Chapter 57 (1/2)

Both Jim and Daley brought a D200 Assault Rifle each. Their choices were based on keeping their firepower intact while maintaining maximum lethality. As such, they did not choose a weapon that was too specific.

“David, do you want to pick a gun for your backup?” Jim asked upon seeing that David’s Eye of Death replica was in Maron’s hands.

“No need for that, Jim, I have this!” David smiled and patted the scabbard on his back.

“David, we’re not armorers. Although cold weapons may sound powerful, it still depends on who’s using them!” De Quincy advised David—although he was not too friendly with him because the latter was close to Maron.

“Don’t worry, David is a genius!” Maron turned around and answered.

Jim immediately stopped talking. The last time Maron said that, he saw David passing the Military Sniper range assessment using the Eye of Death replica.

Seeing that Jim was not saying anything, the rest did not bother to persuade David either.

Anyway, the weapons they had were enough to deal with the trouble they might encounter.

On the other hand, Sergeant Boris stayed behind in the heavy-armored hovercar, and the two heavy machine guns on board were his weapons.

When David leaped out of the car, he first smelled a faint odor.

Maron found a protruding boulder and set up his Eye of Death replica on it before beginning to search for his target.

“Daley, you’ll be in charge of the left. De Quincy, you take the right, David you watch the rear. Call me if anything happens, I’ll clear the way!” Jim said as he set up his D200 Assault Rifle.

“Jim, what about me?” Maron asked when he realized that Jim did not make arrangements for him.

“Don’t leave your current position. Sergeant Boris who’s in the armored hovercar can protect you. With the sniper rifle that you have, you can attack the larvae within two kilometers around you. If you’re not satisfied, go to the hovercar and switch your weapon to a medium to close range weapon and follow us!” Jim said helplessly.

Anyway, they would not be straying more than two kilometers away from the heavy-armored hovercar. Actually, out of all of them, Maron was the safest. He was resting atop the boulder and was covered by Sergeant Boris’ two heavy machine guns at close range all around.

“Go ahead then, I will protect you guys!” said Maron who was satisfied with the arrangement.

“Maron, don’t aim at any spot that is within ten meters away from me. I’m not confident in your marksmanship!” David commanded worriedly when he thought about Maron’s marksmanship.

Maron practiced his marksmanship in the windless environment of the shooting range. Hence, it was uncertain how accurate he could be.

“Maron, don’t shoot in our direction!” Jim hurriedly reminded. He had also thought about the fact that Maron was not an expert.

Even De Quincy couldn’t help but cringe when he looked at the Eye of Death replica in Maron’s hand and wondered whether Maron would blow his head off with his unreliable marksmanship.

After a few repeated instructions from the few of them, Maron promised not to shoot indiscriminately before ending the chaos that had arisen before the operation had even begun.

“Connect all your identity bracelets into the 988 contact channel and keep the contact active!” Although it was just a trip that would not be too dangerous, Jim nonetheless strictly followed the rules for everything.

Floating at a spot that was meters above David’s head, the Shadow Servant began to observe the surrounding.

At this height, he could see everything that was within a few hundred meters away from him, especially with the clear vision of the Shadow Servant. As long as it was within the line of sight, David could see every detail through the Shadow Servant’s vision.

He was certain that no Bugs would be able to escape the eyes of the Shadow Servant, except for those that were hiding behind the rocks.

The four-man team advanced forward with David at the rear.

“Jim, why don’t the city defense personnel attack the larvae?” David asked after judging the distance that they were away from Pelan City. He was sure it was still within the city’s defenses. However, the City Defense Brigade did not do anything about the larvae there.

“The City Defense Brigade is only responsible for defending against the Class 1 Bugs. The larvae are normally handed over to hunters or crows to clean up. On the one hand, that would provide some necessary income for the hunters or crows, and on the other hand, it would be too energy-consuming if the larvae are attacked with the city defense weapons every day. Of course, if the number of larvae is abnormal, the City Defense Brigade will also go outside the city to besiege them. If all else fails, they will deploy the defensive drones to bombard them! ” Jim explained as he walked.