Beginning with the Ubume Bird-Chapter 320 - 46 The Fuse

Chapter 320: Chapter 46 The Fuse Chapter 320 -46 The Fuse Walking in was a mature woman who appeared to be in her late twenties, dressed in a tea-colored velvet coat, with both hands tucked into her pockets, and her lush black curly hair cascading down. With her high-bridged nose and defined lips, combined with her tall stature, she exuded an unusual sense of oppressiveness.

Li Yan turned his head to look at the guard’s expression. The guard tightened his gun strap and hesitated without speaking.

To his surprise, the woman glanced at the guard and took the initiative to say, “What? As a captain, do I not even have this amount of authority?”

The guard immediately stood at attention, “Of course not, Captain Zhuoma.”

Zhuoma, the former highest leader of Kuang Zhuoma, was also one of the earliest to surrender to the Black Star armored vehicles. In fact, this large town, which was undergoing a heated expansion, was originally the headquarters of Kuang Zhuoma.

After Kuang Zhuoma was integrated into Black Star, Liang Zhengyong bestowed upon Zhuoma the temporary military rank of captain, in name still in charge of her own troops and company. She and an officer from the Sixth Army also shared responsibility for the operation of this logistics base.

It could be imagined that the Black Star armored vehicle fighters here were clearly divided into two factions: one consisted of the original inhabitants of Kuang Zhuoma, while the other was made up of soldiers from Liang Zhengyong’s Sixth Field Army and related researchers.

In the eyes of these pure and native Black Star staff, Zhuoma’s status was undoubtedly awkward.

To this day, most Black Star soldiers still harbored a conqueror’s arrogance and a sense of shared enmity for their slain comrades towards the original inhabitants of zone B.

Zhuoma extended her hand, “I’ve heard Wei Dan mention you. I originally thought you were an officer of the Black Star armored vehicles. After checking your records, I found out you’re actually a Wilderness Hunter.”

Li Yan gently shook Zhuoma’s hand and quickly withdrew it, “I’ve heard much about you.”

Zhuoma was obviously a woman skilled at reading people, and she smiled faintly, “Let’s talk business. If you’re confident you can repair it, that’s great. After all, every piece of equipment recycled here represents tens of thousands of yuan down the drain.”

“15% is a bit low, unless I don’t take on the risk of failure,” Li Yan shrugged, “Anyway, it’s all going to be thrown into the furnace. If you promise that I won’t be held responsible even if it fails, then I agree.”

“Agreed.”

Zhuoma nodded, “But I’ve accepted your term. What if you can’t fix a single piece?”

“If that happens, I’ll compensate at the original price, 15%, that should be acceptable.”

“I don’t think Black Star is short of that bit of money,” Zhuoma tilted her head in thought, “However, Wei Dan mentioned that you modified that ‘Crazy Shocker’. I’m indeed very curious to see it, so let’s agree on that.”

Li Yan pointed to the wristband, “Start with this?”

“Please do.”

The guard licked his lips and said with some trepidation, “Captain Zhuoma, these items could to some extent reveal Black Star’s technological level in certain areas. Therefore, the regulations stipulate that even for scrap destined to be recycled, we still need to charge 30% of the original price. Allowing him to freely observe and repair them is somewhat inappropriate.”

Zhuoma remained composed, and Li Yan naturally turned a deaf ear as well.

“If you question my decision, you can go complain to your superior. According to the rules, you need at least a lieutenant’s rank to file against me, but well…”

Zhuoma opened a copper pocket watch and glanced at it, “They seem to be in a meeting right now, I guess you won’t be able to find them.”

…

In the depths of Great Demon Lake.

The variegated surface of the lake had frozen into colorful blocks of ice.

There was no ceaseless artillery or flying tactical missiles as one might imagine, just the occasional bullet noise, and most of the time, silence prevailed.

“Winter Yak…”

Qiao Xing put down his binoculars, his eyebrows tightly knotted together, “I’ve seen my share of fourth-stage beings, but I’ve never encountered one so tricky.”

At first, the advance of the Black Star armored vehicles was undoubtedly unstoppable. The low-grade living zombies outside needed no mention, and they even quickly killed a “Yak”-level fourth-stage warrior, along with more than ten Alpha-level living zombies, whose bodies were sent to the back for research.

