Chapter 40: Infiltration and Raid
A dark and old office building
The six-storey, slightly cramped office building sits right on the edge of a residential area. On weekdays, there are occasionally a few employees in formal clothes walking in and out of this old building, but it is rare to see strangers walking in. The residents in the neighborhood were also a little curious about this, but they didn't notice anything unusual after researching for a long time, so they decided that this was just a company with a dismal business situation. In this period of economic depression, such companies are common, so the locals don't pay much attention to them.
This ordinary-looking office building only shows its fangs at night, lurking in the darkness like a predator waiting for an opportunity.
Nightfall...... At night, when the stars are sparse, because it is already late at night, there are not many lights in the town at this time, and invisible darkness envelops this famous tourist town, and an unknown sense of crisis is squirming in the darkness. The dilapidated office building in the past is still slightly revealing a glimmer of light at this time, and the dim room is also lit up.
In the enclosed room, a man who appeared to be in his forties was sitting in front of a huge screen, which was divided into dozens of frames, each corresponding to a spacious or hidden place. The man was smoking a cigarette while thinking about something, and from time to time he glanced at the screen to make sure that nothing was wrong before turning his head to continue his thoughts.
And just as the man turned his head for a while, a small picture on the screen suddenly flashed, as if it had some effect, but after a while, it returned to its original state, and the man turned his head again to look at it, and he didn't realize it.
..................
On the periphery of the office building, where shadows are shrouded, at the original third-floor staircase window.
A teenager was pulling two young girls in a strange posture that defied gravity, floating in mid-air and facing the sealed window. This scene alone already feels incredible, and it should be said that this is not scientific, but what is in front of you is real.
"Riko, have you been able to fully grasp the electronic equipment inside?", the young man's erratic voice came.
"No problem, I've taken over all the electronic devices in this building!In other words, Riko has been given the highest authority!Tatsuda can rest assured!", Riko's somewhat smug voice sounded.
"So...... Let's get ready to go inside!Miyazuku!", Tatsumi made sure that Riko was able to fully master the electronic system, and also gave the order for this battle. Although the three of them have not been clearly established, this time Riko and Miyashizuku are still mainly cooperating with Chen, and the words of this time almost determine the direction of action of the three people.
"Yes!" Miyazuku responded to Tatsuna's voice, picked up his Demon Breaker Bow with one hand, and swung a beam of white light not far away.
Zrazra's voice rang out, and the special tempered glass originally installed on the window continued to melt under the action of this white light. This is one of Miyashizuku's magic breaking spells, dissolving. It can dissociate objects of a certain mass, but there are also quite a lot of requirements, so at this time, in order to solve this special tempered glass Miyazuku, Miyazuku also came into contact with it.
A whole piece of glass dissolved and dissipated in less than two minutes, and Tatsumi looked at the window that had been melted open and let out a low sigh. The three people who had been levitating seemed to have received a push and flew towards the melted window.
The sound of the landing sounded, and the three of them landed smoothly on the floor. Under normal circumstances, the surveillance system in this building would have alerted the administrator because of the accidental entry of these three people.
But at this time, the electronic system of the entire building has been completely mastered by Riko, and at this time, these monitoring equipment has ignored the intrusion of three people, and the originally strict monitoring system has completely lost its effectiveness at this time. The strong fortress of the 'shadows' was thus invisibly dissolved.
"Alright, now we should move forward in batches as well!Riko, Miyashizuku, you will clear out the men below the third floor as originally planned. Let's come up and meet up in a while!", Tatsumi paid a little attention to the specific situation around him, and asked the two of them a few things to make sure it was the same as planned. After a little instruction, Tatsumi walked up to the upper floor alone.
Although Miyazuku looked at Tatsumi who had already walked away with some incomprehension, Riko on the side noticed Miyashizuku's expression and tugged at Miyazuku's clothes slightly. Motioning for Miyazuku to do what she had to do.
"Huh?", Miyazuku turned her head slightly, looking at Riko beside her. I saw that Riko had already taken out her two commonly used Walter P99 pistols at this time, and the look in her eyes was different from before, and her sharp and sharp eyes made people feel a little dazzling.
