Winter Soldier

"Yes."

Following the order, the Ghost Agents immediately formed a fan-shaped formation centered around Arthur and Rogers, aiming their weapons at the "bunker."

Then...

"Tap! Tap-tap! Tap!"

The distinctive gunfire of the Gauss Rifles rang out across what should have been an abandoned army training camp.

The sudden gunfire startled the birds hiding among the surrounding trees. They cried out and flapped their wings as they flew away.

"Bang! Bang!"

The Spike Rounds completely ignored the bunker's steel gate and reinforced-concrete structure, smoothly piercing through those defenses and striking the Hydra soldiers lying in ambush behind the bunker.

"Ah!"

"Ugh..."

The screams of those hit, along with their agonized moans, instantly passed through the bullet holes and reached Arthur and the others.

"Group C, advance."

At that moment, the Ghost Agent with the rank of second lieutenant—the one who had spoken with Arthur earlier—issued an order through Individual Communication.

Upon receiving the order, Group C broke away from the fan-shaped formation.

The five Ghost Agents of Group C quickly advanced to the bunker's steel gate and stopped. Two of them took out plasma directional demolition charges and placed them at the four corners of the steel gate.

Fall back.

Wait a moment.

"Boom~--!" (x4)

"Zzt~..."

"Ah! Help! Somebody help me... ugh..."

As the four plasma demolition charges exploded and the high-temperature plasma "melted" open the gate, the screams of the Hydra assault team members behind the bunker became increasingly clear.

The Hydra assault team that had been preparing to ambush Arthur, Rogers, and the other Ghost Agents had already been reduced to almost nothing after suffering a barrage of Spike Rounds followed by the plasma demolition charges.

The few survivors were all seriously wounded.

"Tap! Tap!"

"Pfft! Pfft!"

But the Ghost Agents showed no mercy. They directly used their Gauss