death of hope

Chapter 1064 "Psionic Storm" (137) Out of Control

Seven hours later,

29th, night.

"Zh1 and his men...our plan...has long been known to the enemy..."

Drizzt... is a traitor...

Switching to the backup channel, Donya repeated the last sentence to ensure her teammates heard it clearly.

No one objected; there was only a sorrowful silence and the crackling of static electricity.

Despite their reluctance, they had to admit the truth: the organization's most elite GRU agents had become traitors.
This person betrayed the entire assassination plan for the senator to the organization's mortal enemies, to corporations, and to federal government clients.
The GRU has a very small number of agents, requiring outstanding talent and long-term effort to build up. It is no exaggeration to say that "losing one person is like losing a thousand troops." This time, three key generals were lost, which can be described as a major blow to the organization's strength.

The operators' tragic sacrifice was not due to the enemy's strength, but rather to the betrayal of their own comrades.

The loss of comrades-in-arms with whom one has shared every day, the loss of a comrade as close as blood relatives—such grief and sorrow would be unbearable even for a man as strong as steel…

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"Paul! Stop playing dumb! You're the commander-in-chief of the operation, say something and explain yourself!" Nikolai roared in grief and anger.

"My people..."

Takiya...

Ando…

Dimiqie…

died!

It's all because a traitor emerged from among the people you brought! You bear full responsibility!

Organizational discipline is strict, and such disrespectful language towards a commander is absolutely unacceptable. The innocent Pavel Korchagin did not reprimand the other man; instead, like a schoolboy who had done something wrong, he dared not even breathe loudly, and said with a pitiful expression:

"I'm sorry... I... I don't know what happened to me..."

Old Cui…he…he’s a veteran GRU agent, our mentor…it couldn’t be him who betrayed us…”

At this moment, Nikolai was filled with grief and indignation and couldn't listen to anything: "Sorry? What the hell does apology do! The new Sapporo branch that I built from scratch... is now just me, the lone commander!"

Takiya and Ando... they're like my children. Ando has always had a crush on Takiya... and Dmitri (Dmitri's Russian nickname)... he's my sworn brother! We fought side by side in the trenches!
My people... are dead... all of them are dead!

If they made a mistake, or the opponent was too strong, that would be one thing... But... to die because of betrayal... I... can't swallow this!
"Paul Korchagin! You little brat whose beard hasn't even fully grown yet! You better listen up! I'm going to sue you to the GM Committee and the military court in our base!"

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"Calm down... Brother Nikolai... I know you're heartbroken..." Having just escaped death, Tonya, barely catching her breath, began pleading for Paul: "But Pavrusha (Paul's Russian nickname) really didn't know Drizzt betrayed the organization... He's innocent..."

Nikolai continued relentlessly, yelling, "You little brat! You're that guy's girlfriend, of course you'll take his side! Ando, ​​who was in your group, is dead, how come you escaped and survived?!"

"That's going too far! Nikolai! You're a branch leader, a veteran of the GRU, how can you not distinguish right from wrong?!" Sergei, usually a drunkard spouting nonsense, was surprisingly calm this time:

"Everyone in the organization knows I have a blood feud with Pointy Ears! But Old Cui is different. Who in Gruuri hasn't taken his class? Who hasn't been saved by him?! If it weren't for Old Cui, would you, Nikolai, be alive today?!" Nikolai retorted, "Nonsense! As the saying goes, those who are not of our kind will surely have different hearts! Facts prove that aliens cannot be trusted! That Pointy Ears traitor caused a disaster! Are you still trying to whitewash him?!"

"It's not about whitewashing... but rather..."

Betrayed by his old friend, Paul was so upset he almost cried: "I...I really can't understand...why Old Cui would betray us..."

"You bunch of headquarters-sent...you're all a bunch of fucking useless idiots! You can keep thinking about it! I'm off to get my revenge!"

After saying that, the system notified that someone had left the channel.

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Paul frantically called out, "Old Lei! Hey, hey, hey! Nikolai?! Don't do anything foolish!"

"Sigh..." Donya sighed softly, "He can't hear me, he must have gone to find the senator. That place is heavily fortified, there's no point in going there alone..."

"Old Lai... he won't listen to anything! He's heartbroken... he's furious!" Sergei said; "Boss! We can't just stand by and do nothing!"

"Of course...and...we haven't completed our mission yet..." Paul pondered for a moment and said, "I hereby declare that we shall now begin...the execution of Plan D. I will be near the target point, waiting for you all to assemble and move out together."

"Plan D... Haha... Why not just say we're going to our deaths..." Sergei said with a wry smile.

"What are you talking about? Joining GRU... do you think you can live to be a hundred? Sooner or later, this day will come, our... solemn moment will arrive..." Tonya replied firmly, "Commander, I've rested... and I'm approaching the target point. Old Xie, if you're scared, you'd better get lost!"

Sergei said, "Afraid of death? Hmph, my liver is already ruined from drinking, my lungs are completely blackened, and I'm in the late stages of radiation sickness. I've lived long enough! Wouldn't it be wonderful to slaughter a few more company dogs and federal dogs one last time? You wait, I'll be there soon!"

(Murphy's Law really did me right... What I feared most... ultimately couldn't be avoided...)
Pavel Korchagin pulled up his collar, lowered his head, and, with a backpack full of weapons on his back, walked against the fleeing crowd toward the float carrying the senator.

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Suddenly, a deafening explosion was heard. At first, it seemed Nikolai had made his move, but looking towards the floats, no flames were visible.

(Strange…) Paul turned his head to look in the direction from which the explosion came, and froze:

In the New Sapporo Financial Center, a skyscraper with more than 200 floors collapsed in an explosion. It was in the direction from the city center to the development zone, and explosions and gunshots were still being heard continuously.

Citizens who had just fled from the parade were now running back in a panic, as if they had encountered something more dangerous and terrifying than an assassination attempt.

Paul helped an older man who had fallen to his feet and asked, "What happened over there?"

"I don't know!" The uncle spoke with a heavy accent, but it was still somewhat understandable: "Everyone was running back... so I just followed the crowd..."

Paul released the man, who thanked him and ran off in a flash. Then, a female office worker in high heels tripped over the curb. Paul helped her up and asked, "Ma'am, what happened over there?"

The older woman frantically picked up what had fallen from her bag: "Something terrible has happened! I heard a mutated monster escaped from a research institute! The police and the National Guard are no match for it; the building was blown up... but the monster is perfectly fine, still alive and kicking, eating people everywhere..."

Before Li Ang could ask a second question, the older woman threw down her high heels and ran away barefoot.

Hearing the sound of military boots, Li Ang turned around and saw a group of National Guard soldiers in camouflage uniforms jumping off the blocked truck and walking towards the direction of the explosion.

An officer walked past him with a walkie-talkie, shouting urgently into the microphone:

"Our police station and National Guard can't stop that monster! We need heavy firepower support! We implore the general to quickly send armored units into the city! Otherwise, Shin-Sapporo will be doomed!"