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"It's time to start. We are at the nearest residential gathering point. It's best to use a panoramic map to guide us. The position will be more accurate." Berta said to the communicator, and the other side replied "Okay, wait" For a few seconds, you could clearly hear the sound of various buttons being clicked from over there.

"Good news, the signal source is very close to you, only less than a few hundred meters away." There was a voice that sounded like confusion and surprise. "Now let's guide you there. First tell me what your surroundings look like. Is there a way? The brand name and landmarks are certainly better.”

Berta looked around, taking in all the surrounding scenery in his eyes under the dim light.

"No. 32 Road, we are at the foot of a seven-story ordinary building..."

Berta turned down the sound of the communicator, and the guidance from the man in glasses had already begun. She made a gesture to the other team members around her and pointed to her left front. The team spread out slightly and the team members all entered a state of alert. There's a good chance there's something waiting for them ahead. Fortunately, there are almost no people walking on the roads that intersect with the buildings. The only places they need to pay attention to are those buildings with lights on or off.

Everyone is wearing combat uniforms, and the automatic mimicry function can protect their safety to a minimum. The twelve people are all surgeons. With their own experience and skills, hiding in the blind spots of night and light is what they are best at and what they must do very well.

A distance of several hundred meters, even if it involves circling the building, is indeed too close for the operator. Soon we came to the last signal source left after passively turning on the transmitter. The guidance also ended here, and Berta signaled to be on standby, instructing them to pay more attention to the surrounding situation.

"My lord, the signal source is four or five meters high. It may be on the second or third floor of the building. You must be careful when moving. Don't get close to the building unless it is an emergency. Use the communicator." Berta finally reminded.

The enemy will not be unprepared. But it has already sneaked into this distance, less than ten meters. Berta and the others could even see the building where the signal source was located. It is still a building with less than eight floors, squeezed into a group of low buildings. The lights here are the rarest, and most of the people who live here have gone to work the night shift. Only the cold and ugly rectangular building remains in place, without any life. Much of the wall covering that had been plastered to beautify it fell off, revealing the red bricks stacked one after another inside. The surrounding plants seem to dislike the land here, which seems to be malnourished.

The twelve people were divided into six teams, maintaining the shortest distance that could quickly support other teammates, and surrounded the short house together. Four teams dived in separately, while the remaining two pairs stayed outside to observe.

There are two shops open under the low building, and they seem to be relying on each other alone at night. An ordinary small restaurant, and another that seemed to be a renovated small hotel. A rare courtesy car was parked in front of the door. It had no bright spots like the building. It was covered with a layer of fine dust and was in tatters. car.

"Could it be inside the hotel?" Bota hid in the darkness and muttered to herself. She subconsciously felt that her guess was correct. This time, the enemy was different from the previous three times. It was not possible that it would be someone from other forces. allow. In other words, Berta already had the answer in her heart.

The thin leader was with Berta, but he didn't answer after hearing Berta's words. At this moment, he gestured to prepare for action and pointed to the illuminated front desk of the hotel not far away. From here, you can see most of the decorations inside, except for a middle-aged woman in her forties or fifties. The boredom at night has made her eyes dull.

The two of them quickly came to the front desk of the hotel, their footsteps making no sound. The middle-aged woman was already on the verge of falling asleep, completely unaware of the two people walking towards her slowly. Berta's figure was soft, and now she quickened her pace, measured the strength of her hand, and hit the middle-aged woman on the neck, completely putting her into a dream.

While checking the recent housing records, the two opened the simple lock on the drawer and took out the code cards corresponding to each room inside.

"There is no record. It should be that we paid more to prevent it from being written in." Berta said, but she didn't think this was a smart move. "We just have to look at the rooms that are not occupied."

There are no lifts in this building, only relatively wide stairs. There are light-transmitting windows at every corner of the stairs, contributing to the faint light of the street lights outside.

The thin leader walked in front, holding the blunderbuss firmly and walking very slowly. Bota followed closely behind the leader, and within a few steps, he fell into the dim light in the corridor.

"It's really cost-saving." Berta thought to herself as she looked at the team leader waiting for her not far ahead. She walked forward close to the corner, and some fine particles on the stairs entered her eyes. It is broken glass with a layer of white ash on the surface. This prevents them from reflecting light and increases the possibility of being discovered.

Someone put it down deliberately. Although it was scattered unevenly, Berta reacted immediately. She carefully avoided it, poked the leader in front of her, and pointed to the stairs. It indicated that they had indeed come to the right place. The enemy was different from the previous three times and they were very careful people. However, on the other hand, it also showed that this time it was not a deliberate trap.

This hotel is very small, only four floors including the pitifully small front desk below. Bota and the team leader now came to the corridor on the second floor. A soft red carpet that has remained unchanged for thousands of years, and a few pots of withered plants that have lost their leaves. It was dimly lit, and the heating pipe had not been repaired for a long time. It was blocked inside and made a little "hissing" noise from time to time. There were only about a dozen doors staggered on both sides. They were all vermilion doors with iron plates embedded in them. It was impossible to tell anything from inside.

"It's the rooms near the middle, first of all, room 207." Berta said in sign language at this time, pointing to the rooms one by one.

The two of them each picked up their weapons, and the soft carpet under their feet made it almost impossible for them to make a sound.

A few steps ahead was the first room that the two of them wanted to search one by one. Berta took out the code card and turned her head to signal to the leader. The two of them slowed down their pace at the same time, and also calmed down their breathing and heartbeats.

But almost at the same time, the two of them walked to the door of No. 207, and their front feet just landed on the soft carpet. Then according to the walking steps, when the body's center of gravity shifted from the other foot to the front foot, the uncontrollable sound of shattering glass sounded from under the soft carpet, jumping like crackling.