Chapter 74: {red Circle Defense 1} (2/2)

Joe walked away, and iuard tower opened fire with their assault rifles

Joe's guard raised a right hand and generated a field of rippling netic distortions that suspended the bullets in the air

"Alright, Elites, let's get to work" Joe clapped his hands, and immediately, the three armored cars opened their doors Several combat ar an ever- wave of crimson faced specters of death

Elites

Within the Trident, combat personnel that did not have the best combat Alter powers became Footsoldiers that used their powers for utility while relying on ar to refine their deadliness

Ahest class of them were the Elites Squadrons of deadly veterans who had proven theh intensity Many were veterans of the Corporate Wars of 2080 and 2090 when a corporations and their hired or in house aruard tower could adjust their aiunned them doith perfect headshots Another Elite held his secondary arm out like his forearm was a shi+eld, and fro sentry turret shots

Then, an Elite behind the shi+eld generator transforun shi+ down into a cloud of nano-particles that then reforrenade launcher He immediately reached into his utility belt, withdrew a trio of un, and fired

The grenades, or rather uns, reducing the, fiery scrap

"Boys, the Red Circle is no joke, and though you ht be over qualified to deal with their shtty in house villains and mercenaries, their actual staff is a serious threat You'll need rey eyes marked with cross shaped black pupils "Stim up!"

As Joe's voice projected outwards, the twenty Elites shuddered violently as Joe's power, Sti theht or flight bodily processes

They processed tihtened reactions froer felt pain They becaressive, and yet still in control of their training Their strength and speed improved

And on top of this, all the Elites pressed a button on the necks of their helmets This caused their suits to introduce into their bodies a bonus sti che up their muscles

Most of these Elites were technos with unenhanced physical bodies However, they used their ability to interface with their co up for this deficit, and with Joe's power, their stih end cybernetic enhancean add-ons and organ failure safeties, they beca force

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Joe watched as his Elites made their way deeper and deeper towards the Red Circle The valet toas only the outer edge of the Red Circle's territory The night club itself was still several blocks further in

Yet, all the resistance he faced right noas pitiful

There were a fewbehind cars, some E and D ranker villains, and air support frounfire

The Elites carved a path of carnage through all of them They released their own reconnaissance drones thatto their top of the line environ in their helmets

Any combat drones they saw, they shot doith extreh most of these drones zipped around on their rotor blades with the annoying agility of flies Any renades had their explosives shot down in literal mid air or even in the very instant their hands blinked out of whatever cover they hid behind

The moment a mercenary popped out his head to try and fire back, he was head shotted by an Elite whose infinitely faster reactions and better technology gave the by with arenerative powers

Hardened skin was dealt with through explosive ah soft spots such as the eye utilizing the Hydra's sniper foreneration were disabled with rounds to the brain before blown apart with planted plastic charges in their center, destroying too enerate

There was no mercy

Only clean, efficient execution