But the mental states of players and locals were two entirely different images.
This was akin to a Siberian wolf appearing among a pack of Huskies.
Despite his acting being quite impeccable, his NPC name still gave him away.
Like a firefly in the night, so distinct and so outstanding.
Ordinary players might overlook such details, as they tend to do their own thing, but not 2B and A2.
Because in their eyes, that person wasn’t connected to Super Earth’s internal network.
In other words, he had a problem.
2B put down the medical kit, wanting to step forward to stop the man and ask for clarification, but A2 beside her held her hand.
Obviously, A2 also noticed this person.
She shook her head slightly, her expression stern, and pulled 2B under the publicity department’s vehicle, taking out the exclusive weapons crafted for them from the compartment.
Although they looked flashy, they were definitely enough for cutting people.
The publicity department looked puzzled at their actions.
"Uh... what are you two planning to do with knives?"
A2 didn’t hide anything and said directly, "We found someone engaging in suspicious activity nearby and are preparing to check it out."
The publicity department didn’t say much more as there were not a few people now wanting to take advantage of the chaos to rob, steal, or assault others.
Just added, "If there’s danger, remember to call for backup."
Speaking of which, they hadn’t taken A2 and her partner on any proper combat missions yet, not knowing what their combat skills were like.
A2 nodded and then disappeared into the crowd with 2B.
Shinno Aso slipped into a narrow alley, and after confirming no one followed him, he finally exhaled and adjusted his stiff face.
God knows why those people are in this kind of mindset.
Unlike the pain of disaster victims, unlike the anger of the Tiger Claw Gang or Vortex Gang, and unlike the hatred of those mercenaries towards corporate inaction, it was a kind of... joy?
Like a child seeing a new toy.
Even a professionally trained Huang Ban agent like him found it hard to handle; he almost failed to act properly.
But at least he managed to infiltrate.
Disguise is a skill every Huang Ban agent must learn.
After waiting for a while, at the other end of the alley, a series of uneven knocking sounds inexplicably echoed.
The knocking sounds repeated three times, and Shinno Aso also placed his hand on a foam extinguisher, slowly knocking in response.
This was the Morse code for the Huang Ban agents’ current operation.
Soon, a person dressed as a Tiger Claw Gang member slowly walked out from the alleyway’s end, also holding a barrel of foam extinguisher.
The two exchanged glances and nodded to each other.
Then, both unexpectedly extended mantis blades from their arms and inserted them into the wall, climbing up along the building’s wall with cat-like agile and silent movements.
After entering the deserted staircase, they opened the cap of the foam extinguisher, and what flowed out from the compartment was not foam agent or aluminum sulfate, but a colorless, pungent viscous liquid.
This was a specially formulated liquid fuel, with an extremely high burning temperature and rapid and clean reaction efficiency, leaving virtually no residue; it’s the primary material for incendiary bombs on the black market.
As the liquid flowed down the staircase level by level, the two took out timed ignition devices from their pockets and placed them on the ground; once the time was up, flames would ignite the entire building following the staircase.
By then, several fires breaking out simultaneously would cause such massive chaos that the fire containment line these people made would completely collapse.
It’s just that despite their superb acting, there remained a fatal flaw, one they couldn’t remedy no matter what.
A lithe figure leapt onto a high platform, the sound of black leather high heels landing on the balcony railing almost imperceptible; snow-white hair lightly swayed by the hot wind blowing from afar, with a voice cold as ice.
"You, what are you doing?"
On different floors, almost simultaneously upon hearing the voice, two Huang Ban agents instantly drew the smart handguns from their waists, pulling the trigger towards the direction of the sound, even faster than they could turn their heads.
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The programmable bullets, akin to micro-missiles, instantly locked onto their attack target and charged towards it with a trail of flame.
Although the kinetic damage of smart weapons falls short compared to chemical propulsion, the variety of explosives or electromagnetic device under their bullet tips made their destructive power nothing short, and the programmed bullets could boost the hit rate to unprecedented levels, even making cover useless.
Surprisingly to the agents, the bullets didn’t hit the suddenly appearing enemy.
Instead, they exploded several meters behind her.
A2 had used her longsword to deflect the bullet’s trajectory, immediately charging with tense legs, gripping her sword tightly, rocketing down the stairwell towards Shinno Aso like a cannonball from the balcony.
Shinno Aso remained calm, not losing his cool for being discovered, but continued firing with his right hand while preparing to counter A2’s fierce slashes with the mantis blade extended.
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
A2’s sword behaved like it had eyes, deflecting all approaching bullets mid-air, charging directly at the enemy.
This was the problem with programmable bullets—they had to sacrifice speed advantage to change direction, not even reaching subsonic speeds.
The powerful A2 pressed the mantis blade backward onto the scapula with one strike, her 40-style tactical knife’s sharp blade only hairs away from his neck.