Desperate people, accept the seed of my soul!

With a flick of his wrist, Shen Qinghou sent three strings flying, precisely severing the throats of the two remaining security guards in the hall. The two men fell into pools of blood before they could even utter a sound.

"First floor cleared." Lin Shen said into his earpiece, and the two quickly headed towards the stairwell to prepare to clear the security on the second floor.

Meanwhile, the Red Wolf squad members scattered across the various floors also realized what was happening.

"Boss, the power system's been compromised, and all the surveillance cameras are down!" Hyena's voice came through the headset, tinged with panic. "Have we been exposed?"

"What's the panic!" Lone Wolf's voice was as cold as ice. "The fact that they can sabotage the power system means they've already gotten in. Proceed according to plan: two people per floor, covering each other. Don't give them a chance to break through!"

He stood at the top of the tenth floor staircase with a sniper rifle in hand, and through his night vision goggles, he could clearly see Shen Qinghou and Lin Shen walking up the stairs.

A cruel smile curled at the corner of Lone Wolf's lips as he pulled the trigger.

The armor-piercing bullet flew toward Shen Qinghou's chest with a sharp whistling sound. Although Shen Qinghou could not hear the sound, the ground tremor made him instantly aware of the danger.

He dodged sharply to the side, the bullet grazing his arm before hitting the wall behind him and sending up a spray of cement debris.

"There's an ambush!" Lin Shen roared, instantly activating Illusion Weaving. More than a dozen figures of Shen Qinghou appeared in Lone Wolf's night vision goggles. He fired three shots in succession, all of which hit empty air.

"It's an illusion!" Lone Wolf roared. "Everyone, put on your anti-hallucination helmets! Don't be fooled!"

Under the cover of the illusion, Shen Qinghou flicked his wrist, and three strings flew towards the tenth floor stairwell, with sharp sound waves vibrating outwards along the strings.

One of Lone Wolf's teammates couldn't dodge in time, and the sound wave shattered his helmet. He screamed in agony, blood streaming from his seven orifices, and collapsed to the ground.

"Damn it!" Lone Wolf cursed angrily, firing his sniper rifle continuously. The bullets hit the stair railing, sending sparks flying.

Shen Qinghou and Lin Shen hid in the corner, and for a moment they were suppressed and could not raise their heads.

Meanwhile, Meng Zhaowen and Shen Hanzhou had already climbed to the fifteenth floor via the fire escape.

"Wait a minute." Shen Hanzhou suddenly raised his hand to stop Meng Zhaowen. His senses extended along the wall, and he saw two people hiding in the stairwell on the fifteenth floor, holding flamethrowers and waiting for them to come up.

"There's an ambush on the fifteenth floor, two of them, with flamethrowers." Shen Hanzhou lowered his voice, pinching a block of polymer material between his fingertips. He activated his ability, and the block of material instantly disintegrated into dozens of needles as thin as cow hair, which floated around his body.

Meng Zhaowen nodded and threw a morning glory seed on the ground. The seed instantly took root and sprouted, climbing up the stairs. The thorns at the top of the vine pierced through the crack in the stairwell door.

"Do it." Shen Hanzhou shouted, and dozens of polymer needles flew out instantly, piercing through the door crack and stabbing into the wrists of the two team members. The two screamed and their flamethrowers fell to the ground.

With a thought, Meng Zhaowen caused the vines to grow wildly, wrapping around the ankles of the two people and hanging them upside down.

Shen Hanzhou stepped forward and placed his hands on the chests of the two men. The polymer material floor instantly rose up, enveloping their bodies. The two men struggled for a few moments and then fell silent.

After dealing with the two men, they continued climbing. Just as they reached the eighteenth floor, they encountered hyenas and vultures who had come to their aid.

"Damn it, we've finally found you!" the hyena roared, firing his submachine gun at the two men. High-polymer bullets flew over with a sharp whistling sound.

Shen Hanzhou instantly erected a wall of polymer material in front of him. The bullet hit the wall, embedded itself in it, and did not penetrate.

"They were indeed prepared." Meng Zhaowen frowned, and the vines on his fingertips climbed down the wall and wrapped around the vulture's feet. The vulture snorted and took out a lighter to light the flamethrower. The raging flames sprayed towards the vines, which were instantly burned and curled up.

Shen Hanzhou raised his hand and waved, sending dozens of polymer needles flying toward the vulture. The vulture was prepared and dodged to the side, the needles sticking out of the wall.

Taking advantage of the situation, the hyena threw a neurotoxin spray, and white smoke instantly filled the entire stairwell.

"Watch out!" Shen Hanzhou grabbed Meng Zhaowen and pulled her back. The smoke had a pungent smell that would instantly numb the nerves if it touched the skin.

He reached out and pressed his hand on the polymer material on the wall. The material instantly disintegrated and reassembled, forming a sealed wall that kept the smoke out.

"This can't go on. Their equipment is too targeted." Meng Zhaowen coughed twice. The vines climbed up the ventilation duct, trying to get behind the two of them, but were burned back by the vulture's flamethrower.

Just then, Liu Zhen's voice came through the earpiece: "How's it going over there? Xu Suyuan and I have finished clearing the third basement level and are coming up to help you right away."

"There are two tough guys on the eighteenth floor, armed with flamethrowers and neurotoxin spray. We're stuck," Shen Hanzhou said into his headset.

"Coming right away."

Xu Suyuan and Liu Zhen ran up the stairs, and just as they reached the seventeenth floor, they encountered two Red Wolf team members who had come to provide support.

The two men, each holding an insulating net, threw it at Liu Zhen. Liu Zhen snorted coldly, and the electric arc at his fingertips instantly surged, shooting along the metal frame of the insulating net. The two men screamed and collapsed to the ground, convulsing.

"Let's go." Xu Suyuan pulled Liu Zhen and ran upstairs. Just as they reached the eighteenth floor, they saw the hyena preparing to throw a second neurotoxin spray.

With a flick of her finger, Xu Suyuan sent a coin flying, which struck the spray can precisely. The can exploded with a "bang," and white smoke drifted back towards the hyenas and vultures.

"Damn it!" the two cursed and turned to run, but their feet got tangled in Meng Zhaowen's vines.

An arc of electricity shot out from Liu Zhen's palm, instantly striking the two men. They collapsed to the ground, their bodies emitting white smoke, and remained motionless.

"Keep going up, Yan Tingyao is still waiting for us on the 25th floor." Xu Suyuan called out, and the four of them continued to climb the stairs, clearing out the four Red Wolf team members on the three floors along the way, and finally reached the stairwell on the 23rd floor.

Meanwhile, Lone Wolf and his remaining three teammates were already guarding the entrance to the 23rd floor. Eight thermobaric bombs were laid out in front of him, and the shoulder-fired rocket launcher was already loaded.

"Boss, they're coming up." One of the team members pointed towards the stairwell, his voice trembling slightly. Of the twelve people who came out, only the four of them remained. The combat power of these six superhumans far exceeded their expectations.