Looking at the Holm Reproductive Medical Center, its exterior walls yellow and entwined with plants, Jiang Baimian let her submachine gun slide down, hanging in front of her.
She raised her right hand, holding up her index finger.
This was designated "2" in the Old Task Force's action plan.
Although there was no verbal communication, Bai Chen, Long Yuehong, and Shang Jianyao quickly responded. They first increased the distance between them, seemingly to prevent being wiped out by a long-range attack, and then each made certain adjustments.
Long Yuehong extended his T1 mechanical arm from the crack in the right palm of the "Black Fen Iron Serpent" bionic intelligent armor, intending to make better use of this limb.
——The "Black Fen Iron Serpent" bionic intelligent armor, as its name suggests, maintained a considerable level of flexibility, allowing it to be rolled up to some extent, making it easier for Long Yuehong to expose more of his mechanical arm.
Bai Chen's body quickly disappeared, as if merging with the environment, but Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao could perceive her position through human consciousness induction.
Shang Jianyao, on the other hand, moved his waist and hips, as if he were about to present a dance on the spot.
Immediately afterward, he took off his tactical backpack and took out the "Six Senses Beads," the "Angel of Life" necklace, and the small jade Buddha.
Without any hesitation, Shang Jianyao imitated the monks of the "Crystal Consciousness Church," holding the string of prayer beads in his left hand and throwing the "Angel of Life" necklace to Jiang Baimian.
After Jiang Baimian caught it, she adjusted it a couple of times, turning the paralyzed limb into her right arm.
As for the remaining small jade Buddha, Shang Jianyao looked at it seriously for two seconds and softly declared a Buddhist chant:
"Namo Anuttara-Samyak-Sambodhi, Xiao Hong is not a Buddhist, it's better to keep it with me."
Does he have to be so dramatic? I didn't expect you to throw the small jade Buddha to me? What use would I have for it? I didn't see it have any effect in preventing nightmares before! Long Yuehong had a bellyful of words he dared not say.
He felt that he was enduring the impulse to retort for the sake of the big picture. After all, such an occasion was not suitable for bickering, and accidents could happen at any time.
After regrouping their battle formation, the Old Task Force approached the Holm Reproductive Medical Center.
They were not fast, even a little slow, as if they were worried about what kind of monster might suddenly emerge from that Buddhist holy land.
Visibly, Jiang Baimian did not get lost. It took her seven or eight minutes to finally arrive outside the gate of her destination.
The afternoon sun shone down, reflecting golden rays on the automatic sensor glass door.
Jiang Baimian turned her gaze to it, sizing up the scene inside through the glass that was not clean but not dirty either.
Just then, less than two meters behind her and to the side, a female figure quickly outlined itself.
This figure appeared to be twenty-five or six years old, with a quite mature temperament, an oval face, willow-leaf eyebrows, wearing a blue denim suit with a white shirt, and a wide-brimmed, high-crowned felt hat. Every detail about her was exceptionally symmetrical.
Xu Lan!
This special envoy from the Eighth Research Institute, after suppressing herself for a long time, finally launched a sudden attack.
Being in the "Golden Balance" domain and exploring the depths of the "Mind Corridor," she was one of the most terrifying assassins in this world.
As long as certain "New World" powerhouses did not return, she deserved this title!
This was because one of her abilities was called "Invisibility," which allowed her to conceal her figure, hide her consciousness, interfere with the hearing and vision of multiple targets, and affect their premonitions, allowing her to walk next to her assassination target without him noticing.
This ability did not exist in the "Hall of Stars" and "Sea of Origin" stages. Only by obtaining "Auditory Interference" and "Visual Concealment" at the cost of symmetry-compulsion and choosing a "Sensory Dullness" Awakened when entering the "Mind Corridor" could the three be combined to obtain this assassination ability.
——According to experiments at the Eighth Research Institute, when symmetry-compulsion is used as the price, the three gifts obtained are not completely fixed, but they certainly include two of the three: "Auditory Interference," "Visual Concealment," and "Sensory Dullness." When taking the Golden Elevator to the "Mind Corridor," making up for the remaining one can still achieve "Invisibility."
Of course, the use of "Invisibility" also had its own limitations, the most influential of which were two:
First, she could not carry any props with the aura of others or add objects weighing more than a certain amount to herself;
Second, once she tried to lock onto a target, whether with her consciousness, eyes, or ears, the effect would fade. In other words, in the moment before Xu Lan launched her attack, she would not be able to hide herself.
