Wasteland Commander

The four-member team executing the beheading mission infiltrated from the Water Gate of the Dawn Army core area.

Their firearms were packed in bags, wrapped in oil paper to prevent them from getting wet.

Diving underwater, one dive propelled them over ten meters.

Several people surfaced in the water of the core area.

Four heads emerged above the water, looking around.

From the main city district, they couldn't clearly see the situation of the core area; everything here was novel.

In stark contrast to the hustle and bustle of the main city district, everything here appeared orderly.

There's a sentry tower by the riverside ahead, the sentry scanning back and forth with a searchlight, preventing further advancement.

They could only land from the left side of the river, where high walls were densely packed everywhere.

"Damn it, is this designed as a city or a maze? Why are there so many walls?"

"Never mind those. We must find the road to Ye Fan's residence; ignore everything else."

Among the group, Zhang Xiaofei from the Wangbei Army was leading, guiding the other three ashore.

They clung closely to a wall, advancing little by little.

The intersecting walls formed streets; the height of those walls was uniformly three meters, topped with a row of barbed wire.

The asphalt pavement underfoot was sturdy, smooth, and wide.

"Ye Fan's residence should be on that slope over there, the river's source; we'll loop around from here."

After only a few steps, organized footsteps sounded from the front.

"Not good! Patrol team!"

In the distance, eight soldiers were approaching with guns, accompanied by a military dog, walking down the street.

Their combat boots stomping the ground made one's skin crawl.

The military dog was quite annoying, sniffing all around, suddenly stopping.

The patrol team in the light could see the situation over there.

The dog's ears perked up instantly.

"Woof woof~~~!"

It suddenly barked wildly in this direction.

"There's movement, go and check."

The sound of bolts being pulled echoed, making their scalps tingle.

They hadn't expected to be discovered by the patrol team as soon as they reached the Dawn Army core area.

Given the current situation, they had to make a choice.

Fighting the patrol team undoubtedly would attract a large number of Dawn Army forces; even if the four could work together to take down this squad, they couldn't handle an endlessly incoming larger force.

The only solution was to cut and run.

One person would divert the patrol team, giving the other three a chance to escape.

Zhang Meng pushed Zhang Xiaofei and the others: "You guys run quickly, I'll deal with this squad."

Zhang Xiaofei glanced at Zhang Meng: "Mengzi....."

"Quit fussing; soon, no one will be able to leave. Don't forget why our squad is here; as long as we can eliminate Ye Fan, any sacrifice is worth it."

Zhang Meng brandished the sliding blade in his hand, a cold smile on his face: "Besides, it's not that simple to take my life, Zhang Meng. I have at least a sixty percent chance to take down these eight men and one dog. If I succeed, I'll hide back in the water."

"If I fail..... I hope you'll honor me with Ye Fan's head!"

After saying this, Zhang Meng rushed toward the patrol team without looking back.

Zhang Xiaofei and the others dared not pause, immediately sprinting along the high wall into the distance, quickly leaving Zhang Meng behind in the darkness.

********

Holding onto the cold blade edge, Zhang Meng entered his optimal state.

He was a power-type evolver, the sliding blade in his hand weighing twenty kilograms.

One strike was enough to split a person in half.

He stayed at the corner of the wall where the patrol team had to pass.

His palms were already sweating.

Every muscle in his body was tense, ready to explode at any moment.

As soon as those men came closer, he would unleash havoc!

Before they approached, a blinding white light suddenly struck!

The searchlight from the sentry tower spotted him!

All around was pitch black, except that within a few meters of him, it was as bright as daylight.

Under the spotlight, at this moment he was the lead actor on stage.

Only the lights were too bright, so bright that he was almost blind.

At this instant, the patrolling soldiers rushed up, a gunshot rang out, and the stage curtain fell.

********

Zhang Xiaofei and the others were desperately sprinting.

After several turns, a large gate appeared in front of them, adorned with the plaque of the Second Battalion of the Dawn Army.

To reach Ye Fan's residence, they had to pass through this battalion's entrance.

"Damn, who designed this? They're making our assassination mission deliberately difficult."

Zhang Xiaofei glanced at the military camp: "No problem, it's very late now, after lights out, everyone should be asleep; we'll rush across quickly, we just need to deal with that sentry."

Before they finished speaking, a bugle suddenly sounded inside the military camp.

Soldiers poured out of the barracks like a tide.

"Nighttime assembly call? These guys aren't training this hard, are they?"

Zhang Xiaofei felt his scalp tingle, their luck was too bad; they'd encountered a nighttime assembly drill, worrying whether they could cross the camp gate.

Lan Xingyu and Li Shenglong both patted his shoulder.

Lan Xingyu said, "Xiaofei, you must cross at all costs; I'll cover you from the side, I'll block the bullets."

Li Shenglong also said, "I'll be responsible for distraction, creating an opportunity for you two."

Zhang Xiaofei glanced at them: "What about you two?"

