The beginning: Exposed
On the deserted path, Ivanor walked alone. Suddenly, a tall figure stood at the corner, and the pungent Tobacco of tobacco made Ivanor wrinkle his nose uncomfortably.
Bill exhaled a large smoke ring, glanced sideways at Ivanor, and sneered, "Little girl, not bad, you actually lured her here. Who knew you, always so frivolous, could be so good at deceiving people."
Ivanor stopped, staring blankly at Bill for a long time before forcing a stiff smile. "Heh, all for the Doctor, isn't it?"
Returning our attention to Yago and his group, A-Yi was rubbing Blades with her thumb when suddenly her movements faltered. The next second, she leaped onto the building beside her like a nimble female leopard. A-Wu, who was a step behind, did the same. The two Ackerman nimbly jumped to the top of the building.
About thirty meters away from this corner, at the intersection, seven or eight fully armed Far East Soldiers were cautiously approaching with Rifle in hand. Moreover, these Far East Soldiers had a clear purpose; they certainly hadn't come here by chance.
Didn't that blonde woman say that the Far East Soldiers were all on the outer perimeter and that there wouldn't be anyone else inside the base? Then where did these Far East Soldiers come from? A-Yi instinctively felt something was wrong.
"They should be around here. Be careful, everyone! If we can capture these intruders alive, we'll be set for life. That lord can make people rich with just a few words. Cheer up!" The leading Far East Soldiers whispered, as if he could already see piles of money and beautiful women beckoning to him.
Unfortunately, before the Soldiers could enjoy his bright future for long, a dark shadow descended from the sky. A cold glint flashed before his eyes, and the Far East Soldiers felt a blur before his eyes, followed by a sharp pain on his face and a burning sensation in his chest. He instinctively tried to scream, but his throat suddenly tightened, and he coughed up a mouthful of blood. He opened his mouth wide but could only make a gurgling sound.
With a thud, A-Yi pulled the Blades from the Far East Soldiers's neck. Without hesitation, his Omni-Directional Mobility Gear activated instantly, and two Refined Steel hooks shot out like bullets, piercing the throats of the two Far East Soldiers in a flash. Using the powerful inertia of the hooks, the two Far East Soldiers were even pinned to the wall behind them.
At the same time, another figure launched an attack from behind the group of Far East Soldiers. Gas was sprayed out rapidly, A-Wu drew his sword and slashed, beheading the last Far East Soldiers with one blow. He continued to charge forward, kicked a Far East Soldiers to the ground with a powerful kick, and at the same time raised his sword with his left hand and slashed the neck of another Far East Soldiers, causing blood to gush out.
With his right hand, he reversed his grip on the knife and thrust it straight into the throat of the Far East Soldiers on the ground. With his left hand, he sheathed the knife and then flung it out violently. The Blades shot out like a dart, slicing into the neck of the last Far East Soldiers who had just reacted and frantically raised his gun.
In just a few seconds, seven were killed instantly. This was Ackerman. The seven Far East Soldiers didn't even have time to scream. Swish! A-Wu coldly flicked his knife, blood splattering on the ground. The bodies of the Far East Soldiers collapsed limply.
Thick blood was everywhere, and the pungent smell of blood stimulated their nerves. A-Yi A-Wu exchanged a glance, knowing tacitly that things were about to change.
Thud! Footsteps sounded, A-Yi and A-Wu turned around simultaneously. A Far East Soldiers stared wide-eyed at the scene before him, dumbfounded. Seven of his comrades lay in pools of blood, and two people in strange gear held blood-stained knives. He had only been a step too slow to go to the toilet—what had happened?!
The next second, the Far East Soldiers turned and ran, while A-Yi and A-Wu rushed over like lightning.
Click! Just as the Far East Soldiers cocked his rifle, thud thud! two sharp sounds of Blades piercing flesh rang out. The Far East Soldiers looked down in terror, a blood-stained blade protruding from his chest, and even higher, almost to his chin, was another blood-stained Blades.
A-Yi and A-Wu simultaneously pierced the Far East Soldiers's body, but they were still a step too late. Bang!! The sharp gunshot was so piercing in the silent base.
The moment he heard the gunshot, Yago jumped to his feet, and the others around him did the same.
Bill paused in his smoking, looking in the direction of the gunshot, and Ivanor also stopped in his tracks.
"Charge! All of you, charge towards the sound of gunfire!" the Far East Officer roared. Instantly, hundreds of Far East Soldiers stopped their furtive loitering and all picked up their weapons, rushing towards the hiding place of Yago and the others.
A-Yi and A-Wu returned covered in blood, Aili anxiously asked, "What happened?"
A-Wu flicked the blood off his knife and said coldly, "It seems we've been exposed. Hundreds of Far East people are surrounding us. They seem to have been prepared."
Upon hearing this, Aili's face turned deathly pale. The Far East people were prepared? How could that be? How could the Far East people be prepared? How did they know where she was hiding? Unless...
A sudden wave of despair washed over Aili's eyes. She didn't want to believe it, but the anger in her heart grew stronger. The shame, anger, and even sadness of being played, deceived, and betrayed erupted all at once, and the veins on her neck bulged.
Yago remained remarkably calm, showing no sign of panic. He said calmly, "Enough talk, let's get out of here immediately, let's go!" With that, Yago picked up the still dazed and angry Aili, activated the Omni-Directional Mobility Gear, launched the grappling hook, and spewed Gas, leaping upwards.
Pieck quickly moved closer to A-Yi, clasped his hands together, and said pitifully, "Pretty lady, I can't fly, please take me with you, please!"
A-Yi didn't think too much about it; he picked up Pieck and flew away.
Porco was left alone, awkwardly watching A-Wu covered in blood. However, A-Wu had no intention of carrying anyone and activated the Omni-Directional Mobility Gear to leap to a higher place on his own.
Without A-Wu, Porco could only stiffly turn his head to look at the last honest man, Reiner. Reiner didn't mind, and made a princess carry gesture, saying with a serious face, "Get on, Porco! Let's go!"
"... Reiner... you son of a bitch!"
Several figures darted and weaved among the Steel Buildings, steel Gas spewing out continuously. Hundreds of Far East Soldiers also spotted the figures in mid-air, and countless bullets rained down upon them.
With her arms wrapped around A-Yi's neck, Pieck felt a strange thrill and excitement as she heard the whistling of bullets whizzing past her ears. She was always the Pieck carrying people, but today she was experiencing what it felt like to be carried. It was like a serf finally getting a chance to sing!