by Chen Ran
Seeing Red Wolf, Zero frowned. When he was in Titan City, the leader of the bandits had tried to kill him. The enmity between Zero and the wolf thief had already been saved when he barged into the Wolf Lair alone to take Kaelyn away, and his encounter with Red Wolf in the Titan City made it even more intense. It was just that at that time, the wolf thief was in a hurry to retreat, thus Red Wolf and Zero did not win.
Right now, it seemed that the battle that had yet to begin would continue on at this moment.
Su Yun realized that she had underestimated the wolf-bandit's obsession with hatred, and she had to say that Red Wolf had picked a good time. Red Wolf was in front blocking the road, and behind him was Phoenix City. If Zero wanted to enter the city, he would have to ask Red Wolf about the giant hammer. Of course, Zero could just turn around and leave, but Zero did not believe that Red Wolf would come here alone.
And within the radius of a thousand kilometers, other than the Morin, there were no other ruins. A large number of plains meant that once he encountered a wolf thief, what awaited him was an endless battle or flight. Regardless of which one it was, the one to die in the end would definitely be zero. Not to mention that his current state was not even half of his usual one, even in his best condition, Zero was still unable to break through the encirclement of the wolf thieves on the terrain of the plains.
Zero immediately decided to face the adversity. Red Wolf was undoubtedly the strongest in this encirclement. However, as long as they could break through his blockade, it would definitely be beyond the expectations of the other bandits. Only by forcefully breaking through Red Wolf's hurdle would there be a slim chance of survival.
Without hesitation, Zero suddenly dashed towards Red Wolf.
Red Wolf was slightly surprised, and then he laughed out loud. Instead of retreating, he advanced instead. This was exactly what he wanted. Red Wolf raised his hammer and shouted: "Zero, tonight is the day you die!"
Zero frowned again.
Although he and the bandits had some dealings with each other, neither of them had any mutual knowledge of each other's names. As for Zero, it was not to the extent of making him out to be famous just by his appearance. Just by saying his name meant that someone with ulterior motives or base would reveal their information to the thieves. Other than Su, who ruled out all possibilities, there was only one other possibility.
Parkland's valve!
It seemed unlikely that this large company would work with the notorious bandit, but besides it, Zero could not think of the second possibility.
As long as he wanted to, he wouldn't stop walking.
The distance between him and Red Wolf was about five hundred meters, and with Zero's quick movement, the distance was quickly shortened to four hundred meters.
With a slight tremble of his left wheel, a raging flame sprayed out from the muzzle of his gun.
With a smack on his head, the bullet that was holding onto more than 3000 ears worth of energy shot towards Red Wolf's forehead!
However, a giant metal hammer blocked the way in between them.
At the same time that Hammer ear shot out a ball of Star Flame, Red Wolf also moved.
He did not specialize in speed, but running with his sledgehammer upside down was terrifying. The huge hammer created a series of sparks as it flew across the ground. As Red Wolf swung his arm, the ferocious metal hammer was flung towards the direction of zero.
Zero stop, roll, bounce up and then rush forward. Amidst a series of dazzling tactical moves, Red Wolf's huge hammer smashed into the air, causing a shallow hole to appear on the already broken surface of the road.
Three hundred meters.
He raised his gun again and shot a few more times, aiming at Red Wolf's head and chest.
Red Wolf no longer had the giant hammer in his hand, but he was still unafraid. And so … ignored his own arms that were almost pierced by the bullets. Gritting his teeth, his right hand made a tugging motion, causing the chain that was tied to his arm and attached to the hammer to immediately collapse.
Immediately, a vicious wind blew from behind him. He didn't need to turn his head to know that Red Wolf had pulled back his giant hammer through the chain and was smashing it towards him.
At this moment, they were still two hundred meters apart!
Chapter 118 - Fangs (II)
The wind was blowing fiercely behind him, but Zero was still leaning forward and rushing forward. However, just as the hammer was about to hit him, Zero suddenly disappeared.
