Chapter 22 Chapter 22: Ambush Outside the Town
Chapter 22: Ambush Outside the Town
"Come on, come on, it won't hurt to try."
Pozëmka's face was slightly flushed, but she mustered her courage and, with a charming laugh, pushed Kevin into the shower. To deal with this ten-thousand-year-old ice block, the only way was to take the initiative if she wanted to win the handsome man's heart!
Wasn't that how all the romance novels she read at home were written?
"Here, this is a toothbrush, and this is a hair comb. Don't mix them up~ Oh, Kevin, you might not need this one—it's for combing tails."
"I'm not a primitive..."
"And this, this!"
"(Forget it, let her do as she pleases.)"
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The approaching noon sun was already becoming scorching, baking the entire land from above.
Outside Gungnir Town, two people continued traveling southwest.
But perhaps due to their constitution, some uninvited guests always seemed to find them, such as...
"Woo-hoo! Bang!"
Leaning halfway out of the car window, W cheered as she aimed her grenade launcher at an Originium off-road vehicle following behind and pulled the trigger!
Boom!
The vehicle instantly exploded into a bright red fireball.
"The mission is to blow them all away! Right, Heidre?"
W's face was full of excitement as she quickly reloaded and fired another shot.
"We don't have much ammunition. Save some..."
Heidre's face darkened. Those who don't manage a household don't know the cost of firewood, rice, oil, and salt. At the rate W was using ammunition, they'd likely run out before they were even halfway through their retreat.
By then, after deducting ammunition costs from the mission reward, how much would be left was still unknown.
Ines was in a very bad state. She had been mentally unfocused all day yesterday and couldn't participate in any combat operations, let alone carry out high-precision, high-risk missions like assassinations.
If not for that, he wouldn't have agreed to W's bold plan.
And the commotion this guy caused was simply too big. The mission target, along with the house, was blown sky-high by over a dozen Originium bombs—definitely not alive.
But because of this, they were being pursued by Gungnir Town's guard force.
This absolutely couldn't be classified as a brawl—that would be slapping Gungnir Town's "rules" in the face! This was no ordinary thug; they had to come down hard.
Tap! Tap! Tap!
The grenade launcher overheated from continuous firing, causing its Arts circuits to overheat. W had no choice but to pull out another Guardian gun from her waist and fire single shots.
Gunfire erupted from both sides, occasionally sparking against the thick metal car body—quite a lively scene.
"Is that him?! Heidre! Avoid him! Quick!"
Ines, sitting in the passenger seat, happened to see Kevin about two hundred meters ahead. Her previously listless spirits lifted, and she became much more alert, urgently shouting at Heidre.
"Tch."
Turning the steering wheel, Heidre slammed the accelerator almost to the floor, narrowly avoiding Kevin and Pozëmka.
The vehicles pursuing them clearly had no intention of avoiding anyone. They ignored the two people right in the middle of the wasteland and charged straight ahead.
"I Sarkaz slang Heidre! How the Kazdel profanity are you driving?!"
W, who almost got thrown off, couldn't help but curse. If she hadn't held on tight just now and got thrown off, whether she'd get injured from the fall would be the least of her worries—her two legs definitely couldn't outrun the Originium off-road vehicles closely following behind.
If she got surrounded then, she wouldn't be laughing.
After all, finding amusement and becoming the amusement yourself were two completely different things. She really disliked the latter.
"Ines told me to avoid them. Take it up with her."
Heidre skillfully shifted the blame onto Ines. He trusted his companion's judgment wouldn't be wrong.
Ines clearly had no intention of engaging with either of them. She just closed her eyes wearily, a look of relief appearing on her face.
"Ines, you Laterano greeting..."
W turned her gun muzzle. She was someone who believed in settling scores directly with the responsible party.
But before she could finish—
Crack—
A bone-chilling cold current surged over them like a tidal wave, making W break out in goosebumps all over. Her almost overflowing aggression seemed to get stuck in her throat.
The scenery outside the window seemed to hit pause. Accompanied by a teeth-grating sound, the shoddy engine in Heidre's vehicle also stalled instantly due to the drastic external temperature change.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Massive, towering black ice pillars pierced through, skewering and exploding all the vehicles charging toward Kevin into bursts of orange-red flames, like fragile bubbles.
Kevin silently lowered his hand, staring at the vehicles on the ice pillars, lost in thought.
Gulp—
W swallowed hard, just dumbly clutching her Guardian gun that couldn't really provide much sense of security.
"Me what?"
Ines forced her eyes open slightly, a playful smile curling at the corner of her mouth as she retorted in a somewhat weary tone.
"You... you dodged well."
Even W had to admit now that if not for Ines's warning earlier, they probably would have become part of those "candied haws" too.
"Alright, get out."
After futilely pressing the accelerator a few times and confirming their vehicle had completely stalled, Heidre said helplessly.
Now they were truly at someone else's mercy—like fish on a chopping block.
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"We pay our respects to you, sir. Thank you for your assistance."
Heidre kept his posture extremely humble, even speaking with quite a refined demeanor.
Perhaps he wasn't good at pleasing others, but he was quite experienced in how not to offend people.
"I wasn't trying to help you. If you hadn't avoided us earlier, you would have been among them too."
Kevin didn't want to waste time on these pleasantries.
"At least it objectively happened."
"Enough, Heidre. Can't you see he has zero interest in your polite talk?"
W rolled her eyes and said. She just couldn't stand Heidre's overly formal manner.
"W."
Heidre growled sternly, making her pout but stop interrupting.
"You... are mercenaries?"
Kevin thought for a moment before asking.
"Yes, sir. If you have any commissions, please feel free to ask. We'll do our best to complete them."
Agree first and talk later—Heidre knew this principle well.
"Then... do you know Theresa?"
He uttered a name that surprised Heidre greatly.
"Her Highness the Princess? I believe every mercenary in Kazdel knows of her name."
"Then where is she?"
Theresa—this name was mentioned by Bolshakov during their conversation.
They should be familiar with each other. Since he had no destination for now anyway, targeting her seemed like a good idea.
"We don't know Her Highness's specific whereabouts either... but it's said she has retreated south."
Heidre quickly explained.
"I'll hire you as guides. How about it?"
"Huh?"
"Money isn't an issue."
"No no no, it's not about the money..."
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