Yama Reborn-Chapter 570 - 567: [Camp Under Attack]

Chapter 567 [Camp Under Attack]

Chen Nuo knew very well that what the Son of the Sun said to him wasn’t a warning, but a reminder.

Just as the old man said, he didn’t pledge allegiance to the Octopus Monster.

Chen Nuo was even somewhat confident that if he were to break with the Octopus Monster one day, the old man would likely side with him.

The other half of him would probably choose to stay neutral.

Anyone who understands the essence of the "Seed" would find it hard to have goodwill or loyalty towards them, especially a top-notch human being.

Those who can become Controllers are elite among humans. Being elite naturally brings a sense of pride.

Even Nolan, the Wizard, adversaries of Chen Nuo, regardless of their morals or temperament, would have a rebellious attitude towards the Seed.

Loyalty? Hardly.

·

The Son of the Sun didn’t say much more, and soon the two returned to their tents to rest.

That night, Chen Nuo lay in his tent and contacted Lu Xixi via satellite phone, finding everything normal on her end.

Apparently, Lillian had been very well-behaved these past few days, showing no intention of stirring up trouble.

Whether she’s truly submitting is uncertain, but at least she knows not to suffer immediate losses.

Chen Nuo conveyed the Son of the Sun’s words to Lu Xixi. After she thought about it, she said, "A premonition of future danger — this ability is indeed quite special.

Even ordinary people, if they have strong spiritual power, often sense things that might endanger them. That’s not news anymore.

However, such sensing is usually very weak and vague.

General Special Ability Users have spiritual power far beyond ordinary people. Yet this sensing doesn’t manifest more clearly or distinctly than that of normal people.

Some have studied this issue and speculated that perhaps this sixth-sense-like premonition is somewhat related to spiritual power, but possibly not directly related.

There should be other more important factors affecting this ability.

Otherwise... the Son of the Sun’s spiritual power isn’t outstanding among Controllers, yet he can have such a premonition, while our spiritual power might be much stronger without it."

Chen Nuo thought for a moment: "Don’t you have this premonition?"

"No," Lu Xixi shook her head. "Perhaps occasionally, but only limited to a common person’s level — like an animal’s instinct. A cat’s hair bristles when it senses danger, something like that. It doesn’t rise to the level of becoming a Special Ability."

An animal’s instinct...

Chen Nuo mulled over Lu Xixi’s unwitting remark.

Afterward, they exchanged goodnights and hung up the phone.

After hanging up, Chen Nuo sat in the tent, watching the vent, silently lost in thought.

Actually, when the Son of the Sun was talking to him tonight, Chen Nuo had been hiding something in his heart.

It’s just...

Since arriving in Africa, Chen Nuo faintly felt something was off.

·

It’s an indescribable feeling — but very clear.

Chen Nuo wasn’t sure what this feeling was because... it was different from the "danger" mentioned by the Son of the Sun.

What Chen Nuo sensed wasn’t danger, but a faint premonition that a significant event awaited him ahead.

It’s like knowing you have an important exam the next day; your heart feels solemn, awe-inspiring, serious, a bit nervous, and a bit excited.

There’s even a hint of anticipation.

Very complex.

But the only thing Chen Nuo could be sure of was that this feeling wasn’t "danger."

So... does this mean he’s awakening some sort of "premonition" Special Ability?

Chen Nuo smiled wryly, not even sure if this counts as any kind of Special Ability.

·

Because of the warning from the Son of the Sun, more patrols were assigned that night at the camp.

Everyone was on high alert.

The professional level of these mercenaries was quite admirable — respecting money.

The Son of the Sun was the leader of this group (though it should actually be Chen Nuo), so everyone paid heed to his warning.

Thus, when the patron speaks, regardless of understanding, the mercenary team increased its vigilance.

However, nothing unexpected occurred that night.

At dawn, with the sky just lightening, Chen Nuo was the first to open the tent and step out.

In the camp, the mercenaries were already busy, moving equipment and packing tents.

Because they would transfer again today.

