Chapter 254: The Village Quakes

Jiang Cheng drove the captured truck, following the pickup ahead, toward the village.

In fact, it was only a little past two in the afternoon, and the truck's rear compartment was spacious enough that even with ten Black Mane Pigs loaded, nearly half the space remained.

But Ye Ying's Spiritual Power consumption was too great; encountering this again later would be problematic.

To be safe, the two decided to call it quits while the situation was favorable.

Before leaving, they took all the weapons of those few people, including the two Heavy Machine Guns mounted on the pickup, and dismantled them.

According to Ye Ying, a 14.5‑mm Heavy Machine Gun costs over two hundred thousand yuan each, a bit pricier than a Heavy Sniper Rifle.

In addition, there were three Heavy Sniper Rifles and four 12.7‑mm Heavy Machine Guns, totaling over 1.2 million yuan!

Of course, that's the brand‑new purchase price; the resale value would be far less—half, about 600,000 yuan, would be decent in Jiang Cheng's eyes.

After driving for a little over an hour, they met other vehicles along the way but nothing unexpected occurred.

After all, the other convoys were only two or three trucks; seeing just two from Jiang Cheng's side, they didn't bother to cause trouble.

At the village's exit, many people remained, either sitting or standing.

When they saw a truck approaching, many quietly turned their gaze.

White Pine Village is that size; even the few adventuring parties there wouldn't dare make any moves.

Take, for example, the owner of the nearby truck, Chen Jun.

Counting him, the team had seven or eight people, each armed with a heavy weapon; if a firefight broke out, it would likely end in mutual destruction.

So the people at the gate just watched silently.

But the next moment, many were stunned.

Because a person sat in the front of the truck, looking completely unfamiliar.

Moreover, the two pickups carrying Heavy Machine Guns were nowhere to be seen.

Doo‑doo.

Accompanied by a loud horn, the truck slowly drove into the village, heading toward the warehouse in the corner.

The crowd couldn't take their eyes off for a long time.

Only after they could no longer see it did their eyes turn to each other.

"What's going on?"

Someone asked, "Isn't that Chen Jun's off‑road truck? Did I see wrong?"

"I was also puzzled; the vehicle looks identical on the outside, yet the driver looks nothing like them. And did you notice that the pickup ahead has a cargo box with a woman inside?"

"Sss…"

Someone inhaled sharply, "Now that you mention it, I recall that this morning there was that same pickup, with a man and a woman inside, which drove into the village. Judging by the tire load, it seemed to have a good haul. The pickup that just entered with the truck earlier—wasn't that them?"

"What!"

"Which two people?"

Hearing that, many widened their eyes.

In fact, many of them had also noticed Jiang Cheng and Ye Ying, and were quite stirred.

The reason they didn't act immediately was to gather more information.

If the idea backfires, they'd be in trouble themselves.

So, after hearing that…

"Could it be that Chen Jun's group handed something over to those two?" someone voiced the thought on everyone's mind.

"No, that can't be. They have seven or eight people, and the team also includes two or three Seven-level Force Warriors. Could two people take them out?"

"What about that truck? Do you think, given Chen Jun's temperament, he'd let someone drive his vehicle away? And those two? Honestly, from the moment I first saw them, something felt off."

Someone snorted, "Think about it: two people daring to come here, and one of them is a woman. What does that imply? Either they're clueless fools, or they're hidden masters. Which do you think they are?"

Everyone glanced at each other.

If they hadn't seen the other side drive that truck in, they'd surely call it the former; even if not, it's still a target worth striking.

But now, it's most likely the latter, at least a Six-level, perhaps even a Seven-level Force Warrior! Otherwise, how could they eliminate seven or eight people without a scratch?

The atmosphere fell silent again.

Someone internally began to think of retreat.

Someone else still clung to a sliver of hope, wanting to watch the situation further before deciding.

And at that moment.

Jiang Cheng and Ye Ying had already driven into Channel No. 3.

It was still the same channel as in the morning.

Inside, the two people included the middle‑aged man from the morning and a young man, a new face.

The middle‑aged man's smile vanished the instant he saw a man and a woman alight from the vehicle, his eyes flashing with terror.

He watched helplessly as Xiao Sun died before his eyes.

His mind was a haze at the time.

Looking back, it probably relates to that earlier man and woman; otherwise, why did the incident only occur after those two appeared?

Moreover, the supervisor later instructed that if anyone spots those two, they must report it immediately.

He never dreamed that those two would appear before him again.

Jiang Cheng saw the fear in his eyes, gave a slight smile, and said, "Why are you still staring? Come tally the prey."

"Oh, good, good."

The middle‑aged man hurriedly replied, "Alright, alright," for even though his heart trembled, he could only steel himself and move forward; otherwise, angering them might cause him to follow Xiao Sun's fate.

The young man behind him also sensed something, his expression a bit fearful.

Fortunately, their attention was soon drawn to the Black Mane Pigs being hauled out of the rear cargo.

"One, two, three, four…"

The middle-aged man couldn't help but start counting.

When he reached the tenth one, he was completely stunned.

Because he's been working here for six or seven years, not even ten, he's never seen anyone be able to hunt down ten Black Mane Pigs in one go.

Let alone, there are only two of them on the other side.

As for the young man beside them, there's no need to say more.

"Make an estimate of the price."

Jiang Cheng said.

"Alright, alright."

The middle-aged man responded promptly, then, with a wry smile, said, "You two, these Black Mane Pigs are Fifth-tier Exotic Beasts, each fetching a purchase price between two hundred thousand and three hundred thousand. If it were only two or three heads, I could make the decision, but ten at once amounts to two to three million, which exceeds my authority; only our supervisor has that permission."

Jiang Cheng first gave Ye Ying a glance.

She nodded.

From these two in front of her, she sensed no hostility, only fear.

"Fine, then go summon him."

Jiang Cheng nodded.

"Alright, I'll make the call; please wait a moment, you two."

The middle-aged man wiped the sweat from his forehead, took out his phone from his pocket, and dialed the supervisor's number.

(End of chapter)