Chapter 420: Odds of Victory
Chapter 420: Odds of Victory
As the thick smoke rose from the bridge, it served as a marker, and the members of the assault team who were still in the air began to gather and descend towards it.
This time, they only needed to focus on the attack, without worrying about other areas, as there would be people behind them obstructing the rescue personnel under the bridge.
Meanwhile, the two Tier Three combatants they had hired were already waiting at one end of the bridge, facing the Central City District. They were not responsible for the specific assault operations but were blocking anyone from reaching the bridge.
At the same time, on both sides of the bridge, people were quickly emerging from beneath the sea's surface, climbing up the bridge piers. Not only in the convoy's section but also at both ends of the bridge, there were continuous shadows, indicating a considerable number of people.
These were all pre-positioned ambushers. Some were members of the assault team, while others were armed groups hired from overseas.
In reality, these people were cannon fodder, responsible for creating chaos and adding firepower. From the beginning, the team had planned to abandon them without expecting much from them.
The company's security guards on the convoy side had also realized the situation. They continuously fired at the descending figures above and the leaping figures in front of them. However, these people merely swayed their bodies and disappeared from their original positions, moving too fast for the naked eye to react.
The security guards realized something was amiss, and their implants quickly secreted hormones and injected stimulants, enhancing their neural response capabilities. Even so, they could only barely catch glimpses of the rapidly moving and jumping figures. Despite their guns firing continuously, not a single shot hit its target.
The assault team that arrived this time was not limited to Tier Three combatants; there were also Tier One and Tier Two armed assault personnel.
After landing, they returned fire at the security guards taking cover behind the vehicles.
Both sides wore protective armor, so despite the continuous gunfire, no one fell immediately. As the Tier Three combatants advanced, the security guards blocking the road were either knocked aside or thrown to the other side. Even the vehicles blocking the way were easily pushed aside.
At this moment, Sister Huan also released her parachute, allowing it to drift towards the sea, while she stood firmly on top of the guardrail pillar on one side of the bridge. She looked at the team members in front of her and asked, "Where's Jiang Huowang?"
A team member replied, "He's already gone."
In the convoy, Chen Chuan's car stopped after receiving a message. He took out the Snow Empress Blade and pushed the door open from the inside.
He first observed the situation around him and noticed people climbing up on both sides of the bridge, while others were flying towards them using glider wings.
He ignored the ordinary gunmen and attackers, focusing on the Tier Three combatants mixed among the attackers.
With just a glance, he knew that the number of people who had come today was no less than the Viper Team's previous attack, and they were also from the same team.
At this moment, his gaze moved past the crowd and into the distance, where he saw a woman wearing a fitted bodysuit and goggles, her body curves accentuated, with short hair cut to her ears. She stood on top of a high pillar, her legs in a straight line, hands slightly apart, holding two long spikes. The muscles on her legs were taut, indicating the formidable power within.
From the reactions of those around her and her position, he could sense that she was the leader.
Just then, a shadow fell above, blocking his vision, and a figure landed with a thud in front of him.
He looked up and saw a young man with medium-length hair, half of his face covered by a lock of hair, revealing only the other half.
The man's skin had a slightly bluish tint, and his eyes were abnormally dark. In each of his hands, he held a three-bladed long knife, resembling extended claws, with the tips gleaming with sharp cold light.
The man seemed exhilarated, staring intently at Chen Chuan, and said in accented Da Shun dialect, "You're Chen Chuan, aren't you? Come, let's fight..." followed by a string of unintelligible words.
As he spoke, the man seemed to be carried away by his emotions, and his body surged forward. The ground cracked under his feet, and in an instant, he was right in front of Chen Chuan.
Chen Chuan glanced to the sides, and figures appeared on both sides, all the Tier Three combatants he had spotted earlier. They were all fixated on him, not yet making a move, but undoubtedly increasing the threat.
As he observed, his biological field domain expanded outward, allowing him to detect anyone who entered his range or attempted an attack at the first moment. Not only that, but he skillfully altered the field, making it impossible for others to discern his true strength.
With his heightened focus, everything around him seemed to slow down, including the person rushing towards him.
He watched the approaching claws and the excited face behind them, his gaze as calm as could be. He lowered his center of gravity slightly and took a step back.
As he sidestepped to avoid the claws, he reached out and grabbed the attacker's arm, snapping it with a loud crack. Just as he was about to exert more force, he sensed something and tilted his head, dodging a bullet.
His eyes flashed, and he immediately realized that there was a Tier Three gunman among the attackers, a rare sight. While he was thinking, the man whose arm had been broken didn't seem to feel any pain, and he swung his other claw towards Chen Chuan. Chen Chuan easily deflected the attack and threw the man away.
