Starting to Gain Experience from Push-Ups-Chapter 254 - 196: He is White Owl

After the earth-shattering flash and thunderous boom.

The trembling building gradually returned to calm.

Gunpowder smoke tumbled in the air, constantly diffusing in all directions.

The cannon on the infantry combat vehicle creaked as it turned, still hot, emitting white smoke.

The sound of helicopter rotors filled the air, as the helicopters adjusted their posture after completing combat orders, continuing to stand by.

"Cough, cough, cough—"

Silence fell all around; someone opened their mouth but was immediately racked by a severe cough due to the strong smell of gunpowder.

Soldiers behind the defense line peeked their heads out, looking towards the Rehabilitation Center building not far away.

The previously smooth concrete ground was now split open with ferocious cracks, with shell casings and broken bricks scattered everywhere.

Almost every window on each floor was shattered, and some walls had been completely overturned, revealing burnt steel bars within.

Especially the area within dozens of meters of the main entrance, it had turned into a shockingly ruined wasteland.

As for that particularly vicious and vile terrorist creature, it was buried under a pile of rubble and glass, motionless.

People smelled the pungent gunpowder and their tense nerves finally relaxed a little.

"Cough, cough."

Colonel Deng, taking cover behind the armored vehicle, couldn’t help but cough a few times, patting the dust off his uniform.

He raised his head to survey the battlefield, then grabbed the radio and issued a series of orders:

"All units listen, the first and second teams will clear the battlefield and eliminate any hazardous conditions, ensure the target is eliminated; the rest hold the line and stand by, maintain high alert..."

Soldiers, having received combat orders, quickly formed pairs and fanned out, cautiously searching and advancing towards the impact site of the missile.

After issuing commands, Colonel Deng turned to look at the two Special Search Team Commissioners who had just escaped from the building.

At this moment, both the white-haired man and the shield-bearing muscular man were observing the battlefield with lingering fear.

"Gentlemen, what is the situation inside the Rehabilitation Center; are there any creatures left inside?"

Colonel Deng strode forward and asked impatiently.

"Colonel Deng."

The white-haired man greeted him, explaining:

"The situation inside the building is still within control. The key was dealing with that ghoul leader just now; as long as it is successfully resolved, the rest are not a concern."

He then recounted what happened on the fifth floor, as well as how Jiang Chen wreaked havoc and slaughtered the people.

"If it weren’t for the timely arrival and intervention of the commander, we both would have been done for inside."

The shield-bearing muscular man added a few words, his injured legs showing a face full of gratitude for having survived the ordeal.

After listening to the two, Colonel Deng let out a sigh of relief and felt equally fortunate.

"That was close..."

If it weren’t for the expert assistance from the Special Search Team, restraining the ghoul leader who proved to be much stronger than anticipated, the assault team that had been sent in probably would have been annihilated.

Now, he himself would not be standing here so easily commanding the battle and discussing the aftermath.

Thinking of this, Colonel Deng’s heart skipped a beat, and he immediately inquired:

"Which commander are you talking about exactly, and where is he now?"

He was ready to sincerely thank that mysterious masked man.

After all, he was familiar with several Senior Investigators from the Special Search Team; it could be an old friend, perhaps.

"Eh?"

The white-haired man and the shield-bearing muscular man froze for a moment upon hearing this.

They looked around, searching, but could not find the person they were speaking of.

The respectable commander had apparently disappeared.

Most importantly, they hadn’t even learned his name or position!

Still unwilling to give up, they continued to look for him among the crowd.

At that moment, the soldiers clearing the battlefield through the radio confirmed the death of the target.

Colonel Deng couldn’t worry about that now and quickly asked the two how to deal with the body of the ghoul leader.

After all, the Special Search Team was the expert department for dealing with supernatural events.

Considering for a moment, the white-haired man said:

"I and Chen Lei will stay here to guard, and we’ll notify headquarters soon, someone should come to take over."

Colonel Deng nodded in satisfaction and immediately went to the frontline with revived vigor, continuing to direct the battle.

First, he ordered the assault team to enter the building, sweep for any stragglers, then he instructed the medical team to follow, hastening the treatment of the wounded.

The smoke lingered, but the crisis was finally resolved.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, including the onlookers in the inpatient department and also someone in a rural park a mile away.

The night was dark as ink, the wind howled, shaking the branches and leaves as if waves surged unpredictably.

Fang Cheng stood quietly atop a tree, gazing at the scene in Ren’an Hospital.

Soldiers began to orderly clear the battlefield and rescue survivors.

One after another, stretchers carrying wounded were brought out and loaded onto ambulances.

Seeing among them the female doctor who had fainted in the lab, a weight lifted from Fang Cheng’s heart.

The backpack containing the blood collection tubes left next to Professor Zheng’s body would surely be found by the soldiers clearing the battlefield soon.

With the female doctor’s testimony, along with the evidence in the backpack, the attention of the military and the Special Search Team’s investigators would necessarily be diverted.

No one would suspect him in the future.

After all, the blood collection tubes labeled with Fang Cheng and Wen Xin’s names were "safely" left in the blood testing lab.

Humming—

Two armed helicopters rotated their rotors, ascending to a higher place in the night sky, circling the Rehabilitation Center building.

The strong lights hanging from the helicopters pierced the darkness like swords, sweeping around, illuminating the distance.