Chapter 18 Water Dispute <TOC> Chapter 20 Trapped by a Beautiful Blade
Translator: SumTLMan
The power of the loudspeakers on the power armor was not low, and even from several hundred meters away, Li Mu, the newly appointed security officer, could still hear clearly.
Li Mei was a bit nervous, as they had come to the Avonigarda Province with heavy responsibilities. They didn’t expect to encounter obstacles before taking office.
“What should we do?”
She was worried and feared that she would not be able to complete the task of governing.
“We’ll just ambush him halfway. If we kill Kurana, we can reduce a lot of trouble. After Kurana’s death, in order to keep these farms stable, the Stan company will have to fully support me, the new security officer.”
Li Mu looked at Li Mei’s shocked expression:
“In the Xingdu Federation, some common sense is different from East Xia.”
“But…but…he is a security officer!”
Li Mei was shocked and felt somewhat absurd.
A security officer is at least equivalent to a town mayor in East Xia, with even more power. In East Xia, if a town mayor was assassinated, the governor would definitely investigate directly, block the border, impose martial law in the surrounding area, and then dispatch experienced awakened investigators.
“As long as we’re not caught in the act and leave no obvious evidence, after all, theoretically, we’re still in the Great Swamp.”
Li Mu said.
“In the Xingdu Federation, destroying the opponent’s physical body is the best way, especially for a high-risk position like a security officer. There’s no need for intricate plotting or coordinating interests. That’s also why the governor sent you to protect me.”
The two watched as Kurana dispersed the farmers and straightened up the overturned armored vehicle, saving the security personnel inside.
“I’m late, Mr. Rao, I hope the farm’s losses are not too great.”
Kurana comforted the farm manager who was still in shock, but he didn’t come out of the power armor.
Whenever he went out, he would stay in the power armor, only coming out in very few unavoidable situations.
Kurana has dealt with countless troubles for the Stan company and has also gained massive enemies after acquiring wealth that others couldn’t even imagine.
In this land, there are countless people who want him dead with gritted teeth.
“Should we act now?”
Li Mei was eager to try.
“No, we’ll wait until they’re on their way back to the security office. If we act now, there will be too many witnesses.”
Li Mu rubbed his chin and picked up a stick to draw a simple map on the ground. He received professional military training, and topography was a required subject.
He poked the stick on the map with force.
“We’ll choose this spot. There are no settlements nearby, and it’s a necessary passage for Kurana to return to his jurisdiction. All we have to do is arrive here first and set up an ambush.”
The ambush location he chose was a river bay. As long as they destroyed the hovercraft, Kurana and his entourage would be trapped in the river bay, and none of them could escape.
Li Mu stood up and watched as the farm manager welcomed Kurana into the farm to celebrate. The remaining security personnel and law enforcement stayed outside the farm to clean up the bodies.
Kurana had a reason to take over the jurisdiction of Orissa. The Orissa jurisdiction is upstream from the Mohanendi River and has abundant water sources. The number of farms in the Orissa jurisdiction exceeds many of those in the downstream Kurana jurisdiction.
The Orissa jurisdiction is too rich, and every farm can bring in a continuous stream of profits.
The newly appointed security officer mysteriously died in office. Even if Li Mu solved Kurana, he still might not be able to firmly hold the position of security officer.
“Let’s go.”
Leaving Fei Lian to continue monitoring Kurana, Li Mu carried his rifle and walked down the hill.
The two arrived at the river bay, about six kilometers from the farm. Because of the upstream dam, the water level in the riverbank is shallow, but the sediment accumulated over the years has made the riverbed’s mud deep and bottomless.
Their ambush location was a thicket of shrubs on the high bank of the river. Here, the view is wide, and they can overlook the riverbank and plain below. The shrubs on the high bank are lush and can effectively conceal their figures.
“Kurana should be an awakened operator.”
Li Mei analyzed.
Psychic energies can be divided into mental, plastic, manifestation, manipulation, and enhancement systems based on inclination. This inclination is determined by each person’s qualifications, personality, and experiences. A person can master systems other than their own inclination through learning.
Among them, awakened manipulators in the manipulation system can inject their psychic energies into their target, allowing the target to surpass their own limits. The target can be either mechanical or biological.
The reason she was able to shoot an inferior NII-203 with a precision comparable to a sniper rifle was because of the effect of the manipulation system.
When awakened manipulators are at low levels, their combat ability heavily relies on manipulating objects. Kurana’s constant presence in the power armor suggests that he is likely an awakened manipulator.
“Under the enhancement of manipulation system energy, that power armor will have much stronger performance than its design.”
Li Mei said.
“Will it be tricky?”
Li Mu was worried.
Li Mei raised her eyebrows.
“I’m just teaching you how to distinguish the enemy’s energy inclination, so you can take targeted tactics. Whether you want him dead or alive, it’s a matter of a word, and I can beat him up eight times.”
“Mei, wait! Keep him alive, I want to know how the previous security officer in the jurisdiction died.”
Li Mu was somewhat helpless. With his current strength, it was difficult for him to threaten the power armor. His psychic energy and physical body were not yet sufficient to support the power of Shock.
After a while, until it was late in the evening, the Fei Lian swooped down from the sky and landed on Li Mu’s shoulder.
Kurana and his group were about to arrive.
Moments later, the hovercraft appeared in view. The security officers on the hovercraft were drunk and obviously received a warm reception at the farm. Only Kurana was still sitting in the power armor, like a mountain, without a wrinkle.
The hovercraft didn’t slow down and directly landed on the riverbank.
“Shoot!”
Li Mei pulled the trigger.
Several shots echoed, the body of the hovercraft was directly shot through, and the bullets accurately hit the internal battery group. The high-energy battery group inside erupted with flames.
Without power supply, the whole hovercraft suddenly sank, planting into the riverbank.
“Boom!”
Mud and debris flew more than ten meters high. The head of the hovercraft was deeply embedded in the mud of the riverbed, and the power armor and security officers all rolled into the river.
Li Mu raised his gun and swept a long shot, killing several security officers who were struggling to crawl out of the mud.
Blood staining the riverbank.
“Enemy attack!”
With a loud noise, Kurana reacted quickly, directly lifting the hovercraft that was stuck in the mud, blocking it in front like a shield.
The river flowed along the body of the hovercraft, and several security officers who were unable to dodge were crushed into two parts by the hovercraft, making a mournful cry.
Li Mu was a little surprised. Even if the BTR-60 power armor produced by Lucia specifically enhances the power of the upper limbs, it would not be so easy to lift a hovercraft weighing seven to eight tons.
Kurana greatly increased the output of the BTR-60.
Chapter 18 Water Dispute <TOC> Chapter 20 Trapped by a Beautiful Blade