"All right, I'll send people in right away to capture a few prisoners and get some answers..."
Shaw was about to turn and assign tasks to his men when Rhode grabbed him. "Who said we were gathering intelligence in secret?"
Shaw froze. "You mean..."
Rhode laughed. "They already know we're here. Why bother hiding? Charge straight in and cut them down. Someone's bound to talk."
"But..." Shaw had never imagined they would be going in by force.
A direct assault wouldn't be much of a problem, but it wasn't how SI:7 operated!
"Relax. It'll be fine. I've already scouted the place for you. The enemies here aren't that strong," Rhode said.
Most of the Cult of the Damned members here were spellcasters, and Rhode could sense their mana surges.
For one thing, there weren't that many of them. Their leader here wasn't some overwhelmingly powerful fighter either, so this squad shouldn't run into too much trouble.
Time was precious right now. If the agents sneaked inside, they might spend half a day without finding anyone important to interrogate.
Besides, even if they found someone important, the agents might not be able to subdue them.
Rather than start fighting then, they might as well go all out now.
"Yes, Commander-in-Chief. We await your orders," Shaw said respectfully.
"Begin."
At Rhode's command, the squad sprang into action.
The SI:7 agents were especially excited. It had been a long time since they had charged into battle like proper soldiers, and their blood was suddenly boiling.
As though sounding the horn for battle, Rhode thrust both arms out. A fireball formed behind him, then hurtled straight toward the fence ahead.
Boom!
The ground shook as a yellow blaze shot into the air. The fence, two or three meters high, was blasted to pieces.
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