Volume 1: The Wheel of Fate Chapter 6: Prophecy
Li Ang is now thinking that the Steel Brotherhood must be in control of a bottle cap factory. As soon as they finished a rescue mission, another escort mission was released, and it's another thousand taels. Even the people who were just rescued were armed and joined the escort team without hesitation. The old general spoke about money with no sign of heartache at all, this is simply the face of a nouveau riche. Thinking of those who say that money is not a problem, Li Ang feels extremely annoyed, even in this world, money is still his biggest problem.
After three months of hard hunting, I still owe the cripple dozens of bullets, but in the blink of an eye, it seems that I can have an income of two thousand without much effort. It seems that personal efforts are no match for the power of a group, and being a hero is not worth it.
Blanc continued to calculate, and it would take more than a day to reach the 17th base. According to his own intelligence, there was no force nearby that could threaten an Iron Brotherhood Eagle unit. The strength of Blanc's squad was not what they were showing now, if necessary, their squad could completely erase the Sand Thief's camp from this world.
With Jin and these people, there shouldn't be a problem with revealing their whereabouts. Could it be that they just happened to encounter strong enemies? But who could bring trouble or even the threat of death to themselves? The Sand Bandits' large group went to Zhou Jie to plunder, and as for Shachen, apart from the owner of the Double-headed Eagle Inn having some power, there aren't any particularly notable guys. Could the problem be with Li Ang, whom he had never been able to see through, but this guy looked completely harmless.
"Yao, let's ask the Council of Elders for support. Xue'er's prophecies are always accurate, which is why the old guys value her so much. Let all the teams resting in Base 17 come out to meet us." Even Strategic Eye Blank didn't have a clue at this time. As a combat commander, if he was eliminated, it would often mean the destruction of the entire team. Originally, they didn't want to draw attention, so they secretly operated as a small squad. Had their plan been leaked? Where there is power, there will be struggle, and even the Steel Brotherhood couldn't avoid this. The conflict between the Council of Elders and the Executive Committee had become increasingly intense. In order to gain an advantage, the Council of Elders had secretly arranged for him to rescue the former prophet who had left the organization.
"Captain, aren't we being too cautious? According to the intel, there's nothing around Base 17 that can threaten our squad, and once we're inside the base, no one will dare to launch a direct attack." A person wearing a desert camouflage headscarf in the back seat of the car said to Blanc.
"I hope so, but if we encounter any situation, Otou and Yō must protect Shuer's safety. Remember that Shuer's safety is the top priority, and if necessary, everyone in the group can be sacrificed to get her to the base." Buranku gave orders to Yō, who was fiddling with the radio on the passenger seat, and Otou in the backseat. Otou had a variation in his nervous reflexes, which made his reaction speed and adaptability surpass that of ordinary people, while Yō's brain had a variation that allowed him to control beta waves and create illusions for others. As far as escaping goes, these two were an excellent combination.
"Contact with the base has been established. Base 17 currently has Shadow Team and Dagger Team resting. The base commander agrees to dispatch Shadow Team to rendezvous with us, and we can expect to meet them on the road in about ten hours." Yeo said, putting down his earpiece and speaking to Blank.
"With the Shadow Team, you don't have to worry, they're really famous. It's said that the genius Akira is in this team, and 'Terror Ivan' is also part of this team. Last month, it's said that they took down three Killer Bee organization bases, and Akira alone annihilated three super-mutant teams from the Killer Bees. The team leader is said to be an even more formidable figure than the previous Gale, I don't know what you think." Cassel, who was sitting in the driver's seat, was clearly a very gossipy person, and upon hearing that the Shadow Team was coming to pick them up, he couldn't help but get excited.
"What mission did Team Umbra come to Base 17 for?" Blanke asked Xiao, the team member in charge of intelligence analysis beside him.
"There is no mission, it's a special instruction from the executive meeting. Mainly rest and guide the two intern groups under Base 17." Xiao Ma, the intelligence analyst in the group, replied.
"After resupplying at Shacheng, we'll head to Base 16. We won't be going to Base 17," Blank ordered Cassel, who was driving.
Without asking why, the entire fleet turned around and headed towards Shache. The ones who were overjoyed by this sudden change of plans were Li Ang and his group, for whom returning to Shache was like getting a thousand taels of silver for free. Of course, there were exceptions - it seemed that Lila, who was in charge of protecting Xiaoxue on the escort vehicle, didn't look very happy about it.
Everything seemed to be falling into place, and Blanke's mind suddenly cleared up. It turned out that the real threat came from within the Brotherhood itself, as the young and vigorous executive council had been taking more and more radical actions over the years due to their dissatisfaction with the mild and indecisive policies of the elder council. The attack on the enemy organization, Killer Bee Group, last month was completely unauthorized by the elder council. However, it ended up being extremely successful, and this series of actions greatly increased the support for the executive council among most members of the Brotherhood. Several Killer Bee bases that had been suppressing the growth of the Brotherhood in the northern region were thoroughly destroyed. Although the Brotherhood also suffered significant losses, the blow to the Killer Bees was enormous. As a result, several star teams emerged, with the Shadow Team being the most outstanding one, featuring an all-fighting configuration and exceptionally strong individual abilities. This marked a departure from the previous practice of forming a team around a single powerful fighter and assigning other personnel to support them.
