Meanwhile.
On the open ground inside the Administrative Building, dozens of Death Fighters in various attires were gathered, their positions clearly divided.
“Brother Hui, you didn’t tell us in advance that there would be such a big explosion.” Fei Xiao’s tone carried some dissatisfaction.
The other members of the Ten Blades team were all standing behind him, with two of them injured.
It was worth mentioning that the leader of the Survey Corps, whom Fei Xiao called Brother Hui, was not some burly man, but a boy who looked like a high school student, with an ordinary appearance.
Brother Hui looked around with interest, then turned to find a lab personnel wearing a white coat from the crowd behind him: “A Gu, didn’t I ask you to notify Brother Xiao and them?”
“Oh, I forgot.”
A Gu shouted hurriedly to Fei Xiao: “Brother Xiao, sorry!”
“This time it’s our side’s mistake, Brother Xiao, please be understanding.” Duan Jianhui said apologetically, but actually showed little remorse.
Facing such an attitude from the Survey Corps, Fei Xiao was silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled relievedly: “No next time.”
Duan Jianhui was about to say something more when his walkie-talkie inappropriately transmitted a sound.
“Brother Hui, it looks like those remaining guys have joined forces, and they seem to be coming to cause us trouble.”
……
Time rewound to a few minutes earlier.
In the ruins after the explosion, fully armed soldiers remained vigilant, surrounding Lu Bai and the others completely.
“Why don’t I believe it.”
Zhou Zongming eyed the Death Fighters present with a scrutinizing gaze.
“Company Commander Zhou, there really is a group trying to subvert this military base, this explosion was made by them too, they should be over at the Administrative Building now, please believe me…”
Xiao Xueyin was still earnestly persuading.
In response, Zhou Zongming neither confirmed nor denied, turning to stare at Lu Bai: “You killed these two?”
“No.”
Lu Bai answered very quickly, but it was no different from lying with eyes wide open.
The two corpses at his feet were very fresh, clearly decapitated by a sharp weapon at a glance, and only Lu Bai was holding an Eight-Sided Han Sword on site.
Zhou Zongming’s mouth twitched, he took a deep breath, and turned to his adjutant: “Take them all.”
He had to admit that Xiao Xueyin’s persuasion was not entirely ineffective.
At least it dispelled his idea of splitting forces to guard Lu Bai and them; with things this big, he couldn’t just wait here with the troops.
Might as well take them along to the Administrative Building, of course, as suspects.
……
The straight-line distance between the two buildings was not far.
With two armored vehicles leading the way, the troops arrived at the Administrative Building in less than ten minutes.
At a glance, there was no movement from inside the building, dead silence.
The corpses of the guards were strewn messily outside the main gate, with no one to handle them.
“Bring them over.”
Seeing this scene, Zhou Zongming’s face turned ashen from the armored vehicle, subconsciously trusting Xiao Xueyin’s words more.
As a small team of soldiers brought Lu Bai and them over, Zhou Zongming asked coldly: “Where are the group you mentioned?”
Xiao Xueyin checked the “node” position in the system panel, and responded carefully with his words: “They should still be in this building…”
Lu Bai ignored their conversation, tilting his head thoughtfully as he sized up the Administrative Building.
He thought, since the Survey Corps could blow up the research center, repeating the trick wasn’t impossible, right?
The questioning of Xiao Xueyin came to an end, of course with no substantial info, at most reiterating the danger of that group.
But no matter what danger was in the building, Zhou Zongming had to make a decision.
Under his command, the soldiers entered the building in squads.
It could be seen that in the hall on the first floor, various furnishings were placed in disarray.
Boots stepping on the glass shards on the ground made crunching sounds, the soldiers moved slowly, cautiously observing the surroundings.
“Hall danger cleared.”
A squad leader said into his earpiece.
“Emergency Exit secured.”
“Elevator operating normally.”
In the armored vehicle barely serving as the combat command center, reports kept coming in.
Zhou Zongming crossed his arms, compiling this information in his mind.
Lu Bai and the others were arranged on the open ground next to the armored vehicles, with a team of soldiers keeping their muzzles trained on them at every moment.
Liu Yue tilted her head to look, and said softly: “It’s a bit too quiet, something’s off.”
……
Administrative Building, sixth floor, Conference Hall.
Death Fighters from the Survey Corps and Ten Blades were gathered here.
“Never thought these guys pulled in the native troops too.”
A Gu displayed the first floor footage on the projector, his tone carrying some mockery.
Duan Jianhui hummed, turning to Fei Xiao: “Brother Xiao, the corridors are yours.”
“Got it.”
Fei Xiao agreed readily.
“Zhu brothers, continue hiding in the elevator shaft; if they dare use the elevator, cut the load-bearing cables.”
The brothers with grappling hooks around their waists replied in unison: “No problem.”
“Good, move out, try to avoid too many casualties.”
Duan Jianhui stretched lazily, got up and left the Conference Hall, with A Gu following behind him.
Second Floor, corridor entrance.
The two emergency exit doors were ajar, with occasional faint racking sounds.
Under the white lights, the shield was at the forefront, followed by a team of soldiers with serious expressions, vigilantly ascending the stairs.
Buzz~ Buzz~
“You can move now.”
A human voice came from some walkie-talkie, instantly sounding the horn of battle.
Rat-tat-tat!
Figures appeared behind the emergency exit doors, holding assault rifles and firing wildly at the soldiers in the corridor.
Fortunately, these soldiers hadn’t let their guard down and had the shield blocking, avoiding being wiped out immediately.
Even so, in such a narrow environment under fierce strike, casualties were heavy.
One soldier after another screamed and fell, those who didn’t lose combat power in the first sneak attack pulled their triggers in retaliation.
“Request support!”
“Insurgents have heavy firearms.”
Meanwhile.
On the side of the building facing the open ground, at least ten windows began firing fiercely at the open ground outside, as if eager to empty their magazines in one go.
The Death Fighters who survived the explosion had quick reactions, agilely dodging behind the armored vehicles.
The battle entered a white-hot phase from the start.
But the main casualties were almost all from Zhou Zongming’s troops.
“Damn it! There really are so many of them, what the hell do they want?!”
Facing the continuously rising casualty data, Zhou Zongming’s face was extremely ugly, turning to shout at his adjutant: “Have the vehicle-mounted machine gun open fire, take out all the firing points in the building for me.”