As Sister Huan watched Jiang Huowang's attack being easily countered by Chen Chuan, her expression remained calm, and the other team members also displayed remarkable composure.
They were well aware of Jiang's unique physique, his secret method of cultivating essence blood, and his exceptional ability to absorb medications. With his stored medicinal properties and enhanced recovery, he could quickly restore himself.
Just as the two engaged in combat, the assault team members on both sides of the bridge railing simultaneously fired net guns, launching spear-like projectiles that pierced the railing and the bridge surface thirty meters away, instantly forming a giant net above Chen Chuan and the nearby convoy.
While this net couldn't stop a Tier Three combatant from breaking through, even a momentary hindrance would be enough for their purposes.
Within the convoy, Meng Shu sat in her specially reinforced vehicle. Its thick protective armor and stable structure ensured it couldn't be easily split open or smashed.
As soon as the attack began, anchors were deployed from the undercarriage, locking the vehicle firmly to the bridge surface, preventing it from being easily moved or overturned by external forces.
Despite the constant rain of bullets on the vehicle's exterior, Meng Shu remained remarkably composed.
Security personnel and vehicles continuously moved into position around the main car, including some combatants who vigilantly scanned the surroundings, wary of potential explosive or armor-piercing weapons.
Although their communication signals had been initially blocked, they quickly activated the field domain's biological signal enhancer, ensuring uninterrupted team communication.
At that moment, a security captain on the boundary token suggested, "Miss, the enemy's main force is occupied by Consultant Chen. We can try to clear a path. Miss, should we escort you to safety?"
Meng Shu calmly replied, "No, stay here."
She then called out, "Li Ying."
A flash of light illuminated the front, and Li Ying's figure appeared in the seat opposite Meng Shu, smiling as she asked, "Miss, what are your instructions?"
Meng Shu was determined to bring Li Ying back to the company, and her physical body was currently in an armed cargo truck at the rear of the convoy.
In a 6, 9, 1, and 8, there is no mistake in the book version!
Meng Shu looked at Li Ying and said, "Li Ying, I hope to gather and annihilate these attackers here. Can you do it without using your physical body?"
Li Ying possessed direct attack capabilities, but they required her physical body to manifest, an option reserved for extreme situations. The Da Shun Government closely monitored active consciousness entities, so companies avoided such measures whenever possible.
Li Ying smiled and said, "The focus right now is on Consultant Chen. As long as he can eliminate the attackers, your wish can be easily fulfilled."
Meng Shu asked, "Li Ying, what do you think are Consultant Chen's chances of victory?"
Li Ying glanced outside and provided a statistic, "Ninety-eight percent." She turned to Meng Shu and smiled, "Even without my intervention, Consultant Chen can single-handedly annihilate all the attackers."
On the bridge, although Jiang Huowang had been thrown to the ground, his arm, which had been twisted and crushed, was visibly regenerating at a rapid pace. However, his expression had become crazed.
Whenever he wore this expression, the assault team members would be secretly startled, subconsciously moving away, as he often became indiscriminate in such moments.
Jiang Huowang roared and charged towards Chen Chuan again.
The secret method he cultivated was exceptionally unique; upon entering a certain state, his speed and strength would increase accordingly. Combined with his robust recovery, he was an extremely formidable close-quarters combatant, which was precisely why they had chosen him.
Chen Chuan watched as Jiang approached, and although he was fast, in Chen's eyes, it wasn't fast enough. With a thought, his second self merged with Jiang, and he took half a step to the side.
Jiang's vision blurred, and Chen Chuan's figure disappeared from sight. Then, he felt a tight grip on his arm, and he was seized again at the same spot as before.
He felt himself being dragged by a powerful force, followed by a dizzying spin, and then, with a loud bang, he was slammed onto the bridge surface, and the impact created a circle of cracks where he landed.
Although several of his ribs were broken, his life field domain remained vibrant, and the broken areas quickly regenerated. Chen Chuan raised his fist, aimed at Jiang's skull, and smashed it downwards!
"Boom!"
In the instant the fist landed, a loud gunshot echoed from a distance.
It was the Tier Three combatant with a gun, seizing the opportunity to fire a shot he was confident Chen Chuan couldn't possibly dodge. Even if he couldn't kill him, he could at least inflict severe damage.
However, as he watched the scene unfold, he couldn't help but gape in shock.
On the bridge, Jiang Huowang still lay there, but his head had been smashed into a bloody pulp!
Chen Chuan withdrew his fist, now covered in white mist, from the shattered skull, and slowly straightened up. A deformed bullet head slid down his skull and dropped to the ground with a ding.
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(End of Chapter)
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