Chen Xuan had anticipated this ambush long ago. After all, he had planned the entire interception himself. The moment he entered, he had crouched in a corner by the edge to avoid being accidentally wounded by "friendly fire." The others were not so lucky. Several were immediately cut down by bullets, and the earpieces filled with cries of "Take cover!" and pained groans from those who had been hit.
You never knew until you fought them. Only when he stood among the Mechanism faction did he truly feel just how overwhelming the Hunting Squad's suppressive power was.
They were practically a group of flawless marksmen.
With the Mind Method's support, the villagers' naked-eye accuracy at night was no worse than that of the Mechanism's private soldiers equipped with advanced night-vision goggles. The moment anyone dared expose even a little of themselves, a dense barrage would follow. Chen Xuan had only raised his head for a tentative glance when bullets struck the artificial rock in front of him the next second, sending shards of stone flying everywhere with crackling pops.
Even if the soldiers' blood ran hot and they dared stick out from cover to exchange fire with the villagers, they would be shocked to find that their opponents' evasiveness was maxed out. The instant they pulled the trigger, the villagers would duck back into the courtyard corridors, as if they could precisely see through every one of their movements. Then more streams of fire came sweeping in from other directions, knocking the return shooters to the ground.
They even found that they could not wait for a gap in the enemy's suppression before making a move.
If they remained behind one piece of cover for more than a few seconds, what awaited them was a direct hit from an individual