"We're going to get rid of these guys as well...... After all, time is precious!, isn't it, Miyazuku?", Riko's voice was a little deeper, completely different from her usual joking tone.
"Indeed...... Then it's time for us to go!", Miyazuku also got serious, although it is said that Miyazuku always does something that is a little off-line, but Miyazuku is also very focused when he really has to face some things. Otherwise, it would be impossible to get quite high results in S research.
"There aren't many guys on this level...... It's just two or three people, but according to the intelligence, they are all A-rank characters, and although they are not particularly strong, if they are allowed to escape below and join the others, it will be a bit of a problem!", Riko and Miyazuku said as they ran down the dimly lit aisle.
"Is that so...... No problem...... I have the ability to hold them back, and I won't let them escape so lightly. As for the rest, I'll leave it to Riko!", Miyazuku offered his opinion and discussed it with Riko.
"Yes...... That's it!None of these guys can be spared!", Riko chuckled as she stared not far away, and the two of them flew close to the members of the 'shadows' hidden in this floor.
The other side
Tatsumi walked out of the hall on the fourth floor without hurry, and two frozen corpses were lying on the floor behind him. Not long after he walked up to this floor, he ran into these two guys, and before he could speak, he was entertained by two people with several bullets. Tatsumi naturally returned the favor unceremoniously, and the two of them became dead corpses under his up to G13 ice ability.
For such a guy who shoots as soon as he comes up and shows no mercy, Tatsu is not willing to spare their lives. However, speaking of most of the members of the 'shadow', except for the three core leaders who came out, the others were all out of the darkness, and most of the people with blood on their hands were mercenaries in the dark. Tatsumi knows very well the style of these guys, and he is ruthless to the enemy, even to himself, and to put it simply, they are some guys who don't care about life. Because Tatsu used to walk in the dark in the name of the stars, he knew very well that the guys who walked on this path were outlaws.
Of course, some of the guys in it used to be characters walking in the light, and the one Chen just killed looked like a seasoned detective in terms of shooting style, but he was also frozen into a dead corpse by Chen. Perhaps these guys have a glorious past, but after stepping into the darkness, they will inevitably fall and even collapse completely. In any case, those who can survive in such darkness will be affected to a greater or lesser extent.
Tatsumi suddenly remembered Kana, the man who gave up his identity as a military detective for the sake of a goal and voluntarily fell into the darkness, maybe even a person like him would not be affected. After all, he's infiltrated the even more terrifying I-U.
Tatsumi thought as he walked to the fifth floor, he had looked at the details of the building, and knew that this was the electronic control center and conference room of the 'shadows'. A solid metal gate was standing in front of the five-story corridor, and it was obvious that this was a specially reinforced alloy gate, and Chen tried to sense it, and now the thickness had exceeded the thickness of some of the ship's steel plates, which was enough to resist very strong firepower. I can see that the cost of this should be quite high, and I don't know how 'Shadow' got this kind of thing.
"It's amazing...... This kind of thing is usually only made by the military...... Looks like the 'Shadows' must have been in contact with some countries as well......," Tatsumi said softly as he placed his hand on the heavy, cold door.
"But this Cheng dΓΉ's precaution...... You're still too sweet. Tatsumi said as if sighing. Although such an all-metal gate is enough to resist the damage of various weapons, when faced with detectives, many weapons have lost their effectiveness. For example, Tatsu can rely on his wind ability to resist all kinds of bullets with small mass, and many times Tatsu can no longer have to dodge those bullets.
Chen took a few steps back, not only took out one of his long swords, the thick blade shone with cyan light, holding the hilt of the sword with both hands, staring at the gate with a little concentration, and with a low shout, the whole person rushed forward.
Wind Slash Break!
There are still some differences between this style and what it has been performed in the S research before.,Although it's also the product of ability combined with swordsmanship.,But this style is more perfect.,It's evolved by Chen after repeated modifications during this time.γ If the previous style alone is not enough to easily break through this door, whether it is the cutting force or other aspects, there are shortcomings.
