These words made Trunk narrow his eyes, remain silent for a few seconds, and finally nod. "Okay, let's give it a try."
But when his subordinate dialed the number, all he heard was a busy signal.
"Boss, his phone is off."
The man from Baotou's eyes suddenly turned sinister. "Could it be... he sensed something was wrong and slipped away?"
Trunk said indifferently, "These America are mostly unreliable. Right now, it's more important to focus on dealing with that Mutants."
In his eyes, although Blonsky was strong, he was ultimately just a master who could intimidate ordinary people, and he would still fall under concentrated firepower.
If it weren't for the fact that he had connections with the American military, which provided a stable America supply chain, he would have dealt with it himself long ago.
Over the years, no one has dared to put on airs in front of him.
It was precisely because of the continuous supply of high-quality military equipment from the America that Trunk had the confidence to Bloody Hand Society and even annex them.
As the two top gray forces in Pochut City, the Bloody Hand Society and the Trunk Society simultaneously mobilized large numbers of troops, and the entire city sensed the impending conflict.
The smaller gangs, in particular, were all on edge, fearing they would be caught up in the storm and become scapegoats.
Meanwhile, the nearby police station cut off the power in advance and even unplugged the telephone lines, not wanting to answer the flood of emergency calls from citizens.
The military base, located far out in the suburbs, also received news of the clash between the two gangs and immediately went on high alert, with all commanders closely monitoring real-time intelligence.
From the air, the main road was a sea of cars, all heading north of the city, eventually gathering on the outskirts of Pochutla's largest slum, blocking all entrances and exits.
On the rooftops, windowsills, and behind ventilation ducts of several high-rise residential buildings in the slum, concealed sniping positions were quietly set up, their dark gun muzzles pointing directly at the street below.
In the heart of the slum, four old 20-story factory buildings are interconnected, forming a circular fortress. Armed guards are everywhere, on the rooftops, at the windows, and at the corners of the staircases.
The weapons they carried included old-fashioned rifles, fully automatic submachine guns, heavy machine guns, high-precision sniper rifles, and even individual Rocket and portable grenade launchers.
This is the true strength of Mexico's underground forces; their armed forces are comparable in size to a local regular army.
However, just looking at the territory of the Trunk Gang makes it clear: it's all old residential areas, streets and alleys teeming with grocery stores, and dilapidated small markets; while the western part of the city, where the Bloody Hand Society based, is a neon-lit commercial district and a core area lined with high-end office buildings, making the difference immediately apparent.
The two sides together number three or four thousand people, which sounds like a lot, but thrown into this metropolis with a population of over one million, it's like sprinkling salt into the sea—it won't even cause a ripple.
It was nearly dusk, and the continuous rain that had lasted all day finally stopped.
The dark clouds parted, and a sun that was about to set peeked out.
Orange-red light splashed across the sky, dyeing the edges of the clouds a dark ochre, and the entire city seemed to be shrouded in a thin layer of blood mist, with a sense of oppression and unease permeating the air.
On the edge of the Taiwo District, on the rooftop of a thirty-story commercial building, Chen Xiao stood on the edge of the rooftop, his gaze cold as he stared into the direction of the slums.
His extraordinary pupils could clearly capture every movement several kilometers away. Trunk's hiding place, the patrol's changing of the guard, and even the fleeting reflection of a gun barrel behind a window—none of these escaped his sight.
Beside him stood a red-haired girl, her hands gripping the scabbard of her sword, which she held behind her back. Her eyes gleamed with an almost savage fighting spirit, like a young leopard that had caught the scent of blood.
The rooftop iron gate was suddenly kicked open, and hurried footsteps sounded. The blonde, mature woman Lucia, quickly stepped forward and bowed slightly behind Chen Xiao: "President, the person you are looking for has been confirmed."
Chen Xiao turned half his face to the side. "Where is he?"
Lucia's voice was steady. "No. 109, Orchid Lane Street, East of the city, the Drug Research Institute of Calorie Pharmaceutical Company."
" Dr. Sterns has been staying in the lab lately; this afternoon, the person Blonsky was looking for also entered the building with a woman."
"Also, someone spotted Blonsky around the institute this afternoon; he probably got the news from Trunk."
"Furthermore, last night, several transport helicopters were dispatched from the America docked at the coast, carrying a US special forces team, which landed at a military base outside the city."
"Half an hour ago, this team rushed towards the east of the city in armored vehicles, their target clear: that research institute building."
"They were locked on by the US military so quickly?"
Chen Xiao narrowed his eyes. At this rate, Banner would most likely be forced to inject the Hulk suppressant tonight and turn back into a normal person.
Blonsky, on the other hand, will be transformed into Abomination using serum synthesized by Stern.
He nodded. "Understood. Pass down the order: the feint attack will begin immediately. Remind everyone: the enemy is fully armed and has fierce firepower; do not charge head-on."
He planned to deal with Trunk first, then go to the outskirts of the research institute to check the wind direction.
However, he couldn't interfere with General Ross's operation to capture the Hulk, since the system's mission was focused on "killing the Abomination."
Only if Blonsky truly mutates can he obtain those 2 points of Origin value.
Coincidentally, he also wanted to see for himself just how tough this Abomination was—the one who had nearly beaten the original Hulk to death during his rampage.
