343: Chapter 340 Fear Shatters One's Spirit

Ding! ~

As the sound of the elevator reaching underground level 10 rang out, everyone's heart instantly leaped into their throats.

"The squad on underground level 20 has likely been wiped out. Although I do not know why this S-class entity decided to stop here, we must hold our ground. I have already contacted the surface armed forces to completely seal off the entrances and exits."

A squad leader glanced at the personnel present.

There were twenty-two members in total, twenty-two guns aimed at the elevator doors. As soon as that runaway test subject appeared, the storm of metal shell casings here would instantly tear it to shreds!

"Shit! Why aren't the other squads coming over? Why are we the only ones holding the line here?"

Suddenly, the squad leader realized that there should logically be at least five armed squads on this floor. In fact, several more squads had been added recently, yet all those guys were cowering in the back.

"Hum~"

The sound of the elevator opening rang out, and the metal doors slowly slid open to both sides.

Rat-tat-tat-tat~

Almost the instant the doors opened, twenty-two tongues of fire unleashed a dense barrage of firepower. Such terrifying firepower would likely turn even a body of steel into a sieve.

"Wait! No one! No one is inside!"

As the density of the gunfire decreased, everyone quickly realized that the interior was empty. No, wait—there was a corpse riddled with holes. Why did that person look so familiar?

"Idiots! He is above! Above!"

"Above?"

Hearing Mr. Merk's words through the headset, the squad leader froze for a moment, then immediately reacted.

He immediately signaled for them to approach from the left and right, hugging the walls and firing inward. The team members understood and moved closer with low, small, stealthy steps.

However, just as they pressed against the walls on both sides and were about to tilt their heads to sweep the upper interior with gunfire, whoosh! ~ Pfft, pfft! ~

The two people closest on either side collapsed on cue.

Seeing this, the rest of the group immediately stopped in their tracks. The people on both sides exchanged glances and each pulled out a grenade, preparing to throw them inside.

However, just as they were about to pull the pins, clang, clang, clang~ rumble, rumble.

"Grenade!"

They saw two grenades, with pins pulled and smoke rising, suddenly thrown with precision from the top of the elevator interior to the left and right.

Boom, boom, boom~

Following several explosions in succession, even though the personnel outside the elevator on both sides dived for cover in time, several were still killed or injured.

"Shit! How does he have grenades? How does he have grenades? Who exactly is the security here?"

The squad leader immediately broke into a tirade, mainly venting his anger toward Merk on the other end.

At this moment, inside the elevator, Li Changsheng frowned as he looked at Dr. Zhang, who was covered in sweat and shivering uncontrollably.

The interior of the elevator was very smooth. Li Changsheng himself was clinging to the top of the elevator like a gecko, with his legs braced against two corners and one hand propping himself against the opposite wall.

Dr. Zhang clearly couldn't do that, so Li Changsheng had him cling to one of his legs with both arms and one leg like a kangaroo, hugging as tightly as possible to the area above the elevator door edge to avoid being seen by the armed personnel outside.

However, Dr. Zhang had never done such strenuous physical labor, and before long, his stamina could no longer hold up.

Seeing this, Li Changsheng sighed inwardly.

Under Dr. Zhang's puzzled gaze, Li Changsheng grabbed his shoulder, and then he felt a gentle throwing force. His body was uncontrollably thrown toward the wall on one side of the elevator, which happened to be the side with the elevator buttons, providing a bit of cover.

However, this also triggered a dense burst of rat-tat-tat gunfire, scaring Dr. Zhang into pulling his legs back repeatedly.

Thud~

Almost the moment the gunfire rang out, another sound followed.

Everyone only saw a dark shadow descend rapidly. In mid-air, there were several whooshing sounds of something breaking through the air. Before anyone could react, after it landed, there were a few more whooshing sounds. In the blink of an eye, the person had already darted to the cover opposite Dr. Zhang and quickly pressed against it, disappearing from everyone's field of vision.

Everyone was still confused by this mysterious maneuver, but the next instant, bang, bang, bang~

Five people in a row suddenly collapsed as if struck by a sudden illness, and the firearms they never let go of were flung aside.

Fear!

At this moment, an indescribable fear lingered in everyone's hearts.

The squad leader felt chilled to the bone. The team members to his left and right had both fallen, and he had only narrowly escaped the same fate. He looked down at his wound.

It was a bloody hole. Gently parting the gurgling blood, what came into view was a piece of glass shard stained with blood.

What kind of monster was this?

This could be used as a weapon too?

Without exception, every one of these team members had been struck in the throat.

No!

Suddenly, the squad leader looked down again, his pupils shrinking to pinpricks. Even the area of his bulletproof vest near his throat now had a hole torn through it.

Reaching in, he pulled out glass shards that stained his fingertips—very fine glass shards, like sand.

Just how much strength did someone have to almost pierce through a bulletproof vest?

There was a faint, dull pain in his chest, like being pricked by a needle. Touching inside, he was shocked to find traces of blood.

It went through!!

Unlike a bullet, the cross-section of a glass shard is smaller. It was like a steel needle that almost took his life; even his bulletproof vest had barely been able to protect him.

"Mr... Mr. Merk, I need reinforcements! I need reinforcements! Not just manpower, I need heavy fire support!"

The squad leader's lips trembled; he was somewhat broken by fear.

He was not afraid of fighting in a war zone; those were real battles where one could gauge the approximate strength of both sides through tactical proficiency. But this time was different; he had absolutely no idea what kind of thing he was facing.

"I have already ordered the squad on the tenth level to come and rotate with your squad. Stall him as much as possible! The longer we can drag him out here, the more time we have to prepare our response."

As for heavy fire support, Merk didn't mention it. What a joke.

This was an underground research facility; the armory here only contained live ammunition, grenades, smoke grenades, and flashbangs.

Expecting heavy firepower? Unless the company's upper management had gone insane, they wouldn't store heavy weaponry here.

"I... I will try my best..."

"Good, I believe in you, and you won't let me down, will you?"

Merk smiled and nodded, his expression gradually improving. He hadn't expected Li Changsheng to inexplicably choose not to head directly to the surface, but instead come to the negative tenth floor.

And this happened to align with his own plans; this way, he could mobilize and prepare more thoroughly on the outside.

After all, no matter how powerful a person is, they are still just a person. And here, they possessed an elite armed force of thousands. With this kind of firepower and military proficiency, it would be more than enough to wipe out some small countries.

"However, if this Li had gone up from the beginning, perhaps it would have been even better. His advantage in the narrow underground area is too great!"