Chen Nuo ate a bit of food — the casual logistics person had made a pot of stewed beans with some beef sprinkled in.

As for the taste, it was passable.

Chen Nuo had a plate and drank some water.

Footsteps came from behind.

Chen Nuo turned his head and saw it was the lover of the Son of the Sun.

What was the woman’s name again... Chen Nuo couldn’t remember immediately.

He hadn’t really paid attention.

"Good morning, Lord Yama."

The woman was very humble in posture, speaking respectfully.

Chen Nuo nodded slightly.

The woman walked over, got herself some stewed beans, and sat down next to Chen Nuo to eat.

Chen Nuo frowned slightly.

This woman had deliberately dressed up a bit.

Outside was a short-sleeved jacket for outdoor wear, and inside the jacket was a snow-white bandeau.

She was in neutral, as you could clearly see two noticeable bumps on the white bandeau.

Moreover, did she spray a bit of perfume?

The lower half was a pair of shorts, matched with jungle boots.

This woman’s figure was indeed quite alluring, with a voluptuous chest, large hips, and long legs, carrying a certain athletic and wild charm.

However, Chen Nuo wasn’t interested in the slightest.

Her face, honestly, was just slightly above average.

Moreover, to be honest. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

Everyone had been out on these African plains, in the wild, for so many days.

Today was the tenth day.

Even though the Octopus Monster was rich and resourceful, with excellent logistics work and abundant supplies.

There were even removable mobile toilets.

But...

No matter how well funded, there’s no way to have mobile showers! Bathing takes too much water, and it’s impossible to transport that into the wilderness.

Including Chen Nuo, none of us had bathed in ten days. The African weather is so hot, and for Europeans and Americans...

This woman sat close to Chen Nuo, seemingly intentionally getting closer.

Chen Nuo could only silently hold his breath, shifting slightly to find a spot upwind.

"Lord Yama..."

Alright, Chen Nuo had figured out what this woman was after—she was even using a cutesy voice.

Don’t think that cutesy voices weren’t around in 2004, and don’t think that European and American women can’t use them.

"Hm?" Chen Nuo responded nonchalantly.

"The patrol intensity last night increased a lot, is something going to happen?" The woman looked at Chen Nuo nervously.

Chen Nuo shook his head: "Not sure, nothing seems to have happened so far."

"Then, this commission isn’t simple, is it? Considering so many Controllers are involved." The woman tried her best to squeeze out a flattering smile.

Chen Nuo smiled: "Actually, not necessarily... considering how much consultant fee Octopus Monster pays each year, if we do nothing, they might just feel like the money is wasted, so they’d want us to do something."

The woman’s expression was a bit forced: "You have a way with words."

Chen Nuo remained noncommittal, simply replying indifferently: "So, do you have any questions?"

"I’m just a bit worried. With a mission of this scale, involving so many experts, I feel the process won’t be simple."

Chen Nuo smiled: "You’re worried about the danger?"

The woman sighed: "Who wouldn’t be worried."

"If you’re so worried about safety, why did you join this commission?"

"...To make money, of course." The woman smiled a bit helplessly.

"For Ability Users, making money shouldn’t be difficult, right?" Chen Nuo shook his head.

"It’s not that easy." The woman chuckled wryly: "Ability Users have some advantages and can use their abilities. But the world has its rules, and we can only quietly use our abilities in certain places, bending the rules to earn some profits, but not too much—overdoing it would draw attention from the mundane world, and also trigger some backlash."

We are just Ability Users, we can die from a bullet.

And I am still an independent Ability User, without an organization."

Chen Nuo shook his head.

It wasn’t that he disagreed with the woman’s words—in fact, she wasn’t wrong.

Ordinary Ability Users are a bit stronger than regular people, but not to the point of being transcendent, and can only secretly gain some benefits without going overboard.

For instance, when Chen Nuo was reborn in this era, his abilities hadn’t yet recovered to the level of a Controller, and he only dabbled a bit in Jinling.

The most excessive thing he did was robbing a few safes to make some quick cash.

