From the current attack, it was evident that these people coordinated extrely delicately, timing their actions with precision. The tunnel breakthrough and the ground assault on the elevator shaft were almost simultaneous. If the tunnel hadn't been discovered in advance and the people inside killed, everyone would have been in trouble. Luo Zheng gently blew on his earpiece, signaling a warning to Lan Xue.
Lan Xue instantly understood the urgency. Luo Zheng couldn't speak. After a mont's thought, she decisively said, "Open the blast door imdiately, let them in, and take them out with the passageway laser rays."
"Okay." Song Yun readily agreed. The laser ray defense system was Song Yun's creation, and she knew how to operate it better than anyone. In such critical tis, Song Yun understood what was at stake. Upon hearing Lan Xue's command, she didn't waste words and quickly operated her computer, inputting a series of commands.
The infiltrators in the elevator shaft kept a watchful eye on the blast door, waiting for those attacking from the tunnel to link up. When the blast door suddenly opened, they were not suspicious. They imdiately contacted the people in the lobby through their headsets. The two in the lobby exchanged a glance. Leaving one behind to cover, the other jumped down the shaft to et up with those below.
After exchanging a look, one cautiously proceeded inside. The one behind saw his comrade move forward five or six ters without incident and, thinking they were about to clear the passage, quickly followed suit. Just as he stepped into the tunnel, he suddenly felt as if his body was being sliced by a knife. In his horror, the man saw his body shattered into countless pieces, his consciousness swallowed by darkness in an instant. He died without even understanding what had happened.
Upon seeing the two intruders instantly disintegrated by the laser rays, Lan Xue, despite her bravery, couldn't help but feel a tremor of fear. This was terrifying. But as a hardened soldier, she quickly composed herself upon seeing the scattered remains. After glancing at the pale-faced Song Yun, she addressed Ghost Hand and Shi Feng, who had crawled through the tunnel, "Hold this position, I'm going to check the situation." With that, she started walking outside.
"Wait, what if more of them co in?" Ghost Hand said anxiously. Not because he doubted Lan Xue's safety, but because the passage laser couldn't be used if Lan Xue was there.
Lan Xue realized her concern had clouded her judgnt. Trusting in Luo Zheng as a lucky general and competent in his thods, she managed to restrain her worry and ca back to keep guard at the tunnel entrance, simultaneously comforting Elder Lin and the others.
On the ground floor, in the lobby, the remaining person was alard when his comrade didn't send any ssages and began shouting into his headset. At this mont, Luo Zheng peered out coldly, fixing his gaze on the enemy. Slowly, he extended the muzzle of his gun, holding his breath, grave, not daring to let any killing intent slip. Facing a skilled opponent, even the slightest leak of killing intent could be prematurely sensed and the lethal blow avoided. The opportunity was rare, and Luo Zheng didn't want to miss.
Perhaps it was because his comrade didn't respond, the man beca tense and reluctantly approached the elevator to peer inside. Now was the mont, Luo Zheng was delighted. He rapidly fired, "Bang, bang, bang!" The bullets were fired in a '品' formation towards the other man.
This person was indeed fierce and sensed the danger the mont Luo Zheng fired, but it was too late. There wasn't sufficient space at the elevator entrance for dodging maneuvers. The man quickly leaped into the elevator shaft, and Luo Zheng rushed up, but seeing no target, imdiately shouted, "Soone has gone underground, be careful."
"Received," Lan Xue acknowledged, promptly responding and looking toward Song Yun.
Song Yun nodded, once again preparing to activate the laser rays. The laser system required a mont to power up each ti and couldn't be maintained for very long. Enough ti had passed since the last two had been killed to power it up again. Lan Xue, reassured, nodded her acknowledgnt and aid the barrel of her gun at the tunnel, preparing for any eventuality.
The person arrived at the blast-proof door and, seeing the scattered flesh and discernible human organs strewn across the passage, imdiately knew what had happened. He turned around and ran like a cheetah, climbing towards the top of the elevator shaft in an attempt to crawl out to the surface. Luo Zheng, who was at the elevator door, saw everything clearly. He fired rapidly, and the bullet, carrying Luo Zheng's towering rage, roared towards its target, instantly entering the back of the man's head.
The man's body jerked and then lay motionless on top of the elevator car, as a great deal of fresh blood poured out, staining the elevator car red. Luo Zheng breathed a sigh of relief and shouted into the headset, "Target is down, it's safe."
"Be on guard carefully, I'm coming out to check," Lan Xue responded.
Luo Zheng acknowledged and soon saw Lan Xue appear in the elevator, dragging the man whose upper body was on top of the elevator car. Luo Zheng made a sign for safety, proceeded to the front door of the lobby, and looking out into the dark night, imdiately shouted through the headset, "Captain Zheng, find a way to restore the power imdiately. Security personnel, continue to stand guard, remain in place, and no one is allowed to go up or down the floors, or to run around."
"Understood," Zheng Duo agreed wholeheartedly.
After a while, Lan Xue climbed up from the elevator shaft and approached the main entrance, asking with concern, "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine. These three guys were formidable, coming straight in through the main entrance. Three n, six pistols, and yet they managed to suppress the firepower of dozens of security guards, reaching here unscathed—with even more speed, resulting in Mountain Eagle not having the chance to fire," Luo Zheng said with a serious expression.
"Yes, they were too fast to lock onto," Mountain Eagle's voice ca through the headset.
"They're probably experts of the Elite Soldier King level. I didn't expect such a small Military Research Institute to attract so much attention. We were lucky to have discovered the tunnel in advance; otherwise, it would have been disastrous. You were vigilant enough to lure them inside before breaking into a firefight—that was a good move. I checked, they are Westerners, nationality unknown, identity unclear, but we should be able to find out soon," Lan Xue said as she pulled out her phone.
Knowing that Lan Xue was contacting the Intelligence Departnt, Luo Zheng also communicated with Captain Zheng through the headset, checking on the casualties among the security staff. The recent explosion was extraordinary in its power, and compiling results would take so ti. For the mont, no fatalities had been found, which was a relief for Luo Zheng.
After Lan Xue finished her call, Luo Zheng, with a calm but grim face, said, "The enemy treated this place as a battlefield, and it's despicable that they've died here. The security personnel were just bombarded, and the damage is probably severe. It seems that we must replace the security personnel."
"Hmm, I will contact Captain Wu imdiately about this issue. Look, should we call in the Zhongnanhai bodyguards? Their defensive capabilities are stronger than ours. We specialize in offense." Lan Xue grew cautious as well, as the battle had escalated, and the security personnel, plus the five of them, might not be enough to hold the place.
"No need. The day will break soon, and when it does, all these security guards will evacuate, which will serve to mislead the outside world. We will also claim that the research has been completed and secretly summon a team of Ard Police from another province to enter through the underground passage, unnoticed. This is best. There are about two hours left until dawn, so there's enough ti. The Zhongnanhai bodyguards are too sensitive and might alarm people. What do you think?" Luo Zheng suggested with a grave face.
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