Chapter 78: Open the path of blood
The moment the device activated, it emitted a wave that caused intense nausea and weakness in everyone present. Many were severely affected, including Gu Yichen and even Gu Tian, who suddenly felt drained of strength.
However, the soldiers in full armored suits seemed immune to the device’s effects, except for those whose armor had already been cracked by Maximilian. They now had to endure not only the pain from their injuries but also the debilitating impact of the inhibitor wave.
But despite all this, Maximilian remained unaffected. He continued neutralizing the soldiers, who were now completely disoriented. He moved so fast that he often vanished from their sight, making it nearly impossible for them to aim at him.
What made things worse was that Maximilian constantly maneuvered in ways that, if the soldiers tried to shoot, they risked hitting one another. He exploited angles so that whenever he stopped, their line of fire would intersect with a comrade’s position, forcing them to hesitate.
But then—
"Ignore the friendly fire! You’re now exempt from Operation Rule Section 3!" came a command from a man wearing the heaviest armor.
With that order, the soldiers opened fire on Maximilian without concern for their allies.
Seeing this, Maximilian immediately stopped his assault and ducked low to avoid the bullets. Several rounds tore through the unlucky soldiers, and though their armor absorbed some of the damage, a few weren’t so lucky. One soldier had his visor penetrated, the bullet passing straight into his skull, his most vulnerable point.
Maximilian retreated behind the body of one of the unlucky soldiers who had been blasted by a shotgun. Although he was armored, it remained uncertain whether it was enough to keep him alive.
Maximilian then grabbed a nearby soldier and shoved him toward the one wielding the shotgun, causing the blast to hit the unfortunate man point-blank. Without delay, Maximilian followed up with a strike, sending the shotgun wielder crashing into the wall.
With dozens more soldiers still fighting, Maximilian was beginning to get annoyed.