Home Invasion, Total Annihilation, Spoils of War

Creak...

Yu Yuan gently pushed up the Sewer cover and cautiously checked the situation outside.

Looking at the dense woods, he estimated the time in his mind.

His current location was near the musical fountain at the center of Splow Park.

The Sewers here connected directly to those beneath Carlisle Tunnel, and the distance was not far.

Moreover, the woods lay less than two hundred meters north of this manhole, allowing him to directly observe the situation over there.

Yu Yuan had arrived in this area at around ten in the morning. Not only had he explored the entirety of Splow Park's underground passages, he had even taken a detour to Carlisle Tunnel to inspect the situation there.

Afterward, he had also fully planned his escape route after obtaining the supplies.

"It's nearly three in the afternoon. Even if Marauder Prison put on a full act, they should be back by now, right?" Yu Yuan calculated inwardly.

In reality, he was not far off.

More than ten minutes later.

Boom... Rat-a-tat-tat...

Intense gunfire erupted outside the manhole, followed by the roar of dozens of motorcycles.

Lifting one corner of the cover, he looked toward the source of the noise.

Whoosh, whoosh...

More than twenty motorcycles spouting flames burst from the woods. Carrying an astonishing momentum, they sped along the nearby road toward the battle.

Yu Yuan almost doubted his own eyes.

But he had not seen wrong. A pipe resembling an exhaust pipe stood at the front of every motorcycle, blasting surging flames into the sky along with billowing black smoke.

Yo-ho... Wooo...

Amid the riders' frenzied cheers, the convoy vanished from sight, leaving only the faint roar of motorcycles behind.

A classic movie immediately surfaced in Yu Yuan's mind...

"So these are the Flame Riders! No wonder they're called that, and they're all bald too. You really can't have hair for this job! Wouldn't it all catch fire when the flames start blasting?"

After a brief sigh of amazement, Yu Yuan remembered that he had work to do.

He looked once more in the direction the Flame Riders had left, pushed open the manhole cover, braced himself with both hands, and climbed onto the surface. As usual, he loosely covered the manhole again, leaving behind an alarm Trap.

Raising his loaded FN FAL Assault Rifle, he slipped toward the woods.

With [Baa Baa] equipped, Yu Yuan still felt as light as a swallow despite wearing dozens of pounds of gear. Every movement came effortlessly.

On his back was a 60L Oxford Cloth backpack. It contained no other supplies, only empty backpacks and a bundle of rope.

He soon reached the woods and spotted the Apocalypse Pickups parked in the middle of the forest.

They were less than a hundred meters from his position. Using the trees as cover, Yu Yuan slowly approached.

Before long, he could clearly see what was happening inside.

Five Flame Riders, all bald like the others, stood neatly around a bald man dressed in a fiery red robe.

Beside the middle-aged bald man stood someone who was clearly from another Faction.

Yu Yuan guessed that this person was the representative sent by Marauder Prison. Of the seven people present, he was the only one with hair.

Though there was one extra person, it made no difference to Yu Yuan.

All seven were looking toward the battle. The suspected Flame Priest and the Marauder Prison representative appeared to be discussing something.

Yu Yuan quietly lowered his FN FAL Assault Rifle, took an M64 Grenade from his chest rig, pulled out the safety pin, and crouched as he slowly approached.

His eyes remained fixed on the ground. He had no intention of doing something as stupid as snapping a branch underfoot.

The actual situation went even more smoothly than Yu Yuan had expected. Hidden by the sounds of battle in the distance, he easily reached a spot less than twenty meters behind them, right beside the parked Apocalypse Pickups.

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"This is far enough! I can't get any closer!" Yu Yuan crouched behind a pickup bed, then circled around to the side, preparing to throw the grenade.

But the moment he rose, his eyes met another pair of eyes. Both of them froze.

Yu Yuan: ...

Yu Yuan's mind immediately exploded. "Fuck, how did I forget the organ donor mentioned in the intel? And why do this guy's eyes look so familiar?"

However, he soon noticed that the donor had not made a sound, and he remembered who the man was.

"Isn't this the guy who stole my soy milk powder that day? How did he end up in Marauder Prison's hands?"

The other person had clearly recognized Yu Yuan as well. The surprise in his eyes immediately faded, and his gaze locked onto the grenade in Yu Yuan's hand.

He promptly lowered himself and curled up as much as possible within the protection offered by the pickup bed.

Although he moved very carefully, he still inevitably made a little noise.

Yu Yuan saw one Flame Rider's shoulder begin to turn and knew he could wait no longer.

He immediately threw the grenade toward the middle of the Flame Riders, then swiftly tucked himself behind the pickup's wheel. Another grenade was already in his hand.

"Grenade..." A cry of alarm rang out, followed by the sound of the grenade hitting the ground and rolling.

One second later...

Boom...

The instant the explosion went off, Yu Yuan had already pulled the safety pin from the second grenade. Without caring about anything else, he did not even raise his head, merely estimated the position, and threw it backward over the pickup.

Three seconds later, another explosion erupted.

This time, Yu Yuan had long been prepared. One second after the blast, he rolled out from behind the tire and flattened himself on the ground. Through the underside of the pickup, his FN FAL Assault Rifle was already aimed at the figures lying ahead, their condition unknown.

Bang, bang, bang... Bang, bang, bang...

He began firing follow-up shots into their bodies, but he quickly sensed something wrong.

"No, there are only five bodies!" Yu Yuan instinctively rolled away.

Bang, bang...

At the same moment he rolled, gunshots rang out. Two bullet holes appeared where he had just been lying.

Taking advantage of the opening, Yu Yuan spotted the enemy's position and heard restrained screams coming from ahead.

His eyes narrowed, and he immediately understood. Although the first two grenades had left two survivors, they had definitely suffered serious injuries.

In that case...

Strike while they were down.

If the enemies had not been injured, Yu Yuan might have been wary. But now that he knew they were hurt...

What the hell was there to fear?

He pulled a grenade from his chest and threw it toward the source of the sound.

Sure enough, the instant the grenade flew out.

The sounds of rolling and wailing rang out.

Yu Yuan snorted inwardly.

Boom...

Another explosion erupted.

This time, Yu Yuan gave them no chance at all. He charged out directly, firing his FN FAL Assault Rifle toward the position where the sounds had come from.

Bang, bang, bang...

Bullets punched holes into the ground. Yu Yuan counted his remaining rounds while moving forward quickly.

Sure enough, he saw two figures hiding behind trees. One of them seemed to hear Yu Yuan's footsteps and raised the AK in his hands, muzzle lifting.

Bang, bang, bang...