Rioters!
The chilling and stinging sensation at the back of his head constantly reminded him of his current predicament.
So, even though the alarm was right in his hand, and he could send it out with just a flick of his finger, he dared not move an inch.
Frozen in place, Murray was filled with terror and confusion. He had clearly locked the only passage to the rooftop, so how had this attacker, who had suddenly appeared behind him, gotten up behind him so silently?
At this moment, behind Murray, Chen Mo held a priest's samurai sword against the back of his head. The sharp tip of the sword had already cut through the skin and penetrated several millimeters deep. A string of bright red blood beads flowed out of the wound, drawing a blood line down his neck.
Chen Mo had previously bypassed Murray's line of sight and sneaked into the building from another direction. After quietly reaching the top floor via the stairs, he discovered that the iron gate at the top of the stairs was locked.
If Chen Mo didn't hold back, it would be easy for him to kill or control him instantly. Even if there was an iron gate in between, Chen Mo could instantly render him incapacitated.
However, since Chen Mo has been fighting with the physical attributes of Gray Robe Cleric, there is no need for him to reveal his strength when he encounters a problem. The soldiers may also discover his weakness when cleaning up the scene after the battle.
So Chen Mo didn't force his way through. Instead, he went down the stairs one floor at a time, observing the extent of the building's collapse on each floor. Most of the floors had their other side completely blocked by collapsed walls. After going down four or five floors, Chen Mo finally found a corridor that wasn't completely blocked. He carefully came out of the building from there and climbed up to the roof using the rugged and steep slope formed by the collapsed half of the building.
This slope is extremely dangerous for ordinary people. Sharp, broken concrete blocks and hard, exposed steel bars are scattered everywhere, and many parts are unstable. A slight mistake could lead to injury. In addition, the slope is more than 60 degrees, making it almost impossible to climb, and it is difficult to do so without making noise.
However, this was not a problem for Chen Mo, who was proficient in Gun Fu. Gun Fu's analysis of the battlefield environment was not only useful in combat, but also very effective here.
Chen Mo carefully observed the entire slope and, using the data analysis capabilities of his Gun Fu, quickly found the best route, successfully reaching the rooftop without alerting the sentries.
This place is only about two kilometers away from the hideout of that contraband trafficking organization. If you fire a gun on the roof, the sound will be clearly heard and alert the enemy. Therefore, Chen Mo had prepared a samurai sword, which is used by priests, to carry with him when he set off.
Chen Mo successfully reached Murray's back, did not kill him directly. Because this group had escaped from his grasp many times, the Church did not have a complete understanding of their intelligence. Chen Mo still planned to ask this sentry some specific information.
Chen Mo wasn't worried about him fighting to the death. Even if he was truly fearless and risked his life to warn his comrades, Chen Mo could still pierce his brain before he could make a move.
Three minutes later, Chen Mo kicked open the iron gate and strolled downstairs. Behind him, Murray was still sitting on the bench as before, his whole body leaning against the wall. However, the half of his head that had been peeking out of the wall was now lying on the ground beside him, while the other half was level with the top edge of the wall, the cut clean, showing extraordinary knife skills.
These militants were not Resistance Organization. To the Church, they were a small, weak gang that sold contraband for profit, but to the outcasts of Nithers, they were outright thugs. Robbing supplies and contraband from the weak outcasts was their favorite thing to do. If a man encountered them, he might be lucky enough to escape with his life, but if a female survivor was discovered by them, she would truly be unable to live or die.
They will be imprisoned and used as tools for these thugs to vent their lust.
Unless they are hunted down by the Church and forced to flee in panic, they will suffer endless torture and misery until they are tortured to death.
This is also a major reason why Chen Mo is so keen on eliminating these armed groups.
From the sentry, Chen Mo learned that the group of armed men numbered nearly a hundred, making it the largest armed group he had ever encountered.
However, Chen Mo was quite satisfied with this. His Gun Fu had started to improve rather slowly recently, mainly because the enemies were too weak and there weren't many of them. As his Gun Fu improved, the training effect naturally worsened. What he needed now were more and stronger opponents.
This group of nearly a hundred armed men was a good prey for him.
A few minutes later, Chen Mo stopped outside a large shopping mall building that was still relatively intact. The five- or six-story building looked quiet on the outside, but Chen Mo could sense that a large number of people were active inside, and that people were secretly observing from several windows and the roof.
This group is extremely cautious, far more so than any armed gang Chen Mo has encountered before. No wonder they have been able to escape the Church's pursuit time and time again and grow to their current size.
However, his ending was still the same.
After observing the situation in secret and comparing it with the information from the sentry whose head he had cut off, Chen Mo basically confirmed the situation of this group of people.
The shopping mall where they were hiding was quite large and had several exits. If he rushed in alone, he wouldn't be able to stop them from escaping. Therefore, Chen Mo's original plan to rush in and eliminate them was no longer feasible.
Let's change the plan and call over his hunting assistants to help!
Chen Mo immediately took out his communicator and contacted the Cleansing Squad that was still waiting for his message.
The journey of a few kilometers was only a matter of minutes for the entire Cleansing Squad, who traveled by vehicle. Even though they took a detour to avoid being seen, they arrived near the abandoned shopping mall in less than five minutes.
Seeing that all the vehicles had reached their designated positions and that going any further would expose them to the enemy's line of sight, Chen Mo, having received a report that everyone was in position, immediately gave the order: Move out!
No longer concerned about being exposed, six large white armored vehicles roared out of their hiding place and surrounded the shopping mall from all directions.
By the time the people upstairs noticed the armored vehicle rushing towards them and hurriedly sounded the alarm, all the exits had already been sealed off, and the escape routes were completely blocked!