Mechanical Alchemist

Chapter 96: A disdainful gaze

"We need to leave here quickly. The commotion here might attract the Steam Party's cadres."

"Mm."

Kay helped Su'en clean up the battlefield, and the two of them prepared to leave.

At this moment, Su'en listened carefully and discovered something. He grabbed Kay, who was about to go downstairs.

"What's wrong?" Kay looked at Su'en with a puzzled expression.

Su'en shook his head. "There are people coming downstairs."

Kay listened to this and tried to hear for himself, but apparently, he didn't notice anything.

"Let's go to the rooftop!"

Su'en didn't explain much and set up a few traps under the corpses on the ground before going up the stairs.

Without much thought, Kay followed suit.

They had been to this dilapidated building many times before, and Su'en had already observed the escape route beforehand.

Fifteen to sixteen meters away from the dilapidated building was a shorter black building. As long as they could get there, they could avoid running into the Steam Party downstairs.

Going from high to low, the distance between the two buildings was far, and the steel cables in the mechanical gloves were not very useful. However, fortunately, there were several rusty iron pipes connecting the buildings.

Originally, Su'en's plan was to untie the plant equipment and use spider legs to climb along the pipes with the help of leverage. The corroded pipes couldn't withstand a person's weight, but with the weight distributed among eight spider arms, it was easy to pass. Then, with the help of the plant equipment, they could easily crawl between the buildings and retreat safely, which was no big deal.

But now that Kay was with him, Su'en didn't plan to show off his plant equipment.

Although Kay didn't say it, he could guess that this guy had actually come up to save him.

...

Kay looked at the opposite rooftop and then glanced at Su'en with concern. "I can jump over, but what about you..."

After all, as an assassin, his jumping ability was extraordinary.

But he felt that... it would be difficult for Su'en, who was a gunner, to cover this distance.

Su'en shrugged and didn't explain much. "Just jump."

It was indeed a bit difficult, but not impossible.

With that, Su'en took a deep breath and then suddenly ran forward. He leaped off the edge of the rooftop without hesitation, falling like a bird in a parabolic trajectory.

With a "pu" sound, he rolled to the ground.

Although it was a bit embarrassing, it was still a safe landing.

Su'en stood up and dusted off the dirt on his body.

Thanks to a month of hard training, his physical fitness had made a qualitative leap. With the help of alchemical potions and the advanced black technology device, the effect of this month was equivalent to one or two years of normal training. His muscle condition was now excellent.

A few seconds later, Kay also jumped over.

He looked at Su'en, his eyes becoming even more strange.

"Su'en, my brother, what kind of profession did you advance to?"

"A gunner."

"..."

Kay rolled his eyes when he heard that.

In his impression, gunners were all weaklings with "visual enhancement" and "perception enhancement" abilities.

Which gunner could jump over ten meters?

But thinking about the corpses that Su'en had shot before, this "gun expert" was indeed genuine.

Kay fell into deep self-doubt...

Could it be that he was just overthinking?

...

Perhaps because the noise of jumping off the building was a bit loud, the people downstairs saw them in mid-air.

Not only did they see them, but they also recognized them.

"That's Kay, the 'Blade' of the Cross Society. Chase after him and kill him!"

"Whoever brings his head will receive a reward of 100,000!"

"..."

Listening to the Steam Party members shouting from below, Su'en glanced helplessly at Kay beside him. His eyes seemed to speak.

See, having a big reputation is impressive, but when you have acquaintances all over the battlefield, it's hard to kill you.

Being a small fry also had its advantages. At least not many people would pay attention to you.

Kay responded with an innocent expression, muttering, "Hey, brother, why do I feel like you're looking at me as if I'm a burden?"

Su'en replied, "Please remove the questioning tone."

Kay: "..."

The two of them had gone through many hardships together and had a deep bond. They knew that the other was joking, so they laughed it off.

After jumping over the dilapidated building, they didn't dare to land and instead continued to jump across several buildings.

Perhaps because the bodies of the Parker team in the dilapidated building had been discovered, the Steam Party members went crazy and quickly surrounded them.

It was like a tightening net, with more and more people surrounding them, leaving Su'en and Kay with less and less room to escape.

Gunshots and rockets exploded in their ears, and their tracks had been locked on.

To avoid exposure, they didn't wander on the rooftops but entered a low building. As long as they rushed across the street in front of them, they could escape to the more complex honeycomb building area. Once they entered there, no matter how many enemies there were, they wouldn't be able to surround them.

...

Running frantically, the two of them were panting for breath.

During their escape, Kay became even more amazed at Su'en's stamina.

Most of the members in the guild had exhausted their energy on the bellies of the courtesans. When it came to fighting, they could give it their all for a short period of time, but if it came to a prolonged battle of endurance, not many could handle it.

