ebonymovies Chapter 114 Breaking Through the Encirclement
Chapter 114 Breaking Through the Encirclement
Chapter 114 Breaking Through the Encirclement
"The police have surrounded the area!"
Hearing her subordinates' panicked voices, Moira's expression changed drastically. She rushed out of the tent and into another tent next to it.
Logan, McCain, and the others also changed their expressions, exchanged glances, and quickly followed.
The tent contained several computers, with a projection screen in the center, giving it the feel of a field commander's temporary tent.
"Turn on the surveillance footage above for me."
Moira addressed her two subordinates who were sitting in front of the computer.
After receiving the order, the two subordinates' hands flew across the keyboard. Soon, the projector shone, projecting the surveillance footage of the shelter base onto the screen.
It was an abandoned factory building, filled with many old machine tools. Many things were covered in dust and looked like they hadn't been used for a long time.
Meanwhile, the factory was filled with special police officers from the patrol team.
As if they were certain that there were mutants inside the factory, they surrounded the factory with expressions of deep concentration and moved closer to the center step by step.
"Damn it!"
Moira stared at the monitor screen, her brow furrowed. "How did they find this place?"
Their shelter has been established for quite some time and has never had any incidents. How could they suddenly be targeted by the disciplinary team?
"Perhaps the commotion in Hell's Kitchen was too great, and they followed us by following our trail."
McCa looked at the fully armed police squad in the curtain and muttered to himself, stroking his chin.
Moira nodded and hummed in agreement. Her tense expression vanished instantly as she stared at the monitor, transforming into a commanding general in a flash. She shouted sternly, "Pass the word down! Everyone, immediately go on high alert!"
Her orders were quickly relayed to everyone in the shelter.
In an instant, all the mutants in the entire shelter dropped everything they were doing, and everyone, from the able-bodied to the elderly and children, drew their weapons and stood ready for battle.
Meanwhile, the special police from the patrol team were still loitering in the factory buildings above.
To ensure security, the entrance to the basement was designed to be very hidden, and a specially made door was used at the entrance. Even if you find it, it will take some effort to open the door.
But Logan knew very well that with the scouts' capabilities, finding the entrance to the shelter was inevitable, and once they found it, they could blow the door open in a very short time.
Those guys become incredibly persistent whenever they encounter mutants, and no amount of resistance can stop them.
"This place is definitely uninhabitable."
Logan turned to face Moira and said in a deep voice, "If the disciplinary squad can't find it up there, they'll dig this place upside down sooner or later. Those guys are the type who won't act until they see results!"
Moira listened to Logan's words and fell into deep thought again.
She understood Logan's meaning perfectly well; the shelter was no longer a viable obstacle to the picket line's searches.
If the police find this place, their continued presence will only bring disaster upon everyone!
With the current strength of the shelters, they are simply no match for official organizations like the pickets.
Thinking of this, Moira stared fiercely at the figures of the disciplinary team on the screen, gritting her teeth and clenching her fists, as if she were making some difficult decision.
After a moment, she looked at McCain, deflated like a punctured balloon, and said, "I agree with your suggestion. I can bring people with me to Canada, but as for the merger..."
Moira paused for a moment, then looked up firmly and said, "I cannot agree to a merger so hastily right now. At least until we resolve a series of issues, I hope we can remain independent and decide whether to merge after we have discussed it in detail in Canada."
Now that the location of the shelter has been discovered, and unlike McCain, they don't have a Plan B, they have no choice but to temporarily agree to McCain's suggestion and go to Canada together. Otherwise, without a safe haven, they will only be hunted down to death by the picket line.
But this sanctuary was something she had painstakingly built up, and she wouldn't easily issue any orders before things were settled on many crucial issues, especially something as important as the merger of the two sides.
After all, she was responsible for the people in the shelter.
"it is good."
When McCa heard that Moira had agreed to go to Canada, his eyes lit up, and he nodded decisively, saying, "No problem, I support all your ideas."
Once they got to Canada, McCa believed that all issues could be resolved, provided they were willing to go.
Once they arrive in Canada, the merger between the two will be imminent. They can then bring in other shelters to join them, and I believe their shelters will grow rapidly!
