Chapter 707
Chapter 707
Leading the charge was the "Rock" squad, the elite strike team moving like a sharp blade unsheathed, silently and swiftly advancing in combat formation toward the entrance of the deep underground lab.
The entrance was hidden beneath the ruins of the East District, sealed by a heavy alloy gate. The gate was now scarred with burn marks from energy weapons.
The air was thick with the smell of scorched metal and a faint, nauseating sweet-bloody scent—the lingering odor of the "Mind Control Elixir."
"Rock Squad, breach the gate!" Ronnie growled.
Jack took charge personally, while several team members quickly placed high-energy explosive devices on the alloy gate.
"Detonate!"
With a deafening blast, the heavy alloy gate was blown open, revealing a twisted gap and a dark passageway flickering with emergency red lights.
"Watch out! Ambush!" Uri's warning came almost at the same time as the explosion!
Several crimson energy beams, like the flicking tongues of venomous snakes, shot out from the depths of the passageway! Precise and ruthless, they aimed straight for the front members of the "Rock" squad!
"Shields up!" Jack roared.
The special armor on the "Rock" squad members instantly glowed with an earthy yellow light, layers of energy shields stacking up.
The crimson beams struck the shields, producing dull explosions. The shields wavered violently, their light fading fast! Though they blocked the fatal shots, the powerful impact forced several team members to grunt and stagger back!
"It's the 'Blood Talon' energy guns! Elite infiltrators from the New World Alliance!" Sabrina immediately identified the weapon, her own gun already raised, "Two at three o'clock! One hidden firing point at eleven o'clock!"
Almost as she called out the positions, Sabrina's energy pistol fired three crisp shots! Three focused blue beams, as if guided, disappeared into the shadows of the passageway!
Two short screams echoed, and the firepower at three o'clock went silent!
The hidden point at eleven o'clock was hit precisely at the edge of its cover by a blue beam, sparking a burst of electricity and temporarily suppressing it!
"No wonder she's my wife!" I always thought Sabrina was delicate, but I was wrong today!
Gilbert is her only child, and to keep the Harvey family strong, she must have practiced shooting a lot, hoping to support Gilbert.
"Uri!" I called out in a low voice.
"Got it! Time to show what the Wildman Tribe can do!" Uri formed hand signs, a silver glint flashing in his eyes, "Space · Warp Disruption!"
An invisible wave of spatial distortion instantly swept over the passageway ahead!
The enemies trying to lock onto targets or make short-range movements froze, as if stuck in an unseen swamp!
"Strike team! Charge!"
Seizing the moment, Ronnie rushed into the passageway like a tiger descending a mountain!
The "Edge" unit of the Awakened Legion followed closely, their powers lighting up the dark passageway with fiery, icy, or sharp auras bursting forth!
"Sophia, life-link the strike vanguard! Dane, Lily, get ready to disrupt the enemy's force field generators!"
I gave quick orders while the energy of the Control Spirit Crystal flowed through me again, a thin blue shield covering my body as I charged in after Ronnie!
Inside the passageway, the battle heated up instantly!
Crimson beams clashed and exploded with various colorful powers! Roars, the rumble of gunfire, and the shattering of energy shields mixed together!
The infiltrators from the New World Alliance were clearly prepared, using the complex cover of the lab passageway and pre-set automated weapon points to put up a fierce resistance.
They moved fast, coordinated perfectly, and their weapons and tactics carried the signature ruthlessness and efficiency of the New World Alliance.
But the strike team's edge was sharper!
The "Rock" squad acted like a moving fortress, enduring the firepower and steadily pushing forward, creating space for those behind.
Ronnie was like a human beast, his awakened "Metal Surge" power coating his arms in flowing liquid metal, turning them into massive fists or blades. Each swing carried devastating force, smashing through cover and enemies alike!
The Awakened Legion's power users showed their skills: firestorms swept through the passageway, ice froze paths, and telekinesis controlled metal shards to form deadly whirlwinds.
Sabrina and Lily's precise shots were like the whisper of death, taking out every threat that showed itself.
Uri's spatial disruption crippled the enemy's prized mobility.
Dane focused on finding and jamming hidden energy nodes and force field generators, weakening the enemy's defenses.
Sophia's life-link acted like an invisible net over the charging fighters. While it couldn't fully block lethal attacks, it shared damage at critical moments and provided a bit of healing, greatly boosting the team's endurance in battle.
I moved among the team, the purifying power of the Control Spirit Crystal not only defending against stray mental pollution waves that broke through our lines but also, at key moments, firing a pure blue beam to disable a critical enemy weapon link or clear a deadly energy cloud.
The passageway was littered with bodies, smoke hanging heavy in the air. The strike team pushed forward layer by layer with unstoppable momentum!
Finally, at the cost of a dozen wounded or fallen fighters, we broke through the last defensive gate, and a vast space opened up before us!
It was an enormous underground area, far larger than any ordinary lab.
Countless giant transparent incubation pods stood like a forest, most of them shattered. Sticky cultivation fluid mixed with unknown organic matter flowed across the ground, giving off a strong mix of chemical and rotting smells.
Broken cables hung like dying snakes in the air, sparking with dangerous electricity.
In the central area, a circular platform encased in a high-intensity energy shield stood out. On it were several precision instruments glowing faintly, along with a few metal boxes locked in special force fields!
"The core lab! The stuff is still here!" Jack's voice trembled with suppressed excitement.
But before we could get closer—
"Not bad for someone who can purify the 'Mind Control Elixir.' Impressive. But the game ends here."
A cold, metallic voice suddenly echoed from above in the vast lab.
We froze, startled, and looked toward the source of the sound.
On the highest suspended observation platform in the lab, a figure had appeared without us noticing.
He wore the signature dark red combat suit of the New World Alliance. He wasn't tall, even a bit thin, and his face was covered by a metal mask that only revealed cold, piercing eyes.
Hands in his pockets, he looked down at us from above, as if we were prey caught in a trap.
A mental wave, far stronger, colder, and more oppressive than anything from the infiltrators before, swept over the entire lab space like an invisible tide!
This mental wave carried a chilling, chaotic force that felt like it could twist willpower itself!
"New World Alliance, 'Mind Shepherd'—Heart Eater," the cold eyes under the metal mask locked onto me, "By order of the 'Main Brain,' I've been waiting for you. Your Control Spirit Crystal, and all of you leftover 'kindling,' will become fuel for the New World's fire right here!"
As his words fell, dozens of figures silently emerged from the shadows around the lab.
Their eyes were empty, yet their movements were eerily synchronized. They radiated the mental waves of deep control—clearly, they were the missing or presumed dead high-ranking fighters of the Elite Alliance!
They'd been controlled! Turned into puppets under Heart Eater's command!
Even more chilling, from the depths of the lab behind the shattered incubation pods, came a creepy, scalp-tingling sound like countless insect legs skittering. Something else was waking up!
The real trap was just baring its fangs! The core lab was within reach, yet it felt like a dragon's den! The strike team was now surrounded like never before!