Chapter 22
Delayed Evacuation Points
"How did they manage not to kill him!"
The countdown ended, and the three members of the Xiong Kingdom's Katyusha team disappeared from Han Che's sight.
"This crappy, unmodified Ash has a slow rate of fire and is hard to control recoil. It really needs a major overhaul!"
Han Che slowly moved outward from the middle of the iron frame, flipped over the frame, and landed.
Looking at the spot where the three had just successfully evacuated, he reached out and lightly touched the two bullet holes still visible on the wall.
"That player with the shield reacted really fast," Han Che thought, still shaken.
Fortunately, he didn't try to sneak up from behind. Given that player's reaction speed and the Ash-12's rate of fire, he would likely have killed one person before the shield dog blocked his fire, and then his position would have been discovered and he would have been caught.
In the middle of that iron frame, they were completely blocked by a full squad of shield-bearers, leaving them with absolutely no chance of maneuvering.
The enemy can use cover or riot shields to focus fire and kill the warden who is unable to move!
Thinking of this, even though Han Che is now the warden, he still feels the oppressive feeling of the shield dog in the small room, which is comparable to a city wall.
Especially those shield dogs that can dodge the observation window by waving their shields—with his current Ash configuration, they're a real pain!
"I need to hurry up and earn some money to revive myself, because who knows, I might actually get killed by this thing someday!"
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"Huh, the evacuation point is closed?"
Upon hearing the announcement that the evacuation point was closed, Tiger Girl put down the cow horn she had just pulled out and casually tossed it on the ground.
"Captain, I can't eat anymore, my backpack is full!"
"It's about time; we need to prepare to leave."
The three of them ate their way around the core area, having previously met up with the Katyusha team. They didn't eat much on the outskirts before heading towards the core area, leaving the Phoenix Cry team to reap the benefits.
"So, are we going to shut off the power?" Tiger Girl asked hesitantly.
She knew that although Li Hao had warned her that the warden in the core area was dangerous, the evacuation was imminent, and if they couldn't evacuate, everything would be for nothing.
If this is the only evacuation point, we have to try it no matter how dangerous it is.
Come over here and take a look!
Old Wang's voice came from the other side of the iron fence, not far away.
If you bend down and touch it from here, there is an artificial water channel in front of you, and a huge red light shines through the water and out of the building.
"This is..." Captain He found Old Wang, who was looking around.
"It leads out, and outside there are mountains and a large lake."
Team Leader He looked in the direction Old Wang was pointing and nodded.
"The danger zone's opening hours are almost over, we should evacuate now. We need to allow enough time to shut it down. If we run into the warden, it will take a lot of extra time, whether we fight him or try to avoid him. We need to act quickly."
Captain He understood Lao Wang's thirst for exploration. This time, he entered the prison without encountering any enemies. He ran around the map and looted everything, but still didn't manage to explore every part of the map.
There are still large areas on the outskirts that have not been explored, let alone the core area which is richer in resources.
This map is too big and too complicated.
But there's not enough time for them to continue wandering aimlessly; evacuation is the top priority.
"I want to go out and take a look, so I'll go to the nearby mountain. I suspect that this body of water might be connected to somewhere outside. Since I'm already here, I might as well take a look."
"You mean... the research topic from before?"
"That's right! According to research and speculation by the Chinese government and several major domestic clubs, there may be some connection between the different maps of these dangerous areas."
"For example, Longbow Valley and Bakshi are very likely connected."
"This discovery could very well help us explore what these dangerous areas actually are."
Team Leader He knew that Lao Wang had participated in these high-level research projects. He glanced at his watch and said, "Let's go together. Be back in five minutes!"
Old Wang nodded his thanks, "Tiger Sister, come this way with us."
The three of them jumped into the water one by one along the irrigation canal. After swimming for about 50 meters, they saw a rope on the shallows leading straight to the top of the mountain.
