As the two approaching pickup trucks drew closer, Pierce clenched a large screwdriver in his hand. Although he wasn't particularly brave in regular life, he definitely wasn't the type to sit and wait for death.
"Don't worry, this time we're definitely going to be okay. My sixth sense has already told me that things are about to change for the better," said Leonard Ethan, nervously watching the rearview mirror and comforting Pierce next to him.
"Now, get ready—" Just as the leading pickup truck got within about one to two meters of their rear, Leonard called out in his heart and commanded the rice grain-sized archers with his will.
In an instant, these archers floated out of the window and aimed together at the right front wheel of the two leading pickup trucks.
"Release—" As Leonard commanded, the 31 archers simultaneously let go of the bowstrings in their right hands. As the arrows left the strings, they instantly grew to a normal size, flying towards the leading pickup truck like lightning.
Though shooting at a moving target is usually more challenging, especially when the surrounding wind affected the flight of the arrows, these elite soldiers had no problem staying on target from a distance of just over ten meters.
In less than a second, the semi-transparent arrows spanned the distance, mercilessly piercing the front left part of the target pickup truck.
Due to the angle, most of the arrows hit the ground, the bumper, or the front grille, but two of them accurately stuck into the rapidly-spinning left front wheel of the pickup.
"Bang—" After a loud noise, the front left tire of the leading pickup truck exploded instantly. The entire vehicle veered sharply to the left, plunging into the barriers.
The second truck, following too closely, had no time to brake and ended up hitting the first one, spinning 270 degrees on the highway before landing tail-first into the barrier as well.
After completing this strike, the rice grain-sized warriors saluted Leonard, lined up, and returned to the city gate. Then the whole city gate gradually vanished into thin air.
"Your sixth sense is simply amazing." Watching the men in the distorted carriages struggle through the rearview mirror, Pierce grabbed Leonard's arm excitedly.
Old Pierce seemed more composed, but the bulging veins on the hand gripping the steering wheel betrayed his inner turmoil.
Indeed, they couldn't see the arrows flying through the air, but the timing of those tires exploding was too coincidental, forcing them to wonder about certain possibilities.
"Actually, I was just trying to boost your morale," Leonard said, spreading his hands. "Didn't you feel calmer after hearing my words?"
Looking at Pierce's burning gaze, Leonard felt his hairs standing on end. Although they were Irish, London had a way of making people adopt some English habits.
"Understood, understood—" Murphy and his father said simultaneously. Old Pierce then assured him, "Don't worry, Lawrence, this will remain our secret. I swear I won't tell anyone about it."
Clearly, the Murphy father and son believed Leonard didn't want his abilities known, and having seen many movies and read many novels, they quickly figured out how to proceed.
That was what Leonard had hoped for. At least in this way, it would be more convenient for him to carry out many tasks in the future.
For safety reasons, even though the pursuit vehicles couldn't continue chasing due to the accident, Old Pierce decided to distance themselves from Leipzig as much as possible, not knowing whether the enemy would have any reinforcements.
During this opportunity, Leonard Ethan began to examine the four cards he had just acquired.
He found that three of the black cards were ones he already had: [Detection (N)] and [Identification (N)]. However, unlike last time, among these cards, two were [Identification (N)] and one was [Detection (N)].
"That is to say, the cards I obtained are related to the process of acquiring those items or discovering certain things previously," Leonard Ethan vaguely formed a guess.
"For example, last time when I found the Kazzan copper pot, what I did was find that pot, and what I did this time was to recognize what the things in that warehouse were."
"So that's why the cards I got last time were more geared towards searching, while this time the cards are mainly for identification."
After discovering that he had gained more knowledge about how to use the Golden Finger, Leonard started to examine the new card, which was an active skill card he had never seen before.
[Last German Army (R): After all, compared to the completely Americanized West German army, the East German army retained more German style. As the saying goes, the West German army retained the Iron Cross, while the East German army retained the remaining parts.
Strengthening Card (One-time use), consumes this card, allows you to master the combat skills of a mechanized infantry under the 7th Armored Division of the People's Police of the German Democratic Republic. Note that it only masters the skills, not the physical enhancement.]
"It doesn't look very powerful, but it's enough." After looking at the content of the card, Leonard Ethan nodded his head. After the incident today, he realized he needed to learn some combat-related skills.
After all, Leonard's current job inevitably involves wandering the streets and alleys, but the public security conditions in this area are clearly not as good as those in Eastland's Xia. Therefore, learning some self-defense techniques is naturally an essential matter.
Otherwise, it would be a small matter if he couldn't defend his wealth, but it would be a disaster if he lost his life.
Compared to the special forces of the military or some powerful departments, or even some special forces in the police, the individual combat quality of these ordinary mechanized infantry is far inferior to those elite forces.
But Leonard didn't need to go to the battlefield, so this level of military skills was actually more than enough for him. At least when dealing with rogues and robbers in the streets and alleys, these professional skills can be said to be overkill.
So Leonard immediately chose to use that card, which quickly turned into bronze-colored powder and disappeared in his mind. Then a large number of combat-related skills were instilled into his brain.
At the same time, streams of bioelectricity began to flow throughout his body, infusing his muscles and bones with muscle memory.
Naturally, this kind of infusion would make him feel uncomfortable for a while, but now he was secured in his seat with a seatbelt, closing his eyes and resting, so there was no need to worry about being noticed by Murphy & Son.
Ten minutes or so later, the strange feeling disappeared from his body, and he had mastered various military skills at this time.
However, after a closer inspection, Leonard realized that due to his physical fitness, most of these skills could not be used smoothly as the knowledge he had been instilled with.
So, in order to truly use these skills, he still needs to undergo hard training.