"A way to survive?" The man's voice was filled with undisguised sarcasm. He raised his hand and pointed at the pile of scrap metal behind Wen Shifei where Ajie was hiding. "With a dying burden? And..." His cold gaze was like a searchlight, accurately scanning the remaining battle scars on Wen Shifei's body, especially the patch of clothing under her ribs that was charred and damaged by the energy weapon. "...A body full of wounds from the bite of a chaebol dog? Your 'way to survive' is to lead pursuers and death to us?"

His last few words, like an icicle, pierced Wen Shifei's heart. She opened her mouth, but couldn't refute him. He was right. They were now the scourge, the moving source of disaster.

"We...we just want to find 'Old Gun'!" Wen Shifei screamed out that name in desperation, as if grasping at the last straw! This was the only guidance in the secret message! "The secret message says...to the west! To find 'Old Gun'! That's the only way to survive!"

Hearing the name "Lao Qiang," the man's body trembled ever so slightly. Though his expression couldn't be seen through his mask, the cold vigilance in his eyes was instantly replaced by a more complex emotion—surprise, suspicion, and even... a faint, deeply buried shock.

"'Old Gun'?" He repeated the name, his voice lowered, a hint of subtle inquiry in it. "Who gave you the code? What else did it say?"

Wen Shifei's heart was pounding, as if she saw a glimmer of hope: "It's... it was transmitted with life in the fortress! It says...'Web Weaver' has rebelled! The parliament's purge order has been issued! The coordinates are exposed! 'Ghost' carrying the 'Key' signal disappeared at the edge of B-7! 'Bury Worm' is about to collapse! Leave quickly! Find 'Old Gun'!" She repeated the contents of the cipher text very quickly, and every word carried a heavy weight.

The man's breathing seemed to pause for a moment. Through the eyeholes of his mask, Wen Shifei could clearly see the pupils of his icy eyes suddenly shrink! A complex mixture of shock, anger, and immense grief swept through him like a storm! His fingers gripping the ferocious crossbow were white with the force, and a slight "crackling" sound was emitted.

"'Web Weaver'... betrayed?..." He whispered the name, his voice filled with incredible pain and a kind of anger of complete betrayal.

Just then!

Woo-woo-woo-woo!!!

The soul-rending siren sounded no longer from the depths of the fortress, but from the towering dome above them! It pierced through layers of steel and thick smoke and dust! Then came the deep, beast-like roar of some heavy engine, approaching at breakneck speed.

Wen Shifei's face instantly turned pale as paper! This sound...she was so familiar with it! It was the Executioner's ion thrusters!

"They... are chasing us!" She screamed, and a huge fear instantly gripped her!

The tall man suddenly looked up in the direction of the sound! Through the dust and cracks in the twisted metal structure above the garbage dump, he could vaguely see several huge figures covered in matte black armor, with a single crimson eye flashing on their chests. They swooped down at high speed like the Grim Reaper! Their target was the area they were in!

"Damn it!" The man let out a suppressed roar! His cold eyes were instantly replaced by a violent murderous intent and determination! "As expected, you are the one who brought disaster upon me!" He glared at Wen Shifei fiercely, but his movements were as fast as lightning!

He suddenly took off the homemade shotgun from his back, without even looking, raised his hand and fired a shot in the direction of the black shadow swooping down from the sky!

Bang!!!

The gunshot was deafening! A thick, blue-white energy beam, entwined with unstable arcs of electricity, tore through the filthy air like an angry thunder snake and shot into the air! Although the energy beam dissipated before hitting its target due to the distance, the sudden attack clearly served as a warning and distraction!

The swooping executioners suddenly scattered to evade! The scarlet single eye instantly locked onto the man firing on the ground!

"Tin cans! This is downtown! Not your hive's slaughterhouse!" The man roared deafeningly at the sky like an enraged lion! His roar was like a spark thrown into boiling oil!

Almost at the moment when he roared!

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Deep in the garbage dump, in all directions, from countless dark corners, abandoned pipe openings, and behind twisted metal bunkers, earth-shattering roars and violent firepower suddenly erupted!

Rusted heavy machine guns spewed out scorching flames! Crudely welded energy weapons fired beams of light in a variety of colors! Homemade bazookas trailed long trails of smoke into the sky! Even primitive Molotov cocktails were thrown with all their might, drawing flaming arcs in the air!

This silent steel graveyard instantly transformed into a seething crater! Countless figures, dressed in tattered clothing but with eyes as fierce as those of hungry wolves, leaped from their hiding places! They wore tattered patchwork armor, their faces smeared with oil and radioactive dust, and they held a variety of weapons, all of which were filled with deadly threats! Their roars merged into a violent wave, filled with long-suppressed anger, despair, and deep-seated hatred for the invaders!

"For the lower city!"

"Kill the chaebol's dog!"

"Knock them down!"

Intense, torrential fire instantly blanketed the sky! Although most weapons posed no lethal threat to the Executioner's thick armor, merely sending up dense sparks and clanging clinks, their sheer numbers were their advantage, overwhelming the sky! Like a swarm of angry bees, they tightly entangled the metal behemoths attempting to swoop down and kill! They were forced to rise higher and deploy their energy shields. Their single, crimson eye frantically scanned the rebels swarming like ants below. A cold electronic voice, tinged with a hint of offended anger, said:

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