My health recovery is incredibly fast.

Xia Zuo felt like his head was a complete mess...

He could only find a notebook and write down all these questions, hoping to find out the answers later.

Chapter 13 Mysterious Aid

On the narrow walkway of the spillway reservoir, Scarface, dressed in alchemical suits, ran under the moonlight. His footsteps were well masked by the sound of water flowing out of the dam.

But there were no tall buildings on the dam to shield him from view.

Scarface was moving quickly, only wanting to get through this passageway that would expose him as soon as possible, unaware that he had already entered the sights of the Strange Detective.

Xia Zuo's No. 6 servant, covered in a shooting device, hid in a low building at the end of the corridor.

Ideally, we should find an opportunity to shoot Scarface from the shadows and kill him.

This is very difficult to do.

The accurate range of a revolver is about 25 meters.

In other words, you have to shoot from at least 25 meters away from Scarface to ensure that the bullets hit the designated spot accurately.

Using Scarface, who is located on the dam, as the center, draw a perfect circle with a radius of 25 meters. Within this range, there are very few positions that can be used as firing points, and none of them would expose Servant No. 6.

Moreover, Scarface's alchemical suit is a full-body suit, protecting all his vital organs, even his eye sockets and nostrils have armor plates, making it extremely difficult to kill him with a single shot using a small-caliber revolver bullet.

We must patiently wait for the right opportunity.

Xia Zuo looked at the detective from the Yizhu Group.

Andrew and Ross didn't rush over to stop Scarface like reckless fools.

They had prepared a comprehensive battle plan, waiting until Scarface left the dam, climbed over the reservoir fence, and stepped into the forest before making their move.

Andrew crouched in the bushes and whispered, "Ross, before we launch the attack, don't leave this bush that's been sprayed with heat-insulating oil, or you'll be spotted by Scarface immediately. His alchemical implant has a heat sensor."

“Okay, Andrew.” Ross took a deep breath, suppressing his nervousness, and gripped the arc gun tightly in his right hand.

“After the pressure-sensitive bomb detonates, I’ll use my rifle to hold him off. You have three chances to fire the arc. If you miss, get out of here quickly. I have a way to escape.” Andrew gave a few more instructions, then patted Ross on the shoulder. “Believe in yourself.”

Ross nodded heavily, watching Andrew, who was covered in heat-insulating oil, leave the bushes.

Andrew lowered his center of gravity and jogged along the ground to the reservoir fence. He hid in a corner of the wall, extended a black gun barrel, and aimed it at the main gate of the reservoir.

As they expected, Scarface ran towards the main gate. When he got close to the fence, he leaped up, braced his right hand on the wall, and vaulted over it.

Just as his feet touched the ground, the silent reservoir was suddenly filled with the sound of bombs exploding!

"Boom boom boom!" The bombs buried underground kicked up clouds of dust and rubble, engulfing the red and black figures along with the black smoke.

Pressure-sensitive bombs had little effect.

The scene was filled with dark fog, but apart from the shaking and the echoing of explosions, there was nothing else to be heard.

No severed limbs or pieces of armor flew out.

Andrew's face darkened as he saw the silhouette of a figure flashing crimson light in the smoke.

He pulled the trigger and fired a shot at the enemy.

"boom!"

"Piu~" The bullet ricocheted, bouncing diagonally upwards into the air before landing in the reservoir.

"Damn it!" Andrew cursed under his breath. "Did this guy discover the secret of the V-shaped alchemical bio-armor, devour the acorn worm, and give birth to a new bio-armor component?"

He fired at different angles, and every single bullet bounced off.

The thick smoke from the explosion dissipated, and an egg-shaped object appeared in the center of the blast site, its shell covered with dense snake scales.

The scales on the shell writhed rapidly, like a giant python awakening from hibernation. The tall, scarred figure stood up from the shell, unharmed.

The armor plates protecting him retracted into his left hand, transforming into a large round shield.

Scarface flicked his right hand, and the scarlet snake whip lashed towards the corner of the wall.

Andrew rolled backward, barely avoiding the whipping.

The snake whip slammed into the wall, and the ejected stones flew a meter away.

"Heh heh, so it's you guys." Scarface glanced at Andrew, who was rolling around in a disheveled state, and then scanned the surroundings for another detective from the Alien Group.

Andrew steadied himself, moved to a corner further away, set up his gun, pulled the trigger, and fired a burst of bullets.

Scarface hurriedly raised his shield to block in front of him.

Xia Zuo then noticed that the rifle in Andrew's hand, although it appeared to be a bolt-action rifle that fired with a pull, was actually a modified fully automatic weapon, making it very deceptive. (Note 1: Yu Ao Automatic Rifle)

Judging from the gunshot and the speed at which the spent cartridges are ejected, it's not hard to estimate that the gun's rate of fire is around 400 rounds per minute. If it uses a drum magazine, it can fire continuously for 10 seconds without any problem.

This gun is equivalent to at least 10 gunmen armed with non-automatic rifles, making it a formidable weapon in the Jing Shui Town area.

Andrew's torrent of bullets suppressed Scarface.

Hidden in the bushes, Ross acted decisively, standing up to expose the tip of the arc gun to the air, aiming at Scarface and pressing the trigger to charge.

