Chapter 193: Chapter 174 Procrastination
"The lineup is actually not bad, but it shouldn't be Panda and his crew..."
Tao Yu stood behind a discarded car, watching the approaching team and seemingly feeling a bit helpless.
Enhanced by the second Deification's Meditation Technique, Tao Yu didn't think any Pioneer in the new Development Zone could elude his Spirit Perception.
And now, he could feel the hostility of the enemies.
Armed like that, an RPG would smack you in the face, followed by a wild spray of bullets.
If an Inner City Pioneer in the new Development Zone were alone, their chances of escape were almost nonexistent.
But the threat to himself was truly minimal.
In the pickup truck, there were two threats that felt a bit stronger, possibly Inner City Pioneers. Those riding motorcycles outside and the ones setting up the guns and carrying rocket launchers should be Outer City Pioneers, and he couldn't even rule out the possibility of some natives.
"I can't just let you guys actually wreck my car, can I..."
Tao Yu couldn't be bothered to pretend anymore. As the convoy was about to pass by the discarded car, he suddenly drew two assault rifles and started firing blindly.
The convoy's attention was all on the sluggish RV up front, with an RPG resting on someone's shoulder in the pickup truck's bed.
How could they anticipate an attack from the side!
The kicker was the exaggerated accuracy of the attack—headshot with every bullet!
The RPG shooter on the pickup truck was the first to suffer.
Not only was he shot in the head, but the bullet also hit the RPG's fuse precisely, causing the rocket to explode above their own heads.
Boom~
The entire pickup truck reared up from the explosion and then flipped over!
Taking advantage of the pickup's upturn and revealing the gap on the other side, Tao Yu methodically followed the trajectory and cleaned up the armed militants on the other side of the truck, and even casually picked off the driver.
Leaving the pickup to roll over by the roadside alongside the explosion.
Tao Yu then leisurely pressed out the magazines of the two assault rifles and meticulously replaced them with new ones.
"If you're not dead, come out and we can chat. You might not have to die then."
Tao Yu sat lazily on the hood of the adjacent abandoned car, seemingly too lazy to move.
"Why are you attacking us?! Why! Can't we just pass by?"
A hysterical voice came from the other side.
Tao Yu had shares in Dada and was completely aware of the scale of the original convoy, so he knew it would be difficult even for Inner City Pioneers to put together a team like this.
This was also why Tao Yu had cooperated with Panda in the beginning—the hassles of personnel matters were too much.
So it was normal to feel heartache now that this group had been scrapped in an instant.
"You pass by your way, I fight my fight, any objections?"
If the other side didn't admit their ill intentions, so be it. Tao Yu didn't care about those things.
I have ill intentions towards you, that's enough!
Such a boldly stated argument truly infuriated the two people who had tumbled with the pickup truck and scrambled to hide behind it.
How can they be even more unreasonable than us?
Outer City bumpkins are too rude!
"Sir, you've misunderstood, we really had no ill intent. Considering that you haven't suffered any loss, but we have suffered greatly, how about we part ways for today?"
Another voice struggled to keep its composure, proposing to retreat from behind the pickup truck.
Even though it was still two against one.
But what Temor did just now was just too outrageous!
How much time had passed?
Their carefully crafted battle team, which could be considered top tier in the entire base, had been obliterated in an instant!
Could Dynamic Vision really be so impressive?
If every one of Temor's Dynamic Visions could do this, how could that be called a normal combat talent!
It's fake, it must be a disguise! He's definitely not a Grade A Dynamic Vision holder, he must have either a higher talent level or a similarly rare type of talent!
But by now it was too late to realize this, as in the instant of the vehicle's explosion and rollover, their team had been wiped out. Where could they go to reason this out...
"Oh, but now I have ill intent. I want you to die here."
Tao Yu reloaded his magazines, and couldn't help but curl his lip; they really were patient, not even trying a single attack while he was changing magazines. Maybe they would have succeeded.
"Brother, don't be too ruthless."
"Did you ever show mercy to me first? Come on, speak the truth. I'm not incapable of letting you go."
"Alright, it was Panda. He thinks you're getting too much of the share,"
the person who spoke paused for a moment, seemingly having difficulty admitting it.
