Suren saw that the sniper rifle hadn't broken the glass. To prevent any surprises, he put away the sniper rifle and immediately rushed down.

Although the truck was already out of commission, the cab had bulletproof modifications, and the people inside weren't stupid enough to open the door and come out.

Suren stopped Kai from wasting another alchemical bomb to blow up the front of the truck. Instead, he used stacked shots to penetrate the glass and killed the two inside.

Oh... and one more surprise.

That "Barbarian" Buck wasn't dead in the explosion. He burst out of the flames, and the swarm gun on his right arm swept over, almost costing Kai his life.

But after all, he was only a Tier 1 professional, and a mechanical gunslinger with limited ammunition. Suren and Kai joined forces and quickly killed him on the spot.

Thus, all twelve members of the escort team in the three vehicles were killed.

.......

Kai looked at the completely wiped-out Steam Party members in front of him, a smile on his face: "Hehe, the whole car has been modified with bulletproof plates. This batch of goods may be more valuable than expected... It's also fortunate that you, Brother Suren, prepared the alchemical bombs, otherwise they would have almost escaped."

Suren thought Kai made a valid point. This truck was clearly a specially modified transport vehicle that had been deliberately aged. The modifications to the vehicle also proved that the goods they were transporting were very valuable.

He said, "Let's do it quickly. They should have already sent out a distress signal. If we delay any longer, we might be in trouble."

"Mm."

Kai also nodded.

The reason they chose this ambush point, besides its remoteness, was that they had considered the Steam Party's reinforcement arrival time.

Now that they had dealt with the enemy so smoothly, they had enough time to unload the goods.

Suren didn't dare to be careless. He walked to the side of the carriage, then put his ear to the carriage and listened carefully.

The carriage wall was very thick, and he didn't hear any movement.

Kai was fiddling with the lock on the car door and soon discovered that he couldn't do anything about this mechanical lock. He could only turn to Suren for help, "Suren, this lock seems to be a 'Cortez Alloy Lock'. It can't be opened without a key. Are we going to use an alchemical bomb to blow it open?"

Suren shook his head and said, "A single alchemical bomb costs 600,000. It's too extravagant to use a bomb just to open a lock. And what if there are good things inside that get damaged by the explosion?"

"That expensive?"

Kai immediately withdrew his hand. Even as a Cross Society captain, he felt his hand tremble at that price.

Instantly, he looked at Suren with a face that said he was a nouveau riche and exaggeratedly said, "Brother, you're so rich?"

Suren didn't explain much and rolled his eyes at him: "The anti-tank mine from earlier wasn't cheap either."

Robbery also requires costs. Otherwise, relying on ordinary equipment would not be enough to deal with this escort convoy.

Kai knew that now wasn't the time for gossip and looked helpless: "Then what do we do?"

"Of course, use other more cost-effective methods..."

Suren walked over, took out some materials, and drew a six-pointed star alchemical array centered on the lock.

Kai looked at Suren drawing the alchemical array and curiously asked, "What is this?"

He was a purely close-combat professional. Apart from unlocking the alchemical array of his implanted gear, he knew almost nothing about other alchemy.

This was also a common problem for most outer city professionals. They could fight and kill, but their theoretical system was a weakness.

Suren skillfully drew the alchemical array and casually explained, "Tier 1 Alchemy [Metal Melting Art], a very practical auxiliary alchemy. The main materials for drawing the array are magnesium powder and mithril mixed powder. Activation will produce extremely high temperatures, which can melt most known metals. It should be enough to deal with this lock."

Kai listened and felt enlightened, but then asked, "Aren't you a gunslinger? You also understand alchemical spells? Moreover, alchemical knowledge is very expensive and not easy to learn..."

"Bought it from the black market."

Suren didn't explain much. This technique did come from the black market, but it was a basic spell from the textbook that Mr. Black gave him.

The spell techniques that were very expensive in the eyes of the outer city people were examples of content in the textbooks of noble students in the inner city.

Fortunately, he had some basic knowledge in the memories of the two teaching assistants he had stripped, so it was easy to get started.

As he spoke, he said to Kai, "Step back a little."