Tatsumi was standing not far from the gate at this time, looking at the huge metal gate, as if thinking about something.
At this time, a smooth crack was revealing on the gate, spreading horizontally from the center of the gate to both sides. And Tatsumi seemed to confirm something.,Gently pressed his hand on the door.γ
A huge sound came, followed by a strong tremor, and even Riko and Miyashizuku, who were walking up the second floor, could clearly feel it.
"What's going on?", Miyazuku asked in a low voice as she felt the vibrations coming from the roof.
"I don't know...... But it looks like something happened on the upper floor, so it's supposed to be Tatsumi doing something, right?", Riko said with some uncertainty. She didn't know what had happened, but she could estimate what Tatsumi had done.
"Let's hurry up too...... The guys on the three floors have already been settled...... We're going to go up and help Tatsumi too!", Miyazuku looked at the characters he had just dealt with, and said to Riko.
"Well...... But...... Miyazuku: Your ability is really amazing...... Those people can't escape the light network you've constructed, and they're completely targets for standing still. Riko said as if to praise the scene of the battle she had just fought with Miyazuku.
"It's nothing...... This is only more powerful against people who don't have the ability.,If it's a character with magical powers, it's easy to escape from it.γ Miyazuku said modestly.
"I'm really envious...... You and Tatsumi are very powerful...... The power of ability is really terrifying!", Riko said as if thinking about something, and her tone was mixed with depression and envy.
"No...... Actually, there is a lot to be paid...... For example...... You've noticed that I'm a bit overwhelmed, Riko?", Miyazuku and Riko said as they ran upwards.
"This is indeed ...... Looks like Miyazuku, you're a little tired?", Riko looked at Miyazuku as she ran, a layer of fine sweat already appeared on her forehead, and she looked a little tired.
"This is the price of my ability, in exchange for ability. Sometimes I don't like it...... It's very tiring after overdoing it...... It also puts a lot of burden on the body. Miyazuzuku's footsteps slowed down slightly, and Riko also paid attention, and in order not to let Miyashizuku's body lì consume too much, she also slowed down.
"So Tatsuya has the ability, and what kind of price did he pay?", Riko asked softly.
"This one...... Riko, Tatsumi is not the same as us, his ability is different from ours. Maybe I'll tell you something first. Gong Shizuku smiled a little lonely and said.
"Huh?"
"Detective...... In fact, there have been many powerful figures in this history who have pioneered and developed all kinds of abilities. And now the vast majority of detectives are also the descendants of those people, and the power of their ancestors is hidden in the blood and left to us. For example, the scarlet witch of the Xinga Shrine, or the demon breaker of the Ximu family, or the demon sword Joan of Arc, all rely on the power left to us by our ancestors. ", Miyazuku whispered.
"Yes...... Even the vast majority of martial arts detectives are like this, many excellent martial artists have inherited the strength of their predecessors to achieve such achievements......", Riko clenched the twin guns in her palms and said in a low voice.
"Yes...... Many people are like this, because people like us can only get what they are today with the blood of their ancestors. But Tatsumi is different from me......", Miyazuku raised her voice slightly and said to Riko.
"Tatsumi came up on his own...... I still remember that when he first came to S research, his ability was only G13, but now he has two abilities, which completely surpasses me. β
"To be honest, I envy people like Tatsu, who can rely on their own wisdom to create new abilities, which is very different from the way we simply inherit our predecessors. ", Miyazuku looked at Riko who didn't understand and said with a smile.
"Indeed...... Sometimes I really envy him...... It's a little jealous that there are amazing achievements in every aspect......," Riko said, turning her head and lowering her voice.
"So we have to cheer up, don't we? As Tatsu's companion, we can't drag him down too much?", Miyazuku looked at Riko, who was a little lost, and took her hand, and the two ran together.
(PS1: Well, in these two chapters, we're going to enter the plot of Scarlet Bullet.)
PS2: Woo...... I have to take the exam again in the afternoon...... It's really sad)
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