According to the route planned by the three of them, they had to drive for about eight hours in the lower area to reach their destination.
Departing from the 17th District, one must pass through four districts to reach the teleport elevator closest to the 17th District. This journey requires no less than six hours. On the contrary, once you get to the upper districts via the teleport elevator, the roads become much easier to navigate, and you can drive faster. The Four-Leaf Clover branch is not far away.
However, Li Wei guessed that the journey in between would not be too easy.
Indeed, Erin had said that if they were lucky, they might not encounter any enemies along the way.
But when it comes to luck—who can predict it? And who can rely on luck to survive a lifetime?
Driving, Li Wei maintained a highly vigilant attitude all the way.
...
The journey was very boring. Apart from being a bit silent when they first got in the car, Judith and Yasha were basically discussing something with each other for the rest of the time.
After listening for a couple of sentences, Li Wei lost all interest: they were all topics that girls would be interested in.
As he was fully concentrated on driving, he heard Judith sitting in the back seat ask, "Levi, your driving skills are not bad, huh? How did you learn?"
"Self-taught," Levi casually replied without elaborating much.
He couldn't really get into more details since, given his living environment and experiences, it was indeed impossible for him to have acquired the ability to drive.
However, his driving skills in his previous life were quite proficient, and he was even extremely adept at special driving techniques.
Not wanting to discuss this further with Judith, Levi still had some information he hoped to obtain from this woman.
Taking advantage of the topic, he asked, "Senior Judith, you have more experience, please tell me what kind of trouble we might encounter along the way. It would also help me to be mentally prepared."
"Didn't Eileen tell you when you came?"
"Eileen? Hehe."
"Alright..." Judith shook her head and said, "Then let me tell you. First of all, we may very likely encounter black mercenaries employed by certain forces, though this possibility is lesser."
"Secondly, we are highly likely to meet people in the same line of work."
"Lastly, we will definitely encounter gangs."
Black mercenaries? Gangs? People in the same line of work?
Listening to these three terms, Levi was utterly confused.
Judith did not continue to explain, but Yasha next to her spoke up: "I know many people who want to capture me. Those who want to seize me have their own forces, and many people work for them. These people should be the black mercenaries that Sister Judith mentioned, right?"
"That's right." Judith stroked Yashas's little face and continued speaking, "As for the gangsters, they should also be hired by those people. Levi, don't treat the gangsters as the same as the Skull gang in your Seventeenth Street, those losers. There are still some masters among the scum."
Levi nodded to show that he understood, but he asked further, "What about the so-called peers?"
"We can accept the commission to escort Yashas, naturally there will also be people who receive commissions opposite to ours."
"Hmm?" Now Levi was confused, he asked, "Aren't Eileen and Yashas's elders on relatively intimate terms with the top brass of the Hunter's Guild? Would the guild issue commissions with the opposite stance?"
"You need to understand, commissions are not issued by guilds. Although, the Hunter's Guild often posts some official commissions, the vast majority of commissions are issued by clients themselves. Of course, for most such formal commissions, the guild will review them first. Inappropriate commissions, of course, will not be made public. However, as a bounty hunter who has taken on underground commissions, Levi, there is no oversight for those."
Levi was silent. Indeed, within the various branches of the Hunter's Guild, there are many underground commissions in addition to public formal commissions. This is a gray area, or even a black area.
This once again shows that the new era is not a beautiful era.
Lost in thought, lights flashed across the rearview mirror. Levi immediately became alert - after driving for more than three hours, it was rare to encounter other vehicles in the lower areas. And every time he met any, Levi would instinctively be on guard.
Seeing enemies everywhere? Too nervous? Li Wei doesn't think so.
Being vigilant is always better than not being so. It's best if there's nothing going on, of course. But if something does happen, having a certain level of preparedness in our hearts will always have some benefits when dealing with emergencies.
Previous encounters with other vehicles didn't cause any problems in the end.
But this time, Li Wei feels that things might be a bit different. Before being reborn, as an elite of the army, he had executed quite a few security missions during his time in the troops.
His sense of smell in this regard, absolutely sensitive enough.
That car appearing behind, in Li Wei's eyes, doesn't look like an ordinary vehicle and carries more implications of being a tail.
"Judith, I think you'd better be alert," Li Wei raised a warning.
Judith paused for a moment and said, "Is there an issue with that car behind? How can you tell?"
She was a bit skeptical of Li Wei, even feeling that he was worrying about non-existent problems. It was just a vehicle, and besides, Judith didn't feel any unusual aura. What indicated that there was an issue?
"You had better listen to me."
The woman, nicknamed the "Witch," became somewhat displeased. Did such a greenhorn dare to speak to her like this? Even with a double natural innate ability, that attitude was too arrogant, wasn't it?
Just as she was about to say something, she suddenly felt the vehicle's speed increase significantly!
"Hey! Don't do anything reckless!" Judith protected the young girl, YAsha, beside her, preventing the sudden acceleration from causing her to hit her head. At the same time, she shouted to Li Wei.
Li Wei ignored her. He controlled the car, deviating from the narrow road and crushing the debris on the roadside. In the next moment, the entire vehicle lifted off the ground, flying several meters away and almost crashing into the nearby building.
With Judith's skill, she certainly couldn't be in any danger, nor would she let Asha be in any danger. But she was extremely dissatisfied with the driver of the car.
Can't you just drive properly? What are you messing around with?
However, when she wanted to say something, her gaze fixed and she saw something in the rearview mirror.
She saw a subtle metal glint on the road behind.
It was a spike belt.
Just now, if the car had rolled over it, the tire would have definitely been scrapped.
Now, Judith had to believe in Levi's alertness.
At the same time, she also felt very surprised.
As a senior demon hunter, she still had some confidence in her own alertness. But even so, Levi still detected the danger before she noticed any problems.
It seems that this young man really shouldn't be underestimated.
Li Wei currently has no time to guess Judith's thoughts. He drove the car back onto the road, focusing ahead, and said, "It's likely a big trouble is coming. You need to prepare to take action."
As soon as he finished speaking, two cars rushed in from both sides of the intersection ahead. The most critical aspect is that Li Wei distinctly saw a pick-up from the left side was loaded with a rotary machine gun!
The barrel of the machine gun had already locked onto their car!