Facing Death with Open Eyes (Part 1)

The ninth hour, precisely 4:00 PM.

The Hummer finally arrived at the Hudson Building on 145th Street.

Shen Yi parked the car by the roadside. Wen Rou spread out the map to gather information about the building. "This building used to be a shopping mall, but it's been closed down. The building has a total of thirty-four floors, covering an area of 432 square meters, with a total of twelve exits. After the battle starts, if the situation turns against them, the mutants will definitely retreat. We need to find a way to cut off all their escape routes. We'll need enough manpower to solve this problem, and we can't afford to let a single one of them get away."

Hong Lang remarked to Jin Gang, "Women can be a lot more ruthless than men when they want to be."

Before Wen Rou could respond, Hong Lang had already laughed and walked away.

"Manpower won't be a problem," Shen Yi said with a smile.

He took out the Honor Medal.

The Honor Medal emitted a layer of energy screen in front of Shen Yi.

"Please choose the soldiers you want to summon and specify the number. Elite soldiers cost 30 Bloody Points each, while ordinary soldiers cost 15 Bloody Points each. Once you've selected the soldiers you want to summon, you can organize them into separate squads for your convenience in future summoning."

The energy screen displayed a row of avatars, the British paratroopers who had fought alongside Shen Yi on the Arnham Bridge. Each soldier's avatar was accompanied by their attributes, specialties, age, and other information. The attributes of elite soldiers varied slightly, with an average of around 10 points. The introduction stated: "For every level gained, elite soldiers increase all attributes by 1 point, and specialty attributes by 3 points. One skill can be learned every five levels. Skills require adventurers to spend Bloody Points for learning and have a skill slot limit of 3."

Shen Yi could freely select the soldiers he wanted to recruit from the list.

Colonel Frost and Major Ralph were also on the list. However, recruiting Colonel Frost cost 100 Bloody Points, with two skills: "Inspire" - Increases ranged damage by 10% and grants +1 Defense to all allied soldiers within a 100-meter radius. The effect is limited to soldiers of the Second Airborne Division. Skill priority level: 10, increases by 1 for each level. "Blessing" - Instantly restores the health of a critically wounded soldier.

Major Ralph could be recruited for 80 Bloody Points, with the skill "Death Struggle" - When the life of a soldier from the Second Airborne Division falls below 30%, their attack damage increases by 20% and their Defense increases by 5 points. This skill is only effective for soldiers of the Second Airborne Division. Skill priority level: 10, increases by 1 for each level.

Colonel Frost or Major Ralph would drop 10 points of Intimacy each if they were killed in action, and every time they leveled up, they would gain 2 points for all attributes, 5 points for specialty attributes, and 1 level for their skills. The recruitment price would double after leveling up. Colonel Frost could learn one skill every three levels, with a skill slot limit of 5, while Major Ralph could learn one skill every four levels, with a skill slot limit of 4.

Colonel Frost or Major Ralph could be resurrected once, with the cost being three times the summoning points.

As for ordinary soldiers, they only had specialties and attribute descriptions, without avatars or names, with an average attribute score of 7 points.

Shen Yi first selected Colonel Frost and Major Ralph, then chose 60 elite soldiers and 60 ordinary soldiers, paying a total of 2,880 Bloody Points. This was largely thanks to Fatty; otherwise, he wouldn't have had enough Bloody Points to summon so many soldiers.

The Honor Medal prompted: "Please select the summoning method.

1: Direct Summoning. After direct summoning, the soldiers will appear directly by your side.

2: Airdrop Summoning. After airdrop summoning, the soldiers will appear in the mission world in an airdrop manner, landing anywhere within a 1,000-meter range designated by the summoner."

Shen Yi chose direct summoning.

In the next moment, Colonel Frost, Major Ralph, and 120 fully armed British paratroopers suddenly appeared beside Shen Yi.

The previously empty street was suddenly packed with more than a hundred burly men.

Compared to the Second Airborne Division from the World War II mission world, the summoned soldiers were more serious, cold-blooded in demeanor, and agile in their actions. If the soldiers from the Second Airborne Division were like flesh-and-blood men, these men were now completely loyal soldiers who only obeyed Shen Yi's orders.

Each soldier had a communicator attached to them, allowing Shen Yi to directly command them through the communicator or choose to delegate command to Captain Frost. In theory, there shouldn't have been such advanced communication equipment in the World War II world, but once the soldiers became part of the Honor Medal, they automatically possessed this equipment, which was considered the only advanced standard issue.

As soon as Frost appeared, he saluted Shen Yi and said, "Captain Frost, commander of the Second Airborne Division, reporting to the officer. Please give us your orders."

"Divide your soldiers into three teams. The first team is responsible for guarding this building, blocking anyone coming out from the underground garage. Without my permission or that of my companions, any escapee should be killed on sight. The second team will be deployed along the entire street, ready to intercept anyone who might obstruct us. The third team will follow my companions inside and execute the extermination order." Shen Yi ordered solemnly. "Execution time: three minutes. Begin immediately."

"Understood, sir!" all the soldiers shouted in unison.