At this moment, Logan glanced at the crowd outside the tent, who were now fully on guard, and asked, "How many people are in your shelter?"
They are currently surrounded, and it will be difficult to break through if their fighting strength is too small.
Moreover, there are too many strangers here, and he dares not reveal his new abilities in such a place. With only the steel claws available, his strength has already been greatly reduced, and he cannot deal with so many people.
One hundred and twenty-one characters.
Moira gave the answer without hesitation, but after a moment of silence, she added, "But including myself, we only have thirteen combat-ready personnel on our side."
There are over a hundred mutants, including many elderly, children, and women, who are unlikely to form a fighting force; the number of those capable of fighting is quite small.
That's enough.
Logan nodded. Although they only had thirteen combatants, with himself and McCain's group, that made eighteen. Moreover, they all possessed considerable mutant abilities, so this number should be enough if it was just a matter of breaking through.
As he spoke, he looked at the surveillance footage, his brows furrowing again. "But now we definitely can't get out through the main entrance..."
In the scene, the main entrance is swarming with disciplinary squad members, hundreds of them, with hundreds of guns. Even if there were more than a hundred of them, let alone only a dozen or so combat personnel, they wouldn't be able to break through. If they even peeked out, they would be riddled with bullets.
Not everyone has a healing factor like him and Victor.
"There's a backdoor."
At that moment, Moira pointed to the depths of the basement and spoke.
From the very beginning of the design, they had considered the possibility of the shelter being discovered, and they deliberately left a backup plan by installing a back door for escape.
Peng! ! !
Suddenly, a loud bang rang out, and the powerful explosion filled the entire basement. The entire basement was shaken by the impact of the explosion, water glasses on the table crashed to the ground, plaster peeled off the walls, and clouds of dust billowed up.
Logan quickly looked back at the monitor.
The surveillance footage showed that the patrol team had discovered the entrance to the basement and placed explosives there. Although the heavy steel door had withstood the first round of explosions, judging from the extent of the damage, it was clear that it would be completely breached after two more bombings.
"There's no time! We'll provide cover, and get your men out of there!"
McCa looked at the monitor screen and spoke with a serious expression.
Moira clearly understood the urgency of the situation and dared not delay, immediately ordering her men, "Organize an evacuation immediately!"
After saying that, he rushed out of the tent and began to direct everyone.
Logan and McCain led Victor and the others to the main entrance passage, hiding behind it and pointing their guns at the entrance. They were ready to fire immediately if anyone dared to break in.
Boom! ...
After two explosions, the lock cylinder of the door was completely destroyed, and with a creak, the heavy door was slowly opened.
Logan and the others stood behind cover, pistols raised, eyes focused, fingers on the triggers.
But after waiting for a while, they did not see the patrol team break in.
Just as everyone was slightly puzzled, two loud bangs rang out, and two grenade-like objects rolled in.
hiss……
As soon as the grenade entered, a thick white mist instantly billowed out, and a pungent smell permeated the entrance.
The pungent smell made it almost impossible for that person to breathe.
"Cough cough cough!"
Everyone coughed in unison, tears streaming uncontrollably from the corners of their eyes, which felt as if they were being pricked by needles.
"Fuck, it's tear gas!"
Victor covered his mouth and nose, trying to keep his body low to the ground, but even so, he was still so overwhelmed by the fumes that he couldn't lift his head.
The group was choked and squatted on the ground, coughing violently.
"Get out of the way!"
At that moment, one of Moira's men rushed up from behind, shouting, and simultaneously opened his mouth and took a deep breath.
Whoosh!
The white tear gas seemed to encounter a tornado, howling as he inhaled it all into his lungs.
"Iron lungs!"
Victor couldn't help but exclaim in amazement, "If this ability were used to measure lung capacity, the value would definitely be off the charts!"
No sooner had he finished his joke than the disciplinary team outside rushed in.
The patrol team was clearly well-trained; upon entering, they opened fire simultaneously into the passageway.
bang bang bang! ! !
The intense gunfire forced Logan and his crew to bury their heads for cover.
