Shocking Inside Information, the Flame Priest

Yu Yuan zoomed in on the map. When he saw where Splow Park was, he thought he understood what Burning Fortress and Marauder Prison had in mind.

He drew a sharp breath.

Without hesitation, Yu Yuan opened the Virtual Light Screen—the Book of Fate.

Use—[Information Card—Inside Information]

Target—intelligence on the cooperation between Burning Fortress and Marauder Prison.

The next moment, [Information Card—Inside Information] vanished from the Book of Fate. On the newspaper in Yu Yuan's hand, the text around the report on Burning Fortress began to sharpen.

Two seconds later, the newspaper had changed completely. A brand-new article appeared before him.

But the moment Yu Yuan saw its tabloid-style headline, his eye twitched.

[Shocking Inside Information: Burning Fortress and Marauder Prison, in Broad Daylight, Actually...]

Quality: rock

Danger Level: medium

Our undercover reporter risked his life to uncover a secret agreement between Burning Fortress and Marauder Prison. This afternoon, they planned a vicious ambush on the Black Shield Police Department. Was this a collapse of morals or a corruption of human nature? Read our full report.

According to our investigation, Burning Fortress and Marauder Prison were about to trade supplies. Marauder Prison would exchange twenty slaves for supplies from Burning Fortress, including a truckload of fuel, some Survival Supplies, and explosives.

In fact, the twenty slaves were only a cover. The real trade was for a compatible organ donor whose lungs were intended for Burning Fortress's leader, Victor "Black Lung."

In return, Burning Fortress had to deliver the supplies to the dense-forest viewing area of Splow Park in the 9th Block, then help Marauder Prison ambush the Black Shield Police Department.

This trade would also lay the groundwork for further cooperation between Burning Fortress and Marauder Prison.

The partnership had only two goals:

Burning Fortress would help Marauder Prison eliminate the Black Shield Police Department's foothold in East City, giving the prison control of the East District.

Marauder Prison, in turn, would help Burning Fortress seize the No. 1 Offshore Oil Field in the Green Forest Waters.

To ensure the operation went smoothly,

Marauder Prison had sent one prison guard, forty Marauders, and a ten-member Slave Suicide Squad. This would mark the beginning of its assault on the Black Shield Police Department.

Burning Fortress had assigned thirty Flame Riders to the ambush. Under the plan, five would guard the trade supplies and organ donor, while the remaining twenty-five would fight.

But a Flame Priest had joined the guards at the last minute. He seemed to have another purpose... Our newspaper was still investigating...

By the time Yu Yuan finished reading, cold sweat was running down his forehead.

That was too dangerous!

If he had stuck to his original plan and gone to Carlisle Tunnel to wait for an easy score, he might never have known what killed him.

So the trade was a Trap set by Marauder Prison and Burning Fortress for the Black Shield Police Department.

The thought left him shaken.

But excitement soon spread across his face.

"Burning Fortress is leaving only five Flame Riders and one Flame Priest to guard the supplies. That's just six people, right?" Yu Yuan's mind raced. With his current weapons, taking down six people might be possible!

If he killed all six, he could carry off the supplies before the other enemies returned.

It was already eight in the morning. Yu Yuan could not sit still. He quickly put on all his gear, making sure to bring his M64 Grenades.

The 9th Block was not close, and with this sudden change of plans, he had to scout Splow Park and plan an escape route. An opportunity like this might never come again. He had to seize it.

He waved urgently to Miemie.

"Miemie, come on! Gear up!"

At his call, Miemie turned into a stream of light and flowed into Yu Yuan's body.

Yu Yuan left the Hideout and climbed down the ladder into the sewer. There, he released Miemie from her equipped form and climbed onto her back. After getting his bearings, he pointed ahead and said:

"Let's go, Miemie."

Baa~~

Miemie set off at once, carrying Yu Yuan forward with ease.

The 9th Block, Splow Park.

This was a dense-forest viewing area. Trees enclosed it on every side, making it hard to see what was inside without coming close.

The forest had long gone unvisited, but today it was unusually crowded.

Thirty Wasteland-modified motorcycles stood neatly to one side, followed by five Wasteland-modified Apocalypse Pickups.

Burning Fortress's vehicles looked very different from those of other Factions. On both the motorcycles and the Apocalypse Pickups, the exhaust pipes rose high like chimneys.

A man in a fiery red robe stood before one of the pickups.

Not a single hair grew on his gleaming scalp. Instead, it was covered in flame tattoos. From each earlobe hung a flame-shaped earring carved from a fiery red Crystal Stone.

Hualuo looked at the man locked in an iron cage in the pickup bed and nodded with satisfaction.

"This donor is even stronger than we asked for."

Someone behind Hualuo laughed and replied.

"Our leader takes this partnership very seriously. We only caught this donor yesterday. Once tests showed he met Leader Victor's requirements, we swapped him in."

Hualuo nodded approvingly.

"On behalf of our leader, I thank Leader Habal for his care. Rest assured, we won't let a single person from the Black Shield Police Department escape the ambush."

"Thank you, Priest Hualuo!"

After seeing the people from Marauder Prison off, Hualuo's smile faded. He looked at a Flame Rider beside him.

The rider immediately stepped closer.

"Lord Hualuo, rest assured. We've searched the entire park. Everything is secure. But why did you come in person? Weren't you handling that other matter?"

Hualuo gave a slight nod.

"I hadn't planned to come, but something went wrong with the earlier operation. Someone stole the item while we weren't looking. Hans sent word that they followed the tire tracks and found the targets had hidden in Green Forest City. I came for them."

"What?" the Flame Rider cried. He quickly caught himself and lowered his voice. "My lord, I'll send people to look for them right away..."

Hualuo waved a hand. "No. This partnership with Marauder Prison is just as important. Nothing can go wrong. Finish the task at hand first. Marauder Prison must not learn about this, and they must not notice anything unusual about us. Understood?"

"Yes, Lord Hualuo!"

Hualuo smiled at the Flame Rider and patted him on the shoulder.

"Gaina, once this mission is done, you should be due for promotion to Flame Priest, shouldn't you? I'll vote for you. Let's make sure we do an excellent job!"

"It's all thanks to you, Lord Hualuo. Without you, I would have died in the disaster long ago..."

"All right, all right. Once you become a Flame Priest, you'll be entitled to know a great many things. Your view of this world will change dramatically..."

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