Zhang Wei roared, firing his twin machine guns. Countless large-caliber bullets shot out, leaving behind two clear trails of flame, like two fire dragons whipping their tails, sweeping across the two armored SUVs at the front. After five seconds, the two armored vehicles exploded into balls of fire, blasted apart by brute force.
Lambert displayed his sniper skills, silent as a stone, firing continuously. He was using steel-core armor-piercing bullets, and each shot yielded results, hitting tires or the glass in front of the driver's seat, greatly slowing down the enemy's pursuit.
"Reinforcements are here!"
Ma Qingyang, who was driving the escape vehicle, was overjoyed. His teammates, almost all injured, lying prone in the vehicle, felt a surge of hope.
When the car reached the hilltop, Ma Qingyang poked his head out of the driver's seat and shouted, "Old Zhang, there are too many enemies, run!"
Just then, a strange gust of wind suddenly swept up from below the hill towards Zhang Wei and the others. The wind stirred up sand and dust, forming a ghost face with facial features, causing everyone to feel a burst of unease.
"Dodge!" Zhang Wei roared, hastily rolling to the ground. His armor was too heavy, so this was the only way to evade. Li Yalin and Lambert reacted the fastest, immediately dodging to the side.
The gust of wind exploded on their original position, sending several field team members flying.
Zhang Wei suddenly felt a sharp pain in his head, as if stabbed by needles. Blood trickled from his nose. Alarmed, he saw that the field team members who had failed to dodge were all bleeding from their orifices, convulsing on the ground, unconscious.
"Mental attack! The enemy has an esper!" Zhang Wei exclaimed in shock. He looked closely and saw an armored vehicle open its roof, and a lithe black figure in a black leather suit leaped out, rushing towards them at an extreme speed. Her long, red curly hair fluttered in the wind, like streaks of red and black lightning.
Hela's eyes were cold. She raised her hand and waved, and another ghost-faced gust of wind rapidly formed, blowing towards Zhang Wei. The air resounded with the wind's shriek, like a silent wail.
No, this wasn't the sound of the wind.
It was the howl of souls!
[Power of the Dead] – Hela's ability.
Zhang Wei's consciousness grew dizzy and chaotic, and he fell to the ground. If it weren't for his strong physical condition, this attack would have killed him.
Han Xiao frowned, pushed aside the bewildered Lin Yao, and took over command, shouting, "She's a Germination combat executive, evade immediately!"
Changing commanders on the battlefield was a major taboo, and Zhang Wei was about to rebuke him, but he was stunned to see that Li Yalin and Lambert didn't hesitate at all, turning and leaving, completely trusting Han Xiao's judgment.
Was the newcomer that trustworthy?
Zhang Wei was astonished, swallowed his words, gritted his teeth, and stood up. He activated the propulsion device on his leg armor, taking strides of five or six meters with each step, thumping as he followed his two teammates, quickly retreating while occasionally turning to fire, hindering Hela's pursuit.
Hela quickly rushed to the hilltop. With a wave of her hand, a hazy gray light swept across, and all the field team members who couldn't dodge fell to the ground, without any external injuries, but they had stopped breathing.
Han Xiao's gaze was solemn. He had known how powerful Hela was. Fortunately, when he escaped the lab, he hadn't faced Hela directly. Her ability was assessed as an S-grade potential, surpassing Disaster Grade.
The current Hela, having only developed the superficial aspects of her ability, was already very powerful.
"She's too fast, Li Yalin, stop her!"
Li Yalin turned without hesitation, unleashing a swift whip kick, bright yellow Qi energy exploding, pushing Hela back several steps.
"Martial artist?" Hela narrowed her eyes, clasped her hands together, and a larger ghost face smashed towards Li Yalin.
Li Yalin was very calm. She slid underneath the ghost face, only suffering a little of the aftershock. Her physique could handle it completely. She approached Hela again, and with a flash, her folding combat blade was drawn and heavily slashed down.
Hela was taken aback and had to roll to the ground to dodge the blade.
Li Yalin used all her skills, each strike containing Qi strength. Her long legs kicked, stepped, chopped, kicked, and thrusted, her movements flowing smoothly, freely and unrestrained, like a nimble swallow dancing, afterimages flying, but her attacks were like a storm, full of killing intent.
Ling Yan Style martial arts!
Hela was surrounded by a gray aura, using her arms as shields, blocking every blow, as invulnerable as a reef. There was only one explanation: Hela's Qi was far stronger than Li Yalin's, and even in the close-quarters combat domain that the latter excelled in, she was not at a disadvantage.
This series of exchanges only lasted a few seconds, but it was extremely dangerous.
"Use the powered arm, the enemy will reveal a momentary flaw, Lambert seize the opportunity to snipe!"
Li Yalin bit her lip, reached into her backpack with her left hand, and when she pulled it out again, she had put on a light powered arm. She threw a punch, the mechanical power amplifying her strength, breaking Hela's defensive stance, exposing a large opening in her chest and abdomen.
The mechanical iron fist sank into a soft area.
A solid hit!
A sickly flush flashed across Hela's face. She grunted, rubbed her hands together, and gray Qi energy spiraled rapidly in her palms, as if sparks were flying. Then, she pressed her hands down, and a gust of wind centered on her feet, blowing in all directions, stirring up sand and dust!
