Chapter 425 - Do Me A Favor (1/2)

Fortunately, no one else had entered the attic except for Iron Fist. When Zhang Heng asked everyone to take cover, Leah and the 01 immediately retreated to the stairs. Thankfully, no one else was shot.

Zhang Heng spent half a minute looking around the house before withdrawing to a spot outside where the enemies couldn’t see him from the window.

The current situation had become very unfavorable for them. Black Nest had made a grand entrance by brutally pulling a hit on Iron Fist. Zhang Heng wondered if this was the same sniper that ambushed them while they were skiing in Gren.o.ble.

Piercings once mentioned to Zhang Heng that the enemy was uncanilly sharp at long-range shots with his sniper rifle. Zhang Heng had experienced the Soviet-Finnish war, and under a fair fight, he wasn’t afraid of snipers even if the opponent had the terrain advantage.

This time, however, time was against him.

Now that the sniper was in place, Black Nest’s merceneries shouldn’t be too far away. He faced a dilemma, where even if he could eliminate the sniper, there wasn’t enough time to do so. As long as the sniper was still alive, he and 01 would never be able to step out of the hardware store.

One one outcome could result from such a stalemate: Black Nest would soon surround the hardware store and kill them while they were inside.

Leah’s body trembled slightly. She had just witnessed the death of a living person in front of her, and the shock and confusion in Iron Fist’s eyes were fresh in her mind. Still, she was more concerned about her brother’s safety, so once she calmed down a little, she approached Zhang Heng to ask about the details.

“Where is my brother? Did they kill him?”

“No, if Black Nest killed Edward, they wouldn’t be waiting for us here then,” Zhang Heng said. Taking his chances, he looked around the room for clues as to what condition Edward might be in. No signs of fighting or traces of break-in could be found, a good indication that Edward wasn’t attacked.

That could only mean one thing. Edward must have left first because he managed to detect the threat beforehand. Hence, it was the only piece of good news that Zhang Heng got at this moment, and it also meant that the game didn’t end here. Although Edward might have got away by the skin of his teeth, Zhang Heng and the 01 weren’t so lucky, coincidentally crossing paths with the team tasked to eliminate Edward.

“What should we do?” Waldo asked nervously as he stuck to the wall like glue. “Is it too late to surrender now?” he asked in a trembling voice.

“Judging by what just happened, I don’t think they will accept our surrender,” Philip smiled bitterly.

The people in 01 were the elite of the elites in their respective fields. Of all the things, combat had never been their forte, and they had no way to deal with a group of armed thugs at this moment. Besides praying silently in their hearts, they could only sit and wait for their enemies to kill them.

In fact, Black Nest came faster than they thought. A large SUV stopped outside the entrance of the hardware store, and five masked men with hoodies jumped out of the car. Without saying anything, they barged into the store, kicking the door down while at it. These people were armed with submachine guns, and weren’t to be trifled with. The stance the group carried with them proved they were a special force of some sort, and it was only a matter of time before all h.e.l.l broke loose.

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