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Chapter 157 You brought tanks, but I—brought the future! (Seeking monthly votes)

The top of the armored vehicle.

Ethan Hunt, with only his head showing, frowned as his gaze swept quickly across the chaotic battlefield.

Two groups, no, three groups deserve to die; he couldn't even count how many factions were fighting at the scene.

But the group of guys at the very back, with their "CTU" badges gleaming on their chests, were particularly eye-catching. People from the Counter-Terrorism Bureau are always so flamboyant, as if they're afraid others won't know who they are.

Ethan gritted his teeth, caught in a dilemma.

For the safety of the nanobombs, Rorschach's group couldn't bombard them; they had to rely on encirclement. However, CTU...
After all, they are federal law enforcement agencies. If they were to wipe them all out here, the subsequent troubles would likely snowball.

"Bang bang bang-!"

Before Ethan could even weigh his options, the counterterrorism agents opened fire without hesitation, bullets whistling past the armored vehicles and heading straight for Rorschach and his group.

"General?"

The adjutant lowered his voice and asked, his eyes questioning.

Ethan narrowed his eyes and pondered for a moment, then suddenly raised his hand and made a decisive gesture: "Focus on intercepting the group with the briefcase. Deploy a deterrent barrage on the group in uniforms, keeping them at a safe distance."

Upon hearing this order, the officers around him exchanged puzzled glances.

They know all too well their general's attitude toward the Americans, so this restraint today is rather unusual.

As soon as the order was given, intense artillery fire immediately blocked the retreat of Rorschach's team.

The counterterrorism agents who were trying to encircle the enemy were thrown off balance by the shockwave of the explosion. Shells exploding one after another on the wasteland ahead kicked up clouds of dust, forming an insurmountable barrier of fire.

"Fuck! Damn Europeans!"

Agent Seven spat angrily and turned to Shaw: "Haven't the DHS (Department of Homeland Security) people arrived yet?"

"No."

Xiao clung tightly to a tree trunk for cover, the blast wave ruffling her carefully tied ponytail. "Not only have we not seen anyone from DHS, but we haven't heard from the elite team the CIA claimed to have sent either. Do you think we've been tricked? Why is it that our counterterrorism bureau has been leading the charge all this time?"

Number Seven didn't answer immediately. He stared at the precise artillery fire a hundred meters away, his eyes growing cold: "Never mind that for now, have all the possible evacuation routes around here been blocked?"

“Apart from the docks, the main highways are all under our control,” Xiao replied quickly, recalling the events.

"Split into two teams. Xiao, you stay here and guard the area. I'll lead the team to blockade the dock."

Number Seven immediately led a dozen men around the bombing zone and sped toward the military dock a few miles away.

As for why the Slovakian military only dared to conduct deterrent artillery fire, he didn't bother to investigate further.

It's highly likely that after shooting down several of their helicopters, these Europeans learned their lesson and dared not offend the Americans again.

Watching Number Seven's departing figure, Xiao couldn't help but frown.

Does this guy really think Rorschach and his crew can escape from the armored forces' encirclement?

At this moment, Ethan, who had been observing from a distance, breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the counter-terrorism bureau personnel had stopped pursuing them.

He shows no mercy to his enemies, but when it comes to his own side, he always leaves some room for maneuver.

He decisively waved his hand, and the armored vehicle beneath his feet immediately roared to life, leading a torrent of steel to encircle Luo Xia and his group.

As Luo Xia was running for his life, he stared intently at the approaching group of tanks and armored vehicles a few hundred meters away.

Even if the enemy doesn't bombard them with artillery fire for the time being, with the armored vehicles advancing at full speed, they will be surrounded in no time, and they will surely die then.

His gaze swept quickly across the formation of the tank encirclement, and suddenly he grabbed Harry Hart's shoulder:

"Do you have a grenade launcher?!"

"Woterfa?"

Harry's eyes widened in disbelief. "You think I'm the kind of person who carries grenades around?!"

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Rorschach then looked at Ilsa and Smith, both of whom shook their heads helplessly.

Suddenly realizing something, Ilsa asked urgently, "You're not thinking of using nanobombs, are you?"

"That's right, but it's a pity that you agents don't even bring a decent launching device with you when you go out!"

Luo Xia cursed through gritted teeth, glancing at the dock several kilometers away. It was almost impossible to escape the encirclement and pursuit of the armored vehicles.

Or, we could use two bombs as bait first, and then...
"Can this be used as a grenade launcher?"

Johnny, the unassuming, thick-browed agent, suddenly raised his hand and pulled a red flare gun from his pocket: "It's a bit small in caliber, but it should fit."

"A flare gun?" Ilsa looked at him in confusion. "You even forgot to bring your sidearm when you went out, but you brought a flare gun?!"

“I’m a bad shot, I can’t hit anyone,” Johnny shrugged matter-of-factly. “But I can just fire the flare gun into the sky, I need a way to call for help.”

".All right."

Ilsa was speechless.

Although this guy is a bit eccentric, he always comes in handy at crucial moments.

Luo Xia snatched the signal gun, turned his back to the crowd, and quickly operated the briefcase in front of his chest.

Soon, a bullet, about two palm-lengths long and emitting an eerie green light, was removed.

The green liquid sealed in glass at the tip of the warhead is the nanobomb that has attracted so much attention from various forces.

