My Post-Apocalyptic Territory

The Crimson Hand member, who had fallen to the ground, sneered inwardly. Perhaps the enemy didn't even have grenades, which was why they needed to do this to buy time.

Unfortunately, although he was interrupted and had to stop suppressing the enemy with firepower, he still had countless comrades. Those three were just making their last struggle.

Just as I was about to get up, my vision suddenly went dark.

A round, chubby creature appeared before him.

"What kind of monster?"

puff!

The longsword fell, instantly killing the member.

The same fate happened not only to this person.

Although most of the members of the Crimson Hand possessed the strength of the second level of awakening, they were caught off guard and could not withstand the puppet's sharp weapon.

After a brief exchange, several people died, and the remaining Crimson Hand members began to fight back.

Suddenly, another sphere was thrown this way. These spheres expanded and changed in mid-air, and soon, one by one, round puppets with thick and powerful arms crashed to the ground.

Some members of the Crimson Hand, who were poorly positioned, were even ridden on by the fat golems that landed on the spot.

They panicked.

"What exactly is this thing?"

"Fire! Fire! Fire now!"

"What's going on? Breaking my arms and legs doesn't help, they're still moving!"

Then came screams of agony.

While the basic puppet's strength is indeed not very high, its inherent characteristics mean it is not afraid of death. As long as it is not crippled or otherwise damaged, it will not affect the puppet's mobility.

A puppet was riddled with holes from a barrage of bullets, but it was unaffected. It then sliced ​​a Crimson Hand member in two with a single sword strike.

The other puppet, its body mangled, suddenly grabbed a member and its power unit exploded.

In this chaotic situation, basic warrior puppets could potentially trade one for one, or even one for two, against members of the Crimson Hand.

This was a good deal.

Above, Lin Mingjie looked completely astonished.

One moment everything was under control, but the next moment the situation completely changed.

"Does our investigation reveal any information regarding this ability to release puppets?"

Scarface thought for a moment, then shook his head. "No, this is likely a hidden trump card. I just didn't expect that two of those three people would be ability users."

The value of those with special abilities is well-known.

They could ignore relatively ordinary abilities that didn't significantly boost their combat power.

Both of these abilities—one is ice, and the other is puppetry—are top-tier abilities.

Lin Mingjie was even a little jealous.

"Fortunately, these two will die here today; otherwise, with their abilities, they might have become true super-strong individuals."

"You all go down too, and make sure they don't escape."

Lin Mingjie said to the two squad leaders behind him.

The two squad leaders nodded and jumped down from a height of two or three stories.

When they were halfway through the flight

A figure flashed by, and blood blossomed on the body of one of the squad leaders. He had landed gracefully from the air, but in an instant, he fell headfirst to the ground.

He could never get up again.

After landing, the other squad leader warily surveyed his surroundings. "Who attacked? Show yourself!"

Soon, he saw Tang Yu emerge from behind a pile of abandoned equipment.

She even greeted him.

At the same time, a ball was thrown out.

"Oh."

The Crimson Hand squad leader sneered inwardly. According to his observation, these puppets were not strong in themselves. They only relied on surprise to catch them off guard. But now, he was prepared.

He swung his sword.

—If you destroy the puppet before it is deployed, then all that will be left is a pile of scrap metal.

boom!!!

Contrary to expectations, the sphere did not unfold into a puppet; instead, it suddenly exploded!

The raging flames engulfed him.

Clearly, he didn't have a chance to think about why the script was different.

…………

above.

Lin Mingjie and Scarface both wore wary expressions.

The young man who had just killed the squad leader was now around them, his figure appearing and disappearing.

puff!

Scar had a cut on his arm.

"Boss, what do we do? This guy is too fast! How can he be this fast? His aura should be about the same as ours!"

Gray Blade entered combat mode, and his aura naturally erupted.

However, despite being roughly equal in strength, the opponent managed to suppress both of them single-handedly.

Lin Mingjie's gaze was solemn.

"You must be an ability user too, right? Your speed amplification ability is indeed top-tier, but unfortunately, speed amplification itself isn't that impressive—"

As he spoke, his skin turned bronze, and his entire body swelled up, bursting his shirt to reveal exaggeratedly large muscles.

His special ability.

Muscularization!

It belongs to the transformation type.

All aspects of physical fitness have been greatly improved.

"Got you!"

Lin Mingjie pushed off the ground, causing the iron plate to cave in with a bang. He charged straight up with a ferocious aura.

An ordinary person would be terrified on the spot by this aura.

Scarface couldn't keep up with the pace anymore, and just clicked his tongue, "It's quite remarkable that someone could force the boss to use his transformation ability."

The two engaged in close combat.

They clashed and fought.

The scars were dazzling.

Suddenly, Lin Mingjie's attack stopped, and he staggered back, revealing a deep scratch on his chest.

If he hadn't been in the process of transforming, this knife wound would have been enough to seriously injure him.

At this moment, however, Lin Mingjie's eyes showed a hint of fear.

I felt like prey.

But the opponent is a hunter.

"With skills like that, you can't possibly be a rogue awakened one! Who exactly are you! I know now, you must be someone that old ghost sent to secretly attack us!"

Lin Mingjie wanted to escape, but speed was Gray Blade's forte. If it were a head-on confrontation, he could hold out for a while longer. But once he lost confidence, he made more and more mistakes during the battle.

In an instant, his body was covered with wounds.

He realized he couldn't escape, so he gritted his teeth and unleashed his last bit of strength.

A desperate, all-or-nothing strike!

With a single axe stroke, he cleaved the gray blade in two at the waist. Before he could even rejoice, he saw the two broken pieces of the gray blade split into two figures, one on the left and one on the right, charging towards him.

Just a moment of stunned silence.

A dagger had already pierced his heart.

Grind it thoroughly.

…………

On the other side, seeing that his boss couldn't hold on any longer, Scarface naturally had no intention of going forward to help.

Since the two of them together couldn't win anyway, they might as well take this opportunity to escape.

He secretly escaped from one side of the factory.

A low murmur arose.

"freeze."

A chill swept in from all directions.

Scarface found his movements becoming increasingly sluggish. He struggled desperately, but a long sword pierced through his heart from behind.

Tang Yu withdrew his longsword, his wrist trembling slightly as he flicked away the bloodstains from the blade.

He then looked at the knife scar on the ground.

"This time, we won't be too poor, right?"

…………

A few streets away from the Crimson Hand stronghold.

Lin Wei stood in the center of the group when a subordinate came forward to report.

"Boss, there's been a gunfight in the Industrial Road area. It seems like there are mercenaries fighting."

Lin Wei waved his hand, "Don't worry about it. If you're going to have a headache, then let Old Man Lu have one..."

Suddenly he frowned.

Industrial Road... that sounds familiar, like I've heard it somewhere before?

He remembered.

Mingjie had told him that the mercenary group had a stronghold outside the city, in the vicinity of Industrial Road.

"The guards and the men of the First Army, follow me. The rest of you, continue forward."