"Fu * k! Their firepower is too strong! " With his back against the bunker, a soldier wearing a bulletproof vest tried to poke his rifle out of the bunker, but he was quickly suppressed by the bullets.
"We need backup! I repeat, we need backup! "
The soldier hugged his rifle tightly as he hid behind the concrete wall and screamed at the communication device that didn't respond.
A soldier risked his life to poke out of the bunker, aimed the anti-armor rocket launcher on his shoulder at the armored vehicle, and pressed the trigger.
With a red tail flame, the rocket flew out like an iron fist. But when it was ten meters away from the armored vehicle, the activated nitrogen reactive armor quickly blew it away and smashed into the shop on the side like a kite with a short string.
Following that, a volley of bullets tore the soldier who peeked out from behind cover into pieces.
The war erupted too suddenly.
The enemy wasn't only the Crimson Chamber of Commerce, but there were also some soldiers from the civil force. They were already bribed by the Crimson Chamber of Commerce. The moment the armored vehicle entered the inner circle, they responded to the Crimson Chamber of Commerce's flag.
A completely asymmetric war.
Although both sides didn't use heavy firepower, the private soldiers of the Group of Ten council were much stronger than the civil force. Not only in training, but also in equipment. Although there were 400 people in the inner circle on the council's side, facing only 150 soldiers from the Crimson Chamber of Commerce, they were still completely suppressed.
Not to mention there were more than 100 soldiers who suddenly rebelled. Not to mention there were five armored vehicles equipped with heavy machine guns.
On the Crimson Chamber of Commerce's side, even the normal light infantry was equipped with carbon nano armor and digital helmets to assist in aiming. Not to mention the special forces in kinetic skeletons and the metal pieces in power armor.
Because of their own selfish motives, although they had the most advanced firearms production line on the wasteland, the council never made a motion to update the civil force's firearms. Because only when the civil force's equipment was outdated, their private soldiers would be "hired". The monthly commission was a significant income. The commission was paid by taxes, which was a gold mine.
But now, they suffered the consequences of their own actions.
The only ones that could compete with the Crimson Chamber of Commerce in terms of equipment were the private soldiers of the other nine council members. But because of the city center exploration plan, almost all of their forces were placed in the city center. At this moment, they were facing the harvest of the Crimson Chamber of Commerce's armored force. It was unknown how many of them could survive.
Standing on the roof of the Zhao Corporation building, Zhao Chenwu silently looked down at the sporadic bursts of fire in the inner circle.
The flames began to shrink inward from the edge of the wall, and he knew what that meant.
The Crimson Chamber of Commerce had already gained the upper hand. The 400 militia soldiers and the 50 councilors' private soldiers were forced to retreat.
He had never imagined that five armored vehicles could force him into such a desperate situation.
However, this was the reality. In a situation where neither side had heavy firepower, the armored vehicles could be used as a shield.
Su Lei pushed the door open and walked in.
This cold and stern looking beautiful secretary had already changed into a pitch black combat uniform, and on her waist was a Reaper automatic rifle produced by the Zhao Consortium's military factory. Usually, she was Zhao Chenwu's secretary, lover, and chauffeur, but at critical moments, she would also pick up a gun and act as his bodyguard.
"Boss, the Crimson Chamber of Commerce is approaching our building. Please retreat with me to a safe location," Su Lei said in a deep voice.
"Retreat? Where else can we retreat to? The door has already been sealed. "Zhao Chenwu smiled bitterly.
Chen Wei had already lost contact, but he was probably already dead.
Standing at this height, it was impossible for him to not see the mushroom cloud.
Nuclear bomb.
He had almost forgotten about that thing.
Speaking of which, that thing should be the cheapest thing.
"The underground shelter of the Paradise Island Hotel," Su Lei said.
Hearing this, Zhao Chenwu shook his head.
"I never planned on using that thing. There is no shelter that can hide forever. If the old Cao guy wins, even if I stay underground for ten years, the result will be the same. "
This place contained too much of his blood, sweat, and tears. Even if he died, he didn't want to give up these things.
"… I will fight for you until the end." Su Lei gave up on convincing the boss as she let out a sigh. A rare smile appeared on her stern face.
Zhao Chenwu paused for a moment before he smiled weakly. He didn't say anything as he continued to look downstairs.
Su Lei loaded the rifle and walked down the stairs.
"Still not here?" He muttered to himself as he looked at the electronic watch on the table.
Jiang Chen promised to send reinforcements.
This was his last straw of hope.
The people of the Crimson Chamber of Commerce were closing in. He could even see through the black bulletproof glass the armored vehicles unleashing their firepower on the street and suppressing the civilian force. The power armor used its high mobility to move behind the bunker. The revolving machine gun on its right hand brutally tore apart the soldiers lying on the ground.
