Chapter 481: Did I See it Wrong?

"Whew, this is really... no wonder everyone says this guy is so efficient. With such a high price, it's really unreasonable for him to be so clumsy with his work..."

Geralt sighed as he leaned back on the sofa. He felt a pang of pain in his heart at the thought of the commission fee he had just agreed to.

"Cough, although the price is high, since the other party agreed to a week's time and didn't ask for more upfront payment besides the request for early collapse radiation suppressants, the company seems reliable."

"Ah, it's good that they didn't ask for advance payment of the reward, but whether they are reliable or not ultimately depends on whether that guy can actually get our stuff out of that polluted area."

For now, let's figure out how to get the radiation suppressants the other party requested, although it's not valuable, the quantity they requested is quite large, so it's a bit difficult to get it all within two days.

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"All armor-piercing rounds have been used up! And so have the grenades!"

The Sangvis Ferri armored units in the distance were still rushing towards them relentlessly, causing SOP2 to call out anxiously.

"Tsk! These guys! When did they become so persistent!?" M16, feeling her remaining two magazines, tossed one to SOP2.

Earlier, when Sangvis Ferri had just started surrounding them, she had tried to lure these units away from M4A1's direction, but the command center of these armored units was clearly nearby, and they completely ignored her little maneuvers.

Plus, she didn't have many armor-piercing rounds in her hands, using regular bullets against those armored units was like scratching an itch. Even if she occasionally managed to penetrate the weak spots in the armor and take down one or two...

It was futile. The loss of one or two armored units was insignificant to the current Sangvis Ferri; they didn't even care about M4A1 anymore, let alone the Griffin squad that had previously split up and escaped the encirclement. These guys, besides M4A1, had nothing else in their eyes!

"M16! They're about to reach us! We need to..."

Seeing the Aegis already charging towards them from three hundred meters away, M4A1 hastily interrupted. They had already attracted all the Sangvis Ferri units in their direction, so there shouldn't be much pressure on the Griffin squad now.

The remaining problem was how to get the three of them out of the Sangvis Ferri's encirclement...

"It's no use, those guys are much faster than us." M16 patted the firepower support module she had been carrying behind her all this time and remarked, "I'll hold them off, you two go first, I only have one magazine of armor-piercing rounds left, so use them sparingly."

"But!?" Hearing M16's words, M4A1 widened her eyes in astonishment, as if she had returned to the time when M16 stayed behind in Sector S09.

But last time, M16 was able to lure away and hold back most of the Sangvis Ferri because at that time, the Sangvis Ferri units were all normal humanoids. Even if there were proxies chasing her, they didn't have the thick armor like the Aegis!

Moreover, not only were there Aegis now, there were also countless Nemuens and Manticores rushing towards them from afar... With M16's current condition, if she stayed behind, she might really not be able to get away!

"We don't have time for 'buts,' I'll delay the Sangvis Ferri for a bit, you two take advantage of it to escape, I'll find a way to get out later. They're just Sangvis Ferri androids; they can't catch me."

M16 waved her hand at the two and tapped the firepower support module she was holding.

"And I still have this."

Looking at the firepower support module in M16's hand, M4A1 pursed her lips.

Up to now, she still didn't know what exactly was in the box that M16 had been carrying all this time, only that it should be a weapon... apparently given to M16 by her former commander.

"M4?" Seeing the two fall silent, SOP2, who was standing nearby, anxiously urged, not wanting to leave M16 behind, nor wanting to wait for M4A1 to be surrounded by the Sangvis Ferri. Therefore, she could only look at M4A1, asking anxiously.

Closing her eyes and taking a deep breath, when M4A1 opened her eyes again, she forcibly suppressed the hesitation in her eyes, "SOP2, let's go! You better come back alive! I don't want to lose you again after finding AR15!"

Hearing M4A1's words, M16 smiled and saluted M4A1 with her fingers raised, but didn't say anything.

Watching the two run away, M16 also breathed a sigh of relief. Although there were still many Sangvis Ferri units in the direction they were retreating, she believed that M4A1 and the others could successfully escape.

"Sigh, if I had known it would be like this, I should have used this thing earlier."

Removing the bandages wrapped around the firepower support platform, M16 looked somewhat helpless as she stared at the Aegis approaching about two hundred meters in front of her.

With M16's movements, the bandaged firepower support platform in her hand instantly unfolded, revealing its ferocious barrel.

"Now let me see if you Ironclads can withstand this!"

Boom!

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"We're almost there, we're about to reach the designated location in Sector S08. If the combat data sent over by Griffin is correct, instead of staring at me here, you'd better go over to the hangar and inform those scattered guys to prepare for battle. You're the same."

Looking at AR15 standing beside her, UMP45 spoke up.

Probably having gained some sort of energy from Big Orange, AR15 wasn't as anxious as before, but still stared at the terrain map on the main screen like a block of wood.

Hearing UMP45's words, AR15 nodded. If Renault's landing plan was still as rough as before, then she indeed needed some mental preparation. The experience of being brought down by P90 and having her arm severed had left her with quite a shadow.

But when AR15 arrived at the hangar, the scene in front of her made her doubt her visual system...

Because whether it was RFB who had been gaming before or SPAS-12 that was eating non-stop, they were all ready for battle at this moment, wearing those black power armors, silently standing by the hangar door waiting for the descent.

The previous scattered appearance... was just like an illusion she had imagined...