The Sword Saint of Arknights [MTL/Machine Translation]

Chapter 2 | Infiltration

It was an area that looked like a factory, and it was obvious that this was the base of those bandits. 

The further inward he went, the more the number of dead police officers increased. It was evident that this was an extremely grueling battle, and these police officers were elites; after all, the number of bandits killed always remained above the number of police officers. 

However, Roy didn't consider this to be a good thing.

As he continued advancing, Roy could faintly hear the sound of blades clashing and thought he was not far from the front lines. 

Roy draws the standard-issue saber from its sheath and enters a state of readiness. If it were in the past, he would never enter such a dangerous area so rashly because he knows very well that he alone cannot be an opponent to a group of bandits. After all, reality is not like those lone-wolf movies.

 If Roy were the executor of this mission, he would enter this area with a team, and only with the help of other teams would he enter.

In any case, ensuring the superiority of the police force as much as possible is something Roy's former instructor taught him when he joined the police force. Although in everyday tasks, it's common for two or three officers to face off against large groups, these missions differ.

 To this day, he still remembers the words of one of his superiors when he warned him about his safety.

"To your superiors, you may just be a number, but to your family, you are everything to them." 

With the standard saber drawn, Roy slowly walked along the passageway made of wire mesh, observing his surroundings.

Although this world didn't seem to have firearms, he had to be careful of long-range attacks such as bows and crossbows, and at the same time, he had to keep an eye on his surroundings for any enemies.

Roy knew very well that with his current level of protection, even an arrow without a tip would be able to take away his life, and any organized squads would be able to kill him.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Meanwhile, at the end of the warehouse

 Chen looked around, wielding a standard saber, and saw that the team she was leading had become encircled. 

"Surrender, members of L.G.D, you have lost." 

The one who spoke was a man, wearing a mask whose main color was red, and in his hand, he was holding a firearm that came from Laterano, from this, one could tell that he was quite wealthy. However, he is not the only one holding a gun. Other than those minions wearing the same mask, the rest with various differing masks held guns.

"..." Chen did not respond. 

As a top graduate of the Victorian Royal Guard Academy, she was not the kind of person who only talked on paper. Otherwise, she would not have been promoted to the rank of Superintendent at such a young age due to her outstanding achievements. 

In the past, she had led teams on numerous eradication missions, but none had been as devastating as this one. The enemy not only inflicted heavy casualties on her team but also completely understood all of Chen's intentions!

It was as if they were present during Chen's strategic meetings. 

However, Chen understood that this was impossible.

"There's a traitor among us!"

 Such thoughts surfaced in Chen's mind, but she had no time to investigate further. 

Chen knew that if they couldn't overcome the current crisis, they would not be able to leave here alive. After all, these ruthless bandits didn't care about your appearance, and if Chen had to rely on her appearance to please them, she might as well die.

However, someone caught Chen's attention. 

In the upper-level corridor, a figure was moving. Chen remembered this person. "Auxiliary Police Division Four Instructor Roy. Shouldn't he have already... why... could it be..." Just as such suspicions arose in Chen's mind, Roy began to act.

He leaped out of the corridor and gently landed on the a lower-level platform. At this moment, he was only a few meters away from one of the leaders who was holding a gun.

In his hand, the saber had already been slightly unsheathed, and as soon as he entered attack range, he could deliver a fatal blow! 

Seeing this scene, although Chen's doubts did not dissipate, she also sensed an opportunity, an opportunity to change the situation. She hoped that Roy's actions would succeed, that his attack would attract more attention, and then she could lead her team to launch another assault! 

"Is that... a gun?!"

As he descended from above, Roy saw the masked figure not far away. Almost instantly, Roy's attention shifted to the firearm resembling an HK416.

His previous estimation was wrong; there were firearms in this world! 

This unexpected turn made him more cautious. But, he was three meters away from the guy. Roy held his breath and slowed his pace, his gaze was fixed on the vital areas of the person.

After confirming that the person was armed and identified as a bandit, Roy decided not to further assess the threat level and raised it. This was a fight to the death, and he had no time to consider such things.

"Now's the time!"

 In the shadows, Roy drew his saber. Before the bandit could notice, he had already come up behind them. Then, in an instant, he thrust the saber into their vital spot! 

"Ah!"

 The painful cry echoed in the space. And, everyone's gaze shifted to this scene. The bandit with the mask had been pinned down by Roy, and the firearm had been dropped. Without hesitation, as he drew out the saber, Roy rolled to avoid several bullets flying toward him, then he picked up the gun. 

Perhaps there were some structural differences from the firearms in Roy's memory, but there was no change in how they were used.

 "You're surrounded, drop your weapons and surrender!"

Roy's voice echoed in the warehouse. However, the only response to Roy's words was the bullets flying toward him. Their attitude was clear; they paid no attention to Roy's words. Meanwhile, they were well aware of the situation in this area and knew everything about the "intruders." 

Naturally, they knew there were no other police officers here. 

"There's a mole..."

 While sighing softly, Roy retracted his saber and found a good vantage point.

Then, he raised his gun and aimed below. At that moment, the sounds of battle emanated from below. 

"Seems they understand how to cooperate." 

Uttering a slight complaint, Roy began searching for the enemy's gunmen.Below, they were attempting to break through. Roy's current task was to restrict the enemy's gunmen; only then could they successfully break out.

 As for Roy's escape route? 

There was no need to worry about it.

Along the way, Roy had already made plans. 

"Dealing with novices is always a bit boring."

 Watching those people's poor camouflage, Roy muttered. 

If it weren't necessary to assist "friendly forces" in evacuating, Roy could leave them all here...