City of Time: Falling into the kill zone at the start

Chapter 065 I can... kill you

The pickup truck was positioned sideways to the campfire.

From the perspective of the two thugs, they could only see the passenger side.

As Yu stepped out of the driver's seat and slowly leaned out, a powerful flashlight shone on her face.

As for Lu Chen in the back cargo box, he completely concealed himself under the waterproof tarpaulin and remained motionless.

All that could be heard outside the car was an incredibly strange voice, a mixture of human voice and radio tone.

I knew you wouldn't give up.

"I just didn't expect you to actually dare to come alone."

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"What should I call you?"

"Number 9101?"

"Jade?"

"Or... the White Demon?"

As the man finished speaking, the powerful flashlight that had been shining on Yu's face and the side of the Pikachu was moved away.

Sensing the light disappear, Lu Chen very slowly and carefully pushed open a gap in the waterproof cloth covering his body.

What came into view was a figure that Lu Chen would never forget.

—The person holding the powerful flashlight was extremely 'fat'.

Her large belly made her look like a woman who was ten months pregnant and about to give birth.

Below the knees, there were only two thin metal rods that served as 'legs' to support this obviously heavy body.

A dust mask covered its mouth and nose, with red and green glowing edges.

That strange voice, mixed with radio-like sounds, mostly originated from this mask.

Due to the lighting and distance, Lu Chen couldn't see very clearly.

Yu's vision then revealed many more 'details'.

—The dust mask on that person's face was sewn directly to their flesh.

On her exposed belly, rough stitches crisscrossed like a map.

Just like this person, who was stitched together from human body fragments and metal.

"It's you."

"fur seal."

The blinding flashlight beam was moved away, and Yu immediately recognized the person.

As for the other person by the campfire, he was extremely tall and strong.

Lu Chen estimated that the person was at least 2 meters tall and weighed at least 150 kilograms, with a heavy build like a door.

At that moment, the man set up a telescope with one hand, scanning his surroundings, while holding two diagonally cut steel pipes in the other.

The stitched man, whom Yu called "Sea Dog," also held a flashlight in one hand and a spiked club made of baseball bat and rusty nails in the other.

"They specifically waited for one of our people to transport the hibernation pods back to the city."

"They didn't appear until late at night."

"And you said you weren't interested in hibernation pods?"

After making these sarcastic remarks, the sea lion shone its powerful flashlight once again onto the back of the pickup truck.

Lu Chen quickly released his hand, allowing the gap in front of him to close again.

The seal's attention, however, was drawn to the towering "V"-shaped metal bridge at the junction of the rear cargo box and the front compartment, and the hydraulic tractor on top.

Then, he shone the flashlight on Yu's face again.

"Are you trying to scam me like I'm a survivor?"

The bright light shone directly on her face, causing Yu to instinctively shield her eyes with her hand.

My gaze, however, was drawn involuntarily to the unremarkable tarpaulin on the back of the pickup truck.

A moment later, the bright light was moved away slightly, and Yu raised her hand to her face again.

He pretended to think for a moment before saying, "Originally, I planned to bring another hibernation pod back to the city."

"But you beat me to it, so even if I'm not happy about it, I have no choice but to give up."

As she spoke, Yu turned her head with a cold gaze and looked at number 3994 again.

He added, "I've already obtained two hibernation pods; there's no need for me to fight you to the death."

"But he destroyed my hibernation pod."

"I must take his life."

After speaking, Yu turned his head to the other side, looked at his pickup truck, and raised his head towards the hydraulic tractor standing in the back cargo box.

"If you want it, you can have it."

"Since I can't get the hibernation pod, I won't need the hydraulic tractor."

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"In addition to the tractor, there are 6 sets of wheel axles."

"By fixing the hibernation pod to the wheel axle, it is more time-saving and labor-saving to bring the hibernation pod back to the city."

"With these six sets of wheel bridges, you can bring back three hibernation pods each time."

"Here you go too."

As she spoke, Yu's resentful gaze kept drifting toward number 3994, whose fate was unknown, beside the campfire.

The seals by the campfire did not rush to answer.

First, he shone the flashlight beam on Yu's face again, and looked at Yu intently.

Then he moved slowly, taking a large arc with Yu's pickup truck as the center, always maintaining the distance between himself and the pickup truck.

Arriving at the back of the pickup truck, we saw a wheel arch made up of several old, discarded wheels in the distance. We then drove in an arc back to the campfire.

He turned his head thoughtfully and glanced at number 3994.

He withdrew his gaze and looked at the jade again.

"I can kill him."

"In exchange, I want your car."

As soon as she finished speaking, Yu Ying frowned.

The imposing man, as strong as an iron gate, immediately moved to the side of number 3994 and raised the diagonally cut steel pipe in his hand.

However, it did not look at No. 3994, but instead kept its telescope set up, scanning the surroundings like a human radar.

After a brief silence, Yu's voice rang out again.

"You can have the car."

"But you have to give me another car."

"And his life, I must take it myself."

"I'm taking him with me."

"His life is still alive."

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Yu looked resolute, while the sea dog shook its head with a strange laugh.

After a long pause, he said in a deep voice, "I don't need to make this deal with you."

"I can... kill you."

Everything you have will become my spoils.

Yu responded and took a step back, her raised hand naturally falling to her side.

"You can give it a try."

"Let's see if the two of you can kill me."

As she spoke, Yu had already stepped back outside the car door, ready to open it and get into the driver's seat at any moment.

Beside the campfire, the seal remained silent for a long time.

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"Unload those six wheel axles from the cargo box and push them to me."

"You can take the person with you."

"I don't want your car."

"We don't need a hydraulic tractor either."

Yu thought for a moment, then nodded.

"One hand delivers the person, the other hand delivers the goods."

The seal nodded and made a gesture to another person.

Then the man walked up to the seal and handed it the binoculars.

Returning to the campfire, he unlocked the chains binding number 3994 and pulled him up.

Dragging number 3994 from the collar, he walked to the middle of the campfire and Yu's Pikachu, stopping about 20 meters away.

During this process, the sea lions took over the lookout duty, setting up binoculars to keep watch over the surroundings.

Then Yu took a deep breath, walked around from the driver's side to the back of the car, and stepped onto the cargo box by stepping on the rear wheel.

With some effort, the six wheel axles were dropped one after another.

He then jumped off the cargo box and pushed the wheel axles forward one by one, until he was 5 meters in front of No. 3994.

At this point, the pickup truck was about 40 meters away from the campfire and the seals.

Yu was only 5 meters away from No. 3994 and another strong man.

As she pushed the wheel bridge forward, Yu's face always wore a cautious expression and a hint of tension.

It's like being afraid that a strong man will suddenly attack and hurt someone.

But when they closed to within 5 meters, a sinister smile quietly appeared on Yu's face, which had been filled with apprehension...