Chapter 534 Surrounded
Xiao Bing, too received news that the long-range attack team had been a.s.saulted. Ten minutes had pa.s.sed since their last message-“preparing to escape into the supermarket and waiting for support.” After that, she received no more messages from them. It was these sorts of silence that made hearts drop, the precursor to something awful that might have befallen them.
After backup hurriedly arrived, they confirmed that something terrible had indeed happened to the long-range attack team. Two multi-purpose vehicles had overturned on the road, and dead were scattered all over the place. However, the killer was nowhere to be found. And this was just the beginning. A quarter of an hour later, she received another piece of bad news.
A small team carrying essential game items had been ambushed by the mysterious killer as well. In the end, not only did they lose what they were transporting, five out of eight of their members were killed, and two were seriously injured. Unfortunately, the mysterious killer fled the scene five minutes before backup arrived. Before she even had time to digest the awful news, she was told that the squad responsible for escorting the prisoners had also been wiped out twenty minutes later.
The players in the forum were rattled by the tremendous shock. No one thought that the war, one that was supposed to have been over and dusted within ten minutes, would encounter such a plot twist. It seemed a team of players had been secretly helping Shen Xixi. They managed to stop Arc of Light’s first wave of attacks. But what was even more surprising was that some war-G.o.d had appeared to have taken the union’s side. Since the two elite long-range attack teams were a.s.saulted, casualties on Arc of Light’s side had begun to soar.
More than an hour had pa.s.sed since the first Arc of Light’s a.s.sault teams were wiped out. The information about the mysterious sniper was a.n.a.lyzed, including his weapons, the route he chose, and the time spent in each battle. Players lurking on the forum marveled at the mysterious sniper’s exceptional marksmans.h.i.+p
—the way he positioned himself, and how he had always managed to flee right before Arc of Light’s backup arrived. It appeared this sniper knew the inner workings of their plan, picking off targets that only increased in strategic value one after the other. Not to mention how he managed to eliminate all his enemies in a tiny amount of time.
Was he going to turn the tide of the battle all on his own?
Before tonight, no one would have the slightest inclination that something so absurd could happen to them. But now, Zhang Heng had seemingly done the impossible. Just as players’ praises began pouring in, he encountered his first hiccup of the night.
Zhang Heng once again set up his CS5 on the rooftop, about to execute his fifth target. He would reduce each battle’s time by five minutes, and other than preventing Arc of Light’s reinforcements from attacking him, he had to ensure that things moved along quickly. Although he knew their troop deployment and route, preparations could only be made along the way based on information he collected. Working with the OA battle squad to determine the specific target, he knew that obtaining internal command information wouldn’t come so easy.
Arc of Light soon realized their servers were getting infiltrated as more and more of their strategic targets were hit. As long as they changed their pa.s.swords, their information would no longer be accessible. Zhang Heng would only encounter more danger as he moved on. The target driving the Highlander was approaching, and a plump man in the pa.s.senger seat was holding his mobile phone, seemingly ignorant of the fate that awaited him.
Zhang Heng sensed that something was sorely amiss. He swiftly tucked away his gun, turning around to see behind him. Someone had been approaching him without realization, prompting Zhang Heng to pull the trigger. It was a stunt learned from Simone. At an almost point-blank range, he could hit the target blindly without using the scope. The next moment, though, he felt a burning sensation raging where his palm touched the barrel.
Zhang Heng instantly threw away the CS5 in his hand. Unfortunately, the exceptionally high temperatures had burned his palm, leaving it badly scalded and blistered. The barrel of the CS5 on the ground glowed even redder after a few seconds as if it had just been removed from the kiln. The mysterious person did not approach Zhang Heng after disarming him, staring at him instead, in a hood and mask with great interest.
“So you’re the one who’s been causing us trouble tonight?” asked the person after a moment’s silence.
Zhang Heng remained mum.
“Why won’t you speak? Are you dumb?” The person uttered a pitiful tut, “It seems we have got ourselves a little celebrity tonight! You have become very famous on the forum. Half the posts are about you now, and everyone is curious about your ident.i.ty. Why don’t you take off that mask and let me see your face?”
As the person talked to Zhang Heng, a man with a pair of shadowy wings landed on the roof. On the other side, the door at the stairway was also pushed open, and out came a burly man carrying a gigantic chainsaw. Three enemies now surrounded Zhang Heng from three directions, and he was only two steps away from the edge of the rooftop.
This was no coincidence. Arc of Light’s reacted faster than Zhang Heng imagined, extremely quick to catch where the problem was. Instead of asking everyone to change their pa.s.swords, they simply decided to let it be. Instead, they used the people in the Highlander as bait to surround Zhang Heng on the rooftop.
These three individuals looked different from the enemies Zhang Heng had met before. If the people he killed were Arc of Light’s elites, these three people were undoubtedly higher in rank. As expected, the guy who had spoken before spoke again, “I have good news and bad news; which one do you want to hear first?”
Before Zhang Heng could even reply, the man continued, “The bad news is that you crossed paths with us tonight. I advise you to not try anything stupid. There are not many in Arc of Light who are stronger than us. Our people have studied your characteristics, and they know how proficient you are at firearms. We, happen to be your kryptonite! Especially me. As long as I am here, you won’t ever dream of touching a gun again!”
The man expected to see Zhang Heng’s panicked and pale face, but he was left a little disappointed. From the start till the end, Zhang Heng’s expressions hadn’t budged an inch.
“But the good news is, Arc of Light had always been the most open-minded guild of the three major guilds. It is our tradition to value talents. I have to admit that your crazy performance tonight has been impressive. As a result, senior management wants to give you a chance to join our ranks as an Arc of Light member. If you agree to join us, we will no longer hold you responsible for the murders you committed. You can also keep the game items you took from us. How’s that sound? It’s the best offer you can get from us.”
However, he didn’t expect Zhang Heng to mount a reply when he was done with his little speech.
“So, Arc of Light sent the three of you to deal with me? Isn’t it a little careless of them to make such a decision?”.