Jiang Hao and Lara came to the door. They exchanged a glance and nodded at the same time. Jiang Hao yanked open the door, and they charged out together.
In the hallway, they saw four or five mercenaries in black combat gear hanging over the hall. As soon as the door opened, the mercenaries all looked over and immediately reached for the assault rifles slung across their chests.
Jiang Hao and Lara had no intention of giving them a chance to shoot. They acted at once.
"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Their pistols fired, blasting wildly at the mercenaries hanging in midair. The men were suspended there like living targets and were hit one after another. Some came loose from their hooks and fell from the ropes, crashing into the center of the hall.
"Rat-a-tat! Rat-a-tat!"
The mercenaries downstairs spotted Lara and Jiang Hao. More than a dozen rifles were raised, spraying bullets wildly in their direction. The two dove to the ground as fragments of stone flew from the railing under the barrage.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Jiang Hao and Lara refused to be outdone and found chances to return fire.
"Teams One and Two, get upstairs and take them out."
"Teams Three and Four, search for the target."
The mercenary commander shouted through the earpieces. The men below immediately split up. Some ran toward the staircases on either side and rushed up to the second floor. Jiang Hao and Lara exchanged a look, neither retreating as they each ran toward a staircase.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
"Rat-a-tat-tat!"
A firefight broke out at the staircases. But with people positioned on both sides, the mercenaries were pinned at the stairs and unable to get up.
Meanwhile,
the other mercenaries rushed into the other rooms to search. But after looking everywhere, they found