Explosion

"Are you ready?"

"Ready."

Lin Yan's battle sword was slung diagonally across the back of his combat suit, and he held the M92 Sniper Rifle in his hands, his expression grave. "When I count down from three, we'll rush out the window together."

"Okay."

Lin Yan lit the fuse. In the dark night, it hissed and crackled, scattering tiny red sparks. As everyone watched the flame creep along the fuse, something seemed to surge within them.

The adventurers' hot blood had awakened.

"Three."

"Two."

"One."

Crash!

They slammed into the second-floor window, glass shattering with a clatter.

They reached the ground and swiftly moved away from the building.

The monsters' keen senses snapped awake in that instant. Some of them spotted the group and charged madly toward their position.

The Gray Gorilla also rose to its feet atop the Earth Giant Lizard's back.

Its face twisted with rage as it let out a furious roar. "Yah!"

The next second.

Boom!

The earth shook and the mountains trembled.

Every pane of glass in the building shattered in an instant. Towering flames shot into the sky, tearing through the clouds alongside black smoke—a truly magnificent sight!

In the night, heaven and earth seemed to have been scorched red.

But it was far from over.

Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!

Like a chain reaction, waves of fire rolled out one after another. The entire building was blasted into ruins by the E6 Explosives. Some lower-level monsters were hit head-on by the shockwaves, flung away, and killed outright!

The monsters beneath the building fell completely into chaos from the commotion, charging wildly in all directions. Liu Mingxuan decisively gave the order. "Prepare for battle!"

"Li Tao!"

Li Tao's face was crazed beneath the firelight. "I've been ready for ages!"

"You little bastards, die!"

After jumping down from the second floor, he immediately adjusted himself. Once the E6 Explosives had fully detonated, he instantly identified the best firing position.

The machine gun in his hands erupted with fire!

Liu Mingxuan tossed aside his scabbard and darted forward, with Jia Yan and Chu Wei close behind him!

Lin Yan also charged through the flames, constantly adjusting his position according to the monsters' strength and direction of movement. The M92 in his hands slaughtered without mercy!

Chen Lian watched the flames before him. He watched the brothers and teammates he had spent this time with fighting the monsters. Their fearless figures were etched deeply into his pupils and illuminated his soul.

For a moment, an indescribable feeling welled up in his heart.

"Let's go!"

He made his decision without hesitation. Bu Wenxing carried Zhang Wei on his back. Zhang Wei was not a martial artist, and his Movement Speed was too slow. In this situation, he could only rely on Bu Wenxing to carry him. The three quickly withdrew according to the pre-battle plan.

Their figures vanished into the dark night.

At this moment.

Half the city had awakened.

The earth-shaking flames and explosions could be seen clearly even from the other side of the city!

The entirety of City 032 had descended into chaos.

Some martial artist squads still lingering in City 032 had also been startled awake. Staring at the distant blaze, they cried out, "Who the hell did this?!"

"They're insane! They're completely insane!"

They quickly reacted as well, seeking the best places to hide and avoid getting caught in the crossfire!

From the moment Li Tao opened fire, his machine gun never stopped. Ferocious firepower took down Beast Soldier after Beast Soldier. They charged forward one after another, only to become corpses!

"Hahahahahahahaha!"

He fired wildly as he laughed maniacally.

Five minutes later.

Bu Xiangyang observed the situation on the field. The opposing Beast Generals had gradually recovered from the explosion, and Jia Yan and Chu Wei were immediately placed under immense pressure. Even with their skilled combat techniques and combat suits that could withstand a great deal of damage, they were now struggling terribly.

"Li Tao, pack up the weapon. We're retreating!"

But Li Tao had already cast life and death aside. He had no intention of leaving at all. His ammunition could last another three minutes. What kind of three minutes were those? The monsters were like paper beneath his gun, blood spraying everywhere.

Those were three minutes worth spending his life to make bloom.

Lin Yan was not far from their flank. Seeing this, he shouted, "Get out of here!"

Li Tao laughed wildly, utterly like a madman. "You go! I'll stay!"

Lin Yan shot a monster dead, then immediately turned and sprinted toward Li Tao.

"I'll leave your ass behind!"

He kicked Li Tao flying!

"You've got a perfectly good life, and you're tired of living?"

"Brother Yang, get him out of here now!"

Bu Xiangyang looked at Lin Yan, who seemed like a killing star descended upon the world. He said nothing, only nodded heavily. He immediately grabbed the machine gun, dragged Li Tao along, and prepared to retreat.

By now, Chen Lian and the others should have gotten fairly far away. There was no longer much point in staying to kill these Beast Soldiers.

