Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Bullets flew wildly, kicking dust from the dilapidated rooftops into the air.
The street was filled with pedestrians' piercing screams and the sound of frantic footsteps running everywhere.
Qiu Tu shielded the trembling Qin Shuman as they ran to a broken low wall by the roadside. He pressed her head down to keep her hidden while cautiously peeking out to assess the situation.
There were not many enemies, only seven or eight.
They wore matching black knitted balaclavas and patchwork, worn tactical vests, each with a large red cross spray-painted across the chest.
That conspicuous attire let Qiu Tu identify them at once. These were... the Reform United Front?
The Reform United Front, also known as the Alliance, was an extremist Anti-Government Armed Forces group opposed to the rule of the eight Shelters.
Its goal was to liberate the To-be-Planned Zone from the rule of the eight Shelters, relying mainly on violent acts such as assassinations, kidnappings, and attacks.
Qiu Tu had heard Yan Chen mention this organization before. At the time, Yan Chen had been furious enough for his eyes to bulge, denouncing them as vermin!
He had never expected to see them in person today.
If even Qiu Tu could recognize members of this organization, then Fang Ming and the other Special Operations Department agents naturally recognized them as well.
Shouts immediately rang out among the agents.
"They're those Alliance vermin!"
"Take cover!"
"Rooftop, direction thirty to seventy degrees! Sixteen people, all armed!"
At that moment, Fang Ming, the highest-ranking agent on the scene, fully took over command. He gestured frantically for his subordinates to spread out while shouting toward Qiu Tu, "Keep Miss Shu Man safe! Wait until we wipe out the enemy!"
Hearing Fang Ming's orders, Qiu Tu glanced at