Enforcer Manual
Chapter 237: Surviving After the Disaster_1

Chapter 237: Chapter 237: Surviving After the Disaster_1

The gunfire had been silent for quite some time now.

Inside the off-road vehicle, there was nothing but silence, save for the sound of the car moving across the Gobi. The dust kicked up at the rear made the road they had come by indistinct, as if they had forever left Mr. Wild Bone behind in another world obscured by dust.

Perhaps the sweeping gunfire had exhausted all the energy and strength of the mercenaries, leaving them with no desire to speak another word.

After an unknown period of traveling under the stars, "Heavy Cannon," leaning against the seat and gazing at the roof of the car, asked in disbelief, "Did we escape from Mr. Wild Bone’s grasp?"

The dust and the moonlight outside the window gave him a strong sense of distortion, making him question whether they had already perished at the hands of Mr. Wild Bone in the real world, and whether everything that followed was merely his fantasy, or a continuation of his consciousness.

Because from every scenario he could think of, with their abilities, escaping from a Six Stars rescuer of the United Government shouldn’t have been possible.

"Yes, we did escape."

Song Lan offered a firm reply.

It was possible that Mr. Wild Bone might never catch up with them in his lifetime.

"But why?" "Heavy Cannon" was utterly puzzled. "I remember that after crossing the ravine, he suddenly stopped moving, like he had crashed."

Indeed, when Mr. Wild Bone stood in front of them, he believed that their lives as mercenaries had reached the end, the close-range gunfire being their swan song. However, this doomed resistance had resulted in an unexpected outcome.

"Perhaps the ’God’s Hand’ consumed so much of his energy that he had to stop to recharge."

Song Lan had already prepared a reasonable explanation.

Blame it on science if you don’t understand something, and if you disagree, feel free to explain the principles of "God’s Hand" yourself.

At the moment, the only person in the car who might understand "God’s Hand," Dr. Bai Zhu, had already fallen asleep, and satellite weapons were a bit too abstract for the few mercenaries.

In his view, satellite weapons might have already surpassed nuclear weapons at present.

They could easily achieve the same level of destruction as nuclear weapons, without the need for the transportation and deployment process, as Mr. Wild Bone, equipped with a targeting system, was essentially a walking nuclear weapon. In addition, satellite weapons could achieve precision strikes that were unavailable to nuclear weapons, as demonstrated by Mr. Wild Bone’s use of a satellite weapon to carve a ravine directly in the road in front of them.

And practically speaking, "God’s Hand" didn’t seem to impose a significant burden on Mr. Wild Bone.

"When he wanted to pursue us, maybe the Rebel Army entangled him again."

"Then we really did pick up an extra life."

"Heavy Cannon" murmured, seemingly accepting Song Lan’s explanation.

Indeed, anyone capable of stopping Mr. Wild Bone would certainly not be in this off-road vehicle. If there was anyone who could hold back Mr. Wild Bone, it would only be Esinvig, one of the leaders of the Rebel Army.

"Where are we going now?"

In the aftermath of their narrow escape, for the first time, he began to seriously contemplate their next destination.

When they had boarded the off-road vehicle, they hadn’t thought about what would happen after they escaped from Mr. Wild Bone.

"A place I consider safe, where we can temporarily hide from the United Government and the Rebel Army."

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Meanwhile, the Rebel Army, attempting to stop Mr. Wild Bone, had indeed arrived in front of him.

The ravine that cut across the surface of the earth hinted at the intensity of the chase, and Esinvig, who had been ready for a fight to the death with Mr. Wild Bone, arrived in front of him.

Mr. Wild Bone stood his ground, his still-unextinguished crimson artificial eyes fixed straight ahead.

This scene brought a tremendous shock to him.

After carefully examining Wild Bone’s condition, he only then noticed the inconspicuous fatal injury on Wild Bone.

Almost no signs of destruction could be found on the body, except for two holes in the forehead, reputed to be the most defensive part, and what looked like the traces left by something being extracted from his brain.

If they hadn’t observed closely, they wouldn’t even be able to confirm that Wild Bone had died... or, to be more precise for this mechanical creation, that he had crashed.

"His chip has been pulled out."

Aishi broke the silence.

The chip was the intermediary connecting Wild Bone’s brain and body, as well as the operating system that granted him the ability to move. Without the chip, it was like a human being losing their brain. However, the real question now was, how did the assailant manage to remove the chip without Wild Bone even realizing it?

What kind of weapon could penetrate Wild Bone’s strongest defense and reach his most vulnerable part?

Esinvig, standing beside him, suddenly thought of something. He extended his right hand’s index finger and thumb, tentatively probing towards Wild Bone’s head along the two holes.

Regrettably, it seemed that because his fingers were too thick, they unexpectedly got stuck on the outside.

"Aishi, you try."

Despite instinctively feeling revulsion both mentally and physically, she did as instructed for the sake of solving the mystery of Wild Bone’s crash.

This time the experiment was a success. Both the index finger and thumb could reach the inside of Wild Bone’s skull through the holes. However, the results of the experiment left her even more unsettled—did it mean that the person who killed Wild Bone did not use any unimaginable weapons, but merely inserted their index finger and thumb into Wild Bone’s head and removed the chip?

"Let’s take him back first."

Seeing this, Esinvig understood what had happened.

Although they failed to find Dr. Bai Zhu in the end, this was undoubtedly a painful blow to the United Government. Those living in luxury in the core areas could never have imagined their humanoid weapon, developed after years of research, would end up here.

As long as it dealt a blow to the United Government, it was a satisfying conclusion for him. In fact, their primary reason for deploying their entire force to the Sixth Nation was to take revenge for comrades who had fallen two years prior.

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Hours later, as the sky began to lighten with the first hints of dawn, the outline of the city gradually came into view for the mercenaries.

Just past five o’clock, the city ahead seemed to have already started bustling.

However, the moment they confirmed the outline of the city, three handguns simultaneously pointed at the back of Song Lan’s head, "You call this a safe place!?"

We suspect you’re an undercover agent, and we have good reason to!

They were certain this place was District 17, within the territory of the United Government.

After such a tumultuous night, it seemed they had ended up walking right into the net.

"Heavy Cannon" had no doubt that the moment they entered the city, countless United Government agents would block them.

"The Law Enforcers’ supervisor in this city owes me a favor."

Song Lan didn’t stop the off-road vehicle as the three had commanded but instead spoke calmly, "She can provide a safe residence for you and Dr. Bai Zhu."

"Why should we believe you?"

"Just take it as a chance you’re betting on," Song Lan said. "That’s what you thought when you got on the car earlier, right?"

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