My Ability Pool is Superior-Chapter 47 - 46: Fierce Crossfire

At the same time.

In the open space inside the administrative building, dozens of Death Fighters with varied outfits were gathered, their positions distinctly clear.

"Hui, you didn’t tell us in advance that there would be such a big explosion," Fei Xiao said with a hint of discontent in his tone.

The other members of the Ten Blades Team stood behind him, with two of them injured.

It is worth mentioning that the leader of the Investigation Corps, whom Fei Xiao referred to as Hui, was not a hulking man but a male high school student with unremarkable looks.

Hui, with interest, glanced around before turning his head to find a lab technician in a white coat within the crowd behind him: "Ah Gu, didn’t I ask you to notify Xiao and the others?"

"Ah, I forgot."

Ah Gu hurriedly shouted to Fei Xiao, "Sorry, Xiao!"

"This was our mistake this time, please forgive us, Xiao," Duan Jianhui apologized verbally but showed little remorse.

Duan Jianhui’s opinion naturally represented the Investigation Corps as its leader.

Faced with the Investigation Corps’ attitude, Fei Xiao was silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled with relief: "Let this be the last time."

Just as Duan Jianhui was about to continue speaking, his walkie-talkie inconveniently started transmitting sounds.

"Hui, it seems like the rest of those guys have teamed up and it looks like they’re coming to cause us trouble."

...

Time rewinds to a few minutes earlier.

In the debris after the explosion, fully armed soldiers remained vigilant, surrounding Lv Bai and others.

"Why do I just not believe it?"

Zhou Zongming scrutinized the Death Fighters present with a scrutinizing glance.

"Company Commander Zhou, there really is a group trying to overthrow this military base, and this explosion was caused by them. They should be by the administrative building now, please believe me..."

Xiao Xueyin persisted in persuading him earnestly.

Zhou Zongming neither confirmed nor denied, he just turned to stare at Lv Bai, "Did you kill these two?"

"No."

Lv Bai replied quickly, but it was tantamount to lying with his eyes open.

The two corpses at his feet were fresh, with decapitated heads clearly cut by a sharp weapon, and only Lv Bai was holding an Eight-sided Han Sword.

Zhou Zongming’s mouth twitched, taking a deep breath before turning to his adjutant, "Bring them all in."

He had to admit, Xiao Xueyin’s advice had some effect.

At least it dispelled his idea of dividing his troops to guard Lv Bai and the others. With the situation so tense, he also couldn’t just wait with his troops.

So he decided to take them along to the administrative building, of course, as suspects.

...

The direct distance between the two buildings was not far.

With two armored vehicles leading the way, it took the troops less than ten minutes to reach the administrative building.

At a glance, the building was silent, with no signs of movement.

The bodies of the guards lay scattered outside the main door, with no one to deal with them.

"Bring them over."

Seeing this scene, Zhou Zongming, sitting in the armored vehicle, looked livid, subconsciously adding credibility to Xiao Xueyin’s words.

As a small group of soldiers brought Lv Bai and the others over, Zhou Zongming coldly questioned, "Where are the people you mentioned?"

Xiao Xueyin checked the Node’s position on his system panel and carefully responded, "They should still be in this building..."

Lv Bai ignored their conversation, raising his head in contemplation, observing the administrative building.

He thought, since the Investigation Corps could blow up the research center, repeating the trick wasn’t impossible, right?

Xiao Xueyin’s conversation ended without much substance, mostly reiterating the danger of that group.

But regardless of the danger inside the building, Zhou Zongming had to make a decision.

Under his command, soldiers entered the building in squads.

In the first-floor lobby, various items were messily placed.

Boots crunched on shattered glass on the ground, creaking with each step as the soldiers cautiously observed their surroundings.

"The lobby is cleared of dangers."

A squad leader reported into his headset.

"Emergency exit secured."

"Elevator operating normally."

Reports continued in the makeshift operations command center within the armored vehicle.

Zhou Zongming crossed his arms, mentally summarizing the information.

Lv Bai and the others were positioned in the open space next to the armored vehicle, always with a squad of soldiers keeping their guns pointed at them.

Liu Yue tilted her head, quietly noting, "It’s eerily quiet."

...

Administrative building, sixth floor, conference hall.

The Investigation Corps and Ten Blades’ Death Fighters were gathered here.

"Didn’t expect these guys to team up with the local troops."

Ah Gu displayed the first-floor footage on a projector, his tone a bit mocking.

Duan Jianhui nodded and turned to Fei Xiao, saying, "Xiao, the hallway is all yours."

"Okay."

Fei Xiao agreed readily.

"The Zhu Brothers remain in the elevator shaft; if they dare use the elevator, cut the support cables."

The brothers, with grappling hooks around their waists, said in unison, "No problem."

"Alright, let’s act, and try to minimize casualties."

Duan Jianhui stretched lazily, stood up, and left the conference hall, with Ah Gu following behind.

Second floor, hallway entrance.

The doors to the fire exits were ajar, with occasional, almost indistinct, sounds of guns cocking.

Under the harsh light, riot shields were held in front, with a squad of soldiers behind them, climbing the stairs cautiously, with solemn expressions.

Sizzle~ Sizzle~

"You can act now."

The sound of a voice from an unknown walkie-talkie instantly sounded the battle horn.

Bang Bang Bang!

Figures appeared behind the fire exit doors, wildly firing automatic rifles at the soldiers in the hallway.

Luckily, these soldiers were not careless, and with riot shields as protection, they avoided being wiped out in the first wave.

Yet even so, taking such a fierce attack in a narrow environment resulted in severe casualties.

Soldiers screamed as they fell one by one, and those who retained combat ability after the initial ambush fired back in response.

"Requesting backup!"

"The attackers have a large number of firearms."

At the same time.

From the direction of the building facing the open area, at least ten windows began firing intensely at the outside, almost emptying their magazines in one go.

Death Fighters who survived the explosion reacted quickly, nimbly dodging behind the armored vehicles.

The battle entered a white-hot stage right from the beginning.

But the main casualties almost entirely came from Zhou Zongming’s troops.

"Damn it! There’s really so many of them, what the hell do they want?!"

Faced with the ever-increasing casualty figures, Zhou Zongming’s face was overwhelmingly grim, turning to shout at his adjutant: "Have the vehicle-mounted machine guns open fire and take out all the firing points in the building for me."