Warhammer: The Time Traveler

Chapter 77 Highly Efficient Assassination (Eighth Update)
After leaving the mentally unstable Elliott Guan, Mowell didn't hesitate for a moment; her next target was Carl Strange, the operations coordinator of the Military Technology Special Projects Division.

Unlike Guan, who was hidden under layers of protection, Strange displayed a confidence based on his environment.

He was located in a high-end private club in the Heywood district, owned by a military technology company. Ostensibly an elite social venue, it was actually one of the bases where senior company executives held secret meetings and took temporary breaks.

The club's security level far exceeds that of ordinary corporate facilities, equipped with a dynamic infrared sensor network covering all corners, pressure detection floors, and voiceprint recognition systems, and is staffed by a 12-person elite guard team.

All members have received training in counter-infiltration and close-quarters combat, and are equipped with the latest smart weapons and light armor.

These defensive measures were analyzed and evaluated one by one in Mowell's reconstructed perception system.

Instead of taking the conventional infiltration route, she activated the S.A.W.S. system in the shadows about 150 meters from the main building of the club.

The experimental-grade neural drive system, after improvements, exhibits a smoother acceleration curve and lower neural load.

Her figure blurred into an undetectable afterimage at extreme speed. The dynamic infrared sensor network only recorded a brief, minor fluctuation that the system judged as environmental interference. Before the pressure-sensing floor could transmit complete pressure distribution data, she had already passed through the outer warning zone like a silent gust of wind.

Carl Strange is in an encrypted communications room on the third floor of the club.

This room has been specially treated, with signal shielding layers embedded in the walls and double-glazed composite bulletproof glass in the windows.

He was communicating with military technology headquarters via an encrypted line, focusing on how to adjust the next steps in the strategy against Mann's team and the technology sources behind them.

Strange's tone was forceful, advocating for higher-level authority, access to orbital reconnaissance resources, and more aggressive exploration of known associated locations.

Mowell did not attempt to breach the physical access control of the communications room itself.

She quickly calculated the optimal path and, taking advantage of the subtle protrusions and decorative structures on the club's exterior walls, climbed to a blind spot above the communications room window at a speed beyond human visual perception.

She raised her right arm, and a single-molecule beam reinforced with a resonance coating silently shot out from a miniature transmitter at her knuckle. The specially designed adsorption device at the tip of the beam precisely fixed it to the metal frame of the bulletproof glass window.

Immediately afterwards, the S.A.S. system started up again at maximum power.

Guided by the monomolecular line, Mowell's body was almost perpendicular to the ground, as if he had been launched, and he crashed into the window with tremendous kinetic energy, which was theoretically capable of withstanding heavy rifle bullets.

In the instant before contact, the sonic blade in her left palm was activated, and the invisible ultra-high frequency vibration wave was concentrated and guided to the point of impact.

"Bang—crash!"

Under the combined effects of molecular-level resonance and physical impact, the double-layered composite bulletproof glass did not develop conventional radial cracks. Instead, it instantly disintegrated into countless tiny particles centered on the point of impact, exploding inwards.

Mowell's figure, enveloped in a cloud of smoke from the shards of glass, burst into the communications room.

The two bodyguards inside were among the first to react, their combat implants providing them with reaction speeds far exceeding those of ordinary people.

However, to Mowell, who had a stretched perception of time, their movements were like sinking into a sticky swamp.

One man's finger had just touched the trigger when the other man barely had time to turn around.

The sonic blade sliced ​​through the air, creating a low-frequency hum, and precisely grazed Strange's neck area, who was facing away from the window.

The vibrational energy did not cause massive tearing, but instead acted directly on the cervical bone and central nervous system bundle, causing them to disintegrate instantly at the microscopic level.

Strange's face froze in horror, and he collapsed onto the expensive carpet, losing his balance.

The entire process, from breaking the window to clearing the target, takes approximately 1.8 seconds.

Mowell's cold, composite optical lens swept across the guards who were momentarily frozen in the room, and the astonished face of the headquarters liaison frozen on the communications screen.

