Just moments ago, at the critical juncture, Shi Tie Zhu had flown out of the car. He shifted Ling Xingjian onto his back and held her firmly in place with magnetism.
A familiar posture, a familiar ride.
The Electric Spray thrusters roared at full force as Shi Tie Zhu made an emergency stop. With a thud, he landed steadily on one knee like a superhero.
He rose, raised his gun, and took aim. The hum of energy blasts rang across the wilderness. Light flared from Shi Tie Zhu's eyes as he prepared to swiftly wipe out the enemies around them. Ling Xingjian likewise raised her gun to aim. She discovered that Shi Tie Zhu's shoulder was an exceptionally good position for bracing a firearm. For some reason, she felt especially suited to this attacking position, as though they had rehearsed it countless times beforehand.
Aim left, then swiftly aim right.
No one.
Up!
Down!
Hmm?
Still no one.
That was right. The two of them rapidly aimed in every direction, only to quickly discover that there were no enemies anywhere around them.
The wreckage of the car burned fiercely, yet not a single monster came to surround and attack them. This base, which had just been madly firing missiles and launching artillery and sniper attacks at them, had now fallen so silent that a pin dropping could be heard.
Strange.
The Guanlan Sky Eye swept across the surroundings, and Shi Tie Zhu said in a low voice, "The tracks on the ground show that there were once a large number of monsters here. It shouldn't be completely empty. Something is definitely wrong."
"Watch this." Ling Xingjian tapped her faceplate. Though it was also N4 Armor, its specialization differed. Her version, designed for ghost agents, possessed particular capabilities in detection, searching,