As far as Xu Lan knew, if she could enter the "New World," these two points could be effectively improved.
At this moment, as soon as she appeared, the two "United 202" pistols in her hand were aimed at Jiang Baimian, waiting to be fired.
Having already mastered the corresponding procedure, Xu Lan fired without any hesitation.
With the premonition and attack occurring almost simultaneously, plus such a close distance, Xu Lan did not think her bullets would miss.
The image of the target blooming with scarlet flowers and the surface of her body being torn apart by large-caliber bullets had already emerged in her mind.
Moreover, for the sake of insurance, she was using two guns, striving to be foolproof.
This was also a common choice for similar Awakened, after all, more powerful weapons exceeded the weight limit.
Of course, this was undoubtedly also a requirement of symmetry-compulsion.
At the same time as the gunshots, Welf, who was hiding his own consciousness outside Jiang Baimian's bioelectrical signal sensing range, jumped from the roof.
Wearing a gliding device on his back, he swooped down towards the Old Task Force members like a huge black bat.
In an instant, he entered the effective range of the "Modify Memories" ability.
At this time, Shang Jianyao, Bai Chen, and Long Yuehong had all reacted to the gunshots, and no one noticed the situation in the sky.
Welf's eyes suddenly became strange, with more black than white, and the light dimmed.
At the same time, two invisible "tentacles" extended from his body and instantly burrowed into the heads of Bai Chen and Long Yuehong.
While flipping through memories, he searched for the most suitable place to modify them.
Just at this moment, he saw a scene:
Inside a quiet, dimly lit church, a white door was painted on the wall.
It was half-covered, revealing the deep darkness behind the door and a faintly visible female figure.
The female figure seemed to be watching the owner of the memory, and the feeling of solemn indifference made him make a chattering sound with his teeth, cold sweat oozing out uncontrollably, and his hands and feet were cold, and his head hung low.
This was the most primitive and strongest terror.
Welf's mind buzzed instantly.
"You Gu"!
"Ah!" Welf let out a scream, his body instinctively curled up, completely ignoring that he was gliding.
He trembled and crashed to the ground like a heavy sack.
On the other side, a little earlier, just as Xu Lan's figure was outlining itself, Jiang Baimian had already turned halfway, raising her left arm, seemingly to block in front of her together with the man-portable rocket launcher it was holding.
Xu Lan was unaffected and steadily pulled the trigger.
She didn't think the other party would have time to complete the action.
Bang! Bang!
The recoil of the "United 202" made Xu Lan's arm shrink back slightly, but the scene reflected in her eyes was not what she imagined.
The two bullets fired did not go to their intended destination at all, but had a certain deviation!
One hit the surface of the man-portable rocket launcher, making a clang sound, and the other hit Jiang Baimian's left arm, only tearing a small wound.
Drip, drip, a colorless liquid fell to the ground.
It was not blood.
It came from the electric eel-type biological prosthetic limb!
Although injured, Jiang Baimian had a slight smile on her face.
She had been on guard around her, and when she sensed the simultaneous appearance of human consciousness and bioelectrical signals nearby, she immediately used the "Spatial Illusion" ability on the target.
She knew that the enemy was an Awakened at the "Mind Corridor" level and would not be greatly affected by the illusion, but she didn't expect the other party's attack to miss, but only hoped that the position she locked onto would deviate a little from the vitals and lean towards her left arm.
Facts had proved that this was really effective.
"Knowing clearly that the memories of the team members and myself have been flipped through, how could I not guard against the possibility that you have already grasped our final destination and are waiting for us here?
"Plan 2 was designed for this. We were on guard against possible 'assassinations' while recalling You Gu's gaze in our minds!
"Xiao Hong exposed his mechanical arm to create a strong asymmetry and attract you to attack, and he was wearing the 'Black Fen Iron Serpent' bionic intelligent armor. Who knew that you could still suppress yourself and proactively choose a target..."
A thought flashed through Jiang Baimian's mind, and she suddenly bent her back to avoid subsequent attacks.
When making this action, a large number of electric arcs, exceptionally bright, were reflected in her eyes.
Almost at the same time, Shang Jianyao's eyes became deep.