She did not launch any unnecessary attacks; the core of her operational instructions was to efficiently eliminate specific targets, rather than indiscriminately killing.

As the guards finally overcame their physical shock and tried to raise their guns, Mowell activated Sianwistan again, retreating rapidly and flipping through the breach she had created, disappearing into the complex architectural structure outside the club. Only then did the piercing alarm belatedly sound throughout the entire building.
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Located in the top-security community of Charter Hill, "Oedim Estate" is one of the primary residences of Julia Winters, a board member of the biotechnology company.

Security here is handled by a reputable private military company, integrating facial recognition, thermal imaging patrols, automated sentry turrets, and an underground network of vibration sensors. The community perimeter is electrified, and each villa is equipped with its own independent emergency defense system.

Mowell appeared on the outskirts of the community at approximately 4:30 a.m., during the darkest hour before dawn.

Instead of trying to bypass the security system at the main gate, she chose a relatively secluded section of the wall near the Winters villa.

By precisely calculating the pulse intervals of the high-voltage current and the blind spots of the sentry turret, she used her burst of speed and enhanced limb strength to silently leap over the wall several meters high, landing almost without a sound.

There are four bodyguards patrolling the courtyard, working in pairs, and they patrol along a fixed route.

They are equipped with high-performance vision-enhancing prosthetic eyes and detection modules.

Using the vegetation and decorations in the villa's landscaped gardens as cover, Mowell moved at a speed far exceeding the dynamic capture capabilities of the bodyguard's prosthetic eye.

Using close-quarters combat techniques combined with precise force strikes, she quickly neutralized the four bodyguards' fighting ability before they could issue an effective warning.

Then, she faced the floor-to-ceiling bulletproof window that occupied the entire wall of Winters' bedroom.

This glass is strong enough to withstand continuous fire from small arms.

Mowell did not linger outside the window.

She raised her arm, and the sonic blade slid into her palm, the high-frequency vibrations causing the surrounding air to distort slightly.

Facing the thick bulletproof glass, she concentrated the vibrational energy at the tip of her blade and thrust it forward without hesitation.

The moment the blade tip contacts the glass, high-frequency vibration waves propagate through the glass with astonishing efficiency.

Unlike ordinary glass, the bulletproof glass did not shatter into pieces. Instead, under the influence of vibrational energy, it was neatly cut open along the trajectory of the sonic blade, creating a gap large enough for a person to pass through.

The cut edges were smooth, producing a faint cracking sound, but the overall structure did not collapse immediately.

Mowell pushed aside the cut-off glass slab with one hand, causing it to tip inward and land with a dull thud on the thick carpet in the bedroom.

She then stepped inside, her movements fluid and swift.

Inside, Julia Winters, a light sleeper, was awakened by the sound of glass hitting the ground.

She saw the dark red figure pierce through the barrier that should have been safe like the Grim Reaper, and in a panic, she reached for the emergency call button on the bedside table.

Mowell was much faster than she could react.

The S.A.S. system provided an instantaneous burst of speed, allowing her to reach the bedside just as Winters' finger was about to touch the button.

The sonic blade swung across with a low hum, a flash of cold light.

Winters' movements came to an abrupt halt.

A very thin red line appeared on her neck, and then blood slowly seeped out.

Her eyes widened in fear and disbelief, her body lost all strength, and she collapsed onto the luxurious bed, her fingers ultimately failing to press the button that could have brought hope.

Mowell stood by the bed, calmly scanning to confirm the disappearance of the target's vital signs.

mission completed.

Without giving the scene a second glance or leaving any traceable clues, she quickly turned and withdrew through the entrance she had created, her figure disappearing into the still lingering darkness outside the villa.

Seconds later, the bedroom's internal monitoring system triggered a final alarm due to the detection of abnormal movement and the disappearance of vital signs. The sharp sound shattered the tranquility of the community, but by then, the perpetrators were already gone.

(End of this chapter)