As soon as he finished speaking, Suren formed several mage seals with his hands and pressed one hand on the array. Immediately, the six-pointed star array lit up with a dazzling white light. Even from a distance, he felt a burning heat that pricked his skin.

Then a magical scene appeared.

After the alchemical array was activated, the high temperature instantly melted the entire metal lock, turning the alloy into a lump of magma-like red liquid, which dripped onto the ground.

Kai, who was far away, looked surprised and muttered, "How do I feel like you know everything..."

It was understandable for a gunslinger to be able to make alchemical bombs, but to also know alchemy... that was very strange.

Alchemy was not as simple as being able to draw a six-pointed star array. You also had to learn the spell techniques, form seals, match materials, and a whole set of complete casting procedures...

Under normal circumstances, it would take a mage one or two months of hard work to learn a Tier 1 spell, no matter how talented they were.

What gunslinger would be so bored as to spend so much time learning an auxiliary spell?

Suren didn't give him much explanation, "Captain, get ready to work!"

.......

With the lock destroyed, the door of the truck carriage was easily opened.

Kai didn't bother to think about why Suren knew alchemy. Instead, he looked forward to seeing what valuable goods were inside.

But at this moment, Suren's ear twitched, and he heard some movement in the carriage. Suddenly, his face changed drastically, "Get out of the way!"

Kai hadn't figured out what was happening, but listening to Suren's urgent warning, he didn't hesitate at all and quickly retreated.

In that instant, a huge black shadow burst out of the carriage. It jumped out and slammed a heavy punch at the position where Kai had just been standing, directly smashing a half-meter-deep pit in the ground.

Kai screamed, "Damn it, what is this thing!"

Suren's eyes also sharpened as he looked at the monster that suddenly appeared.

[Abomination Warrior]

Detailed explanation: A Tier 1 semi-mutated monster created by x serum. They have lost their minds, but can execute simple killing instructions through special conditioned reflex training; potion enhancement gives it super strong physical body, fast movement speed, high recovery, high strength, high physical resistance, medium magic resistance...

This was a nearly three-meter-tall, ugly-faced, blue-skinned humanoid monster.

"Conditioned reflex? It should be that the way the carriage was opened was wrong, activating this monster..."

Suren looked at the identification content displayed above the monster's head and immediately guessed what had happened.

It turned out that not only was there a Steam Party's organized escort team, but there was also a monster guarding it.

What kind of goods were in this carriage that were worth such careful treatment?

Blue skin, it feels a bit similar to a living corpse...

The thought flashed through his mind, but Suren's actions didn't slow down at all. He immediately raised his hand and fired two stacked shots at the monster.

"Pa!"

"Pa!"

The stacked alchemical bullets successfully penetrated the monster's hindbrain, but they didn't penetrate deeply.

Moreover, strangely, the bullet was slowly squeezed out by the muscles, and the wound was visibly wriggling and recovering!

"What high toughness!"

Suren was also surprised that his two stacked shots didn't hurt this monster. Alchemical bullets could create a bloody hole in an ordinary professional with one shot, but only a pinky-sized bullet hole in this thing.

Even more terrifying was the monster's recovery power, which was simply unbelievable.

On the other hand, Kai's reaction was not slow either.

After dodging the monster's punch, he rushed forward, and the blade transformed from his arm slashed down at the monster's unprotected thigh.

The cold light of the blade flashed, and under this strike, a normal flesh and blood body would definitely be cut off, bones and all.

But as soon as he made this move, Kai's expression suddenly changed, as if a blunt knife had been struck against bark, almost causing his blade to get stuck in the monster's flesh.

Looking again, this slash only left a painless scratch, without causing any substantial damage.

Moreover, in the blink of an eye, the scratch had already recovered as before.

Because of this momentary pause, Kai just wanted to avoid it when a fist as big as a casserole slammed into his abdomen. Even though he tried his best to dodge, it was like being rammed in the ribs by a rhino with its horn.

With a "poof" sound, he couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of turbid blood, and his body flew out like a cannonball.

In one exchange, Kai fell into danger.

.......

Seeing the monster was about to chase Kai, Suren fired several shots in the distance, trying to attract the monster's attention.

Looking at various alchemical bullets exploding on the monster's vital points, Suren also confirmed one thing: this monster had extremely high physical defense, but its magic defense was not too high!

