Now, everyone in the room was even more confused.
'Who exactly is he talking to? Wolf Team? What is that again?'
At this time, a voice suddenly sounded in the room that didn't belong to anyone present, "Yes, I'm a newly joined member, and also, you better not think about fighting back."
"I'm sorry, but that is exactly what I want to do."
How could Aiden possibly not fight back? While speaking, he instantly pulled out his pistol and pulled the trigger toward the empty space on his left.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A blurry figure appeared at the place where the bullets hit.
The figure took several shots, yet acted like nothing happened. Clearly, he was wearing excellent body armor, but those few shots still startled him. He jumped back several steps in a row, distancing himself from Aiden.
"What they said was right. You really are a troublesome opponent." The figure flickered a few times, then finally fully revealed himself, a man wearing a black cloak and a mask.
He looked at Aiden with some surprise, not expecting the other's gun-drawing and shooting speed to be that fast, nor expecting the other to be so bold, daring to fight back even when a gun was pointed at him.
Aiden was just about to speak, when everyone in the room gasped in disbelief.
"Invisibility cloak?"
"No way, right?"
"There's actually this kind of technology?"
Even the famously cold-blooded Roberta and the tough-natured Balalaika showed confused expressions.
Clearly, just like when Ada first saw Vector from the Wolf Team, this was also the first time they had seen such tech.
Aiden looked at the new ninja, then glanced out the window and asked, "Did only you come? What about Wesker and Rupert? Where are they?"
"Close by," the new ninja said.
"Good, so that means you're alone right now?" Aiden smiled.
"What do you mean?" The ninja was stunned.
But Aiden didn't explain, because he would know very soon.
As soon as his voice fell, Revy and Roberta, who understood what Aiden meant, moved. They were the closest to the ninja, so in the blink of an eye, they cut the distance by half.
Facing two fierce and ruthless women, the ninja was startled. Before coming, they had done special research, whether it was that woman named Revy or the maid-outfitted Roberta, both were terrifying fighters not inferior to his predecessor. He absolutely didn't want to fight them.
Besides, he had come with a mission this time. He immediately shouted, "Wait a minute! I still have something to tell you!"
But it was too late. Revy and Roberta had already rushed in front of him.
He could only activate his invisibility cloak again, turn around and dash toward the window, smash through it and jump down.
Balalaika's office was on the third floor, but it wasn't too high for a ninja. After landing, he rolled several times to dispel the force, then stood up and ran outside. At the same time, he opened the radio and shouted, "Mother Wolf, sorry, I messed up."
"What did you do?" Mother Wolf's voice rang out.
"I just wanted to make a little joke with him, but he opened fire without saying a word, and even let two fierce women try to kill me." The ninja's voice carried some grievance.
"Then your joke must have gone too far." Mother Wolf suppressed her anger and said, "Come back first. You'll have to explain this personally to Mr. Wesker."
"Yes!"
Looking at the broken window, Revy and Roberta also wanted to jump down, but Aiden stopped them.
"Don't chase. You won't catch him."
A ninja with an invisibility cloak was definitely the most troublesome member in the Wolf Team to deal with, and it was very hard to kill or capture him.
Of course, except for the first ninja Vector. But that was purely bad luck. He died because he was ambushed by William in his G3 form.
"What do we do next?" After the small episode ended, Balalaika asked.
Today had truly opened her eyes. Aside from encountering the monsters Aiden spoke of, she also witnessed an invisibility cloak for the first time. Now she just wanted to know what Aiden planned.
"That depends on you guys." Aiden threw the question back, not only to Balalaika, but also to the Triad's Mr. Chang.
"Our choice?" Balalaika paused, muttering, "Although I really want to leave with my subordinates, we're a gang now. We need our own turf. Roanapur may be chaotic and full of crime, but it makes money, enough to feed my people."
Speaking of this, Balalaika suddenly laughed.
"Funny, isn't it? I actually want to protect this city in my heart. Though I have selfish reasons, I don't want to see the turf we worked so hard for get destroyed by someone else… Don't you agree, Mr. Chang?"
