At the agreed time, Waldo arrived early with Mia at the designated location.
It was the same forest, and there was the familiar large stump.
Before setting off, Alanna had wanted to come along as well.
But Waldo didn't agree.
Although he had imagined everything would go well, you never know what unexpected things might happen.
By arranging it this way, even if something did happen, he could retreat without any worries.
Waldo and Mia sat on the stump, passing the time with idle chatter.
They waited for half an hour, but there was still no sign of anyone.
"It's been so long, why haven't they come yet? The time has already passed," Mia said, looking puzzled as she sat on the tree stump.
"Yeah, we've been waiting for a long time," Waldo replied.
Mia opened the chat window and muttered, "I'm going to ask them now."
Ding!
Waldo suddenly received a message.
"Hello, it's Dale. We met the other day, remember? I assume you're at the agreed location now. However, there's something I want to tell you beforehand: you've been deceived by Bob."
Upon reading this message, Waldo was taken aback.
"What do you mean deceived?"
He vaguely remembered that Dale was the person who argued with Bob, like the second-in-command of the team.
Waldo glanced at Mia, who was still chatting with her father.
Quietly, he replied with a single sentence, "What do you mean?"
Soon, Dale responded from the other side.
"It means exactly what it says. That old fox, Bob, tricked you! There were not just eight bottles of serum, but a total of sixteen. He and I each had eight bottles! After you left yesterday, he claimed that he had provided those eight bottles himself. But when we returned to the camp, he held a knife to my throat and demanded that I give him four bottles too, claiming it was to preserve strength! Damn it, what does your daughter have to do with me?"
Dale's tone was indignant, and he even swore.
It was evident that he had never been satisfied with Bob!
This time, he couldn't bear it when Bob tried to get his hands on the serum Dale had.
"Oh?"
Waldo narrowed his eyes, sensing that Dale had something else to say.
"Why are you telling me all this?"
Dale, realizing there was a chance, immediately laughed.
"Haha, it's simple! How about we make a deal, the two of us? I know you're capable! If you help me kill Bob, not only will I give you his eight bottles, but I'll also throw in two extra bottles as a bonus. How does that sound? A profitable deal, right?"
Dale laughed boisterously, exuding a bandit-like air.
Upon hearing this, Waldo's heart warmed.
A total of ten antiviral serums!
In such a cruel post-apocalyptic world, each serum was an incredibly precious treasure.
And now, he could obtain ten of them all at once!
It was like a windfall!
Fortunately, Waldo didn't lose his composure and quickly calmed down.
Is this matter really that simple?
Alright, I agree to your terms.
Great, we'll see each other later!
In the next second, Mia suddenly turned her head.
"Waldo, I've already arranged it with my dad. He told Dale to come and pick us up."
"What's wrong with you? Your face is so red!" Mia noticed Waldo's expression and curiously asked.
"It's nothing," Waldo replied with a faint smile, suddenly grabbing her wrist. Mia winced in pain.
"Let's hurry and go. You should know Dale's location, right?"
"Yeah, my dad sent it to me!"
Mia nodded.
However, as she walked behind Waldo, a cold gleam flashed in her eyes.
Meanwhile, at the other end of the forest.
Dale had been waiting here with a few people for quite some time.
"Dale, we're ready! Just waiting for that bastard, haha! He never expected our boss to be so clever, thinking he could easily get ten bottles of serum!"
A few subordinates boasted while following Dale closely.
Dale sneered with disdain.
"Haha, this kid really underestimates himself. Let's get the jar and the gas masks ready."
Dale waved his hand, and the subordinates immediately went to fetch them.
Soon, a jar with a skull symbol on it appeared.
As soon as Dale and his men saw the jar, they quickly put on their gas masks and kept their distance.
The jar contained chemical gas they had collected!
Enough to instantly kill an elephant!
This was prepared for Waldo.
"Dale, is the trap ready? Make sure no one suspects anything!"
Dale received a message, it was from Bob.
"Don't worry, boss. I've taken care of everything. First, I'll rescue Mia, and then he'll be in for a surprise."
All of this was part of Bob's scheme!
He had instructed Dale to contact Waldo, pretending there was a team dispute, and making Waldo believe he would gain benefits.
In reality, the trap had long been set.
They were just waiting for Waldo to jump right into it.