In terms of individual quality, these soldiers might be far inferior to adventurers, but they were well-trained, skilled in cooperative combat, and resolute in executing orders, with excellent psychological qualities. Paratroopers were always composed of the best soldiers, as they were the only ones capable of carrying out the mission of deep penetration behind enemy lines. Jobs like ambushing unsuspecting enemies with superior numbers, as they were doing now, were child's play for them and part of their daily routine.

With a wave of Frost's arm, the 120 paratroopers moved into action simultaneously. Although their numbers were large, there was no chaos. After a few gestures from Frost, the soldiers split into two teams. One team rushed into the building, driving away the civilians inside and guarding the ambush point, while the other team set up defenses on the street, all within just two minutes. The entire street had turned into a dangerous killing zone.

Having completed this step, Shen Yi said with a hint of boredom, "You guys go ahead and do the rest. Fatty and I will wait at the entrance."

Jin Gang and the others were puzzled. "You're not coming?"

"Somebody has to stay outside to make sure our rear is safe," Shen Yi replied. "That's settled. Luo Hao, give them a boost of Spirit Armor. Next time, just do this as soon as combat begins. If you dare to only put armor on yourself

 and then cower in a corner, I'll stick the muzzle up your backside and pull the trigger."

Fatty nodded vigorously.

With Spirit Armor enhanced, the three of them headed towards the underground garage of the building.

It didn't take long for gunshots to ring out.

The slaughter had officially begun...

The remote adventurer was immediately incapacitated by Wen Rou's entanglement, losing his ability to attack.

Vena, the blonde woman, suddenly produced a flash of electricity in her left palm and grabbed onto Wen Rou's whip. A sharp bolt of lightning traveled back along Wen Rou's whip, hitting her squarely in the chest.

"Ah!" Wen Rou spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Skill: Thunderbolt Flash Level 4, inflicts 12 times the level in damage, causes 3 seconds of paralysis, priority 18. The target cannot use any skills while paralyzed. If a skill in use has a lower priority than Thunderbolt Flash, it is interrupted, causing backlash to the user. The skill has conductive properties."

Wen Rou was at a disadvantage because her skill's priority was 4 points lower than Vena's. Thunderbolt Flash interrupted her Entangle skill, causing her to suffer both from the electric shock and the backlash of her own skill. Fortunately, her skill was more for control than damage, so the backlash wasn't severe. However, the damage from Thunderbolt Flash was significant.

Wen Rou's face turned pale.

Anyone would feel the same after losing dozens of life points at once.

Vena's skill forced Wen Rou back, and the previously incapacitated caster prepared to use his skill again. The young white man conjured two more flying knives.

A vicious look flashed in Shen Yi's eyes. He didn't heal Wen Rou; instead, he put away the starter gun and placed his hand on Jin Gang, activating the despicable healing technique: "Jin Gang, control their car!"

Jin Gang gritted his teeth and nodded. With the support of medical bullets and the despicable healing technique, he was ready to risk it all.

Shen Yi steered left and pressed the gas, once again charging ferociously at the red sports car.

The adventurers in the sports car changed color: "Get out of the way!"

Vena shouted, "The car won't move! They have a psychic!"

Shen Yi rammed the Humvee into the sports car, and Vena's driving skills couldn't save them this time. The Humvee hit the sports car on the side, flipping it into the air like a toy, its occupants screaming.

Shen Yi's spirit fire gun reappeared, and without looking at the sports car, he fired a barrage of bullets.

The red sports car tumbled in the air, and the fire bullets from Shen Yi's gun traced arcs in the sky, precisely hitting the car's fuel tank.

"Skill: Arc Trajectory Level 3, fires bullets that follow an arc, can lock onto three targets, firing 3 arc bullets."

Shen Yi had locked onto the targets before the collision.

His target wasn't the adventurers, but the sports car's fuel tank.

The three fire bullets entering the fuel tank caused an expected result.

Before the sports car even hit the ground, a massive fireball erupted from within.

The four adventurers leaped out, propelled by the explosive blast, screaming as they were flung far away like cannonballs.

"What beautiful fireworks!" Wen Rou admired the wrecked sports car falling back to the ground, smiling brightly.

She looked at Shen Yi, "Well done."

Hong Lang muttered, "A fury for a beauty's sake, huh?"

Shen Yi ignored the comment, gently taking Wen Rou's hand.

Wen Rou instinctively flinched, and Shen Yi said, "I'm healing you."

"Oh," Wen Rou responded softly, a hint of disappointment in her heart.

Hong Lang asked in surprise, "Didn't you just use your healing skill, Shen Yi? Don't you have to wait a minute to use it again? You're holding her hand now..."

"Shut up, Hong Lang!" Shen Yi retorted.

Wen Rou's cheeks flushed, while Jin Gang and Hong Lang shared mischievous grins.

The four adventurers, having been flung dozens of meters away, finally hit the ground. Thanks to their robust physiques, they survived, but were injured.

Shen Yi glanced at them from afar, coldly saying, "They're lucky. Let's go."

Staying to fight would only waste time and cause unnecessary harm.

Shen Yi restarted the Humvee and headed towards their destination.