"Well done, assist everyone carefully and draw the attention of the other special forces. I'll go take care of Zhuge!"
"Okay, Father, you must survive..."
I didn't reply, pocketed my phone, and engaged in urban warfare with some of the special forces in the streets. Although they had more men this time, they were spread out in various corners. As long as I didn't recklessly charge out and cautiously moved behind cover, I could avoid them.
However, there were countless special forces soldiers along the way. These guys were definitely much more terrifying than the black-clad men. Several times, I was almost shot by snipers hidden in various buildings, but each time I managed to dodge beforehand. I finally rolled to a coffee shop, which was eerily quiet. I crawled under a table and then went around to another street through a back door.
There were numerous obstacles blocking the way, and many special forces soldiers were waiting in full readiness. If I tried to jump over them alone, I'd be done for. Even with someone beside me, it would be tough. At that moment, I didn't know how to proceed, but I suddenly spotted an armored vehicle nearby. It seemed I had no choice but to rely on it now.
I killed a special forces soldier, quickly got into the vehicle, and drove off recklessly. Protected by the armor, I smashed through countless obstacles. Bullets rained down on me. Several times, I saw rockets flying towards me, but I would floor the accelerator and escape danger just in time. Fortunately, the vehicle held up until it was about to fall apart. I then opened the door of the armored vehicle and jumped out, rolling into a large patch of bushes.
A number of special forces soldiers passed by, but I had already moved and was now leaning against the wall of a library. After a brief rest, I spat out a mouthful of blood. I must have hit my mouth somewhere earlier, but thankfully, it wasn't serious. Less than two minutes later, I pressed on. The four-cornered building was not far away. Despite the patrolling special forces soldiers, I still had to take down Old Turtle Zhuge.
The four-cornered building was some distance away, but it looked more majestic than the skyscrapers I had imagined, probably about 50 stories high, which was quite intimidating. The entire structure was covered with countless windows. Four sharp, spike-like corners stood proudly at the northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest corners, and a giant North Star symbol was painted on the top.
Old Turtle Zhuge had hidden himself deeply. He was probably the leader of Polaris, but he seemed to have shifted the blame onto the Dragon King. However, all their deception was meaningless now. Judging by their stance, they would never surrender, and we would have to fight our way to apprehend them!
I found another armored vehicle. This was the only way to proceed now; otherwise, I stood no chance against so many special forces soldiers alone. Just as I was about to charge forward by myself, I found someone already waiting in the vehicle!
Yu Ning!!
For a moment, I thought I was hallucinating. She moved to the machine gun position of the armored vehicle and said, "With my skills, do you think I couldn't have gotten here?"
"Good, with you here, I believe we can definitely capture Old Turtle Zhuge!"
I drove the vehicle, and Liu Yu Ning on the gun mowed down enemies with all her might. Gunshots echoed one after another. While many special forces soldiers could have dodged, Liu Yu Ning's driving and shooting skills were too formidable. In less than a minute, she had gunned down many special forces soldiers who tried to block our advance.
After eliminating a large number of special forces soldiers, our armored vehicle broke through the final obstacle and onto the last suspension bridge leading to the four-cornered building!
Liu Yu Ning returned to the passenger seat. Regardless of who she was in the past, we fought together to the end, cooperating until the very last moment!
Now, on the armored vehicle, knowing there was no turning back, memories of our past together flooded our minds.
Since I joined the police force and solved numerous bizarre cases, Liu Yu Ning's resentment grew.
Then, I proved my worth, showing I wasn't promoted through connections.
Later, she gradually developed feelings for me, and I began to pursue her.
Then came all the cases we investigated together, the experiences we shared, and the near-death encounters.
So much had happened over the years, yet it all felt like it happened just yesterday.
Every single moment, every detail, flashed through our minds like a movie.
It is said that before death, people review their lives, and even long-forgotten details resurface. This typical near-death experience is also known as a "life review."
For some reason, at that moment, my thoughts seemed to synchronize with Yu Ning's, or perhaps this was what they called empathy.
As our armored vehicle smashed through the gates of the four-cornered building, we both disembarked and, wielding the light machine guns we had taken from the special forces soldiers, began to push our way up into the building!
We didn't move together but ascended the spiral staircases on either side. Special forces soldiers desperately tried to stop us, bullets whizzing past our bodies. After an unknown period, I reached the second floor, but Yu Ning was nowhere to be seen. I realized that no matter what happened now, I had to keep pushing forward. I appeared in a corridor, and several special forces soldiers opened fire!
Countless submachine gun bullets ripped through the air around me, but I had already dived into an adjacent office. Those soldiers tried to charge in and take me down, but I escaped through another door and suddenly appeared behind them, pulling the trigger of my light machine gun!
Bang bang—!!
Using a handgun against these special forces soldiers would be tricky, as they were all wearing bulletproof vests. After eliminating them, I continued dragging my weapon. After passing through countless more floors, with special forces soldiers blocking the way at every turn, I wondered how many people were upstairs. I charged forward desperately, step by step, approaching the elevator.
Just then, several special forces soldiers aimed gas launchers at me and sprayed!
I quickly rolled into the other side of the corridor and pulled myself up with a grappling hook. If our team hadn't been equipped with grappling hooks, I would have died right there. After getting up, I saw flames erupting from both sides. Many special forces soldiers were equipped with flamethrowers!
At that moment, I felt I had underestimated Zhuge, as the situation had completely exceeded our expectations. At this point, an assassination approach would have been better than waiting for reinforcements and launching a full-scale assault. But I had already come this far, and it was too late to change tactics.