There was a sudden tremor under his feet as the bulletproof glass rattled. He already guessed what happened, but he still looked at the touchpad on the office table.
He pressed the power button and the image in the lobby appeared.
At the door were the soldiers of the Crimson Chamber of Commerce in kinetic skeletons. The steel protective door was blown open by their thermite. The soldiers with rifles quickly broke into the building and exchanged fire with the security inside the building.
There wasn't much suspense in the battle. Although Zhao Corporation's security had undergone military training, compared to the professional soldiers, their combat ability was still lacking. Especially since they were only wearing bulletproof vests similar to the civilian force. They were powerless against the attack of the Crimson Chamber of Commerce.
The first floor was quickly taken down.
Zhao Chenwu watched as a soldier in kinetic skeleton took out a pistol and executed a struggling security guard on the ground. He then aimed the gun at the camera and pressed the trigger with a menacing smile.
The camera shattered.
The elevator was cut off. The people of the Crimson Chamber of Commerce engaged in a fierce battle with the Zhao Corporation's security in the safety passage. Cabinets and safes were thrown into the staircase as obstacles, but it didn't help the situation.
Su Lei was strong. She gathered the remaining twenty security guards together and engaged in a fierce battle with the soldiers of the Crimson Chamber of Commerce on the twelfth floor. Taking cover behind the concrete wall, she occasionally pulled out her rifle and fired at the opposite side.
But from the bloodstains on her shoulder, she couldn't last much longer.
The security guards took out the anti-explosion shield as cover and returned fire with short-range rifles.
The dome-shaped guard robot with the revolving machine gun appeared from the corner. The concentrated firepower caused a certain degree of damage to the soldiers of the Crimson Chamber of Commerce who broke into the building.
But that was it.
The EMP grenade quickly paralyzed its weapon system. The ray gun cut through its metal armor without any suspense and turned it into a pile of scrap metal.
This wasn't a military factory; it was only the office building of the Zhao Corporation.
With the balance of power, no one thought a war would break out here one day.
In the image, Su Lei firmly held the gun and maintained a shooting posture as she fought and retreated. There were only a few security guards left who were guarding the place with him.
It seemed like they couldn't hold on any longer.
Zhao Chenwu sighed as he opened the drawer.
Inside was a revolver.
"Is this the end?" He muttered to himself as he slowly filled the revolver with bullets.
It had been a long time since he fought on the frontline like a warrior. It seemed to have been like this since the moment he became a member of the Group of Ten council.
But now, he didn't have any other choice.
The sound of explosions occasionally came from under his feet, but Zhao Chenwu's heart was unprecedentedly calm.
Even if reinforcements arrived, it would be too late.
Just then, a blinding white light suddenly lit up on the street in front of the building.
The deafening explosion almost made him forget to think. The bulletproof glass was instantly covered with a dense layer of cracks.
The rising mushroom cloud.
"… Fu * k." His lips twitched. His pupils wavered as he spat out the word.
Nuclear bomb!
Someone detonated a nuclear bomb in the inner circle!
It definitely wasn't the Crimson Chamber of Commerce. They already had the upper hand. It wasn't the militia either. They didn't even have this kind of thing.
It could only be a council member!
They would rather perish together than hand over the power in their hands.
Zhao Chenwu stared blankly at the mushroom cloud that was close at hand outside the window, but his hands had already stopped moving.
The shockwave flipped over the armored vehicles, engulfed the escaping power armors, and swept through all the soldiers who couldn't escape without distinguishing friend or foe. Houses worth tens of thousands of crystals collapsed. Defenseless civilians were wailing on the ruins, and merchants were silently watching their shops turn into rubble, even forgetting to run away …
As to the soldiers rushing to his building, he didn't want to see it anymore.
His eyes were completely bloodshot.
Looking at the council building in the distance, the flag that symbolized alliance and democracy was lowered, a mocking smile appeared on his face.
…
The council building. The flag of the Crimson Chamber of Commerce was raised on top of the building.
The round table was split in half. Cao Jinsong stood alone in front of the window as he stared at the mushroom cloud outside.
As if a bucket of cold water was poured on his head, the excitement of reaching the peak of power instantly cooled down.
Although he considered the possibility that some council members would reveal their trump card, since a coup was a gamble.
But he never thought that someone would detonate a nuclear bomb here.
"Are you already in a killing frenzy?" His voice was slightly bitter.
Speaking of which, on the wasteland without order, thinking about the bottom line was a very stupid thing to do.
Dropping a nuclear bomb in your own city, even a country before the war had this awareness.
He seemed to have seen this scene somewhere before.
Because it was too far away, the memory was covered by a layer of white fog …
War never changed.
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