Bang!
Just as Theodore lunged towards the stone sculpture, the step where he had been standing shattered, leaving a noticeable crater.
This sudden turn of events startled his officers. They instinctively scattered in different directions, seeking cover nearby.
As for Han Wanghuo and Zeng Duo, they were abandoned on the steps, rolling downwards.
These people were just ordinary citizens, not nobles. To the officers, being a security officer was just a way to make a living, devoid of any sanctity. Therefore, they wouldn't risk their lives to protect witnesses.
Even with their daily tasks, if they didn't have a good relationship with their superiors, they would slack off whenever possible and hide to the side. Of course, they were very active on the surface, but once they were unsupervised, they would immediately shed their disguise.
Following his memory, Theodore rolled to the side of the stone sculpture.
He felt for the exact location with his hands while sensing the attacker's position.
However, in his senses, there were multiple human consciousnesses in that area, making it impossible to distinguish who the enemy was, and his eyes couldn't see anything, making it difficult to make a comprehensive judgment.
"Those damn ruin hunters!" Theodore muttered quietly as he moved his body behind the stone sculpture.
He certainly knew why there were so many human consciousnesses in the corresponding area. It was because the ruin hunters who had taken the job were following him and his party, hoping to find an opportunity to profit.
Faced with this situation, Theodore was not at a loss. His choice was simple: "indiscriminate attack!"
Born into nobility, he had a strong sense of honor and was very concerned about the safety and stability of "First City," but he only looked up to people of the same class.
Normally, when facing ordinary citizens, some ruin hunters, or wilderness wanderers, he would occasionally show his mercy and compassion, but at this moment, when the enemy's strength was unknown, the number was unknown, and his life was directly threatened, he did not hesitate to attack the innocent.
Over the years, there have been many cases of "Hands of Order" law enforcement causing collateral damage to passersby!
For this reason, Theodore usually taught his subordinates:
"When performing tasks, your own safety is the most important. You are allowed to use drastic measures to nip the danger in the bud."
Such words, such an attitude, allowed him, who was far less sophisticated than Vol, to gain a large following.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!" Theodore shouted loudly, leaning against the stone sculpture.
At the same time, a strange light appeared in his wooden-like eyes.
Seven or eight meters away, a ruin hunter who was shrinking back into his vehicle due to the sudden change in the situation felt a tightness in his chest, his vision went black, and he passed out next to the passenger seat.
"Shock"!
This was Theodore's Awakened ability, "Shock"!
Its current effective range was ten meters, and it could only target one person at a time for the time being.
Thump, thump!
In the area where the shooter was suspected to be, several ruin hunters successively went into shock and fell to the ground in different places.
This, coupled with Theodore's "enemy attack" shout, made the surrounding ruin hunters who were trying to scavenge feel the danger intuitively. They drove away or ran away, successively leaving the area.
At this time, the car driven by Shang Jianyao was still at the street corner, and the straight-line distance from Theodore was sixty or seventy meters!
He relied on the huge advantage of the "Ring of Blindness" in terms of range.
Compared with a true "Mind Corridor" level Awakened, this was definitely nothing, but bullying a "Hands of Order" member who only had the level of "Sea of Origins" was like an adult beating a child.
Jiang Baimian, in the passenger seat, observed for a while and made a series of calm judgments:
"There are currently no 'Mind Corridor' level powerhouses present...
"His ability to affect the heart is very direct and terrifying, but the range seems to be no more than ten meters...
"Judging from the situation of other Awakened, the maximum range of his ability should not exceed thirty meters..."
The reason why the shot she completed with "Joint 202" earlier did not hit was because she focused on preventing various accidents. After all, she couldn't be sure whether the other party only had the level of "Sea of Origins" or had more difficult and peculiar abilities.
Moreover, the distance of sixty or seventy meters was still too difficult for a pistol. If Jiang Baimian hadn't excelled in shooting "talent," the bullet would not have hit the position where Theodore was originally standing at all.
While maintaining the burning state of the "Ring of Blindness," Shang Jianyao stepped on the accelerator and drove the car towards the outer staircase of the building where Han Wanghuo and his female companion were unconscious.
In an environment where many ruin hunters were scattered like birds and beasts and various vehicles were driving in all directions, their behavior was not conspicuous at all.