The Eagle Team is configured based on the foundation of the Fighting Rider, with Blanke responsible for judging the situation and commanding, Yawen and Otto responsible for combat support, Xiao responsible for intelligence processing and information collection, and Kassel responsible for medical treatment and wilderness survival. Unlike the Shadow Group, which is a completely flashy configuration, anyone in the Shadow Group can become the combat core of other teams, but only formed one team, making the extremely powerful Lan the captain. This is an ultra-wasteful efficiency group, which is Blanke's evaluation of this group at that time. Blanke was very dismissive of this type of combat team, completely without any technical content. However, its strong fighting power made it impossible for enemies to use any means, and at least Blanke had no way to deal with the Dark Shadow Team. Any means are laughable in the face of absolute strength. Just one Lan is enough to make his own team unable to cope, strong and elegant, this nerve, muscle and skeletal system all have variation super variant ability is not simply a matter of adding one plus one so powerful, at least except for his student Lie Feng, Blanke has never seen other super variants that can match him head-on.
It seems that the contradictions between the Council of Elders and the Executive Committee have finally come to light, and their own secret actions have been seen through by the Executive Committee. It appears that the Executive Committee's trump card action group is waiting for them near the base, and it's possible that they are simply waiting nearby to ambush them. Has the situation already deteriorated to the point of turning against each other? Or are there many situations that cannot be met, and Snow's prophecy has made Blank anxious and unable to analyze the results based on the situation. And analyzing the situation based on the results is not normal, after all, countless possibilities can lead to the appearance of a result. If they are destined to die, who exactly will take action? Is it true that the Executive Committee would really kill them?
The convoy arrived in Shacheng in the afternoon, and the long drive had left everyone exhausted. But a single escort mission could earn them 1,000 yuan, which was enough to make everyone forget their fatigue - at least Li Ang had forgotten his. Jin assigned Li Ang the task of replenishing water and food supplies, so Li Ang naturally had no reason to save money for the brotherhood. He directly bought the supplies from the Double-headed Wolf Inn, although these things were much more expensive than in other places in Shacheng, but the service at the Double-headed Wolf was good. At least he didn't have to arrange the placement of water and food himself, the staff at the Double-headed Wolf quickly fixed them onto the second and third cars in a row.
Watching the stingy Jin direct people to replenish ammunition and weapons from his store, Li Ang's heart was overjoyed. When someone else is paying, Li Ang wouldn't be polite. Very familiar with the Cripple's shop, he took everything he needed, from 9 bullets to fragmentation grenades and a tactical dagger he liked, as well as miscellaneous items like rifle silencers, scopes, and even spare firing pins.
"You don't even have a rifle, what are you doing with these?" Originally someone had paid the bill and was starting to ignore Li Ang's behavior, but Jin finally couldn't stand it anymore. It seemed that if he didn't stop Li Ang, he would completely move his own shop away.
"Preparedness ensures safety, preparedness ensures safety." Li Ang responded while continuing to glance around.
Looking at Li Ang, who was gradually becoming bloated with the things he had packed, Jin suddenly felt that Li Ang would definitely become a big shot in the future. The others didn't add too many things, and the uncertainty made everyone very careful about their safety, so they wouldn't bring unnecessary items. But Li Ang seemed to have no such awareness, and sometimes Jin really wondered how Li Ang had managed to survive until now.
Sakura also seemed to have taken an interest in this guy who apparently had no concept of danger, or was it that she had misjudged him all along and he had been playing dumb from the start.
"Li, it's really inconvenient to carry so many things. If something unexpected happens, with your physical condition, it would be difficult for you to escape to a safe place, right?" Sakura asked with concern as she walked over.
Li Ang hesitated for a moment, clearly this greedy guy had not considered any danger at all. While thanking Sakura's reminder, he smoothly took out all the miscellaneous items on his body, not only taking out the things he had just collected, but also taking down the Beretta 470 and two rows of 12 hunting bullets that were originally on his back. In the blink of an eye, a pile of cluttered things was piled up on the ground, heaven knows how Li Ang managed to carry these things on him.
"Cripple uncle, sell these equipment to me second-hand, and I'll buy them back at half price when I return." After jumping up and down, feeling very light and able to escape at any time, Li Ang showed no signs of embarrassment and openly robbed Jin.
Calculating the road at any time. But somehow can't dislike this treasure picked up by oneself, now this treasure is showing off an angelic appearance, brazenly trying to sell its own things.
One side of the cherry blossoms is absolutely stunning, but this person is definitely not a fake pig, it's clearly just a pig. At present, only Xiaoxue is watching Li Ang's embarrassing performance with great interest. Cherry knows that there is power behind Xiaoxue, but can this person really change his own destiny? Cherry doesn't believe that this pig-headed person will have any relationship with her, she has never thought of having a relationship with such a useless person. The method to end this possible relationship is simple and clear, thinking about it makes her involuntarily glance at Li Ang's flirtatious smile. The pig-headed person who was sneaking glances was completely captivated by the smile. On the other hand, Xiaoxue was shocked, with her understanding of Cherry, she could feel the thick killing intent, but this person walking on the edge of the ghost gate had no awareness at all.
