NIKKE, When the Milky Way Blossoms

Everyone, to some extent, harbors a sense of侥幸 (a gambler's mentality). It is because of this侥幸 (a gambler's mentality) that some people gamble, commit crimes, and risk their lives.

However, those near-artistic, instantaneous killing scenes are enough to shatter an ordinary person's illusions about probability.

Without any delusions, where would the fighting spirit come from for security personnel who are just doing their jobs for money?

So...

Snap, snap, snap...

As the footsteps of death reverberated in the hearts of the survivors, the security guards, their psychological defenses crumbling, finally succumbed to instinct, loosening their grip and raising their arms overhead.

Clang!

The crisp sound of a pistol hitting the ground echoed in the empty underground parking garage.

Chapter 170 He's Here

When the member stationed in the C1 underground parking garage lost his heartbeat, the captain of the third security team took a deep breath, closed his eyes with a headache, and reported to his superior:

"In the C1 underground parking garage, one member has been confirmed dead, and another member is out of contact, suspected of defection..."

“…He’s here.”

……

rustling sounds—rustling sounds—

As the security department relayed the message, heavily armed Elysium field personnel, equipped with the best individual gear in the entire Ark, began to orderly surge from all parts of Elysium Tower toward the C1 underground parking garage.

Compared to the security department, which has never fired a shot since its inception, the field department, which often does dirty work, is the true trump card and source of confidence for Gokuraku Jodo.

At the very least, most members of the board of directors believe this.

At least, the field operations department itself thinks so.

However, their arrogance was quickly shattered by the steadily rising casualty figures.

rustling sounds—rustling sounds—

As the sound of footsteps echoed continuously in the nearby stairwells and corridors, Phoenix, who had already made his way from the safety exit of the C1 underground parking garage into the employee passage of the Tower of Joy, was now waiting at the corner of a necessary passage.

He waited silently, waiting for the five-person field team that was rapidly approaching from not far away.

rustling sounds—rustling sounds—

coming!

The moment the black gun barrel was exposed around the corner, the man holding the gun in his left hand took a step forward, using the absolute strength of his right arm to forcefully raise the gun barrel towards the ceiling. At the same time, the pistol at his waist fired two shots into the man's abdomen.

boom--! boom--!

After the gunshots, the enemy was unharmed...

The specially designed bulletproof vest from the Pure Land of Bliss can withstand two pistol bullets at such close range, and even allow the wearer to continue performing the original action.

Seeing this, the lieutenant suddenly loosened his right hand, stepped forward with his right foot, and swung his body to deliver a powerful elbow strike straight at the opponent's bulletproof helmet.

boom! ! !

The powerful impact penetrated the bulletproof helmet, instantly throwing the field operative into a state of confusion.

Subsequently, under Phoenix's violent dragging, in order to avoid falling to the ground, he instinctively followed the other's steps, constantly shifting his own position.

Bang bang bang bang—!

In the blink of an eye, four other field agents reacted swiftly from behind, raising their guns and taking a staggered stance of two in front and two behind, beginning to fire at the enemy and their own men in front.

Unfortunately, they forgot that the specially designed bulletproof vests of the Pure Land of Bliss can not only stop enemy bullets, but also protect against their own side's general firepower...

So, amidst a hail of bullets without a single armor-piercing round, the lieutenant, clinging to the human riot shield in front of him, braved four lines of fire and charged forward several steps, first forcing back the enemy directly behind him, and then using this to close the distance to the enemy on his flank.

Immediately afterwards, his left hand, holding the gun, went under the shield's armpit and pulled the trigger towards the enemy's calf.

bang bang bang! ! !

After the gunshot, the field operative who had been shot in the calf immediately knelt down on one knee. However, his strong bulletproof armor was completely rendered useless by the kneeling position, rendering Phoenix's subsequent shooting ineffective.

And it was at this moment of stalemate that things reached an impasse!

From within the sea of ​​consciousness came the disdainful shouts of the artificial intelligence.

"Let me do it. You're taking so long and struggling."

As soon as he finished speaking, a sharp triangular pyramid shot out from the middle finger joint of Nano's right arm, piercing through the head of the human shield personnel from bottom to top.

