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Seeing everyone remain silent, the commander spoke again: "Actually, you don't need to be so nervous. We can resolve this through negotiation... For example, if you just tell me who orchestrated this operation, maybe I can plead with my superiors to give you a chance to reform."
Chapter 919 Striving for a Chance of Survival
Chapter 919 Striving for a Chance of Survival
"Ha, do you think we'd believe that?" Zhao De scoffed, gripping his weapon tightly. "Rather than pinning our hopes on the enemy's so-called goodwill, we'd better fight for a chance to survive."
Just as the atmosphere was about to reach a breaking point, Zhao De, who had been busy searching for the shutdown code, suddenly looked up and shouted, "Found it! System privileges will be revoked soon—"
These words immediately broke the deadlock, and everyone's movements seemed to freeze for a moment as if a pause button had been pressed.
"Quickly, everyone retreat to the designated rendezvous point!" Zhao De decisively ordered, then looked at Zhao De and said, "Get it done quickly!"
Then, several gunshots shattered the brief silence. It turned out that several hidden team members had simultaneously opened fire, breaking the windows to create noise and draw attention away from their comrades so they could escape…
The sirens outside were getting closer and more frequent, indicating that more reinforcements were on their way.
"Go!" With Zhao De's order, everyone immediately scattered and fled in different directions, hoping to create as much distance as possible to confuse the pursuers and gain a precious time advantage.
However, at that moment, Old Wu, who had been standing at the door covering the retreat of the team, suddenly turned around and whispered to Zhao De, who was preparing to run away:
"Don't forget to follow the plan we agreed on later... Let's stay behind to cover the retreat and create opportunities for the others."
Zhao De stopped abruptly, turning back to look at Old Wu with shock in his eyes: "What? Covering the retreat? But we've already..."
"Don't worry so much," Old Wu interrupted him, his tone calm yet firm. "You just need to complete your task. Leave the rest to me."
Zhao De had clearly overheard the conversation; his brow furrowed briefly, but relaxed a few seconds later. "Good idea," he said, turning to the other team members and waving. "Let's go, proceed according to plan."
The team quickly dispersed and disappeared around different corners. After the last teammate was out of sight, Lao Wu took a deep breath and said, "Zhao De, now is your time to prove yourself. Don't let anyone down."
Zhao De nodded. Although he was extremely reluctant to let his senior face the danger alone, he knew that now was not the time to act on emotion. "Brother Wu... take care of yourself." After saying that, he also turned and ran quickly towards the pre-planned safe route.
Just when everyone thought they were temporarily safe, a series of hurried and chaotic footsteps came from outside—it was clear that the people tracking them had discovered the evacuation that had just taken place. Old Wu quickly retreated behind the nearest door to hide, and prepared his only weapon to await whatever might happen.
Sure enough, a group of heavily armed enemies appeared in the corridor shortly afterward.
The man who appeared to be of high rank, who seemed to be the leader, coldly surveyed the surroundings: "Search! Don't miss a single corner!" Then he led his men to carefully check every possible hiding place.
As the situation grew increasingly urgent, at this critical moment, a faint metallic clanging sound suddenly rang out not far away, followed by the sound of several bullets hitting the wall in succession...
It turned out that Zhao De hadn't left immediately. Instead, he used his knowledge of architectural structures to set a simple yet effective trap—he connected some metal objects and a hand grenade with thin ropes and hid them in the most inconspicuous corner of the enemy's likely route!
Chapter 920 Where exactly is it hidden?
Chapter 920 Where exactly is it hidden?
This sudden turn of events threw his men, who were cautiously searching for their target, into a panic.
"Who's there!" the leader roared. But before they received an answer, they witnessed a terrifying scene: several flashbangs fired from the shadows blinded everyone instantly, and the air was filled with screams and chaotic footsteps.
At the same time, Lao Wu also took the opportunity to act.
With his keen intuition honed by years of combat experience and his agile body, he moved with incredible speed through the enemy ranks during this sudden and brief darkness, silently eliminating several opponents with his dagger...
When the effects of the strong light dissipated and everyone regained their vision, they discovered that their team was nearly half missing!
To make matters worse, they couldn't find even a ghost.
The leader, filled with both anger and immense fear, could only order his men to increase vigilance while continuing the search.
However, at that moment, something even more incredible happened—a slight vibration was felt coming from the ceiling.
Just as everyone was wondering what was going on and about to look up, a huge stone slab came crashing down without warning...
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"Ahhh!" With a scream and the loud thud of a stone hitting the ground, the entire floor seemed to tremble slightly.
Amidst the flying dust, the boss and his men, who had been searching everywhere, were now terrified by the sudden attack and scattered in all directions.
"What's going on?" the team leader shouted, covering his ears and looking around for any suspicious people or objects.
"Who did this? Where are you hiding?!"
On the other side, Old Wu, hiding under the exit of a small ventilation duct, gently blew away a speck of dust from his face, a smug smile appearing on his lips.
"Zhao De is quite capable," he muttered to himself. "Looks like I don't even need to lift a finger to keep them in a bit of a mess."
In fact, the two had a detailed discussion before setting off about how to use various environmental factors to buy themselves more time.