Tao Yu couldn't help but snort in derision.
"So he sent you lot of trash?"
Before joining forces with Panda, Tao Yu used every trick in the book to have the troublemakers from the Skull Gang admit they were sent by Panda.
But now that someone had taken the initiative to name Panda, Tao Yu was completely nonchalant.
It wasn't that he trusted Panda all that much.
Even with the tight cooperation between them, Tao Yu could never fully trust anyone; the backstabbing partners and various real business warfare cases from his past life were lessons he had learned too well.
What Tao Yu could be sure of, however, was that as long as their interests aligned and both parties benefited from the cooperation, their relationship remained stable.
Why would anyone attack now? With so many people involved, his shares couldn't be monopolized if he gave them up, and Tao Yu, who didn't concern himself with specific affairs, was naturally his ally. With Tao Yu's support, Panda could remain the de facto manager.
That didn't even take into account the relationship between the rich young lady and her brother on that side.
Besides, even if one took a step back, having seen Tao Yu's strength when he killed Taff, even if Panda really did impulsively decide to make a move, he wouldn't just send these losers...
And Tao Yu's pointed words effectively silenced the two Inner City Pioneers.
Panda must know something!
No wonder, no wonder he got such great benefits!
"Was it Frank's family?"
Tao Yu retorted with a question, causing the other party to pause and then the two men in the back of the pickup quickly looked uncomfortable.
Damn, Frank was killed by this kid?
That's why Miss Sun's handling of the matter seemed so abrupt—it's rare for her to be so ruthless!
"Uh, no, not at all."
Though Tao Yu's Spirit Perception couldn't read minds, he could still make fairly accurate judgements through emotional stimuli, especially when the emotional gap was wide.
"We... we didn't hear anything..."
"Right, right, we really don't know..."
Ignoring their hasty explanations, Tao Yu spoke again,
"So it was about the Alien Taming Technique?"
Once again, silence followed. But Tao Yu had already confirmed the reason.
"Tch, I said it wasn't likely they'd come to me without any vested interest, so that's what this is about, is it? Is it the boar guy from the farm..."
While speaking, he sighed and hopped off the car hood.
He began walking slowly towards the front.
Having figured out the case, there was no need to leave himself unprepared for similar situations in the future, which meant the other party no longer had any value to him...
"Wait, brother, listen to our explanation..."
The voice from behind seemed to get more urgent upon hearing Tao Yu's approaching footsteps.
But Tao Yu could feel their malice growing rapidly.
Sure enough, as he was about to reach the pickup, a figure swiftly pounced from above while another dashed to the side, raising the gun in his hand.
An assassin, yet daring to approach close.
This is suicide!
The faces of the two Inner City Pioneers twisted with ferocity.
What did it matter how strong he was?
What did it matter that he had subdued Panda?
Once you're killed, you're dead!
Giving us...
Click~
The Pioneer diving from above missed entirely, as if he had struck a patch of black mist.
But the next moment, the click behind him caught his ear.
Struggling to look back, he saw one pair of hands just released from his companion's neck, letting the limp body collapse to the ground as if in distaste, shaking off the hands.
"I had already agreed not to kill Inner City Pioneers carelessly, what are you guys doing? I'm going to get scolded later…"
Tao Yu sounded resigned.
Just as the other turned and ran, Tao Yu followed with a leap through the shadows, casually flinging his wrist, his hand striking the other's chest.
Bang~
The figure flew backwards like a cannonball, crashing and embedding itself into the caved-in roof of the pickup truck.
The unrestrained force had turned his internal chest cavity into mush.
After dealing with the matter, Tao Yu slowly drew the Warlord's Sidearm and fired several shots into the other's head, even blowing off the crown without a response; he was definitely dead.
"Why bother? Now you've made me waste time burning this down, which is a bit excessive. I was ready to rest..."
Propping up a motorcycle, he skillfully took off the gas cap, tearing a big hole in the tank, then started pouring out the gasoline.
They had ridden so many bikes over, it was like self-service.
Next, he would need to borrow a bike to catch up with Little Black's RV. Delaying bedtime would only make it later...