Following the planned route of the three, they needed to drive for about eight hours in the lower district to reach their destination. Starting from the 17th Street District, passing through four districts, they could reach the nearest sky-reaching elevator after about six hours. This journey required six hours. On the other hand, after reaching the upper district via the sky-reaching elevator, the road would be smoother, and the car could speed up, making the journey to the Clover Branch not far.

However, Li Wei speculated that the middle part of the journey would not be easy.

Although Eileen mentioned that if they were lucky, they might not encounter any enemies along the way, luck was unpredictable. Who could rely on luck for a lifetime?

Li Wei, who was driving, remained vigilant throughout the journey.

...

The journey was boring. Judith and Yasha, apart from some initial silence when they got into the car, spent most of their time exchanging words.

Li Wei lost interest after hearing a few sentences—it was all about things that interested girls. When he focused on driving, he heard Judith, sitting in the back seat, ask, "Li Wei, your driving skills are pretty good. How did you learn?"

"Self-taught," Li Wei casually replied without going into detail. Given his living environment and experiences, it was impossible for him to have learned how to drive.

However, his driving skills from his past life were excellent, even reaching a high level in special driving.

Not wanting to discuss this topic further with Judith, Li Wei still hoped to get some information from her.

Taking advantage of the conversation, he asked, "Senior Judith, with your rich experience, could you tell me what troubles we might encounter on this journey? It would be good for me to be mentally prepared."

"Didn't Eileen tell you when you came?"

"Eileen? Heh."

"Alright..." Judith shook her head and said, "Let me tell you. First, we might encounter black mercenaries nurtured by certain forces, but the possibility is relatively low. Second, we are highly likely to encounter colleagues. Third, we will definitely run into the underworld."

Black mercenaries? Colleagues? Underworld?

Li Wei, hearing these three terms, felt a bit puzzled.

Judith didn't continue explaining, but Yasha, sitting next to her, spoke, "I know many people want to capture me. Those who want to capture me have their forces, and many people work for them. Are those people what Sister Judith called black mercenaries?"

"Exactly," Judith touched Yasha's small face and continued, "And the underworld, they are likely hired by the same group. Li Wei, don't treat the underworld like the Skull Gang at your 17th Street District. Among those scum, there are still some experts."

Li Wei nodded to show understanding but asked further, "What about so-called colleagues?"

"If we can take on the escort mission for Yasha, there will naturally be people taking on missions with opposing stances to ours."

"Huh?" Now Li Wei was a bit confused. He asked, "Didn't Eileen say that Yasha's elder, with some close relations to the high levels of the Hunter Guild, wouldn't the guild issue missions opposing our stance?"

"You need to understand that the guild doesn't issue missions. Although the Hunter Guild often issues official missions, the majority of missions are still posted by the clients. Of course, for such official missions, the guild will conduct preliminary reviews. Unsuitable missions won't be made public. But, Li Wei, you've worked as a bounty hunter, taken underground missions. Those missions have no supervision."

Li Wei fell silent. Indeed, within the various branches of the Hunter Guild, aside from the publicly issued official missions, there were many underground missions. It was a gray area, even a black area.

This once again emphasized that the new era was not a beautiful era.

Just as he was thinking about it, a light flashed in the rearview mirror. Li Wei became alert instantly—he had been driving for more than three hours, and it was rare to encounter other vehicles in the lower district. Whenever he did, Li Wei would subconsciously become vigilant.

Overly cautious? Nervous? Li Wei didn't see it that way.

Being cautious was better than not being cautious. It was best if nothing happened, but in case something did, being mentally prepared had its benefits when dealing with unexpected events.

The last few times he encountered other vehicles, there were no issues in the end.

But this time, Li Wei felt that something was different. Before his rebirth, as an elite in the army, he had executed security tasks countless times.

His senses in this regard were absolutely sharp.

The car that appeared in the rear didn't seem like an ordinary vehicle in Li Wei's eyes; it had a hint of tracking intent.

"Judith, I think you better be cautious," Li Wei warned.

Judith was a bit stunned, asking, "Is there an issue with the car behind? How did you figure it out?"

She didn't entirely believe Li Wei; in fact, she thought he was being overly paranoid. It was just one car, and Judith hadn't sensed anything special. Why did it seem like there was a problem?

"You better listen to me."

The woman known as the "Witch" felt a bit annoyed. A rookie dared to talk to her like this? Even with dual talents, wasn't his attitude a bit too arrogant?

She was about to say something when suddenly, the car's speed increased significantly!

"Hey! Don't mess around!" Judith protected Yasha beside her, avoiding the risk of the sudden acceleration causing the little girl to hit her head. At the same time, she shouted at Li Wei.

Li Wei ignored her; he manipulated the car, deviating from the narrow road, rolling over the roadside debris. The next moment, the entire car left the ground, flying several meters away and almost crashing into the nearby building.

With Judith's skill, she wouldn't let anything dangerous happen to herself or Yasha. However, she was very dissatisfied with the driver.

Couldn't he drive properly? What was he messing around with?

However, when she was about to say something, her gaze fixed on something in the rearview mirror.

She saw a seemingly inconspicuous metallic reflection on the road behind.

That was a spiked strip.

If the car had continued rolling over just now, the tire would have definitely been destroyed.

Now, Judith had to believe in Li Wei's alertness.

At the same time, she felt surprised.

As an advanced Demon Hunter, she was quite confident in her own vigilance. But even so, Li Wei had noticed the danger before she did.

It seemed that this young man couldn't be underestimated.

Li Wei didn't have time to speculate on Judith's thoughts. He drove the car back onto the road, focusing on the front. He said, "Trouble is probably coming. Be prepared to act."

As he finished speaking, from both sides of the crossroads ahead, two cars rushed in. The key point was that Li Wei clearly saw that the pickup truck rushing from the left side had a mounted machine gun! The muzzle of the machine gun was already aimed at their car!