Even if Theodore hadn't shouted "enemy attack" and hadn't indiscriminately attacked enemies within the corresponding range, Jiang Baimian would have used a shoulder-launched individual combat rocket to discourage those ruin hunters and create a similar scene!
The car stopped about thirty meters away from Theodore. Shang Jianyao made the "Ring of Blindness" on his left wrist no longer emit a burning light, and returned to its original state.
Almost at the same time, the greenish-blue watch glass emitted a radiant light.
"Fated Connection"!
Shang Jianyao solidified the last bit of power of "Fated Connection" on the glass of his watch, and now he used it without hesitation.
At this time, Theodore, leaning against the stone sculpture and dodging the shooting from afar, was sensing the situation in the surrounding area almost wholeheartedly, in addition to reporting the situation to his superiors.
As soon as he found someone entering the ten-meter range, suspected of rescuing Han Wanghuo and that woman, he would immediately use his ability to "shock" the other party.
And his subordinates began to use mobile phones and walkie-talkies to request assistance from nearby colleagues.
Suddenly, a gleam of light entered Theodore's eyes.
The stone steps, the unconscious figure, and the messy street scene appeared in his eyes at the same time.
He saw the world again!
Did the enemy retreat? Just as Theodore flashed this thought, his body shivered, and he felt a cold aura seep into his body.
This made his muscles stiff, and his every move was no longer so obedient to his brain.
Shang Jianyao used "Fated Connection" to directly "possess" him!
Although Shang Jianyao couldn't forcibly control the target like DiMarco to make him do things, and could only complete the manipulation while the other party was unconscious, but now, he wasn't going to make Theodore do anything, just interfere with his ability to use it through "possession."
For the weakened version of "Fated Connection," this was more than enough.
As soon as Shang Jianyao controlled Theodore, Jiang Baimian immediately pushed the door open and got out of the car.
She held the grenade launcher and continuously poured grenades into the hiding places of the officers and the remaining ruin hunters.
Boom, boom, boom!
In a series of explosions, Jiang Baimian walked quickly to the side of Han Wanghuo and his female companion while shooting.
She didn't skimp on grenades at all, and launched another round of "bombing," suppressing the officers and ruin hunters so that they didn't dare to poke their heads out from behind cover.
Then, Jiang Baimian bent down and used the strength of one left arm to directly lift Han Wanghuo and the woman.
She ran wildly, returning to the car amidst the gunfire, and threw the two people in her hand into the back seat.
Jiang Baimian herself also entered the back seat, checked Han Wanghuo's condition, and shouted to Shang Jianyao:
"Withdraw!"
The greenish-blue light on the glass of Shang Jianyao's watch quickly dissipated, leaving no trace.
Shang Jianyao, who ended the "possession," did not turn the steering wheel, but directly stepped on the accelerator, allowing the vehicle to drive backwards at an extremely fast speed out of this area, returning to the original corner where it was parked.
With a screech, the vehicle turned and entered another street.
"Old Han has been found, go to the parking lot in the northwest direction of Antana Street to rendezvous." Jiang Baimian, in the back seat, picked up the walkie-talkie and instructed Long Yuehong, Bai Chen, and Genava.
This was the withdrawal plan they had decided on when they decided to go out.
After doing this, Jiang Baimian quickly performed first aid on Han Wanghuo and the woman respectively to confirm that they were temporarily okay.
On the other side, Theodore's body returned to normal, but he only had time to see the ordinary black car drive out of sight.
He was both anxious and angry, took out his mobile phone, and reported the situation, focusing on the appearance of the target vehicle.
As for who the attacker was, he didn't see it at all, and could only ask his officers later.
Shang Jianyao drove the black car, circled around the area around Antana Street for most of the circle, and entered the parking lot in the northwest direction before the officers and ruin hunters chased over.
At this time, the dark-colored SUV driven by Bai Chen was parked in a relatively hidden corner.
Jiang Baimian looked around, pulled out "Icemoss," pressed the car window, and shot down all the cameras in this area with a few shots.
Then she let Shang Jianyao drive the car next to Bai Chen and the others.
The two of them opened the door and got out of the car one after another, one person carrying one, and brought Han Wanghuo and the woman to the back seat of the dark-colored SUV. They also squeezed in.
As the car door closed, Bai Chen stepped on the accelerator and drove the vehicle away from here through another exit.
Throughout the whole process, no one spoke, and there was a tacit understanding in the silence.