Did the world end today?

Chapter 18 is back to you!

"Give me a gun, let's all attack together."

Lin Xu put on his bulletproof vest and helmet, and skillfully pulled down his night vision goggles.

The skull opposite him stared at him in astonishment and asked:
"You? A gun?"

"Do you know how to play?"

"I'm very good at playing."

Lin Xu took the rifle from the skull, ejected the magazine, pulled the bolt, and after confirming that the magazine was empty, he reinserted it. Then he switched the optical sight to the side, switching to the iron sights that were not affected by the night vision device.

This set of movements left even the skull dumbfounded.

"Practice?"

"I haven't practiced, but I have fought."

"Would you like to go?"

Lin Xu raised his gun and looked out the car window.

"go!"

As soon as the skull opened the car door, six mercenaries, along with Lin Xu himself, jumped out.

"Follow behind us!"

"Everyone, advance in a single file formation."

"Demolition expert, prepare to breach the defenses."

"The sniper cleared out high-threat targets to cover our entry."

"understand!"

At the command, everyone immediately sprang into action.

Lin Xu held a gun in one hand and rested the other on the back of the skull, working with the other five team members to provide cover in different directions while advancing rapidly.

His tactical maneuvers were not particularly skillful, but they were generally acceptable.
-
nonsense!

In fact, he had participated in at least twenty or thirty such battles in his previous dozens of experiences.

They may not be good at technical skills and tactics yet, but they can always learn the routines quite well.

A group of seven approached the gate of Huadong Chemical Fiber. The security guards at the gate had obviously noticed them, but out of caution, the armed guards did not attack directly. Instead, they shouted and asked:

"Who goes there! What are you doing here?"

He probably never imagined that in this land, there would be fully armed mercenaries who would dare to attack a factory in broad daylight.

This is completely against common sense, okay?
It was this unconventional action that bought the mercenary team valuable time.

Before the security guard could speak further, the skull had already pulled the trigger.

"clatter!"

The subsonic bullet pushed through the air and accurately struck the security personnel in the head.

Blood splattered, and the innocent security guard collapsed on the spot.

At that moment, a pang of guilt welled up in Lin Xu's heart.

He didn't know whether such extreme actions were right or wrong.

To kill one or even a group of innocent people for the sake of technology or one's own purposes?
This is somewhat inconsistent with my own values.
-
But then I thought, even if I don't kill them, how long can they live?

In the world inside the bracelet, they will die from the apocalypse in 25 minutes!

Therefore, my actions were certainly not noble, but they were definitely the best choice.

Hurry, we have to be quick!
Lin Xu banished all distracting thoughts and focused on the weapon in his hand.

At that moment, a sniper in the distance opened fire, and two security personnel on the high watchtower fell down simultaneously.

"boom!"

A corpse fell at Lin Xu's feet, but he didn't even glance at it.

"keep going!"

"Demolition team, prepare!"

The skull was surprised by Lin Xu's calmness, but he didn't pause for even a second.

The demolition expert in the team quickly stepped forward and set up the explosives in just a few seconds.

Followed by.

"boom!"

A huge explosion sounded.

Dust billowed, and Lin Xu coughed as he spoke:

"This explosives are over-limit!"

"This is a CL-20!"

The skull answered casually, while leading his squad in a swift charge.

The gate had been blown open, and beyond it lay a vast factory area.

"Where to go?"

Skull took out a security guard who was trying to run to cover with one shot, and as he advanced toward cover, he turned to Lin Xu and asked.

Previously in the car, the group had quickly completed the terrain analysis of the Donghua Chemical Fiber Plant in the limited time available, and several major buildings had been marked.

Lin Xu quickly observed the surrounding environment and then replied:
"Go to the main office building first and set up a defensive line there."

"We have 24 minutes left, we must hurry!"

"understand!"

The skull gestured for the team to follow, then shouted and asked:

How did you calculate those 22 minutes??

"Then leave it alone!"

Lin Xu aimed at a security guard who had raised his gun in the road ahead and pulled the trigger.

"Bang bang bang bang -"

"call out--"

The enemy's bullet whizzed past his ear; he first felt a chill, followed by a burning pain.

His ear was ripped open, and blood gushed out instantly.

"Keep watch ahead! Protect VIPs!"

"Fan-shaped advance!"

Seeing that Lin Xu was injured, Skull immediately adjusted his strategy.

It must be said that when it comes to professional ethics, he is truly impeccable.

The squad continued their advance, and with the combined firepower of the team, the entire passage was cleared in an instant.

But at that moment, the quadcopter reconnaissance drone overhead was interfered with by security personnel, and the drone crashed instantly, causing everyone to lose their overall view.

"Keep going!"

"That's too late!"

Lin Xu heard the shouts of the support team from the rear through his earpiece. "The factory has called the alarm. The first batch of police officers is expected to arrive in 40 seconds, and the emergency response team is expected to arrive in 2 minutes!"

"We must end the battle within two minutes! Otherwise, it will be very difficult to retreat!"

"understand!"

The skull was panting heavily, while Lin Xu had already stepped into the main office building.

There was no one in the building.

That makes sense. It's already 11:39, how could there still be anyone there?

Depend on.

If there's no one around, where am I supposed to find the information I need?
Sweat began to bead on Lin Xu's forehead. He rushed to the department sign that was present in every office building and quickly found the location of "Technology Department".

2th floor.

Very close!

"Go upstairs!"

Lin Xu rushed towards the stairs, but just as he reached the corner, he was about to fall.

"boom!"

A shotgun shell came flying straight at him, and the huge impact sent him flying backward!

"Stun grenade!"

The skull shouted as it launched a stun grenade.

"Buzz!"

The sound waves, exceeding 185 decibels, caused Lin Xu to experience temporary hearing loss. He was surrounded by silence, and his vision was filled with a bright white light.

Only the excruciating pain in his arms, chest, and shoulders reminded him that this was not the end of the world.

There is still time.

We need to hurry.

Lin Xu struggled to his feet, chasing after the faint figures ahead.

The muzzle flashes occasionally illuminated his vision, but he dared not fire, fearing he might accidentally injure friendly forces.

Moments later, the gunfire stopped, and silence returned to the office building.

"Where are you going?! Where are you going?!"

The skull was yelling loudly in Lin Xu's ear, and Lin Xu pushed it away with his injured arm, saying:

"I can hear you now!"

"Find the hostages!"

"understand!"

The skull grabbed Lin Xu and pulled him up, the intense pain causing Lin Xu to cry out.

"Fuck!"

"lighter!"

"That's too late!"

The skull's voice revealed an undisguised anxiety.

"All hostages have been disarmed. Get to work quickly! We don't have time!"

"It's because you don't have time."

Lin Xu's vision gradually returned, and he finally saw the blurry figure in front of him.

Ignoring his bloodied arm, he grabbed the hostage by the collar and demanded sharply:
Where are the manufacturing process documents for PEEK-RTM and M46X?

"Hand it over!"

"The factory belongs to the capitalists, but your life belongs to you!"

Before the hostage could answer, the skull said urgently:

"It's really too late!"

"We have to leave first, taking the hostages with us!"

"You guys go, I'm not leaving."

Lin Xu answered calmly.

"What's the meaning?!"

The skull stared in disbelief.

"You can leave now! Your money will be settled automatically!"

".good."

The skull dropped two magazines and decisively gave the order:
"The key figures demanded that we abandon our protection and evacuate."

"Everyone, retreat with me!"

"understand!"

He heard replies from the other mercenaries through his earpiece. Lin Xu took off his earpiece and helmet, and his body instantly felt lighter.

He took a deep breath, looked at the two people in front of him who were filled with fear and apprehension, and then asked in as calm a tone as possible:

Where is what I need?

"Just tell me, don't worry, no one here will die."

He raised his gun, and the two men opposite him instinctively shrank back.

Immediately afterwards, one of them shouted:
"Give it back to you!"

"We're giving it all back to you!"

"We didn't steal these technologies; we just used them."

"Don't kill us, don't kill us!"

Give me the technology, and I won't kill anyone!

Lin Xu stood up.

“Take me to see it!”

The man who had spoken trembled as he got up. Lin Xu hesitated for a moment, then pulled the trigger on the other man's knee.

"boom!"