But it was difficult to break the defense with double stacked "armor-piercing bullets". Although ammunition such as "magic-breaking bullets" had a certain amount of damage, they would not cause much damage if they did not penetrate the surface.

Suren's shots successfully attracted the monster's attention. The three-meter-tall body looked burly and clumsy, but its speed was extremely fast!

The monster turned its head and rushed forward, accelerating. The ground cracked, and the entire body crashed over like a cannonball.

"So fast! This monster's speed has reached the level of a Tier 2 professional!"

Suren felt the huge pressure coming towards him and was prepared.

The muscles all over his body had contracted to the extreme. He pulled the steel wire in his hand, and with the force of the collision that brushed past him, his whole body spun rapidly in the air for several circles before landing.

Although it looked a bit embarrassing, Suren had calmly analyzed many things in his mind: "Very fast in a straight line, but the ability to change direction is slightly inferior... Pure physical attack methods, no implanted gear, no spellcasting, low intelligence..."

This was a monster whose partial attributes exceeded those of a Tier 2 professional, but its weaknesses were also obvious.

He instantly judged that he could fight!

.......

Seeing that Suren was knocked away, Kai suppressed the discomfort in his chest and rushed over like lightning.

He felt that he was a close-combat assassin after all. Although he couldn't beat it, he wouldn't die temporarily after taking a few hits.

Suren, a gunslinger with a weak physique, was another story. Once the monster approached, a punch could kill him.

Kai said anxiously, "This guy's strength has reached the level of a Tier 2 professional. We are not a match. Prepare to retreat!"

Suren seemed to turn a deaf ear and had no intention of escaping at all. He continued to fire with both guns.

He knew very well that without the two of them alternating cover, Kai would definitely not be able to hold on for long. He said urgently, "You can't outrun it, don't escape, use your skills to dodge!"

If they chose to run away blindly, the monster's terrifying speed would catch up to either of them in the blink of an eye.

Once they were caught, as long as there was a mistake, they would immediately die on the spot.

This was what made this monster so tricky. They couldn't kill it, they couldn't outlast it, and they couldn't escape it.

.......

The monster was mighty and unparalleled, its fists and feet cracking metal and shattering rocks.

Kai was agile, maneuvering around the explosion-proof truck, sometimes darting under the car, sometimes going around to the back, barely able to protect himself.

But no matter how he attacked, the monster was unharmed.

If this continued, problems would arise sooner or later.

Not to mention being killed by the monster, if they were really held back, it would be enough for the Steam Party's reinforcements to arrive.

"Damn it! How could there be such a monster in the carriage!"

Kai cursed angrily, seeing the goods right in front of them, but they had to give up.

He also understood Suren's battle plan. It seemed that he wanted to kite and alternate attracting the monster's attention, looking for a chance to retreat. He hurriedly shouted, "Suren, I'll hold it back first, you snipe from a distance, maybe we'll still have a chance..."

He wanted to persuade Suren to leave first, create enough distance to snipe, and both of them would have a chance to escape.

But Suren's battle plan was obviously not to escape.

He vaguely guessed what was in this batch of goods and decided to take a gamble.

"Help me hold it back for a moment, prepare to counterattack!"

"???"

Kai's thoughts stalled as he listened.

Before he could finish speaking, he saw out of the corner of his eye that Suren had already put away his guns, was quickly forming hand seals, and a five-pointed star array had lit up under his feet.

"What a fast seal-forming speed!"

Kai's heart flashed with shock, but he didn't understand what Suren was trying to do.

Was he going to unlock his implanted gear and fight hard?

But... this monster can't be killed at all!

In that instant, before the doubtful thoughts could be expressed on his face, Kai's eyes suddenly froze there.

That familiar feeling from the battlefield had returned...

.......

Suren finished forming the seals expressionlessly and shouted softly, "Gear·Release!"

After the five-pointed star array was completely lit up, a dark gold, hideous eight-armed spider spear was revealed behind him!

ps. This Friday, or September 1st, it will be on the shelves. I hope everyone will come to Qidian to support the subscription, otherwise, I feel that the collection-to-subscription ratio will be terrible. Thanks in advance.