Chapter 211: Chapter 211: Wei Xiu
"Also, we need to tighten security tonight. Although we’re still some distance from Osmo City, we can’t let our guard down. We absolutely cannot afford any mishaps at this critical time."
Luoxue instructed Jing Chuan and the others.
"Understood!"
Jing Chuan and the others replied solemnly.
...
「In the dead of night. Third Legion Encampment.」
Long Ming walked out of his tent and headed toward the edge of the camp.
THUD! THUD!
Soldiers holding firearms patrolled the camp in an orderly fashion.
Long Ming glanced at the patrolling soldiers and quickened his pace toward the outside.
「A few minutes later.」
Long Ming snuck out of the camp.
Just then, he sensed a strange stirring behind him. He stopped dead, spun around, and barked,
"Who?"
Luoxue emerged from the shadows, walking out slowly.
"Uh, it’s you."
Long Ming said, sounding a little surprised.
"Shouldn’t I be the one asking you that? Where are you going in the middle of the night? Planning to hoard all the good stuff for yourself?"
"Of course not. I was just planning to do some recon, confirm the situation at that armory so we don’t come up empty-handed tomorrow."
"Looks like we had the same idea. I was just about to scout out another supply cache."
Luoxue replied, a slight smile playing on her lips.
"Alright, then we’ll split up!"
Seeing that Luoxue’s idea was similar to his own, Long Ming said,
"Alright!"
Luoxue immediately agreed.
Using the night as cover, the two moved quickly and stealthily toward Osmo City.
...
「Not long after, in the outskirts of Osmo City.」
Long Ming hid at the edge of a dilapidated factory, carefully peering forward.
In a corner of the street ahead, several Blood Breath Dogs were gnawing on skeletal remains on the ground, letting out an occasional CRUNCH.
Long Ming lifted his wristband, tapped it to make a mark on the map, and then carefully skirted around them.
He was here to investigate the cache, but the safety and accessibility of the route had to be recorded as well.
With his nerves on edge, Long Ming crept toward his destination, one step at a time.
The route was littered with collapsed buildings, tattered clothing, broken exoskeletal armor, and scrapped cars.
These scenes were a testament to the brutal battle that had once been fought here.
「After a long while.」
Long Ming reached his destination without incident. An inconspicuous supply cache came into view.
The entire cache looked like an ordinary warehouse. Its main structure was made of reinforced concrete, and its roof was made of blue-colored steel panels.
Long Ming scanned his surroundings, and after confirming there was no danger, he crept to the entrance of the cache.
The cache’s main door was ajar.
Long Ming carefully stepped inside.
The interior of the cache was a complete mess. Overturned forklifts and broken, empty wooden crates were scattered everywhere.
Long Ming’s heart sank. ’Could my luck be so bad that I’ve come all this way for nothing?’
Long Ming let out a deep breath and patiently searched deeper inside.
When he reached the depths of the cache, he saw wooden crates stacked in a corner ahead.
Seeing the crates, Long Ming’s eyelid twitched, and he immediately rushed over.
He pulled out Death’s Fang and forcefully pried open a wooden crate. Inside were rows of gray mechanical exoskeletons.
Long Ming immediately opened the other crates.
Crate after crate of mechanical exoskeletons was revealed.
A brilliant smile spread across Long Ming’s face. ’Looks like my guess was right.’
He did a quick estimate. There were at least a few thousand sets here, enough to arm Luoxue and her people.
Long Ming quickly covered the crates again and, without lingering, turned to leave.
Soon, Long Ming was back at the entrance of the cache.
Suddenly, Long Ming heard faint footsteps from outside.
’Not good!’
Long Ming’s heart sank.
He hadn’t expected someone else to come here to scout. He immediately hid behind a nearby forklift to observe.
Soon, a man wearing crimson exoskeletal armor carefully entered, searching the area.
Long Ming observed him carefully. ’This guy looks like a scout from the Second Legion.’
’This is big trouble!’
’If he discovers that armor, all my effort will have been for nothing.’
At this thought, Long Ming’s resolve hardened. To hell with the consequences, he decided, he’d take the guy down and tie him up first.
He held his breath and watched the scout, praying inwardly that the man wouldn’t come any deeper inside.
However, things didn’t go as he wished. The man inspected a wooden crate and seemed to notice something.
He immediately started walking deeper inside.
As the man drew near,
Long Ming stealthily circled around behind him, preparing to take him down with a surprise attack.
The man seemed to sense something too. With lightning-fast reflexes, he spun around and aimed his firearm at Long Ming.
Long Ming, also slightly surprised, sent the man’s weapon flying with a sharp kick.
The man’s expression changed in an instant. He quickly drew a tactical knife and slashed at Long Ming’s neck.
Long Ming sidestepped the attack and threw a vicious punch.
BAM~
The man immediately raised his left arm to block.
Long Ming took a step forward and threw another left hook.
The man leaned back to dodge the attack.
Long Ming spun and kicked him squarely in the chest.
BAM~
The man staggered back a few steps before steadying himself. He raised his tactical knife, spun it once, and switched to a reverse grip.
Long Ming looked at the man before him with some surprise.
’This guy’s pretty good. And his technique and movements are so familiar... I feel like I’ve seen them somewhere before.’
"Who the hell are you? What legion are you from?"
the man before him demanded, staring warily at Long Ming.
Hearing his voice, Long Ming froze for a second before a smile spread across his face. After all that, it turned out to be Wei Xiu, his best buddy from his college dorm.
He then cracked his neck. Long Ming had been a bit hesitant to get rough, but now he had no such reservations.
Seeing that Long Ming was about to get serious, Wei Xiu tensed up, facing him as if he were a formidable foe.
Long Ming shot forward in a single bound.
Wei Xiu swung his tactical knife, stabbing at the charging Long Ming.
Long Ming abruptly stopped, took a step back to dodge the stab, and seized Wei Xiu’s hand. He delivered a series of rapid kicks to Wei Xiu’s arm and chest.
The tactical knife was snatched from his grasp, and he stumbled back several steps.
Wei Xiu then steadied himself, his expression dark as he stared at Long Ming.
Just then, Long Ming tossed the knife aside and provocatively beckoned with his finger.
"RAAAGH!"
Enraged, Wei Xiu charged forward, throwing a straight punch to the face followed by an uppercut to the stomach.
Long Ming, however, tilted his head to dodge, raised an arm to block, and seized the opportunity to kick Wei Xiu in the abdomen.
"AGH!"
Wei Xiu cried out in pain and took a step back.
Long Ming pressed his advantage, grabbed Wei Xiu’s right arm, and slammed him to the ground with a shoulder throw. He then twisted the arm back, pinning Wei Xiu firmly beneath him.
"Who... Who the hell are you?"
Wei Xiu cursed, utterly furious.
"I’m your daddy."
Long Ming said with a smile.
Hearing Long Ming’s voice, Wei Xiu froze, then said in shock,
"Long Ming!"
"Surprised?"
Long Ming then let go of Wei Xiu and extended a hand to pull him up.
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