**Da da da da da da**
The sound of gunfire came from near and far, soon reaching everyone's ears in the cinema, causing some murmurs and strange moans to suddenly stop.
Hoshiharu instinctively wanted to get up, but then he saw Nene lying in his arms.
She didn't seem to wake up, her breathing still steady, and Hoshiharu paused before standing.
"Ora Ora... Everyone, get out of here!"
Soon after, as panic slowly spread, a dark shadow suddenly entered the screening room.
He raised the firearm in his hand and pointed it at the ceiling. He let out a satisfied shout and roughly ordered some of the audience.
This thin man, dressed in a black combat uniform, a gas mask on his face, and his entire body sealed airtight, appeared to be holding an M4 assault rifle.
The sudden sound of gunfire caused screams to echo in the screening room. Under the threat of their lives, everyone had to stand up trembling, following his instructions, and exit the screening room in panic.
Hoshiharu placed Nene in the seat next to him, then stood up and walked out as instructed, but at the same time, his right hand was slightly weak.
Although the other party had a firearm, as long as he moved quickly enough and got caught in a surprise attack—it wouldn't be a big problem.
"...Don't be impulsive."
A deliberately lowered voice came from the side.
Nene opened her eyes at some point, reached out to hold his shirt, and warned him in a serious voice.
"We still don't know how many people are on the other side and how many hostages they have. Don't act recklessly."
Hoshiharu's movement paused for a moment.
Listening to the scale of the gunfire earlier, it was clear that there was more than one person on the other side, and it might be a small team. If they spread out to look for hostages, there could be many terrorists and hostages elsewhere.
Even if Hoshiharu killed this person, if he didn't find a way to rescue the hostages, he would still be tied down in the future.
He took several deep breaths in succession to calm his heartbeat.
Facing terrorists for the first time made him very nervous, somewhat affecting his normal judgment.
Fortunately, Nene was here.
"What do we do?"
Hoshiharu decided to leave everything to Nene.
As a world-class Blazer ranked third in the League, Nene often carried out rescue operations around the world, whether participating in proxy wars between countries or fighting terrorist organizations.
"First, follow what he says and meet all the hostages. Once we rescue the hostages, we won't have to worry."
Nene didn't hesitate at all and quickly made the most accurate judgment, reflecting her experience.
"Okay, but I have an idea..."
Hoshiharu glanced at the man holding the rifle not far away and suggested in a low voice.
"You can try it."
Nene thought for a moment and quickly nodded.
"Hey! You bastards over there, what are you doing standing there? Why aren't you getting out right away!"
The man looked around and saw that two people here were still not moving, he felt annoyed. He held his gun and walked towards the two of them.
He didn't realize that as he got closer, the eyes of the two people looking at him became increasingly dangerous.
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First floor, food court.
"Move faster!"
"Don't waste time!"
Under the urging of men in black combat uniforms one after another, dozens of hostages were driven from all over the mall like ducks being chased and finally concentrated in the open square of the food court.
It was obvious that these terrorists were holding them hostage, with the goal of obtaining a ransom or fulfilling a political agenda.
"The format of the equipment and mode of action... could it be Rebellion?"
Nene was also among the crowd, her small body not arousing too much vigilance, allowing her to carefully observe the clothing and action patterns of these terrorists.
Judging from their actions, at a glance, they seemed like ordinary criminals. It wasn't difficult to guess that this was an organized and planned operation.
Terrorist organizations in this world were quite rampant.
The reason, of course, was that this was a world of Blazers. Blazers with unruly personalities could easily stray from the path of Knights and become criminals who enjoyed killing people without cultivating their hearts.
There were even some very powerful Blazers among them, who could easily destroy cities and kill millions. Such Blazers had even formed an organization and became the largest criminal organization in the world, namely—the Terror Organization Rebellion.
Rebellion, along with the League of Mage-Knight Nations and the Union, was one of the three major organizations in the world.
Among them, the League of Mage-Knight Nations was an international management organization established after the Second World War, led by England, and composed of many small countries such as Japan, France, Israel, and Iraq. Whether in education, employment, granting qualifications, or deprivation, all had to be approved by the League.
Secondly, the Union referred to the loose alliance formed by many large countries such as the Chinese Federation, America, Russia, and Arabia, which was also the reason for the formation of the alliance.
Finally, there was the international terrorist organization—Rebellion.
It was a group of people who abused the abilities of Blazers, believing that Blazers were the chosen new humans and that ordinary people besides them were inferior humans. Therefore, they advocated that Blazers should dominate inferior humans and build a paradise for the new humans.
This idea was greatly opposed to the current international consensus, which stated that the social structure should be that Blazers protect ordinary people who were incompetent. Therefore, carrying out terrorist activities worldwide had met with resistance and opposition from societies worldwide, and this organization was designated as a notorious terrorist organization.
'If that's the case, then the people holding firearms can only be considered believers, and there must be an Apostle secretly guiding them.'
Nene speculated in her heart.
As one of the three major organizations in the world, Rebellion had a very complete force structure.
Although the main idea was to build a new world centered around Blazers, people often mistakenly believed that Rebellion was an organization consisting of all Blazers, but in fact, it wasn't.
More than 90% of Rebellion's members were believers who agreed with the idea of building a new world. Most of the believers were just ordinary people armed with firearms, and they were called Apostles.
The Apostles who were Blazers commanded the believers who were ordinary soldiers. This was the force structure and action plan of Rebellion.
Therefore, the soldiers who appeared now could only be considered small fry. The real big fish were the Apostles who hadn't shown up yet, namely the elite Blazers affiliated with Rebellion.
"Great, sensei is here too!"
While she was thinking about how to force the Apostle out, Stella's deliberately lowered voice came from the side.