As soon as Liu Yue said this, Osas’s complexion immediately became awkward.
Fortunately, although Liu Yue acted like a Little Sister most of the time, she still had some eyesight.
So she walked forward enthusiastically, tiptoed and put her arm around Osas’s shoulder: “Don’t be nervous, bro.”
Osas stiffly returned her a smile.
Xiao Xueyin gave Lu Bai a doubtful gaze, seemingly wondering why he hadn’t silenced him.
Lu Bai had no intention of explaining, gazing at the Research Center, he inquired: “What’s the situation now?”
After all, Osas had lost both hands and wouldn’t pose much of a threat, so Xiao Xueyin naturally had no need to press the issue relentlessly, he turned his head and began explaining the situation.
“Not long after you left, a lab personnel escaped from the building. From what that lab personnel said, it can be inferred that the ‘node’ has fallen into Brother Hui’s hands, that is, the Leader of the Survey Corps.
The other side seems to have the idea of getting the ‘node’ and then holding the Research Center, and several successive Survey Corps members entering the building confirmed this point.”
“After some struggle at the time, that lab personnel was snatched away by the Ten Blades in the end. Is there a problem? Lab personnel or?” Xiao Xueyin’s tone sped up a bit toward the end, clearly realizing something was off.
The ‘node’ fell into Brother Hui’s hands, and he planned to hold the Research Center with the Survey Corps.
This conclusion was actually pieced together from the information revealed by the lab personnel and inferred by themselves, so Xiao Xueyin didn’t suspect it, and he believed most Death Fighters thought the same.
But calmly thinking it over carefully, quite a few doubts could be found.
First and foremost, if that was an ordinary lab personnel, how could he leave the Research Center alive after knowing the intelligence?
For Brother Hui, conveniently killing a lab personnel, what effort would that take?
Moreover, up to now, the Ten Blades who captured the lab personnel still hadn’t sent members into the building.
“Maybe both have issues.”
Lu Bai shook his head: “Not clear yet on the specific means, but the Survey Corps should be planning to take out all Death Fighters entering the Research Center.”
“During the time you were away, nearly forty Death Fighters entered the Research Center one after another.” Zhuo Li blurted out.
The reactions of the people present weren’t slow, all realizing a possibility.
“If all the Death Fighters who entered the building are taken out, then the Survey Corps plus the Ten Blades…” Hoodie Man was somewhat uncertain.
The surviving Death Fighters now numbered just over a hundred.
If all the Death Fighters who entered the building were taken out in one go, the two teams of Survey Corps and Ten Blades together with more than thirty people would be enough to clear the field.
Admittedly, the two teams couldn’t trust each other, but the remaining scattered soldiers certainly couldn’t either.
In the end, unfamiliar Death Fighters had no basis for mutual trust.
At a critical moment, not stepping on one was already quite giving face.
Suddenly, sporadic exclamations came.
It turned out that the position of the “node” had changed.
Splash~
A fifth floor floor-to-ceiling glass shattered, the glass shards in free fall glittering under the sunlight.
Then, several figures jumped out from the window one after another like dumplings.
However, these few didn’t free fall under gravity; several ropes quickly shot out from them, the ends of the ropes fixed on the distant Administrative Building, easily pulling the few over.
“‘Node’ is out, on whom?”
“Which one is Brother Hui?”
“Hmph, trying to escape!”
After all, they had prepared for so long, and seeing the change of circumstance, the Death Fighters lurking in corners everywhere remained calm despite the surprise, figures chasing after from the corridors between tents.
But in the next second,
Boom!!!
A terrifying explosion descended suddenly, starting from the bottom of the Research Center and going up layer by layer.
Nearly all the glass of the entire building shattered at the same time, and in the face of this explosion, the building walls crumbled like tofu blocks.
Rumble~
The building shook violently and collapsed, gravel and glass being swept up by the explosion’s impact force and splashing everywhere.
The massive roar was like a tsunami, making ears hurt.
“Get down!”
As soon as the explosion happened, Xiao Xueyin immediately turned around, first shouting loudly, then quickly realizing his voice couldn’t reach his teammates’ ears, anxiously gesturing downward rapidly with both hands.
Lu Bai didn’t need reminding at all; at this critical moment, he could even pull a bedding over himself.
As soon as he got down, the violent impact force mixed with a large amount of building materials swept in, dust filling the sky.
Countless tents were blown away, and the large amount of dust permeating the field hadn’t dispersed even after several minutes.
……
“Ptoo!”
Lu Bai spat out the grit that had somehow gotten into his mouth, patting the dust off his body while slowly getting up from the ground.
He steadied himself, looked around, and saw a mess everywhere.
Through the now sparser smoke and dust, he could see that the original Research Center had now become a pile of ruins.
[Ding!]
[Detected that the current Death Fighter elimination rate has reached eighty percent.]
[Current Deathmatch Arena objective has been activated. This objective is two-way; Death Fighters may choose freely.]
[One: Rebuild Order]
[Two: Destroy Order]
[Complete either objective, and the Deathmatch Arena will close immediately, with ranking settlement based on Death Fighters’ current points.]
……
[Ding!]
[Current Death Fighter elimination rate has reached ninety percent.]
[Attention! Third Round Ability Pool has been opened, selection available]
To be fair, since entering the Deathmatch Arena, Lu Bai had never heard the system issue such a long string of prompts.
He glanced at the system panel that appeared in his field of view.
[Current Points: 20, Current Rank 1/47]
Undoubtedly, the Death Fighters taken out by this explosion were far more than just those who entered the Research Center.
The Leader of the Survey Corps, that so-called Brother Hui.
Lu Bai pursed his lips, rubbing off the remaining grit: “What a big commotion.”
Splash~
Not far away, a collapsed tent was pushed up, revealing Xiao Xueyin buried underneath.
Although using a word like “pitiful” to describe a man wasn’t quite appropriate, at this moment, the disheveled and dirt-covered Xiao Xueyin exuded an extreme sense of brokenness, not looking at all like he came from an ordinary family.
He staggered to his feet, and only after seeing Lu Bai nearby did he slightly relax, asking in a hoarse voice: “What about the others?”
“Uh… here, this one.”
Liu Yue forcefully pushed Osas away, breathing in fresh air in big gulps.
Osas silently propped himself up on the ground with his elbow, crawling up in a somewhat ugly posture.
After waiting a bit longer, there was no more movement nearby.
“Are we the only ones left?” Xiao Xueyin couldn’t help but sigh.