Boom!

The grenade landed beside the jeep, and the resulting blast and flying shrapnel hammered against the bulletproof armor and glass, giving Long Yuehong and Bai Chen inside the vehicle a feeling of being confronted by the overwhelming, irresistible power of nature.

Jiang Baimian was very grateful, because closing the car door didn't require precise movements, and even in her "drunken" state, she could do it relatively easily. Otherwise, she really wasn't sure if she'd have time to complete the action before the grenade landed.

And without the protection of the jeep, even wearing the military exoskeleton, which would guarantee her vital organs were protected, she doubted she would survive.

As the explosion subsided slightly, Bai Chen started the car, took control of the steering wheel, and pressed down on the accelerator.

The jeep shot forward with a whoosh. Bai Chen experienced what drunk driving was like for the first time.

Her limbs didn't really obey her brain's commands, and her brain's reactions were always a beat or two behind.

When she used to watch old-world entertainment materials, she never quite understood why being drunk would affect driving so much. After all, as a wasteland wanderer and relic hunter who had suffered hardships since childhood, she rarely had the chance to drink. Even when she went to the Wildgrass City bar to gather information and had to "do as the locals do," she wouldn't indulge herself, only getting slightly tipsy at most.

At this moment, she finally understood how correct the phrase "Don't drink and drive, don't drive and drink," which frequently appeared in old-world entertainment materials, was.

She couldn't control herself. Although the military exoskeleton provided sufficient assistance, it was ultimately external equipment that operated based on her own reactions and couldn't forcibly modify her actions.

It was like the "Precise Aiming System" only provided the wearer with references, helping to correct firing data within a certain range and giving the correct posture and direction, but it couldn't forcibly require the wearer to shoot at a certain location.

Of course, it was possible to prioritize the exoskeleton over the wearer, just like some cars have automatic driving functions.

Unfortunately, this required certain operations to switch system modes, which Bai Chen in her "drunken" state couldn't complete in a short amount of time, and reality didn't give her enough space.

In addition, the automatic mode of the military exoskeleton was completely inferior to that of intelligent robots. The older the model, the more true this was. Prioritizing it would inevitably lead to stiff, rigid movements and various problems.

As Bai Chen pressed down on the accelerator, the jeep sped up.

It was much faster than she expected, because in her "drunken" state, she hadn't been able to control the force of her foot on the pedal.

And clearly, the forest was not a suitable place for racing.

The next second, Bai Chen's eyes reflected a giant tree.

She yanked the steering wheel, but it took a full second for her brain to issue the command and her body to react.

Thus, everything was irreversible.

Bang!

The jeep crashed heavily into the tree, causing needle-like leaves to fall like rain and bringing itself to a halt.

Bai Chen was about to reverse when she suddenly saw that figure wearing the chameleon-like bionic intelligent armor appear again in the distance.

This time, she was carrying a weapon on her shoulder that was slightly complex in structure, looked very heavy, and resembled a rocket launcher.

The members of the Old Task Force recognized this thing:

The AS-9 man-portable anti-tank missile produced by First City.

"Bail out!" Jiang Baimian shouted as she opened the car door and fell out.

Bai Chen did something similar. Long Yuehong opened the door on the other side because it was closest to him.

Boom!

The AS-9 anti-tank missile failed to hit the jeep and slammed into the giant tree, breaking it in half and causing it to crash to the ground.

This made Jiang Baimian stunned.

With a distance of just over a hundred meters between them and the jeep being such a large target, the enemy hadn't managed to destroy their team's vehicle!

Perhaps the other party had been affected by the recoil from the previous blast. Jiang Baimian instantly felt her "drunken" state was relieved somewhat.

Coupled with the cold brought about by the "Chaotic Right Hand," her shivering mind raced:

"Could this guy be using a man-portable anti-tank missile for the first time? Her grenade earlier was also a bit off target, missing by a meter or two... Afraid of detonating the bombs in the car? No, since she decided to attack us, she would definitely choose the method she's best at and also the safest, and wouldn't treat this as a live-fire exercise...

"One of her abilities is to put us in a 'drunken' state, affecting our reaction speed and motor skills, without direct lethality... Also, she has another ability that makes our shots 'actively' avoid her body. Hmm, this may be another manifestation of the 'drunken' state...

