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The last two unfortunate souls also gave their last breaths in fear.

Xu Shuo glanced at the situation in the left corridor, slipped his fruit knife back into his pocket, then picked up a gun from the ground.

The two men struggling in the dark were indeed very close, the Capital Commandant's knee pressing tightly against the adjutant's abdomen, an immense force as if it were going to puncture his stomach, while those four sharp "Finger Knives" were getting closer and closer to the adjutant's forehead.

The sharp blades broke his skin, and blood meandered down following the texture of his flesh, crossing over the twisted nostrils until it gave his mouth a taste of a metallic sweetness.

The adjutant breathed rapidly, his wide eyes fixed on the Capital Commandant's expressionless face.

In this clash of power, he was clearly weaker than his opponent, and those emotionless, icy eyes were as chilling as an "Evil Ghost" from hell!

This guy...why does he seem like a machine?!

Just as the blade sunk down another fraction, suddenly, a fierce light flashed in the Capital Commandant's eyes and he rolled violently to the side!n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

"Da-da-da-da-da!!"

Gunfire burst forth in the darkness, a rapid succession of shots outlined around the Capital Commandant and the adjutant, bullet fragments scattering, the smell of gunpowder mixed with a heavy stench of blood.

The adjutant wiped the blood from his forehead and as soon as the Capital Commandant's force slackened, he quickly got to his feet and ran towards the corridor on the right, without a moment's hesitation.

"Go quickly, he—"

The adjutant running towards the shadow in the darkness, intending to urge the figure to retreat, but before he could finish his words, the shadow dropped their rifle and vanished in front of him.

Running faster than him, there was clearly no need for persuasion...

...

On the corridor, the Capital Commandant emotionlessly stood up and plucked the bullet out of his left shoulder.

One shot had been aimed at his heart, but it was deflected as he moved to the side, and the bullet hadn't even penetrated his "Flesh and Blood".

Bullet fragments fluttered down from between his fingers as the Capital Commandant emotionlessly shook his hand, stepping around the bodies on the ground in the darkness. He did not chase after anyone but instead entered the hotel's service area.

Eight hotel "Male Waiters" huddled in the corner, remaining silent as they heard the crisp footsteps approaching.

The Capital Commandant glanced at them, then walked towards the noisy machine, reaching out a hand to the main power switch, but it was completely damaged.

"What's going on."

The question came out without any intonation of doubt, the Capital Commandant's cold gaze turned towards the group.

The faint light streaming through the window fell on him, the smell of blood hovering at everyone's nostrils, and even though they had recognized the military uniform he wore, they were now even more afraid.

Looking at him was like looking at a god of slaughter.

No one dared to speak, and the atmosphere grew increasingly oppressive and cold.

It was then, finally, someone overcome by fear and pressure, stammered out, "Don't...don't know, we were just talking, and then it suddenly...just tripped and the power went out."

"Don't know?"

The Capital Commandant's tone had a hint of fluctuation, his sharp, indifferent eyes fixed on the group sitting on the ground.

No one dared to meet his gaze, trembling with nervousness, and suddenly, the Capital Commandant's stare hardened, landing on a pale female waiter in the crowd.

The female waiter unintentionally looked up, and upon seeing his gaze, she trembled even more and quickly lowered her head again.

The Capital Commandant quietly watched her: "You, come out."

The others, not knowing who he was referring to, exchanged glances for a moment, then following the direction of the Capital Commandant's gaze, they identified his target.

Suddenly, the seven people quickly distanced themselves from her.

The female waiter burst into tears instantly, shaking her head and waving her arms frantically, crying out, "Not me! It's not me! I didn't touch that thing, I never went near the power switch!"

The Capital Commandant suddenly let out a cold laugh: "I never said it was you."

The female waiter sat there, stupefied, her complexion ashen as she collapsed to the ground.

...

...

In the stairwell leading from the second floor to the first.

Xu Shuo sat on the stairs, watching the situation in the lobby through the handrails of the banister.

Perhaps to prevent someone from taking advantage of the situation to escape, despite the intense commotion on the second floor, the lobby and hotel entrance were still heavily guarded by the military, leaving no chance to get out.

The adjutant, holding his abdomen, came over and frowned at the situation.

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"There are probably more soldiers waiting outside the hotel. It's impossible to go out through the front door," he said with certainty.

"Is that so."

Xu Shuo looked over calmly and said, "But I was just thinking, what if we take this opportunity to kill a few people here, would that work?"

"..." The adjutant was dumbfounded.

The people staying here all had significant status. Let alone killing a few, even taking out one political figure could probably cause a lot of trouble for the military district in the 13th Quarter!

So, the adjutant said with a fierce look in his eyes, "Then kill a few more!"

Xu Shuo let out an odd laugh, "Okay, you go."

Adjutant: "..."

The hotel's first-floor lobby was not as enclosed as the corridors on the second and third floors. The two-meter-wide doors were open, and the slight light from the street cast in, making it possible to distinguish silhouettes even if faces couldn't be seen clearly.

It was just because the recent power outage had been so sudden that the scene had become chaotic for a while, but after being retaken by the military, basically, no one dared to move around anymore.

What's more, there were even more soldiers who had come in from outside to control the situation.

They could kill people, but whether they could escape safely after the killing was a problem.

If they were pursued by the Capital Commandant, they'd likely be in for a tough battle.

The adjutant rubbed his somewhat sunken abdomen, felt the pain in his body, and sincerely said, "Let's not be so impulsive. Our main problem right now should be how to leave this place. Otherwise, once the military district's main force arrives, it will be even more troublesome!"

Xu Shuo didn't say anything and got up to walk upstairs.

"..."

Sometimes, the adjutant felt that this person's personality was weirdly similar to the Capital Commandant's.

He followed behind, and they both went up to the third floor.

Compared to the chaotic and intense second floor and the heavily guarded first floor, the third floor was as quiet as could be, eerily empty like a realm of death.

But was there really no one there?

Not all guests were gathered in the lobby; even when the melee on the second floor had just happened, many guests were still in their rooms.

They had just wisely chosen not to come out.

It was just like the current situation on the third floor; there were actually people in the rooms, lots of people.

However, those with ideas had already started to act, and those without simply chose to lock their room doors tightly.

The two of them walked through the darkness near the public restroom when suddenly Xu Shuo paused.

His eyes fixed straight ahead as if piercing through the dense darkness all the way to the end of the corridor. A twisted and strange smile flickered in his dark pupils.

The adjutant behind him was puzzled, "What's wrong?"

Thinking that some unexpected situation had arisen, although he didn't feel anything abnormal, he was still vigilant and drew his weapon.

However, the next moment, the figure that had been standing in front of him vanished in the blink of an eye, leaving only a gust of wind in its wake!

Did that guy rush out?!

...

Outside room 303.

The person who had just stepped out shivered all over, feeling an unprecedented crisis!

But he didn't know where the danger was coming from!

Even in that split second, that sense of crisis hadn't gone through his brain's thought process, his body just subconsciously leaned to the side, and then a cold light grazed his neck.

[One-Click Kill MISS]!

After this system prompt appeared, Xu Shuo quickly came to his senses and regained control of his body.

However, it seemed like the person in front of him was already scared stiff.

Male Waiter: "...QAQ."