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With his command,
the team members were preparing to lift their guns.
"Boom!"
A figure rushed into the crowd behind him, and because of the dense formation, a sweep of the spear sent several team members flying instantly.
The scene turned into chaos.
Han Jing's eyes were wide with fury.
The little accident earlier was still within his tolerance range.
But now, just a glance showed that many of his team members were either dead or injured.
How could these wild survivors have such strength?
And how could they move so stealthily, without him even detecting the slightest Awakener aura?
Tang Yu didn't intend to give him an answer.
Number One and Number Two were not Awakeners after all.
He stood there, intentionally discovered, not for show, but had already commanded Number One and Number Two to sneak over silently.
He watched as the scene below turned into turmoil.
Two survivors, barely escaping, fled swiftly—no one paid attention to them anymore.
"Take action."
A few Awakeners rushing up sensed something off below.
They didn't stop, instead, they accelerated.
Eileen gripped her magic wand and extended her hand.
At the top, three ice crystals coalesced, forming an inverted triangle.
The ice crystals shot out, their tails trailing specks of frost.
The ice crystals reflected a mix of astonishment and fear in the eyes of the Awakeners opposite.
These people were quick to react, rolling or leaping, using various methods to avoid. However, Eileen's control over the ice crystals was strong, not only could she direct the ice crystals to explode on target, but she could also control their direction within a certain range.
"Crack!"
The ice crystals burst, and although these Awakeners dodged in time, they weren't killed instantly. Yet, many were frozen by the emitted chill, a layer of white frost spreading over their limbs.
Before they could catch their breath, more ice crystals shot towards them.
Their faces grew increasingly panicked, their bodies, more rigid.
They couldn't last more than a few seconds before collapsing one by one, like frozen statues.
Below,
Han Jing's group was ultimately very elite, quickly stabilizing the situation.
"Second Squad, Third Squad, encircle and fire."
"Rat-tat-tat——"
Han Jing finally breathed a sigh of relief, knowing his limits. Given the two's performance, even if he advanced, he feared he would gain nothing. However, their biggest advantage here was firepower.
Awakeners might have limitless potential, but for now, human firearms still held a significant advantage, especially against human flesh that wasn't very thick.
Han Jing's expression suddenly turned rigid.
Facing the incoming bullets, these two armored guys neither dodged nor avoided, yet the next moment, the bullets that hit the armor bounced off!
Bounced... bounced off?
Han Jing couldn't believe it. Were these two wearing real armor?
No, even real armor couldn't withstand bullets, and moreover, none of these bullets left any marks on the armor!
What on earth was this armor?
Han Jing had worked for his boss for many years and had seen all sorts of strange things, especially after the apocalypse, where his boss held great power in Lindong. Even the good stuff from the science academy, they had the opportunity to get their hands on it.
But even the science academy didn't have armor that left no white marks after being hit by bullets, right?
As thoughts raced through his mind, someone had already approached.
The spear swung out, the air exploded.
Han Jing's scalp tingled, deeply feeling the threat of death!
Relying on his extensive combat experience, Han Jing misstepped, twisting his body to narrowly avoid an attack.
The spear crashed into the ground, cracking it inch by inch.
Han Jing had no idea who he was facing, this person's strength was completely beyond his expectations!
He was already feeling fear.
The task assigned by the boss was important, but if they were all dead, what would be the point of the task?
The mission to explore the Source Crystal Mine actually had nothing to do with these people.
For the first time, Han Jing felt a pang of regret.
He threw a smoke bomb, dexterously maneuvering, using his team members around him as bait, he shook off Number One and immediately sprinted away.
If Han Jing was like this, the other team members were in an even more miserable state.
With the captain escaping, what was there left to fight for?
Especially when someone saw the deputy captain with Awakening third-layer strength being skewered like a kebab by a spear, their courage was shattered, having lost the will to fight desperately.
"A devil—"
Some fled frantically.
Others realized they couldn't escape, their expressions turning mad.
A team member grabbed a rocket launcher, shouting, "Die!"
A rocket streaked away, trailing flames.
The running Han Jing smiled joyfully, thinking the armor might withstand bullets, but surely not rocket launchers!
He couldn't help but praise his team, yet his steps didn't halt.
The timing for the rocket was perfect; Puppet Two had no time to dodge.
The next moment, Puppet steadied itself.
"Boom!!!"
Smoke and dust filled the air.
Gradually dispersing.
A figure reappeared in everyone's view, still standing firmly, apart from some gray-black marks on the front half of the spear.
Han Jing had already lost hope.
These couldn't be wild Awakeners!
Wild Awakeners didn't have this kind of power, nor this kind of equipment!
He already had suspicions; these people were likely sent by other big shots, with the goal definitely being the Source Crystal Mine!
They had underestimated them!
Fortunately.
Being hit by the rocket had nonetheless caused this person some trouble, while the other devil chased the others, giving him a chance to escape.
As long as he reached the parked vehicles, drove far away, those two devils couldn't catch up.
Even if the mission failed, the situation here had to be relayed to the boss.
Han Jing glanced around, only himself and another clever team member, along with Wang Tai, had made it here.
Out of a team of twenty-odd people, only the three of them could escape; it was pitiful.
For a moment, he resented Wang Tai, if not for knowing Wang Tai was still of some use, he would have dealt with him first.
Up ahead, they could already see the three vehicles parked at the entrance of the resort.
Han Jing exhaled in relief.
The team member and Wang Tai, lagging behind, also sprinted faster, seeing a glimmer of hope.
"The lord said, stop ahead."
From behind the vehicles, two people emerged.
One wore ordinary survivor attire, the other, a suit of black heavy armor.
Thick and oppressive.
Wang Tai recognized one of them, formerly an Awakener from his Sanctuary, but the other made him tremble.
Not only because of the armor but also the Blood Evil Qi and the abyss-like aura, Wang Tai felt like a small boat in a storm, his face pale.
Luo Zhe's Fifth Tier aura was fully unleashed.
The long-honed Blood Evil Qi, combined with deeper Awakener aura, erupted together.
It seemed as though even the wind stood still at that moment.
Han Jing also turned pale.
Such power was matched by only a few top-ranked elites in Lindong.
Who on earth sent these people?
Han Jing didn't know, yet he wasn't willing to sit back, grasping his dagger, ready to fight to the death.
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