Chapter 10: The Night Lords(A)
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Chapter 10: The Night Lords(A)
Group A retraced their steps and arrived at the main gate to meet up with Group D.
“Group BC might be completely wiped out. I'm going to call for help and hold the exit gate,” the leader of Group A said, glancing at the personnel present.
There were a total of thirty - one guards, with thirty - one guns trained on the corridor. As soon as a “Zero” showed up, they could shred their target with a hail of metal in an instant!
Suddenly, the captain of Team A felt something was amiss ...... Wait, weren't there thirty of us?
“Drip.”
The access control lit up green, and the door swung open abruptly.
Everyone turned around in confusion. They saw a black - clothed agent with a tactical backpack standing next to the gate, holding a white card. The agent's fingers tapped the brim of his hat, and he turned to the crowd, whistling cheerfully.
“Bye - bye.”
The man yanked down the locking mechanism, rolled on the ground, and tumbled out of the gate just before it closed and locked.
All the guards were stunned, dumbfounded, and frozen in place.
The captain of Team A's forehead bulged with veins. The locked gate seemed to be silently mocking him.
“When did Zero slip in?!”
......
The eighty - centimeter - thick alloy gate closed with a bang.
Finally, he had escaped!
The long - lost sunlight shone on him, warm and comfortable. The tightness in his chest slowly dissipated. He looked up at the sky. It was around four or five o'clock in the afternoon. The sun, radiating light and heat, hung high in the sky. White clouds and the blue sky formed a beautiful picture. The outlines of several planets could be faintly seen, some near and some far. The closest one even had visible craters. These planets were the source of Aquamarine's “moonlight”. At night, they refracted the starlight, and this refracted light was the main source of “moonlight”.
Taking a deep breath, the fresh air filled his nostrils. The scent of freedom made Han Xiao's heart soar.
From the very beginning, Han Xiao had no intention of fighting all the guards. Even if the base's defenses were at their weakest at this time, fighting was still a secondary consideration. Once the guards suffered too many casualties and saw no hope, the sentries guarding the door would surely not hesitate and would directly activate the locking device.
Even if he were to play the role of Rambo and stage a “First Blood” to kill all the guards, if they locked the gate, the escape plan would be doomed, and then it would be Han Xiao's turn to be in a difficult situation.
He pretended to be a member of Group B to draw out Group A. Then, he stripped a relatively clean uniform from one of the corpses on the ground, took off his light - armored power arm, and loaded it into his tactical backpack. He hid in a corner between the second and third floors. That place was a blind spot in the field of vision, and it was very difficult to be detected unless someone deliberately looked.
Having been in the security environment for a long time, Han Xiao knew very well that the vigilance of these guards was extremely low. The members of Group A were focused on getting reinforcements and rushed past the corner. Han Xiao quietly followed Group A at the end, keeping a very low profile and pulling his hat brim down low.
This group of Group A guards clearly didn't expect Han Xiao to be so bold. Who would bother to count their teammates? For a moment, no one realized that there was an extra person at the end of the team.
So Han Xiao followed the Group A security team to the gate. When the attention of these guards was scattered, he quietly approached the gate and, with a “my house gate is always open” move, locked all the guards inside the base.
This was a risky move. If he made a mistake, he would be turned into a sieve by dozens of guns at close range. If he had a choice, he wouldn't want to take such a risk. Unfortunately, the original plan had been ruined by Balota, so he had to take a chance. Han Xiao was willing to try with a success rate of about fifty percent.
Surrounded by abandoned farms, Han Xiao found the tire tracks where the SUV had left. He followed the tracks to the garage. A few dark - colored bulletproof SUVs were parked quietly in the garage. The keys were hanging next to the garage door, easily accessible at any time. Now, of course, it was convenient for him.
“Reinforcements could show up at any time. We can't stay here long.”
Escaping from the lab was just the first step. The Sprout Organization's pursuit would surely follow.
He threw the backpack with the robotic arm into the passenger seat, took the key, started the car, and placed both hands on the steering wheel. “Yo, it's leather,” he thought.
He floored the gas pedal. The high - powered engine roared, and the off - road vehicle, like a wild, out - of - control dog, crashed through the farm fence and sped onto the forest dirt road.
Han Xiao was unfamiliar with the nearby terrain and could only identify one direction.
......
In the Black Harrier helicopter, Hela's phone rang. She frowned and answered, “Who?”
“Supervisor Hela, something's happened at the base. Zero went out of control, killed more than thirty guards, Deputy Supervisor Balota, and Dr. Lin Weixian, and destroyed the base's experimental data ......”
The captain of Team A's tone was dejected. They were bound to be blamed for their failure. If they didn't notify the supervisor, not only would their future be in jeopardy, but their lives might also be at stake. Not to mention that a large number of their comrades were still locked up in the base. Without someone to open the door, wouldn't they be stuck staring at each other until the end of time?
Hela looked stunned. Was this some kind of cruel joke? She had personally brainwashed Zero. Was Zero faking it all along? The brainwashing effects on the other test subjects weren't half as ineffective.
Had she been fooled from start to finish?
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