Taking the Hook

The next morning.

The fog over the wasteland had not yet dissipated, and the gray sky hung low.

The abandoned Ren'ai Hospital was as silent as a ghost town, except for the occasional roar of a zombie coming from afar.

Inside the RV, Lin Hui was sitting in the driver's seat, fiddling with the communicator he had taken from the goatee, eavesdropping on the Wolf Guild's activities.

As planned, Liu Xi drove the old Class 1 bus away from the hospital.

Bai Ling was squatting on the open ground next to the RV, "feeding" a busload of low-level zombies.

"Eat up, eat up. You'll have the energy to work when you're full."

She skillfully used a scalpel to cut open the zombie's stomach, then inserted the "anti-tank mine" that Su Qingqian had modified, and sewed it up. The scene was both eerie and harmonious.

The scalpel in Bai Ling's hand was an extraordinary item, exceptionally sharp!

Lin Hui withdrew his gaze and took a deep breath.

"Qingqian, activate the [Voiceprint Simulator]."

"Received. Hu Wei's (the third brother of the goatee) voiceprint model has been loaded. The similarity is 100%." ​​Su Qingqian's voice came from the earpiece.

Lin Hui pressed the green button on the communicator, adjusted his posture, and even deliberately did a few high knee jogs in place to make his breathing rapid and disordered.

Everything is ready.

"Sizzle—"

"Brothers! Come help me!"

Lin Hui shouted hoarsely into the communicator, his voice filled with panic, despair, and a slight tremor from extreme excitement.

That hoarse, husky voice, tinged with the smell of alcohol, was practically a reincarnation of Hu Wei himself.

There was a few seconds of silence in the channel.

Immediately afterwards, that calm and cold male voice came through: "Third brother? It's second brother! Why is there so much static on your end? What's going on?"

"I'm in danger!!"

Lin Hui, panting heavily, said urgently, "I just... huff... attacked a convoy! I only wanted to make a little profit, but... guess what I got!!"

"What?" The voice on the other end of the line clearly tensed up.

"Blue titanium alloy!! A full thirty units of blue titanium alloy!!"

Lin Hui's voice instantly rose an octave, the crack occurring at just the right moment.

"And... I also heard that poor bastard I killed begging for mercy before he died, saying that his boss had... had a Lv.6 vehicle upgrade blueprint!!"

A deathly silence.

A full five seconds passed before my second brother's barely suppressed excitement came from the other end of the communicator:

"Third brother!! Are you sure it's blue titanium alloy?! And you even have the blueprints for Lv.6?!"

"Third brother, is it true?" Another voice rang out; it was from one of the other deputy hall masters.

"It's true! That unlucky guy probably wasn't lying to me!! He even showed me the photos!!"

Lin Hui continued his acting, even slapping his thigh hard to create a sound effect.

"But... the enemy has a Level 5 heavy armored vehicle equipped with reconnaissance radar. I was discovered as soon as I tried to launch a sneak attack!!"

My car can't hold on much longer! Come help me!! If we pull off this, our Wolf Gang will have a Tier 6 vehicle!!

"boom--"

To make it look realistic, Su Qingqian detonated several grenades from a distance.

"Ah!! They're catching up!! Come quick, brothers!"

"Sizzle sizzle..."

Lin Hui abruptly cut off the communication.

The moment he put down the communicator, the Oscar-worthy expression of terror on his face vanished instantly, replaced by a cold smirk like a hunter watching its prey fall into its trap.

"Blue titanium alloy, Level 6 blueprint."

Lin Hui looked at the flashing red dot on the radar map on the central control screen and chuckled, "I don't believe you can resist this bait."

To make the lie seem more believable.

At this very moment, Liu Xi was driving that dilapidated Class 1 bus, speeding wildly across the wasteland, creating a moving signal trail, heading straight for the abandoned Ren'ai Hospital.

……

at the same time.

On a rocky beach 200 kilometers away from Ren'ai Hospital.

