NOVEL NEXT Chapter 321: Silver Bullet
The sandstorm rolled in, swallowing the light.
On the Infinity, Lin Xian sat quietly, holding a metal disk in his hand. This was manufactured by scanning the device thrown out by Lao Xie, with considerable power, its vibrations could transmit through tens of meters of ground.
"It seems this sandstorm should be similar to the blizzard at the Palma Prairie before; there will be Abnormal Bodies lying in wait..."
Given that these sand bandits engage in human trafficking and also have organizations exchanging Blood Essence, Lin Xian naturally connected these two matters together.
Apart from those exaggeratedly modified combat vehicles, the weapons and firepower possessed by the sand bandits clearly surpass that of ordinary fleets.
Lin Xian also studied the Iron Alliance Orders on the bodies of Hu Lushou, Red Eagle, and Lao Xie, discovering some differences compared to the one on Brother J.
If the Iron Alliance Order on Brother J serves the purpose of transmitting path and signal packets, then the ones carried by these three leaders have more complex functions.
For instance, the Iron Alliance Order on Lao Xie not only monitors his vital signals but also has a self-destruct function.
This means the device installed on his heart effectively puts his life in the hands of the organization that manufactured this Iron Alliance Order.
Dong, dong.
Lin Xian sat in the cockpit, tapping the Iron Alliance Order in his hand, his gaze gravely fixed on the sandstorm outside.
From his speculation, the Iron Alliance Order, the coordinated actions of sand bandits, firepower support, and the plundering of survivors are all related to that organization.
"White Deer Beach..."
Lin Xian picked up his phone to search the electronic map, finding this location was situated in a southern area of a desert over 2000 kilometers from Akse, originally planning for the Night Navigation Star Flying Device to take a trip during a stop in the desert.
But after dealing with Lao Xie, Lin Xian hesitated, thinking that clearing out sand bandits might make sense both in eliminating hazards and obtaining materials for entering the desert.
But the organization behind these sand bandits...
"Forget it, better less trouble than more; if the desert is so dangerous, it's advisable to enter Quan City as soon as possible."
Quan City is considered a large city, and once he arrived, he planned to immediately reroute towards Luling and Jin Hai, the journey perilous. Besides Hu Lushou's mention of terrifying Taboo Items in the desert, there were also the dangling insect legs they'd seen last night, all potential hazards.
At this moment, Chen Sixuan walked in, whispering to Lin Xian, "The sandstorm makes everything invisible; if it lasts too long, our plan..."
"Let's leave it to fate, then." Lin Xian sighed, "If worse comes to worst, we wait another night. All this effort for nothing would be too much of a loss."
"Hmm." Chen Sixuan nodded, watching the sea of yellow sand outside, unable to see even the ground, her expression somewhat heavy.
The good news was, as Lin Xian expected, the sandstorm did not last as long as anticipated. Not even two hours in, the howl of yellow sand outside began to subside, Lin Xian lifted the sunshade, outside was veiled in dust, stretching far but the wind had weakened.
After a few minutes, the sky outside, originally murky, began to clear, as the sandstorm like a canopy dissipated.
Swoosh.
The automatic door opened, Lin Xian hadn't exited the vehicle when a large amount of yellow sand fell from the roof like a waterfall.
Lin Xian raised his hand to wave it off, then jumped down from the vehicle, turning to see the entire Joint Train covered with a thick layer of yellow sand, making it look patchy.
"This sandstorm comes without warning."
Chen Sixuan also got off, as the wild sand passed, Akse turned into a clear-blue sky under the sun once more.
Lin Xian looked at Akse City amidst the yellow sand, a look of relief on his face, it was now 1 PM, and the battle situation was better than he expected. In less than one morning, Lao Xie's sand bandit gang was eliminated through internal and external collaboration, if they had purely attacked from outside, the situation would likely have been much more complex.
Because Lin Xian blocked the encirclement's attack from within, the external assault was very successful, with advantages in intelligence. Lin Xian and the captains decided to fight on the same day, drafting a combat plan overnight, which was absolutely unexpected by the sand bandits.
And the key, was the Iron Alliance Order.
This device installed on the sand bandit leader's heart turned out to be a weapon in conquering them.
Within Akse City, numerous Survivor Caravans were surrounded by yellow sand over the vehicles in the square, the streets filled with corpses covered in yellow sand and charred vehicle frames, the scent of war and blood buried by the sandstorm.
Lu Zhao from Team Dawn got off the vehicle, exhaling deeply with a complex expression, having been through many situations, yet his emotions still couldn't be calmed.
From being surrounded, to battle, despair, to Lin Xian's Joint Fleet's miraculous descent annihilating the sand bandits, and experiencing a thrilling sandstorm, all this happened in just one morning.
At this point, seeing the sandstorm pass, all survivors in Akse City felt a sense of joy for escaping with their lives.
"Boss Hu!"
Lu Zhao, Xie Guan, and several fleet leaders walked into the Black Rose Bar together, his eyes gleaming with excitement, "Haha, indeed! Originally, what you said about support being real, I accused you wrongly!"
Just out of the basement, Hu Lushou put back on his toad sunglasses, holding a small fan, with an expression of smugness, he waved his hand and said: