81: breakthrough

Seeing the arrival of 'silver skeleton', Zhan Yong gave a slight nod as a greeting, then turned his gaze back toward the pharmaceutical factory in the distance, speaking in a low voice: "You've come at the right time. The situation is a bit more complicated than expected."

He turned slightly and gestured toward the team member beside him equipped with a mechanical exoskeleton. "This is 'Golden Bone', a Rapid Strike Specialist from District Seven." His introduction was concise and direct, clarifying the other's role.

The team member codenamed 'Golden Bone' took a half-step forward. Beneath the mask, his gaze met Lu Jianchuan's deep blue eye-lamps through tactical goggles.

His voice was processed, carrying a metallic hardness and efficiency: "silver skeleton. For this operation, we need your strength to cooperate. The goal is to eliminate confirmed 'Prometheus' trading personnel within the factory area and seize or destroy the contraband they are carrying.

We will infiltrate from the flank, create chaos, and execute the primary assault. We hope you can draw some of the firepower from the front and deal with any... unconventional targets that may appear."

His words were well-organized, directly assigning tasks and positioning Lu Jianchuan on the frontal battlefield—a spot where he could utilize his powerful combat capabilities while remaining outside their primary route of action.

Lu Jianchuan's raspy metallic voice rang out with only one word: "Fine."

He raised no objection. Whether this was a test or not, his goal at this moment was aligned with GUPA—to strike 'Prometheus'.

“Move out.” Zhan Yong gave the order directly, without any redundant talk.

“Golden Bone” raised his hand and quickly operated a few times on the integrated panel of his arm's exoskeleton, saying in a low voice: “Synchronize countdown. Infiltrate from the designated position in one minute. silver skeleton, please create a sufficient commotion from the main entrance in thirty seconds.”

The orders were clear, and the division of labor was explicit.

“Golden Bone” and the team members he led were like cheetahs blending into the shadows, silently dispersing and sneaking toward a gap in a damaged perimeter wall on the side of the pharmaceutical factory.

Lu Jianchuan took a deep breath, the muscles under his armor tightening slightly. His deep blue goggles locked onto the distant, rust-stained factory main gate that looked like the maw of a giant beast.

Thirty seconds passed in a flash.

Blue light flickered in Lu Jianchuan's eyes as he exerted sudden force with his feet. His figure was like a cannonball launched from its barrel; no longer sneaking, he charged directly at the heavy iron gate with an indomitable Aura!

He didn't choose to skillfully pick the lock or destroy the door hinges. Instead, he gathered all his strength and kinetic energy into his right shoulder and slammed into it like an out-of-control heavy truck!

BOOM—!!!

A massive explosion rang out in the silent industrial zone! The rusted hinges made a tooth-aching snapping sound as the entire iron gate was twisted inward and sent flying by the immense force, slamming heavily onto the concrete floor inside and kicking up a large cloud of dust.

The massive noise was like a giant stone thrown into a calm pool, instantly shattering the factory's deathly silence!

“Enemy attack!” “The main gate! Someone's broken in through the main gate!”

Panicked shouts and chaotic footsteps immediately rang out inside the factory. Almost the moment Lu Jianchuan rushed into the open area of the workshop, seven or eight guards dressed in mismatched clothing and holding pistols or even shotguns emerged from various corners and the second-floor corridor, their muzzles instantly spitting tongues of fire!

Bang bang bang! Rat-tat-tat!

Bullets poured onto the silver armor like a storm, erupting in a series of dazzling sparks and crisp clanging sounds. But for armor with such astonishing defensive power, this light weapon fire was like scratching an itch through a boot, completely unable to stop Lu Jianchuan's advance.

He needed to create even greater chaos and quickly deal with these grunts.

His gaze instantly locked onto the center of the workshop, where some discarded metal pipes and parts were piled. He lunged forward, his left hand darting out like lightning to grab a rusted iron pipe several meters long and as thick as a bowl's rim!

Simultaneously, he slammed his right fist into a waist-high metal tank nearby! Blazing Bio-electrical Energy erupted from his knuckles!

Sizzle—!

At the moment of contact, the high-temperature electric field activated. The surface of the metal tank quickly turned dark red and softened, melting into glowing molten iron!

Without hesitation, Lu Jianchuan thrust the iron pipe in his left hand into the molten iron! The Biomass Structure on the surface of his armor seemed to possess a life of its own, frantically sucking in and performing Fusion with the high-temperature liquid metal!

In the blink of an eye, the front end of that ordinary iron pipe was covered in a layer of dull, rough, yet heat-radiating composite metal, looking like a primitive and hideous giant hammer fresh from the forge!

“Monster!!” A guard looked at this scene that defied common sense in horror, frantically pulling the trigger.

Lu Jianchuan didn't dodge at all. He swung the makeshift "High-temperature Giant Hammer," which let out a whistling wind as it swept out horizontally!

He didn't use the sharp tip but instead used the metal-wrapped body of the hammer to precisely strike the guards!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Dull thudding sounds rang out one after another. The guards who were hit were like they'd been struck by a heavy truck; their weapons flew from their hands, and their entire bodies were sent flying by the massive force and the high temperatures of the hammer, screaming as they crashed into walls or machinery, losing consciousness instantly.

For a moment, sparks flew within the workshop as screams mixed with gunfire, and the scorched smell of high-temperature metal burning flesh wafted through the air. Lu Jianchuan moved like an efficient Scavenger, advancing steadily through the hail of bullets. Every swing of the "High-temperature Giant Hammer" inevitably took down one or two guards cleanly.

He perfectly drew all the fire and created enough commotion. Meanwhile, deeper within the factory, the team led by Zhan Yong and "Golden Bone" should have already cut into the core area like a surgical scalpel, silent and unseen.

After clearing the grunts at the main gate and creating sufficient chaos, Lu Jianchuan did not linger for a second, immediately pushing deeper into the factory. His task was to pin down and deal with unconventional targets; he couldn't just stay on the periphery.

The internal structure of the workshop was complex, filled with discarded reaction kettles, pipes, and dim passages. Sporadic resistance still existed, but it posed no threat to him in his armor. Relying on his superhuman senses and mobility, he quickly cleared the obstacles on his path forward.

But what he failed to notice was that throughout the entire combat scene, he didn't seem to see Golden Bone.

Just as he passed through an area piled with discarded raw material barrels and was about to enter a core area that looked like an old laboratory, his goggles captured two figures at the end of the passage ahead. They were using the cover of the complex terrain to flee toward an emergency exit at extreme speed!

They're Prometheus people! They're trying to run!

“Don't even think about escaping!”

Lu Jianchuan let out a low shout. A circle of air blasted out from beneath his feet as his silver figure instantly accelerated to its limit, like a bolt of lightning tearing through the darkness, chasing fiercely after the two fleeing enemies!

Those two were clearly extremely familiar with the factory's structure, constantly using corners and discarded equipment to block Lu Jianchuan's line of sight and his direct pursuit path. A fierce chase within the complex labyrinth of the abandoned factory thus unfolded.