Lang Liefeng's words were like pouring a bottle of ice water on a volcano.

In an instant, Bode and Bill Hawke calmed down.

Bode exhaled heavily and said, "At first, I didn't give the order for my men to open fire, because I noticed something was off. But you bastards acted like you had a screw loose and fired at us regardless!"

"Now there's such heavy casualties on both sides... damn it!"

Bill Hawke wiped his face. The commerce association and the captain of the security brigade, who was also the Deputy Director, had some business dealings.

The two sides could even be considered allies, yet they inexplicably fought a fierce battle with heavy casualties, and the more they thought about it, the more frustrated and absurd it seemed.

Bode also didn't expect the sand bandits to be people from Tasting Commerce Association!

The whole commerce association's lower limit had refreshed his understanding. He knew some associations kept gangs as thugs, but he didn't expect the entire sand bandit group to be raised by Tasting Commerce Association.

This bunch of guys is truly beyond words.

Once everyone calmed down, they began to sort through the information.

"Deputy Director Bode, you came to this place because of Apocalypse Society. How did you receive the intel?"

Bode looked at Erin. Erin said, "Our security brigade naturally has its own methods for gathering intelligence. These channels are reliable. Our people monitored a large-scale movement of personnel from Apocalypse Society.

They were heading out of the city. According to our intelligence, we received news that the two original Yellow Robe Technicians of Apocalypse Society had been surrounded in the Peruvian Slums by the Special Operations Department, but the relationships within the Peruvian Slums are so complex that the Special Operations Department didn't dare to rashly enter to arrest the two Yellow Robed Priests.

For unknown reasons, the two Yellow Robed Priests managed to escape from the Peruvian Slums under the encirclement of the Special Operations Department.

Now, the Special Operations Department and our security brigade are jointly pursuing the Apocalypse Society within the Ninth Special Zone, which must have frightened the two Yellow Robed Priests.

So, these two Yellow Robed Priests plotted to escape, and their destination was here with the sand bandits!

We have reason to suspect they want to collaborate with the sand bandits, using their cover to cross the Desert of Death and escape the entire Ninth Special Zone!"

"Captain Bill Hawke, I don't know if you've been more engaged in the politics of the Ninth Special Zone. In any case, our security brigade cannot allow the two Yellow Robed Priests to escape.

So, we mobilized our forces and ambushed here, preparing to attack the people of Apocalypse Society.

Then you showed up here without any identifiable marks. At first, we intended to fire at you, but the chief noticed that your gear was fully equipped, unlike the usual equipment that those followers of Apocalypse Society should have.

So we held back and decided to observe for a while longer. Who knew that several mortars suddenly fired from behind, exploding among your group.

You reacted like mad dogs, attacking back at us. What else could we do? If we didn't retaliate, all our people would have been killed by you!"

Upon hearing Erin's explanation, Bill Hawke was momentarily angry and said, "What nonsense about Apocalypse Society wanting to collaborate with the sand bandits! The intel we received was that the target of Apocalypse Society was precisely these sand bandits, and they were planning to attack them!"

Bode frowned, "What are the followers of Apocalypse Society doing attacking the sand bandits? Are they crazy? It's just a band of bandits; what could they possibly want to rob from them?"

Bode was unaware that the batch of arms belonging to An Nishang was in the hands of the sand bandits.

Bill Hawke naturally couldn't blatantly reveal this to the security brigade in front of him.

Bill Hawke hesitated for a moment and said, "I can't tell you the specifics, but what I can tell you is, damn it... we received intel that there's a mole among the sand bandits. A batch of important materials from our Tasting Commerce Association is temporarily being held by the sand bandits for us.

Apocalypse Society is here for those materials. They plan to coordinate internally with the mole in the sand bandits, catch us off guard, and seize those materials.

That's why the association sent me here to support the sand bandits and deal with Apocalypse Society!"

With these words, they double-checked their intel and realized it was a huge blunder.

The casualties on both sides were upwards of a hundred, an absolutely serious loss.

Each person's face looked stricken, as if they had lost their parents.

"Where did your intel come from? Are you sure it's accurate?" Erin asked with some uncertainty.

Bill Hawke opened his mouth, just about to answer, then hesitated and said, "The higher-ups didn't clearly inform me where the intel came from, just told me the specifics of the situation.

It seemed to have been suddenly acquired..."

With these words.

A look of unease suddenly appeared on Bode's face, his eyelids twitching continuously, and a sense of crisis suddenly intensified in his heart.

Bode abruptly looked up towards a particular direction.

In the sky, a green signal flare ascended!

Da-da-da!

The intense gunfire erupted, with countless bullets raining down on the crowd below. Caught off guard, the people from the security brigade, sand bandits, and Tasting Commerce Association alike suffered heavy casualties in an instant!

"Damn! Enemy attack! Find cover!"

…

The timeline rewinds to not too long ago.

In the depths of the sandstorm, Zhou Shaoyang and Arabic had themselves completely wrapped up to avoid their skin being cut by the radiation-laced sand.

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