The two of them hid behind a "U-shaped" obstacle, taking the opportunity to catch their breath.

The sound of gunfire on the street made it hard to breathe, like the big hand of death, gently caressing their trembling souls.

At this critical moment, even Kay, who was accustomed to life and death, couldn't help but feel a bit unsettled.But when he turned his head and saw Su'en, who was checking his firearms and ammunition without any expression, his eyes twitched. Finally unable to resist his curiosity, he asked, "Brother, why aren't you panicking at all? It was the same in the underground dungeon last time, and it's the same now... If we can't escape this time, we'll be done for. Why do I feel like you don't care at all?"

Su'en didn't look at him and continued to work on his gun. He asked in return, "Can fear prevent us from being surrounded?"

"It seems... not..."

Kay pouted and suddenly felt bored.

I just wanted to find some resonance with someone, but you have this indifferent expression towards life and death...

Forget it, if you're not afraid, as the captain, I won't be afraid either.

Kay comforted himself like this.

.......

And in this moment when Su'en and Kay caught their breath, two enemies on the opposite rooftop suddenly spotted them.

"They're here!"

A shout echoed through the alley, and almost at the same time, Su'en raised his gun and took them down.

The two quickly changed their positions.

But after being exposed, no matter where they hid, they would immediately be showered with bullets like a storm.

Finally, they found themselves trapped behind a corner of a wall, unable to get out.

Da da da da...

Bullets came from all directions, leaving them no chance to break free.

Kay took a look outside with a mirror and just saw a dense crowd of enemies before the mirror was shattered by stray bullets.

At this moment, the pressure of impending death made Kay's breathing heavy.

He looked at Su'en beside him and said in a deep voice, "Brother, this is bad. We can only fight for our lives now. The enemy's firepower is strong. I'll charge first to attract their attention, and you find a chance to retreat... Let's see who has better luck surviving."

It was the same desperate situation as the last time in the apartment building, forcing the two of them into a corner again.

But...

Kay was still Kay.

But Su'en was no longer the same Su'en as in the apartment building.

"The enemy's firepower is strong?"

Su'en glanced at him and didn't say much.

He thought for a moment, silently took out a large iron box, and hung it on the makeshift mechanical leg bone he designed.

Kay looked at Su'en's inexplicable action and couldn't figure it out. "Is that... an ammunition box?"

Then, he watched as Su'en removed the magazine from the old pistol in his hand and connected it to the ammunition box with a bullet chain.

"You..."

Kay was confused.

Wasn't an ammunition box only used for heavy machine guns?

The act of connecting the pistol to the ammunition box seemed... very strange.

Wait!

We're about to fight for our lives, but how come your expression was so indifferent just now?

Could it be...

Kay looked at Su'en's still expressionless face and knew that he was serious.

At this moment, Su'en took out another half-finished puppet that was dressed in the same clothes as him and said, "I'll throw a flashbang later, and you grab this puppet and run out at the fastest speed to attract their firepower. The rest, leave it to me."

"???"

Kay was full of question marks.

He looked at the puppet in his hand, pinched it, and realized that it was just an ordinary puppet.

It wasn't some kind of "sealing object" with terrifying effects that could block bullets or kill enemies. What does this mean?

Su'en continued, "As long as we rush across this street, we'll be safe."

"Huh?"

Kay understood the plan to attract firepower, but looking at Su'en's posture, was he planning to charge through?

He looked at the puppet in his hand and then at the ammunition box. It seemed like he guessed something and exclaimed in shock, "Are you... planning to fight them head-on?"

As soon as the words came out, he found his own plan in his mind unbelievable, and he said again, "But there are at least forty to fifty people on the other side!"

Su'en didn't explain much and asked inexplicably, "Have you seen any second-tier professionals?"

Kay didn't understand what he was thinking, but he answered, "No, but I saw two captains..."

Su'en seemed to be more certain about something, and his expression became even colder. "Oh."

Then he didn't say anything else.

Perplexed by the strange question, Kay suddenly felt that his brain wasn't enough. He asked, "What does 'oh' mean?"

Su'en checked his gun one last time, then removed the flashbang and casually responded, "The 'oh' means it's not too bad."

"This isn't too bad?"

Kay felt that it was already a matter of life and death, but this guy's dead fish face made it seem like they could really turn the tables.

But the enemy's firepower was so fierce that even if they had pure physical talents, they would still be riddled with bullets if they went out.

Before he could think too much, Su'en closed his eyes, his cochlea trembled slightly, and his fingers drew on the ground. He determined the approximate positions of the enemies and didn't explain further.

"Get ready, I'm going to throw the flashbang!"

As soon as the words were spoken, Su'en opened his eyes fiercely, his expression as sharp as a knife.