Mr. Chang nodded, "Yes. If we just give up, people will laugh at us. They'll say, 'Look at these guys, they can't even protect their own territory.'"
"So, you've decided?" It was Dutch who interrupted.
"Mm." Balalaika and Mr. Chang nodded at the same time, then looked at Dutch. "What about you guys?"
"Well, since even you're thinking that way, we might as well too. Honestly, it's hard to find another place like Roanapur where you can make big money."
Revy, standing beside Aiden, spoke.
Seeing that everyone had made up their minds, Aiden smiled. He could tell they were being honest. If it were just for personal gain, they would've left already.
"Alright then. In that case, let's take action." Aiden pulled his gun's bolt and said, "Maybe after this battle, you all will become heroes of Roanapur."
"Heroes, huh? I don't want that. I just want to swallow up all the territory once this is over." Balalaika laughed loudly.
"Hey, Balalaika! We're still here you know!" The Triad's Shenhua complained.
"Then we'll split it evenly, make more money together in the future." Balalaika waved casually and walked to her desk, picked up the phone.
"Tell my comrades, bring out all our stockpiled firepower. We're going to wipe out all the monsters in the city, then become the strongest gang in Roanapur."
After speaking, she glanced at Aiden, then raised her gun and charged out with her subordinates.
Mr. Chang did almost the same, used a large cellphone to inform his people, then left with Shenhua.
Now, the room was left with only the Black Lagoon crew and Aiden's group.
"Aiden, let's go too. I can't wait anymore." Revy, a battle maniac, couldn't hold it in after seeing Balalaika and the others leave.
Aiden nodded, but still said, "We definitely need to go, especially me. Speaking of it, the reason this city is in such a state… is because of me."
"But now there's one more issue. What about Garcia?"
Aiden looked at Garcia, who was tightly grabbing the hem of Rock's shirt.
"That's simple." Revy waved her hand and said, "I know the Moscow Hotel has the safest basement in all of Roanapur. Just let Rock and Benny take him down there and hide."
"That works too." Aiden nodded. As long as Garcia was arranged properly, Roberta could be freed, and she was their most important fighting power.
In fact, the entire Roanapur was already engulfed in flames of war. Every street was in battle, gunfire echoed continuously.
Although most of the original residents of Roanapur had hidden away, some unlucky ones were still attacked by Lickers. Among them, a portion became infected by the virus and got back up, joining the army of infected attacking the living.
Under Aiden's guidance, Balalaika and the others told their subordinates the weak points of zombies and Lickers. They also warned them that these Lickers were just appetizers, next might come monsters called Tyrants or Nemeses.
But even so, the clearing progress was still slow.
After all, aside from the Moscow Hotel being composed of veterans, most of Roanapur's gangs were normal people. Some even less capable than the EO mercenaries. The fact they hadn't collapsed like EO already was impressive.
Of course, besides the Roanapur gangs, there were also assassins and mercenaries who entered Roanapur for the bounty. But they only protected themselves, didn't join the B.O.W-clearing team, mostly defending their small territory, not taking initiative.
In addition, the EO mercenaries who had collapsed earlier regrouped again.
Though they suffered heavy casualties, most of their armored vehicles and helicopters were intact. After retreating to the landing point, they were reorganizing, and soon, they planned to re-enter Roanapur.
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Inside a street grocery store, Aiden's group was resting.
They had just spent about an hour clearing several nearby streets, killing at least a hundred zombies and more than ten Lickers.
After repeated battles, the Black Lagoon duo and Roberta had become more and more skilled at dealing with those bio-weapons. Especially Roberta, besides being cautious during the first few encounters, now she could easily slaughter Lickers with just a dagger.
To her, these so-called B.O.W.s were far less troublesome than a regular army.
After replacing the drum mag on her RPK, Roberta looked toward Aiden, who was eating cookies.
"Did you not eat enough at dinner?" Roberta glanced at the time. It wasn't even 9 yet, and they had eaten around 5 in the afternoon.
Aiden didn't know how to answer. He could only chew the cookie hard, then gulp it down with bottled water. His silence made Roberta go silent too. She turned her head to look outside.
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