Liu Mingxuan was barely holding on before the Earth Giant Lizard. His All Things Severed had broken through to the fifth level during the battle. Combined with the A7-grade Heavenly Gang Battle Sword, it was enough to injure the Earth Giant Lizard.

But he was still no match for it.

Though Jia Yan and Chu Wei wore combat suits and had not suffered serious wounds from the monsters, their blood and qi had become unstable, and blood seeped from their mouths.

Jia Yan in particular was in a terrible state. That Gray Gorilla had never fallen into panic from the start, and its strength was remarkable even among mid-tier Beast Generals. Its eyes burned with fury, and its immense strength made dealing with it difficult enough. Jia Yan also had to try to hold back the other Beast Generals. Attacked from both front and back, he was in a sorry state.

This wouldn't do. There were only three of them, yet they faced so many opponents. It was simply too much!

The scenes around Lin Yan gradually slowed in his eyes as he pushed his data ability to its limit once more.

Even his brain began to ache sharply.

"First shot."

Lin Yan muttered under his breath.

His figure stood amid the firelight of the ruins, like a demon that had emerged from an abyssal hell into the human world—wild and brutal.

The bullet flew past Chu Wei's eyes.

It struck a monster's eye.

It did not kill it, but the intense pain made the mid-tier Beast General throw back its head and howl. Chu Wei brought his blade down and severed its head!

Before he could even cheer.

"Second shot."

He pulled the trigger. The ammunition ignited, chamber pressure rose, and the bullet gathered immense kinetic force as it tore through the air and shot straight toward its prey.

Another mid-tier Beast General was struck in the mouth. The instant it was hit, its body lurched and crashed directly into Jia Yan's blade, as though it had sought death on its own.

Lin Yan's actions had already drawn the monsters' attention. He immediately adjusted his position and shot several Beast Soldiers that came near him.

"Third shot."

The demon's whisper sounded again.

Godlike skill revealed itself in Lin Yan's hands. Every bullet spat out by that gun was like Death harvesting the battlefield.

Whenever he encountered monsters with relatively weakened defenses, even mid-tier Beast Generals could be killed instantly with a single shot!

"Seventh shot."

He pulled the trigger, but a monster slammed him flying.

Before this, each time, he had been able to calculate the safety of his position and ensure that no monster could approach a dangerously close distance before he landed a shot.

But as time passed, his mental power was excessively depleted. The seventh shot cost him an extra second.

So the monster seized the opportunity.

Seeing this, the Gray Gorilla punched wildly, forcing Jia Yan down until he could not straighten his back.

It did not continue fighting Jia Yan. Seizing an opportunity, it kicked violently off the ground. Its body shot forth like an arrow released from a bow, and in only two seconds, it reached Lin Yan.

That damned human!

Its enormous fist was about to smash into him. In that instant, he could clearly see the brutality and killing intent in the Gray Gorilla's blood-red pupils.

The wind fell still.

The Gray Gorilla's fist crashed down heavily, sending Liu Mingxuan flying high into the air.

He had been watching the battlefield all along. When he saw the Gray Gorilla savagely suppressing Jia Yan, he had immediately known something was wrong. He ignored the Earth Giant Lizard and, in that flash of lightning, at that critical moment, took the violent punch in Lin Yan's place.

Seeing someone stop it from killing Lin Yan, the Gray Gorilla became even more enraged. It threw another fierce punch at where Liu Mingxuan had landed, but fortunately Jia Yan had already rushed over. The battle blade in his hand prevented the punch from coming down, and he resumed battling the Gray Gorilla.

Lin Yan felt his blood and qi churning. The chest that had been struck by the monster ached faintly, and nausea rose in his throat. But at that moment, the Earth Giant Lizard also charged toward him.

Liu Mingxuan rose from the ground. His mask had been damaged, and his handsome face was covered in blood.

He picked up his sword once more. Looking at the Earth Giant Lizard charging toward him, his gaze was bright and his expression resolute, like a knight bravely facing death.

Lin Yan gritted his teeth and left that position. His strength was far from enough to interfere in a battle of that level. As he moved, he instinctively pulled the trigger at a Beast Soldier lunging toward him, but there was no response.

His heart sank. When the monster had sent him flying earlier, the gun must have been damaged.

He licked his lips, tossed away the sniper rifle, and drew his battle sword from his back. Its silver blade was like a clear pool of water. He tapped the ground with his toes, leaped into the air, and brought down the Thunderclap Sword with lightning speed!

The sword flashed like thunder!

At that moment, a system notification appeared before his eyes—

Side Mission 3: Save Private Ryan completed.

Congratulations, you have received the mission reward: SS-rank Movement Technique—Ghost