CHAPTER 486: CHAPTER 155: A MEMORABLE VICTORY

"Ret...retreat?"

The captain’s mouth gaped open upon hearing the order, as if he’d heard something incomprehensible.

Retreat.

Doesn’t that mean admitting Huang Ban’s failure?

The agent who arrived saw the captain’s hesitation, looked down upon him, and said,

"This is not a suggestion; it’s an order from Miss Meizhi."

Then he muttered in a voice everyone present could hear,

"Hmph, if it weren’t for you incompetent guys unable to handle even a group of mercenaries and gangsters, would Miss Meizhi have to personally step in to clean up your mess?"

The officers and commanders at the Huang Ban command center were extremely embarrassed by these words, cursing silently at this guy’s rudeness. Did he think they wanted things to turn out this way?

Who the hell would know a bunch of lunatics descended on Night City, and even if you gave the Vortex Gang cyberpsychos the guts of ten of the fiercest mercenaries, they wouldn’t dare crash a hovercar into the Huang Ban Tower.

Didn’t you see Adam Smasher being chased around the streets now?

If you’re so capable, why don’t you go up there? What’s the point of chirping here?

But they only dared to mock a little in their hearts, not daring to say anything outright. The captain gave a look to the adjutant beside him, who immediately began relaying orders to the squad leaders over the command channel.

"Attention all squads, retreat from Panshing Street in an orderly fashion following the planned route, provide mutual cover, and the company will send personnel to meet you at the outskirts of the combat zone."

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"Retreat at this time?"

Though shocked that the command center would issue such an almost impossible order, Nishijima Da Ren still steeled himself and spoke in the channel,

"Saitama Squad is under enemy attack, the biotruck has been forcibly shut down, the enemy has already occupied the first floor, and their attack is fierce. We cannot effectively retreat, requesting support."

The Truth Department, after shutting down the trucks, charged at the buildings on both sides, forcing the stationed Huang Ban troops to stack desks and cabinets in the corridors to set up machine guns.

Just as he finished speaking, those maniacs in black coats downstairs launched another assault on the stairway, and Nishijima Da Ren had to shut off the channel and quickly pulled the trigger towards the bottom. The bullet instantly tore apart the foremost enemy, and the grenade that wasn’t tossed exploded upon hitting the ground, shredding the body into pieces.

The soldier at the window shouted,

"The enemy is climbing up the outer wall!"

Not just on this side, but even on the opposite building, there were a lot of people climbing along the walls with cyborg bodies. Conventional defenses were like paper in the face of such cybernetics. Just as he wanted to fire at the players on the opposite wall, the Vortex Gang from the street and the second-floor windows began providing suppressive fire on those enemies at the windows, continuously offering the players opportunities to advance.

Even those two expensive ADS defense vehicles got smashed by them, and the suppressed rocket fire had the Huang Ban troops gasping for breath.

"They’re everywhere!"

In the soldier’s eyes, those wall-climbing guys launched attack after attack relentlessly, just like zombies in movies, as if they didn’t need rest.

If that were all, it might’ve been fine, but some of the maniacs were climbing with Sianweistan, scaling several floors in a swoosh, which was just ridiculously outrageous.

"Then fire everywhere!"

Crack—

The crisp sound of shattering glass echoed as the Truth Department first climbed to the floor defended by the Huang Ban troops, swiftly removing the machine gun from their backs and pulling the trigger on soldiers who hadn’t had time to turn and defend. Their expressions twisted as if overtaken by a sudden illness, while crazily laughing,

"Ahahahaha!!! Kill them all!!!"

Especially the sound, muffled and bizarre after passing through the gas mask.

The internal communication of Saitama Squad instantly descended into chaos

"Defense line breached! Repeating! Defense line breached!"

"They’re rushing through! They’re rushing through! Ahhhh!!!!"

A Huang Ban soldier who had run out of bullets fled into the bathroom in a panic, slammed the door shut, and curled up in the corner, trembling, continuously praying these maniacs would overlook his presence, but in the next second—

Bang!

A sharp fire axe hacked into the bathroom door, and the composite wood panel was immediately split open, the gap widening with each chop.

"Ah!!!"

The noise nearly drove the soldier to a breakdown, fumbling to pull the trigger of his gun at the bathroom door, but the empty weapon couldn’t miraculously conjure up bullets for him. The soldier even forgot that his cybernetic enhancements in close combat could easily match his opponent.

"Ahhh!!!!"

Hearing the screaming inside, the figure from the propaganda department, after removing the mask, revealed a face marred by mustard gas burns. Squeeze his half-burned face into the gap in the door, showing a horrifying smile to the Huang Ban soldier in the corner.

"Here is Johnny..."

"Ah!! Uh...."

The soldier let out a scream, rolled his eyes back, went limp, and fainted from fear.

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Adam Smasher, who had retreated from the building, was being chased across the street by dozens of players, causing mayhem wherever they went. The firefight was unusually fierce on both sides, and not only Huang Ban agents but also the Vortex Gang and other mercenaries had to avoid them, fearing accidental injuries.

Only when Smasher reunited with Grayson and other subordinates and received ammo supplies within the moving vehicle did they find a moment to breathe.

Never feeling so humiliated, Smasher wished he could go back and smash that guy again.