A large convoy was resting here. There were at least twenty or thirty modified armed vehicles, like a pack of steel wolves, exuding a chilling aura.

At the very center of the convoy stood a massive Lv.5 modified armored personnel carrier.

The vehicle was equipped with a reconnaissance radar and a Gatling gun on the roof, and its thick armor was covered with red skull patterns.

inside the car.

A man with a buzz cut was sitting on a leather sofa, toying with a bloodstained dagger in his hand.

This person is none other than Yang Antong, the leader of the Azure Wolf Hall of the Evil Wolf Guild.

This man has a very distinctive appearance, somewhat resembling the martial arts star Andy On, who specializes in playing villains. In particular, the scar on the corner of his mouth that runs through to his ear makes him look especially ferocious and cruel when he smiles.

He was in a good mood at the moment.

Because at his feet knelt several trembling survivors.

"No...don't kill me..." A female player cried, tears streaming down her face, her clothes disheveled.

Yang Antong grinned, revealing a set of smoky, yellow teeth.

He ignored the woman's pleas for mercy, grabbed a male player next to him, and skillfully strapped a beeping black device to the man's chest.

"Run!"

Yang Antong patted the male player's face and grinned maliciously, "This is a time bomb, it only lasts five minutes. If you can run two kilometers, the bomb will automatically deactivate. If you can't... bang! You'll turn into fireworks."

"run!!!"

The male player was so frightened that he scrambled out of the car and ran wildly into the depths of the wasteland.

Through the car window, Yang Antong watched the desperate figure running away, his eyes filled with a perverse pleasure.

Just then, "Third Brother's" distress call came through the communicator.

Yang Antong's playful expression froze instantly when he heard the words "blue titanium alloy" and "Lv.6 blueprints".

He sat up abruptly, and the dagger in his hand slammed into the table with a "thud".

"Blue titanium alloy... Level 6 blueprints?!"

His breathing became heavy, and a greedy green light flashed in his eyes.

As the owner of a Lv.5 vehicle, he knew all too well what those two words meant.

Even the most skilled players currently only have a level 6 vehicle.

To break through to Lv.6, the most important thing is the Lv.6 blueprint and its rare core material, Blue Gold Alloy!

The Lv.6 vehicles will no longer be simple armed vehicles, but true land cruisers with the ability to launch small missiles. That's a real qualitative change!

"Master..." a sexy woman with long, wavy hair hesitated, "Could this be a trap?"

"trap?"

Yang Antong sneered, her eyes filled with disdain. "In this area, who would dare to set a trap for me? Besides, I know the third brother; he's incredibly tough and would never lie to me!"

More importantly, he didn't want to let this opportunity slip by.

Since the current chairman, Zhang Yaoyang, successfully usurped the position, he has been keeping these hall masters in check, fearing that the same thing will happen again!

If he doesn't rely on himself, it's anyone's guess when he'll ever reach Lv.6.

If he can upgrade his vehicle to level 6, Yang Antong can start his own business and even swallow up the Wolf Guild!

"That's the power to launch missiles..." Yang Antong licked his lips, his desire overcoming that slight doubt.

Moreover, he has absolute confidence in his own abilities.

With his Lv.5 heavy armored vehicle, fully armed convoy, and his "specialized" abilities, he was confident he could crush anything, even if it were a trap!

"Pass on my orders!"

Yang Antong suddenly stood up and shouted into the communicator, "Second brother, you lead the main force to continue to Fucheng for assembly as originally planned!"

"I'll go meet the third brother alone!!"

Looking at the red dot on the radar that represented "Third Brother", Yang Antong's lips curled into a crazy smile.

Just then, a muffled "boom" came from afar.

The male player who ran out exploded into a cloud of blood mist a few hundred meters away from two kilometers away.

Yang Antong didn't even glance at it before kicking the car door open.

"Set off!!"

A small convoy of 25 fully armed, elite modified vehicles, led by Yang Antong's giant armored vehicle, rushed frantically toward Ren'ai Hospital.

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