The Sword Saint of Arknights [MTL/Machine Translation]

Chapter 20 | You Have Already Lost

On the streets of Lungmen, black police cars emblazoned with the word "police" raced by, not just transport vehicles but even equipped with climbers and armored cars. However, the most conspicuous among them was a white vehicle. Unlike the others marked only with the word "police," this one bore the insignia of the Guard Bureau and the words "Special Operations Group."

Contrary to the vast space of the vehicle, the occupants inside were few, with most seats empty.

Besides the driver, there were only Chen and Swire on board. After receiving the dispatch order from the command center and inquiring about the situation, Chen, as the leader of the Special Operations Group, immediately ordered her members to proceed to the scene with the armed forces of the Guard Bureau.

It wasn't just because the request for support came from Roy, but also because she felt certain intelligence could be gleaned from this operation.

Clearly, this was not a spontaneous attack. After all, these stowaways from Siracusa usually operated in the outer ring areas. Until now, they had never entered the Lungmen downtown area en masse, which meant one thing—this was an organized, premeditated attack, and their target was very clear: Roy!

As for whether the mafia had conducted any investigations...

If Chen's guess was correct, these guys hadn't done any preliminary investigations; their information likely came from the person who hired them!

Therefore, in addition to supporting Roy, she was also prepared to capture and interrogate these Sicilians from Siracusa to obtain some useful intelligence.

On the other side of the seat, Swire was boredly looking out the window.

Normally at this time, she should be sitting in the office, savoring the breakfast prepared by the family chef when she left home in the morning, after all, it wasn't time to start work yet.

However, due to this sudden incident, she had come out.

For this, Swire might have some complaints in her heart, but she wouldn't show it directly. Having chosen this profession, it meant she was already prepared to face these irregular working hours.

As for Roy...

Although she didn't trust this newcomer much, what she did was just a routine review, one of her jobs. Even before she left the CIB and joined the Special Operations Group, she had done similar work.

Swire was very clear about one thing: this newcomer was her colleague. Naturally, she couldn't ignore a colleague's call for help. After all, there was no enmity between them, and even if there was hatred, she couldn't use her work at the Guard Bureau to seek revenge.

"Chen, mafia traces have been found."

"Understood, proceed with the encirclement as planned."

"Received."

As the words fell, Chen stood up.

Although this case was handed over to her, she didn't plan to stay in the command vehicle to direct operations. As soon as the car stopped, she was the first to leave the command vehicle, opening the door.

"Char Siu Cat, I'll leave the command to you."

"Understood, understood..."

As the words fell, Swireleft her seat and approached the console behind the driver's seat. Since the drones had already arrived in the area first, the entire situation on the ground was now revealed before Swire.

"This is Chief Inspector Swire. Now, I will take command of this operation."

As the communication module was adjusted, Swire's voice rang in the earpieces of all the officers.

At this moment, the Guard Bureau officers on both sides of the street had completed their assembly. In the hands of the officers in the front row were black shields marked with the word "Guard," and behind them were officers holding standard military sabers.

This was a common tactic of the Guard Bureau, and also the most basic.

Generally, most of the perpetrators of violent crimes in this city possess weapons like blades, and these shields have the defense to block most of the blade strikes available on the market, not just ordinary crossbow bolts, but even those simple firearms reverse-engineered from Laterano's guns can't easily penetrate them!

When the heavily armored officers approached the enemy, the Guard officers specialized in swords would strike from behind the armored ones and disarm the opponents!

Unless it involved cases of hostage-taking, the commanders of the Guard Bureau would adopt a steady advance tactic in the preliminary handling, and Swire was no exception.

"Big brother, we're surrounded!"

"What's the panic?"

Looking at the little brother beside him, the guy known as "big brother" cursed in a low voice.

He was clearly an old-timer who had joined the mafia for years, yet he wasn't calm at all. This "big brother" had decided that after this mission was over, he would definitely propose to the godfather to send this guy to another "legion"!

"They're just some cops. Haven't we killed enough police in Siracusa?"

As the words fell, this "big brother" stood up. He picked up the blade personally issued to him by the godfather. It was said that this blade was forged by a master craftsman in Siracusa. After completing this weapon, he was killed by a member of the mafia because the blade did not meet his expectations.

At this moment, he looked towards Roy, who was fighting in the crowd.

He didn't want to drag it out any longer. Although he looked down on these police officers, the godfather had once said to lay low in Lungmen, so he didn't plan to cause too much trouble.

After killing the target, he would retreat... just like in Siracusa.

"I've heard that the people of the Guard Bureau are quite skilled in martial arts, but I've never had the chance to experience it."

With his arrival, the mafia surrounding Roy slowly made way. At this moment, Roy looked towards the owner of the voice.

He wasn't wearing a black gentleman's hat, and because of this, Roy could clearly see his face. This man had wolf-like features; he was of the same race as Texas.

"I really want to know if your strength as a member of the Special Operations Group is above mine... but I don't think you're stronger than me, a 'junior officer' of the mafia!"

"Ho ho, then let's give it a try!"

The moment the words fell, both men swung their blades, and two flashes of silver light passed by. At that moment, Roy's blade returned to its sheath.

"Ha... hahaha!"

"Are you tickling me?"

"You have already lost."

As the words fell, Roy no longer paid attention to the guy who suddenly appeared.

Just as Roy said, he had already lost. After all, the damage caused by his strike was not as simple as it seemed on the surface...