042. I Live to Shatter All Chains
Bang!
The door exploded, alarming the guards around the Duke. They drew their weapons and surrounded the Duke's door.
Two Law III agents, Enlit and Bodra, arrived late. The aftermath of smoke and shock waves lifted their coats, hindering their advance.
"As expected, Commander Benjesson was right!"
Enlit immediately switched her sniper rifle to thermal imaging scope. Her eyes glowed with Qi power, quickly locating several human figures.
Click—
As a 【Ranger】, she held her breath and pulled the bolt, with a series of dark green Qi power veins glowing on the back of her hand. The Qi power in her body instantly infused into the chamber, completely wrapping the bullet in a spiral Qi shroud within the narrow space.
9.【Explosive Loading】
Bang!
The competition-grade trigger was gently pulled, the firing pin ignited the primer, and the excess gunpowder gas was injected into the Qi shroud. The bullet spun out, its outer Qi shroud nullifying air resistance, cutting through the smoke and striking a humanoid target with precision.
Boom!
The bullet collided with the target, causing the residual gunpowder gas in the Qi shroud to explode instantly, creating a burst of flames while providing a secondary acceleration boost to the bullet.
"Hit!"
The thermal imaging vision was instantly obscured, turning into a gray-white blur. Enlit was pleased; this meant that the gunpowder gas and Qi power had fully mixed, generating a temperature exceeding 1400°C. Ordinary armored units would melt upon contact with such heat.
However, the 【Doctor】 Bodra beside her did not let down his guard. He threw a flashbang into the smoke while releasing nanomechanical insects that resided in his body, linking them with Enlit. If an ambush occurred, his abundant vitality could shield her from a fatal blow.
As a 【Doctor】 of the 【Redemption】 path, he hadn't implanted any cybernetics, so his observational abilities were not as sharp as Enlit's. He was busy injecting himself with a slew of hormones and drugs to enhance his vitality and sensory capabilities.
Law III agents had distinct operational skills compared to Law IV. They were cautious, placing great emphasis on intelligence gathering. In a four-person team, they had to be equipped with firepower support, engineering infiltration, information acquisition, and frontline breakthrough capabilities.
After all, even Beta-tier individuals were just stronger humans. Even Alpha-tier individuals, let alone ordinary ones, could be overwhelmed by sheer numbers.
Bodra wasn't in a good mood because Commander Benjesson had taken Zuo Jiajun to face Li Aozi, leaving their team without an engineer or breaker. Meanwhile, the Duke's guards were preoccupied with their own defense, unwilling to communicate with them.
This left them in a passive situation. Without an information specialist, Enlit, holding a sniper rifle in an indoor environment, would be helpless if an enemy closed in.
He not only held up a riot shield but also used the holographic sight on his "Dust" submachine gun to scan left and right. The room was filled with the smell of gunpowder, severely impairing Bodra's sense of smell.
Where are they—where are these assassins hiding?!
Swoosh!
"Agh!"
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