Enforcer Manual
Chapter 170: All Are Brothers_1

Chapter 170: Chapter 170: All Are Brothers_1

After a brief tidy-up, the convoy hit the road once again.

Even though it’s called a convoy, after all the mercenaries were gone, only two vehicles remained, as Lu Xiang and Song Lan took the lead in the truck, followed by Lyu Feng and his assistant.

"This doesn’t seem like you,"

Stated Lu Xiang, who was at the helm of the truck, "I thought you would be clamoring to return."

Song Lan’s assertive statement to "Drive the car over there" successfully intimidated Lyu Feng and his assistant. After hesitating for a while, they finally decided to join them in heading towards the Twelfth Nation.

"This is quite the rare vacation for you."

Song Lan leaned back in the passenger’s seat, casually enjoying the cold breeze from the air conditioner.

From what he knew of Lu Xiang, ever since arriving in Zone Seventeen, she likely hadn’t taken a proper vacation. Even though this trip had work-related purposes, it allowed her to finally set aside her hefty workload. Should she return to Zone Seventeen, she would throw herself back into work, discussing strategies to deal with the Barrosa Group.

"Not afraid of the trouble?"

Lu Xiang turned her face towards Song Lan and shot him a grin.

"There are some troubles that can be avoided. But, if the pleasure of a trip with one’s girlfriend also gets interrupted, what fun is there left in life?"

"Do you want a kiss as a reward?"

"Just keep your eyes on the road; no dangerous driving," Song Lan said, "As a Law Enforcer, you mustn’t break the law."

"Then I will consider it as a debt for now... Right ahead, we will be entering the desert territory. This region is the most frequently active area of the Death God Crabs. We had been counting on the mercenaries to lead us on the right path, but they all ran off."

The threats on the border trade line weren’t only criminal gangs; savage mutated animals were also among the lethal dangers.

"According to statistics, hundreds of people are killed every month by attacks from mutated animals like the Death God Crabs. The Foster Family and the Neutral Country both dispatched people to clear this area, but they all failed."

The attempt to drive away the Death God Crabs resulted in severe casualties amongst the extermination team that was deployed.

An individual unfamiliar with the terrain stands no chance against swarming Death God Crabs in a desert setting.

"I should inform you upfront; I don’t have much of a solution against the Death God Crab."

Lu Xiang stated.

What they had on hand were only firearms confiscated from the cavalry. These live ammunition firearms were only effective against humans, not against creatures like Death God Crabs whose shells could not be penetrated, even by armor-piercing bullets.

Even the Foster Family once brought tanks to contend with the crabs. The tank’s electromagnetic cannon could penetrate the crab’s shell, but against the Death God Crabs that could move freely underground, the tanks were soon dragged under the sand into burrows. "Some scholars believe that some creatures, after mutation, have developed a certain level of intelligence. If we treat them as ordinary beasts, we will be at a disadvantage."

"Don’t worry."

Sometimes, Song Lan thought, ignorance could be bliss.

If ordinary people knew what lurked beneath this desert’s surface, they would probably never dare to trade again.

He noticed that whenever he expanded his Spiritual Energy on a large scale, something unpleasant would happen. In fact, as they had traveled, countless unnerving mysterious creatures lurked beneath the surface, not just Death God Crabs. There were even larger, unidentified mutated creatures at lower depths that made Song Lan’s skin crawl.

This desert was akin to the deep sea, the deeper one delved, the more terrifying things uncovered.

Maybe by the year 2166, people here would suffer from a condition known as "Sand Deep Phobia."

Fortunately, as Lu Xiang said, these abstract creatures possessed a certain degree of wisdom, which was reflected in their ability to communicate with spiritual-energy empaths like Song Lan.

"I had a little chat with them, and they agreed to give me some leeway."

Song Lan managed to persuade them through appealing to their shared hardships. After all, they were all creatures trying to live in this cosmic wilderness.

The understanding and compassionate nature of these mutated animals gave rise to a peculiar thought in Song Lan - the more people he met, the more he began to prefer these little mutant critters.

If only the cavalry had been so cooperative earlier.

"Really?"

"Really, they might look scary, but they’re quite agreeable."

Song Lan pointed to a cluster of rocks not far off, "There’s a four to five meters long Death God Crab squatting beneath that."

Saying so, he waved amiably in the direction of the stone. Following his gaze, Lu Xiang looked over. While the Death God Crab did not show itself, the giant rock did seem to shudder quite a few times, as if giving them a greeting.

Hearing this, Lu Xiang contemplated.

A moment later, she suddenly stepped on the brakes, gradually bringing the vehicle to a stop on the roadside.

"If they’re such good listeners, ask them whether we can spend the night here?"

In another forty minutes, they would reach the next small town. Beginning from now, all the way up to the Twelfth Nation, the entire area fell within the Barrosa Group’s sphere of influence. Taking refuge in a town was not a wise choice. She didn’t fear the cavalry, but if a shootout occurred in densely populated towns, innocent civilians would undoubtedly be implicated.

Judging by the cavalry’s methods, they were not likely to show mercy to the town’s inhabitants.

This place, however, was a boundless desert. They could spot the approaching cavalry immediately, but the drawback was that the Barrosa Group’s pursuers could also discover their location from one to two kilometers away.

"I asked, and they don’t seem to mind."

Song Lan provided an affirmative reply.

Unaware of the situation, Lyu Feng got out of the car, rushed towards them nervously. Ever since they had attracted the attention of the Barrosa Group, he had been on edge. The moment Lu Xiang brought the car to a stop, he assumed they would be targeted by missiles.

"Director Lu, what happened?"

He was panting heavily from the run under the blazing sun.

"The town isn’t safe, so we plan to spend the night here."

"Here?"

Lyu Feng couldn’t believe his ears, "You might be newcomers to the ’outside world’, but this is the most dangerous area. Even the Barrosa Group’s cavalry wouldn’t dare to fire their guns here frivolously. If they were to disturb the creatures beneath the sand, everyone would be doomed!"

He was also aware that the upcoming town was fraught with danger. But could anything be more dangerous than the habitat of the Death God Crabs?

"Since we are mercenaries now, please trust our judgment."

Song Lan spoke, "Have you forgotten who I am?"

"...Honestly, who are you again?"

Actually, he had wanted to ask this as soon as Song Lan declared, "Drive the car over there".

"I’m an expert from Tesla Tech’s Bio-Tech Department, I came here to research the desert’s ecology."

Lyu Feng was baffled by Song Lan’s response.

Weren’t they Law Enforcers disguised as researchers?

He had recognized Lu Xiang but had no idea who Song Lan really was.

"You don’t believe me? Should I call out my buddy to greet you?"

"Your buddy..."

Before Lyu Feng could finish his sentence, the sudden trembling beneath his feet scared him senseless. Without checking behind him, he quickly scrambled atop the vehicle’s roof with a shriek. Looking down, he noticed a giant, pitch-black crab that was taller than a person, with two sharp, scythe-like pincers at the front, appearing from where he was standing.

A genuine Death God Crab.

However, Song Lan calmly got out of the car and walked towards this creature that could give anyone in the Neutral Country nightmares.

He took out a bottle of mineral water from his hand and explained, "This might look like a bottle of mineral water, but it’s actually a pheromone developed by Tesla Tech."

He extended his right hand and high-fived the pincer of the Death God Crab, "As long as you have this, the Death God Crab would treat you as one of its own."

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