It contains nanobots that can devour all metal and multiply indefinitely!

"Fuck you." Luo Xia deftly took the flare out of the signal gun and then carefully inserted the nanobot warhead into the chamber.

He squinted at the tanks and armored vehicles gradually forming an encirclement ahead, then suddenly curled his lips into a smile: "Do you know what the protagonist in a movie would say at a time like this?"

Harry, Smith, and Ilsa exchanged glances, and then blurted out in unison:

"Say hello to my little friend?"

"Yippee-ki-yay, Motherf****r (Merry Christmas, you bastard!)?"

"Dodge this?"

Classic movie lines kept popping out of their mouths, and even they couldn't explain why they would think of these things at such a critical moment.

But watching Rorschach hold the flare gun in a standard tactical stance, one gets a strange sense of absurd relaxation.

“You brought tanks, I brought the future?” Agent Johnny, who had been mostly silent, suddenly raised an eyebrow and looked at Rorschach.

These words made Luo Xia's eyes light up, and a wild smile appeared on his lips: "Yay. This is the line I wanted!"

Before he could finish speaking, Luo Xia whirled around, raised the red signal pistol to his eyes, aimed it at the T-72 main battle tank that had already entered firing range, and roared at the top of his lungs:

"You brought tanks, I brought the future!!!"

"call out--!"

Trigger pulled.

The green warhead roared out under the propulsion of high-pressure gas!

"Boom!!!"

The warhead accurately hit the first tank, shattering the bulletproof glass upon impact. The built-in chemical ignition device was instantly activated, completely releasing the swarm of nanobots inside the warhead!
To everyone's astonishment, countless swarms of nanomachines, almost invisible to the naked eye, began to spread.

The 46-ton steel behemoth, made entirely of composite armor steel, melted away as quickly as butter when it encountered a hot knife!
In just three seconds, the three tank crew members fell to the ground in a sorry state, and their assault rifles disappeared under the invasion of the nanobots!
"Hold!"

Upon seeing this, Rorschach cursed.

He had thought these nanobots could devour both people and metal, but now it seems they are only effective against metal!

But what's chilling is that the swarm of nanobots, which were originally invisible to the naked eye, multiplied exponentially after devouring a tank, and is now spreading outwards like a sandstorm.

Before the armored vehicles and tanks could react, they were completely covered by the silver-gray swarm of nanobots.

The most terrifying thing is that these insects are devouring things at an ever-increasing speed—initially it took three seconds to devour a tank, but as their numbers have grown exponentially, the devouring speed has become so fast that it is impossible to see with the naked eye!

"A generous gift—shit!"

Ilsa's eyes widened, and she involuntarily swore.

She now finally understood why the orders from her superiors were to prevent the nanobombs from falling into enemy hands at all costs.

Unlike Rorschach, who only thought about killing more people to gain justice points, Ilsa, Harry, Smith, and even Shaw in the distance clearly realized that once this weapon was put into actual combat, the consequences would be unimaginable.

No, they don't even need to go to the battlefield. As long as an agent sneaks into a military factory in the rear with a few items, it can cause a catastrophic paralysis of the entire military industrial system!
"That's an exaggeration."

In just ten seconds, all the steel tanks in front of them had been turned into a pile of scrap metal, and even the soldiers' weapons had turned into iron filings. Everyone was now an unarmed lamb to the slaughter!

Ilsa clenched her fists tightly, secretly vowing to bring this thing back to Great Britain.

"Rorschach, we can talk again. Name your price."

She turned around, ready to have a serious talk with Luo Xia, only to find that Luo Xia had already disappeared!
The madman took off running the moment he fired the shot, and while everyone was still in shock, he had already run several hundred meters away!
Three.

Rorschach ignored the shouts behind him, his mind preoccupied with figuring out how to maximize the use of the remaining nanobombs!
"First, the Golden Gate Bridge! Then the Brooklyn Bridge... oh right, how could we forget the Statue of Liberty, the symbol of the American spirit! Hahaha!"

Thinking of the terrified look on the faces of those people in the White House, Rorschach couldn't help but grin.

"It's a shame the White House isn't made of metal."

He ran all the way and soon arrived at the military dock that Ilsa had mentioned.

He had no interest in the speedboat the other party mentioned; this dock lacked everything, but speedboats were the one thing it had in abundance!
"Bang bang bang bang!!!"

He raised his submachine gun and swiftly dispatched several nearby soldiers before dashing toward a military speedboat.

Once we get into the Danube, and contact Harold to send a helicopter for a rescue, everything will be a success.

However, the familiar scene played out again.

"Boom-boom!!!"

Several rockets suddenly roared down from the night sky, instantly turning all the ships on the dock into burning ruins!
Luo Xia looked up abruptly and saw a silver fighter jet gradually appearing like a ghost in the previously empty sky.

Stealth fighters?!
It can be this invisible?!
He instinctively took a few steps back, even preparing to jump directly into the river with his suitcase in his arms.

But unexpectedly, the fighter jets did not continue to attack him.

The cabin door opened and closed rapidly, as if something had been dropped.

Just as Rorschach was wondering, his ears twitched slightly, and he immediately raised his arm to protect his head.

"Oh!"

A heavy impact caused him to stagger back a few steps.

Rorschach glanced around warily, his expression turning unusually grave.

"The Invisible Man?"

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