But abroad, it’s different...

Foreign gangs, like those in Europe and America, have real guns.

Special Ability Users can also die from a bullet.

If things go too far, official forces intervening would be problematic—unless you’re willing to confront authorities head-on, living in endless pursuit.

In his past life, Chen Nuo was wanted in more than a dozen countries worldwide. It looked glamorous, but wasn’t necessarily enjoyable. And he was Lord Yan Luo, a Controller.

Ordinary Ability Users can’t go too far.

But Chen Nuo did not agree with the implication in the woman’s words.

She was too greedy.

The small cash earned was not enough.

Not enough.

"If it’s an organization of Special Ability Users, the power is often stronger. Some long-established organizations can infiltrate the power layers of the mundane world, with regular funding, and mechanisms specifically for generating income."

But for us lone wanderers, it’s quite miserable.

Making ten to twenty thousand US Dollars with our abilities is no problem.

But to earn more means taking risks.

Certain tasks, like ones with high rewards of hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars, require risking one’s life."

The woman lamented for a while, observing Chen Nuo’s expression, she saw he was indifferent, so she bit the bullet and said: "I wonder if Lord Yama has any plans to form his own organization?

You and the Star Sky Empress are both top Controllers, and many top Controllers have their own teams.

For instance, Lord Wizard and his Cultivator Association.

Like the Diamond Queen, she also has her own team.

"And the Electric General..."

"Not necessarily, among the Controllers, there are those like the Son of the Sun who work alone." Chen Nuo shook his head.

He roughly understood the woman’s intention: she wanted to cozy up to someone powerful.

And her aim wasn’t just for this mission.

It was to find a long-term powerful ally.

When mentioning the Son of the Sun, the woman’s expression became slightly awkward.

Chen Nuo had already changed the topic: "How much is the compensation for this mission from the Octopus Monster Company?"

"One million US Dollars." The woman said slowly, "Plus an extra bonus, depending on the contribution during the mission."

"Lord Yama, I’m already twenty-nine years old. Ability Users like me from the Body Technique Department have significant expenses in their daily lives. The burst of power in the Body Technique system is based on one’s original physical quality.

As I get older, my physical quality will decline, and the effectiveness of my Body Technique abilities will weaken accordingly.

I want to avoid this situation; unless I can break through to the level of the Destroyer soon, it’ll be hard to maintain my peak for long.

But to break through to the Destroyer level, I still need to spend a lot of money crafting a special training room for physical breakthroughs and collaborating with some bio-research institutions under special organizations; occasionally, drugs are needed to stimulate body functions...

All of these are quite costly.

The money I earn is not much; it allows for a decent life, but to advance further, I need to throw more money into it.

When I take risks doing missions that offer high compensation, the pay is better. But the danger level is high, and many times injuries occur. During missions, even some equipment needs to be purchased.

I... in addition to my Body Technique abilities, have a considerable self-healing ability. I even occasionally sell my blood.

After all, the blood of someone with a self-healing ability is worth some money."

This woman continued trying to sell her misery.

Chen Nuo frowned: "So, what are you trying to say?"

"Can I... seek refuge under you? If you or the Star Sky Empress have interests in establishing your own organization..."

"We have no such plan." Chen Nuo shook his head.

"I... I can actually do anything." A strange light flashed in her eyes, "And, I’m very discreet."

"..."

Chen Nuo didn’t speak, just coldly stared at the woman.

A bit greedy.

Also a bit foolish.

This was Chen Nuo’s assessment of the woman.

Knowing well the relationship between him and the Star Sky Empress, she still dared to use such an insinuation to seduce him?

Not afraid of the Star Sky Empress?

Seeing the woman some what flustered under his gaze, Chen Nuo finally said slowly: "Why don’t you go to the Son of the Sun, aren’t you quite close to him?"

The woman shook her head: "Lord Gomez isn’t interested either; he’s used to being alone. Besides... although he’s quite flirtatious, he never likes to find trouble for himself."

Understood. The old man prefers straightforward deals, leaving no debts.

