I Have Returned, but I Cannot Lay down My Gun

"Where are you looking so intently?"

In an instant, some of the darkness that had engulfed Washington D.C. was tinged with a faint orange hue, followed by an explosion erupting from the Lincoln Memorial.

A massive barrage of multi-barrel rockets, numbering in the dozens, rained down on the 60-meter-long and 30-meter-high stone building. These were no ordinary missiles; among them were some that were as powerful as modern anti-ship missiles.

In just a few seconds, the 36 enormous stone pillars were shattered, and the outer wall of the Lincoln Memorial began to shake. Then, with an enormous sound, the entire structure collapsed, compressing like a pancake, and within 30 seconds, the once imposing statue of President Lincoln was reduced to rubble.

As the Hunter's focus was diverted towards the memorial, Chester allowed himself a brief laugh.

However, in contrast, as the Hunter momentarily looked away from Dagger Team, yellow currents of energy began to run across Chester's body.

With the nanomachines in overdrive, Chester boosted his firearm's rate of fire, and thanks to a function that stabilized recoil, he activated the tactical link.

—Zzzzzzz!