Chapter 494: Ammunition Depleted
"Tsk! This man, he's really crossing the line! His speed is ridiculously fast!"
Watching Renault vanish ahead in a flash, Alchemist muttered irritabily as she had just shaken off the military dolls.
They couldn't afford any further delay. The military's doll units were proving to be more challenging adversaries than she had anticipated, with combat effectiveness far surpassing that of Griffin's tactical dolls.
While each of the military Cyclops units might not individually match up to Griffin's elite dolls, their collective strength in group combat was formidable. The combined force of a group of Cyclops units far exceeded that of a Griffin doll carrying a full complement of Dolls.
Moreover, the strange artillery fire from behind gave Alchemist a foreboding sense. If the military intended to attack Sangvis Ferri, the number of doll units sent wouldn't be limited to just those she had seen earlier!
With time pressing, Alchemist caught sight of Renault's figure again, and the familiar sound of gunfire echoed from the dense forest ahead.
The sound of M4A1's gun, along with the Cyclops' gunfire, which she had grown tired of, echoed once more.
It seemed they couldn't avoid a fight after all. She had originally planned to let M4A1 and her team escape the military's pursuit, while also depleting M4A1's ammunition to reduce her combat effectiveness. Then, she would capture M4A1 later.
Now, it seemed unlikely that her plan would succeed. Even if M4A1 managed to escape the military, there was still Renault ahead, eyeing her menacingly.
Bang bang bang!
The intermittent sound of M4A1's gunfire echoed from the front. After knocking down several Cyclops units closely following her, M4A1 immediately slung SOP2 over her shoulder and charged forward!
She no longer had much time to ponder their future route. Besides the dozen or so Cyclops units chasing them from behind, the forest seemed to have been infiltrated by the military.
Every now and then, they encountered small groups of Cyclops units head-on!
With hardly any ammunition left, M4A1 had lost the ability to directly destroy these Cyclops units. Her armor-piercing rounds had been completely depleted, and she was now using regular bullets.
Unfortunately, these regular bullets, while not entirely ineffective against the Cyclops units, couldn't incapacitate them. Even if she managed to create a few holes, the Cyclops units could still function normally and continue their pursuit.
Not only were her spare rounds depleted, but SOP2 had also given M4A1 all the spare magazines she didn't need at the moment. However, it was not nearly enough. Killing a few military dolls while fleeing was already a stroke of luck.
M4A1's current condition was much worse than when she was caught by Alchemist just moments ago. Whether it was the burden of carrying SOP2 or the coordination between the military dolls, it caused her a lot of trouble.
"M4! Put me down! Be careful on your right!" SOP2, carried on M4A1's shoulder, shouted, urging M4A1 to put her down while loudly warning her of the danger.
Hearing SOP2's cries, M4A1 didn't hesitate to turn around, raise her gun, and fire the remaining bullets in her magazine!
Bang bang bang!
Two of the bullets hit the Cyclops unit's neck, tearing apart its vulnerable circuits, while the remaining bullet directly struck its arm, causing it to drop its weapon to the ground.
Seeing the assault rifle falling to the ground, SOP2 eyes lit up. She glanced at M4A1, who was adjusting her posture to continue running, then gritted her teeth and pushed M4A1's arm away with her remaining hand!
"SOP2!?"
Surprised by SOP2's sudden push, M4A1 turned back in alarm to look!
But she found SOP2 had already used the momentum from falling off her shoulder to roll several times on the ground, reaching the fallen Cyclops unit.
With only one arm left, SOP2 grabbed the fallen assault rifle's handle.
Seeing this, M4A1 quickly ran back a few steps, trying to lift SOP2 again.
"Don't come over! M4! We can't both make it out!" Holding the assault rifle, SOP2 shouted loudly to M4A1.
"But SOP2!"
"Give up, you can't take me with you. You can definitely escape from here on your own."
Click!
As SOP2 spoke, she bit off the authentication module on the assault rifle with her teeth, then used her teeth to pull out a data cable from her intact arm, clumsily connecting it to the assault rifle.
Weapon identification code override... Identity authentication successful... SOP MOD II...
Listening to the voice in her mind, SOP2 used her one hand to replace the magazine from the fallen Cyclops unit.
While M4A1 was frustrated by SOP2's determination to stay behind and hold off their pursuers, she couldn't come up with a practical plan on how to take SOP2 with her...nor any convincing words to persuade SOP2 to leave with her...
Just moments ago, M16 had stayed behind to intercept the Sangvis Ferri pursuers...and now, was it SOP2's turn? Why? It shouldn't be like this!
Bang bang bang bang!
As the two fell into silence, a series of gunshots rang out from the direction M4A1 had just intended to go!
The military dolls! They had somehow gotten ahead of them!?
Before she could be surprised, M4A1 instinctively raised her imprint weapon and pulled the trigger.
Click!
But instead of bullets firing as M4A1 intended, her weapon, which had been empty and on standby, made a chilling sound, with no other response.
Out of ammunition!
While M4A1 was stunned, SOP2 was not. She had picked up the gun to prevent M4A1 from being riddled with bullets!
Bang bang bang bang!
Although she only had one arm left to use, and she wasn't using her own engraved weapon, SOP2's accuracy was not much worse. A barrage of bullets knocked down the two Cyclops units charging at the front!
However, it was only two Cyclops units. For the group of Cyclops units following them, it was just a drop in the bucket!
But M4A1 wasn't ready to give up resistance!
Seeing the weapons and ammunition dropped on the ground, and recalling SOP2's earlier actions, she immediately rolled over and pounced on the weapons and ammunition!