"What did he promise you? After all, you’ve sufficiently pampered him this time."

"He promised that during this mission, he would do his best to ensure my safety within his capabilities." The woman replied, embarrassed.

Just that? Chen Nuo was somewhat surprised.

If it’s just this level of benefit, it seems not worth the trouble she went to appease the old man for so many days.

Looks like she initially wanted a long-term powerful ally, but realizing she couldn’t win over the old man,

she came to cozy up to him?

This is even more foolish.

Chen Nuo shook his head: "Alright, I understood your intentions, but I’ve also answered you. I have no interest in establishing any faction. Here’s a suggestion: for this operation, stick close to the Son of the Sun as best as you can. Although he has some issues, he tends to keep his promises."

"Are we...? really not going to face any major danger?" The woman seemed skeptical.

"If you’re afraid, just withdraw." Chen Nuo said plainly.

The woman was clearly reluctant to part with the mission’s compensation, her expression turned somber.

Facing such a situation: lacking enough strength but wanting to earn big money, yet unwilling to take risks...

Where in the world can you find such a good deal?

Chen Nuo, inwardly, sneered.

At this moment, the Son of the Sun also walked out of the tent.

Seeing the old timer emerged, the woman seemed a bit anxious, quickly stood up, and pretended to get busy elsewhere.

The old timer walked over to sit beside Chen Nuo, glanced at the woman’s back: "What’s got her clinging to you?"

Chen Nuo rolled his eyes: "I’m not interested."

The Son of the Sun was too lazy to say more; after eating some food, the group packed off their gear and boarded the helicopter to start a new day of searching.

Today they were relocating the camp, the ground convoy packed up the camp and set off first, followed by the helicopter taking off, Chen Nuo and the Son of the Sun leading the team to continue searching.

Nearing noon, the plane arrived at the new camp.

Upon landing, the logistics commander briefed Chen Nuo and the Son of the Sun on the news.

The Wizard and Mr. Nolan’s team had encountered an attack!

Chen Nuo raised an eyebrow, exchanged a look with the Son of the Sun.

·

"Encountered an attack, why wasn’t it immediately reported for reinforcements?" Chen Nuo frowned.

According to the previous action plan, when one team encounters an attack, facing the Guardians left by The Fourth Seed, the Controller from that team should hold back the attackers and immediately notify other teams for support.

"Because at the time of the attack, Lord Wizard and Mr. Nolan were not present — the two were out on a search by aircraft when the camp was attacked."

The logistics commander explained, also supplementing the explanation: "The attackers were unidentified armed personnel, with a mixed composition, lacking training, though their weaponry was relatively decent.

The raid caused some damage to the camp, but it was within an acceptable level.

The armed forces stationed at the camp repelled the attackers, killing many and capturing a few.

However, it was confirmed that there were no Special Ability Users among the attackers."

"Did we find out where they came from?" the Son of the Sun asked, taking a can of beer, opening it, and taking a few swigs before asking.

"That’s the strange part," the logistics commander said. "After the attack, we immediately notified the Wizard and Mr. Nolan.

But soon, the camp’s armed forces took control of the situation. Also, since the attackers were all ordinary people without any Special Ability Users,

our initial assessment was that the search party might have inadvertently entered the territory of a local tribe or an area controlled by anti-government forces.

After the attack, it didn’t attract much of our attention.

However, as the interrogation of the captured prisoners proceeded, things changed."

Chen Nuo asked, "Oh? What changed?"

"All the prisoners died during the interrogation."

Chen Nuo and the Son of the Sun both looked a bit more serious, and the Son of the Sun asked, "All dead? How did they die?"

"It was a very peculiar manner of death. The message we got was that just as the interrogation started, the prisoners suddenly and naturally died—like a machine suddenly losing power.

The Wizard conducted an examination of the deceased and concluded that all the dead prisoners were killed by some external spiritual power, as if someone had implanted some sort of special Spirit Bomb in their Consciousness Space, and then it was detonated, destroying their Consciousness Space and causing sudden death."