He gave hand signals on the water, and the other two immediately understood and went ashore from the shallows.
"Zip line?" Old Wang turned to look at Team Leader He, and after receiving confirmation from Team Leader He, he immediately became the first to hang up the rope and go up the mountain.
"Safe!" Old Wang's voice came from above.
Then, Captain He and Tiger Girl took turns hanging ropes and climbing up the mountain.
The view suddenly opened up, revealing a large lake in front of us and a mountain road behind us.
After wandering around the dark and cramped spaces of the prison for half a day, suddenly arriving at this sunny and open place made me feel much better.
Looking back, the massive prison stands in the center of the island, its angular, gray concrete building exuding an oppressive aura.
Old Wang climbed up the mountain path behind him, then turned back. "This path also leads into the prison. The space outside is much larger than I imagined! Five minutes are up, let's get ready to go back and evacuate!"
"Captain, Captain! Look over there!" Tiger Girl came running from a relatively distant hilltop, panting, pointing to a spot on the water.
"Tiger Girl, what's wrong? Have you spotted the enemy?" Captain He asked worriedly, while Old Wang was already prepared to engage the enemy.
"No..." Tiger Girl took a breath, swallowed, and pointed at the water.
He looked in the direction Tiger Girl was pointing and saw a circular metal platform in the middle of the water.
"Captain! There's green signal smoke on that platform. If you get closer, you can see the evacuation sign! It's the same one that appears after the power is switched off!"
Team Leader He was startled and looked into the distance, where he could vaguely see green smoke.
That place is a bit far. If we swim there and find it's not an evacuation point, we might not have time to go back to the prison's core area to shut down the power.
"Are you sure, Tiger Girl?" Captain He looked directly into Tiger Girl's eyes solemnly.
Tiger Girl knew, of course, how precious time was at times like this, but she trusted her judgment and nodded resolutely.
"Let's go! Let's go take a look!" Captain He didn't hesitate for a moment and instantly decided to trust his teammate.
The three of them immediately went down the mountain to the water's edge, with Old Wang leading the way and Tiger Girl bringing up the rear.
The lake was very wide, with a circular platform in the center. As they swam, the three continued to gather information about their surroundings.
The red pipe underwater is the one that connects the prison to the platform on the lake. You don't have to worry about getting lost if you swim along the pipe.
Moreover, there were even supply points around the underwater pipeline!
A few minutes later, the three of them successfully reached the platform. Tiger Girl was right; green flares were being set off on the platform.
Unlike Tiger Girl, the other two only saw the green evacuation sign after stepping onto the platform.
Finally, the location of the prison became clear: a dam surrounded the waters, and the prison sat on an island in the middle of the water.
"Great! This is a new evacuation point. Now we don't have to worry about running into the warden if we try to evacuate from the cells." Captain He exclaimed excitedly, looking around at the surrounding scenery. "Thanks to you, Tiger Sister!"
"No, thank you for your trust, Captain He!" Tiger Girl grinned. Although it was their first time working together and she was still a newcomer, she was very satisfied that her two teammates trusted her so much.
The evacuation countdown has begun! Thank goodness we didn't enter the core area; we've survived another day!
Tiger Girl felt relieved, listening to the countdown beside her as she admired the magnificent prison building.
"10 seconds left to evacuate!"
Wow, that's impressive! I wonder what such a huge prison is for? And there haven't been any prisoners along the way, that's strange!
"Huh? What's that?" Tiger Girl's gaze was drawn to a window on the outer perimeter of the prison.
There was a tall, thin figure standing in front of the window, with his hands behind his back.
"What!" In an instant, the hairs on her body stood on end, and she immediately drew her gun and aimed.
"Tiger Girl, what's wrong?"
Captain He turned around and saw Tiger Girl holding a gun, aiming it at a prison window, her whole body tense.
Because of Geheros standing by the window, his eyes behind his mask met Tiger Girl's through the glass, hundreds of meters away!