Chapter 194: Chapter 194: Don't Come Any Closer! These Guys Mean Business!
As P90 and UMP45 turned to look down the alley, they were surprised to see a silver-haired figure wielding a weapon, halting the actions of some hooligans.
"That's... isn't that Griffin's HK416?" P90 whispered, recalling their encounter with Griffin dolls during the collapse fluid transfer.
Those two had suffered severe radiation and seawater damage, but HK416 seemed intact, unlike UMP45 and UMP9.
At least HK416 and M16's bodies were still intact.
But then, HK416 and M16 had been photographed by MDR quite a bit back then, and those photos had been directly posted on the anonymous board by MDR. She had seen those photos, and HK416 probably wanted to kill MDR by now, right?
And she was still wearing MDR's clothes... Oh no! I have to hide quickly! I can't let her find me! I don't have any weapons now, and I can't help MDR in this situation! Absolutely not!
With that in mind, P90 immediately shrunk back, but Renault was behind her, so when she moved back, she bumped into him directly.
"Hmm? What's wrong?" Renault, who was calculating how much feed he needed to afford the livestock P38 bought, was surprised when P90 bumped into him. He turned his head strangely and saw P90's evasive behavior.
Plus, UMP45's gaze behind her, he turned around directly and looked into the alley.
Although the clothing on HK416's body was not as neat as when he first saw her, her silver hair was still eye-catching. Renault immediately spotted HK416 holding a gun.
And, at the same time, he also saw those hooligans surrounding a figure crouched on the ground.
Did she intervene because she couldn't stand seeing those hooligans abusing the doll?
But with HK416's strength, dealing with these few hooligans should be no problem. There was nothing to worry about. Thinking this, Renault turned back.
UMP45 probably guessed Renault's thoughts and reminded him, "That one is no longer a tactical doll, and the Zener Protocol has been uninstalled. I don't know where she got the gun from, but I can guarantee there are no bullets in it."
Hmm?
Hearing UMP45's words, Renault turned back again and squinted at the gun in HK416's hand. Compared to the imprinted weapon HK416 had before, the gun she had now looked like a battle-damaged version. There were several dents on the gun body, and even a hole from a bullet on the steel magazine. The cover on the right side of the gun's ejection port was also missing. A closer look revealed that the gun was in a dry-fire state.
Those few hooligans hadn't noticed the anomaly in HK416's gun due to the angle.
"Your teammate? I remember that she was also a doll under Angelia's command," Renault raised his eyebrows and said. HK416 was just trying to scare these hooligans.
But she probably miscalculated this time. How could someone who tinkers with doll parts all day be afraid of dolls? After all, the root protocol of dolls states that they cannot harm humans. Doll traffickers who are well aware of this exploit this feature. Combined with the fact that autonomous dolls often don't refuse human requests, it's easy for doll traffickers to lure dolls into secluded areas and capture them.
"Not really, I'm just accepting Angelia's commissions, doing tasks for money. That one was removed from the tactical doll sequence before a mission. Although I don't know why she's here, her original fate should have been dismantling and melting down her neural core and destroying her mind."
"Hmm? What mission? The one where G&K partnered with Statesec to attack the Sangvis Ferri factory?"
When Renault heard UMP45 say this, he suddenly remembered. No wonder he didn't see HK416 with M16 last time.
This doll's performance was quite good, and her protective abilities were also decent. Overall, she was not much different from M16, but he didn't expect G&K to send her to melt her core. Those people in G&K were really idiots.
Such a strong doll, if not used to her full potential, wouldn't it be a waste? And they even wanted to dismantle the neural core and destroy her mind? Were those guys out of their minds?
"P38, I'll go over there for a bit. You guys stay here, be careful, there are many people around."
They had been wandering the streets for nearly two hours, placing numerous orders at various shops.
Those responsible for tailing, whether pickpockets or doll traffickers who had targeted Simonov's group, were now lurking around them, which was the main reason he didn't directly help HK416 just now.
If he left now, and those doll traffickers surrounded them, then he might have to forcefully break into these shops and do business with the owners.
"Got it, Commander! Don't worry, I won't hold back!" Hearing Renault's words, P38 directly patted the imprinted weapon around her waist, causing the shopkeeper who was still bargaining with her to tremble in fear.
Seeing Renault walking towards the alley, P90 did not follow but picked up the weapon handed over by UMP9 and checked the condition of the bullets in the magazine.
Simonov did the same, pulling out the AK15 from under her armpit, opening the stock and holding it in her hands, looking as if she was ready to shoot at any moment.
This series of actions by the two immediately caused the shopkeeper to break out in a cold sweat, hesitating whether to close the shop directly or run away!
As for the people behind P38, Simonov, and P90, they also opened the safeties of the firearms in their hands. Pulling the charging handles to chamber rounds, and turned around to look at the few people approaching them from both sides of the street.
Even UMP45 couldn't help but feel her eyelids twitching at this situation.
These doll traffickers fooling around!
You doll traffickers! Check the situation before you approach! Don't come any closer! If this gets out of hand, I'm done for!
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