Of course, that was not true disappearance, it was just that when his speed reached a certain point, he was already fast enough to not be caught by Red Wolf's eyes.
When he reappeared, he was already ten meters up in the air, throwing himself at Red Wolf with a parabolic trajectory. The muzzle of the gun in his hand was constantly making minute adjustments, and Red Wolf knew that Zero was looking for the best spot to shoot at. However, what Zero did not know was that Red Wolf never thought that his sneak attack would actually hit zeros, truly killing the iron chain that came from the hammer.
Red Wolf stretched out his hand and easily caught the giant metal hammer. He then turned around and threw the hammer in his hand towards the air.
With a simple turn of the body, the sledgehammer struck empty air. But Red Wolf who was on the ground revealed a sinister smile, as he felt that something was wrong.
But it was too late.
His ankle turned cold. The chain on the hammer had already wrapped itself around Zero's foot. Red Wolf who was on the ground laughed out loud, with a wave of his right hand, the chain immediately carried his zero body and quickly dropped towards Red Wolf. Red Wolf raised his left hand, and took out a double-barreled hunting rifle from his big waist holster. The two black muzzles were aimed at zero.
Suddenly, he felt a sharp pain all over his body. He had used his other foot to hook onto the iron chain and stepped on it in the opposite direction. Under the effect of the recoil, he was flung backwards, his body being pulled so hard that it seemed to be on the verge of splitting apart. However, the lead bullet shot out by Red Wolf's hunting rifle missed its target and grazed past Zero's chest.
A scorching hot air current brushed past his body, causing Zero to feel a burning pain in his chest. Although he managed to dodge the bullet, he was still hit by the bullet. But he had no time to care about this right now, as he borrowed the chains to close the distance between the two of them, he rolled in midair, the muzzle of the gun once again pointing towards Red Wolf's position.
Red Wolf suddenly charged forward, and at the same time, used the momentum to slide across the ground as he bent his knees to lean backwards, his upper body seemingly parallel to the ground.
And this action caused him to suddenly disappear under the muzzle of Zero's gun.
The two of them passed each other in this manner.
Zero fell to the ground, and at the same time, his body did a somersaulting motion, freeing him from the shackles. As soon as he broke free of the chain, he sprung up. His entire body was facing Red Wolf's direction, his entire body was sliding backwards due to the energy, but the spear in his hands was aimed straight at Red Wolf.
This was the last bullet from the Drum. The speed of Zero's counterattack was so fast that it was so fast that it did not even give the opponent a chance to catch his breath. However, Red Wolf's reaction was not slow either, he who had been wandering in the wilderness for a long time had a sense of danger that was not inferior to zero. The moment he fired the gun, Red Wolf rolled on the ground. The bullet grazed past his thigh, leaving a deep scar.
Red Wolf ignored him and used the momentum to leap up. As he ran towards the zero point, he pulled back the chain in his hand, allowing the hammer to return to his hand.
Looking at this bandit leader's reckless fighting style, Zero was quite puzzled. It was as if Red Wolf was absolutely confident that he could kill Zero off in the wilderness, which was why he did not try to evade at all. He would rather fight
for the chance of being injured to suppress himself. It was just that Zero did not understand where Red Wolf's confidence came from.
Indeed, the bandit leader was a ruthless person. Whether it was strength, reaction speed, or calculations, he was the strongest opponent he had ever encountered since his debut. But just by saying that, Zero did not believe that Red Wolf could completely kill him. Although he was not in good condition and could not sustain high-intensity movements for a long period of time, he still had the trump card of "Rampage" when necessary.
Under the twelve seconds of berserk mode, the exchange speed was fast enough for Zero to escape back to Phoenix City at its limit. After entering the city, no matter how arrogant Red Wolf was, he would not be able to brazenly kill him.
But now, Red Wolf seemed to have absolute confidence in killing him.
Why?
Zero knew that if he couldn't figure this out, he might really die tonight!
