They were nearing Long Island, and there happened to be few people around at this hour.
Martin Li, now transformed into Mr. Negative, was ready to have his Devil's Gang men make their move.
But before they could act, they were ambushed.
Unmarked vans appeared one after another. Their occupants brazenly threw open the doors, revealing black tubes pointed out from inside.
The Devil's Gang members nearly jumped out of their skins.
They had RPGs too, but rarely used them. Gang wars usually involved semiautomatic rifles, or automatic ones at most.
These people had come out of nowhere and gone straight for the heavy weapons!
If everyone fought like this, would street gangs be rolling out tanks next?
They had a feeling New York's gang wars were about to get a lot more intense.
The drivers hurriedly wrenched their steering wheels, sending the vans into skids.
It was no use. They had already been targeted.
Someone in one of the unmarked vans fired, and a beam of energy shot toward them.
That wasn't an RPG!
Boom!
But it was devastating. One shot blew the entire vehicle apart.
As the Devil's Gang van became a ball of fire on the road, the attackers slammed their doors shut and fled.
Red Queen had already prepared their route. Traffic lights and electronic devices along the way were under her control; all they had to do was ditch the vans when they reached their destination.
One veteran flexed his mechanical arm. "This thing's incredible. What did the boss call that cannon?"
"The Quasar Cannon! Even the US Military doesn't have one. Our company developed it in-house."
The squad leader grinned. "The boss gives us all the best gear. We'd better stay loyal to him."
"Don't worry. The company's my home!"
The veterans were beside themselves with excitement.
Future Technology Company had given them a second chance at life.
They would do anything for it, let alone kill.
The veterans were trained professionals, nothing like street thugs.
Explosions erupted one after another on the nearby streets, sending people running.
No one mistook them for fireworks. They had plenty of practice getting out of danger.
Fortunately, the explosions soon stopped.
People quickly pulled out their phones and called the police.
Li Wei's car never slowed. Unfazed, 2B kept driving steadily toward Long Island.
Red Queen spoke up. "Boss, a helicopter is approaching overhead!"
"Oh?"
Li Wei raised an eyebrow. Mr. Negative had gone completely mad.
Whup-whup-whup!
Sure enough, the sound of a helicopter soon came from above.
"Boss," Red Queen said, "my people have the helicopter in their sights. One shot from the Quasar Cannon should bring it down."
The Quasar Cannon was an energy weapon from Super Earth, effective even against Terminids and the Illuminate.
Bringing down a helicopter would be easy.
"Boss, let me handle this."
But 2B was eager to try.
As a combat android, she had been itching for a fight.
Li Wei saw no reason to object. "Find somewhere to pull over, then."
2B drove to a secluded spot, and the helicopter followed.
Red Queen sent over a satellite image. Mr. Negative was aboard, just as expected.
"Wait... Red Queen, where did you get a satellite?"
"I accidentally got into NASA's system," Red Queen said sheepishly.
You accidentally got into NASA's system?
Was their security just for show?
Li Wei could only marvel at how capable Red Queen was becoming. Her rate of improvement left JARVIS in the dust.
Good thing she was utterly loyal to him.
2B parked, but Li Wei stayed in the car.
The bulletproof Maybach was safe.
Even General Jin had given it his seal of approval!
2B opened the door. She had traded her blindfold for glasses, which, together with the beauty mark beside her lips, gave her an alluringly innocent look.
Then she opened the trunk and pulled out a greatsword almost as tall as she was.
White Contract!
Sword in hand, she strode into the open.
Whup-whup-whup!
Li Wei settled in to watch.
The helicopter descended, stopping short of the ground to hover low.
A rope dropped, and Mr. Negative slid down.
Several burly men came with him, apparently the Devil's Gang's best fighters.
Mr. Negative's whole body resembled a black-and-white negative, giving off an eerie glow.
2B took a fighting stance.
Mr. Negative tilted his neck and scoffed. "I thought Mr. Li was so bold. Why send a woman to face me?"
2B looked a little unusual, but he paid her no mind.
Who still fought with a greatsword these days?
And what threat could a delicate-looking woman pose?
That made 2B angry.
Her voice turned ice-cold. "If you want to see my master, you'll have to get past me first!"
"Hah!"
Mr. Negative waved his men forward.
To her surprise, the burly men skipped the formalities and opened fire.
They had already heard what had happened to the Devil's Gang members on the road.
Their van had been blown apart. No one had survived.
So they held nothing back.
Bang! Bang!
But 2B was ready for the sudden gunfire.
She flipped aside and broke into a run.
She moved so fast that the bullets seemed to chase her like a scene from an over-the-top action show, striking only the ground behind her.
Mr. Negative stared in surprise. In the blink of an eye, 2B was right in front of them.
He wasted no time releasing his Negative Energy, hoping to influence her.
Those without strong mental defenses could be driven to terrible extremes by that energy. Siblings might kill each other; families could turn on their own.
But...
He was facing 2B!
What use was mental energy against an android?
She ran on a different kind of power...
Sure enough, the Negative Energy had no effect on 2B. Without slowing, she flipped through the air and landed among them.
She swept White Contract across the group.
Shing!
The burly men instinctively raised their guns, only for White Contract to slice straight through them.
Then 2B spun through the air, kicking each man away in turn.
Thud!
Unlike Gwen, she didn't hold back. She used her full strength.
She was already powerful, and with a body weighing nearly three hundred pounds, her kicks hit like a car.
Now Mr. Negative began to panic.
He had never faced an opponent like this. Ghost-Spider didn't even carry a weapon, while 2B had come at him with a greatsword.
Li Wei watched from the car, thoroughly enjoying himself. Building 2B had definitely been the right choice. With her around, he felt completely safe.
If 2B was this strong, what about Eve, who had carved her way through the Naytibas?
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