The Legendary Mechanic - Chapter 74

Chapter 74


The cars were parked outside . After everyone moved their equipment into the secret base, they began their pre-mission briefing .

"We have two operations . Firstly, disguise as wanderers and blend into Dark Crow Forest Town to gather intel; secondly, search for sentry guards from the Germinal Organization that are left alone and force information about their base out of them .

"We will handle the sentries, your people can go to the Dark Crow Forest Town," Winna immediately stated .

Di Su Su frowned . There would mostly likely be spies hidden in the town . If they attempted to blend in, they might be exposed and be put in dire danger . If so, they would not achieve anything . Searching for sentries would be much safer and easier to accomplish .

Hesla just could not wait to throw all the dangerous and tough jobs to Division 13 . This attitude annoyed them greatly, but someone had to do the missions after all . If it was not going to be Hesla then it had to be Division 13 . As such, no one voiced any objection .

"To infiltrate the town, we must first disguise ourselves as wanderers and then find an opportunity to gather intel covertly . We must not act rashly and alert the enemy," said Qi Bai Jia .

After some discussion, it was decided that some people would stay at the base as backup . Four people stayed behind: Lin Yao, Qi Bai Jia, Ma Qing Yang, and Han Xiao .

Hesla also left some personnel to guard the base . Han Xiao only knew Ye Fan from their group .

It was only the afternoon . The Hesla agents decided to take a rest first . They would wait till dawn, when enemy's alertness would be at its lowest, to move off to find enemy sentry guards . They had brought infrared imaging devices, so the darkness actually provided them with an advantage . Also, they secretly wanted Division 13 to be the guinea pig to sweep away some danger first .

Once the mission plan was finalized, those Division 13 agents who were going in mixed together to form a team with Di Su Su as the leader . They were disguised in wanderer's clothes and looked travel-worn and weary . They hunched their backs to look as if they were being weighed down by stress . They carried giant backpacks and looked exactly like those real wanderers . They then headed toward the Dark Crow Forest Town on foot .  

The secret base was equipped with many computer screens that were connected to agents' camera and earphones . Han Xiao, Lin Yao, and Qi Bai Jia would rotate to monitor the situation .

Di Su Su's team soon arrived at the crowded town, which was displayed on the screens . There were many different types of buildings, and despite the housing being simple and crude, there were many people there, making it look like a marketplace . Although the town was small in area, it had everything, even hotels for guests .

"Let's look for a place to stay first . "

Di Su Su and the gang were questioned by the locals, but she answered perfectly . They were just 'wanderers that were migrating' and 'wanted to rest here for a while before moving off . ' Afterwards, they successfully checked in at one of the hotels in the town .

As soon as they entered the room, they immediately swept for monitoring cameras and bugs professionally . They started discussing their next steps after they made sure the room was safe .

"How should we proceed now?" Li Ya Lin curled her lips and gave Di Su Su a cold look .

Di Su Su was not in the mood to banter with Li Ya Lin . Her brows knitted together as she said in a serious tone, "People in the town are still suspicious of our identity . I think we should stay put . "

Han Xiao suddenly chimed in through the earpieces . "You guys had better act today . "

"Give me a good reason . " Di Su Su was slightly provoked .

"You guys are now foreign wanderers, so you should act your part . It is only normal to gather information about this place . It will actually look strange if you purposefully conceal yourselves, making others feel that you have an ulterior motive . "

Everyone looked at one another . "That seems like a good point . "

"…Let's do what Han Xiao suggested . "

The town had many amenities, including entertainment facilities, casinos, a pharmacy, restaurants, and even places for one to release . As night fell, the team moved out in different groups and pretended to spend money, probe for intel, and gather information . However, they did not achieve any substantial success . The locals there were mostly ordinary wanderers, and they did not spot any people of interest .



"Our enemies must be hiding deeply . We probably won't get anything through this method . " Qi Bai Jia's expression was grave .

"Actually, I know a way . " Han Xiao smiled . He knew the specific spy that was station at this town . After 'real' players earned enough reputation from missions, they could choose to join the Germinal Organization through this NPC . By catching this NPC, they could get quite a lot of intel .

