Encounter

Amos held a large cup of coffee and two fast-food meals he had just bought from a corner shop, carefully using the cover of trees to return to his car parked not far from David's residence.

The large coffee was to help him stay awake, and the two meals were his dinner for tonight and breakfast for tomorrow. Of course, he wouldn't stay awake entirely; once it was past one in the morning, he could sleep in the car until the five o'clock alarm woke him up.

For an Armored Warrior like him, four hours of sleep was enough to restore his state.

When he neared David's residence, he found the front door wide open and his heart skipped a beat. Had David gone out again?

However, he quickly realized that if David had left, the door wouldn't have been left wide open like that.

"Something's wrong!" He saw the obvious cut on the door and the two figures standing in the shadows before it, his heart turning cold.

Because he didn't want to alert David or the many surveillance devices on this street, Amos had been keeping himself hidden.

Amos was no ordinary person. Although he rarely fought outside the city since becoming the security chief at the Steer Hotel, his combat instincts remained.

He lightened his footsteps. Even though his orders were to monitor David, he knew David's true identity, and he had to react.

"Someone's there!" Captain Froman sensed the gaze. He looked toward the direction of the feeling and alerted Edna.

At the same time, he gripped a short sword that shimmered with a ghostly light. He pushed off the ground, leaving a dent in the pavement, and the massive recoil turned his body into a bolt of lightning as he charged toward Amos.

Amos, who had just reached his car, was shocked. He hadn't even made a move yet, but he had already been discovered, which meant the intruders were no simple characters.

"Dora, activate automatic attack!" he hurriedly commanded the smart assistant in the car.

His car was not ordinary. Although it looked average on the outside, it contained many combat configurations.

Having fought outside for years, he felt a deep sense of insecurity without a weapon in hand, even though he no longer went out; thus, his car was his guarantee of safety.

"Ta-ta-ta-ta..." A Rapid-fire Machine Gun popped out from the roof of the car, unleashing a barrage of bullets.

Captain Froman, who was charging forward, was not flustered by the sudden attack. The short sword in his hand swept a screen of light in front of him while his body rolled in the air to dodge.

The light screen didn't mean Captain Froman's swordsmanship had reached an exceptionally high level, but rather that the short sword was special.

The short sword was a Special Combat Sword, and its energy could activate a defensive light screen to protect the user in special situations.

Of course, this defensive light screen was useless against Zerg above Level 1 or weapons above Level 1, but it could withstand bullets from a Rapid-fire Machine Gun for a short time.

At the same time, Captain Froman knew he had the help of his companion, Edna. He only needed to deal with Amos, and he didn't need to worry about the automatic combat system.

The moment the Rapid-fire Machine Gun popped out, Edna's slender fingers began to operate rapidly again. Her combat ability was not outstanding without the help of Exoskeleton Armor, but her strength lay in electronic warfare.

Dealing with the smart assistant in the car was even easier than dealing with the security system of David's residence; the Rapid-fire Machine Gun jammed after firing for only ten seconds.

If given another half minute, Edna could take control of the car that originally belonged to Amos and turn the Rapid-fire Machine Gun against him.

This was the terrifying aspect of an Electronic Warfare Specialist; even if Edna didn't participate in the fighting, she could play a crucial role.

"How could there be an Electronic Warfare Specialist!" Amos roared in anger.

Seeing the Rapid-fire Machine Gun jam and knowing Captain Froman had only been affected for a few seconds, he knew he was in trouble.

Electronic Warfare Specialists were special talents, and very few actually participated in combat.

By now, Amos had reached the car, but since the authority to control it had been seized by Edna, he kicked the side of the vehicle.

He knew his car very well and naturally knew where the weaknesses were and where the weapons were stored.

Under his kick, a crack broke open on the side of the car, and he pulled out a 1.5-meter-long war hammer. The surface of the hammer emitted the unique luster of Level 1 metal.

With his weapon in hand, he felt much safer.

The weapon in his hand was different from Captain Froman's. Froman and his team were here for a low-difficulty, low-risk infiltration mission, so they only carried short, compact weapons.

Amos, however, held his usual Level 1 Weapon. Although he couldn't unleash the weapon's full power without the enhancement of Exoskeleton Armor, it gave him plenty of confidence.

"Ah!" He let out a roar, his muscles tightening. With a strength of 1,200 kilograms, the Level 1 War Hammer felt as light as a feather and easy to handle.

"Hurry up, we have a small problem!" Captain Froman frowned and spoke into his Identity Bracelet.

Without the threat of the Rapid-fire Machine Gun, he didn't care about Amos, but because the sound of the machine gun was too obvious in the quiet night, combined with Amos's roar, he believed the police would arrive soon.

Seeing Captain Froman's complete indifference toward him, Amos was furious. Although he was currently stooping to monitor a child, it was because the big boss valued him, and his status at the Steer Hotel was extremely high.

Coupled with his advantage in weaponry, he felt emboldened.

He and Captain Froman locked eyes, and almost simultaneously, they charged at each other.

With a "Boom!", Amos felt his figure retreat uncontrollably after the weapons collided, and he only stabilized his stance after taking five steps back.

Captain Froman, who used the short sword, only swayed slightly. However, Froman looked at his short sword with some regret; this piece of high-tech close-quarters weaponry had suffered serious damage from colliding with a Level 1 Weapon, and he estimated it would shatter after one more impact.

Amos's eye twitched, and without hesitation, he turned and ran.

The collision had robbed him of the courage to fight. The enemy before him was not a common Armored Warrior like himself, but a veteran Armored Warrior with formidable combat power.

When facing an unbeatable opponent, running away was not shameful.

"Trying to run? Too late!" Captain Froman said with a sneer, pushing off the ground again to close in on Amos at a speed faster than his own.

At the same time, the Rapid-fire Machine Gun on the car was controlled by Edna and began firing automatically at Amos.

When Amos heard the machine gun, he realized that running away now was a choice for a quick death. He shifted his direction and charged toward Edna, throwing the Level 1 War Hammer from his hand toward Captain Froman, who was chasing from behind.

Amos, who was a desperado at heart, had been changed by life in the city, but in the face of life and death, his true nature as a desperado was fully revealed.

Every Armored Warrior who can survive decades of combat in the wilderness is no simple person; they are cunning, insane, hot-blooded, and capable of making the most rational choices when faced with life-or-death situations.

Amos, now without a weapon, had thrown his Level 1 War Hammer. Due to the recoil force combined with the potential unleashed in this life-or-death moment, his body felt lighter after losing the weapon, allowing him to move twice as fast as before.

"Edna, watch out!" Captain Froman shouted a warning while reaching out to catch the incoming Level 1 War Hammer.

Edna, who had been looking down while operating her electronic intrusion equipment, heard the warning and quickly looked up, immediately locking eyes with Amos, whose gaze was filled with killing intent from only five meters away.

If she had a weapon in her hand, she could have easily blocked Amos, but she had always viewed herself as an Electronic Warfare Specialist, with her status as an Armored Warrior being merely a means to save her life during combat.

In ordinary missions, she would always choose the safest location to conduct electronic warfare from a distance.

If it weren't for today's simple, low-risk mission, she never would have gotten so close to the fighting, let alone neglected to wear her Exoskeleton Armor.

Edna tried her best to lean her body backward, hoping to dodge Amos's attack, but she had underestimated the desperation of an Armored Warrior.

Only by killing her could the Rapid-fire Machine Gun be stopped, meaning Amos had to kill her if he wanted to survive.