At the pre-selected ambush site.
Chen Linling set up a signal base station and launched dozens of drones to scout the surrounding terrain, building a detailed 3D map model from the data.
While Xie Litang was wiping down her blade, Chen Linling had already come up with a tactical plan.
Looking over the data in her hands, Chen Linling said, "According to the info from Yang Yiyi, the Ye Family convoy consists of six vehicles in total—four cargo trucks and two escort vehicles. They have an estimated combat personnel of around eighteen security guards."
Xie Litang nodded. "No matter how many of them there are, I can take them out."
Chen Linling curled her lips, her eyes crinkling into crescent smiles. "Of course I believe in your capabilities, Sis. I'm just thinking about how to prevent those vehicles from escaping."
"What do you suggest, Linling?"
"I'll try sniping one of the cargo trucks first, and a suicide drone swarm can disable another. The remaining two cargo trucks might take the opportunity to bolt."
"Why not just snipe the remaining two trucks as well to wipe them all out at once?"
"Sis, even the cleverest housewife can't cook without rice. Those cargo trucks are armored with special alloy. I can blow out the tire of one, but once they're on alert, I might not get a second shot. Besides, I have to cover you. In my book, your safety protocol always takes top priority above everything else."
Hearing this, Xie Litang didn't ask any more questions.
Two days later.
A convoy drove into their line of sight. Drones deployed across the ambush zone relayed real-time environmental data back to Chen Linling.
Wind speed, vehicle velocity, shooting angle adjustments... Streams of data flashed across Chen Linling's eyes, calculated instantly by her terminal.
Bang!
The Barrett (Modified) spewed fire.
A custom round struck the right front tire of the lead vehicle head-on, tearing off a massive chunk of solid rubber and causing the entire vehicle to wobble violently.
Yet the convoy didn't stop; instead, they sped up, trying to force their way through.
In the next instant...
A swarm of suicide drones launched like a cloud of hornets.
Packed with plasma bombs, they slammed directly into a cargo truck. Amidst a turbulent surge of electrical energy, the truck ground to a halt—evidently much more effective than the sniper rifle.
Looking through her sniper scope, Chen Linling spoke into her comms.
"Sis, you have twelve seconds. It's best if you plant an EMP pulse launcher onto that truck."
"Don't worry about the truck I sniped earlier, either. It's estimated to lose total mobility within ten kilometers at most."
"If they're professional enough, they can swap out the spare tire within two minutes after stopping."
"Of course, once they get past the ten-kilometer signal jamming zone, they might notify the Ye Family, so I recommend letting that one go if needed."
"Taking two cargo trucks is already pure profit."
Riding her turbofan hoverboard, Xie Litang burst forward at maximum speed and quickly caught up with her target truck.
She pulled a launcher from her back, aimed it at the truck, and fired.
A fist-sized EMP pulse launcher attached itself to the truck's roof with a metallic clatter. Instantly, black smoke billowed from the truck as it lurched to a halt.
At the same time...
A barrage of bullets arrived as expected.
Amid the clattering impact of gunfire, Xie Litang's clothes were shredded a bit further.
Suddenly...
Crack!
A sniper who had been aiming at Xie Litang was instantly blown into two pieces.
Xie Litang knew Chen Linling had acted, providing long-range cover fire.
A moment later...
Xie Litang leaped off her hoverboard.
Landing right in front of the final cargo truck, her longsword was already swirling with gale sword qi.
"Stop right there."
Xie Litang slashed her sword qi toward the cargo truck.
A deep trench was plowed into the gravel road as the sword qi slammed hard against the truck.
Clang!
The entire front end of the truck crumpled inward, and it plowed nose-first into a pile of dirt and rocks by the roadside.
Seeing this, Xie Litang felt a bit disappointed. "I thought I could slice the truck cleanly in half from end to end."
But clearly, her blade wasn't fast or fierce enough yet.
For now, she couldn't slice through a vehicle reinforced entirely with special armor alloy.
The Ye Family security guards piled out of the vehicle and instantly emptied a full magazine toward Xie Litang.
But soon enough...
They realized with terror.
A blur of afterimages filled their field of vision. Before the machine gunner could even finish reloading...
Xie Litang's figure was suddenly reflected in his pupils. "Don't kill..." Before he could finish his sentence, his spinning perspective revealed that he had already been chopped into scattered pieces without him even realizing it.
Xie Litang was like a phantom.
One second she was dozens of meters away, and the next she had dashed right behind them for a one-hit kill.
"Friend, I am the Ye Family security captain, a Five-Star Demon Beast Hunter! Perhaps we can talk!"
Clang!
"Ugh... ah..."
He wanted to talk, but Xie Litang had no time for nonsense.
In less than two minutes, all eighteen Ye Family security personnel were completely eliminated by her.
Right after...
Xie Litang hopped back onto her hoverboard, tapped the earpiece in her ear, and said, "I'm going after the one that fled after being sniped. Don't make any moves until I get back; there might still be people inside the trucks."
Xie Litang sped off. No matter what, that vehicle was just a cargo truck.
At most, its top speed was around a hundred kilometers per hour. Xie Litang caught up to it in no time.
She punched open the driver's door, knocked out the occupants inside with a fist each, took control of the truck, and drove it back the way she came.
Back at the ambush site, Xie Litang noticed quite a few fresh corpses lying on the ground.
*Static~
Chen Linling's voice came through the headset: "A few drivers tried to run, so I sniped them."
With that, all four cargo trucks had been successfully intercepted.
Xie Litang opened the cargo bay door of one truck, only for a dark gun barrel to press directly against her forehead.
The security guard inside roared:
"Drop your weapon!"
"Or I'll kill you!"
Bang!
The bullet struck right between her eyebrows. Unfortunately, against her current defense stat exceeding ten thousand, it could only leave behind a faint white mark.
Without a word, Xie Litang swiftly eliminated the guard inside the truck.
Before long...
All four cargo trucks were completely cleared out.
Drones slung Chen Linling's wheelchair and carried her over from the distant sniper nest.
As soon as she touched down, Chen Linling reached out both arms.
"Linling, what's wrong?"
Xie Litang stepped forward and bent down to check on her. In the next instant, Chen Linling cupped her head and blew a soft puff of cool air onto her forehead.
"Sis, that must have hurt."
"Let me blow on it for you."
Xie Litang twitched her lip. "I... Linling, stop fooling around. Moving the cargo is what matters."
Chen Linling put on a pained, disappointed expression. "I was just feeling worried for you, Sis."
These cargo trucks couldn't be kept; as soon as they drove out of the signal-jamming area, the Ye Family would be able to track them down immediately.
Even the cargo was thoroughly inspected by Chen Linling multiple times before being loaded onto pallets, which were then airlifted away by drones to another location.
Aside from a few items Chen Linling picked out for herself that she could use...
...the rest...
...were all stashed inside an air-raid shelter left behind from the Old Era, and the coordinates were sent to Yang Yiyi.
And with that, this deal was officially wrapped up.
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