Still Human?

Li Wei reacted quickly and immediately shouted into the radio, "Enemies! Everyone, get ready!"

The company's security guards all had licenses to carry firearms, so they weren't too worried.

But when Li Wei saw the weapons in the hands of the people getting out of the transport vehicles, he immediately complained.

"What the hell?"

The rear doors of the transport vehicles opened, and gang members wearing masks jumped out.

They were carrying all kinds of restricted weapons—fully automatic rifles, RPGs, and the like.

"Is this still New York?"

"Even gang shootouts aren't this intense!"

Li Wei immediately told 2B, "Call the police!"

"Master, please don't get out."

2B had already called the police. She drove backward while speaking to Li Wei.

"I know. This car is bulletproof."

Fortunately, Li Wei was cautious by nature, and the Maybach he had custom-ordered was bulletproof.

"Which gang is this?"

Li Wei watched the scene grow more distant and stopped worrying about himself.

Fortunately, 2B had not been following too closely, so there was still room for them to pull out first.

He couldn't figure out which gang this was. New York was an international metropolis crawling with gangs, and it even had underground crime lords.

Li Wei picked up the radio. "Protect Professor Connors!"

The moment he finished speaking, the battle began.

These security guards were all veterans, so they naturally weren't afraid of combat.

At that moment, the transport vehicles belonging to Future Technology Company opened small firing ports, and smoke grenades were thrown out one after another.

"Bang!"

In an instant, the entire street was shrouded in smoke.

The gang members seemed to have their "reservations." They didn't dare fire recklessly, using their weapons only to intimidate.

Their goal wasn't to kill anyone but to seize the research materials.

After the news coverage, Professor Connors's drug had become highly sought-after.

Who wouldn't want to "regrow lost limbs"?

Therefore, even after throwing out the smoke grenades, they didn't immediately open fire.

Then they became corpses beneath the guns.

These veterans, who had fought in wars and been disabled by them, were on an entirely different level from ordinary thugs.

"Rat-tat-tat!"

Although their weapons were inferior, the veterans were extremely accurate. In an instant, many of the gang members fell into pools of blood.

Li Wei sat inside the bulletproof car and put on a pair of goggles that let him see straight through the smoke. He calmly took a bottle of champagne from the vehicle's refrigerator, poured it into a wineglass, and began drinking.

As expected of thugs. They could never make it onto the big stage.

The gang members were beaten into disarray and hid behind cover.

"Open fire! Don't hold back!"

"But the boss told us to protect the goods!"

"Protect my ass! We're all going to die!"

The gangsters immediately began arguing.

"Bang!"

Just as one of the minor leaders was about to order them to fire, a bullet blew his head apart.

Li Wei applauded. "2B, nice shooting."

"Master, someone is taking advantage of the situation to approach Vehicle One."

2B's Tactical Visor was naturally unaffected. It clearly showed a human-shaped silhouette approaching the transport vehicle, and the veterans were being silently knocked down without any warning.

This person wasn't tall. In 2B's eyes, she was even rather slender, but her movements were agile, and she was clearly highly trained.

Obviously, she was a female human.

Li Wei saw it too. When he noticed the veterans being taken down, he immediately said, "2B, hurry and protect Professor Connors!"

"But, Master, you..."

2B was normally extremely aloof. In the game, she would even shy away in embarrassment if someone peeked at the hem of her skirt, but now there was a trace of concern in her voice.

"Hurry! I'm not getting out!"

Li Wei was anxious.

Professor Connors was a good man with ideals, and Li Wei knew both him and his wife. They were both kind people.

Although they were business partners, they were also friends.

Sensing Li Wei's urgency, 2B immediately obeyed and got out of the car.

"How is it outside?"

Professor Connors clutched his research materials tightly.

However, he had only one arm, so he looked somewhat helpless.

Jennings, the captain of the security team, was in the vehicle with him and was currently protecting him.

Jennings had lost a leg in the war, so he was deeply grateful to Li Wei for giving him a chance to live like a normal person again.

"There's no movement."

Jennings listened carefully.

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard someone twisting the door handle outside, trying to open it.

He immediately shielded Professor Connors behind him and shouted, "Who is it?"

No one answered. He grew even more tense and immediately picked up his gun.

"Clang!"

The vehicle door opened. Jennings immediately raised his gun, but the person opening the door reacted just as quickly, wrapping around his arm and knocking the gun away.

"Hello."

Hearing her voice, Jennings took a look. She was a beautiful blonde woman.

Then he was knocked unconscious.

The woman was very young. She wore a black bodysuit and had beautiful blond hair. She extended a hand and said, "Professor Connors? I don't want to hurt you. Please come with me."

"Who are you?"

Professor Connors naturally refused and asked her directly.

"Yelena."

Yelena answered, then reached out to grab Professor Connors.

But a small gloved hand clamped around her wrist like an iron pincer.

Yelena quickly turned her head and saw a masked woman facing her. She had short white hair and wore a Gothic dress.

Why was someone dressed like this here?

"Professor Connors isn't going with you."

2B tightened her grip, and Yelena nearly felt as if her arm were about to break.

Yelena exerted herself as well, twisting toward 2B in a killing move. With an uncanny motion, she instantly climbed onto 2B and slammed down hard.

"?"

Yelena was stunned. The bizarre woman hadn't moved an inch.

If it had been anyone else—even a muscular man several sizes larger than her—they would have been smashed into the floor.

2B then flung Yelena away.

"Bang!"

Yelena's back slammed into the vehicle wall before she collapsed to the ground.

"Ow!"

She rubbed her back, then quickly drew her gun.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

She emptied the magazine as if she had mastered the skills of an American police officer.

2B dodged the bullets with ease, moving as gracefully as if she were dancing.

Seeing this, Yelena knew she couldn't complete her mission.

Who could react to bullets like that?

Was this still human?

Therefore, Yelena took advantage of the smoke clearing and immediately ran toward the street corner.

"Aren't you going after her?"

Professor Connors breathed a sigh of relief. If things had truly become impossible, he had been prepared to inject himself with the drug.

In any case, he absolutely could not let himself be captured.

"My mission is to protect you."

2B spoke in an icy tone.

She was cold on the outside but warm on the inside, giving outsiders an extremely distant impression.

"Professor, please come with me."

2B then spoke urgently once more.

Professor Connors looked outside and saw a group of fearless war correspondents arriving even faster than the New York Police Department...

When Li Wei saw the reporters, his passive ability activated, and he immediately rolled down the window to accept an interview.

No wonder 2B was in such a hurry.