"You see, their actions are simply unworthy of the name 'soldier.' I cannot stand by and watch them insult the very word."
"I understand. I'll help you." The Seer immediately grasped his intentions, nodded, and prepared to act.
"No, I want to do this myself." Chen Fan pressed a hand down, saying, "You go and rejoin them. Leave a marker on the way. Once I'm done here, I'll find you soon."
Though Chen Fan's tone was calm, the Seer, who had followed him for many years, could read the killing intent radiating from him.
"Yes! We will take good care of Miss Xiang until you arrive." The Seer nodded and agreed.
Immediately, his figure moved with uncanny speed, weaving through the chaotic crowd.
In no time, he had left the disorderly plaza.
After he left, Chen Fan stretched his limbs.
"It's lucky for you that I can't use my true qi right now. You scoundrels will at least get a swift death."
After muttering to himself, Chen Fan entered the underground parking lot and picked up several submachine guns and some ammunition.
Then, he went to the electrical room and closed the circuit breaker.
Next, he pressed the elevator button.
"A little welcome gift for you." Chen Fan quickly set up a small mechanism on the elevator door, designed to delay its closing.
He also tied the fuse of a hand grenade he had found to the elevator door, creating a simple trigger mechanism.
Then, gun in hand, he strode out of the underground parking lot.
He was like a god, the submachine gun in his hand spitting fire, reaping lives!
These Self-Defense Force soldiers, disguised as terrorists, were no match for Chen Fan, even in their numbers!
The fierce battle began with Chen Fan's cold sneer!
Initially, seeing Chen Fan alone, the Self-Defense Force soldiers paid him no mind.
However, after a dozen seconds, realizing that more than half of their forces were already dead or injured, and the man who stood alone was still unharmed, the soldiers in the plaza began to feel fear!
They desperately wanted to seek help from their captain.
But Nohara had already spotted the anomaly with the elevator and had gone to intercept it with many men.
At that moment, the elevator was ascending.
"Prepare to fire." Nohara crouched by the elevator door, his face filled with excitement.
Ding!
First floor!
Clatter—
The moment the elevator doors opened, Nohara was eager to fire.
But before his finger could even pull the trigger—
Boom!
A deafening explosion erupted from inside the elevator shaft!
The combined force of more than ten hand grenades spread outwards from the confined space of the elevator entrance!
Nohara and the dozens of men behind him had no escape, their lives extinguished in an instant.
Meanwhile, Chen Fan, like a god of slaughter, held his gun to the head of the last remaining Self-Defense Force soldier on the plaza.
"Please... please don't kill me, I..." The man was terrified, pleading for his life, his body trembling violently.
However, before he could finish speaking, Chen Fan decisively fired.
Bang!
A gunshot, and brains splattered!
"Still thirty to fifty left." Chen Fan counted as he fought, then he strode into the residential building to search for the remaining dozens.
"He's... he was with us when we were locked up... Who exactly... is he?" In the crowd, an old man's gaze remained fixed on Chen Fan. Seeing him now venturing back into the dangerous residential building, he couldn't help but worry for him.
"That's great! We're saved! Sob sob sob! I was so scared! I'm just a shut-in, why am I being treated like this..."
"Useless! What are you crying about? Didn't you see that hero go back in? The matter is far from over..."
"Everyone, quiet down. Hurry and call the police, hurry and run. That hero might not be so lucky now..."
"..."
The residents, now safe, chattered amongst themselves, rushing towards the nearest police station.
About ten minutes later, Chen Fan had dealt with everyone.
Standing in the now empty plaza, he heard the approaching wail of sirens.
"Hundreds of terrorists, this gift I've given you is no small one." With a dismissive smile, Chen Fan moved swiftly, leaving the residential building before the police arrived.
Of course, as he left, he had already noticed the hidden signals left by the Seer and the others.
By following these unique signals, Chen Fan could soon reunite with them without being detected by anyone.
However, Chen Fan did not want to reunite with them now.
For he intended to cut off the roots, to retrace his steps and ensure that everyone who had come to pursue him today would never return!
At the same time, Mitsugami Tenjo, the instigator of this large-scale incident and the one in charge of the joint Self-Defense Force pursuit of Chen Fan, was still waiting for Nohara's news not far from the outskirts of Higashidori City.
He had heard successive sounds of gunfire and explosions not long ago.
But he waited and waited, yet received no news from Nohara.
He couldn't help but feel anxious.
For this operation, the Self-Defense Force had deployed a large amount of equipment and weapons.
Similarly, with more advanced weapons came fewer soldiers.
After all, under the circumstances at the time, the higher-ups of the Mitsui Group had intended a direct heavy artillery attack and had not considered that the situation would escalate to this point, nor had they anticipated that the battlefield would shift to densely populated areas.
At this moment, Mitsugami Tenjo paced back and forth in front of the command vehicle, anxiety written all over his face.
"Hey! All of you, come here!" Finally, he couldn't wait any longer. He waved to the remaining twenty-odd people present, gathering them before him.
"Mr. Mitsugami, what are your orders?" The squad leader in charge of this area saluted Mitsugami Tenjo hurriedly and asked.
Mitsugami Tenjo said with urgency, "Why is there still no news from Nohara after so long? Don't just stand there like fools, figure out a way to contact him!"
"Mr. Mitsugami, I am very sorry, but our current means of communication with Captain Nohara and his team is a special satellite radio. I have called them many times, as you heard, and there has been no response from their end." The squad leader said timidly.
The squad leader's face was filled with fear, afraid that Mitsugami Tenjo would vent his anger on him.
"Idiot! Do you think I don't know that? It's precisely because I can't contact him that I'm asking you to find a solution... What is that? Quickly! You, get in front of me and protect me!"