Chapter 142: A Wave Has Not Yet Subsided, Another Rises (Eight Chapters for the Climax!)

The armed helicopters in the sky rumbled.

Searchlights illuminated the Calvin Cemetery as if it were broad daylight.

Two sonic cannons mounted on armored vehicles on the ground and the armed helicopters equipped with Metal Storm systems in the sky formed a pincer, surrounding Hawk completely.

The weapons in the hands of the federal soldiers appeared exceptionally bright under the glare of the searchlights.

And at this moment, Hawk, standing under the searchlights, looked at this scene and smiled.

He smiled very happily.

Just then.

Following a piercing sound from the armed helicopters in the sky, General Ross's voice resonated over the Calvin Cemetery.

"Hawk, you have been surrounded."

General Thaddeus Ross, who had immediately mobilized troops to head to Niuyuecheng to capture Hawk the moment he received information on him, was currently at the command center of the Quantico military base. Watching Hawk, who had nowhere to hide under the searchlights, projected onto the big screen, he said in a deep voice: "You are hereby formally arrested for suspected threats to national security and trespassing on a military base."

He felt somewhat fortunate.

Originally, he had considered sending a special operations team, but after learning Hawk's whereabouts, he had brought overwhelming force directly.

One sentence.

This wasn't Manhadundao, nor was it some city street; it was just a cemetery.

Hawk hadn't received any punishment even after wrecking Manhadundao, let alone a cemetery.

General Ross was determined to capture Hawk.

So...

No nonsense.

Far away at the Quantico military base, General Ross transmitted his voice through the surveillance feed to the sky above the Calvin Cemetery in Niuyuecheng.

"You have ten seconds to surrender!"

"Prepare!"

"Vroom, vroom, vroom!"

As General Ross's words fell, the Metal Storm systems on the armed helicopters, aimed at Hawk and capable of turning a person into a honeycomb in one second, began to spin up.

"Beep, beep, beep!"

The two sonic cannons mounted on the armored vehicles also entered their charging sequence under the control of two operators.

"Clack, clack, clack!"

The federal soldiers surrounding Hawk, upon receiving the order, chambered their rounds while shouldering their rocket launchers, aiming them at Hawk.

Hawk followed the source of General Ross's voice, raised his eyes, ignored the blinding searchlights, and fixed his gaze on the surveillance camera beneath the helicopter.

His gaze landed on the monitor, his eyes seeming to pierce through the void to meet General Ross, who was in the command center at the Quantico military base.

The next second.

The corners of Hawk's mouth curled up slightly; his voice was not loud, but it was transmitted clearly through the monitor into the military base's command center.

"Thaddeus Ross!"

"I just remembered."

"I almost forgot about you. Thank you for reminding me that you still exist."

"..."

General Ross's expression froze, but he reacted immediately after.

For no other reason.

Hawk, who had been under the searchlights just a moment ago, had vanished.

"Wha—"

"Boom!"

"Ah!"

By the time Hawk was captured by the searchlights again, an armored vehicle carrying a sonic cannon had already been flipped over.

Accompanied by the scream of the sonic cannon operator, with a loud thud, the overturned armored vehicle slammed into the ground, instantly crushing the operator to death.

Following closely was the second armored vehicle.

Before General Ross could even react, the second armored vehicle had also been flipped into the air.

General Ross's pupils contracted.

"Fire!"

"Vroom, vroom, vroom!"

The armed helicopters that had been hovering over the cemetery began to move, the operators in the cabins pressing their hands against the Metal Storm systems in front of them.

In an instant.

The Metal Storm systems aimed at Hawk below and began spitting tongues of fire at full speed.

Pop, pop, pop!

Dense bullets poured down like a violent storm.

Striking the ground, the earth shattered and soil flew everywhere.

Striking the tombstones, they exploded instantly, sending stone fragments flying.

Striking the federal soldiers...

Sorry.

That was called collateral damage.

"Fire!"

"Fire."

"Boom!"

A soldier, watching Hawk flip one of his comrades away with a mere wave of his hand, panicked and hurriedly fired the rocket launcher he had aimed at Hawk.

The rocket trailed a long tail, whooshing straight toward Hawk.

Hawk turned to look.

Boom!

As the rocket hit Hawk head-on, it splashed brilliant sparks that lunged outward, igniting two unlucky soldiers.

But that didn't matter.

"Did it work?"

Not only was the soldier who fired the rocket overjoyed, but General Thaddeus Ross, watching from afar, also felt a surge of joy.

But...

How could it be?

Before the look of joy on the soldier's face could fade, Hawk, whose upper clothing was already ignited, swept directly out of the flames.

Bang!

Feeling the intense pain in his chest, the soldier instinctively looked down.

What he saw.

Wah.