G3 slowly retreated behind the fire door, closely watching every move of Alice Cheng. In the dimly lit corridor, only the subdued green of the emergency exit lights was visible; in the dark, he could see the trajectories of bullets dragging their fiery tails, some hitting the walls, some hitting the iron staircase handrails, filling the entire fire escape with incessant gunfire and echoes.
Noah's men were few, but their combat capability was formidable—a fact G3 had learned early at the train station.
Coming to Molaban on a mission, it was unlikely that the country would send ordinary soldiers; they sent elite troops from within their regular forces, but not from the Special Forces.
This also reflected the country's disregard for the Chinese side, believing their elite regular troops were enough to ensure that those sent to rescue Alice Cheng would not return.
