Chapter 81 – Rocket Sneak Attack

On the rooftop.

Xiao Wuwang had Han Xing continuously scan the surrounding crowd, identifying individuals with abnormal behavior to confirm if they were players.

Soon, Han Xing pointed out two people below.

Seeing them retrieve items out of thin air, Xiao Wuwang determined that these two were players!

Through system confirmation, these two belonged to the same Camp.

Presumably, they had some means of infiltrating the network, which allowed them to find this place so quickly.

Xiao Wuwang thought for a moment and decided to hold his position for now.

“Boom!”

At that moment, a deafening explosion erupted from the Cyberdyne Research Building, followed by towering flames and billowing smoke. A powerful shockwave surged outward like a raging tide.

Even from the rooftop of the relatively distant office building where Xiao Wuwang and Han Xing stood, they could feel the wave of heat and intense vibrations.

“Finally, it blew up.” Xiao Wuwang’s gaze fixed intently on the direction of the explosion, a slight smile curling at the corner of his mouth. “Now, the real game begins.”

As the aftershocks of the explosion gradually subsided, chaos erupted among the crowd below, with screams and shouts rising one after another.

Xiao Wuwang’s eyes remained locked on the research building.

Despite the significant chaos caused by the explosion, the police maintained a tight blockade around the building.

It seemed as if someone was emerging from the building. The police continuously fired into the lobby and launched several tear gas canisters.

When Xiao Wuwang saw the T-800 calmly walking out of the building, his eyes lit up—this was his target!

Xiao Wuwang glanced down at the two from his own Camp below. Seeing they had no intention of taking action, he knew they were purely here to take advantage of the situation.

He couldn’t allow these two to take potshots from behind.

He pulled out the Remington M40 Incendiary Sniper Rifle (Modified Type III) and aimed the barrel at one of them.

“Bang!”

The gunshot went unnoticed in the noisy, chaotic environment.

Although Xiao Wuwang was using Level 1 ammunition, fired from a Level 3 firearm, its power was still formidable.

The bullet streaked through the air like a beam of light, accurately striking the man’s head.

Endowed with the Armor Piercing +2 Trait, the bullet instantly pierced the man’s skull and, with a muffled “Bang,” Triggered its explosive Trait.

The bullet detonated inside the man’s skull, leaving no chance of survival.

The other man, seeing his companion instantly killed, immediately grew alert. His gaze soon locked onto Xiao Wuwang’s direction, but he was met with a burst of gunfire.

No matter how fast his reflexes were, he couldn’t dodge completely.

Several muffled “Pfft” sounds followed. He looked down to see several large, bloody holes in his body and knew he had no chance of survival.

With a venomous glare toward Xiao Wuwang’s location before dying, he couldn’t understand why someone from the same Camp would ruthlessly kill their own.

But now, he had no chance to find out. His body slumped weakly to the ground and soon lay motionless.

Xiao Wuwang paid him no further attention, shifting his gaze to the entrance of the research building.

At that moment, just as in the plot, the T-800 commandeered a police van and reversed it straight into the research building, successfully picking up John Connor and Sarah Connor.

What made Xiao Wuwang hesitate was that the two players from the Human Camp weren’t even following the protagonist!

It seemed the other two were also sneaky veterans!

He just didn’t know whether they had noticed him slaying two players from his own camp earlier.

After a moment’s thought, Xiao Wuwang understood the intentions of the other two players.

Their goal was to ensure the plot continued along its predetermined course—only by luring the T-1000 into the steel mill would they have a chance to destroy it.

In that case, Xiao Wuwang naturally couldn’t let the protagonist group leave this place.

Xiao Wuwang reloaded a fresh magazine, then swung his rifle around, locking onto the speeding police van.

“Bang, bang…”

He didn’t stop until the entire magazine was emptied.

Under the dense barrage of bullets, the police van was instantly riddled with holes.

Then, as the bullets triggered secondary explosions, the van lost control, crashed into the curb, and flipped over.

The T-800 climbed out first, then moved to the rear compartment. With a forceful tug, it ripped the deformed door open, and with one hand each, pulled the unconscious John Connor and Sarah Connor out of the vehicle.

By then, the Terminator T-1000 had already caught up, piloting a helicopter.

Now, without the cover of the police van, the protagonist group had no way to fend off the T-1000’s pursuit!

Without support, the Human Camp in this Confrontation Platform would be considered a complete failure.

High up in the building, Xiao Wuwang reloaded another fresh magazine, keeping a close watch on the scene below. If he spotted any trace of the opposing camp, he wouldn’t hesitate to act.

And just then—

Two bursts of flame erupted from a nearby skyscraper.

Those were—rockets!

One rocket streaked toward the T-1000’s helicopter, while the other headed straight for the rooftop where Xiao Wuwang was positioned!

“Not good!” he thought to himself, immediately dropping to the ground and curling into a ball to minimize the damage he might take.

Beside him, Han Xing reacted just as quickly, throwing itself over Xiao Wuwang to shield him.

“Boom!”

The rocket struck the edge of the rooftop and exploded violently!

The terrifying force blasted a corner of the rooftop clean off.

A massive shockwave surged forth like a raging tide.

Even though Han Xing had protected him in time, Xiao Wuwang still felt as if his internal organs had been violently shaken. His ears rang with a persistent hum, and his vision momentarily darkened.

Then, a sensation of weightlessness washed over him as Xiao Wuwang began falling toward the lower floors.

Fortunately, during the fall, Han Xing swapped positions with him.

With a “bang,” Xiao Wuwang crashed onto the floor of the level below.

The building below was a duplex, with a floor height of only about six or seven meters.

Given his current Constitution, even a direct fall wouldn’t cause much injury.

Coupled with Han Xing’s protection, Xiao Wuwang only needed to wait for the concussion from the explosion to pass, and he’d be fine.

But would the enemy give him a chance to catch his breath?

Clearly not. Two more bursts of flame shot toward his location.

Thankfully, Xiao Wuwang wasn’t alone. The moment the rockets were launched again, Han Xing detected them and immediately shielded Xiao Wuwang as they moved deeper into the building.

“Boom!”

“Boom!”

Two deafening explosions erupted behind them.

But with the walls blocking the blast, they caused no further harm to Xiao Wuwang.

Regaining his composure, Xiao Wuwang couldn’t help but inwardly marvel that those who dared to choose the Human Camp were truly no ordinary individuals.

Having experienced the power of that rocket, he knew it was definitely no Common rocket—it must have reached Level 2, otherwise its destructive force wouldn’t have been so immense.

When he returned to the window and looked outside again, sure enough, the main characters had already been rescued by those two players from the Human Camp.

Xiao Wuwang turned to Han Xing and said, “Let’s go! We’ll follow them.”