But soon after, Black Star suffered a heavy setback!

The instigator was none other than the Winter Yak, whom Li Yan had encountered!

Initially, Li Yan was merely surprised by the Winter Yak’s intelligence comparable to humans, but what he didn’t know was that the Winter Yak’s fourth-stage ability was the bane of most military weapons.

Winter Yak’s ability was to cause silent combustion within a certain range.

That is to say, Winter Yak could freely manipulate the occurrence of the “combustion” chemical phenomenon.

Every time the Black Star armored vehicle launched an attack, she would cause the entire battlefield to undergo “silent combustion,” rendering the tanks, guns, and missile launchers of the Black Star armored vehicles a pile of scrap iron!

This is why, despite human military weapons having the destructive power to bring about a winter apocalypse, the three great powers still focused their research on superhuman abilities. The unknown fourth-order abilities could sometimes influence the outcome of a war, or even the course of human civilization.

Of course, this was the least significant reason among many.

“Weapons for targeted ultra long-distance strikes will take at least two more months to arrive. Until then, let’s just wait and see.”

Liang Wei fiddled with the poker cards in his hand, looking content, and showed no sign of impatience due to the unfavorable situation of the war.

Qiao Xing took a deep breath. The Fourteenth Army he belonged to had been beaten miserably by the Medicine Buddha Force and had become the butt of jokes within the Black Star armored vehicle. If the battle at Great Demon Lake didn’t go well this time, it would have a devastating impact on his career.

“Even without considering military equipment, our soldiers outnumber and outperform the enemy in combat capabilities. General Liang will be parachuting into Great Demon Lake in three hours, and my personal opinion is to launch another surprise attack before he arrives. Moreover, the enemy’s ability is not sustainable, and we should take this position from them.”

“I refuse.”

Liang Wei said decisively.

Qiao Xing wasn’t angry, just stared coldly at Liang Wei. “Do you want to avoid battle, or do you think it’s hopeless to attack?”

“We can take it down, but there is no need,” Liang Wei shrugged, “The fact is we currently have no way to deal with them. Even if we gain a slight advantage now, it won’t help the overall situation. My soldiers die only for victory.”

“If you think I’m wrong, come up with a better plan. Setting personal grudges aside, I don’t think General Liang’s personality would be softened just because you are his son. With an absolute advantage in military strength yet the battle is at a standstill, both you and I are responsible.”

“So what? Is he going to kill me?”

Liang Wei snorted with laughter, “When the sky falls, my father will hold it up. If I were you, I’d be more worried about my own hat.”

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Qiao Xing’s expression remained unchanged, “I believe in Afafu.”

“Afafu is a good woman, and I absolutely trust your judgment, but she came back unharmed from the wilderness…”

“Keep that kind of small talk to chew with others. I’m not as good at war as you are, which is why I asked for your opinion,” Qiao Xing didn’t take the bait.

Liang Wei grinned, “I get it. Since you couldn’t take her with you in the beginning, you were prepared to wear not one but many green hats…” he gestured exaggeratedly, “Oh, survive, Afafu, by any means necessary, just hold on until I return. As long as you have only me in your heart, even if your body has been with others a thousand or ten thousand times, I will still love you.”

Bang!

Qiao Xing suddenly kicked over the table, drew a revolver, and pulled the trigger at Liang Wei, sparks flying everywhere.

Soldiers rushed into the tent; some belonged to the Sixth Army, others to The Fourteenth Army. Seeing the situation inside the tent left them uncertain of how to act.

Liang Wei looked at the bleeding holes in his arm and thigh, smeared the blood with his finger, and then asked, “You’re serious?”

“You wanted to see me lose my composure. I’ve satisfied you. Can we talk business now?” Qiao Xing bent over but spoke quite calmly.

Liang Wei narrowed his eyes and smiled, “Of course we can, after I dress my wounds. Also, I apologize for my indecency, Afafu is a good woman…”

He emphasized the last sentence.

Qiao Xing’s face turned even colder.

The soldiers who rushed in looked at each other with uncertain expressions.