Chapter 98: With a Ruthless Heart, Nothing Is Off the Table

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Shells fired one after another from the cannons.

Lin Mu’s eyes were fixed on the dots on the radar. First round, second round, third round. A full twelve shells wiped out three enemy projectiles.

He couldn’t be blamed for this—the aiming had to be done manually, and the accuracy was far inferior to the original system. Thankfully, he had both radar and drones. Otherwise, he might not have been able to hit such distant targets, especially since those vehicles were constantly on the move.

The other four watched Lin Mu’s operation in stunned silence. With this method, none of them could hope to best him. They felt like mere extras, content to quietly stand aside and watch Lin Mu perform.

In the distance.

“Boss! What is this?!”

Watching shell after shell explode around him, the man was dumbfounded.

“Don’t stop! Keep driving forward—I refuse to believe they have that many shells!”

Yet the barrage continued unabated. Twenty shells, thirty shells. The vehicles beside him exploded one after another until only he remained.

He grinned, “Hahaha! I’m lucky—I survived!”

Ahead appeared five vehicles.

“Found you! I’ll take all five of you on!”

As for the four cannons, he ignored them. At such close range, the enemy surely couldn’t use artillery, and even if they tried, he could quickly dodge.

Suddenly, a heavy machine gun rose atop one vehicle.

Bullets poured forth.

Rat-tat-tat—

“No!!”

Boom!

The fuel tank exploded, and the car became a blazing inferno.

“See? I told you it was simple,” Lin Mu said.

The four others twitched at the corners of their mouths. It was indeed simple, but not something just anyone could learn.

There were plenty of bullets in the crates, but rifles and heavy machine guns still fell short, especially against high-grade vehicles, where rifles had lost much of their deterrent power. Trying to pierce a vehicle with a rifle would take far more time than anyone could afford.

This tactic was reserved for top-tier teams like Lin Mu’s. Even possessing artillery was rare.

Back at the base, a wooden crate appeared.

“This time it’s people from Kimchi Country. Do as you see fit—if you want to exchange prisoners, do so. If not, just deal with them.”

Exchange! We must exchange! Those with such strong odors must go!

“Captain, what about this woman...”

Zhang Qian pointed hopefully at a female prisoner, looking at Lin Mu.

Lin Mu waved him off, “Take her yourself.”

With over twenty men and only one woman, and he could still bring himself to it. Clearly, he was truly desperate.

Shu Yi and Shu Xin swallowed nervously, grateful Lin Mu had no such inclinations. Otherwise... they didn’t dare imagine it.

After sorting all the supplies, Lin Mu returned to his vehicle.

The first thing he did was open the global vehicle team rankings.

[Huaguo] Handsome Team (20/50) — First place, 7,526,113 points.
[Sakura] Yaqi Team (27/30) — Second place, 3,412,197 points.
[Huaguo] Rose Team (27/50) — Third place, 3,301,521 points.
[…]

The two teams he encountered this time were truly pathetic, their resources barely worth hundreds of thousands of points.

His gaze was drawn to the Sakura Team—he hadn’t expected them to have already accumulated 3.4 million points.

“You’ve saved up so much—I’d feel guilty if I didn’t take it.”

Lin Mu pulled out a Duel Card from his backpack.

“Use!”

[Please select battle mode: Individual battle, group battle, fortress battle]

He immediately ruled out group battle.

He could accept either individual or fortress battle.

“May I ask which mode affects resource acquisition the most?” When in doubt, ask the panel.

[In individual battle, either the captain or a designated team member participates. The winner receives 80% of the opponent’s resources, 80% of their team’s resources, all vehicles, and all prisoners.]

Isn’t that the same?

[Additionally, the winner of individual battle can designate the defeated team as a subordinate team. Thereafter, 50% of all resources gained by the subordinate team must be handed over to the victor.]

Hmm?

A subordinate team?

What sort of thing is that? Still, it sounded quite interesting.

As for what opponents the subordinate team might face in future, that was beyond his control. If they encountered a Huaguo team, well, bad luck for them.

“I choose individual battle.”

[Please designate your contestant.]

Naturally, himself.

[Please select weapon usage: No weapons, designated weapons, unlimited weapons]

“May I ask, does ‘no weapons’ mean no offensive weapons?”

[Yes, all attack weapons are prohibited.]

Lin Mu nodded. No need to think further—no weapons, of course. With his current physique, that was plenty. Besides, the opponent was from Sakura Country; if it were Eagle Nation, he wouldn’t even choose individual battle.

[Please choose battlefield]

Sixteen options in total—the list scrolled by, and Lin Mu finally selected the arena.

The smaller the space, the less risk of the opponent running away.

[Finally, please select start time.]

Lin Mu glanced at his backpack, braced himself, and chose two hours later.

A countdown appeared on his panel, and simultaneously on the Sakura Team’s captain’s panel.

“001, prepare this for me!”

He took out the Giant’s Whip, determined to crush the Sakura challenger.

He’d queried the regional channel before—most male strength stats ranged from 8–12, with few exceeding 12. Soldiers’ stats were between 12–16, which was less than he’d expected. He’d thought soldiers would have at least 20+.

But reality proved otherwise.

With the Giant’s Whip, his stats could reach 22.

Half an hour later, a shrunken strip was placed before Lin Mu.

Lin Mu’s lips twitched—couldn’t it be cut into pieces instead of a single chunk? What kind of bite would that be?

“001, cut it into pieces.”

“Yes, Master.”

Moments later, a large bowl of meat chunks was served.

Now that made sense.

[Strength +1]

[Strength +1]

One pound for one point of strength—he ate four pounds!

Burp~~

After a long belch, Lin Mu set aside his soda.

He eyed the remaining pile of meat, speechless. Was this even humanly possible to eat?

He wished he’d started earlier.

After some thought, he took a capsule from his inventory.

[Energy Absorption Potion]: Speeds up food absorption for ten minutes, with a chance to gain attribute points.

An alchemical potion.

He had consumed dozens of these, but only gained two points of agility, so the odds were very low. He’d cleared out hundreds of pounds of meat for it.

Swallowing the potion, he resumed his assault on the bowl of meat.

[Strength +1]

[Strength +1]

After finishing, he continued to eat more food.

By the time the effects wore off, aside from the Giant’s Whip bonuses, he’d gained no extra attributes.

Lin Mu wasn’t surprised by this.