Chapter 417: Taking Down the Dawn Consortium's Special Forces Team, Luke's Pressure |
"Vic, did you hear what they're shouting?"
Several hundred meters outside Dead Mine Town, amidst a patch of withered leaves.
Two Thugs lay prone on the ground, camouflaged with dead leaves and weeds, whispering to each other.
One of them cupped a hand behind his ear, straining to listen in the direction of the town.
But he could only catch an extremely faint trace of sound.
"I can't make it out! But for the sound to carry this far, it must be a lot of people shouting together. What are they trying to do?"
"Should we report it?"
"Tch... report what? We don't even know what they're shouting, how can we report?"
"Oh... right!"
Squeak—
Just then, a field mouse the size of a palm suddenly scurried past the two men. It then stood up on its hind legs, straightening its body to look at them.
Its black pupils, the size of mung beans, seemed slightly eerie in the depths of the night.
Especially the trembling whiskers at the corners of its mouth, as if silently mocking the two men.
"Is it... laughing at us?"
One Thug's voice trembled slightly.
"I... I think it looks like that too. How bizarre."
The two stared at the field mouse not far away, a bad feeling rising in their hearts.
A shadow had already appeared behind them, slowly expanding to envelop them both.
"Who—"
The Thug's voice had just emerged when, with two soft thuds.
They were completely knocked unconscious.
Similar events continued to unfold.
After clearing all 18 lookouts near Dead Mine Town.
Yu Yuan entered the Shadow Dimension again, heading towards the direction of the canyon.
It didn't take long before he found Trap, who had been lying in wait here the whole time.
"King!"
"What's their situation?"
"Not long ago, the third batch of reinforcements joined up with them, and they haven't left the canyon since. They're probably discussing battle plans."
Trap reported the situation truthfully.
Yu Yuan gave a slight nod.
As the locked doorframe appeared, the members of the Jackal squad, who had been hiding in the Motel Main Guest Room, along with the Pioneering Group members, quietly stepped out.
Yu Yuan looked at Alpha.
"I leave this place to you! Await my command!"
"Understood!"
As Yu Yuan departed.
Under Alpha's command, all Pioneering Group members entered Concealment and camouflage, waiting for the final order to be given.
Meanwhile, Yu Yuan had already swiftly headed towards the location of the Dawn Consortium.
Their position was about 30 kilometers from this canyon.
With Mie Mie's speed, it took less than half an hour to reach their vicinity. Yu Yuan entered the Shadow Dimension again to approach.
The Dawn Consortium's location was a deserted gas station.
It had long been dilapidated, but it served as their temporary camp.
Ten special-purpose vehicles were neatly parked there.
Yu Yuan scouted the entire gas station, already having a general understanding in his mind.
This team consisted of thirty-five people in total.
Thirty Warriors, the other five were likely technical personnel.
Ten of them were hiding in the shadows of the gas station, maintaining vigilance.
They all wore thermal imaging detectors on their heads.
Around the gas station, thermal imaging surveillance cameras were installed in each direction, monitoring the areas outside the station.
This provided a complete 360-degree, no-blind-spot surveillance coverage of the vicinity.
The surveillance cameras covered the outer perimeter, while the sentries covered the inner area—a dual-monitoring system sufficient to ensure the gas station's security.
The remaining people were all inside the gas station, resting.
In two rooms, military-grade Lighting lamps were lit.
In one room, Soldiers were either eating rations or taking naps.
In the room further inside, several shadowy figures were moving about, seemingly discussing something.
"This Dawn Consortium's military Technology attributes are really quite impressive!"
Yu Yuan thought to himself.
With that thought, he had already left the Shadow Dimension, appearing within the shadows of the gas station, and activated the Concealment effect.
Immediately after, the ten sentries hidden in the shadows were, completely unprepared, enveloped and wrapped by the 'pythons' formed from the surrounding shadows.
First wrapping their mouths, then their legs.
The entire process was unexpected, swift, and precise, not making a single sound.
The twenty-six Pioneering Group members from the Loser's Cube were released by him.
These ten people were then collected into the Loser's Cube.
Under Yu Yuan's command, the twenty-six Pioneering Group members quickly approached the gas station building.
This time, the enemies were all ordinary people, posing no difficulty whatsoever for Yu Yuan and Zhi Zhi.
"Go! Capture them all! Try to take them alive!"
"Yes!"
Leading this team was one of the members from the second batch of Pioneering Group, the same soldier who had questioned Alpha's fairness during the selection trials.
His name was Seth.
Seth's tactical proficiency was quite good.
Under his command, the remaining twenty-five members swiftly entered the gas station.
Yu Yuan had not the slightest interest in the ensuing battle. If they couldn't even handle the remaining enemies, then these soldiers might as well quit the Pioneering Group.
His gaze fell upon the ten special-purpose vehicles parked at the gas station.
Especially looking at the radar instruments mounted on them, a satisfied expression appeared on his face.
These ten armored vehicles would be the greatest haul from this operation.
Rat-tat-tat—
"Enemy attack, enemy attack!"
Bang—
With several gunshots and shouts of alarm, the brief battle had barely begun before it was over.
With a prepared ambush against an unprepared foe, the outcome held no suspense.
Soon, the Pioneering squad escorted the captives out of the gas station building.
Seth jogged up to Yu Yuan, saluting and reporting:
"Reporting, Leader. All enemies have been captured. Twenty-five in total. Three enemies injured, all alive."
"Excellent! Take the men and inventory the spoils. Also, bring the person in charge of the vehicle team here."
"Yes!"
Soon, Rook was brought before Yu Yuan. His expression was quite grim at the moment, mixed with a trace of shock.
But the moment he saw Yu Yuan, a flicker of surprise and doubt rose in his eyes.
He had thought the leader of this force would be at least in his thirties, but he never expected someone so young.
Moreover, from the other man, he sensed an aura similar to that of the highest-ranking leaders in the Dawn Consortium.
That unique aloofness possessed only by those in high positions of power, holding authority over the life and death of countless people.
"What is your position in the Dawn Consortium?" Yu Yuan asked indifferently.
"Captain of the Dawn Consortium's Third Special Operations Squad—Rook!" Rook answered instinctively.
"How many Dawn units did you bring?"
Rook didn't seem surprised by this question at all.
The fact that the other side could accurately locate their shelter and capture them silently already spoke volumes.
And he had already guessed the origins of this force.
"Two!"
"It was you who attacked the Reyes Legion camp a couple of days ago, wasn't it!"
Yu Yuan gave a light laugh.
He didn't answer, merely looking at the other man indifferently.
"We'll have plenty of time to get acquainted later. But for now, I need you to do me a small favor. How about it!" It sounded like a question, but the tone brooked no refusal.
Rook took a deep breath. He didn't know why, but after just a few sentences, the other's oppressive presence made him feel somewhat breathless.
He simply didn't have the courage to refuse the other's request.
"You... you name it!"
Yu Yuan pointed at the special-purpose vehicles behind him, a slight curve forming at the corner of his mouth.
"You should have the current coordinates of the Reyes Legion, right? I want you to launch a long-range strike against them right now."
"How about it?"