This explanation was indeed intriguing.

The Wizard is a top-tier Spiritual Ability User. Since he examined them personally and reached this conclusion, Chen Nuo trusted that the Wizard’s judgment was not wrong.

So then...

"The attackers were ordinary people.

But, someone had placed some kind of lethal restriction in their Consciousness Space—someone capable of doing such a thing had to be a Special Ability User."

"This means that behind the group that attacked the camp, there is a Special Ability User hiding."

After a quick exchange with the Son of the Sun, Chen Nuo asked the logistics commander, "What’s the plan over there? Do we need to join up immediately?"

"No need, Mr. Nolan’s opinion is that we should continue with the current search mode, but be cautious and increase our alertness.

Although given the bizarreness of the incident, some countermeasures need to be put in place.

Their camp encountered an attack and lost some supplies and equipment, which will have an impact on their future search missions.

Although the company has urgently dispatched supply transports, there will definitely still be some impact.

We are required to enhance the security defenses of the camp.

After all, with Controllers present in the search flight team, they are actually safer. Instead, the camp’s security is our weak point."

The logistics commander slowly stated, "Mr. Nolan proposed a suggestion, which is, of course, just a suggestion, and whether to adopt it will be up to you two Lords to decide.

The suggestion is: to ensure camp security, adjust the personnel allocation.

Could it be arranged so that from now on, each group’s two Controllers, during actions, one leads the flight team for search missions, while the other stays at the camp?"

Chen Nuo glanced at the Son of the Sun.

The old man thought for a moment, "The suggestion is quite good; I think it could be accepted.

Even if the two of us split up, if one encounters that guard, one person should be enough to temporarily hold off the opponent. The other person, with the strength of a Controller, can quickly arrive, so the impact won’t be too significant."

Chen Nuo had no objection: "Then let’s proceed with that plan. For the afternoon search, will you go, or will I?"

"You go ahead; I’ll take a break," the Son of the Sun shamelessly smiled, "after all, I’m so much older than you. My stamina isn’t what it used to be."

Chen Nuo didn’t mind and agreed easily.

For him, conducting a helicopter search and feeling the wind in the air was preferable to staying at the camp and getting bitten by mosquitoes.

They had a simple meal for lunch and reallocated the personnel.

To Chen Nuo’s surprise, out of the four ordinary Ability Users in their group, three were willing to join him on his search mission.

Only the female member expressed her wish to stay at the camp and accompany the Son of the Sun.

Chen Nuo could understand this.

After all, the search group has the potential to make contributions—this mission is about finding some Treasure Relics for these ordinary Ability Users.

If the search group discovers the location, those stationed at the camp won’t get any credit.

There wasn’t much to say about the afternoon search.

No matter how beautiful the African savanna is, looking at it continuously for ten days can certainly get tiresome.

However, near dusk, they witnessed a lion pride fighting with a pack of hyenas.

That was quite a novel sight, and Chen Nuo even had the pilot circle the helicopter twice to take a longer look.

Unfortunately, the loud noise of the rotor blades disrupted the fierce battle and scattered both sides.

Afterward, the helicopter turned to head back to the camp.

As the helicopter neared the camp, still several hundred meters away...

Sitting in the helicopter, Chen Nuo gazed at the camp positioned alongside a river on the plain, appreciating the view from above at sunset, which was quite picturesque...

Suddenly!

Chen Nuo felt a jolt in his heart!

Under his Spiritual Sensing Ability, he instantaneously sensed something amiss!

Chen Nuo immediately turned his head to look. From the southeast of the camp, in mid-air, a glowing streak with a tail blaze was rushing towards the camp!

"Rocket!"

Chen Nuo blurted out.

But soon, from the camp, a figure had already quickly taken to the sky, heading straight for the incoming rocket.

A ball of light was hurled from the Son of the Sun’s hands.

The rocket and the light ball collided violently, resulting in a tremendous explosion!

Simultaneously, from several directions around the camp on the ground, the sound of intense gunfire erupted!