Chapter 110: Chapter 103: The Second Breakthrough_2

When bullets came from two angles, and no cover could ensure their safety from the gunfire, it was a massacre!

The pale yellow bullets formed a shrinking net of death.

The company soldiers caught in the middle had lost their minds, the stimulation from adrenaline even surpassing that from the combat hormones, as splattering debris, flesh, and limbs assailed their nerves!

"Spare us...pth!"

"I want to go back—pth!"

"My hand, I..."

Fear spread through the communication channel; no one remained calm enough to speak, leaving only fragments of sentences expressing terror.

They felt cold in their hands and feet, yet were full of life, and finally driven by fear, they began to run wildly.

But without cover, their deaths only came faster.

"Hahaha! Company dogs, bet you didn’t see this day coming!"

The heavy gunfire stimulated Jack’s nerves and also gave Mann Team hope, venting the fear and frustration they had felt moments before!

The smallest in stature swore the loudest, as Rebecca cursed profusely while shooting: "Dumbass company dogs! Die!"

Dolly immediately came over to Mann’s side and administered a Fu’er Kang Pain Reliever, then began moving him between covers.

The Hacker Qi Wei, following Lille’s instructions, gathered the targets together, ready to bolt at any moment.

However, seeing the enemy plunge into panic and start running wildly, Lille immediately ordered a change in their shooting mode:

"Jack, short bursts—others, don’t fire blindly, there are civilians in the subway, aim carefully.

V, take care of those running around, leave no one alive."

To ensure no one ignored him and to stimulate the others, he activated their prosthetics, forcing them into precise shooting mode.

However, after such a thrilling encounter, very few could maintain calm enough to shoot accurately.

For the last few unlucky soldiers who weren’t killed on the spot, only V and Jack continued to fire in short bursts, reaping their lives like King Yan calling their names.

"It’s...horrific. So, does our dear Burger King supporter know how to evacuate yet? Military Science won’t let us off the hook that easily."

Qi Wei was the type to question everything, but present conditions gave her no room for doubt, and she could only complain verbally.

She wasn’t usually one to talk much, but she was also overly tense; she was not in her normal state.

But Lille would hear none of it: "One more word from you, and you’re dead today—input these people’s information codes into the train."

"...Okay."

Qi Wei actually wanted to say more, but she swallowed the words before they could leave her mouth.

Facing those responsible for the attack on Military Science and the subsequent carnage, talking back was asking for trouble.

The transition from crossfire to precise shooting lasted no more than two minutes.

The M31 barrel was red-hot, and there wasn’t a single Military Science soldier left standing in the subway.

Even whole bodies of Military Science soldiers were probably only half remaining, with the buildings adorned chillingly with bullet holes and cracks.

Everywhere was devastation and corpses littered across the ground.

...

Mann only fired at the Military Science soldiers, but Military Science didn’t care about civilians when they fired back.

Several civilians lay in the square, struck by stray bullets, crying out tragically on the ground for help.

Those who ran fast, with a bit of luck, hid in corners, their eyes filled with fear, their bodies unable to stop trembling.

Mann convinced himself he wasn’t responsible for all of this, but... the point of firing early was to take advantage of the chaos.

Did they really believe Military Science would be so compassionate?

They all knew this outcome was possible.

In the end, it turned into a blame game.

The good news was, they had the video from their prosthetic eyes and the surveillance recordings; although they might not be able to broadcast it, at least they kept the records.

Lille urged Mann Team over the comm: "Get it sorted and come out fast, there’s another Military Science team, and we won’t make it out if we’re late."

The group stumbled across the platform strewn with bodies.

Even glimpsing Jack and V filled them with fear—

These were three genuinely cold-hearted killers—now an entire row of Military Science soldiers lay dead.

Especially V.

Mann suddenly remembered their first meeting at the Rebirth Nightclub, just a few days ago.

Now that he thought about it, V was quite the humble mercenary—

Her question was actually not, "What about yesterday?"

Jack scanned the people passing through the subway entrance, confirming each of their identities.

It wasn’t until he saw Manuel Mendoza and Emilia Morton that he reached out to stop them.

