Dragon Clan: Avoid the College Entrance Examination to Slay the Dragon

Chapter 63 Before Action
Ye Sheng leaned against the seat and yawned, his bloodshot eyes reflected in the rearview mirror. "Captain Walker, why did you suddenly transfer Aki and me back this time? To deal with these drug dealers, you can just send a few new recruits from the executive department, right?"

Walker was adjusting the left gear in the passenger seat. Moonlight shone through the car window, casting a silver edge on his temples. "Why, Professor Mans must have cursed every eighteen generations of the Executive Bureau's ancestors, right?"

"More than that!" Ye Sheng straightened up suddenly. "The professor now throws cups whenever he sees documents from the Executive Department. Last week, he even called you 'reincarnated weasels'—preying on fat chickens."

"It seems Mans's trip to China had a significant impact on him. He even used a Chinese idiom." Walker closed the magazine with a click and laughed hoarsely. "This operation is large-scale. The enemy's strength may not be strong on the surface, but the power of the mastermind behind the scenes cannot be underestimated. We may encounter a hybrid. That's why we mobilized thirteen teams at once this time."

"Indeed, a joint operation by thirteen groups?" Ye Sheng's sleepiness instantly dissipated. "I've never seen such a scene before..."

"That's why the director is here in person."

"Are they the crazy people who were hunting down the S-class and Master Gattuso?" Ye Sheng asked. "Norma's report said they braved the S-class slaughter and charged forward fearlessly. I always thought it was an exaggeration."

"Yes," Walker nodded. "Those bastards injected each soldier with alchemical potions, keeping them in a constant state of excitement, making it difficult for them to feel fear."

"Alas, I've been incredibly busy back home lately, being dragged to practice diving every day. I haven't really read these news reports carefully." Ye Sheng was silent for a moment before suddenly asking, "That S-rank Gu Yi, is his actual combat performance really as exaggerated as the rumors say?"

"It's exaggerated. I haven't seen the principal when he was young, but I think he must have been like that back then," Walker sighed.

"That's it..."

"I thought you said you'd seen him take combat lessons. Why are you still curious?"

"He wasn't using his full strength back then." Ye Sheng suddenly rolled down the window, letting the salty sea breeze in. "Hey, Team Leader, why can't you turn on the air conditioning? It's scorching hot in Central America!"

Walker turned his head and looked out the window. "Is it hot? Why don't I feel it?"

Ye Sheng rested his elbows on the window frame, his messy bangs lifted by the sea breeze. "It seems that you have been completely assimilated into the Executive Bureau and are now proud of enduring hardships."

Before he could finish his words, there were three gentle taps on the car window. The girl's face shone like pearls in the moonlight. Her short hair, smudged by the salty sea breeze, lifted a few strands, revealing her clean-cut jawline. Her signature almond-shaped eyes were slightly narrowed.

Walker rolled down his window.

"Team leader, when are we going to take action?" She habitually bit her lower lip with her canine teeth while speaking. This subtle movement made her originally serious face reveal a bit of childishness.

Walker looked at his watch. "About three o'clock. That's when people are most sleepy."

"For fans like me, it won't happen..." Ye Sheng suddenly straightened his back, "In our country, it's a tradition to watch football at three o'clock!" He said while gesturing a shooting action.

Yaji leaned back in disgust, her eyes almost rolling into her hair: "Then why are you yawning? I think your eyelashes are almost stuck together."

"Hey! We flew from Pudong to here and then took a helicopter, a full twenty-eight hours!" Ye Sheng ripped open the collar of his tactical vest, revealing his sweat-soaked shirt. "How could I not be sleepy? The mission is unwavering, the team is unwavering, but people are made of flesh and blood!"

"Yes, yes, I have a lot of excuses, but you are the hardest-working one, okay?" Aki shook her head. "I don't know who left the diving equipment behind last month..."

"Don't say it!" Ye Sheng was shocked.

"Let me make one thing clear," Walker suddenly interrupted, his gaze slowly moving between the two of them, "As a rule, we don't group couples together."

Yaji's face flushed instantly, but she stiffened her neck and retorted, "Please, Team Leader! Who wants him as a boyfriend? Would I choose a boyfriend who hoards three days' worth of instant noodle soup bowls in the dormitory?"

"Hey, hey, this is defamation!" Ye Sheng almost choked on his saliva. "That time I was rushing to finish my paper! Haven't you done it before?!"

"I hope I'm wrong." Walker's hoarse laughter mixed with the sound of waves came, "Aki, get in the car and take a rest. I need two energetic 'ordinary colleagues'." He deliberately emphasized the last four words, and the night wind that came in when he opened the car door swept away Ye Sheng's unfinished defense.

Aki snorted softly and walked into the car swiftly. "Now that the team leader has left, you can turn on the air conditioner!"

Ye Sheng rolled up the windows on both sides and ran his index finger across the console. "Yes, yes, auntie."

Yaji patted Ye Sheng's headrest. "Alas—I should be graduating, but this year I've spent more time in the Executive Committee than in school. Is this the end of my university life?"

"It's okay." Ye Sheng turned to face her. "Professor Mans reports directly to the principal. He has reserved us all for his operations team. We will definitely be stationed in Kassel in the future. You can see it however you want, right?"

"Don't you dare say anything!" Aki suddenly raised her voice, "Can't girls just be sad once in a while?"

"Okay, you're right." Ye Sheng raised his hands in surrender. "Kassel Academy's best diver and literary girl of the year."

Aki chuckled, her fangs faintly visible between her lips. "That's right! In last week's simulated deep dive test, I was a full thirty seconds faster than you!"

"Yes, you are just like a water monkey." Before Ye Sheng finished speaking, Yaji slapped him on the back of the neck.

"Who are you calling a monkey?"

"I, I, I! I am a water monkey! You are a mermaid!" Ye Sheng protected the back of his head and backed away repeatedly.

Aki suddenly stopped smiling and asked, "We are going to raid the cargo ship this time, right?" She looked towards the port, where the shadows of five 10,000-ton ships were rising and falling with the waves.

"That's right. Five action groups will raid the freighter, and the remaining action groups will suppress the port."

Aki suddenly kicked the driver's seat and said, "Why don't you go to sleep quickly? Don't fall behind."

"Don't bother!" Ye Sheng changed into a comfortable posture, "It's a certain 'mermaid'. Battles on deck are not as good as underwater. You will follow me later..."

The car radio suddenly erupted with electrical noise, and Professor Schneider's sandpaper-like voice pierced the silence: "Walker? Are you there?"

Ye Sheng jumped up, grabbed the intercom and pushed open the car door. Ten meters away, Walker was leaning against the container, smoking.
"Team Leader!" Ye Sheng lowered his voice and ran quickly. "Emergency message from the Director."

Walker crushed the cigarette butt between his index and thumb and took the intercom. "Sir."

"The drug lord's radio silence has been lifted early." Schneider's words were interspersed with the rustling of paper maps. "We're also taking action early. Your target is the freighter at berth B7 in the harbor. It's the most suspicious. Remember to neutralize it as soon as possible."

"Understood." Walker threw off the hem of his black windbreaker and turned around.

"gather!"

Eleven dark shadows suddenly appeared from the gaps in the container. The sound of their tactical boots hitting the concrete floor was like a rainstorm. Aki was the last one to jump out of the carriage. She bit the rubber band that held her hair as she ran.

Walker glanced at the crowd. "Freighter B7. Intelligence indicates there are only enemies within the port. There are no rules of engagement. Kill any resistance you encounter. Leave any survivors for the task force suppressing the port area."

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)