"Don't worry, one of us is fast enough to dodge bullets, and the other has strong defense, able to block bullets. It's not so easy for the Dawn Army to kill us."

Zhang Xiaofei nodded immediately, time was pressing, and the three of them took action right away.

Li Shenglong suddenly dashed out and fired a burst of bullets at the sentry in the guard post.

The people in the military camp were further away, and the sentries were the biggest threat.

But unexpectedly, the glass of the guard post was bulletproof, and his bullets didn't cause any damage, instead attracting the attention of the large group inside the camp!

"Enemy spotted, open fire!"

Countless firearms began shooting at Li Shenglong.

His speed was extremely fast, swiftly sprinting and jumping in front of the barracks. At such a distance, the soldiers found it hard to hit him.

"Charge!"

Taking advantage of the opportunity created by Li Shenglong, Lan Xingyu charged out fiercely, protecting Zhang Xiaofei.

Lan Xingyu ran alongside them, raising his arm which had a pure steel shield, protecting the head and neck area.

Some soldiers also started shooting at Lan Xingyu.

The dense bullets forced Lan Xingyu to keep retreating.

In the night, his body seemed like a string of firecrackers, continuously exploding.

Clang clang clang clang~~~~!

The impact of the bullets made blood trickle from the corner of his mouth.

However, relying on skin hardening and defensive equipment, plus Li Shenglong distracting most of the firepower, he managed to get through.

He tried his best to shield Zhang Xiaofei because Zhang Xiaofei was mainly responsible for assassinating Ye Fan.

Under Lan Xingyu's cover, Zhang Xiaofei finally crossed the deadly zone of the camp gate.

Li Shenglong stayed behind, completely not fighting back, just swiftly running and leaping here to buy time for his teammates.

Seeing his teammates race past, Li Shenglong laughed heartily: "Dawn Army, you're nothing much. Trying to kill Evolvers, you're still too green. I specialize in dodging bullets, you've got no chance to kill me, I'm out of here!"

Suddenly, several warriors holding strange guns appeared near the guard post.

"Go!"

Several warriors fired simultaneously.

Li Shenglong didn't think the enemy could kill him, leaping like a civet cat into the distance.

A streak of flame illuminated the night sky!

It wasn't ordinary firearms at all, but flame guns!

Several pillars of flame, tens of meters long, crisscrossed and enveloped Li Shenglong in an instant!

His body burst out, stumbling a few steps forward, letting out a miserable howl, then fell heavily to the ground!

He managed to dodge the bullets of the second battalion's recruits, but couldn't escape the flames.

A powerful Evolver, reduced to ashes!

********

Hearing Li Shenglong's howl behind them, the pursuers closing in, Zhang Xiaofei and the others didn't dare to look back, frantically sprinting forward for dear life.

Continuing down the main road towards Ye Fan's manor would make them targets, so in their panic, the two of them dashed into a courtyard next to the camp.

In the middle stood a huge factory building, flanked by garages.

It seemed to be where the army parked vehicles.

Two hundred meters away, there was a side gate.

"Take the back door! Exit from the rear of the courtyard."

The two continued running forward, heading towards the direction of the back door.

The Dawn Army's troops also appeared at the front gate.

Lan Xingyu bravely stood out once again.

"You run in a straight line, I'll continue to cover you. They're far from us; unless they hit a vital spot, not even a sniper rifle will take me down!"

Raising his already battered arm shield, wearing a tattered bulletproof vest, although in great pain and with the impact injuring his internal organs, Lan Xingyu's heart was still full of pride.

If they could escape under the Dawn Army's pursuit and take down Ye Fan, this was something he could brag about for a lifetime.

After passing another garage, they were almost out of the factory courtyard.

The garage door opened.

Lan Xingyu felt a slight tremor on the ground.

It seemed like the sound of metal tracks.

"What is that?"

He rubbed his eyes, trying to get a clear view of the big thing emerging in the dark.

"Damn it!"

After just one glance, Lan Xingyu's soul almost flew out of his body.

It was a tank!

No longer caring about much else, even though his skin hardening superpower was strong, it wasn't meant for playing with tanks.

This was just cheating.

His body took a forward dive, trying to roll on the spot and run as far as he could.

At this moment, the tank fired.

Bang~~~!

A flash of light exploded in front of his eyes.

The 105mm main gun blasted out an exploding fireball, and Lan Xingyu, who could withstand bullets, was instantly torn apart under the cannon fire!

The blast wave swept over, even sending Zhang Xiaofei rolling head over heels in front.

Tumbling and crawling out of that courtyard, Zhang Xiaofei's determination to assassinate Ye Fan wavered a bit.

Four of them started, and now only he was left, without even seeing Ye Fan's face.

"Am I here to assassinate a bandit leader? Feels more like I'm assassinating the president!"

He felt like hiding somewhere and abandoning the mission, but as he rushed out of the courtyard, he found to his surprise that Ye Fan's manor was right in front of him.