Even though this was only his intuition.
Red Wolf's figure continued to expand in his eyes, not giving him much time to think.
The right index finger of his right hand that was zero agilely and powerfully pointed at the Drum on the handgun. The Drum shot out, and with his other hand, he finally let go of Lala. He took out a special warhead from the magazine on his waist, and quickly reloaded the gun with an unbelievable speed. With another shake of his right hand, the Drum returned to its original position. The entire process happened so quickly that it didn't take more than a second.
But when Su Xiang Red Wolf raised his spear to shoot, the latter roared and threw out the gigantic hammer three times. The giant hammer tore through the air, bringing with it a terrifying wind pressure as it struck against the target.
Zero could only lower his body and allow the sledgehammer to fly over his head, but when he stood up to shoot, Red Wolf had already pounced on him with both arms spread wide open.
Su Yun felt that Red Wolf's actions were no different from suicide.
However, now was not the time to sigh over the insanity of his opponents. Zero's finger pressed down on the trigger, and the M500 left wheel roared like a dragon. The specialized warhead rumbled out of the thick and long flame tongue.
Red Wolf did not dodge, his body only swaying violently. This quick movement caused the bullet that should have entered his heart to strike a wound on his shoulder where the bowl was. As blood and flesh flew around, Red Wolf pounced on him.
Zero did not expect him to not dodge but using such a brutal method in exchange for him not having the time to retreat. The rapidity with which the two approached each other caused Red Wolf to wrap his arms around himself and tightly lock Zero to his chest.
Decisive as it was, he touched his waist with his left hand. The blade was unsheathed, and instantly entered Red Wolf's body. It pierced through Red Wolf's waist, and with a push of its hand, the military blade with its sawtooth side immediately ripped apart Red Wolf's muscles, and even some of the intestines in his body. But Red Wolf did not have the intention to let go, and instead, raised Zero's body up.
"You're dead meat!" Red Wolf roared.
All the hair on Zero's body stood on end. This was an unprecedented signal of danger!
At the same time, he saw a faint light flash in Red Wolf's eyes.
Without thinking too much into it, Zero swung its body to the side. Upon doing so, his body trembled and a large amount of blood spurted out from his chest. At the same time, a sniper shot was fired from his chest.
Then, the sniper rifle bullets, under the propulsion of kinetic energy, instantly entered the space between's eyebrows.
Give me a sniper chance, I'll shoot him in the head!
Red Wolf thought of what the black man had said before, but the sniper rifle didn't pass through his head, instead it went through his chest.
And Ling Yun's chest, was exactly on the same level as Red Wolf's head!
In that moment, Red Wolf knew that not only did the black man want to kill Zero, he also wanted to kill him. However, when this thought appeared in his mind, it had already become the last thought in his life.
Only then did the sound of gunfire come from afar.
Red Wolf let go of the hands that were hugging Zero, and his big body fell straight backwards. He lay sprawled on the broken road, a trickle of blood running down his angry face from between his eyebrows, making his dead-frozen expression even more hideous.
The poisonous snake hiding in the darkness revealed its dense fangs, the killer from Parkland finally took action. If he hadn't moved his body, the bullet wouldn't have simply pierced through his chest and shattered his heart.
His severely injured body immediately made the decision to faint after being judged by his brain. For the first time, the instinct of survival overcame the will of zero itself, who felt darkness wash over him like a tide. All he could do was send out the signal flare that George gave to each member before he went into a daze. Doing so would expose his position and give the sniper a second chance to attack. But now, he could only gamble.
He could only make a bet, the killers from Parkland were not willing to directly clash with him.
Chapter 119 - Nurturing Wounds
There was an unwritten rule in the wilderness.
When a hunter or mercenary performs an official mission, unless they are killed in battle during the mission, the official has to provide timely assistance if they are injured and have specific coordinates. This was due to the protection of outstanding talents. Anyone who could be officially assigned to a mission would not be an ordinary person. In troubled times, talents were the greatest asset, and no base or company was willing to sacrifice a talent like that. Unless, of course, there was a hostile relationship between the two.
Of course, there was no hostility between the Phoenix City and Zero, and strictly speaking, Zero had been part of the mission period even before he had returned to the city. Furthermore, he had even shot out the distress signal bomb that George had personally delivered to him. No matter what the reason was, the Phoenix City's reinforcements would definitely arrive quickly.
Of course, such a rescue was not completely unconditional.
The rescued mercenary hunter needed to unconditionally agree to at least one official quest from the rescuer within a year. As long as you're not dead, wherever you are, you'll be on your way as soon as the rescuers ask you. In turbulent times, there was no such thing as a free lunch.
Zero naturally knew what it meant to fire a signal bomb, but compared to his life, Zero naturally chose the latter.
Seeing the signal flare that was dragging the Flame Tail up into the night sky, Lan Qi could only silently curse.
When Lan Qi ordered Red Wolf to intercept zero and create a chance for him to snipe, he had already planned on killing zero. At the same time, he also casually sent Red Wolf to hell. It was just that he had underestimated the sensitivity of Zero to danger, as well as his ability to avoid danger. Therefore, that sniper attack that Lan Qi thought would definitely hit, did not pierce through zero's heart as he had expected, and was sent straight into Red Wolf's head.
It could be said that this sniper attack was only half successful.
As Zero fell, it was difficult for Lan Qi to fire another shot from two thousand meters away in the middle of the night. But the flare gave him a chance, and it also gave him a choice.
The choice to kill Su He and offend the Phoenix City.
Even if Lan Qi was someone from the Parkland, if there was a direct confrontation during Phoenix City's rescue operation, the Parkland could hand him over to avoid offending a newly born military city like the Phoenix City. If it were in the past, Lan Qi would have immediately retreated when he saw the signal detonator.
But Zero was his sworn enemy. Therefore, after a moment of hesitation, Lan Qi chose to fire another shot.
The vulture's muzzle was quickly adjusted, and through the sight gear and the enhanced vision, Lan Qi locked onto the position of zero again. This
time, he aimed at the enemy's head. Zero was already unconscious, so Lan Qi's shot was confident. However, just as he was about to press the trigger, an indescribable feeling of danger immediately spread throughout his body.
The snipers of the wilderness had a sense of danger, just like wild beasts. Lan Qi was no exception. This time, the White-headed Eagle had no choice but to hesitate. Although the chances of killing Zero were not limited to this, he definitely only had one life. Lan Qi didn't want to risk his life for revenge. He quickly took his sniper rifle and withdrew from the sniper's position.
Lan Qi had just finished hiding behind a large rock in the wilderness when he discovered a strange shriek flying over the place where the sniper had ambushed them. Angele laid down on the ground and sprinkled some light yellow powder on the ground. The powder was able to conceal his breath and release a smell similar to that of earth. As long as they didn't search too closely, even the sharp-nosed metamorph wouldn't be able to separate Lan Qi from the larger regions.
The White-headed Eagle laid on the ground, and raised its head to look at the sky. There was a strange creature that was circling above the sniper's position, and looking from afar, it was a humanoid metamorph. However, Lan Qi had never seen the Lion's Head Eagle Wings before. This metamorph circled around for a few times before flying towards the Phoenix City.
After it left, the army of the Phoenix City had already found the lost zero.
Zero had a weird dream.
In the dream, he sat alone on the big wheel in the amusement park. Through the window on the Ferris Wheel seat, Zero saw that in the distant sky, there was first a continuous crimson cloud, and then a tongue of flame broke through the clouds, dragging a vast and mighty Flame Tail along as it smashed towards the ground. In the blink of an eye, the earth turned into a sea of fire and countless people turned into charcoal.
The buildings were collapsing, the ground was cracking, and people were screaming … The earth is no longer a happy place to live; it has become a hell of death.