Josh's Delta Squad even tried to shake off Javier's jeep, not wanting to be entangled by the three troublesome people, so he floored the accelerator and sped all the way. Two armored off-road vehicles accelerated one after another.
But soon, Josh's Delta Squad discovered something was wrong, because no matter how much they accelerated, Javier would steadily follow behind, with the gap between them being less than thirty meters, maintaining this distance all the time.
Although the dust behind the armored off-road vehicle obscured the view, Javier was still able to maintain a steady bite relying on his superb driving skills, and he did not hit a tree due to the obstructed view.
This made Josh, the Black Team Leader, feel very confused.
He didn't understand how this group of defenseless researchers could drive the off-road jeep so flexibly, like a racing driver with superb driving skills.
What they didn't know was,
Javier's B+ level Riding skill buff was enough to allow him to drive any modern steel vehicle. No matter whether he had ridden it or not, he would have experience as soon as he got started, which was very magical.
Even fierce beasts, such as lions and elephants, would obediently become docile mounts after being ridden on their backs.
This is the power of the Riding skill, a conceptualization. If it can be strengthened to EX level, then everything can be ridden.
Even the unruly Alexia can turn this arrogant and self-important wild horse into a docile and obedient My Little Pony.
It's a pity that Javier currently only has a B+ level. If he had an A- level or above, he would be able to control demonic beasts with a backhand.
This means that Javier can ride mindless biochemical monsters like Lickers and Tyrants, transforming himself into a male succubus, easily turning giant zombies against their own kind...
...
About half an hour later—
Chris and Javier and others successfully drove to the mine. It was surrounded by a gray-white mountain range.
Just arrived,
Everyone saw the elevated tin houses built in the mine. There were also various stones and construction equipment such as excavators and loaders piled up in the mine.
However, judging from the rust on the tin houses and the dust on the excavators, this place had been abandoned for a long time.
And most importantly,
There was almost no one in the mine, only a few abandoned elevated tin houses. After hesitating for a while, Josh did not hesitate and immediately ordered everyone to split up.
Delta Squad went to check the tin houses in the back, while Chris and Javier and others were responsible for the tin houses in the front.
After all, such a large place,
There was no way to avoid splitting up. Even if they knew that splitting up was very dangerous, if they wanted to find Black Merchant Elvin hiding in the mine, it seemed there was no other choice.
"Chris, be careful. If necessary, immediately fire a signal. We must catch Black Merchant Elvin."
"Even if you shoot and injure him, it doesn't matter, as long as it's not a fatal shot to the head or heart, we can cure him. The key is that he cannot be allowed to escape!"
Before splitting up,
The Black Team Leader Josh once again earnestly instructed Chris. He could feel that their legendary hero of the BSAA was actually very kind.
But when facing heinous criminals, it is necessary to be fierce when necessary. There is no need to insist on capturing them alive. It doesn't matter if you shoot them in the leg or abdomen, as long as it's not a fatal injury.
They had a way to save Elvin, this scum. If the entire Alpha Team was sacrificed and Elvin still couldn't be caught, that would be a huge loss.
"..."
"I understand...!"
After hearing Josh's instructions,
Chris hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded seriously to show that he understood. It wasn't that he wasn't ruthless, but that some situations didn't allow him to be too reckless. If some guys were pushed to the limit, they would really jump over the wall in desperation.
Let alone capture them,
It would be lucky if they weren't dragged down to die together. If possible, he naturally wanted to simply and roughly catch Black Merchant Elvin.
"..."
"Javier, there are signs of human life energy activity in the second elevated tin house on the side. The person you are looking for should be hiding inside. He is packing his things and should be preparing to escape."
At this moment,
While Chris was still hesitating where to start searching, Lisa, who had gotten out of the off-road jeep and had been following Javier, just glanced at the several elevated tin houses in front of her.
She immediately determined the location where Black Merchant Elvin was hiding.
Lisa's superb perception ability allowed her to easily lock onto the prey's location, as if she had x-ray vision.
But if there were many people, it would be hard to say, because if there were many people, Lisa would not be able to determine which one was Black Merchant Elvin.
But the entire mine was empty, with only Black Merchant Elvin himself, which made it very convenient for Lisa to perceive and lock on. Therefore, she only took one glance and immediately found Black Merchant Elvin's location.
Following Lisa's gaze,
Javier also saw the second elevated tin house not far in front of him. It was the smallest among the several tin houses. The rest of the tin houses were all miner dormitory types.
Only the one in front of him looked more like a contractor's office.
Black Merchant Elvin was indeed very likely to be hiding inside. Since the situation was confirmed, Javier did not hesitate and immediately motioned for Chris and Jill to follow him.
"..."
"Chris, Jill, over here...!"
In order not to disturb Black Merchant Elvin hiding above, Javier adopted the action gestures of the former S.T.A.R.S. After just one glance,
Chris and Jill quickly reacted, their expressions changing instantly, looking at Javier in disbelief.
They couldn't believe that Javier had located Black Merchant Elvin so quickly, but out of trust in their former comrade,
Chris and Jill did not hesitate and quickly climbed up the stairs of the elevated tin house in a hurry.
"Da da da..."
"Da da da..."
When they were near the door of the tin house on the iron stairs, Chris paused, decisively took out a flashbang from his waist,
He aimed at the window, pulled the pin, and threw it in fiercely. This was the best breaching weapon for breaking down doors!
"Crack—!"
"Bang... Poof...!!!"
The flashbang smashed the window glass of the tin house and accurately fell inside. Soon, a dull explosion sound was heard, white light flashed, and fire splattered.
Seeing the flashbang take effect, Chris and Jill did not hesitate. They took the lead and rushed into the tin house, followed closely by Javier and others.
"Thump thump thump..."
"Stop, don't move... Hands up—!!!"
The two quickly rushed into the tin house. Chris kicked open the tightly closed iron door.
Before they even saw Black Merchant Elvin, Chris and Jill, holding their weapons, immediately shouted a warning, trying to make Black Merchant Elvin feel scared and surrender on the spot.
"Poof..."
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh...!!!"
But unfortunately,
As soon as Chris and Jill kicked open the tin door, a cloud of white smoke quickly surged out from inside.
It also carried an irritating smell, which immediately made Chris and Jill instinctively cover their noses and eyes.
It was a tear gas grenade,
A troublesome weapon, the rolling tear gas white smoke swept over. The tear gas grenade on the ground spread very quickly, instantly enveloping the entire tin house, and the vision became hazy and blurry.
But the sharp-eyed Chris still spotted a black figure quickly running towards the window. That was undoubtedly Black Merchant Elvin. Was he trying to jump out the window and escape?!
"Stop! Black Merchant Elvin..."
"Bang————!!!"
Chris shouted loudly.
Looking at Black Merchant Elvin who was about to escape, Chris recalled Josh's words and did not hesitate.
He raised his pistol, aimed the sight at Black Merchant Elvin's abdomen, and quickly fired. With the deafening gunshot, Black Merchant Elvin's body suddenly trembled.
But he seemed unaffected and still jumped down from the window of the tin house without hesitation, very decisively and directly.
"Ah ah ah——————!!!!"
"Help, help, save me quickly... I don't want to be eaten...!!!"
"Damn it, what kind of monster is that...!!!"
And just as Black Merchant Elvin jumped out of the tin house window, there was no scream from Black Merchant Elvin.
Instead, in the large, deserted and silent mine, the screams of the Delta Squad members led by the Black Team Leader Josh suddenly sounded. Had they encountered some danger?!