The guard lost his footing and was knocked to the ground by the shock wave.
Su Xiao's legs, meanwhile, stayed firmly planted like nails driven into the floor.
He crossed his arms in front of himself. His Tactical Goggles filtered out the dust and smoke, while the airport guard lying on the floor choked on it and coughed incessantly.
"V? V! Are you all right?!"
Su Xiao had barely started
speaking when a second rocket came hurtling in. This one punched through the floor-to-ceiling windows on the airport's second floor and, trailing smoke, slammed straight into a gift shop inside the terminal.
In an instant, the gift shop disintegrated. Countless fragments of every description burst apart in midair and fluttered down in a shower.
The guard curled up, covered his head with both hands, and shouted.
"Fuck! If I survive this, I'm quitting! They barely pay me anything a month. Why the hell should I risk my life?!"
The roar had barely begun to fade when V's voice came through his Tactical Goggles.
"Su, are you okay? I'm coming in to find you."
Su Xiao immediately said, "No! Don't come in, do you hear me? V, stay hidden outside. Don't let the enemy spot you!"
Ending the call with V, Su Xiao glanced at the airport guard sprawled on the ground. "Don't just lie there. Get up! Come on!"
Su Xiao hauled the airport guard up from where he lay curled on the floor with his hands over his head. Whether the man liked it or not, he dragged him toward a nearby Yoshinoya like a dead pig.
The airport guard cried in panic, "No, we can't hide in a shop! Didn't you see what just happened? We'll be buried alive! I don't want to be buried alive!"
"Shut up,