The fact that this old building itself had many unstable areas made it an excellent opportunity.
Selectively destroying parts of the non-load-bearing structure after prior observation and calculation to create large pieces that appear to fall naturally has indeed achieved very good results.
However, their good fortune was short-lived. After the initial chaos, the opponents gradually regained their composure and began to take corresponding measures to avoid suffering similar blows again.
The leader waved to several elites beside him, signaling them to go forward and investigate the situation and keep a close eye on any further unusual activity above.
Meanwhile, he led the others to continue the high-pressure search and advance, and remained on high alert at all times to prevent any further attacks.
Just as the atmosphere became extremely tense, a faint cry for help suddenly broke the silence from a room not far away...
The leader immediately became alert, his eyes turning cold. "Go see what's going on." He gestured for his two men to cautiously walk towards the source of the sound.
This sudden situation was clearly beyond their expectations, but they had to proceed with caution.
Old Wu gripped the dagger tightly in his hand, hiding inside the pipe and observing the movements outside.
Chapter 921 Suspicious People
Chapter 921 Suspicious People
He knew that any mistake now could expose them completely to the enemy.
Just then, Zhao De's voice came through the miniature earpiece: "Brother Wu, how is it? Is there anything else I can do?"
“You’ve done a great job,” Old Wu replied in a low voice. “Now let’s keep quiet for a while and see how they act.”
The enemies had already reached the doorway of the room from which the cries for help had come from.
"Is anyone inside?" one of the men shouted, followed by a series of footsteps and noises. Then, with a loud bang, the door was kicked open violently.
The room was a mess, with broken glass and scattered documents everywhere. The so-called cries for help had long since ceased and disappeared.
"Damn it!" the man cursed, frowning, and reported to the leader that no suspicious people or objects had been found. "Maybe something accidentally triggered a mechanism..." he said, seemingly unsure himself.
At that moment, reports came from other search teams in the corridor outside—still no results.
This made the already anxious boss's face even more grim. "It can't just disappear like that... Check every place carefully, especially the ceiling and the vents!"
As soon as the order was given, the entire floor was thrown into a flurry of activity.
Fortunately, thanks to the various camouflage measures carefully arranged in advance, and because the enemy has focused their attention on more obvious hiding places, no one has yet discovered the secret inside the ventilation duct.
However, Lao Wu understood that hiding like this was not a long-term solution; once the enemy began a systematic and comprehensive search of the entire floor, they would eventually find them...
At that moment, a sudden, urgent alarm bell rang throughout the building! All the enemies froze for a few seconds before reacting and looking at each other with expressions of astonishment.
"What happened?" The team leader quickly grabbed the walkie-talkie and tried to contact the guards at the entrance to get an update on the situation.
"This is the underground parking garage exit under attack by an unknown force. Request for immediate backup has been sent... Requesting reinforcements again!!"
This news acted like a fuse, instantly igniting the entire situation and throwing the group of subordinates, who were focused on capturing their target, into chaos.
"Damn it! How dare they pull this trick at a time like this... Quick, send a few people to check the situation! We can't afford to waste too much time here; we need to finish the mission as soon as possible before we leave!"
Although the eldest brother's tone was very stern, he could not hide the strong sense of unease surging deep inside him.
He knew that if a new enemy were to join the battlefield, the situation would become far more complex than he had imagined...
Upon hearing this news, Old Wu smiled slightly, "Well done, Zhao De! It seems that Plan B is starting to take effect as well."
Meanwhile, Zhao De and his team, waiting in a secluded spot not far from the building, were preparing to launch the second phase of the rescue operation.
"Instructions received. Prepare to storm the garage, clear obstacles, and make final preparations for evacuation." He calmly issued the order.
At this moment, Zhao De, who was observing the overall situation from a high place, had a determined look in his eyes: No matter what, we must do everything we can to ensure everyone's safe return!
Just as everyone was busy with their own tasks, Lao Wu, who was hiding inside the ventilation duct, suddenly felt a faint sound coming from behind him.
Chapter 922 Return to the Assembly Point
Chapter 922 Return to the Assembly Point
Looking back, he saw a fully armed figure wearing night vision goggles peeking out from the other end—one of his teammates who had come to meet him earlier.
"Brother Wu, we're coming in through the emergency exit to take you and the others away. Let's go now." The newcomer quickly and clearly explained the next steps, then urged them to hurry up and catch up with the comrades ahead.
After traveling along the narrow and winding route for a short while, the group successfully arrived at a relatively open area.
There were already several familiar faces pacing anxiously back and forth, clearly having been waiting for a long time.
"Is everyone here? If possible, let's not waste time and get going!" The leader, who had previously left the main group to scout ahead and return to the assembly point, reported, "I'll lead the way directly to the pre-arranged safe area. Let's hurry to avoid any unforeseen circumstances."
Just as everyone was getting ready to go, they suddenly heard some strange noises coming from not far behind them, like the rumble of a heavy object falling and hitting the hard ground.
Everyone instinctively turned to look, but saw nothing obviously unusual...
"Wait, did you hear that sound just now?" Zhao De suddenly stopped and scanned his surroundings.