Phoenix: "..."

Seeing Anik's unsportsmanlike behavior, the lieutenant remained silent, but his movements were quick to match the other side's.

In the scenario provided by Anick, Phoenix stepped to the side with his left foot, and the instant he activated his human shield, he turned his body towards the field agent kneeling on the ground.

Bang bang bang bang bang-!

The rifle bullets followed the man's movements, but a mass of nanomaterials that could be described as wriggling intercepted the bullets mid-air.

bass--

The next second, the remaining half of the metal transformed into a long blade, and with a swift stroke, a head, representing life, fell to the ground.

Bang bang bang bang bang-!

The gun barrels continued to roar relentlessly. The remaining three, terrified by the shape-shifting substance on their target, were completely unaware that a grenade stolen from their teammate was quietly rolling towards their feet, and then from their feet to behind them...

Guluuluulu...

boom--! ! !

Numerous shrapnel fragments, propelled by the shockwave, pierced their backs but failed to penetrate their body armor. However, the overwhelming high-pressure blast successfully knocked the three to the ground…

A fatal fall.

On the other side, Phoenix, who had crouched down and curled up beforehand, used his shield to withstand the high-pressure air blast. Despite the intense tinnitus and dizziness, he gritted his teeth and rushed toward the three people who had fallen to the ground.

He first stabbed the cervical spine of the field worker lying on the ground, then turned and swung the blade upwards to cut off the head of the person on the other side who was trying to get up. Finally, he pulled back with his right hand and then thrust it forward, the extended blade tip successfully piercing the face of the last enemy.

"Safety!"

After eliminating the squad, the lieutenant instinctively snapped his fingers twice to confirm that his hearing had been temporarily impaired by the explosion before he could finally call out to those behind him.

Over there, when she heard a man's shouts again after the explosion, Ingrid, her heart pounding, managed to force herself to remain calm and quickly ran over from around the corner.

"#￥%#$ (How are you?)"

Based on her lip movements, she's probably asking you 'How are you?' Combined with her micro-expressions and unconscious body language, her level of concern is 4.2 stars.

While listening to the AI's ridiculously redundant analysis, Phoenix used the muscle memory of his lips, teeth, and vocal cords to explain his situation to the other party in a simple way while maintaining accurate pronunciation as much as possible.

He then squatted down, picked up a short-barreled rifle, and was about to walk forward when he suddenly stopped and turned to look at Ms. Ingrid, who had a puzzled expression on her face.

"Oh, right, here's your gun back."

After saying that, the lieutenant stretched out his left hand and laid the specially made lady's pistol in front of the CEO.

Ingrid: "..."

They've even resorted to using high-explosive grenades, and this bastard still has time to care about such trivial details?

What happened to being easygoing? Don't you really want to owe her even the slightest thing?

For some reason,

Looking at the pistol in someone's hand, the woman suddenly felt a surge of anger...

"Give it to you!"

After Lieutenant Phoenix bewilderedly accepted the forced sale, the CEO of Elysium, with a gloomy and pretty face, followed suit, picking up a short-barreled rifle from the ground and taking two magazines from the corpse, casually tossing one of them to someone.

"Hurry up and move along, don't dawdle!"

Chapter 171 Red and White Opera

"Report: Squad 07 has lost contact."

"Report: Squad 13 has lost contact."

"Report: Squad 02 has lost contact."

"Target's whereabouts lost. Repeat, target's whereabouts lost."

Although I had made ample mental preparations and built what I thought was a solid mental defense.

However, a series of casualty reports and uncertain target locations still plunged the Minister of Security and the Minister of Field Operations into a quagmire of anxiety from which they could not extricate themselves.

Inside the command center, the two middle-aged men looked as terrible as the dirty, mottled bedrock road on the outer edge of the area.

That expression was like that of a constipated patient who was halfway through using the toilet but was stuck because of the size of the stool, thinking that if all else failed, they would just have to use their hands to unclog it, but they were extremely unwilling.

With these conflicted thoughts swirling in their minds, the two ministers looked at each other, each seeing a question mark in the other's eyes.

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