US police: outlaws

Chapter 124 The Governor's Passing

With one foot on the accelerator, one hand on the steering wheel, and the other on the gear shift, the Phantom skillfully started the vehicle's system.

Modern tanks are all automatic, so there is no clutch pedal on the left foot. There are two driver's instrument panels on the left side, displaying various values, and a screen in front of the head.

The steel behemoth slowly started, its tracks leaving a long trail in the snow, which was soon covered by the wind and snow again.

Mountain roads are indeed not suitable for all vehicles; tracked vehicles have an easier time navigating them, and things become much easier once you get onto the main road.

Suddenly, a dark figure appeared in Lee Ethan's field of vision. Upon closer inspection, it was a Bird tribesman who had shot down a jaguar and was preparing to return.

"Click"

"Bang bang bang bang"

The machine gun bullets shredded people to pieces, and in the snowy weather, the sound of gunfire couldn't reach the manor at all.

"The first one."

As they drew closer to the manor, the three armed men on lookout were unaware that a 120mm cannon was aimed at their position, and they didn't even hear the sound of the tracks.

"What's John up to? Didn't he say he was on his way back from hunting game?"

"Does anyone know what I said... what was that sound?"

"boom"

A high-explosive armor-piercing shell blew through the 10-centimeter-thick door and also affected the security room, instantly killing two and injuring one of the three people.

"Cough cough, what's going on? Where did that shelling come from?"

The security guard, a former soldier, crawled on the ground. He quickly realized what kind of artillery fire it was. He heard the sound of tracks, and then a desert-yellow tank appeared in his field of vision.

The M1A2 tank is no stranger to security personnel; they have even relied on it to save their lives on numerous occasions while on missions in the Middle East.

"It's an M1A2! What's wrong with this country? Someone is using a tank to assassinate—no, to kill—the governor. This is unheard of!"

From the security personnel's perspective, the tank's cannon barrels rose, followed by a deafening roar that shook the snow-capped mountains. A small section of the residential buildings was blasted down by a single shot, and the sound of the cannon also attracted the ancient presence within the snow-capped mountains.

In the snowstorm, two teenagers struggled against the cold wind, but to no avail. Suddenly, a panting sound came from the dark cave, freezing their bodies.

A pale, hairy arm, a full 1.5 meters long, emerged from the cave. A monster was exposed to the wind and snow. The monster had long, horn-like antlers, a bald head, and a hideous face with barely discernible features. Its skin was full of wrinkles, and it had a gaping maw and fangs.

His upper body was covered by skin and flesh clinging to his sternum, and his entire body was a full 3 meters tall, slender like a starving ghost.

"I'm so hungry."

A hoarse voice made the two even more frightened. At that moment, the boy remembered a story he had heard when he lived in Montana.

The Wendigo, originating from the legends of the Algonquin Indians of North America, is a cannibalistic monster transformed from humans who engage in cannibalism, and is also associated with cold and hunger.

"Waaah"

Tears fell and quickly froze. They could only watch helplessly as the monster devoured them. The stench of the blood-soaked maw assaulted their senses, as if it could swallow their heads whole.

"boom"

An explosion in the distance made the monster stop and look in the direction of the sound. Soon another explosion drew the monster in, saving the two sacrifices. However, they would have frozen to death if no one had rescued them.

Inside the manor villa, the Bird father and son were having dinner with several close associates from the Bird family branches when the sudden explosion and tremors stunned them.

"What's going on?"

"Security room, what happened?"

A terrified voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Governor, an M1A2 main battle tank is firing at us."

"What? Where did California get M1A2 tanks?"

According to Brett Bird's understanding, there are no M1A2 tanks in California. The National Guard and various police forces do not even have tanks. The Fort Irwin base in the Mojave Desert only has M1A1 tanks.

The 1st Marine Division is stationed at Camp Pendleton in California, and it only has M1A1 tanks; the A2 tanks are used by the Army outside of its territory.

The fact that an A2 tank was spotted on the outskirts of Los Angeles suggests how dangerous the water must be inside. Someone in the military wants him dead, or perhaps not the military, but some high-ranking official in the federal government.

The Bird father and son were baffled, but faced with the frequent explosions, they could only order their 40-odd men to fight back. They were secretly equipped with rocket launchers, even if they weren't the latest models.

"Call 911 immediately to notify nearby air force personnel to provide support. Andrew, you and I will leave through the back door."

"Helicopters have difficulty providing support in blizzard weather."

"I can't worry about that anymore."

Just then, the powerful blast wave reached the hall, and a sharp piece of wood shot out and pierced Andrew Bird's head, penetrating his skull.

The change came too quickly; Brett Bird stood frozen in place, still unwilling to believe it.

"My son, no... he's still a child, what's he doing coming at me?"

"Governor, please leave quickly, or the villa will collapse."

Brett Bird was carried away by two of his men.

"Bang bang bang bang bang"

The bullets from the two machine guns created a metallic storm, sweeping away the people who rushed out like leaves in a whirlwind.

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Li Yisen controls the battlefield through the third-generation hunter-killer fire control system, integrating command, control, computers, and friend-or-foe identification into a comprehensive battlefield combat system.

It has the functions of automatic tracking, ballistic calculation and automatic aiming.

Tanks also have wireless communication, laser sensors, infrared sensors, millimeter-wave radar, and other sensors.

The tank tracks crushed the garden debris, and Lee Ethan, through bird's-eye view, already knew the security guard's resting place: a small building covering 300 square meters, behind dense trees.

