Atlas of Heaven and Earth - Chapter 463: Intersection
This convoy was made up of security personnel dispatched by Escort Bureau Chief Lei. It was evident that the Central City Secret Cult Investigation Bureau placed great importance on Bureau Chief Lei.
Wu Han was listening to a joke on the radio when he turned back and said, "Wow, quite the display. Is this the person you've been waiting for, Junior Chen?"
Chen Chuan nodded.
As the convoy approached, an extended armed vehicle pulled up beside the Jiade car. The window slowly lowered, revealing Bureau Chief Lei, who was sitting in the back seat.
Beside him sat a man in his thirties wearing protective glasses. This was the Third-Limit Martial Artist sent by the Secret Cult Investigation Bureau to protect Bureau Chief Lei.
Chen Chuan glanced at him. As his gaze passed, the man straightened up involuntarily, as if pricked by a needle, revealing a look of surprise. Chen Chuan gave him a friendly nod, and the man quickly returned the gesture.
Bureau Chief Lei said, "Chen student, we have a pre-set Field Entity here, and the Boundary Token can already connect."
Chen Chuan said okay. He picked up the Boundary Token placed aside, put it on, and quickly entered the entire convoy's regional energy field channel. This would ensure that everyone would be informed as soon as possible in case of a situation.
He then said to Wu Han and Wei Dong, "You two should try wearing these too."
After the two of them fiddled with them for a while and put them on, he categorized them into a sub-channel under him and set the listening mode.
This way, the two of them could hear the others but couldn't speak to the outside.
He then spoke with Bureau Chief Lei to confirm that there were no problems. After inspecting this checkpoint, both sides started their vehicles and drove forward.
In the back seat, Wu Han and Wei Dong felt particularly novel. It was their first time using a Boundary Token to achieve long-distance communication, and they were having a great time, chatting back and forth.
Chen Chuan understood this. It was indeed like this when you had never been exposed to such things. If he hadn't been in a world with advanced communications in his previous life, his performance when he first wore a Boundary Token probably wouldn't have been much better. He said, "You two, be careful later."
Hearing this, Wu Han immediately perked up and stopped staring at the Boundary Token. Instead, he leaned forward and asked, "Junior, is something⦠going to happen?"
Chen Chuan said, "Not sure yet, but there's a possibility."
Wu Han and Wei Dong exchanged glances, both seeing a hint of eagerness in each other's eyes. Just sitting in the car was too boring, only able to listen to the programs on the radio, but participating in the program was a different story.
Chen Chuan said, "If there's a situation, I'll handle the strong ones. You can take care of the others, but be careful."
"Don't worry, Junior, we know what to do."
Wu Han said, his expression becoming much more serious.
He and Wei Dong had carried out many commissions, always rushing to the front lines. If they weren't sharp-eyed, didn't react quickly enough, and didn't know how to assess the enemy situation, they wouldn't be able to hold on no matter how capable they were.
They weren't just good at rushing in; they were also good at assessing the situation and finding better solutions.
The convoy drove forward along the National Highway, but after nearly four hours, nothing happened. It was now afternoon.
In the sky, Zhao Ming had been following the convoy. Chen Chuan had tested before that Zhao Ming, although not fully grown, had plenty of stamina and could fly continuously for eight or nine hours while maintaining a certain speed.
With Zhao Ming above, he had an extra pair of eyes in the sky, able to spot some situations early.πππππ¨π²πππ¨π―ππ.ππΌπΊ
From the ground, Zhao Ming was just a slightly larger black dot that most people wouldn't pay much attention to. Even if they did notice it, they would be helpless at that distance.
The afternoon sun was bright, and the road was empty. The monotonous scenery made people feel sluggish. At this moment, a cry that was neither too loud nor too soft came from the sky.
Birds often flew over this area, so the sound wasn't abrupt. However, after hearing it, Chen Chuan realized that something was up. He put his hand on the Boundary Token and said, "Bureau Lei, need to pay attention to the front."
After he notified them, the Security guard consultant beside Bureau Lei immediately notified the entire convoy, and all armed personnel immediately became more vigilant.
Before long, they could see a convoy approaching from afar. They could vaguely see that there were several large transport vehicles inside. It was usually rare to see such convoys on this National Highway, especially coming from this direction.
At this time, two armed vehicles came out of the Escort convoy and sped forward, passing Chen Chuan and heading towards the vehicles in front.
As the Escort vehicles sent by the Central City Secret Cult Bureau, these two vehicles were equipped with monitoring equipment that could detect whether the vehicles ahead had shielding equipment and energy field Interference creature. If they did, it would indicate that the other party might be problematic, and they could immediately send a message to the rear to make them pay attention.
But everything was normal. The other party didn't even reduce their speed much. The driver at the head of the opposite side just glanced at them a few times and then calmly looked ahead again.
The Martial Artist consultant beside Bureau Chief Lei used the Boundary Token to ask the team members in front, "Can you recognize the origin of the other party?"
Someone replied, "Judging from the license plate number and markings, those are likely vehicles from Central City United Power Heavy Industries."
Chen Chuan's eyes flickered slightly. United Power Heavy Industries' main businesses were Security guard hiring and cross-regional transportation services, which seemed normal on the National Highway.
But because he had learned about this company before in order to deal with Zhao Qian, he knew that their business usually only traveled between Central City and rarely went to peripheral cities.
And the road behind this only led to Yangzhi City. Although Yangzhi City also led to a Distant View Port on the east side, if they wanted to transport goods to the outer sea, they could go directly from Central City's Ocean Abundance District. There was no need to make a detour here.
He spoke a few words to Bureau Chief Lei separately through the Boundary Token.
At this time, the other party's vehicles drove over from the opposite side and passed them, seemingly without any problems.
After a while, Bureau Chief Lei sent a message back, saying, "I've already told Consultant Yao. He said he's made arrangements."
Chen Chuan nodded.
The convoy continued to move forward. Another half hour passed. At this rate, they would reach the last Checkpoint in less than half an hour, and then they could enter the Central City area.
Once they got there, it wouldn't be completely safe, but at least they could connect to communications within the city. And the personnel stationed in various areas by the Processing Bureau were mainly responsible for protecting Government officials like Bureau Chief Lei. If they encountered any problems, they would arrive immediately.
Just then, Chen Chuan heard Zhao Ming make another cry, this time a shorter and more urgent sound. He didn't see anything in front, but he believed Zhao Ming's observations in the sky. He must have seen some anomaly, so he said to the Boundary Token without hesitation, "Bureau Lei, perhaps we should stop first."
Bureau Chief Lei trusted him very much and immediately ordered the car to stop.
Although the Escort convoy had not found anything either, they had discovered that convoy in advance because of Chen Chuan. They thought that this time he might have seen something too. For their own safety, they preferred to stop and wait.
It would be best if there were no problems, and if there were problems, they could prepare as early as possible.
So after the message was sent, the entire convoy gradually reduced its speed and stopped slowly, one vehicle after another. Only the two leading vehicles in the front didn't stop, but went ahead to investigate the situation.
At this moment, about three kilometers ahead of them, on both sides of the National Highway, two teams of people were lying in ambush. They were hiding in pre-dug pits and observing the movements of the convoy with binoculars.
At this time, they found that the convoy, which had been driving normally, suddenly stopped, and only two vehicles came forward. They didn't know what was going on, so they immediately used gestures to notify the people lurking further behind, and also reported the situation here by Radio.
After waiting for a while, they received clear instructions from the other side, telling them not to wait any longer and to take action immediately.
On the National Highway, the two vehicles that had moved forward were cautiously observing their surroundings. Just as they were about to reach the ambush site on both sides, they heard movement in front. They saw another convoy coming from the opposite side of the road from afar.
Their attention was immediately drawn to them, and they became more vigilant, slightly accelerating to meet them.
At this moment, they suddenly noticed a rustling sound coming from the Boundary Token. This wasn't a communication obstacle caused by distance, but an encounter with an energy field Interference creature.
There was indeed a problem!
They immediately activated the Radio to send a message to the rear.
At this moment, combat creature jumped out from the Guardrail on both sides of the National Highway. They all looked like Fighting Mantis from Compound Eye Corporation.
They seemed to have reached the front of the two vehicles in the blink of an eye, their sharp knife feet slashing towards the car bodies and glass. However, before they could even slash properly, they fell powerlessly from mid-air, like raindrops, onto the ground.
The ones that rushed a little further slid down along the car bodies, and then were crushed by the reinforced wheels, crushed to pieces with crunching sounds, blood and tissue fluid splattering everywhere.
The vehicles sent by the Central City Secret Cult Bureau this time had solid armor, and Secret Ritual patterns were also implanted inside the car walls. Once activated, any biological body that approached would be subjected to various physiological and even psychological Influence, so the personnel in the car were very calm when they saw these combat creature coming over.
But then their expressions changed, because as more Fighting Mantis jumped over, they saw Implant combat personnel holding Long Sword, wearing goggles, and wearing protective armor jumping out from both sides of the Guardrail.
A particularly agile figure suddenly landed with a bang in front of them, raising the knife in his hand high.
The driver's expression changed, and he quickly tried to turn, but in the next instant, the man seemed to have crossed tens of meters in an instant, suddenly appearing close by, and then slashing down with his knife!
The entire car body was torn apart like paper. After advancing for a while, it slid to both sides and smashed on the side of the road.
The person who wielded the knife shook the knife, twirled it, and the Implant combat personnel and Bio-weapon quickly passed him, advancing towards the front.
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