All this happened silently...
In the basement, except for the echo of the head rolling down and the "chichi" sound of blood spurting from the broken neck, there was silence.
The gun in the "veteran's" hand was instantly pointed at the blast door on the steps. But there was nothing strange there except that the headless body of the strong black man from before was still standing there.
Because under the shield of the Silent Realm, all radio communication devices will fail, and the veteran did not try to ask people outside what happened in the teammate communication channel.
In fact, he also felt that there was a high probability that everyone outside would be dead.
So, are there any unexpected masters?
he thought.
It couldn't be Booker. He had previously confirmed Booker's death through the "puppet circuit" installed in Raven-66. Or at least incapacitated - from the information he knew, it was impossible for the Aegis weapons at depth level 3 to be able to survive a plasma bomb head-on.
As for Icarus, who is now severely weakened, besides Booker, who else could kill everyone outside so quietly?
"Hahahahaha, I said it all..."
Hearing the laughter of the technician behind him, the veteran, who did not dare to look away, followed the direction of the sound and punched back to make the man shut his mouth.
Hearing the sound of teeth being knocked out, the veteran lowered his voice and asked threateningly:
"If you don't want to die, tell me. Apart from Booker, are there any other high-level adjusters left behind here?"
"Then you have to tell me what your mother does first!"
The man answered with a mouth full of broken teeth.
It's a complete waste of your time to negotiate terms with this kind of person...
"bump!"
Just like kicking a child, the veteran kicked him back without looking back. The enhanced explosive power kicked the man against the wall of the room like a cannonball.
A muffled groan came from the man's mouth, followed by a period of silence.
It looks like he can't laugh anymore.
However, such venting of anger will not help solve the current situation.
There was only one exit in the entire basement, and he was trapped by the other party.
Previously, he had ridiculed Icarus's security measures for the universal printer, which was entirely based on keeping the information confidential. For those who know the information, it is simply catching a turtle in a jar.
But now, I have become a turtle myself.
Considering that the generator of the Silent Realm could be destroyed at any time, Icarus' reinforcements could come back at any time. Continuing to remain in a stalemate here will be absolutely detrimental to yourself.
So he must take the initiative and break the deadlock.
The muzzle of the DB-type shotgun was pointed at the door. He silently walked around the falling multi-function printer like a ghost and arrived at the bottom of the stairs.
Stepping up slowly on the steps dripping with sticky blood, the headless body of the black man still stood on the steps at the door.
His sight was blocked by the corpse.
The veteran thought.
The next second, the corpse flew backwards towards his face as if someone had kicked him away.
Oops!
He stabilized his center of gravity and lifted the fallen body away. A cold and deadly cold light had already hit his eyes.
"Qiang!"
Raising his right arm, the mantis knife hidden in his forearm popped out instantly. As if it was alive, it bit the serrated blade directly into the sharp edge that was trying to split his head in two.
The intruder's blade was deeply embedded in the mantis knife, but then it broke every inch.
Tsk…
Seeing that his blow under the cover of the corpse failed, Jiang Zhou was stunned in his heart, and he immediately opened fire while holding the Scorpio in his other hand.
Almost at the same time, the DB-style shotgun in the hands of the "veteran" also aimed at the young boy who suddenly appeared in front of him and fired.
The two men instantly noticed the other's intention to shoot, so they both sheathed their knives and dodge at the same moment when the other fired.
Even if they are all adjusters who strengthen the direction of body functions, their speed cannot be faster than the bullets coming out of the barrel or the high-energy pulse beam.
However, both of them seemed to have a premonition, and at the same time they predicted the opponent's shooting direction, and in a few tenths of a second, they made the best dodge path.
The pulse beam shot out by Scorpio grazed the veteran's neck, leaving only a shallow black wound.
Most of the barrage accompanied by the flames of the DB shotgun was avoided by Jiang Zhou with an awkward movement. However, in the narrow corridor, a small number of diamond projectiles were still buried in his left arm, and dense blood seeped onto his sleeve.
"Bang bang bang——"
On the other hand, the veteran made such a large dodge on the steep stairs that he lost his balance and rolled down the stairs.
But on Jiang Zhou's side, even though he endured the pain of being shot in his left arm, he still felt as if he was walking on flat ground and adjusted his body shape in an instant.
The balance rod-type reinforced spine is a bionic prosthesis that imitates the "balance rod", the organ used by dipteran insects to maintain balance, allowing adjusters to achieve an incredible sense of balance - even in places where there is no leverage in the air. Stabilize your body at all times.
Not to mention on the ground.
Seeing the Lobe Gang member rolling down in embarrassment, Jiang Zhou immediately gritted his teeth and endured the pain, lifted up the Scorpio, and aimed at the opponent's head to prepare a shot.
"Click..."
However, when the trigger was pulled, because the charging coil was still in the cooling stage, the Scorpio in Jiang Zhou's hand could only make a hollow clicking sound.
TMD, it is the three-second cooldown time of Scorpio in high gear...
Jiang Zhou, who realized what was happening, cursed secretly in his heart.
Now he finally understands why Black Falcon-136 said before that the Scorpio pulse pistol can only be regarded as a useless toy for adjusters.
He rolled all the way down the corridor and fell next to his headless teammate. The veteran, covered in the blood of his dead teammate, readjusted his figure.
Immediately, he used a tactical roll to dodge Jiang Zhou's shot that cost him his best chance.
And that high-energy pulse beam only hit the multi-purpose printer nearby.
The opponent's adjustments and modifications include the installation of an "edge enhancement device"!
After the first confrontation, the two people realized this in their hearts at the same time.
