After a cover, Kerry gasps in panic. A bullet abraded her face and left an obvious blood lines. The blood is dripping with the sweat. It was so close that she would die with her mates ahead. She was lucky. "What is that freak!" The long hair guy shouts. His face is pale white. A bullet penetrate his vest and hit on his belly. Blood tints his clothes and the pain attacks his nerve.
In the dark. Tow red spot are obscure, like the eyes of a monster. The Ranger robot is on sight after the smoke dies down. Grey smokes comes out from its barrel. The model is without neck which is kind of cute, like Baymax which makes it hard to link it with a death machine.
"A robot?" Kerry is surprised. She should have trusted her instinct. But the price for the careless is death. What to do now? Kerry wants to run away. Money is nothing without life.
The terrified feeling is gone, the long hair guy is furious and fires at Ranger, "Fuck you, fuck, fuck.." "Ding~ding~" The thin armour of Ranger is out of shape under the fire of submachine gun. Kerry and the other teammate witness it and join the counterfire.
[Your machine |First edition Ranger (crawler)| lost 14 armour point]
[Your machine |First edition Ranger (crawler)| lost 17 armour point]
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The amour of first edition Ranger is so so. The amour point drops quickly and it runs out of the bullet after the first focus fire. It becomes a useless iron piece. As the resource is limited, Xiao didn't add more weapon in the first edition Ranger. Those two barrel is what he can afford. Being poor is a sin! "Where is Thirteen?" Xiao tights his fist. He doesn't believe that agents in the dark would tolerate these mercenaries. As expected, the step sounds of military boots get close.
"Disarm!" A deep and strong yell penetrates the darkness.
"Time to go" Kerry bites her lips. The anger from the long hair guy hasn't diminished. He fires all the bullets at the Ranger robot and then answers, "Sure let's go."
This moment, Xiao controls the Ranger rushes towards the cover where three mercenaries hides. The explosion burst from the chest of Ranger. The fire and shock waves spread, blow the dust and covers on the way. The surrounding is on fire.
Self-destruction!
The red-orange fire lights up the dark night. The agents who are around twenty yards away is shocked by the explosion. "Damn." Jun swears. The order from above is to make it 'quiet'. But the fire can be seen miles away. He could forseen the headline of the news tomorrow.
Actually when Xiao had a gun battle with Civet and his men, it already went out of their control. The sounds of gun shots are too obvious. Luckily, citizens knows it was a grey area and didn't dare to get closer. But Jun etc. couldn't engage as the Bee squad hasn't acted. They could only wait. When the Bee squad joined, these agents follows to minimize the influence. But the self-destruction of Ranger breaks their plan.
The long hair guy and the other team member die in the explosion, Kerry is injured. She is terrified by Xiao's measures and limps away with her injured leg.
Xiao swings head to get rid of the dirts on his hair. He is not pity at all. The fighting measure of machinist is to consume the machine and equipments. He has the blueprints. The machine can be rebuilt with resources. The construction experience obtained is already worth it, let alone the bonus from killing.
Can't control the influence, Jun etc. could only put their anger on Kerry. They fire at her from far away.
"She is mine!" Xiao thinks. For the best reward from the mission, he needs to kill all mercenaries himself. Xiao acts with the thought. He rushes at Kerry and soon gets in front of her way.
Kerry couldn't run. The vigour of Xiao gives her a dangerous feeling. "Fuck you!" She fires for her life. Xiao is faster, he dodges most and block the rest of bullets with powered arm. He is getting closer. Kerry can't believe her eyes, "All missed?!" Kerry is surprised, the strength of Xiao was analysed by the team. He is about the level of a good mercenary and far away from super power standard. There is no way he is faster than the bullet. The only possible explanation is that Xiao predicted her firing angle? Impossible! Only a true warrior posses such instinct and experience! In her whole career, there are only two, three elite mercenaries have such ability!
Xiao knows what's in her mind. He smiles, this is a piece of cake compared to the fight in the game, which he dodged hundred laser beam in Jaeger in space fight.
The magazine is empty. Kerry steps back as fast as she can to spare time to change the magazine. Xiao takes the chance and close the distance, 'Overlord!' The pump and gears get faster suddenly. Smoke comes out of the radiator tube, the power is increased by 30%. A steel fist punches the face of Kerry!
Crit!
Her face is caved in by the punch. The blood is everywhere. One hit dead!
When Jun etc. arrives, they only see the body of Kerry lies on the ground like a puppet. The blood on Xiao's face makes him ferocious under the light of fire. Even the agent feels the terror.
[Level E mission |Hunter| complete, 10,000 experience obtained]
[Hidden reward unlocked: kill the hunter by yourself, ability level-up card (basic), claim/not?]
"No" It is not a good time.
"Don't move!" Jun etc. are back from the terror and point at Xiao with guns.
Xiao is emotionless and takes off the light powered arm and hands up. Two agents run closer and put a black headgear on him. Xiao can't see and let him be pushed forward. He knows it is Thirteen. Finally!
Jun looks at the field and the light powered arm on the ground, "All six mercenaries are killed by him using this machine? Take every pieces and parts he left and inform security team to deal with the aftermath." Then, these group of agents take Xiao on the car and drive away. They did nothing which makes them unease. Under the headgear, Xiao smiles.
No one talks on the car. Only the sounds of car engineer can be heard. The agents are not allowed to talk and they are suprised by Xiao's calm as if he is expecting all this.
….
Civet is furious about the loss. "Give me a laptop!" He logins in the dark net and finds the reward section. Xiao's picture is on the front, "Zero, a million, wanted by the Sprout?!" Civet can't stay clam and the laptop falls on the ground. He is fucking rewarded! by the Sprout?!
If he knew Xiao is in this level of danger, he wouldn't start. Mark and yellow hair run closer from a shelter they hided. They are shocked by the debris, blood and body. Civet gets more angry seeing them. He kicks Mark to the ground and yells, "All bull shit is because of you, mother fucker!" Mark covers his belly miserably. He trembles on the ground and doesn't know what is going on.
Suddenly, the police alarm bell covers the station. Eight police car blocks the door of junk station. The police in vest breaks in. "Police are always late." Civet tidies up his clothes. In his view, he is the victim. And he has 'relationship' with the head of police in seventh district, thus he doesn't worry about it.
However, before he speaks, the policemen press him down and cuff him. Civet is stupified and he struggles, "What are you doing? I am the victim! I know your director…"
"Shut the fuck up!" The policemen who are over him order, "This is the order from Thirteen!"
The eyes of Civet enlarged. Thirteen are in charge of national security. Why they come after him? He must engaged in something. Xiao? Civet can't think of another possibility. Thirteen are on his back??
Suddenly, a clear, logic story comes to his head - betrayal of the Sprout… Thirteen…. Stardragon… intelligence….
Eureka! Civet realises what he is facing. They would be silenced! And all were decided when Xiao took off his mask!
Wtf!
Civet can't remain calm. He trembles. Horror and anger occupy his mind, "Fuck you, son of bitch Xiao!"