"Dangerous individuals spotted in the Fourth floor corridor."
"Target not hit. Awaiting instructions."
This squad had been ordered to support Xiao Xueyin, but they hadn't expected to run into Lu Bai.
Since they had failed to kill him,
they needed to decide whether to continue toward their target or hold the Safe passage.
Zhou Zongming hurried up the stairs with several soldiers and reached the support squad's position. Looking up, he called, "What happened?"
By now, the troops had suffered heavy casualties. Setting aside the wounded, only two or three squads still had any fighting strength.
Faced with the situation, Company Commander Zhou couldn't just sit still. He left his adjutant to coordinate from inside the armored vehicle, grabbed a rifle, and went into the fight himself.
"Reporting, Company Commander. We encountered a dangerous individual carrying a melee weapon. We immediately suppressed him with Conventional firepower, but have yet to hit the target."
The squad leader lowered his voice as he reported.
Zhou Zongming considered this briefly, then said, "Leave four men to hold the passage. The rest, come with me."
"Yes, sir."
He had no idea how many members of the Survey Corps there were, but in his experience, four soldiers should be enough to hold the corridor.
However, as he led the remaining soldiers around the corner into the Fourth floor hallway, he heard faint screams coming from the corridor.
More importantly, they sounded as if they were coming from downstairs.
Boom!
A section of the hallway wall not far away collapsed under a tremendous force. Two fully armed soldiers flew out sideways. They tried to push themselves up from the floor, but after a few struggles, they fell silent.
"Bastards!"
Zhou Zongming realized there was no time to think. He could only trust the adjutant at the