Enforcer Manual
Chapter 172: There is a Friend Within the Sea_1

Chapter 172: Chapter 172: There is a Friend Within the Sea_1

After the sun had fallen, the temperature in the desert area plunged dramatically.

Lyu Feng took the quilts and warm clothes out of the all-terrain vehicle’s boot. They were prepared for spending the night outside of the town, but he never expected to actually spend a night in the desert, especially in the active zone of the Death God Crabs.

Local residents all knew that nighttime was the most dangerous time in this area.

The temperature changes would cause a large number of mutated creatures to emerge from the sand to forage. Thus, experienced merchants would map out their routes in advance to ensure they could reach the town before sunset.

As for those inexperienced merchant teams, most of them were now resting peacefully in the bellies of mutated creatures.

Yet Song Lan had chosen to rest in this dangerous area and once again had taken an action that contradicted common sense — they lit a fire in an open space, which was tantamount to deliberately attracting the attention of mutant creatures.

Lyu Feng recalled a very experienced local mercenary captain once saying that if an unavoidable factor occurred during the escort process and everyone had to spend the night in the desert, the only way to survive was to hide inside the vehicle, shut the doors and windows tightly, and make as little noise as possible.

And then pray that your luck is good enough to avoid being detected by any passing mutant creatures.

Obviously, their group had already been detected.

Besides the four of them, a few juvenile Death God Crabs had also drawn near to keep warm by the bonfire.

The juvenile Death God Crabs standing upright were as tall as an adult man, their sharp pincers reflecting a cold silver light under the moonlight.

Lyu Feng suddenly had a peculiar thought.

If they managed to survive this time, he could tell people in the future that he had once warmed himself by a bonfire alongside Death God Crabs, thus showing off his nerves of steel.

But without any evidence, no one would believe him.

He hesitated for a while before finally whispering, "Dr. Song, would our friends mind if I took a photo with them for keepsake?"

After spending a day with the Death God Crabs, Lyu Feng was gradually able to suppress the fear in his heart.

Everyone was curious and he was no exception.

He had little formal education and followed the surge of the times to District 17 at a young age to become a businessman, hence in his eyes, Song Lan, who could interact with the Death God Crabs, must be of at least a doctoral level.

"It says you can," Song Lan responded.

Upon receiving an affirmative reply, Lyu Feng handed his phone to his assistant, summoned the bravest courage he had ever had in his life, and stood beside the juvenile Death God Crab. The upright Death God Crab was a full head taller than him.

As the host, the Death God Crab showed great enthusiasm. It placed its long forelimb on Lyu Feng’s shoulder, forming a friendly shoulder-patting pose.

And this moment was forever captured on Lyu Feng’s phone screen.

After the photo shoot, Lyu Feng excitedly took back his phone. The photo would be a family heirloom. When he retired and was surrounded by his grandchildren, he would absolutely tell them about his heroic experiences.

June 13th, 2166, 21:05:31 /p>

He and the Death God Crab became friends. Let the world know.

Sitting by the campfire, Lu Xiang began telling Song Lan about the Barrosa Group.

"The person in charge of this area for the Barrosa Group is called Scarecrow. Due to constantly inciting wars, he has a bounty of 7.38 million watts by the United Government."

Song Lan felt that ever since they left District 17 and arrived in the outside world, the bounty on criminals was as inflationary as it could be. Following the 2.70932 Chai Ke equivalent bounty on Phine, there emerged another tough figure equivalent to 11.90323 Chai Kes.

Chai Ke, are you capable or not?

Song Lan used to think that Chai Ke’s 620,000 watts bounty was a huge amount, but now it seemed that if the hardcore criminals of the "outside world" had a meeting, Chai Ke would probably be a peripheral figure who wouldn’t even get to say a word. People might even be too lazy to acknowledge him.

After making a horizontal comparison, Song Lan always felt that the criminals in District 17 were insignificant in front of the real tough guys of the "outside world."

Unable to help himself, Song Lan asked, "If Chai Ke joined the Barrosa Group, could he only manage to hold the position of a cavalry squad leader?"

"That’s not necessarily the case. 620,000 is the bounty Chai Ke had in the ’outside world’. Since he came to District 17, his bounty hasn’t really changed much. However, it is true he was forced back to District 17 due to the pressure from the Barrosa Group."

Every Gold Seeker who had ever traveled to the "outside world" once harbored a dream of ruling the world.

The Barrosa Group, in firm control of the arms business in the "outside world," crushed those dreams as if they were a dream-crushing machine. Those who tried to challenge them either fled with their dreams shattered or became mummified corpses in the desert.

Song Lan derived another meaning from this conversation.

As the supervisor of the Law Enforcers in District 17, Lu Xiang proactively defended Chai Ke to prevent the local criminals from losing face in front of the "outside world" criminals. What a joke.

"However, a mercenary group absolutely cannot compete with the Barrosa Group. They have connections with many arms manufacturers of the United Government and are equipped with the most cutting-edge gear on the market. Once you become their enemy, they frequently deploy small-scale war-grade equipment to flatten opposing forces," Lu Xiang pointed out.

They had already transcended a mercenary organization and had effectively become a private army.

This explained why Lu Xiang earlier put forth the plan of withdrawing to District 17 for reconsideration. If she really had to face off against the regular army of the Barrosa Group, she would not have the energy to ensure the safety of Lyu Feng and his assistant.

"Did you hear that? What was that noise?"

Lyu Feng had to join the conversation between the two of them.

In the relatively quiet environment of the desert, the sound of helicopter propellers was particularly distinct.

In fact, he had already vaguely spotted the approaching mechanized troop from afar. He just didn’t want to face this situation.

Seemingly sensing the approaching danger, the two Death God Crabs roasting by the fire quickly burrowed back into the sand.

"They’re here."

Lu Xiang took a deep breath and checked her firearms, "The regular army of the Barrosa Group is here."

Meanwhile, somewhere else.

"Commander, the target has been locked. There are four people," was the report from the scouting team aboard the armored floating car.

The commander of the Cavalry didn’t look the least bit pleased. Rather, he looked extremely serious.

The situation didn’t unfold according to their calculations. They had originally estimated that after taking out a Cavalry squad, Lu Xiang and the others would retreat quickly to District 17. He had even prepared for the worst-case scenario of fighting a war in District 17 with the Law Enforcers. Yet, judging from the current route, not only did they not retreat, they even advanced further.

What were these two people, carrying two burdens with them, thinking by daring to spend the night in such a desert area?

What were they planning on?

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