"Emilia Morton? The evidence we’ve gathered proves that you are the mastermind behind the massacre of the Hematite Tribe. Do you have anything to say?"

Morton was stunned, then stamped her foot angrily, "It wasn’t me! It’s that bitch Joanne Koch! Where’s Kuno? Didn’t she meet with you? Or did she alter the information on the chip herself?"

Jack nodded slightly, "Understood—Kuno is dead, it seems they wanted to kill you off here to make the evidence trail end with you."

"Damn Koch—I have other evidence! Protect me..."

Jack cut off Morton, waving his hand at her, "Get on."

As soon as it was confirmed that Morton had other fallbacks, Lille had Jack interrupt her—this wasn’t the place for a discussion.

After everyone left, Jack turned his gaze back to the subway.

The projection mask concealed his facial expression, but he inwardly sighed at the conflict.

"Dios mío (My God)..."

"Save... save me..."

Several people on the ground were screaming, hit by a few bullets—fortunately not by something as destructive as bullets from an Achilles or an MK31 which could shatter a body.

Ajax was tough but wouldn’t die immediately even if hit by a stray bullet.

Jack took out two medical packs from his pocket and threw them over. They contained the pain reliever and hemostatic agent Lille had prepared.

"There’s medicine inside—pneumatic injectors already loaded."

After tossing the items, Jack turned to leave—staying any longer only increased the risk every second.

V took the opportunity to snatch up two Achilles Precision Rifles lying on the ground—not one to pass up freebies, these were high-end military weapons, prohibitively expensive.

"How are we getting out? Where are you at?" Mann looked around and finally focused on the Bimong Armored Vehicles.

Because the vehicles had started up.

Qi Wei and Lucy, hidden in the shadows, were startled—

The Bimong Armored Vehicles operated on military-grade ICE, and their hacker had cracked the ICE on the vehicles in just a few minutes?

Of course, what they didn’t know was that in a server room in another world, an underage girl was struggling to firefight.

Only with a certain level of familiarity and computer-assisted hacking had they breached the Bimong’s ICE so quickly.

But to the average person, anyone who could break through ICE in such a short time was either an insider or had support from ICE of a comparable level.

Lille jumped down from the vehicle.

"No time to explain, get in the car."

Mann managed a weak smile, "This is actually my first time riding in a Bimong Armored Vehicle..."

Lille gave him a curious look and then pointed towards the Mackinaw nearby.

You’re quite bold to think of leaving here in a Bimong Armored Vehicle. Even I wouldn’t dare with Burger King.

"Take that car, I’ve set up an autopilot program for the Bimongs. They’re going to charge the defensive line with their alarm signals blaring and we’ll slip away during the chaos.

Send a good driver who can handle the car."

Everyone looked at each other hesitantly, their lips twitching.

There were a total of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 plus Burger King himself making 11 people!

You want to squeeze into one vehicle?

Lille shooed them like a sheep shepherd, lining them up on the back of the Mackinaw Pika truck.

Joking aside, early 20th-century pickup trucks could carry several pigs, so packing a few people in the durable 2076 Mackinaw Pika wouldn’t be an overload, right?

Well, the standard Mackinaw would indeed be overloaded, but this one was an improved model from Hematite.

It was just a bit tight.

Eventually, the robustly built Dolly took the driver’s seat, with Jack taking the passenger side, Lille and V in the back seat, and everyone else had to lie in the cargo bed—

After they reluctantly settled in, Jack covered them with a white plastic sheet—it looked like a hearse.

Once everyone was in place, V also appeared in the backseat, cradling two Achilles Precision Rifles.

Lille looked exasperated, "Did you really have to grab two Achilles rifles on the way out? Do you know these guns have tracking devices?"

"I don’t care." V shoved the guns into Lille’s hands, "Remove the tracking devices."

"I... fine, give them here."

The Mackinaw started, but the first to move were the two Bimong Armored Vehicles at the scene.

The two metal behemoths roared as they headed in different directions.

The Mann Team tasked with the pursuit had also arrived at the scene—nearly getting crushed by the advancing Bimongs.

Which one would they chase?