The trip was long, he really wanted to bring the radioactive material back, but carrying it around wasn't the smartest idea.
While he was bathing in radiation, he remembered that there was a group of alien-like monsters that ate radiation, their feces could be turned into energy crystals.
He wondered if this might be useful. Of course, he wasn't crazy about eating radioactive monster feces, but he could let Emerald Grass purify it and create energy crystals, then inject it into his own body.
Well, even if it came from feces, it was like eating a tomato planted with fertilizer, right?
Ringo consoled himself with this and decided to think about it later, so he had a good night's... morning's sleep.
He woke up around noon with Will licking his face.
-Will! - Ringo, irritated, covered his head with the pillow, but Will didn't give up, pushing his back with his front paws and letting out deep barks that clearly didn't sound like dog barks! - You're not a dog!
Ringo sighed and got up. He didn't really need much sleep, so he was fine, but he still liked to sleep.
Grumbling, he went to the bathroom. Eva opened the door to his room and looked in. - You took a while to wake up. Lena was about to call you for lunch.
Ringo grumbled lightly and continued into the bathroom.
While showering, he felt the energy in his body. It had increased by at least 5%, it was only a few hours and it had increased so much... besides, the more he goes in there, the longer he'll be able to hold out. On the other hand, the evolution will get harder.
So... more energy and less evolution, it's a shame.
Sighing, he considered staying there for a while. He could also leave Jack and Will with the girls, but that would have to wait until after Felonia. Besides, he still had a prison to break into, he hadn't gotten the location of the Bell of Death Island for nothing.
Grumbling, he emerged from the bathroom in just a towel, only to see Eva curled up on his bed.
She widened her eyes when she saw him and covered her head with her blanket.
Ringo rolled his eyes, grabbed some clothes, and returned to the bathroom, missing his privacy.
When he emerged again, the room was empty. He went to the living room and found Eva and Lena already waiting for him. The smell of barbecue wafted through the house. He glanced at Will and Jack, who were sprawled out on the living room carpet with their large bellies.
Ringo commented as he sat down. - You're going to make them fat.
Lena looked a little embarrassed. - They kept asking for more, I thought they were hungry...
-They're dogs, Lena, they'll always ask for more. - Eva rolled her eyes.
Ringo laughed, but didn't correct her this time. - Just call them dogs, there's not much difference now.
He needed to put poison in their food for immunity, but there was no real rush.
He sighed, the trio began eating while they discussed the day's schedule.
-Zero came by and said he was going out for a while. - Lena said.
Ringo stopped eating and stood up.
-Shit! - Ringo ran to his room and packed his backpack.
-What happened? - Lena and Eva appeared, confused and worried.
-I have to go. I have to do something. Take care of Will and Jack. The black card on the counter has a few million on it. - Ringo finished packing and prepared to leave.
-Hey, wait, where are you going? And why don't we go too? - Eva asked, frowning.
-It's a concealment and infiltration mission. - Ringo said simply.
-We were trained for this. - Eva pointed, with Lena nodding.
Ringo stopped and stared at her as his face and hair changed, looking perfectly like Eva. - Really? Can you do this? - Even his voice was the same.
Eva paused for a moment, stunned. Lena was somewhere between impressed and disappointed.
-I'm not known as the best assassin for nothing.- Ringo joked.
-You're not known as the best assassin. I believe your current ranking is 33. - Lena pointed out.
-Details, besides, I said best assassin, not best blood pact assassin. - Ringo rolled his eyes and walked past them, his face returning to normal.
Bending down, he petted the bears while telling them to behave. They were already used to it, so despite keeping their tails down, they didn't make a scene.
Eva bit her lip in irritation, but didn't complain as Lena sighed and said. - Be careful.
-Okay. - Ringo waved and wanted to leave, but Eva coughed at that point.
Ringo looked at her confused, and she approached, looking a little embarrassed. She tugged at his shirt. She couldn't move him if he didn't want her to, but he saw no reason to stop her.