Just as Logan was looking for an opportunity to get up and fight back, he suddenly saw Moira's henchman exhale.
A stream of pungent white smoke burst from his mouth, all heading towards the SWAT team.
Instantly, all the tear gas completely engulfed the special police officers in the patrol team, and the gas was now much more potent than before.
"Cough cough cough!!"
The special police officers in the riot squad coughed violently, completely losing their ability to attack.
Upon seeing this, Logan and his men immediately stood up and, without hesitation, pulled the triggers, opening fire on the SWAT officers.
bang bang bang! ! !
In an instant, several SWAT officers were pierced by bullets, fell heavily to the ground, and sprayed blood.
Seeing this, the special police outside the door did not dare to rush in easily.
Logan and the others guarded the entrance, their guns firmly pointed at the gate. They had to hold this line of defense until everyone else had completely evacuated.
Meanwhile, the leader of the disciplinary squad stood in the middle of the abandoned factory, his brow furrowed as he looked at the easily defensible passage. He lowered his voice and ordered his subordinate, "Use sonic weapons!"
Several special police officers from the patrol team immediately returned to their vehicles, retrieved specially made sonic weapons, aimed them at the entrance of the passage, and pulled the triggers.
hum! !
A powerful sound wave surged forth instantly, almost transforming into a tangible impact, relentlessly bombarding the passage.
The powerful sonic impact was amplified in the relatively confined space of the basement. The force of the impact caused the entire basement to tremble violently, dust and mist were constantly being stirred up, and the entrance to the passageway was in complete chaos.
"ah!!!"
A series of agonizing screams echoed as the powerful impact caused everyone to cover their ears in pain. However, the highly penetrating sonic weapon easily pierced through their palms, and the piercing pain in their brains made it difficult for them to endure.
"ah!!!"
Just when everyone was powerless to resist, Maika suddenly roared angrily, his hands flashing with brilliant golden light as he slammed them into the ground.
Rumble!
In an instant, the ground trembled uncontrollably, and the wall at the entrance of the passage visibly closed up.
boom!
A moment later, the entire main entrance passage was completely blocked by the closed wall. The special police officer who was standing at the door releasing the sonic weapon was caught off guard and crushed into a pulp. The sonic wave also stopped abruptly.
"Fuck, if you have this ability, why didn't you use it sooner!"
Victor shook his somewhat dazed head; having just been attacked by sonic waves, he felt as if his brain was about to explode.
Even Logan couldn't help but complain, "Don't use such extreme methods next time. Use them sooner rather than later; it'll be better for all of us!"
To be honest, he didn't know why, but he always felt that Mai Ka's strength fluctuated. Usually, his ability was just so-so, but in a critical moment, he became terrifyingly strong.
For example, when he was surrounded by those spider monsters last time, he fought against all of them by himself, and his strength indeed overwhelmed most mutants.
But during the gunfight with those underground forces just now, he seemed quite ordinary.
Logan had a nagging feeling that this guy was intentionally holding back, not wanting anyone to know his true strength...
"Stop talking nonsense and get going, they're about to blow it up!"
McCain didn't respond to them, he just waved and urged them to leave quickly.
He knew very well that the wall he had built wouldn't last long; it would be blown up in one or two rounds of explosions at most.
Meanwhile, Moira's side had already retreated most of their forces, and there was no longer any need for them to continue guarding the passage.
Logan and the others turned and ran towards Moira.
Moira was standing at the back door, urging and directing the others to evacuate. The back door she was referring to was actually another passage in the underground base, which connected to an underground pipe.
As the group entered the underground pipes, a stench immediately assaulted their nostrils, and the slippery ground was littered with household garbage.
Now, everyone can only cover their mouths and noses and evacuate from the passage as quickly as possible.
According to Moira, this place connects to a warehouse two kilometers away, where several vehicles with full fuel, enough for everyone to escape, are always parked.
"Quick, everyone keep up!"
Moira stood at the end of the line, constantly urging everyone to leave, and every now and then calling out to the elderly people who were reluctant to part with their everyday belongings, "Don't take those things, buy them when we get there!"
