"Activate, Destroy Decomposer Mode!"
As Luca's voice fell, the [Dominator] pistol in his hand unfolded rapidly.
Cyan particles converged, and the massive energy sphere shrank rapidly amidst a humming sound.
But before he could fire this high-energy particle sphere...
From inside the building, a large number of armed gang members rushed out with ferocious expressions.
Shield Mountain's gaze shifted immediately. He raised his muzzle and shouted loudly.
"Cover fire!"
Rat-tat-tat-tat————
Intense gunfire erupted all around, golden shell casings raining down on the ground.
However, Kingpin's men were ultimately just violent gang members. How could they compare to seasoned veterans like Shield Mountain's squad?
The situation became one-sided instantly.
Screams rang out one after another. Four or five gangsters fell backward before they could even raise their guns.
But Luca noticed immediately that many gang members inside were aiming at Baymax, who was pushing the car.
Looking at the fully charged energy sphere in his hand, Luca roared immediately.
"Baymax! Come back!"
"Okay!" (●—●)
As Baymax dodged away, countless bullets from the gang members hit the Mercedes' windshield, creating spiderweb cracks.
However, the Mercedes broke free and sped into the building with the pedal to the metal.
But at this moment, the [Dominator] in Luca's hand fired a green beam.
Vwoom—
The cyan-blue high-energy particle beam slammed into the ground just behind the car.
Because Luca was worried about hitting Baymax and the Mercedes accelerated extremely fast...
His shot missed the car body.
However, even so.
At the point where the particle beam hit the ground, cyan and white light exploded instantly, turning into a massive, crackling energy sphere in the blink of an eye.
The Mercedes, having advanced less than half a meter, had nearly a third of its body engulfed by this giant sphere of light.
In just that split second.
The armored body with VR7-level protection was melted and decomposed instantly, a chunk of it disappearing.
The rear half of the car, along with most of the rear wheels, looked as if bitten off by an invisible giant mouth, leaving only a row of neat, glowing red cuts.
However, perhaps because the decomposition was too rapid, the car didn't explode.
Relying on its previous momentum, it crashed headlong into the building without stopping.
After knocking several gang members flying, it smashed through a distant wall with a boom and went silent.
Seeing this, Luca nodded in satisfaction and retracted the [Dominator].
Well, the reason Luca could holster his gun so calmly was...
Aside from Baymax rushing in front of him to shield him from any stray bullets...
It was also because, although the firefight had just started, the enemies rushing out from the building were basically all neutralized by Shield Mountain's team.
Especially the bald burly man, Thresh, standing beside Luca.
After giving up on shooting the bulletproof Mercedes, he turned his gun and started firing indiscriminately at the warehouse building.
The rapid tongues of fire were like the scythe of death, turning everything in their path into honeycombs.
And while firing wildly, this guy kept laughing maniacally.
"Die! Die! Scum! Hahahaha~~~ Taste Grandpa's hot big gun!"
Yet, even in this seemingly frenzied state, the machine gun in Thresh's hands remained incredibly precise and steady. He even switched to burst fire between sweeping shots and reloaded rapidly during gaps in the attack to sustain fire longer.
Only after another 200-round ammo box was empty and the click of an empty chamber sounded...
Did Thresh seem to regain his sanity. His expression froze, and looking at the reddening barrel, he scratched his bald head awkwardly.
"Uh, Master Luca, actually I'm not usually like this..."
Luca, hiding behind Baymax, twitched his mouth slightly, not knowing what to say for a moment.
In fact, what Luca didn't know was...
The Thresh in front of him really wasn't in his "normal state."
Today, because it was urban combat against gangsters, he was only using an M249 light machine gun.
Normally, in overseas battlefields, Thresh, as the squad's gunner, would use an XM556 Microgun with an electrically driven tactical backpack ammo box—basically a handheld Gatling gun for fire suppression.
Under those conditions, Thresh... well, his laughter was louder, his expression more manic. Indeed, quite different from today.
Back to the topic.
With all enemies in front of them down, the roar of gunfire finally ceased.
The ground was littered with spent casings. The heavy smell of gunpowder filled Luca's nose and mouth, gunshots still ringing faintly in his ears. Before him lay the bullet-riddled bodies of gang members.
However, among these dead bodies, Luca's true target for the day was clearly missing.
"Longbow, Wrench! Did anyone escape from the building just now?" Shield Mountain quickly asked the other two teammates over the comms.
"Negative," came Longbow's calm voice first.
Wrench was a beat slower, panting slightly before answering.
"I've been watching the screens. Didn't see anyone either."
However, noticing Wrench's anomaly, Shield Mountain immediately asked back.
"Wrench, report your situation."
"A car, likely Kingpin's men, passed by my location just now. I took care of it. But I think you need to speed up; the target will likely have more reinforcements arriving."
Wrench replied quickly.
Shield Mountain didn't dwell on Wrench taking out a carload of gangsters, but as Wrench analyzed...
Kingpin was the overlord of Hell's Kitchen, and they were attacking his lair. More of his men could arrive to support him at any time.
If they didn't want to be surrounded, they had to speed up now.
Without hesitation, Shield Mountain looked at Luca.
But even without a reminder, Luca had already pressed the temple of his [Tracking Glasses] again, activating thermal imaging.
1, 2, 3, 4....
Scanning quickly, Kingpin was indeed still in the room on the third floor without surveillance, protected by his last few men. Judging by the thickness of the walls, it was likely specially reinforced.
Planning to hold out for reinforcements? No!
"Watch out for grenades!!!"