Chapter 1024
“Shouldn’t we wait for them to wake up and interrogate them p>
York Vance asked.
“I don’t care how they got here. If they’re helping this evil empire operate, they deserve to die p>
The harsh reality was that Mira’s team only had a few dozen people, and they were up against ruthless, heavily armed enemies. If they took too many prisoners, they wouldn’t be able to control them.
If the captives staged a riot later and injured any of the rescue team, it would be a catastrophic mistake.
Mira noticed a massive piece of machinery nearby and frowned. “What is that p>
York walked over to inspect it. “Why is there shredded flesh underneath it? What on earth is this thing used for p>
Hank Whitlock let out a dark, cynical laugh. “Open the bins next to it, and you’ll have your answer p>
Callum Young cautiously lifted the lid of one of the bins. “Bodies! Corpses with their organs harvested! There’s a ton of them!
Wait… there’s… there’s p>
By the end of his sentence, his voice was trembling violently.
“There’s what p>
“These bodies… it looks like their bones have been extracted too p>
Callum said, his voice shaking. A hardened military man, yet he could barely keep himself steady on his feet.
It was pure shock, mixed with blinding rage!
But he was a soldier. He had to grit his teeth and endure it.
“Is that machine… The Industrial Shredder p>
One of the soldiers asked in horror.
“Exactly. When the body count gets too high, disposal becomes a logistical nightmare, not to mention a liability if investigators come snooping.
So they just shred them and flush them straight into the sewage system p>
Whitlock said coldly. His company handled operations in this region, so he was far more intimately acquainted with its darkness.
Even Master Ellis, a man who had seen his fair share of brutality, widened his eyes in sheer disbelief.
“How many layers of hell do you think these monsters will burn in p>
York spat furiously.
“That’s why every single person wearing a lab coat in this place deserves a bullet, even if they claim they were forced p>
They had scalpels in their hands. They could have chosen to end their own lives. Instead, they chose to become executioners for the cartel.
Pushing deeper into the complex, they reached a fork in the hallway.
“Let’s split up and cover both paths p>
York suggested.
“No. We barely have enough manpower as it is. We stick together p>
Mira shot the idea down immediately.
“The Balkan Underworld boss’s black-market hospital isn’t going to fall this easily p>
“Didn’t Mr. Whitlock’s contacts draw away their main armed forces p>
Callum asked, confused.
“Otherwise, why do you think there are only a few hundred guards here?
If their main forces hadn’t been lured away, we wouldn’t have even made it past the outer wire fences p>
Owen said flatly.
“Leave a few men to hold the left exit, and the rest of us will take the right path first. Everyone, keep your weapons raised. The deeper we go, the weaker the sedative mist becomes. If anything goes wrong, you need to be ready to fire immediately p>
York commanded the soldiers behind him. “Listen up! Headshots only. Do not give them a single second to trigger a detonator p>
Mira and the team kept their footsteps light as they slowly advanced down the right corridor. the grid of the hall was another spacious lobby. The lights were blazing, and the people inside were all sprawled across the floor.
“Wow! The sedative mist is incredible. It even knocked out the people all the way back here p>
“Open fire! They’re faking p>
Mira was the first to realize the trap.
Even as the words left her mouth, her finger was already squeezing the trigger.
Bang! Bang! Bang p>
The innocent victims they had
kidnapped were all grouped up near the front entrances to act as human shields. That meant there were no innocent people left this deep inside. They could shoot to kill without hesitation.
Looking closely at the bodies they had just gunned down, they noticed
several of the guards had their hands hovering right over their chests. Right where their suicide vests were strapped.
Thank god the soldiers had fast reflexes and hadn’t given them a chance to react.
“That was entirely too close. A second later and they would have hit those detonators p>
The moment the gunfire ceased, the EOD specialists rushed in. “Look, they all have
the detonators wired directly to their chests p>
“Look over there! What the hell is that p>