Rat-tat-tat! Rat-tat-tat!
The Assault Rifles spat bullets at a blistering rate.
They were less accurate than Semi-Automatic Rifles, but their rapid fire made them more useful in such cramped quarters.
And with the right positioning, there was almost no risk of friendly fire.
One sweep from the Assault Rifles killed nearly all the ordinary bandits and bodyguards. Many Beyonders were wounded too.
The stench of blood filled the room, turning stomachs.
Blood seeped beneath the door. The provincial officials and staff who had come to investigate were abruptly reminded of yesterday afternoon. Terrified, they hurried back into their rooms.
Baron Darnell's men outside drew their weapons and rushed to help, only to run straight into gunfire from the Beyonder Marionettes. The provincial government building became a battlefield.
Most of the Beyonders in the meeting room were Low Sequence. The former State Guard members had superior numbers and Assault Rifles, enough to keep them occupied for now.
Gerald led the State Guard's Beyonders against the few Sequence 7s.
Odys had no intention of joining the fight. He simply sat in his chair and watched.
Back in Isara, he had decided to crush Vota City's local powers with a thunderous strike.
The seats on the State Council had merely been bait to gather them all in one place.
Dodging shots from the State Guard, Baron Dempsey shouted, "Governor Gal, I'm a baron of Lenburg! I'm one of this country's masters!
"Are you going to kill me too?"
"Don't talk nonsense!" Odys said sternly. "As governor, how could I harm a noble of Lenburg?
"You were killed by those bandits! Two barons fell into a bandit ambush and were shot dead. Now, doesn't that sound better?"
As Baron Dempsey's face twisted with rage, Odys continued, "Don't worry. I'll avenge you! Within a month,