Apocalypse - Infinite Resource System
Chapter 106: The power of the armored vehicle
Must say, upon hearing Scorpion’s seemingly heartfelt flattery, Sheriff’s expression softened quite a bit. There is no one who doesn’t like to hear good things about themselves. Even though we suffered a defeat this time, I really can’t accept it.
The police station is the only large-scale team in this city with awakened abilities, submachine guns, mortars, and even a helicopter. With such resources, gathering the entire team’s strength, we still couldn’t crush a lone survivor like 10086. It’s simply a great shame!
Sheriff couldn’t bear such a blow. This time, he will hold an even stronger grudge against Waldo in his heart. This is the first time he has hated someone so intensely.
Even though, in the past, he had feelings of hatred towards his father for taking unnecessary risks and ruining their family, and towards the former leader of the mercenaries for not passing on the leadership position to him, despite claiming to treat him like a son, all of that hatred disappeared after his father was executed and he killed the former leader, who had even robbed his wife and daughter and raped them in front of his corpse. All those feelings of hatred vanished.
But 10086, this young survivor, he wanted to eliminate directly, yet he failed repeatedly. Could this be his predestined fate?
Seeing Sheriff’s expression ease up, Scorpion continued, seizing the opportunity to say, "Boss, don’t worry too much. The strength of our police station is still intact. Dealing with a lone survivor like this should be a piece of cake.
You can rest assured that when we go back, we’ll put even more effort into developing the old city area and acquire more resources! Our police station is the strongest team, and it will always be. Unifying the entire city in the future is not just a dream!"
Sheriff nodded faintly. "I hope so. This is what I’ve been thinking about—to unify this city and become an emperor myself."
Scorpion, being Sheriff’s loyal subordinate for over a decade, knew about his ambitions. This statement touched Sheriff’s heart, and his sense of ambition flared up once again. Having a reliable right-hand man like Scorpion by his side made him feel deeply satisfied.
"Scorpion, after the police station unifies the city, you’ll have full authority over the central district!" Sheriff declared.
Scorpion was overjoyed and quickly thanked him, "Thank you, boss! I’m sure you’ll be successful, and wherever you go, there will be no obstacles!"
Boom!
Just then, a tremendous explosion erupted, and the shockwave swept towards them.
"What’s happening?!" Sheriff exclaimed, looking surprised through the rear window.
A large truck carrying numerous members of the police station exploded with a thunderous blast.
At that moment, Sheriff’s heart bled. These elite members were the foundation of the police station’s existence. It would be incredibly difficult to train new ones.
Every single elite member of the police station was built with a significant investment in ammunition and food. The cost was enormous and not something an ordinary team could bear. Even the police station itself, Sheriff felt a deep pain.
Now, an entire truckload of police station members had vanished into thin air!Dozens of them!Dozens of elite soldiers just disappeared like that!
Sheriff clenched his teeth.Who did this?Who the hell did this?The large truck exploded on the highway, billowing thick smoke.
Soon, a massive amphibious armored vehicle burst out of the black mist, heading straight out. This armored vehicle? It’s 10086! Sheriff immediately realized.
It was the same vehicle that caused the helicopter to crash during the fight for the platinum-level supply crate in the old city area. While they were in the villa area, Waldo and his team were confined within the energy shield and didn’t have enough space to use it effectively.
But now, in the open environment, it was finding its true potential. Moreover, with unlimited machine gun ammo, there was no fear of waste.
Sheriff never expected that 10086 would be so audacious and daring enough to chase after him. Did he really think he was a superhero?!
"I must show you what you’re up against!" Sheriff was furious and immediately took out his walkie-talkie, ordering all the elite members to get off the large truck. They couldn’t afford to be hit by the armored vehicle’s machine gun bullets again.
If they got hit, he would be left with nothing but a leader in name only. The police station couldn’t just sit and wait; they had to launch a counterattack immediately. Otherwise, they would be seen as soft targets.
Who the hell did this? How could a single person dare to chase after more than a hundred people like this?!
Sheriff sneered. "You may have an armored vehicle, but we have mortars. Under my command, the remaining members of the police station immediately disembarked and dispersed."
Waldo rolled his eyes. "Quick on the uptake, huh?"
Waldo fired again, causing another large explosion. However, Scorpion surprisingly took out a mortar.
"How does he still have this?!" Waldo’s scalp went numb. He immediately took evasive action.
Boom! The mortar shell exploded, damaging the armored vehicle’s tracks, rendering it immobile. Thankfully, it was only the tracks that were damaged. They could easily find replacements and restore it to its original state.
At the same time, Waldo suffered a minor injury. Blood oozed from the corner of his mouth. It wasn’t a big problem. He just needed to get treated by Alanna to recover fully.
Waldo shook his head and continued firing. "No effect?!" The police station members were very disappointed.
Scorpion pursed his lips and reluctantly put the mortar back into his backpack. There was no other choice; that was the last mortar shell they had.
Sheriff hid inside the bulletproof off-road vehicle and spoke into the walkie-talkie, "Everyone, approach cautiously and get closer. His armored vehicle can’t move now. Seize this opportunity!"
During the previous battle in the villa area, the police station wasn’t without gains. At least, they had gained some understanding of Waldo’s fighting style and weaknesses.
Waldo was completely unaware, continuously firing without any regard for how many people he hit. But it was this simple and crude approach that caused heavy casualties in the police station. With an open view on the side of the road, how much cover was there? Without cover, they were just live targets!
Furthermore, Waldo had an unlimited supply of 30mm machine gun rounds and didn’t have to worry about ammunition consumption. If they wanted to drag the battle out until Waldo ran out of ammo, it would be an incredibly foolish decision.
"Leave a group of people to hold them back; the rest of us will retreat!" Sheriff ordered decisively.
He didn’t want to let Sheriff and his team leave. But the armored vehicle couldn’t move, and leaving behind a group of unlucky individuals who still had plenty of grenades wouldn’t make it easy for him to charge forward.
This was also the reason why Waldo was delayed by this group of unlucky individuals for quite a while.