"Buzz...buzz...buzz...buzz..."

The sound of surging electricity quickened rapidly, and a large patch of leaping blue lightning appeared on the tuning fork-shaped muzzle.

"An arc gun!?" Scarface discerned from the gunshots a truly life-threatening attack.

He roared and leaped high into the air despite the gunfire.

"Crack!" The blue-white lightning went berserk and crashed into the muddy ground with a loud bang, creating a huge black crater, and the scattered dirt flew two or three meters high.

"Damn it. Why did he react so quickly?! Doesn't he have any side effects from using the alchemical suit for so long?" Ross cursed under his breath, then turned and ran towards the next planned firing point. There was a bomb buried along the way, so he had to be careful while running, or he might get blown up.

The moment Ross shouldered the Arc Gun, parted the bushes, and disappeared into the pile of leaves, a serpentine whip lashed the spot where he had been standing, tearing leaves and branches to shreds.

As Scarface jumped, he chose to leap towards Rose. The moment he landed, he saw Rose disappear into the bushes. His sharp whip strike was a beat too slow and failed to hit Rose, who was carrying a deadly weapon.

Scarface glanced ahead and noticed the problem with the bushes—the Wild V-Shaped's thermal sensing function was malfunctioning; some kind of oil had been poured on the bushes, interfering with the thermal sensing.

"Bang! Bang!" Andrew changed the drum magazine and the barrel had cooled down enough. He raised his hand and fired two shots at the dazed Scarface, the bullets heading straight for the man's cheek.

Two shards of debris exploded from Scarface's helmet, but no blood splattered out.

If the alchemical armor is installed using a coupling method, the protective power provided by the alchemical armor will be several times stronger than that provided by attaching it.

The Rampaging V-Shaped Armor can withstand several shots, but it would take at least eight consecutive shots to the same spot to penetrate the armor.

Andrew knew this all too well.

He had just fired a shot when he immediately lunged to the side and disappeared into the bushes.

After being shot in the face, Scarface was dazed for half a second. He immediately raised his shield to protect his face, but all he heard was the sound of the bushes rustling.

"Damn it, those two bastards got away?" Scarface cursed, glancing around with a look of apprehension in his eyes.

He carefully avoided the bushes to prevent stepping on the bombs underneath, and walked towards the flat, wide road.

If it weren't for the newly acquired implant function that saved his life, he would have been knocked unconscious by the enormous impact.

This feature can only be used once a day.

If we get ambushed again... then we're really done for.

Scarface walked slowly down the road, his eyes scanning the surface to distinguish between signs of human excavation and cracks and wrinkles caused by wind and sun.

Andrew hadn't actually gone far.

In the battle plan, the second ambush point was located right next to the first ambush point.

However, two unexpected events have occurred.

First, Scarface's mental state and the performance of the alchemical suit exceeded expectations.

Andrew had assumed he should be exhausted, and that the alchemical bio-armor shouldn't have improved so quickly, at least not possessing the ability to automatically protect its owner.

The second unexpected thing was that Scarface was too cautious and didn't chase after Ross, who was holding the arc gun.

This rendered the pressure-sensitive bombs placed along the transfer route ineffective.

Andrew crouched in the bushes, squinting at the slowly walking Scarface. He quietly set up his gun, estimated Ross's current position and firing range, and waited until Scarface entered the arc gun's range before decisively pulling the trigger.

The muzzle flashes danced and changed shape in an instant as bullets rained down on Scarface's head, but apart from the first few, the rest were blocked by the shield.

The buzzing sound of charging started again.

The electric arc struck from the left front.

Scarface roared and rolled forward with all his might amidst the impact of the bullets. A tingling sensation ran down his back, as if countless tiny insects were crawling under his armor, and his entire body was covered in a numbing tingling feeling.

The electric arc struck the target!

Rose played very well this time.

He anticipated Scarface's dodge direction and fired an arc of electricity about 1 meter in front of him, hitting Scarface's back as he rolled towards the sky.

"Well done! Let's go!" Andrew shouted, and hid behind a nearby tree to change the drum magazine.

Ross heard Andrew's instructions and, without even celebrating hitting the target, hurriedly dodged the swung snake whip and stumbled into the bushes with his arc gun in hand.

Scarface seemed to be angered.

He roared as he charged into the bushes, the snake whip in his hand glowing with a dark red light as it whistled through the trees and leaves that blocked his path, completely ignoring the half-shattered armor on his back.

Andrew's expression changed.

How come it's completely different from what we envisioned?!

Before Scarface was injured, he was so cautious, but now that his back armor is almost rotten, he's become reckless again?

Aren't you afraid there are bombs planted ahead?

Andrew couldn't help but worry.

There were indeed no pressure-sensitive bombs planted between the second and third ambush sites, as the number of bombs was limited and each detonation needed to be powerful enough...

Andrew raised his gun and fired at Scarface's back, but the night was too dark and the distance was too far, so the bullet missed and landed on the intact hip armor.

Seeing that Scarface's figure was about to be swallowed up by the bushes, Andrew slung his rifle over his shoulder, drew his pistol, and chased after him while firing, seizing every opportunity to draw Scarface's attention.

At this moment.