To prevent himself from falling into a situation where he could be ambushed and focused-fired, Botobai didn't use En, didn't rashly jump to high points, and didn't waste Nen frequently destroying the piles of wreckage and bricks.
With these various considerations, he lacked the means to find the Stonewall Squad's hiding spots.
But he wasn't anxious. He chose the method of slow but meticulous work, also waiting for the arrival of the copper mechanical lifeforms.
He believed that as long as the copper mechanical lifeforms entered the specific range where the Stonewall Squad was hiding, they would immediately sense the Stonewall Squad's members.
Even flushing out one member would be fine, but the reality differed from his imagination.
There were clearly eleven members in the Stonewall Squad, and the copper mechanical lifeforms came from several directions, covering over half of the room's area. How could they not flush out even one?
It made no sense.
But that was the reality. Botobai didn't have time to think too much. He didn't waste Nen attacking the copper mechanical lifeforms targeting him, instead leading them into the range of the sensor-triggered bombs.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
With Botobai's frequent movements, the copper mechanical lifeforms following him kept triggering bomb traps, causing violent explosions one after another.
These bombs, which could kill an ordinary Nen User if detonated at close range, couldn't leave a single mark on the copper mechanical lifeforms.
And so, Botobai, leading a group of copper mechanical lifeforms, wreaked havoc within the room.
Any area where a bomb was detonated was eliminated from suspicion by Botobai.
This was the most basic judgment.
With over half the room's area affected by bombs, the Stonewall Squad remained quiet as a stone sinking into the sea, with not the slightest movement.
Botobai felt puzzled. While ensuring his own safety, he dealt with the copper mechanical lifeforms behind him one by one.
Even after the last copper mechanical lifeform turned into fragments scattering across the ground, the Stonewall Squad still hadn't made a move.
Botobai picked up a power stone, his gaze sharp as he scanned the mess on the floor, his brow slightly furrowed.
It wasn't impatience, but confusion with nowhere to rest.
Killing over a hundred copper mechanical lifeforms had wasted a lot of his Nen, and he couldn't waste even more Nen leveling the wreckage piles in front of him just to flush out the Stonewall Squad's hiding spots.
Botobai stood still for a moment, looked at the area unaffected by explosions and the battle, remained silent for a while, then walked towards that area.
Just then, without any warning, meticulously handled bomb traps were actively detonated.
High-temperature heat waves carrying rubble swept Botobai, who was nearby, into them.
The Stonewall Squad, having held back for a while, finally made their move.
They no longer held expectations for the pre-set traps because the opponent who entered the room was a Triple-Star Terrorist Hunter and a top-tier Enhancer.
Therefore, the moment Botobai walked into the area of the [Bear Trap], they would act decisively, not relying on bombs to severely injure Botobai.
That is, at this moment, after actively detonating the three interlinked bombs, the Stonewall Squad's members appeared one after another.
Areas that collapsed due to bomb explosions and areas passed through by copper mechanical lifeforms all saw several Stonewall Squad members emerge.
Their positions of appearance were clearly unexpected to Botobai.
'Did one area avoid detection by the copper mechanical lifeforms?'
'Did another area avoid damage from the bombs without using Nen?'
Botobai naturally didn't have ample time to ponder the reasons. When he escaped the explosion range, on a slanted brick wall over two meters high in front of him, the fully armed Golem aimed his gun barrel at him.
Not exaggerating, the sudden appearance of the Stonewall Squad's many members was like emerging from the entrance of a Hide-and-Seek.
Before they manifested, they existed like air, showcasing their formidable terrain combat ability.
Golem's weapon cockpit contained three Stonewall Squad members, while Muheer, who had appeared earlier, stood beside Golem.
Now, probing the reason Muheer could appear here held no meaning.
Battle erupted in an instant.
Golem fired the moment his gun barrel aimed at Botobai.
A barrage converted from Nen instantly blasted into Botobai. Meanwhile, Stonewall Squad's members from the other two locations also raised guns conjured with Nen, firing at Botobai's sides and back.
For a moment, a net-like barrage concentrated on Botobai.
Rat-tat-tat-tat...!
The incredibly hard floor tile surface shattered under Golem's Nen Bullets, splashing up rubble and dust, enveloping Botobai.
Five minutes of concentrated fire.
This was the unusually long duration of the [Concentrated Fire Offensive] adopted by the Stonewall Squad.
Normally, one minute of concentrated fire was enough to resolve an enemy or a team. But the current enemy was Botobai.
Continuously releasing Nen Bullets at an astonishing frequency was a considerable burden, even extremely taxing, for an Emitter.
But with the assistance of Golem, this mobile armory, every Stonewall Squad's member could easily convert Aura into Nen Bullets rapidly, launching attacks against the enemy.
A full five minutes, Botobai was submerged in the hail of gunfire.
The Stonewall Squad didn't worry about guns overheating, nor did they waste a moment changing magazines… it was truly seamless concentrated fire.
Under such high-density concentrated fire, even if Botobai was a top-tier Enhancer, the Stonewall Squad's members believed Botobai would be dead or severely injured.
The dense smoke blocked their vision. The Stonewall Squad focused intently on the situation within.
Suddenly, the smoke was stirred by an air current.
The Stonewall Squad reacted extremely quickly, pulling the triggers to fire again.
But they weren't as fast as the air current within the smoke.
Botobai wasn't killed by the concentrated fire, nor was he crippled.
He burst out of the smoke, heading in the direction he came from.
There, two Stonewall Squad members held guns.
Traversing the hail of gunfire coming from behind, Botobai withstood the Nen Bullets fired by the two Stonewall Squad's members, swiftly extending his hands to grasp their heads.
He didn't crush their heads immediately, but held them in front of him like chickens.
Naturally, the firecracker-like gunfire immediately fell silent.
Muheer looked at Botobai behind his two comrades, his cold gaze sweeping over Botobai's body, which was bleeding from multiple wounds.
Five minutes of high-density concentrated fire actually hadn't rendered Botobai combat-ineffective.
"Recommend opening fire."
Golem's heavily mechanized voice came from the cockpit.
The eyes of the three comrades sitting in the open-air cockpit changed slightly, though their faces didn't show too obvious a reaction.
Muheer, however, frowned, quickly weighing gains and losses.
Currently, Botobai was injured, and the chance of rescuing comrades was zero. So they shouldn't be restrained by so-called 'hostages', but should press the advantage.
"You won't die in vain. And the Nowell Foundation will never disappoint us."
Knowing this was a moment where every second counted, Muheer decisively gave the command with a gesture.
And so, gun barrels once again spewed Nen Flames.
Botobai, holding the two Stonewall Squad's members, sighed inwardly.
This outcome was actually within his expectations.
However, what followed would be an absolutely brutal battle.
He might not be able to take down all of them, and he might even lose his life here.
Botobai's eyes suddenly turned cold. He directly channeled Nen into the bodies of the two Stonewall Squad's members, then flung them towards the nearest enemy.
The two corpses suddenly disintegrated in mid-air.
Flesh, blood, and bones, carrying Nen, met the incoming Nen bullets.
At the same time, Botobai, enduring the pain from his injuries, took the initiative to attack!