In the deep night, a convoy of Off-road Vehicles was driving in a desolate wilderness, kicking up dust that filled the air.
The vast wilderness seemed especially desolate and lonely in the darkness. The thick darkness made it impossible to see things in the distance, and the howling wind, like a nightingale's cry, added a touch of gloom.
With the help of the convoy's lights, Stein could see the nearby scenery: the dark yellow earth, the sparse bushes, and small animals like snakes and rats fleeing in all directions, giving off a sense of barrenness.
As they got closer to their destination, the vehicles' speed gradually decreased, and the surrounding scenery became clearer. A few low trees stood alone in the field.
A gray-brown figure stood on a tree branch, unafraid of the convoy's lights. Its round head turned ninety degrees, and its golden eyes glowed faintly in the dark.
Tsk… ominous!
Stein cursed inwardly, retracted his gaze from the surroundings, and sat quietly in the car. After driving for a few more minutes, the convoy reached its destination.
Inside the destination, a small number of tents were set up. Around them were parked seven or eight Off-road Vehicles and two Trucks. There were about twenty or thirty Armed Personnel in the vicinity, stationed at various points around the tent area, keeping watch and alert for anything that might approach. Their discipline was strict.
This team was the Vanguard Team sent by Stein, responsible for setting up the Trade location. After all, they were trading with a dangerous organization, so Stein naturally had to be cautious. Occupying advantageous terrain was a must.
On the roof of a Truck, a guard using Night Vision Goggles to monitor the surrounding area locked onto the approaching convoy. After careful identification, he gripped his walkie-talkie and transmitted a message to his comrades.
Upon receiving the message, the comrades' vigilance decreased slightly, but they still kept their guns trained on the slowly approaching convoy, considering all sorts of unexpected situations. They couldn't completely relax their guard.
The vehicles circled the area and stopped outside the tent area. Twenty or thirty fully Armed Personnel got out of the vehicles one after another and joined up with their comrades in the Camp.
Stein, however, did not leave his vehicle. The Off-road Vehicle he was in had been modified to be bulletproof, which was much safer than being outside.
Since the Trade party hadn't arrived yet, he remained inside the vehicle, resting with his eyes closed.
About half an hour later…
Clang! Clang!
The sound of knuckles rapping on the glass window entered Stein's ears. Stein turned his head to the window, simultaneously reaching out to press the window control.
The window slowly lowered a crack, and the bodyguard's words reached Stein's ears, "Boss, the people are here."
"Mm." Stein grunted in response and, exiting the vehicle, followed the bodyguard toward the buyer's location.
A minute or two later, inside the tent, the two parties began discussing the trade.
Outside the tent, both sides stood in a tense standoff, wary of each other.
At the entrance to the camp, a gust of wind blew through, bringing a chill.
On the roof of the truck, the two bodyguards on guard felt a slight chill. One of them was about to stretch when he saw a hand, half-covered in ice, grab his shoulder.
"Wh..."
The questioning words weren't even finished when a chill surged into his heart, and he lost consciousness.
"Hoo..."
Bucky, half his body covered in frost, exhaled a breath of cold air. His gaze swept over the two figures he'd encased in ice blocks, then landed on the camp.
"Tony said to take Stein alive, so let's deal with the others first..."
With those words, Bucky leaped into action.
His enhanced physique granted Bucky incredible jumping power. With a full leap, he could cover five or six meters horizontally and reach a height of one or two meters.
And the Truck was already three or four meters high itself, so Bucky was now falling from a height of five or six meters.
BOOM————!
A dark figure slammed into the middle of the crowd, startling both groups of armed personnel and causing them to jump back a step.
"What the hell?!"
With a few roars, the surrounding temperature plummeted. A cold current erupted from Bucky, sweeping outwards.
Everything around him instantly turned to ice. The people who had been bickering just moments before didn't even feel the temperature change; they were frozen solid in ice blocks, still wearing expressions of anger.
The range of the cold current's eruption wasn't large, limited both by Bucky's strength and his desire not to affect Stein inside the tent. This meant that some enemies further away weren't frozen.
But seeing their teammates frozen instantly, the others were stunned, completely at a loss.
Being distracted on the battlefield was a death sentence.
Bucky transformed into an Ice Element, using the ice blocks he'd created earlier to move rapidly. In the blink of an eye, he appeared beside an enemy, his right arm transforming into an Ice Blade, slicing across the enemy's neck.
One hit, one kill.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
"Attack! Attack!"
The panicked screams jolted everyone out of their daze. Intense gunfire erupted instantly, and Bucky instantly turned into a sieve riddled with holes.
Crack, crack, crack…
Before everyone's eyes, Bucky shattered into ice blocks that emitted cold air. They collided with each other, producing a crisp 'tap, tap, tap' sound.
However, before anyone could breathe a sigh of relief, a perfectly intact Bucky reappeared. He swung his blade, decapitating someone, and then vanished once more…
Appeared, swung his blade, vanished…
Appeared, swung his blade, vanished…
"Da-da-da…" "Da-da-da…"
"Die, you monster!!!"
Bullets chased after Bucky, but couldn't touch him, and the cries of despair echoed across the open ground.
The increasingly intense gunfire and roars also startled the few people talking inside the tent.
"What's going on outside?" Stein frowned as he listened to the gunshots outside the tent.
A bodyguard standing beside Stein heard this and walked towards the tent door without being told. However, before he could reach the door, the gunfire outside suddenly stopped.
Without pausing, he continued forward.
Holding the gun in his right hand, and lifting the curtain with his left, the bodyguard looked up towards the door.
However, before he could see anything, he felt a chill on his neck, and his consciousness plunged into darkness.
"Who is it!!!"
Seeing his Bodyguard, who had just lifted the tent flap, fall directly to the ground, his head separated from his body, Stein immediately roared in anger. He raised his hand, pulled out the pistol from his waist, and fired a burst of shots towards the doorway.
The sound of gunfire subsided. The five people in the tent didn't relax their vigilance. They gripped their guns tightly, focusing intently on the tent flap.
Suddenly...
In front of everyone's eyes, a single hand appeared in the gap of the tent flap.
"Attack!"
Stein roared, and the five people fired their guns together, emptying all the bullets in their magazines.
"Finished, my turn now."
The curtain was lifted, and Bucky entered the sight of the five people.
The broken body constructed of ice, gradually recovered with the passage of time, emitting a chill that slowly cooled the warm room.
Just like the hearts of Stein and the others, which were gradually turning cold.
Monster!
The same thought emerged in Stein and the others' minds.
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