Cave Refuge-Chapter 199 - 198: Raid on Nameless Mountain (1)_1

Li Minghao, who successfully shifted the blame, wasn’t happy. After all, he had only managed to get rid of one of the two burdens on his shoulders, successfully offsetting the pressure from other refuge centers.

However, the pressure from the government not only remained but kept increasing with the rising temperature.

Despite an agreement they had made before, the government would not ask for saltpeter from West City District after they had delivered 200 kilograms. But somehow, the official who made the promise had disappeared and had not shown up since. The official who was currently pressuring Li Minghao had a higher status than the previous one and was the second-in-command in Pengcheng City.

With the increasing pressure from them, Li Minghao decided to let Captain Wu organize the martial artists in the special forces team to attack the Nameless Mountain.

Regardless of the possible outcome of this action, at least he demonstrated that he had made an effort.

Dong Tianyu wasn’t aware of why he, who didn’t offend anyone and was merely cultivating in his cave mansion, would face such an unwarranted disaster.

The temperature outside continued to rise. A few days later, unable to bear the pressure, Li Minghao ordered Captain Wu, who had just advanced to the Inner Breath Realm, to lead his team of seven martial artists.

Because they had previously conducted a survey of the Nameless Mountain, they were fully armed this time. They not only carried large-caliber firearms but, to break the door, even brought high-explosive explosives.

Although the temperature at night was also rising, at least they didn’t have to worry about the blazing sun, so they scheduled their operation at night.

After dining, as usual, Dong Tianyu stayed on his ship, the Wave Stepper. However, after each day of relaxation, he would return to the Hall of Longevity in his cave mansion to cultivate.

Despite the hassle, Dong Tianyu was ready to adjust his twice-daily cultivation schedule. He had been addicted to his routine recently. Hence, even though it was a bit exhausting, Dong Tianyu was enjoying it.

Although almost no survivors were active outside now, Dong Tianyu still activated the Shadow Formation on the Wave Stepper every day to maintain its invisibility.

It was because Dong Tianyu was cautious, that Captain Wu didn’t notice him getting ready to return to his cave mansion for cultivation on the deck of Wave Stepper when he led the attack on Nameless Mountain.

Because electronic devices had broken, survivors had hardly any recreational activities at night. Unlike before the disaster where almost no one slept before midnight, everyone would rest early now and get up early the next day.

Therefore, Captain Wu arranged for the attack to take place at around 1 am. According to his plan, if everything went smoothly, they’d spend one hour fighting, one hour collecting war spoils, and half an hour resting.

They would be able to enter the subway network before sunrise. By the time the West City District Command Post started operating, they could report on the night’s battle.

Because they knew that Dong Tianyu might also be a martial artist, but they didn’t know if there were other martial artists in the Nameless Mountain refuge. So, to prevent any mishap, and thanks to the great increase in personal load capacity after becoming a martial artist,

Captain Wu carried a lot of weapons and ammunition this time, enough for even a small-scale battle. They might not even be able to use up all the ammunition they had brought along.

While climbing the mountain, even though the outside temperature made it almost impossible to maintain night vigilance, Captain Wu still cautiously deployed two martial artists to scout ahead.

The temperature outside was extremely high, otherwise, with night vision or thermal imaging devices, they could easily detect if anyone was lurking nearby.

Even though everyone felt that there wouldn’t be an ambush on the mountain, they were still very cautious during the climb. After all, they had been through too many battles where things went smoothly initially, only to face disaster later. They had also seen too many teammates fall because of carelessness.

Just as Dong Tianyu finished his attack run on Wave Stepper and came up to the deck, the two special forces team members, responsible for scouting, returned to the foot of the mountain to report back to Captain Wu.

Though there was a distance between where Wave Stepper was located and Captain Wu was, Dong Tianyu habitually expanded his Divine Sense to its maximum range every time he exited the Wave Stepper, giving him a sense of comfort akin to a post-meal cigarette.

As his Divine Sense extended near the mountain’s foot, he noticed the presence of Captain Wu and his team.

Under the coverage of Dong Tianyu’s Divine Sense, he had a clear understanding of the operation plan they were discussing, as if he was standing right there with them.

At first, Dong Tianyu thought of messing with them during their free time, but when he scanned the equipment they carried, he noticed the high-explosive explosives on the backs of two team members.

Upon hearing that Captain Wu and his team were planning to break the door with the explosives, Dong Tianyu frowned.

Though the metal door of his cave mansion was thick and heavy, he suspected that it wouldn’t be able to withstand the explosion of so many high-explosive explosives. So, an annoyed Dong Tianyu took out a rarely used sniper rifle from his Shadow Space. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

This sniper rifle was obtained from Ye Liuyun at the time of the flood disaster. After exchanging it, Dong Tianyu only played with it a few times. Finding it dull, he tossed it into his Shadow Space to gather dust.

Ever since, the order in Pengcheng has been very stable. Not to mention using a gun, there were hardly any instances of physical fighting. As a result, the firearms Dong Tianyu had exchanged always stayed in his Shadow Space.

At the moment, Dong Tianyu didn’t directly aim the sniper rifle at the special forces team members who were discussing their operation plan.

The reason was that although martial artists didn’t possess a Divine Sense like Dong Tianyu’s, which allowed him to clearly sense the surroundings, the sixth sense of the Inner Breath Realm martial artists could sense whether they were in danger. Even though they wouldn’t know where the danger was coming from, it served as a reminder for the martial artists.

Therefore, every martial artist who had cultivated to the Inner Breath Realm place complete trust in their sixth sense. For this reason, to avoid startling the enemy, Dong Tianyu didn’t do anything that resembled pre-emptive aiming.

Watching them finalize their operation plan and start moving up the mountain, Dong Tianyu also began to consider the location to launch his ambush.

Because the opposition was carrying explosives this time, Dong Tianyu didn’t plan on letting them approach the platform and door like he did with the gang members.

After all, the gang members wielding sticks would probably not be able to destroy the door even given a year, whereas these special forces team members carrying explosives could potentially damage the door in a matter of seconds.

The idle Dong Tianyu, who was just looking for something fun, was not willing to pay the price of having his door damaged while messing around with the special forces team members.

Once sure that the special forces team had started ascending the mountain, Dong Tianyu set up his sniper rifle behind them.

Although aiming uphill was a little challenging, the scorching weather had killed all the plants on the Nameless Mountain, leaving no obstruction on the bare mountain surface.