Chapter 869 - 715: It’s Really Bustling Outside Second Prison—Are They Welcoming Me? (Part 2)

Chapter 869: Chapter 715: It’s Really Bustling Outside Second Prison—Are They Welcoming Me? (Part 2)

"Ding ding dang dang... Pang pang pang!"

A dense rain of bullets struck the faintly visible white exoskeleton, erupting in a series of sparks and ear-piercing impacts.

Though these conventional rounds couldn’t penetrate White Mask’s sturdy armor, the accompanying kinetic force forcefully acted upon Shadow Scorpion and the Fortress, resembling relentless heavy punches, momentarily halting their movements.

This was the precious moment!

"PONG——!!!"

An explosion at extremely close range, deafening sound waves.

The scorching flames rolled and expanded, the shockwave like an invisible giant hammer pounding outward, the ground’s gravel and dust violently lifted and scattered.

The Fortress bore the brunt, emitting a low, muffled roar, the thick armor plates on its arm making "ka-cha ka-cha" mechanical sounds, rapidly transforming and merging like a living creature, in the blink of an eye forming a massive blue shield over two meters high.

The shield appeared to be just a thin layer, but the flowing blue energy glow on its surface indicated it was an efficient energy deflection shield — a High-Energy Ion Shield.

The explosion’s flames and most of the shock pressed solidly against the blue shield, making a tooth-gritting "zzzz" sound.

The flames forcibly diverted, roaring past the sides of the shield, the Fortress’s massive body shook violently, its feet sunk deep into the ground like iron plows, dragged backward by the immense force, carving two deep trenches several meters long.

On the other side, Shadow Scorpion’s exoskeleton emphasized agility and illusion, its defense far less robust than the Fortress.

The explosion’s shockwave hurled him high, like a severed kite rolling uncontrollably in the air for several loops.

The high-level cloaking "Water Clothing" couldn’t maintain stability anymore, dispersing like a shattered soap bubble, revealing the complete form underneath.

The scorpion-like mimic exoskeleton, a segmented mechanical scorpion tail swung unconsciously at his back, the white mask ominously bright beneath the firelight.

He fell heavily to the ground, the scorpion tail tip stretched straight like an anchor point, deeply embedded into the ground, carving a terrifying trace over ten meters long, struggling to stop.

Looking utterly battered, seemingly impacted considerably.

At the moment Shadow Scorpion struggled as if attempting to rise from the ground, his head suddenly swayed backward without any sign.

As if struck head-on by an invisible heavy hammer.

A specially crafted bullet, nearly palm-length, appeared like a phantom sting, nailing straight into the white mask’s brow without deviation.

The mask split open with a slender, menacing crack, faintly revealing biological tissue underneath, mixing whitish and bright red viscous liquid, spraying from the fissure.

The communication channel swiftly transmitted Hawkeye’s icy voice:

"Right on the brow, kill confirmed!"

Almost simultaneously as his words sounded, a yellow-green silhouette leapt on a small mound approximately 1.2km away.

It was Xu Yingyan!

The heavy sniper rifle in his hand, almost as tall as him, still carried a faint whiff of smoke at its muzzle.

As he rose, specially crafted boots emitted wisps of airflow, letting him glide rapidly across the ground in a random zigzag, astonishingly fast.

Air belatedly let out a piercing "ssss" whine at the spot he had recently left.

Faster than the whine, a blazing white wall of fire manifested, surged skyward, consuming the mound entirely.

High temperature distorted the air severely, ground sand melting into a glass-like state.

On the abandoned gas station roof, beneath the Fire Raven mask, eyebrows slightly furrowed.

Seeing the shot miss, he was about to swing the gun barrel for another aim when a sudden chill surged through his heart.

Without any thought, driven by instinct honed from countless battles, his feet reacted faster than his mind, darting sideways.

Though the exoskeletal armor was sizeable, prioritizing ultimate mobility and sniping stability meant it was the lightest and most flexible among the team of five, except for Captain Li.

