Taking down the guy wearing Exoskeleton Gear took Zhang Heng a little time, but fortunately, the battle afterward returned to a rhythm he was familiar with.
To be fair, the group Mr. G had brought in this time was quite capable, and the later opponents were stronger than the earlier ones. But his biggest mistake had been choosing the garden as the testing ground and scattering everyone throughout it. He had hoped they could hide in various corners of the garden, lie in wait, and keep springing surprises on Zhang Heng. Instead, they had given Zhang Heng the chance to demonstrate what he had gained from his trip to Rome.
Especially after Zhang Heng wiped out one squad and obtained a dozen thermal decoys, even the thermal detectors—the only thing he had been wary of—could no longer threaten him. Mr. G found himself falling back into the old routine of constantly switching camera feeds, watching the screen go black, or staring at the dirt on the ground. Eventually, he could not even be bothered to watch anymore and simply turned off the projection.
After that, Zhang Heng hugged the micro submachine gun he had just picked up and charged into a small grove, taking out the last three enemies lying in ambush there. At last, he had traversed the entire path and arrived at the garden's back gate.
Not knowing what lay on the other side, Zhang Heng did not let down his guard. After pushing open the door, he threw out a Smoke Bomb first, then tossed out the last thermal decoy on him as well.
There was no gunfire from the other side. Instead, a string of coughing rang out.
Still, Zhang Heng did not lower his guard. He raised the micro submachine gun and rushed out at