All the drug dealers on the 11th floor had been cleared out by the group, leaving only Mad Dog.
After Johnny took out the surveillance, the standoff between Kane and Mad Dog immediately eased. The two even leaned against each other, chatting and laughing, which completely baffled Johnny.
"What?"
Johnny pointed at Kane, then at Mad Dog. "You two know each other?"
Kane stepped forward and introduced Johnny, "This is Mad Dog, the martial arts fanatic, a top assassin from Malaysia."
After Kane finished the introduction, he turned to look at Mad Dog, but before he could speak, Mad Dog raised a hand to stop him.
"Night Owl, Mr. Wick's prized disciple." Mad Dog seemed very clear about Johnny's identity.
Then, he explained, "Mr. Wick is my idol, so I pay close attention to any news about him."
Johnny suddenly understood.
John Wick's reputation was earned through his own fists and the authority established with every shot. As a legend in the assassin world, it wasn't surprising to Johnny that he had many devoted fans.
What surprised him was that among these drug dealers, there was actually a super fan. That was what truly astonished him.
"It's a good thing you took out the surveillance; otherwise, I really wouldn't have had a choice." Mad Dog pointed at the surveillance cameras.
"Why?"
Mina didn't quite understand. Of course, Tony and Talung didn't understand either.
Bato wore an expression that clearly demanded an explanation.
Mad Dog continued, "Although I'm a martial arts fanatic and love to fight, that doesn't mean there's something wrong with me here." He pointed to his head, then said, "Ma He is watching all the surveillance videos in the control room on the top floor. If I show any friendliness towards you, or any such actions, it would arouse his suspicion."
Mad Dog explained why he became friendly with everyone after the surveillance was taken out. Of course, the bigger reasons were, first, he knew Kane, and second, because he was a super fan of John Wick, he would naturally show some care for his disciple.
Johnny remained skeptical, after all, all's fair in war, and one shouldn't believe everything people say.
"It was quite unfair; as soon as I came in, I encountered the SWAT team coming to clear this place, so it was inevitable that Ma He would suspect me."
Mad Dog briefly explained their situation, "This place has been occupied by Mr. Ma He for over a decade. It's long since been fortified like an iron barrel."
"If it were so easy to break in, this place would have disappeared 10 years ago."
After a brief chat, Mad Dog told Johnny and Kane, "I can't stay here long either. The remaining manpower has all been moved to the 3rd and 4th floors, so if you want to leave, you'll have to find a way from the 5th floor."
Then, he gestured to Kane. Kane glanced at Johnny, who immediately understood and raised his hand, firing a shot at Mad Dog's shoulder.
Bang!
"God! Can't you at least warn me before you shoot?"
Mad Dog clutched his left arm, yelping in pain. It hurt so much; the sudden, unannounced shot caught him off guard.
Seeing Kane's gaze directed at him, Johnny spread his hands, "Only this way is it real enough, and less likely to be suspected."
Faced with Johnny's explanation, Mad Dog could only grit his teeth and accept it.
Bang!
"What the f*ck? Are you sick or something?"
This shot, Johnny fired directly at the edge of Mad Dog's thigh. The through-and-through wound wasn't a big problem, but blood was flowing.
It was one thing to suddenly shoot him once, but now to suddenly shoot him a second time, Mad Dog found this a bit hard to accept.
"Only an arm injury, if you run back like that, Ma He might not accept it. But with this shot added, it can be explained very well."
Johnny's timely explanation finally made Mad Dog accept the reason. He limped away, fearing that if he didn't leave soon, that sneaky guy would shoot him a couple more times.
Turning around, he saw everyone looking at him with strange expressions. Johnny could only helplessly spread his hands and say, "I'm doing this for his own good, you know."
Afterward, the group didn't waste any more time. They quickly looted for a bit, found nothing good, and then hurried towards the 5th floor.
Indeed, as Mad Dog had said, there were almost no people along the way.
Johnny moved downwards, directly shooting out any surveillance cameras he saw, blinding the enemy so they wouldn't know what he was doing.
At this point, he had two magazines left and 6 rounds in his current gun.
His other glock 34 hadn't been used yet, meaning he still had 57 rounds.
Johnny directly tossed the other glock 34 to Kane. So, Johnny and Kane led the way.
The others followed closely.
Upon reaching the 7th floor, just after turning a corner, Johnny saw a woman walking towards them. Johnny didn't even react, delivering a knee strike to her chest.
He sent the woman flying, hitting the ground, unable to speak for a long time. Then, with the gun pointed at her, the woman's voice caught in her throat, daring not to scream.
Before Kane could even speak, Johnny pulled the trigger.
Bang!
Kane then swallowed the rest of his words. No one spoke, they simply stepped over the body and continued forward.
What else could be said?
Essentially, Johnny had done nothing wrong. When an inappropriate person appeared in an inappropriate situation, there was no need for mercy.
They quickly arrived at the 6th floor. There were people here, that was everyone's first reaction, because there were too many footsteps.
Johnny cautiously stepped out, only to find that all the footsteps were heading down to the floor below. The group immediately breathed a sigh of relief. If they had to encounter another skirmish, it would have been difficult, as their stamina was already severely depleted.
After reaching the 5th floor, the group began checking rooms one by one. Finally, in one of the rooms, they saw the building across from the window.
Johnny immediately went to check, carefully glancing outside. This direction was indeed, as Mad Dog had said, a somewhat special location.
Outside the window was a place similar to a balcony, with a wide ledge to stand on. About 20 meters to the left, there was a very tall tree, likely growing from the backyard.
From this tree downwards, that was the backyard, a good place to leave.
After exchanging glances, Johnny continued to survey the outside, confirming that there were no snipers hidden there, then he directly climbed out the window.
Walking to the leftmost position, he looked down at the tree. Johnny took a deep breath, then suddenly leaped forward.
"Holy crap!"
After Johnny exclaimed, his hand heavily struck a branch, making a dull thud.
He hadn't even had time to orient his body before his back hit another branch.
He quickly reached out, gripping a nearby branch tightly, and only stopped after falling a bit further down.
At this point, he had fallen to about 1/3 of the way down the tree.
Any further down, he wasn't sure he could hold on.
With Johnny having scouted the way, it was much easier for those behind. One by one, they jumped down, using the branches to guide themselves to a safe landing.
In this way, the six people finally left the small building and quickly ran towards the adjacent building.
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