Chapter 218: Bad News

"Is there a problem with this?"

Cressy Jakes asked in confusion: "Will it affect the incubation of the Rebirth Egg?"

"I'm not sure!"

Professor Kevin Naylor shook his head: "My personal guess is that it might leave a hidden flaw, possibly causing some rejection reaction after incubation begins."

"Rejection?"

Cressy Jakes murmured, then gave a faint smile: "As long as it doesn't fail, that's fine. It was only a backup anyway; I never expected the Rebirth Egg to last many years. Besides, she still holds hope and illusions now. But when the Calamity Fire Dragon awakens from within her body, I think no matter how firm her resolve is, it will shatter then, right?"

"Alright~"

Kevin Naylor shrugged: "You're right, it's not a big deal."

Just then, Kevin Naylor saw one of his lab assistants hurrying over: "Mr. Antonio, your subordinate Cajun wants to report something to you. Please come to the phone as soon as possible. He says it's very urgent."

"Did he say what it's about?"

Edwin Antonio immediately strode toward the outer room of the lab.

After all, this was a basement with no cell phone signal, so their communication relied solely on specially installed closed-circuit phones.

"It's your subordinate Black Axe Richard. He was sniped and killed at the Revelers Nightclub, reportedly shot dead from fourteen kilometers away—"

Upon hearing this, Professor Kevin Naylor and Chairman Cressy Jakes behind him exchanged glances, their expressions turning grave.

"Then Andrea's men engaged your people in a large-scale firefight near the Revelers Nightclub. Just now, all four of your magic shooters were wiped out, each sniped on the spot. Two of the three combat groups there have also lost contact. Their people have even entered the interior of the Revelers Nightclub—"

At this point, Edwin Antonio's face had turned extremely grim, and his pace quickened severalfold.

Behind him, Cressy Jakes's eyes were dark and unfathomable. He knew how important Black Axe Richard was to Antonio—not only was he Antonio's most capable lieutenant and his most crucial supporter within the Blood Hand Gang, but he also managed another portion of Antonio's drug stash.

At that moment, in the basement of the Revelers Nightclub, various drugs worth nearly forty million were stored—Antonio's last batch of goods.

Losing these would mean Antonio lost the ability to leverage the supply to control his subordinates.

But more importantly, Andre Lee Wiltonstein's combat forces were able to storm the Revelers Nightclub after assassinating Richard Blackaxe and gain a certain advantage. This showed that their overall strength was now capable of engaging the Blood Hand Gang in open battle.

This meant that the balance of power between the two sides had shifted, and the wind in the entire eastern district would turn accordingly. Antonio might truly be parting ways with the Blood Hand Gang.

…

Inside the Naomi Building, Li Mochen coldly pulled the trigger. In less than a second, an armored police car that appeared at an intersection five kilometers away had its solid tires and rims forcibly blown out. This sudden gunfire caused the high-speed armored police car to lose control and violently crash into a nearby building. On this road, eight similar incidents had already occurred, with vehicles scattered on both sides of the street.

Lawrence Collinson, who was assisting Li Mochen, was using a walkie-talkie to communicate with the two commanders on the front line.

"—Regardless, you'd better take the nightclub's basement as soon as possible. The boss said he's giving you full command; there's no need for further communication. But you have at most seven minutes, only seven minutes! If you can't do it, then evacuate as quickly as possible. Yes! Mr. Howard Eisenhower is already on his way to reinforce."

Once the communication ended, Lawrence Collinson walked over to Li Mochen: "Boss, they've broken into the nightclub. But since only a few have entered so far, the battle is temporarily deadlocked. Sampson originally planned to use the Dark Realm Rune Stone to drag some of them into the dark world, but the magic array inside the Revelers Nightclub clearly had countermeasures against the Dark Realm Rune Stone, so they failed. This means we might have to hold out longer outside. I'm going to find a suitable sniper position at the adjacent Emperor Penguin Building. Atai and my brother have arrived and are downstairs; they'll watch your back."

At this moment, as an outlaw-level magic hunter, he couldn't just stand idly by Li Mochen's side.

"Go ahead!"

Li Mochen continued to focus ahead: "Tell them I'll change positions later, still within this Naomi Building."

By now, the nearby main streets were 'blocked' by the disabled police cars, but the drawbacks of this sniper position were beginning to show. Although it had a good view of the Revelers Club direction, it was still insufficient for covering the smaller alleys.

Moreover, he had been here long enough, a major taboo for a qualified sniper. Even though Li Mochen had extreme confidence in his marksmanship, his perception of danger, and his control over the current field of fire, he had to change positions.

Just then, Li Mochen's eyes narrowed as he locked his scope onto a location. It was a space hidden behind a wall; normal eyesight would see nothing, but Li Mochen's Titan Eye and Dragon Vision allowed him to perceive a heavily armored figure moving at high speed behind that wall.

So Li Mochen called Lawrence back: "Don't go to the Emperor Penguin Building. See that Hildur Hotel? Find a good spot there."

Lawrence turned back, casting a puzzled look at Li Mochen. Compared to the Hildur Hotel, the Emperor Penguin Building had a much better field of fire.

"It's Bloodrage Aonzo; he's already arrived. This guy seems abnormal—"

Li Mochen pulled the trigger. The shot hit Aonzo's figure with extreme precision, sending him flying sideways to the ground under the immense force.

But in less than three seconds, this level 16 magic berserker got up as if nothing had happened and continued charging forward.

Li Mochen's expression turned serious as he loaded a silver-white bullet covered in sacred runes into his chamber.

This was a high-grade holy armor-piercing bullet, specifically used to break evil. He didn't know if it would work, but it was worth a try.