15: Pursuit and Lurking

After V and the Nightwalkers exchanged fire for another minute, Toke finally saw a dark figure in the distance and quickly shouted at V:

"V! We're almost at the abandoned town! Do you have any grenades left? Throw a few to delay those Nightwalkers. I'm going to drive in!"

Hearing Toke's voice, V quickly pulled out the remaining few grenades from hisPregnant.

Aided by the night vision function of his cybernetic eye, V predicted the Nightwalkers' route and threw out all the grenades he had set the explosion timers for.

"Damn it, grenades! Watch out!"

The Nightwalker driving at the front saw the grenades V threw, quickly slammed the brakes, and swerved to avoid them.

Then, he shouted a warning to the other Nightwalkers.

But the Nightwalkers behind him didn't have time to react.

The grenades, reaching their explosion point, landed in front of the remaining two Nightwalker vehicles according to V's predicted trajectory, then exploded with a "boom".

Although the Nightwalkers' vehicles were modified and weren't flipped by the blast wave from the grenades, the Nightwalkers driving inside were startled.

Under the Nightwalkers' panicked control, their vehicles swayed erratically from side to side a few times, and their speed decreased accordingly.

The Nightwalker who successfully avoided the grenades knew that the firepower on his vehicle alone couldn't handle the excellent marksman among the Wanderers ahead, so he could only curse and then slow down along with the two vehicles that were hit.

Seeing that the pursuing Nightwalkers were successfully slowed down by the grenades he threw, V quickly turned back and said to Toke in the car:

"Now, Toke!"

Toke slammed the accelerator, taking advantage of this opportunity to put a significant distance between them and the Nightwalkers behind.

V observed the situation of the Nightwalkers behind him through the rearview mirror while looking ahead.

Accompanied by the roar of the vehicle engine, the abandoned town grew closer, and at this moment, the Nightwalkers had also regrouped and resumed their pursuit of V and Toke.

"V, see that small path ahead? We'll rush into town through that path. The street layout of this town is very complex, there are many houses, and a lot of things left behind in them. We have enough space and depth to maneuver against the Nightwalkers."

"I'm familiar with the layout of this town and know a few hidden paths. After we park, you and I will each take a cargo box, and then you follow me to hide the goods in a hidden room first."

"After we hide the goods, we'll use the paths to circle back behind the pursuing Nightwalkers. After that, it's your time to shine."

While there was still a short distance to the town, Toke quickly explained his plan to V.

V listened to Toke's plan and nodded.

"You're more familiar with the town, so we'll go with your plan."

"Alright."

Toke responded, then slightly reduced their speed before driving straight into the small path leading into the abandoned town.

The ground on the path was bumpy, and there were some large stones.

Toke and V endured the strong bumps, rushing along the path.

After taking a few gentle and sharp turns, Toke slammed the brakes, stopping the car. Then, he quickly called out:

"V! Quickly! Grab the goods, let's go."

Toke quickly pushed open the car door and got out, then opened the back door and flipped up the back seat, immediately revealing a large modified iron box underneath.

Toke quickly pressed the combination lock on the box a few times, then pulled out the safety pin and pushed the box lid open.

At this time, V had also already gotten out of the car and was waiting on the other side of the box for Toke to open it, while also keeping watch.

Toke took out a cargo box from the chest. Based on the markings on the box, it could be inferred that it contained some medical supplies.

On the other side, V also took out another cargo box and then closed the car door.

Toke also closed the car door, then activated the car's lock mode.

He looked at his thunder with some reluctance and said to V:

"Let's go, V. We'll put the goods in a hidden place. I hope the Nightwalkers don't damage my car."

V nodded, walked over with the cargo box, and followed behind Toke.

...

After a short while, V and Toke had successfully hidden the goods.

Then, the two of them circled back near the small path leading into the town and set up an ambush in a hidden corner, preparing to hunt the pursuing Nightwalkers.

...

Now, let's look at the Nightwalkers.

Although the Nightwalkers were forced to slow down their pursuit because of the grenades V threw, after regrouping, they still chased V and Toke and quickly arrived outside the abandoned town.

After arriving outside the abandoned town, the Nightwalkers temporarily stopped.

In the first vehicle, a Nightwalker first expressed his opinion:

"Among those two Wanderers, at least one is a very good shot. Although we have 6 people here, which is three times their number, if the people on the other side are very familiar with the situation in this town and set up an ambush inside, we might be in danger."

A Nightwalker in another vehicle retorted:

"As you said, our number is three times theirs. And it's night now, one of us has a night vision cybernetic eye, giving us a visual advantage. Besides, we had several people injured by them just now, are we just going to let it go? Wouldn't that be a wasted trip!"

The other Nightwalkers also spoke up one after another, stating their thoughts.

After a brief discussion, the Nightwalkers reached a consensus: enter the town and continue the pursuit.

When Toke drove into the town, in pursuit of speed, he left many scratches or collision marks on the path.

The Nightwalkers tracked these marks and quickly arrived in front of Toke's thunder.

A Nightwalker, holding a gun and under the cover of the other Nightwalkers, carefully walked to the side of the thunder to check the situation inside the car.

After finding no one inside the car, that Nightwalker tried to pull the car door, but it had no effect. Clearly, this thunder was locked.

Looking in through the car window, the Nightwalker found a large iron box in the back seat with its lid open.

"It seems those two Wanderers took a delivery job, and the goods were in this iron box. That makes sense, most jobs taken by Wanderers are delivery jobs."

After scanning the situation inside the car again, the Nightwalker confirmed there was nothing else to note. Then, he turned his head and said to the other Nightwalkers:

"Those two Wanderers must have taken a delivery job, and the goods have been moved now. They might be very familiar with this town. Be careful of your surroundings."

Hearing this, the other Nightwalkers immediately became alert and carefully observed their surroundings.

Just then, the Nightwalker with the night vision cybernetic eye suddenly spoke:

"I think I've found the tracks they left when they moved the goods, follow me."

After speaking, he got out of the car and started walking in one direction.

Because it wasn't convenient to drive in the town, the other four Nightwalkers who were in the vehicles also got out one after another and followed behind him.

The Nightwalker who had just scouted also quickly jogged back a few steps and caught up with them.

The six Nightwalkers, while covering each other, began tracking along the marks left by V and Toke.

...

The Nightwalkers have entered the town and will soon engage in combat with V and Toke. Meanwhile, Fang Yun is still on his way, driving here.