Li Yalin hurriedly retreated. Even so, her brain felt as if it had been hit by a heavy hammer, her soul seemed to be torn apart, her mind was in terrible pain, blood flowed from her nostrils, and the earth and sky tilted in her vision, almost losing her balance.
Hela stared at the familiar light powered arm, filled with shock and anger, and shouted, "What is your relationship with Zero?!"
Zero? Who's that? Li Yalin was baffled.
At that moment, Lambert made his move, seizing the fleeting opportunity, and fired a shot. Hela's expression changed, and she dodged to the side. Gray Qi energy turned into a thick fog to defend her whole body. The large-caliber bullet hit her shoulder, and Hela was like a train hit head-on, spinning and falling out.
"Zhang Wei, take Li Yalin and run!"
Being called by his full name, Zhang Wei didn't object. Under Han Xiao's command, Li Yalin and Lambert cooperated, quickly injuring the troublesome enemy. He began to trust Han Xiao's orders. Hearing this, he immediately scooped up the dizzy Li Yalin and ran, heading towards Ma Qingyang's car.
The Germination armored vehicle team charged up the hill at this time, firing their guns. Zhang Wei's back shield suffered, sparks flying, quickly deforming and twisting. He didn't even dare to look back. At this moment, he was extremely grateful for the big lump of iron he was wearing. He used to complain that it was too heavy, but now it felt very safe!
"Get in the car!" Ma Qingyang looked back anxiously, quickly slowing down.
The three quickly jumped into the car. The car only stopped for two seconds before it was almost shot through.
Zhang Wei finally had time to observe the situation. The pursuing armored vehicle team wasn't as fast as them, and the powerful esper was dealing with her injuries and couldn't pursue. As long as they escaped to the plane, they could retreat safely.
"No problem now!"
Zhang Wei breathed a sigh of relief.
Han Xiao immediately poured cold water on him, "Be careful of the sky."
The sky?
That's right, the enemy still had a helicopter!
Zhang Wei was shocked.
"Tututu—"
The Black Harrier helicopter finally appeared, and the airborne machine gun fired down on the car all the way.
"We must shoot down the thing in the sky!" Zhang Wei judged quickly. "Otherwise, our plane will also be in danger. Only Lambert's sniper rifle has that kind of range!"
Lambert shook his head expressionlessly. "My armor-piercing sniper bullets are all used up. I only have regular bullets left. The Black Harrier helicopter has very thick armor. Even with armor-piercing bullets, it would take more than seven shots to penetrate the helicopter armor."
"Are we going to die here?"
Ma Qingyang looked desperate. They were only one kilometer away from the departing fighter jet, but it felt like an insurmountable distance.
Han Xiao suddenly interjected, "Have you forgotten the things I gave you?"
Li Yalin was stunned, took out four magazines, one of which contained sniper bullets, and asked, "What is this actually used for?"
"You'll know when you try it."
Without saying a word, Lambert loaded the magazine and fired a shot at the helicopter.
Everyone stared eagerly.
A bullet, carrying their last hope.
The flow of time seemed to slow down.
The bolt slid back, ejecting an empty brass shell. The deep red sniper bullet, engraved with flame patterns, was pushed out of the muzzle by the kinetic energy of the primer, accelerating, spinning, and dancing. Under the action of kinetic energy, the bullet kissed the helicopter's bulletproof glass.
The red bullet quickly cracked open, like a blooming lotus flower. The highly adhesive flammable gas quickly leaked out.
"Boom—"
A blinding light swelled up, and the helicopter turned into a ball of fire with a bang, with attached explosive power. The flame adhered to the armor, looking like the armor was ignited!
The helicopter immediately flew erratically, as if drunk, showing the pilot's panic as his vision was obscured by flames, and spun out of the battlefield.
Everyone was startled, staring at the high-explosive magazine.
It can even ignite armor!
What kind of bullets are these?!
Ma Qingyang said in shock, "Where did you get these good things?"
"We struck gold!" Li Yalin's eyes lit up, and she quickly replaced the magazine with other calibers of high-explosive pistol bullets, raised her hand and fired, turning a large number of SUVs into fireballs with each shot. Even if they hit the ground, they could ignite a sea of fire.
The armor was heated, and the temperature inside the enemy's vehicles rose sharply. The gas-based flames burned into the vehicle along the gaps. Key parts such as internal structural engines and cylinders began to overheat. The pursuing vehicles dodged one after another, unable to attack.
Lambert seized the opportunity and fired two more shots, hitting the helicopter's rotor blades. The helicopter spun and twirled, completely out of the battlefield.
Ma Qingyang floored the accelerator and rushed into the plane's rear cabin. The pilot, who was already extremely nervous, immediately took off, and the plane quickly disappeared into the sky.
Hela's face was pale. The area on her shoulder that was hit by the sniper rifle had only a shallow wound. Clusters of gray mist were entangled around the wound, quickly stopping the bleeding. She looked at the direction the plane had flown away in, unwillingly, and connected to the leader's communication, gritting her teeth and said, "Zero's whereabouts have been discovered!"