The First Order

Chapter 675 - Ambush

Chapter 675: Ambush

While a large number of people with different intentions were heading north, a convoy was fleeing hastily south at the border of the Northern Plains and the Central Plains.

Within the convoy, a fully enclosed container truck that was being protected was traveling with them. The entire trailer compartment was just like a special cage that had no windows.

Hundreds of nomads on horseback were pursuing the convoy. They would even shoot at them with arrows every now and then. Those arrows were steady, accurate, and deadly. The last vehicle at the rear of the convoy had its spare tire that was mounted on the back pierced by the arrows like an archery target.

The Pyro Company’s plan to capture the supernatural being was not proceeding too smoothly as the other party’s superpower troubled them a lot. Before they came to the grasslands, they had expected their target to be very strong. But in the actual battle, they realized they had still underestimated their opponent.

Fortunately, the Pyro Company had sent a lot of people this time, and even a T5-ranked combatant was dispatched. Only then did they finally manage to capture their target.

This was probably one of the most important operations the Pyro Company had carried out in recent years. They could only succeed; failure would not be tolerated.

When the convoy drove out of the grasslands, the off-road vehicles’ speed after they got back onto the dirt track became faster, and they got farther away from the horses behind them. Someone cursed out loud in the vehicle, “What the hell did they feed the horses in the grasslands? How can they run for three days straight without getting tired? And they’re so fast!”

“Get used to it.” A person sitting in the back closed his eyes to get some rest. “In the future, the creatures in the wilderness might become even more ferocious. I heard that even the plants in that mountain under lockdown have already mutated on a large scale.”

It was no secret the Pyro Company had a mysterious mountain range under their control.

Back when Qing Zhen went into the Jing Mountains, he mentioned the Jing Mountains might be a hallowed ground similar to that of the Pyro Company’s mountain range.

The Saboteurs had once hoped to explore that mountain range, but they were still too weak at that time to do so.

The Pyro Company’s strongholds were situated north of the Kong Consortium, with half of them east while the other half were west. The layout of the strongholds’ locations seemed to form a circle that protected that mountain range at the center.

Upon leaving the grasslands, the nomads stopped chasing. They just stood at the edge of the grasslands on their horses and stared into the distance as they watched the Pyro Company convoy leave.

A member of the Pyro Company heaved a sigh of relief. “They’ve finally stopped pursuing us.”

“Don’t let your guard down.” The T5-ranked combatant said behind them, “We’ve received news from the headquarters that the Anjing House has issued a mission to intercept us. There will be even more people coming after us later, so it won’t be easy for us to get back to the company safely.”

“Since this superhuman is so important, why don’t you request for headquarters to send us some support?” someone asked.

But when this topic was brought up, the T5-ranked combatant kept quiet.

All the Pyro Company members who were feeling relieved just a moment ago became worried again. Did this mean there would not be any reinforcements?

Right at this moment, a distant mountain in front of them suddenly started moving. The mountain transformed into a gigantic dragon that blotted out the sky and let out a ferocious roar.

This was a sight that could be called a wonder of the world. If this was a supernatural being’s doing, it would be enough to let the wielder be ranked among the top five supernatural beings just based on this ability to move mountains!

Some of the Pyro Company members in the convoy were immediately flustered. Seeing the five-clawed golden dragon was about to crash down onto the convoy from the sky, the driver quickly turned the steering wheel in shock.

However, the T5-ranked combatant suddenly grabbed the steering wheel from behind. “Don’t panic!”

The T5-ranked combatant picked up the built-in walkie-talkie and said, “Keep driving forward! Keep driving forward! Don’t make sharp turns!”

They were currently traveling at a speed of 80 kilometers per hour. If they were to turn their steering wheels in panic, all of the vehicles in the convoy would overturn for sure!

T5102 continued saying coldly, “This is an illusion. I repeat, this is an illusion. If it were real, the opponent would not have to resort to making such a big scene to try to scare us. Also, if it weren’t an illusion, we couldn’t get away from a superhuman like that either!”

As he was saying that, the five-clawed golden dragon swept over their vehicles at a low altitude. However, it did not cause any damage to the convoy at all.

T5102 sneered, “So it was really an illusion. Does he think he can deter us with a little trick like that?”

Seeing that the Pyro Company’s convoy was not affected, the supernatural being in the distance raised his hand again and made another mountain transform into a similar-sized spotted tiger that pounced at the convoy.

If such an illusion did not work the first time, it would definitely not work subsequently.

The supernatural being’s forehead was full of sweat as he said to his companions next to him, “I can’t frighten them at all, so start making your moves now!”

The people next to him had already set up heavy machine gun nests at the mountain pass. They were just waiting for the convoy to come into range.

This team was led by an official member of the Anjing House, and they had rushed here to ambush the Pyro Company at this spot.

This time, the reward offered by the Anjing House was enough to tempt anyone. Moreover, the Anjing House also promised the hitmen would not have to hand the No. 001 Experimental to them after capturing it. They were free to deal with it on their own.

In other words, they could totally sell the No. 001 Experimental to the consortiums that wanted it after receiving the reward from the Anjing House. This way, they could earn twice the amount of money!

Everyone realized the Anjing House was only targeting the Pyro Company’s operation this time because they did not want them to complete their follow-up research after obtaining the No. 001 Experimental. As for who got the No. 001 Experimental after that, they were not concerned at all.

Among the official members of the Anjing House, some of them operated as lone wolves like Vanilla previously did, while the others worked in a fixed team, like this supernatural being who was currently using his illusion techniques.

Actually, his superpower was quite useless. If he encountered a powerful supernatural being, he would definitely not be a match for them. Therefore, he needed to collaborate with others for his missions.

His assistant next to him said calmly, “As long as they get into range, I’ll turn their convoy into Swiss cheese.”

The supernatural being emphasized, “Be careful not to damage the vehicle in the middle. I want the Experimental captured alive!”

“Got it!”

But before the convoy could enter their precise range, they saw a person jump out of the rear door of the vehicle at the front of the convoy.

After T5102 jumped out of the vehicle, his body tilted extremely close to the ground for a short moment due to the inertia. However, he didn’t care at all and maintained a 60-degree angle with the ground and started running madly.

Within two seconds, T5102 had already overtaken the convoy and was rushing towards the mountain pass where someone was lying in ambush. His speed was so fast it was unimaginable!

Four seconds later, T5102 had left the convoy far behind in his wake. With every step he took, he would leave a hole in the ground.

As he ran, his combat boots could not withstand the tremendous force and started cracking open.

“Open fire! Don’t let him get near us! That’s a T5-ranked combatant from the Pyro Company’s Dawn team!” the supernatural being roared.

The Dusk and Midnight teams were the most common Pyro Company members that supernatural beings would encounter. But a lot of people knew that Dusk was not the strongest fighting force within the Pyro Company. There was an even stronger unit above them, and that team was known as Dawn.

The speed of the enemy had already given them a great sense of danger. No one at the site could survive if the enemy got near them!

But suddenly, someone rushed out of the shadows at the foot of the mountain and collided straight into T5102.

The people up on the mountain saw the other party was wearing a white mask.