Chapter 112: Is This a Security Contractor?

"Are you asking me about the budget?" Nicholas blurted out the budget unconsciously, sounding somewhat surprised as he spoke into the communicator.

Although they were not in the same department, as colleagues in the security bureau, they should have known about the budget before departing for the mission, right?

"Of course, it's not me! Why would I ask about that!?"

"It was me who asked. Friendly reminder, there are RPGs aimed at you from the rooftop of the pastry shop at your nine o'clock." Reno's voice sounded again through the communicator.

"What?! You're Renault!? Stop! Stop the car!?" Nicholas, who had been tied up and trapped at the contact point by Reno just last night, now also reacted, recognizing Reno's voice and quickly shouted for the driver to stop the car.

The drivers of the three cars, without doubt, slammed on the brakes directly, stopping the vehicles only about twenty or thirty meters away from the building where the RPG shooter was ambushing.

"Nicholas!? Why are you listening to whatever he says!?" Perhaps because the vehicle suddenly stopped, they couldn't steady themselves in time, and Nicholas's irritable colleague roared loudly. There were no signs of any enemies on the vehicle's equipment, so Nicholas seemed too easily fooled!

Maybe that guy pointing RPGs at them was that security contractor named Reno! Anyway, none of these small security contractors were trustworthy! They were all mercenaries who switched professions! It would be strange if you could trust any of them!

"Anyway, the decision to stop the car is not very wise, to be honest. Even if you tell the driver to turn around or turn onto another road, it's better than stupidly stopping there. Those guys have been alerted by you, so be prepared for an attack."

Reno could see clearly from his end. After the armored vehicles stopped, the guys who had been prepared to attack from the rooftop were stunned for a moment, then quietly got up from the rooftop.

Just now, in order to avoid the thermal imaging on the armored vehicles, they all lay close to the roof, and the thermal imaging devices on the armored vehicles were effectively blocked by the eaves.

As for why Simonov and the others could see them just now? That was because they were in a relatively high position and could see those mercenaries hiding in the blind spots of the armored vehicles' thermal imaging systems.

"Wait! Wait! Renault! Do me a favor!? You'll get every penny of the seven million budget!" Upon hearing Reno's words, Nicholas shouted loudly into the communicator.

"Hmm? Well, be sure not to renege on the deal. Even if you're from Statesec, I won't go easy on you when it comes to settling debts."

"Absolutely not! I'll transfer the money to you first thing tomorrow morning!" Nicholas shouted. If it weren't for headquarters being stingy and deliberately getting these three old BTRs as transportation, they wouldn't need Reno's help now!

If Reno was right, the enemies were right above them now! The turret on the vehicle couldn't even tilt up that high! Why didn't they think about upgrading the weapon systems when they modified the armor?

"Alright, I'm on it."

As soon as Reno's voice fell on the communicator, a series of explosions suddenly sounded in the distance!

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

The sound was even louder than the gunfire from the BTR just now! Nicholas, sitting in the armored vehicle, was startled.

"Where did that gunfire come from!?" The colleague who had just been arguing with Nicholas was also startled. Although the armored vehicles they were riding in had been specially modified, it was to resist the severe pollution of the red zone, not to withstand those high-powered weapons!

Boom!

Accompanying the gunfire were rumbling sounds. Although Nicholas and the others were inside the vehicle, the rumbling happened right above their heads, making them feel like they were about to die in the next moment amidst the gunfire.

"What the hell is going on!?" Unable to observe closely due to wearing full protective suits, and even the vehicle's closed-circuit imaging system couldn't see what was happening above them, this armored vehicle design was ridiculous! They couldn't see how they were dealing with the enemies above!

One of Nicholas's colleagues, feeling the vibration outside the vehicle, couldn't help but stand up and push open the top hatch of the armored vehicle, sticking half of his body out.

But as soon as he stuck his head out, he saw a burst of flames erupting from the rooftop several hundred meters ahead of the armored vehicle!

Two large black figures, directly leaped over the armored vehicle and charged toward the intersection ahead.

Although the footstep sounded extremely heavy, mixed with the sharp sound of metal impact, these two large figures moved as agile as ghosts!

And as these two figures rushed forward, a group of mercenaries wielding various weapons rushed out from the corner of the intersection ahead!

Unfortunately, facing the two black shadows, these mercenaries didn't even have a chance to fire. In the instant they exposed themselves, the machine gun bullets fell on them like rain!

Two clear lines of fire accurately swept across these people!

Behind the armored vehicle, the same machine gun sound rang out. A group of mercenaries hiding behind the armored vehicle at the intersection also fell to the ground amidst the tearing sound, even though a few of them pulled the trigger before they died, the light weapons didn't have any effect on those black shadows, except for sparks when they bounced off.

"SPAS-12, watch out above, don't let the client's head get smashed." Reno's voice sounded through the communication channel at this time, and then, Nicholas's colleague finally saw the true face of these black shadows...

A powered armor clad from head to toe in old-style M35 helmets and armed to the teeth... powered armor?

But the weapons in the hands of the figure... a long-handled breaching axe? Tower shield? Are you serious!?

Then he saw an even more astonishing scene. The powered armor in front of him directly leaped high from beside the armored vehicle! It jumped at least three meters high! The huge breaching axe in his hand, weighing at least a hundred kilograms, directly smashed towards a falling block of concrete!

Bang boom!

As the powered armor smashed the concrete, his tower shield also lifted up, blocking the flying rubble that might hit the armored vehicle.

By the time he landed, this tower shield was firmly placed ten centimeters away from his head.

"Please be careful." It was only when SPAS-12's voice suddenly sounded that Nicholas's colleague came to his senses.

"Oh, oh!" Responding somewhat foolishly to SPAS-12's advice, he quickly retracted into the vehicle and closed the top hatch.

What the hell is this!? Are all security contractors so cool nowadays!?

Looking down at the bulky thing on his body that looked like a diving suit from the last century...

Tsk, why is the gap between people so big?