So the gun barrel was turned and pointed in the direction where Mingming's view was blocked. A high-explosive shell was fired. The shell went straight through the trees and hit the building behind it. This shot caused the three-story building to shake violently and then half of it collapsed.

Six seconds later, another high-explosive grenade successfully collapsed the entire building, sending dust billowing into the sky. The more than ten bodyguards resting inside were instantly killed.

Lee Ethan only had 20 shells, so he maneuvered the tank around the main building, bombarding its load-bearing walls and columns one after another.

As the building teetered on the brink of collapse, nearly ten gunmen, even those too afraid to go outside, lay at the windows and fired at the tanks in resistance. Unfortunately, not only were submachine guns and automatic rifles useless, but even light machine gun bullets were completely ineffective.

The tank turret rotated, and two machine guns swept across from the left and right, instantly killing nearly half of the gunners.

"Damn it, how am I supposed to fight this? Run!"

Just then, Lee Ethan fell into a flashback illusion, and his sense of danger also revealed the trajectory of a rocket.

The next second, the illusion floored the accelerator and accelerated to its maximum speed. Facing the incoming rocket, it performed a snow drift, leaving a beautiful trail that completely avoided the rocket launcher.

"How is that possible?"

The gunner was stunned. Who would have thought that his sure-fire shot would be dodged? The next second, his expression changed drastically because the tank's cannon was aimed at him.

"boom"

The grenade pierced the glass and exploded inside the building, killing the gunner and his assistant who had just picked up another rocket launcher.

After 13 shells were fired, the main building finally collapsed.

However, the system did not indicate that the task was completed, which means that Brett Bird was not dead.

On the other side of the ruins, Brett Bird and two bodyguards were taking advantage of the smoke and dust obscuring the tank's view to leave.

"Hurry, if we can escape into the forest, we'll have a chance to survive."

Unbeknownst to them, the Dark Crowned Blue Raven, which had been flying low, rose again, taking in the entire manor landscape, and soon spotted Brett Bird.

"Trying to run? No way."

The tank remained stationary, its cannon aimed at the two men through the thick smoke.

"You got off easy with the last high-explosive grenade."

Fire control lock-on, the most suitable ballistic trajectory has been calculated.

"Bang."

"boom"

Although the explosion did not hit the three directly, the powerful blast still knocked them over. Two bodyguards were killed by the blast and debris, while only Brett Bird, who was 2 meters tall, was further away from the blast point than the other two.

Even though his ears and nose were bleeding, and his legs and arms were completely paralyzed and he couldn't move, he ultimately survived thanks to the blood of San Antonio.

Brett Bird watched as the sound of tracks grew closer and closer, until a metallic monster came into view, its cannon pointed directly at his head at close range.

Inside the tank, Ethan Lee was curious to see Brett Bird's reaction, after all, he was the governor.

Unfortunately, the change happened too suddenly. A pale monster rushed out of the forest, three meters tall, running at nearly 80 kilometers per hour. It jumped directly onto the top of the tank turret and kept smashing things, nimbly dodging the cannon barrels and machine guns.

"What the hell?"

The Dark Crowned Blue Raven lowered its altitude slightly, taking in the monster's full appearance. Even though Lee Ethan had seen evil spirits before, he was still quite surprised to see this thing. Fortunately, the monster's power could not damage the tank.

Brett Bird, who was on the ground, witnessed this scene and was moved to tears.

"Ancestor, it was my fault for not doing enough."

The machine gun barrel was bent by tremendous force, causing Li Yisen inside the vehicle great distress; he had nowhere to repair it if it broke.

The hatch opened to attract the monster's attention, and its slender body lunged forward, giving Brett Bird hope of survival.

The next second, the monster was knocked away and landed on the ground, assuming a wary stance.

Li Yisen walked out of the tank openly and honestly, his body reaching an unprecedented level of strength.

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【Strength: 116】

[Endurance: 122]

[Agility: 80]

【Spirit: 25】

An unprecedented power filled my body, making me feel like I could move mountains and fill seas, but of course this was just an illusion.

The monster lunged again, but Li Yisen dodged it. He then grabbed the monster's long arm and slammed it to the ground. The next second, although the monster's body made solid contact with the ground, its other hand ignored the joint restrictions and scratched several bloody marks on Li Yisen's chest, tearing off his bulletproof vest.

Brett Bird was immediately excited when he saw this, because the monster's claws and teeth were highly venomous, a variant of the Hennipa virus, and the source of the bio-terrorist attack virus.

He had no idea that a certain human monster had evolved to be immune to the Hennipa virus.

"Bang"

"Bang"

Lee Ethan shattered the stone bricks and charged towards the enemy. The two inhuman monsters collided, and due to the recoil, they each took a step back.

Lee Ethan punched the monster so hard its head was knocked off balance, but it continued to leave several bloody marks on Lee Ethan's body, about two centimeters deep, as if nothing had happened.

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This punch was comparable to a 4-ton car crashing into a target at high speed, and the force hit a single point.

The monster's arm, which it used to block, was broken off. The fist sank directly into the monster's chest without any obstruction, breaking bones and shattering internal organs. The monster flew more than ten meters and crashed into Brett Bird.

The governor, who was already seriously injured, was left on the verge of death after being hit by his ancestor.

But what he faced next was not the blessing of his ancestors, but a bloody plate that bit into his belly and tore out his tender internal organs.