Left foot pivoting, right foot kicked side-rearward fiercely, the hastily executed move resembled a startled raven, leaping a full ten meters across.

Simultaneously, as he flew across, guided by the chill’s directional sense, his waist twisted, the bizarre sniper rifle on his right arm swung over.

The ghostly blue patterns on the muzzle lit up once more, the accumulated destructive energy compressed to a white glow at the muzzle, about to burst forth again.

However, it was still half a second too slow!

Just as he shifted sideways and swung the sniper rifle, a thousand meters away, in another seemingly peaceful bush, another yellow-green figure,

leaped out using both hands and feet.

It was the spotter "Mountain Cat"!

His appearance was extremely abrupt, his movements as swift as lightning, his hands moving to his sides at a dazzling speed, creating a blur of afterimages.

Special smoke grenades, each only the size of an egg, flew out like scattered flowers.

"Puff puff puff puff—!"

A series of muffled explosions, in less than half a second, the area within a hundred-meter radius of Mountain Cat was instantly shrouded in opaque black smoke carrying special interfering particles.

And with the sound of the wind howling, it seemed poised to spread and diffuse outward.

"Iron Claw! Area 331-27, at least two snipers! Get them out of their rat holes for me!"

Fire Raven coldly said into the communication channel.

He abandoned blindly shooting into the smoke area, the blue light on his gun extinguished.

At the same time, the plates of the exoskeleton armor on his back emitted a dense "crack" sound, swiftly folding and unfolding into a pair of metal wings with a wingspan of over four meters.

The next moment, a high-pressure jet suddenly erupted beneath his feet, and he abruptly soared into the air, gliding at astonishing speed towards the black smoke area.

Several hundred meters away on the sideways, Iron Claw grunted unhappily but still powered up his eight claws, leaping rapidly towards the black smoke area.

This rapid assault and defense conversion seemed long when described, but it was actually over in a blink of an eye.

On the other side, as He landed on the ground, he deftly discarded the empty rocket launcher from his shoulder, instinctively looking towards the direction where Shadow Scorpion had fallen.

His ears still ringing with the echoes of Hawkeye eliminating an enemy, just as he was about to admire the true face beneath the cracked White Mask, he heard Xiaoyou’s eerie synthesized voice in the channel:

"Dynamic environment simulation data showing abnormal fluctuations, the physical interaction of the fallen state exhibits a 0.08 second distortion, lack of environmental collision performance...

Comprehensive judgment—target is a highly realistic holographic illusion, warning, the enemy is..."

Xiaoyou’s warning was like a splash of ice water on his head, making He’s heart crimp, a chill shooting from his spine to his head.

He suddenly widened his eyes, adrenaline secreting wildly, and everything in his vision seemed to slow down.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw his teammate on the flank, suddenly and without warning, splitting straight from the middle.

Yes, splitting apart, neatly from head to crotch!

Scalding blood and internal organs sprayed out like splashed paint, madly scattering to the sides.

The flying scarlet bizarrely sketched out a slowly emerging metallic scorpion tail dripping with blood beads from the void.

Behind the scorpion tail was a smooth mask.

Where was any pierced bullet, only the freshly splattered crimson blood slowly sliding down the smooth surface.

Under the mask came a mocking and cruel laugh, with a metallic friction texture, creeping into He’s and his teammate’s ears:

"Fools, where are you looking at?"

The next moment, Shadow Scorpion waved its tail, shadow figures of Shadow Scorpion appearing out of nowhere, surrounding He and his comrade.

On the adjacent road, Feng Mu turned his head to glance out the car window, watching the invisible health bar accompanying through the air, and the wall of fire and dozens of Shadow Scorpions appearing in the grass.

Then, not hurriedly looking at the missiles shooting from afar, habitually rubbing the rim of his glasses with a half-smile and said:

"Captain Li, who would have thought it would be so lively outside the Second Prison? Do you think this is their way of welcoming us?"