Can he withstand a full-force punch from me?
Hopefully it won't fall apart on the spot.
The thought had barely formed when the battle between the two gangs suddenly erupted.
As night fell, with Chen Xiao's command, gunfire erupted throughout the city, the whistling of bullets tearing through the air echoing everywhere, and sparks leaping wildly between buildings.
boom!!
A grenade exploded in the middle of the street, and a blinding white light instantly engulfed the entire alleyway.
The fierce fighting terrified nearby residents, who huddled inside their homes with doors and windows tightly shut, barely daring to breathe.
Almost at the same second, Yidileisi next to Chen Xiao moved. Under Lucia's astonished gaze, she leaped and plummeted from the 30th floor!
Whoosh!!
A red shadow streaked through the air and landed steadily on the rooftop of a ten-story old building thirty meters away. With a light tap of its toes, it leaped twice and shot into the depths of the Taiwo District like an arrow.
Immediately afterwards, gunfire erupted from the building, grenades exploded and ripped off the glass curtain wall, mixed with short screams and muffled thuds of heavy objects hitting the ground.
Before Lucia could react, Chen Xiao had already risen to his feet.
boom!!
The concrete ground cracked like a spiderweb, sending rubble flying. He tore through the night sky like a cannonball, accompanied by a sharp whistling sound, heading straight for the circular food factory several kilometers away.
The circular building was heavily guarded. Trunk, who had taken refuge in an underground bunker, gripped the walkie-talkie, his face growing increasingly ashen as he heard the dying screams of his men.
He never expected that the Bloody Hand Society dare to launch a direct attack despite such an impenetrable defense!
Are they really not afraid of a lose-lose situation?
Just then, the man from Baotou rushed over, his voice taut. "Boss, a Mutants has been spotted to the west!"
Trunk's pupils constricted sharply. "How strong?"
The man from Baotou's Adam's apple bobbed. "She was so fast you couldn't see her. Wielding a longsword that could cut through iron like mud, she was invincible. Bullets were all cleaved in two! In less than two minutes, the Kuru Building, guarded by more than thirty people, was breached, leaving not a single survivor."
"She had just rushed to that street corner when Gangti and his men blasted her back with seven Rocket. She then disappeared south and is now out of contact."
Trunk gritted his teeth. "That Mutants who can chop people into pieces!"
The man from Baotou nodded. "Most likely. But the fact that she was forced back by the Rocket means that thick skin doesn't necessarily mean she's tough; she's fast, but she can't take a beating."
"Furthermore, the Bloody Hand Society's main firepower is very weak; they're only engaging us in a war of attrition on the periphery, and have no intention of launching a strong attack."
Trunk narrowed his eyes, his voice low and menacing. "They want to exhaust our ammunition first, then use these two Mutants as daggers to tear open a breach."
"But where is that last Mutants hiding?"
Just as Trunk retreated into the underground base of the food factory, his expression filled with doubt and uncertainty, Chen Xiao had already hovered in the air above the factory area. In his downward gaze, an almost invisible stream of light quietly swept past.
In view, the factory building, which covers an area of over 100 meters and has a circular layout, is rapidly losing its physical outline and revealing a clear skeletal structure. More than 300 armed men are scattered around, each carrying a submachine gun; heavy machine guns are set up on several high points; and some are carrying Rocket and operating grenade launchers.
With such firepower density, even a regular army attacking head-on would suffer the loss of hundreds of elite troops.
Unless several high-explosive bunker buster bombs are dropped, or fighter jets are deployed for carpet bombing.
However, this place is right next to a residential area. Unless absolutely necessary, who would dare to launch a large-scale air raid? If civilians are injured by carelessness, the consequences would be unimaginable.
The entire food factory site had long been developed into an impregnable fortress by Trunk, with no ordinary workers or residents other than his cronies.
Chen Xiao said softly, "That's enough, it's time to see you off."
Before the words were even finished, a piercing shriek suddenly tore through the night sky, like a missile hurtling through the air, instantly causing all the guards on the rooftop to look up.
The next second, a dark shadow swept across the sky, and the building beneath their feet collapsed with a deafening roar!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
He fell from the sky, punching through the rooftop and creating a huge hole ten meters in diameter. The force continued unabated, piercing through five stories before finally stopping.
The sudden, massive tremor startled the armed men on guard by the window. Before they could even turn around, two beams of scorching white light cleaved through the thick smoke and swept towards them!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The intense Heat Vision were unstoppable, and everything in their path exploded and burned under the impact of the high temperature. Before the four guards could even scream, they were precisely cut into eight pieces.
After easily eliminating these people, Chen Xiao stomped his foot.
Boom!
The entire floor collapsed with a crash, and he landed steadily on the fourteenth-floor corridor. Heat Vision shot out again from the smoke and dust, and several enemies fell to the ground.
Thirteenth floor... twelfth floor...
At this moment, the so-called defenses before him were as flimsy as paper, crumbling away and reaching the very bottom.
What used to be a spacious workshop is now filled with sandbag fortifications, and dozens of Trunk Gang members are on high alert.
The instant Chen Xiao landed, someone suddenly realized what was happening and roared, "Enemy attack! Open fire!"