The Ultimate War Of The Apocalypse
Chapter 453 - 446 Psychological Shadow

Chapter 453: Chapter 446 Psychological Shadow

All Gao Yuan could do now was not to add to the chaos, though he was very curious about Ram’s strength and admired the reputation of Ram, the God of Guns. In his current state, where walking was difficult, he couldn’t possibly follow to have a look.

Lizhizi hurried back, clutching Gao Yuan’s knife in his hand and yelling from a distance, "Found it, the knife is still stuck in the barrel, but I can’t find your Geological Hammer, which truck was it on?"

Gao Yuan heaved a sigh of relief; finding his knife was an unexpected surprise to him, as he had thought he would never see it again.

Gao Yuan had nothing on him at the moment, having unloaded everything such as his double-layer bulletproof vest, firearms, ammunition, long knife, Steel Mace, which also made him feel much lighter and gave him the strength to move on his own.

"Thank you, Taoist Priest, put it in the back."

As he spoke, Gao Yuan climbed onto the truck, opened the door, and then saw Renato, who had just vanished suddenly, now lying on the seat, with his eyes closed as if he were sleeping.

With an appearance as though he had just been woken up, Renato opened his eyes and slowly sat up, then yawned and said, "I’m dead tired, can we go now, please hurry up."

Gao Yuan looked at Renato with suspicion but still sat down beside him, and then Xinghe squeezed in as well.

Renato coughed lightly and said, "Or else, should I make some room for you?"

Despite talking about making room, Renato showed no intention of moving, so Gao Yuan asked doubtfully, "Making room is fine, but were you just... hiding here?"

Gao Yuan now suspected whether Renato was really with Satan, and the reason for his suspicion was that if Ram were truly Renato’s boss, then Renato, upon seeing his boss, should have at least greeted him, right?

Moreover, Renato had traveled all the way from Afghan back here; morally and logically, he should greet Ram, and if the difference in their status was too great for him to speak, at least showing his face should be okay.

Renato ran his hand through his hair and said, "What do you mean ’hiding here’? I was just resting here for a while."

"Are you afraid to see Ram?"

Gao Yuan broached the subject bluntly, and Renato’s face contorted unnaturally a few times before he shook his head and said, "It’s not that I’m afraid, I just... don’t want to. Okay, don’t you feel that Ram gives you a lot of pressure?"

Gao Yuan replied with surprise, "No, I think he’s very kind and gentle."

Renato’s mouth twitched, then he scoffed and said, "Kind? Gentle? This is your first impression of Ram? Well, you really have an outstanding observation."

Ralph climbed onto the truck, didn’t say a word, started the truck, and followed the armored medical vehicle ahead.

After the truck started, Ralph pointed to his ear and said, "We’ve established direct communication with Satan, so we can now talk directly over the radio for anything."

Gao Yuan nodded, then began to hear gunfire outside.

"A firefight?"

Ralph shrugged and replied, "Definitely."

After speaking, Ralph said with a look of regret, "Ram’s shooting is textbook level for us, it’s a pity we can’t witness him shooting in person."

"There will always be a chance; he’s so belligerent," said Renato, who interjected. After realizing that the people on both sides were looking at him, he spread his hands and said, "Do you think someone who likes to move around with a heavy artillery regiment is a peace-lover? The biggest trouble is that Satan is supposed to be part of the management and the board of the Solar System Company, but they... are the strongest people in the Solar System Company. That’s the company’s greatest misfortune because a board that likes to get directly involved is definitely not a good board."

Just then, the gunfire suddenly stopped, and the reason there was no more gunfire was that the deafening sounds of intense explosions took over.

Xinghe plugged his ears with his hands, while Gao Yuan exclaimed in surprise, "Such intense artillery fire!"

"Artillery must be concentrated, that’s Ram’s motto. To him, the most wonderful sound is the chorus of the god of war."

"Um, I don’t understand."

"There’s no need to understand, as long as you know Ram’s crazy passion for big guns. Thirty-six 152mm cannons firing in unison, covering the combat area densely—it’s something he often does."

Because of the explosions, Renato had to yell, but the noise quickly subsided.

Gao Yuan couldn’t help asking, "Is it over?"

Renato replied indifferently, "It’s over. Four barrages at maximum speed, 36 guns, 144 shells, it should be over. Did you know that the artillery was stationed over ten kilometers away? The infantry intercept the enemy, and the artillery covers a narrow, set coordinate zone. This kind of infantry-artillery coordination I’ve only seen in the Satan Mercenary Corps."

Ralph said softly, "We can do that too."

"Really? An artillery battalion providing fire support just for a squad, treating a squad as an infantry platoon—do you do that then?"

Ralph twisted his neck and said, "Forget I said anything."

Renato sighed and said, "If I had known you were taking this truck, I would’ve switched to another one..."

Renato’s sigh seemed without reason, and so Gao Yuan was even more certain he didn’t want to see Ram, perhaps even afraid of him.

Just then, Ralph suddenly said to Gao Yuan, "Ram is calling you."

Gao Yuan’s walkie-talkie was broken. Only Ralph carried one in the truck, so Ralph unplugged his headset and handed his walkie-talkie to Gao Yuan.

"Ram calling Nemesis, respond if you receive, over."

"Nemesis received, over."

"The enemy was a pushover. We’re done here, catching up to you now, over."

"Er, okay, understood, over."

Gao Yuan held the walkie-talkie in his hand and then, after a few minutes, the truck they had left behind caught up with them at breakneck speed, and the two trucks drove side by side.

Li Jinfang was driving, with Ram sitting beside him. Ram shouted from the open window, "Nemesis, since we have to go back anyway, I’ll head off first. I’ll wait for you at the field hospital. Hey, Cesare! You’re actually here!"

Ram’s surprise seemed genuine, while Renato tried as much as possible to look normal, his face turning slightly to the left. But he hadn’t expected Ram to recognize him instantly and call out his name.

Renato could only turn his head, managing a difficult smile, and waved back, then said with a smile, "Hello there, Ram."

Gao Yang also looked surprised. He pointed at Renato and said, "You wait, I’ll let Justin know. He’ll be really happy to know you’re alive. We really thought you were dead. I’m going now. See you in a bit!"

Li Jinfang accelerated away. The group in the bed of the truck waved at Gao Yuan and the others, then the truck took a dangerous turn in front of Gao Yuan and disappeared from sight.

Gao Yuan looked at Renato. Renato shrugged again and said, "Clearly, there’s history between him and me, not the good kind, although it ended up being okay. But during the process... basically... well, all right, I admit it, he gave me a psychological scar. Just like that."