.
At this moment, he felt from that young man a pressure similar to facing Loris, yet even more unpredictable than Loris.
He firmly engraved the other's words in his heart.
Regardless, he had survived. Now he needed to consider how to get out of the sewer and return to the Police Station.
Oh right, and that information left by the person just now - is Thug Prison preparing for all-out war?
If that's the case...
After painfully bandaging his wounds, Carmen used his teeth to extract a thin syringe from his collar and injected it directly into his neck.
As the hormones entered his body, the pain quickly subsided, and a surge of strength welled up inside him. Struggling to his feet, Carmen staggered toward the nearest sewer manhole cover.