"In short, so far, the characteristics of her abilities are closer to control, and this type of ability is a perfect match for firearms and other thermal weapons... She can enter the 'Mind Corridor' step by step. She can't have never fought anyone before, and logically, her shooting skills should only be strong, not weak...

"When she first used a gun, she could accurately hit my outstretched hand. That didn't seem like a fluke...

"I've had a question from the very beginning: why did she actively do things to allow the 'Comprehensive Early Warning System' of the military exoskeleton to detect her? At that time, her best option should have been to hide in a more distant and concealed location, using our 'drunken' state to shoot us one by one...

"Combining all these performances later, although it's absurd, I still think she might be playing a cat-and-mouse game...

"She's engrossed in such a battle, not in a hurry to finish us off, so she deliberately shoots off, just intimidating and coercing...

"When she's had enough fun, she will really use her full strength and be ruthless...

"Such behavior is difficult to understand, but it's not too unacceptable when put on an Awakened... Is this some manifestation of her price?"

Thinking of this, Jiang Baimian's brain became heavy again, numb and wooden.

If it weren't for the stimulation of the "cold," it seemed to take all her strength to simply think of a question.

The severe "drunken" state returned.

Although Jiang Baimian had made some guesses earlier, thinking that as long as they maintained a normal level of response, they wouldn't be in mortal danger in the short term, this was still just a guess, waiting to be verified later.

And even if the enemy's price was really similar to what she deduced, she couldn't think of how to take advantage of it for a while.

One is that her brain is not cooperating enough, and the other is that the enemy has been very cautious so far, always maintaining a sufficient distance, not allowing herself to be counterattacked.

The range of the "Chaotic Right Hand" is not enough, and the jeep can't be started for a while, unable to help me close the distance... Find a way to lure her within a hundred meters? While the "cold" still has a certain effect, Jiang Baimian rolled and hid behind a nearby tree, thinking about what to do next.

Then, she arrived at her destination and stopped moving.

Immediately afterwards, she saw an item in the jeep.

It was Shang Jianyao's small blue and black speaker.

This object, which had integrated Shang Jianyao's aura, was originally placed on the armrest box, but had fallen beside the brake due to the previous collision.

It can complete "thought implantation" through songs. This comes from Shang Jianyao himself and overlaps with his abilities. Therefore, Shang Jianyao left it with his teammates to enrich the measures they could take when encountering enemies.

Jiang Baimian's eyes lit up, and she immediately had a plan.

At the same time, she was quite annoyed and wanted to slap herself.

The right hand.

She had been affected by the "drunken" state before and hadn't thought of the small speaker immediately, thinking of using this item!

In a flash of thought, Jiang Baimian shouted with a slightly slurred tongue towards Long Yuehong and Bai Chen, who had already found cover:

"Each, find, a way, to break out.

"She, is only, one person!"

On the surface, she was telling Long Yuehong and Bai Chen to run their separate ways, making full use of the enemy's weakness of only having one person and only being able to choose one direction to chase, but in reality, she was using this to deceive the target, making her shift her subsequent focus to preventing the three members of the Old Task Force from escaping, making it easier for her to return to the jeep and take out the small speaker.

And the coverage of this prop only depends on how far its sound can travel.

If the volume is turned up to the maximum, one hundred meters, or even two hundred meters, is not impossible!

...

Koning Mess, main city, on that small square.

Shang Jianyao looked around and said,

"Let's continue to delve deeper. If we encounter the same situation as before twice, where we need to flush it with high-voltage electricity, then consider evacuating."

"Even if we haven't discovered the root cause of the problem here?" Gena asked back.

Shang Jianyao nodded solemnly and replied calmly:

"It's still the same sentence, it's not like we won't come in again after we exit this time.

"We can even leave Koning Mess temporarily and enter the White Knights' sphere of influence to the south, find a way to replenish the electricity, and then return here."

Clap, clap, clap, Gena applauded him.

The intelligent robot said in a slightly synthesized voice:

"Dabai must admire this kind of thinking you have now."

Shang Jianyao didn't respond, pointing forward:

"Continue."

After running a distance and leaving the square, he suddenly stopped.

"What's wrong?" Gena asked.

Shang Jianyao looked ahead and said:

"Although I haven't sensed the New World node yet, I suddenly have a feeling that there is a huge vortex in the distance.

"That vortex is slowly getting stronger!"