Chapter 548: Chapter 195: Fighting Fire with Fire!
It seems Happiness City won’t bother these creatures much; once the Satellite City is established and humans have marked their territory, the Thorn Birds will naturally leave to nest elsewhere, without interfering with each other.
"Kang, give me the hunting rifle!"
"Brother Cheng, didn’t the bird flock head over to Luokuke’s side?" Wang Kang paused as he handed over the gun, his face full of surprise.
Clearly, we could just sit back and watch the Red team being tormented by the bird flock, their components being devoured, without needing to get involved.
"The evaluation is indeed competitive, but it’s also an opportunity to showcase oneself."
Cheng Ye shook his head slightly as he took the gun.
Winning over Luokuke means that the residents on that side are also his people, so naturally, he has to show his capability now.
Moreover, once he starts deploying materials on his side, the bird flock will definitely come to cause trouble.
At that time, dispersing the bird flock won’t be as effective as dispersing them now.
"Hey, I want to let the people across see what the difference is between the Inspector they’re following and me."
Cheng Ye laughed, sensing an opportunity to plant a "comparison" seed in the minds of the lower-level residents, weakening their cooperation, if he couldn’t cause a rift between Garcia and Luokuke’s relationship.
The standard hunting rifle’s feel and material were not just a notch inferior to that of the rulers, but at the moment, the Thorn Bird flock was already "seeing red," either pecking aggressively at scattered metal parts on the ground or firing bone spurs to suppress. Even the leader was only circling thirty meters high, making targeting much easier.
Cheng Ye carried the gun, quickly crossing the red and blue boundary, and raised a loudspeaker to shout, "Inspector Luo, don’t panic! I’m here to support you!"
After ensuring that the people in the granary heard him, he immediately activated the Hundred Martial Students.
The locking sensation came swiftly.
In just two seconds, he firmly locked onto the larger Thorn Bird leader.
"Bang!"
The clear sound of the gunshot echoed through the desolate street.
The Thorn Bird leader jerked its head, like a kite with a broken string, falling straight into the pile of supplies.
The bird flock, which was frantically attacking the granary just a moment ago, suddenly became leaderless, their chaotic "cawing" intertwined, and within seconds, they soared into the sky, disappearing above Dapo Town.
Although they might compete for a new leader and return after a while, at least they had won an afternoon of construction time for both sides.
Cheng Ye quickly walked over, picked up the Thorn Bird leader on the ground, and deliberately went to the granary entrance to drop it on the ground, his voice neither loud nor soft, just enough for the people inside to hear: "As long as the leader is taken down, they will naturally disperse. Inspector Luo, didn’t you know that?"
Suddenly, a commotion erupted inside the granary, with many residents curiously glancing at the dead bird on the ground.
Faced with the same bird flock, their Inspector could only hide inside and take a beating passively, while Cheng Ye could resolve the leader with a single shot, the gap was visible to the naked eye.
"Ha, haha."
Even when Cheng Ye’s voice first sounded, Luokuke had already sensed something was wrong.
Now, with Cheng Ye rubbing it in, and seeing the subtle glances from the surrounding residents, for a moment, he was at a loss for words.
But he reacted quickly and came out in two seconds, smiling to smooth things over, "Everyone, don’t worry, Inspector Cheng is a genius at the Happiness City Inspection Station. His spear technique is no less than those famous sharpshooters on the Wasteland! With him here, we don’t have to fear the Thorn Bird disturbances anymore!"
What a clever move, smoothly pushing the task of dispersing the Thorn Birds onto him without making a fuss.
But Cheng Ye wasn’t annoyed; instead, he smiled and chimed in, "Everyone can focus on construction! With me, Cheng Ye, here, such minor troubles are not an issue! However... Inspector Luo, you started dismantling supplies in haste before the weapons arrived, now a lot of the components outside have been eaten by the birds, so ensure you have enough materials for subsequent construction."
After speaking, he didn’t wait for any reaction from inside and immediately turned to leave.
Heh.
Want to mess with Inspector Cheng?
An eye for an eye, in this Wasteland World, those with the bigger fists have the upper hand.
No matter the outcome of the subsequent encounters, at least in the first round of confrontation between the two, he was confident he already had the lead.
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