Under the enhanced danger intuition of the edge enhancement device, in one-on-one combat, unless there is a sudden sneak attack, the opponent has no room to dodge, or the caliber of the gun is large enough. Otherwise, it is almost impossible for ordinary firearms to hit the opponent at medium and short ranges.
It can only be used as a tool to limit the opponent's movement, or to pursue last hits.
"Bang-bang-bang-"
The muzzle of the DB-type shotgun chased Jiang Zhou's silhouette as fast as a shadow, and renovated the wall next to the steps. But until the entire magazine was empty, except for the first shot, the spreading shotguns did not harm Jiang Zhou at all.
Jiang Zhou, who had already rushed down to the basement, naturally could not give the opponent a chance to change the magazine again. Stepping in front of the opponent, he used the self-repairing single-molecule samurai sword in his hand and slashed towards the opponent's neck again.
Knowing that he would not have a chance to change his ammunition after being pulled closer, the veteran simply used the gun in his hand as a throwing object and threw it towards Jiang Zhou's face. At the same time, his left arm also "clanged" Another mantis knife popped out with a pop.
Tilting his head to avoid the thrown pistol, Jiang Zhou's samurai sword once again bit together with the opponent's mantis sword.
Accompanied by a series of breaking and cutting sounds, the serrated blade coated with matte paint and the monomolecular samurai sword flashing with cold light clashed for more than ten rounds in a few seconds.
With almost every collision, the blade in Jiang Zhou's hand would crack and shatter like glass.
With almost every collision, a large piece of the blade in the veteran's hand would be cut off.
If this hand-to-hand battle continues, I will win...
As the fragile single-molecule blade was shattered again, Jiang Zhou thought to himself as he distanced himself again and waited for the weapon to repair itself.
All the parts on the blade automatically repaired the broken blade, and the blade he held in his hand now looked no different than a blank blade.
But the mantis knife extending from the opponent's arm was already scarred and looked like wood that had been gnawed by termites.
The opponent's endurance, sense of balance, and reaction speed are not as good as mine, and only his strength is slightly stronger than mine...
Jiang Zhou judged after evaluating the information collected from previous confrontations.
More importantly, the proficiency in the use of knives gained by absorbing the tactical memory allows him to comprehensively crush the opponent's melee combat ability in terms of skills.
Where did this kid come from?
On the other hand, the veteran who had almost had his skull ripped off several times in the previous hand-to-hand combat was sweating profusely, thinking to himself.
MD, the company dog is really unreliable. Even if the weapons promised previously were not delivered, why is there still a problem with the information given?
It was promised that Icarus has no opponent worthy of fighting. Is this a lie?
Is it possible that I want to use the last one?
Thinking of this, the veteran gritted his teeth and charged forward with the mantis knife again.
Seeing the opponent rushing toward him, Jiang Zhou swung his knife horizontally again and immediately faced him.
If I continue to fight hand-to-hand, I will definitely win, but will the opponent really be that simple?
While exchanging sword moves at a speed that would be dazzling to ordinary people, Jiang Zhou could still find room to think like this.
The depth 1 Icarus path comprehensively strengthens one's physical fitness, which complements the experience convolution of the tactical memory. In addition, his own weapon must be stronger than the opponent's, and it seems to be a matter of course that he can eventually chop off the opponent's head.
But what is the direction of the other party's reinforcement?
Just strengthening parts? Just pretending to have something?
Even so, it shouldn't be so weak.
After sealing the exit from the basement, Jiang Zhou drove the other party back again. And this time, he also cut off two of the opponent's fingers neatly.
Even a small character who was crippled by his crowbar before could reveal his high-frequency vibrating blade and destroy his own weapon.
The person in front of me is most likely the adjuster of Depth 2, and there is no way he doesn't have some tricks up his sleeve.
What will it be……
"Click!"
There was another sword strike, this time it was the mantis sword that directly cut off the opponent's left arm, and the remaining force was buried into two-thirds of the opponent's left arm.
It's a pity that the broken blade couldn't cut it off at once.
Three more cuts at most.
He did not take the opportunity to pursue. After pulling out the blade, Jiang Zhou waited for the broken blade to repair itself.
"I have a proposal."
Holding on to his left arm that was about to fall off, the man stepped back. He looked at Jiang Zhou and said anxiously:
"Let me get out of here and just pretend that none of this happened, okay?"
"After you killed so many people?"
Jiang Zhou, who originally didn't want to talk to the other party, replied like this after hearing this sentence.
When he came here before, the position used by the organization to defend the basement had been completely melted into a hell on earth by plasma bombs.
He didn't even see a complete set of bones, only ashes floating in the air.
"But you can prevent more people from dying. In fact, I installed a bomb here, if you..."
"Don't lie to me."
Jiang Zhou interrupted.
"You who thought you had a chance to win before would not be able to do so much. Besides, even if you installed a bomb..."
Jiang Zhou raised his blade.
"The children here have already evacuated. If you dare, detonate it now, and I will go to hell with you."
After saying that, he stepped in front of the opponent and slashed straight towards the opponent's other hand with a vertical slash.
He cut off the other hand neatly. At this moment, unless the opponent could grow a machine gun from his mouth, he would completely lose his ability to fight.
But at this moment, a victorious smile appeared on that man's face.
At the same time, the strong black man who had been beheaded before got up again.
The headless corpse, which should have been dead, used a 100-meter sprint ejection motion to head directly towards Jiang Zhou's position, charging like a bull.
And during the sprint, his chest opened, revealing the small black box buried inside, which flashed red light rapidly.
