Planet of Sand and Oasis of Iron

Chapter 451 450. Some people are typical and will not be happy until they die
Under the blazing sun, several independent mercenaries, wearing silver-white reflective aluminum foil outer layers and able to walk within certain limits, were lying in the shade of the weathered rocks and whispering.

"Is this the car?"

"It seems to be, Navigator... Yes, yes, that's the name, quite impressive."

The third man carefully avoided direct sunlight and looked through the gun scope for a long time: "...hiss, can we really take down such a big car with just a few of us?"

"Ha! It's daytime now. No matter how big the car is, it's still like this. Can it really move? Hurry up and prepare everything!"

The three of them slowly retreated, being careful not to let the stones scratch their protective suits, and retreated to the equipment box that they had pulled over with great difficulty.

What's in here is nothing new, it's just simple hot-cutting explosives. Its effect... can make a hole in the steel plate.

At such a deadly time during the day, as long as the holes in the car are numerous and large enough, the people inside will probably die of heat no matter what.

To be honest, it was really laughable to be targeted by such a thief - so, when the three of them were discussing how to avoid the surveillance and biological scanning outside the car, a voice joined the conversation.

"So where would be the best place to blow it up? I think the front of the car would be good."

The three men didn't suspect anything and answered while counting the explosives: "It's not very good. The front of the car is not facing the sun. It would be best to make a few holes in the roof and then go to the side..."

"I see, but what if that car has multiple sealed doors?"

"That's easy. Just make more holes and let him... huh?"

The three of them were chatting happily when it suddenly occurred to them that there were only three of them, so how could there be a fourth voice?!
The main reason was that the voice sounded quite pleasant to the ears, and the independent mercenary who was described as very capable was a woman, so he didn't raise any alarm.

They quickly grabbed their weapons and turned around, and the moment they turned around, they immediately threw their weapons to the ground.

It's simple. The fourth person is also wearing a silver protective suit, but he is holding a shotgun in his hand... It's even a fully automatic shotgun. If a fight breaks out, they will definitely be the first to die.

"Tell me the truth. First of all, how did you avoid the car radar and hide in a place like this to secretly perform the prank?"

The three of them looked at each other, and the leader quickly replied, "We're not hiding! We were here yesterday!"

It seemed that the person who provided the information was well prepared and had already set up a sheltered place on the sand. It was not easy to find, so as long as people were assigned to stay there, they would be able to ambush the person.

But... just a few words?

Seifer glanced at the three of them and signaled them to get out of here quickly. Then he saw the three of them rolling and crawling under the rock, and disappeared into the complex weathered rock area.

"Laika, has the signal been tracked?"

"Very clear, Red Crossbow... It's so harsh out there, can you still hold on?"

The machine's body has no sense of cold or heat, so what is it that can't hold on?

By the time Seifer put away his little loot and slowly returned to the car, Laika had already found the experts in decryption...ah, the technical department.

Of course Xiaotao and the others don’t understand these things, but Momo does!

Marian, who had already given up on being called by her name, took the encrypted book, glanced at the various numbers and symbols she had written down, and yawned.

She is really sleepy.

"...They said that a mobile base named the Navigator was confirmed to be on the planned route and that they had successfully escaped after being discovered."

Continuing to yawn, Momo, with her mind still not fully clear, almost sleepwalked through the cracking process: "Haaa, they said they'll set up a trap on this road after sunset..."

It sounds like a really well-planned plan. After all, the entertainment company has been bankrupted, and even the node city has been defeated. The guys who are resisting stubbornly are basically going to be killed.

After inspecting the gadgets, Cypher dismantled them, removing any positioning features and pulling back the remaining trophies. Momo shook her head; she wasn't particularly interested in these things; her sole responsibility was to decipher them.

"Anyway... it seems they even calculated the speed of the car. This is an ambush site. The communication ends here, and then...?"

Cypher patted her head. "Then go and rest. They won't be able to organize a large-scale attack during the day."

After watching her stagger away, Cypher turned back and stared at Laika.

"What's wrong, Red Crossbow?"

"Is dinner delicious?"

"Hmm... This rich flavor is interesting, but if I eat it like this often, I'm worried that my taste will become too strong."

Leica's appearance looks like a tsundere girl with blonde hair, twin tails and big breasts, but her personality is completely different. She prefers to read quietly or read books.

She was also quite coherent when she spoke… To be honest, it was only when she was with Cypher herself, and she tried even though she was clearly told not to reach out, that one could tell she was indeed a child of her age.

"Alright, go and rest now. Leave the patrols and security in the car to me. Don't tire yourself out. There will be plenty of things to tire you out in the future."

Leica nodded slightly, put the headphones back, put on the wireless communication device, and left with the finished lunch box.

Before she left, she couldn't help but be curious: "Speaking of which, Red Crossbow Arrow... where are you?"

"The real thing, right? It's behind my chair. Do you see that circular mark?"

Leica nodded thoughtfully, a rare look of worry on his face. "Wouldn't it feel... um, dark or stuffy?"

"The answer is I don't know. Don't overthink it and go get some rest. I have to do some patrol later and I might even check on you to see if you're asleep."

"I see, well... when you're in the car, you don't often come out and just stay in a device like that."

Cypher crossed his arms, "I see. Do you like me, Laika?"

"……Ugh."

Sighing, Leica decided to end the conversation and go to bed.

She confirmed one thing, that is, when Seifer was in person and when he was using a backup body, his attitude and atmosphere towards people did have certain deviations.

It is said that some people who have undergone transformation will also experience similar situations, which can be understood as a decrease in the empathy of the creature... I hope the red crossbow arrow will not decrease.

The airtight door opened and then closed. Seifer returned to his chair and sat down. After carefully thinking about the next route, he clicked on the map plan.

Of course, the route remains unchanged. It doesn't matter whether the enemy knows that the information has been intercepted. What's important is to make these people understand that their preparations to deal with "an independent mercenary base" are not very effective at certain times.

Especially in the intelligence, these frightened people were vague about Sefer's vehicle, obviously intending to betray their teammates.

We all come out to work. I got humiliated, so why shouldn’t you get humiliated too?
This is very consistent with the behavior of these guys in the desert who don't even have a ranking. They will never make it in their lives and only deserve to go hungry.

...Speaking of rankings, Seifer suddenly remembered that he had never considered participating in any ranking battles in the Academy City for so long, so until now, he was still just an unknown person.

Or a new mercenary?
Putting these thoughts aside, Seifer left the main control and headed to the research cabin again, intending to ask Dr. Mei, his sponsor, whether he was going to come up with anything outlandish again.

There are so many people in this car now, so we should transport the passengers first and consider the dangerous task after there are no more VIPs.

(End of this chapter)