She kissed his cheek and then walked away, as if nothing had happened.
Lena rolled her eyes at her, but also smiled and did the same on the other side.
Ringo looked at the pair, scratched his chin for a moment, before shrugging, turning to leave, and saying. - I'll be right back.
At the sound of the door closing, Lena crouched on the floor and let out a silent scream. - I really did that!
Lena rolled her eyes, but she also looked a little emotional.
The bear duo went back to sleep on their backs, their bellies too full to complain about anything.
Ringo, on the other hand, transformed into his spirit form as soon as he reached an empty spot and walked across the ground to the Fabian company.
Luckily, Han hadn't taken off yet.
He found him inside the cargo plane, getting ready with the plane on the runway, already building machines in the cargo area.
Ringo took a look and found Antonio, without alerting him, entered his consciousness.
After so long as a Nightmare, even with the target awake, he could still gain consciousness. However, the target couldn't be very strong, and this type of possession caused the target to fall into a state of mild drowsiness, so it could be perceived if there was enough information about them.
With Antonio's strength, he simply yawned without noticing anything.
Since he was awake, he simply shared his senses with him, so Ringo would soon have to spend the next few hours watching him fly the plane.
He could have chosen Han Xiao, but he knew that the interface would probably show something like "Possessed" in the Status, even his intrusion could trigger the interface's alert, so he couldn't possess him.
The plane took off, as he expected, Han Xiao wasn't disturbed while he was building his machines. Ringo on the other hand had to content himself with watching Antonio fly the plane, it was horribly boring.
Ringo decided to sleep to pass the time, waking only when they arrived.
-The plane has landed. - Antonio shouted over the loudspeakers.
Han Xiao brought his briefcase down and felt a wave of heat as he stepped off the plane.
The landing site was a warehouse surrounded by barbed wire. There were many militias patrolling the area. It was the Fabian Organization's branch in the Somar Desert. The Fabian Organization was a global arms trafficking organization that had branches everywhere for more convenient business.
-Welcome to the Somar Desert. - Antonio stepped off the plane. His white shirt was stretched tightly across his plump body. The slab of flesh was clearly visible as if he were shirtless.
-Why did you follow? - Without realizing until now that Antonio was the pilot.
-Haha, the chief in charge of the Somar Branch was killed in a recent battle. So, I'm here to take care of some administrative matters. Besides, it's been a long time since I've traveled. - He actually just wanted to avoid Ringo as much as possible!
Han Xiao nodded. He wasn't shy at all and asked. -I need a map showing the different military groups that are active. Also, can you lend me a jeep in the desert?
-I'll get someone to make the arrangements.
Ringo knew the story development would take some time, so he simply continued to sleep.
This time he used his spirit form to hide inside Han Xiao's Rifle.
He woke up during the night while Han Xiao was attacking a group of the Rose Militants. He watched disinterestedly. He saw Han Xiao return and sighed, going back to sleep.
Even with the rifle being used, it did not cause discomfort to him who had no physical form, at most the heat could be bothersome, but with his current resistance to heat, it could be ignored.
It wasn't until the next night that Han Xiao went out again. He saw him setting traps, but he didn't do anything else. It wasn't until the next morning that he asked Antonio to help him drive during his operation.
That afternoon, the plan began.
Just like in the original, Han Xiao lured the group toward the pre-set trap. In fact, he had set more than one in different directions. The moment they passed through it, the EMP took effect.
The cars died, but before they could even run, Han Xiao already had a sniper rifle pointed at a spot in the nearby sand. Han Xiao aimed for the mines!
The noise was deafening, dozens of mines, not just the flaming poison mines Han Xiao had created, but also several others he had purchased from Antonio.
Han Xiao shouldered the sniper rifle and gave an evil laugh. - Are you surprised? Are you shocked?
Ringo rolled his eyes in his conscience. He really is an idiot.
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