Activating Thoughtwave Card, Target--Carmen

Carmen lay on the ground, wincing and gasping heavily as the pain from his wounds flared.

"Are they from Marauder Prison? They track fast!"

Thinking this, his peripheral vision caught a somewhat familiar figure walking quickly toward him from the sewer corner.

A familiar figure?

Carmen slightly dazed, turning his head with effort to look.

When that figure walked up and kicked the handgun on the ground away with one foot, he saw clearly.

What familiar figure was it? It was simply that he was very familiar with the equipment on the newcomer, because the person was wearing the exact same gear--the Enforcer Suit.

Looking at that unfamiliar face, which appeared sometimes blurry and sometimes clear in the darkness and flashlight beam.

Carmen seemed to understand who this person was.

A thought flashed through his mind--So that sewer rat is this young! Heh, and kinda handsome, dying at his hands isn't bad either!

Yet his right hand had already stealthily hidden itself beneath his body.

Hiss...

Only a sneer rang out, followed immediately by an extremely calm and detached voice.

"Enforcer Carmen, if I were you, I wouldn't make such dangerous and misleading moves, like the weapon in your right hand..."

Carmen stiffened slightly, and after a bitter smile, his body completely relaxed.

Clatter--

The Claw Blade was dropped to the ground by him.

Both hands were fully exposed, kept within the observable field of view, signaling to Yu Yuan.

He was hurt far too severely, having already lost any capacity to resist.

Seeing this, Yu Yuan nodded slightly, swinging his assault rifle behind his back, pulling out the Glock 17, keeping guard with one hand while rapidly searching Carmen with the other, tossing all touched weapons more than two meters away.

Only then did he stop his actions and look at Carmen.

Carmen was also somewhat baffled by Yu Yuan's actions, watching him inspect his body just like that.

"Uh... you aren't killing me?"

Yu Yuan had already stood up, nimble and deft, collecting all the weapons on the ground together.

"Kill you? Why would I kill you? Don't we have a common enemy? Besides, do you and I have a grudge?"

As he spoke, he had already reached Soda, beginning to loot the supplies and equipment on him.

Soda's weapons were only the previously dropped handgun and tactical sword. The gear on his body was identical to Yu Yuan's, and the only thing that satisfied Yu Yuan was finally having an Enforcer Helmet.

He just knew the Enforcer Suit couldn't possibly lack a helmet.

Taking the helmet off Soda's head, although it was already stained with a lot of fresh blood, Yu Yuan didn't mind. However, he glanced at Carmen's helmet that had fallen to the ground.

He very honestly placed Soda's helmet onto Carmen's head amid the latter's stunned expression, then donned Carmen's helmet himself, adjusted the size, and nodded with satisfaction.

Soda's Enforcer Suit was piled to the side by Yu Yuan, who then looked at Carmen.

"Lawrence has already targeted you as a thorn in his side. Soda's ambush is just the beginning of things, not the end. I think you'd better think carefully about how to deal with the threat Lawrence brings!"

Yu Yuan gently patted Carmen with his left hand, watching the other's uncomprehending expression.

He didn't offer any explanation either, because just as he patted Carmen a moment ago, nobody knew.

The Book of Fate had already opened.

--[Thoughtwave Card--Fear of the Overlord] turned into a ghostly light and melted into Carmen's body.

[Thoughtwave Card activated successfully--Thoughtwave Subject: Carmen, Fear Target: Lawrence.]

Looking at the text appearing on the virtual light screen, the corner of his mouth curved into a mysterious smile.

With matters already handled, Yu Yuan had to leave as quickly as possible.

As for the rest, leave it to time!

"If I were you, I wouldn't let anyone know of my existence. Am I right?"

Dropping these words, Yu Yuan didn't wait for Carmen to reply before throwing the flare he had scavenged from Soda over.

"Of course, if you think that telling Lawrence about me will make him let you go, you can always try."

Finishing offhand, Yu Yuan scooped up his gear and turned to leave, though he hadn't taken two steps before his pace halted once more.

He returned to Carmen's side.

He asked a question that caught Carmen off guard.

"Right, do you know where that bald guy, oh~~ Fries, where is his safe house?"

"Safe house? Fries..."

Carmen's brain lagged slightly, but he quickly thought of something and spoke weakly, "I don't know about a safe house, but I know he has a lover in the 14th District. She's the leader of a vagrant organization. Because of Fries, we've always turned a blind eye to that vagrant organization. She might know something."

"Vagrant organization? What's it called, do you know the location?"

"That vagrant organization is called Nightingale, and the location seems to be around the Opera Building. I don't know anything else, nobody cares to pry into Fries's business..."

Yu Yuan noted down this information, though he still needed to verify the accuracy of these details.

"What about Soda? Does he have any lovers or safe houses?"

"None!" Carmen shook his head.

"Soda's only hobby is torturing prisoners. Aside from patrols, he basically always stays at the police department."

Obtaining the information he wanted, Yu Yuan revealed a smile.

Standing up once again, he picked up his equipment.

"Alright, honestly, being able to escape from the traps of Marauder Prison and the Burning Fortress is truly impressive, so I'll gift you a piece of news! Marauder Prison's target is the entire East City, and the Black Shield Police Department has obviously become an obstacle to their rule over East City, so... go back and prepare to welcome your war!"

"Also... I told you not to pull any tricks, yet your foot still wasn't well-behaved! I'll let it slide this time, but hopefully next time you won't do things that easily cause misunderstandings. Good luck, Enforcer Carmen, respect!!!"

Watching the figure disappear around the sewer corner, cold sweat beaded on Carmen's temple.

"He actually knew everything!" He looked down at his tactical boots; this pair of shoes was specially modified, allowing a blade of about 5 centimeters to spring out from inside.

This was his final chance at counterattack, yet the opponent was too cautious, never giving him an opening.

In this instant, he felt an oppressive sensation from that young man, similar to facing Lawrence, yet even more unfathomable.

He firmly etched the other's words into his heart.

Regardless, he had managed to survive after all. Now what he needed to consider was how to leave the sewers and return to the police department.

Right, and that piece of news left by the person just now, was Marauder Prison preparing for an all-out war?

If that was the case...

Struggling, Carmen bandaged his wounds, bit out a thin needle tube from his collar with his teeth, and drove it straight into his neck.

As the hormone pushed through his body, the pain quickly subsided, and a surge of strength welled up from within. Struggling to his feet, Carmen limped toward the nearest sewer manhole cover.