Han Xiao knew the exact coordinates of the Dark Crow Valley Base, but he was unsure of the specific military strength and defenses of the base . After ten long years, he only remembered a little information about the place . Furthermore, they were at the different point in time, so the changes would be different . It was essential for them to gather intel from the NPC .

"You guys should go to the southern part of town, where you will see a casino . There should be a bald-headed dude who knows the intel about the base . " Han Xiao was describing the spy from the Germinal Organization stationed at the town . Those 'real' players who were born at Dark Crow Forest Town could only join the Germinal Organization through this guy .

Everyone was shocked . Di Su Su frowned . "Where did you get this information from?"

"I have my ways . "

"What if the information is incorrect?" Di Su Su was adamant .

"Listen to him . " Qi Bai Jia spoke up for Han Xiao . Before the mission, higher ups had told him to trust his intel . This showed that the higher ups valued Han Xiao highly .

Di Su Su had to repress her suspicion and follow to the order . She took some agents to the small casino and looked for the person quietly . Without fail, they found the bald-headed guy, who was the banker of the casino .

"What should we do now? If we act rashly, we could alarm our enemies . He might have companions from the organization around him," asked Di Su Su .

Han Xiao was speechless . "We've already found our target . Can't you just be professional and do what you usually do?"



Di Su Su felt her chest tighten, enraged by his comment . But at the same time, she realized that she had asked a dumb question . She gathered her teammates to secretly surround the guy .

Han Xiao looked at the time . He got up and let Lin Yao take over his duty . He did not feel that he needed to supervise the actual execution . If they could not even catch the guy, those agents should just knock themselves out with a piece of tofu .

At the same time, Winna and her team of Hesla agents left for their objective after she gave Han Xiao a fierce glare .

Han Xiao did not plan to rest at the secret base . He went into the trunk of Big Black and started assessing the situation . Both operations are team-based . They will most likely complete them without any hiccups . I should be more concerned with my personal mission . I will need some handy tools in order to assassinate the sentry guards in the forest .

Han Xiao took out some spare parts and began working on his interface .

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Do you wish to proceed with talent fusion?

(Basic Spatial Sensing + Basic Bio-engineering + Basic Mechanical Engineering)

This fusion will cost you 15,000 EXP .

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Fusion Success!

Congratulations, you have invented [Miniature Biological Sensor (Spider)]!



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Winna's team sneaked among the trees silently as if they were hunters searching for prey in the dark forest . They were wearing camouflage suits and night-vision goggles .

The sentry guards were stationed right outside the base . One of the team members was a master in investigating trails . He could deduce the number of people that had walked past a location a day before based on the minimal evidence left behind .

He was called Magarnu, a tall Sharnuk . He was built like a small mountain, which made it hard to believe that he was extremely meticulous . He rubbed the soil between his fingertips, smelt it, and pondered for a few moments . "There was a man, weighing around 180 pounds, who walked past here in a northwestern direction seven hours ago . "

Winna did not doubt Magarnu's deduction . She and her team walked carefully in that direction . Suddenly, they came to a halt . Night vision goggles showed a living entity on tree three hundred meters out .

"Search the surroundings!"

Winna kept a cool head and did not act prematurely . She instructed her team to search for any other sentry guards or surveillance devices in the surroundings . After about twenty minutes, they confirmed that they were safe .

Ye Fan gave the order through the radio . "Take him down!"

Winna activated her power, and immediately, a maroon energy trail flashed under her feet . She moved swiftly and quietly within a hundred-meter radius from the enemy . She always stayed in the blind spots of the enemy by using the trees to hide her body like a master-level assassin . She hopped onto a tree in a cat-like manner before summoning her maroon-colored energy . The energy allowed her to stick onto the tree branches, and she jumped constantly from tree to tree, quickly approaching the enemy .

The Germinal sentry guard felt a sudden gust of wind over his head . He looked up and saw a dark shadow accelerating toward him .