Chapter 429
The Golden Tree
Saeed stared at the machine gun on the ground, his face behind the mask growing even uglier.
In other words, if Anderson wanted to, he could take care of all five people present without even the right to fire a shot.
This suppression goes beyond the concept of combat; it's more like a one-sided authority management system.
"Alright, alright, just kidding." Anderson seemed to have finally gotten it set up, and his gaze was no longer fixed on the void.
With a gentle wave of his hand, the PKM machine gun on the ground vanished into thin air and reappeared in Said's hand the next moment, its drum magazine fully reloaded.
"Are you all ready?"
Then, under the watchful eyes of the crowd, he pulled out a small jar from somewhere, suddenly put it over his mouth and nose, tilted his head back, and took a deep breath.
With a soft hiss, his shoulders relaxed, and his gaze swept over the five people present.
"Let's begin!"
Anderson's voice still echoed in the air above Golden Tree Plaza, and Han Che's body had already instinctively entered battle mode.
He surveyed his surroundings, searching for suitable cover and terrain.
But Anderson did not attack immediately after he finished speaking.
Suddenly, the trunk of the golden tree burst forth with dazzling golden light.
At the same time, Han Che noticed that a dark shadow was spreading outwards from the soles of Anderson's feet.
The shadow moved incredibly fast, covering the entire ground in just a few breaths. Then the blackness rose from the ground, climbing along the sides of the walls, pillars, and stairs, painting the surfaces of all objects a pure black.
The five people were completely at a loss when faced with this sudden turn of events.
Han Che forced himself to calm down from the shock and immediately observed the changes around him.
In just a few seconds, the bright and open Golden Tree Plaza turned into a completely black enclosed space.
All the walls, floors, and ceilings were uniformly black, but the field of vision was not dark. Han Che could still clearly see the outlines and details of the objects in the distance, only they had all turned into the same color.
The surrounding terrain remained the same, except that he discovered the staircase leading to the second floor had disappeared. The entire staircase that had been there had been covered by a black plane, turning into a flat wall.
The usable area of the entire space has been compressed into one layer.
A huge electronic timer floated in mid-air, without a screen, just hovering there, displaying 10:00.
The numbers haven't started changing yet.
Han Che shifted his gaze from the timer to Anderson.
The golden tree had disappeared at some point, leaving behind an empty space, replaced by a faint golden glow emanating from Anderson himself.
Han Che immediately focused his attention and activated his killing intent perception, but there was no fluctuation of killing intent behind that golden light.
Gradually, Anderson's golden light subsided and returned to normal.
He glanced around at the five people in different postures, a calm smile on his face. "Yes, everyone, please calm down, please calm down!"
"Before you start challenging me, it's necessary to go through some formalities!" Anderson snapped his fingers with a smile, followed by a series of synchronized footsteps in the darkness.
Han Che looked in the direction of the sound and saw four Hafk soldiers running out of the darkness. They were wearing dark blue standard combat uniforms, and their helmets and visors covered their entire faces.
The four of them moved in perfect unison, running at the same pace, circling a gray-white unmanned infantry fighting vehicle, and quickly advancing toward this location.
Han Che's pupils contracted. What was this? Was this Anderson's personal guard? Damn it, he had absolutely no idea what the other side was up to!
Han Che's killing intent perception was fully activated the moment those Hafk soldiers ran out, and he tried to capture their killing intent to determine their location and intentions.
But his perception of those four people showed the same unwavering intensity as it did of Anderson.
Han Che's brows furrowed even more, but there was no murderous intent whatsoever, which was itself an extremely unusual sign.
"The atmosphere isn't quite right, let's add some background music!" Anderson disappeared at some point, and his voice seemed to be evenly distributed to every corner of the space, coming from all directions.
Then a piece of electronic music started playing in the dark space. It had a strong rhythm and dense drumbeats.
(Referencing the song "Toxic Beat" by the Accelerated Force)
"That's more like it! Let's go! Let's fight!"
As soon as Anderson finished speaking, Han Che's killing intent triggered a sharp alarm.
Four Hafk soldiers raised their rifles at the same time, pointing them at different targets simultaneously.
Han Che's gaze caught a glaring red light flashing in front of all four of them at the same time, and even the driverless car was flashing its red warning lights.
"Scatter!" Han Che shouted, lunging to the side.
He moved quickly, and upon landing, he rolled and slipped into the shadow of a nearby pillar.
The black ground beneath his feet was swept by a burst of bullets as he lunged forward, the impact points creating several white cracks that quickly closed up.
Qi Yuzhe reacted quickly. As soon as he heard Han Che's shout, he moved in another direction, keeping his body low and hiding behind a low wall.
Demulan reacted a little slower, but perhaps due to her vigilance as a sniper, she also chose to trust Han Che's judgment.
She fell to the ground, rolled to the side, and found a concave corner where she could prop up her gun.
Whether Said and Reis were caught off guard or simply disdainful, they didn't make a move and simply stood there firing at the other side.
Said stood still and raised his PKM machine gun to fire, aiming the muzzle at the four Hafk soldiers. The machine gun bullets whistled out, sweeping across the front.
Instead of retreating, Reis charged forward, brandishing his S12K shotgun and heading towards the four soldiers.
Each shot was accompanied by a roar, and he was pushed toward the other side like a runaway truck.
On the contrary, the four Hafk soldiers reacted quickly and scattered.
They rolled and leaped, instantly creating a defensive line that formed an intersecting firing line from four directions, causing Reis's straight charge to lose its clear direction of attack just a few steps away from the target.
Saeed locked onto his target, pointing his gun directly at Saeed. He broke away from the remaining three Hafk soldiers and went straight into a gunfight with Saeed.
Said scoffed. "A lowly soldier dares to go toe-to-toe with the map boss?"
However, he was dumbfounded the next moment. His shot, which he was confident could hit the head, was bounced away before it even reached the Hafk soldier.
It was then that Said realized that the bullets seemed to be blocked by something as they approached the soldiers.
The bullets refracted and deflected in the air, and some bullets stopped just inches in front of the soldiers.
There seems to be something on the barrels of these Hafk soldiers' guns.