Alote looked at Su Mo, lightly teasing, "You're quite a tough researcher to chase after. I didn't even chase my ex-wife for this long."
Su Mo smirked, responding along with Alote's words, "Only four or five days. Maybe your ex-wife was too easy to chase."
"Hahaha." Alote laughed deeply, "I didn't expect you to have a sense of humor."
Su Mo stood guard in front of Nuobai, placed the bag with scavenged supplies on the ground, and said in a soothing tone, "Listen, we're all just out to work, there's no need to risk our lives."
"This place is the Land of No Master. The company's people won't come to inspect the scene. You can say I fell off a cliff and died, couldn't bring back the body, then slip some money to the supervisors, and this matter will be settled."
"Look, you can have all the things scavenged. If it's too little, I can point you to a few Ancient Era Ruins. Have your brothers behind you join in the treasure hunt, make money together."
The Razor members all sneered, looking at Su Mo with mocking eyes.
Alote's voice carried a hint of murder, "With you dead, it's the best gain for us..."
"Bang!" Before Alote could finish his sentence, Su Mo raised the gun and attacked unexpectedly.
The bullet grazed Alote's face and struck the wall, emitting a crisp "ding."
Alote's smirk slowly disappeared. He shrugged off the blood on his face, his gaze turning sinister, "You should practice your shooting."
"Bang, bang, bang." Su Mo continued shooting at Alote, firing as he dragged Nuobai behind cover.
Some of the bullets missed, while others were blocked by the Frenzied Corpse bones Alote manifested.
Alote spoke no nonsense, directly making a throat-slitting gesture to his subordinates.
"Bang bang bang bang bang ——" The Razor Warriors fired simultaneously, the gunfire forming a line of flames.
Bullets madly poured towards the cover where Su Mo and Nuobai were, illuminating the whole platform.
Su Mo stayed behind cover, checking Nuobai's wounds.
Her condition wasn't good.
Previously overexerted, her Blood Code Ability began to decline, and the blood hole couldn't heal completely.
Though Su Mo absorbed Nuobai's Crimson Rose Blood Code, he too became a Blood Code Carrier.
But Blood Codes are different from prosthetics; their ability enhancement is quite unique.
Blood Codes are like a "martial arts manual," no matter who gets them, initially the "level" is at the lowest.
As carriers practice, battle, and use their abilities intensely, Blood Code gets trained and slowly strengthened, similar to "martial arts training" in martial arts novels.
The speed at which Blood Codes become stronger, and the eventual level, depends entirely on personal talent.
Nuobai's Crimson Rose Blood Code is at "Promoted High Tier," but she trained it herself. The training effect can't be transferred.
Su Mo only obtained the Crimson Rose Blood Code by absorbing her blood, still at the lowest "Initial Tier of Awakening."
An Initial Tier Blood Code is very limited, not to mention facing the infamous Razor.
Su Mo abandoned the idea of a hard fight, pointed to the nearby staircase, and said, "Withdraw over there. You go first, I'll cover you."
After saying this, he tried shooting back at the Razor Warriors.
The Razor Warriors had high tactical discipline, forming a C-shaped formation, alternately firing, reloading, maintaining constant fire suppression, while steadily advancing.
Su Mo was suppressed by the rain of bullets, unable to lift his head; coupled with his lack of real gun experience, his blind shooting was even worse, resorting to haphazard firing from cover.
One Razor Warrior laughed mockingly at the bullets hitting the ceiling, "Brothers, I've fought for half a lifetime, never seen a 'Sharpshooter' like you!"
Su Mo ignored the taunt, changed a new magazine, ready to continue shooting.
Suddenly, his gun was snatched away.
Nuobai grabbed the gun, raised it for a blind shot.
"Bang!"
With a "pfft," the laughing Razor Warrior was hit in the chest, silencing his laughter. With a grim face, he closed his mouth, obediently continuing to suppress fire.
Su Mo was silent for a moment, then said to Nuobai, "Maybe you should cover me..."
Nuobai nodded, gesturing for Su Mo to go first, shooting as she retreated.
The pair moved to another cover, Razor Warriors also breached the previous cover, engaging in another round of gunfight.
Bullets flew horizontally, sparks bursting around walls, leaving deep craters.
Su Mo took out a DX-3 high explosive grenade from Nuobai's weapon strap.
He pulled the pin, counted to three, and threw it with force.
"Boom!" The grenade exploded right in front of Razor Warriors, engulfed in fiery waves.
Su Mo picked up a piece of shattered mirror from the ground, using its reflection to observe outside from cover.
Alote in front was directly hit by the grenade, the smoke enveloping him.
However, the next scene made Su Mo's heart sink.
Alote walked out of the smoke unaffected, the Frenzied Corpse Rigid Bone covered claw in front, fingers tightly clenched, the palm showing radiating black marks, grenade fragments embedded in it.
He caught the grenade by hand, letting it explode!
The DX-3's power couldn't penetrate the Frenzied Corpse bone layer!
Su Mo was discontent.
The Mad Corpse Blood Code is designed for direct confrontation.
The High-tier Mad Corpse Blood Code's defense is insanely formidable.
Alote shook his claw, scattering grenade fragments, his voice suddenly raised, "Hey, woman, I remember you."
"White hair, wearing a mask, healing faster than ordinary people, and that Tang Blade—you're the New Moon City's Mercenary, Silent Death God, right?"
"Woman, I don't care what commission you took, as long as you're willing to hand over the researcher, there's no reason for us to fight. I just need him alive, or his corpse."
"Besides, I haven't seen your face. No need to worry about your identity being revealed."
"So, let's make a deal? You give him to me, we get out of here together, go our separate ways."
Su Mo's heart sank upon hearing this.
Alote's divide and conquer was vicious because he stated the truth.
The company didn't care much about a small research base being destroyed; they cared about no leaks.
As long as the abducted researcher is brought back, or silenced, Alote can report back up.
Nuobai was previously focused on the kidnapping commission because she needed the gene compiling protein from Elder Tang.
But she already got the medication, can go back for treatment and retire, so who cares about that broken commission.
Now both sides are fighting intensely, purely for Su Mo.
If Su Mo weren't involved, truly no reason for battle.
For a moment, Su Mo felt anxious, didn't dare to look up at Nuobai, fearing to see cold eyes.
Yet quietly, his hand was held.
Nuobai gently held Su Mo's hand, fingers intertwined, slowly clasping.
Different from the forceful actions of restraining Su Mo before, this time, Nuobai's touch was soft, like her gaze.
Feeling Nuobai's somewhat cold hand, Su Mo felt at ease, nodded profoundly at her.