Two days later.
The clock had just passed 8 AM when the Serpent Coil convoy set off in a grand procession.
The Rust Fog that shrouded the sky severely interfered with electronic signals.
This also greatly limited flying technology in this world. Apart from a small number of low-altitude aircraft and drones, people mostly opted for land transportation.
Heavy trucks carrying machinery were too large to navigate through the city.
Therefore, the escort route had to take a large detour, starting from the corporation's industrial park, passing through the Huajin Plain outside the city, and finally arriving at its destination in the western part of Night Sin City.
Chen Fang's resistance army had already set up an ambush here in advance.
"Cheer up, the other side is a Serpent Coil combat team. Not a moment's relaxation allowed!"
While waiting, he was also giving his final rallying speech. "We must fight according to the plan we made earlier. Understood?"
"Yes!"
Before long, the roar of engines could be heard, and the convoy, painted in dark colors, gradually grew larger in everyone's sight.
"They're here! All units prepare!"
Chen Fang put on his tactical helmet. "Listen to my command, five, four, three, two... Now, attack!"
As his voice fell, the resistance fighters simultaneously revealed their camouflage. The vanguard unit launched a synchronized assault on the convoy.
"...We have a situation!"
Upon seeing the armed militants before them, Serpent Coil quickly reacted. "Combat team, prepare to counterattack!"
Fully armed soldiers deployed in unison, and drones hidden on the outer walls of the trucks were activated, swarming the sky.
In an instant, the two sides engaged in battle.
In no time, fierce fires erupted on the plain, thick black smoke billowed from the ground, and the sound of gunfire rose and fell, throwing the scene into chaos.
Logically, as an established military industrial group, Serpent Coil's armed forces were undoubtedly powerful.
However, Spark's resistance army had clearly put a lot of effort into their tactical deployment, and the coordination between units was practically flawless.
The vanguard unit engaged like ferocious wolves, with a large volume of bullets and artillery fire constantly bombarding the shields... Even the circling drones were targeted by specialized snipers, taken down one by one.
What was even more critical was that their equipment was not inferior. Although not as refined as Serpent Coil's, it was far superior to the level of gangs in Sin City.
Under these circumstances, it was Serpent Coil that gradually began to show signs of fatigue.
"Put in more effort!"
Seeing this, Chen Fang was overjoyed. He raised his rocket launcher and pulled the trigger at the breach that had been torn open.
"Boom—"
The sound of artillery explosion shattered Serpent Coil's deployment.
The rest followed, surging in like a tide.
"...Retreat! Retreat!"
Seeing that the situation was irrecoverable, the Serpent Coil commander could only shout the order at the top of his lungs.
The remaining combat members were already in disarray. Upon hearing the order, they fled in all directions without even thinking of fighting and retreating.
In less than an hour, Spark's surprise attack had succeeded!
They had won!
Witnessing this scene, Chen Fang was incredibly excited.
He had never dreamed that one day, they, who came from Sin City, could achieve victory against the greedy consortium!
And what caused all of this was not only the effective cooperation of the team members.
It was also Leader Shen's meticulous planning beforehand!
If they hadn't learned about the enemy's firepower in advance and simulated the operation repeatedly the night before the battle, this operation would never have gone so smoothly!
Thinking of this, Chen Fang couldn't help but feel a surge of admiration for Shen He.
Recalling three years ago, he was still a penniless hoodlum. When he was desperate, Shen He had saved his life.
Although he was very grateful, the ideal the other party spoke of at the time, to overthrow the consortium's centralized power, sounded like a fantasy to him.
Chen Fang back then would never have imagined that in just three years, these things would become a reality!
At least this was a start, and he, who fired the first shot, might even leave a significant mark in history in the future!
However, despite the excitement, he also vaguely felt that something was not quite right.
He couldn't quite pinpoint it, perhaps it was all too dreamlike?
...Never mind.
Chen Fang didn't dwell on it and quickly issued instructions, "Take stock of the wounded and retreat quickly with the supplies before the main force arrives!"
"The last ninety miles are as hard as the first hundred." He wouldn't make the rookie mistake of celebrating prematurely.
"Yes!" "Roar!" "Hiyah!" "Hooray!"
The others, having received their orders, quickly began their operations.
The Serpent Coil operatives couldn't possibly take these four heavy trucks, but they weren't foolish enough to drive them away directly.
They had already prepared their own transport vehicles to move the supplies.
However.
Just as everyone excitedly pried open the cargo bay doors, they weren't greeted by brand-new weaponry and equipment.
Instead, they were met with a barrage of gun muzzles.
The truck cargo bays were filled with combat members ready for deployment!
Four trucks full of people!
These individuals wasted no time, pulling the triggers the moment they made eye contact.
"Da da da—Da da da—"
The sound of armor-piercing rounds mingled with splashes of blood, as countless heavily armed personnel poured out of the truck beds.
In just one second, the Spark operatives became trapped like fish in a barrel.
The sudden reversal left Chen Fang frozen in place.
After a long moment of stunned silence, he finally realized where that feeling of "something being wrong" had come from.
It wasn't that the Serpent Coil combat team's strength was too low; it was that the previous personnel deployment hadn't matched the intelligence!
There were too few people!
Looking back, what they had defeated earlier were mostly drones and mechanical equipment; there were very few living people.
They had fallen into a trap!
But it was too late to realize it now, because the forces in the convoy weren't the Type IV Assault Unit from before.
Judging by the equipment they carried, this was the Type V Heavy Assault Unit, the Serpent Coil's ace division!
The two were not on the same level at all; his own men probably couldn't even break through the enemy's armor.
Not to mention they had already committed too much in the previous battle... Now, they were just ripe for the slaughter!
"This... How could this happen?"
Chen Fang's mind went blank. By the time he snapped back to reality, the Spark operatives were already moaning as they died under the Serpent Coil's gunfire, with only a handful of survivors.
"...Holy shit!"
Cold sweat soaked through his back, and he couldn't help but curse.
There was no way they could fight on; he had to find a way to escape!
Chen Fang gritted his teeth and pulled a controller from his waist.
As the button was pressed, the controller transformed into a giant warhammer as tall as a person.
"Get out of my way!!!!!"
Chen Fang roared, gripping the warhammer and charging towards one direction to break through the encirclement.
His eyes turned bloodshot, and his body visibly bulged.
He was an Ascendant, and this was his Ability, Berserk!
With the boost of immense strength, he managed to tear open a small gap in the heavy unit's encirclement.
Seizing this opportunity, Chen Fang successfully broke through and sprinted deep into the plain.
The Serpent Coil operatives saw this and didn't pursue.
Because not long after Chen Fang broke free, he saw a figure slowly walking towards him.
It was a familiar figure.
The moment he saw her, Chen Fang could no longer hold back and let out an enraged roar.
"Xia—Wuyou!!"
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