After saying that, he stepped forward and knocked over and threw away all the miscellaneous items the old man wanted to take, and kept urging them to leave quickly.
In this situation, bringing too much stuff will only become a burden!
boom!!
At that moment, a deafening explosion resounded throughout the entire shelter.
The special police officers of the patrol team have completely blown open the main entrance passage with high explosives.
In an instant, thick dust billowed up, and a group of SWAT officers rushed in frantically, their heavy weapons firing at the entrance passage. After confirming there were no enemies, they surged back into the basement.
They frantically destroyed the tents, searching for any possible hiding place, and indiscriminately fired at all the tents, leaving no survivors.
Logan and the others at the back door frowned instantly upon seeing this scene.
These guys clearly want to wipe them out completely!
"Get out of here immediately!"
Logan urged Moira's men on, then turned to McCa, "You need to buy some time to retreat!"
In this environment, McCa's abilities are undoubtedly a powerful tool for repelling the enemy!
"no problem."
McCa nodded emphatically, saying confidently, "Leave it to me!"
After saying that, golden light emanated from his hands, and he was about to use his ability.
But Moira, standing to the side, gave him a push and said in a deep voice, "Don't bother, just go inside!"
After saying that, he led the rest of the people and Logan into the passage, closed the passage door, and opened a hidden compartment behind the door, where there was a lever.
She gripped the lever, slightly hesitant and reluctant, but after hearing the intense gunfire behind the passage, she gritted her teeth and resolutely pulled the lever down.
Boom!
A violent explosion erupted instantly, shaking the entire passageway. The high explosives buried in the basement were detonated, and the entire basement collapsed with a deafening roar.
The powerful impact shook the ground as if a violent earthquake had occurred. Thick fog rose up, and the factory above the basement collapsed completely. All the riot police and special police inside were buried in the base, unable to even utter a single cry of pain!
After blowing up the shelter she had built herself, Moira took a deep breath and quickly returned to normal.
Watching Moira's retreating figure and feeling the tremors from the ground, Victor couldn't help but exclaim, "What a hot woman!"
Logan shrugged, then patted Victor on the shoulder, and together they passed through the underground passage and, led by Moira, arrived at a warehouse.
There were six vehicles in the warehouse at the time, including four buses and two cars, enough to accommodate the more than one hundred people in the shelter.
However, due to the large number of people, they could not escape together; otherwise, the police and the constables would have noticed the massive convoy.
Moira took out two maps from a car and called Logan and the others over to gather around the maps. She used a pencil to draw different routes on each map and said, "We must split up. We will escape together in two groups and meet up in Canada after we leave the United States. Contact us immediately if anything happens."
No one objected to this; they looked at the route on the map and memorized it.
McCain also said, "I have already contacted the border liaison, and I will be safe for the time being once I cross the border."
Moira nodded and urged everyone to get into the car.
The commotion just now was quite loud; they must escape before the entire city is locked down!
Logan, Victor, and Moira got into the same car, and they were responsible for escorting the people from both buses through a passageway.
Meanwhile, McCain and Marcus were in one car, responsible for escorting the other two cars along a different route from Logan and his group.
After everyone boarded the vehicles, the engines of all six cars started simultaneously, and they slowly drove out of the warehouse.
As Logan walked on the road, he saw a police car leading a search in the distance, but fortunately, Logan and his team escaped unharmed and did not encounter any obstacles.
"What a bunch of sniffy dogs!"
Moira stared coldly at the disciplinary team members, her tone filled with murderous intent, "They hid so well, yet they still found us. These damned bastards, we'll kill them all sooner or later!"
Logan understood her anger; after all, it was because of these guys that she was forced to blow up the shelter she had painstakingly built up over the years.
Victor, sitting in the back seat, said thoughtfully, "Perhaps Kingpin's men set up a trap for you from the very beginning, starting during the gunfight. Otherwise, it would be too much of a coincidence."
The shelter was locked right after I finished playing a shooting game. Such a coincidence is hard to believe without something fishy going on.
Logan was silent for a moment, then nodded and said in a deep voice, "It is a bit too much of a coincidence."
(End of this chapter)