Embers Ad Infinitum

ous ones around the area with at least three sniper rifles in their team.
They might very well be the only team.

“Isn’t that too sinister?” Long Yuehong blurted out a response as he held the walkie-talkie.

The Hyena bandits actually didn’t want to explore the anomaly and search for something more valuable.
They only wanted to finish off the Ruin Hunters that had withdrawn.

“They’re bandits,” Jiang Baimian replied in amusement.
“Fortunately, they were probably blinded by the changes after the city ruin regained power.
Hence, they didn’t deal with us immediately.”

“But we were also affected by the changes in the city ruin,” stated Bai Chen simply.

“It’s also possible that we came out after they had just finished climbing more than 20 floors and had yet to catch a breather.
Furthermore, there’s electricity now.
Thus, they can use the elevator now.” Shang Jianyao sighed inexplicably.
“Unfortunately…”

Long Yuehong had a tacit understanding.
“What’s a pity?”

“It’s a pity that I was attracted by the changes in the city ruin.
Otherwise, I could’ve danced a Gold Coast hula dance for them first.” Shang Jianyao’s tone revealed a clear sense of regret.

“… I’m looking forward to such a day in the future.” Jiang Baimian held the walkie-talkie and casually said, “The most important question now is how we will escape Hyena’s ambush.
They definitely have more than just snipers in place.”

“Hyena and the others have armored vehicles, heavy machine guns, and rocket launchers.
After using snipers to control our range of activity, they will send people to sweep the area.” Bai Chen recalled the various pieces of information she had heard and calmly gave the most likely development.

“What should we do?” Although Long Yuehong wasn’t too alarmed, he still felt that they were in danger.

Without the military exoskeleton, it was impossible for them to avoid heavy machine gunfire in such a limited area.
Be it their grenade launchers, rifles, or grenades, they could not break through thick armor.

If the military exoskeleton were still here, he could try using the electromagnetic weapon.

Jiang Baimian fell silent for a few seconds before issuing an order through the walkie-talkie.
“There’s definitely no sniper in the City Intelligence Network Control Center.
Hyena and the others won’t dare to enter that area at all.
Therefore, we can head to the entrance by sticking close to the walls.
This is their blind spot.

“After finding a spot in advance and waiting for the armored vehicle to arrive, Bai Chen will shoot the machine gunner immediately and temporarily suppress him.
If the armored vehicle’s fire control system is intact and the heavy machine gun can be controlled from the inside, I’ll try unleashing Thunder Spear at the firing point.
In short, the goal is to create an opportunity for Shang Jianyao to approach.

“Shang Jianyao, go to the bottom of the armored car when the time comes.
You will be less than a meter away from the personnel in the vehicle, so you can use your abilities to their fullest.
You also don’t have to worry about the sniper threat.”

Jiang Baimian named her electric eel-like biomechanical limb’s attack ‘Thunder Spear.’

“Alright!” Shang Jianyao seemed to have wanted to do so long ago.

Bai Chen also gave an affirmative.

Long Yuehong listened silently, and after two seconds of silence, he asked, “What should I do?”

“Cheer for me,” Shang Jianyao said seriously.

Just as Shang Jianyao said that, Jiang Baimian added, “You’re in charge of guarding the surroundings.
What if it’s not just the armored vehicles? I’ll give you the grenade launcher later.”

Long Yuehong immediately replied loudly, “Yes, Team Leader!”

Jiang Baimian was just about to say something when she suddenly turned her head and sensed something.
“Incoming! There’s only one vehicle on the street to our right.”

She quickly told Shang Jianyao and the others the information and found a pair of metal scissors in the room.

The Old Task Force’s four members immediately returned to the entrance and moved along the wall, heading to different spots.
During this process, they exchanged a few weapons with each other and prepared themselves for what was to come.

The armored car soon appeared at the street corner.

On one side were three large wheels.
The armored vehicle’s surface was painted military-green.
There was a door on its side and dark bulletproof glass on the front.
The armored vehicle was more than twice the size of an ordinary vehicle.
An iron-black heavy machine gun was mounted on the top; something that resembled an antenna was also erected.

Long Yuehong only took a glance before the words ‘steel,”hard,”strength,”steamroll,’ and ‘indestructible’ surfaced in his mind.

At this moment, a pleasant sound of music quickly approached from the distance and turned into the current street.

The source was a large blue car with large metal cans.
The car’s headlights were on, and it played music as it sprayed water onto the street.
A Heartless in an old, orange-white cotton coat sat in the driver’s seat, steering the steering wheel in a slightly stiff manner.

His eyes were blank, and a black, peeling earpiece hung from his head.

This sprinkler—which illuminated the road ahead—drove very quickly, almost colliding with the armored car that came out from the side.

With a creak, the Heartless driver reflexively stepped on the brakes, causing the vehicle to block the way.

The armored car’s driver had never encountered such a situation before, so he stopped the vehicle as well.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Baimian’s eyes lit up as she shouted, “A chance!”

Amidst the light and melodious sprinkling of water, she took a step forward and pulled back her left arm.

The pair of metal scissors in her hand was immediately ‘entangled’ by crackling, silver-white electric arcs.