Chapter 308
The Final Battle 1
Chapter 308 The Final Battle 1
"Not good!" Zhao Shikang realized what was happening and immediately called to his teammates, "Come with me..." He turned around and was about to lead the group back to the fourth floor.
But it was too late; the passageway door was blocked by a steel plate that had popped out of the wall.
Just before the steel plate closed in front of him, Zhao Shikang heard a scream from one of his own men guarding the door.
Zhao Shikang anxiously tried to attack the steel plate, but the plate remained unmoved.
The teammates realized they had fallen into a trap and attacked the steel plate. After a dazzling barrage of attacks, the steel plate remained standing.
At the same time, Zhao Shikang tried to contact Tang Yu, but only heard a hissing sound in his earpiece, indicating that the signal had been cut off.
"Damn it!" Zhao Shikang cursed under his breath as he ran down five floors.
Immediately afterwards, all the lights on the five underground floors went out.
Zhao Shikang immediately raised his hand to conjure a fireball. He glanced around and saw a large hall with a passageway directly opposite the entrance. The two walls on either side had closed doors. After confirming that all eighty-odd people were present, he quickly said, "Metal-type, set up cover. Everyone check your weapons. Protect yourselves and wait for rescue."
The fireball then multiplied into countless smaller fireballs, which swirled around the group, forming a small defensive array.
The people at the capital base watched in astonishment as Zhao Shikang displayed his skill, marveling at the fact that the leader of the Twin Mercenary Group possessed unparalleled mastery of fire.
There was no time to think further. The group immediately gathered together, back to back, on guard, waiting for the Gold and Earth evolved humans from the Capital Base and Beicang Base to work together to build a shelter.
The underground base was mostly made of metal and concrete. They used local materials to quickly build a bunker about half a person's height, with a small opening in the middle so they could attack the enemy at any time.
Only a minute had passed when Zhao Shikang's fireball hurtled rapidly toward the passage. Everyone knew that the enemy had arrived.
The fireballs were a defensive tactic, but they also made them easy targets.
The gold-evolved humans quickened their pace and raised their cover.
The fireball illuminated the enemy's appearance clearly; standing in the dimly lit passage was a beautiful girl with a high ponytail.
She was alone, but her expression was cold and her movements were swift and decisive. The weapon in her hand was similar to the one used in the base. Bullets passed through a small hole in the middle of the bunker and hit the people inside. In just a few seconds, several people were injured.
Soon, Zhao Shikang's fireballs also struck her location, but she dodged them all without hurting her clothes.
"Seal off all the gaps!" Zhao Shikang shouted, then jumped out of his bunker and engaged the girl in a fierce battle.
At this moment, the girl's lips parted slightly, and a short whistle escaped from her mouth, accompanying her movements as she dodged Zhao Shikang's fireballs, creating an indescribable eeriness and danger.
Zhao Shikang had a bad feeling, but the girl's face was expressionless, and he couldn't tell what her purpose was.
In an instant, he withdrew all the fireballs, letting them surround him to form a fire shield.
Sure enough, almost the next moment, he heard a burning sound beside him, like meat being roasted.
He instantly recalled the monsters that attacked the Beicang base and could turn invisible.
Shian Company and Changsheng Society have countless connections. Whatever Shian Company has, Changsheng Society can't possibly lack; it will only be better and more advanced. "Not good!" He immediately turned around, only to see screams coming from the still unsealed bunker.
"They are monsters that can turn invisible. We need to find a way to make them show themselves." Zhao Shikang could only offer this much advice, because he was preoccupied with his own problems. The girl's attacks had not stopped. The fireballs around him could block the monsters, but not the bullets, and the fireballs were constantly draining his energy. He couldn't hold out for long and had to take down the girl as soon as possible.
With that thought in mind, he leaped and ran toward the girl.
The girl seemed to know him well and, unwilling to engage in close combat, turned and ran away.
Zhao Shikang stopped, not chasing her into the passage. He couldn't leave his men there, forced to watch her leave. He felt a pang of regret, then turned back to help the others fight the monster. To his surprise, he found that they had already cleared it out, though in the chaos, five of his men had died and six were injured.
After cleaning up the bodies and treating the wounded, Zhao Shikang had the space-evolved humans retrieve all the torches that had been prepared in advance. He led several level-six evolved humans out of the shelter and hung the lit torches on the wall one by one from the stairwell. Soon, the hall was brightly lit.
Everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.
They inspected the hall, set up layer upon layer of defenses outside the bunker, and then began to cower inside, awaiting rescue. The people at the capital base were puzzled, but obeyed orders.
Zhao Shikang remembered that before he came, his elder brother had told him not to be reckless and to prioritize his own safety.
Because the rescue team arrived very quickly.
Of course, he had already told Tang Yu these things privately, but he didn't know what arrangements Tang Yu would make.
The other three entrances were led by Li Musheng, the captain of Lin Hongxuan's team. Li Musheng was extremely strong and calm. After realizing that they had been ambushed, he followed Tang Yu's instructions and led his team to guard the stairwells and wait for rescue, without going any deeper.
Ji Fanjiu's team leader is Mo Bei, the leader of the Moye Mercenary Group.
The Moye Mercenary Group is currently in an extremely awkward situation. Their backers are Li Jun and Tang Yu, while Li Jun and Tang Yu's backer is Pan Jinming, a leading candidate for the next base commander. Leveraging this connection, the Moye Mercenary Group has been thriving in the capital base. However, suddenly, Li Jun disappeared, followed by Pan Jinming's vanishing without a trace. With their backers disappearing one by one, they are starting to feel uneasy.
Tang Yu is brave but lacks wisdom. Without Pan Jinming, he's just a blind fool who can't be relied on at all. Therefore, Mo Bei really wants to take advantage of this opportunity to make some achievements so that Nie Ping'an can notice him.
In particular, one of the four teams that will be eliminated next is led by Li Musheng, Nie Ping'an's son-in-law. If he can outperform Li Musheng, his future will be bright.
With this in mind, Mo Bei decided to seek fortune in danger and quietly led his team into the dark passage...
The fourth squad was entirely composed of people from the capital base, so naturally they didn't take the warning from the Beicang base to heart. Just like Mo Bei, they led their team into the passage.
At the same time, Zhao Lexi and Gao Jue had completely taken control of the Changsheng Society's base on the ground.
With absolute strength, no obstacle is a problem.
Jingshan Temple has 81 people: 9 at level 7, 71 at level 6, and 1 at level 5.
Taking control of this place was simple. Zhao Lexi located the strongest people in the base one by one. Under the cover of night, the people from Jingshan Temple took care of the electronic eyes and guards. Then, the evolved humans of level seven and above controlled these people one by one, and killed those who disobeyed.
These evolved humans were then brought together for management.
No one else dared to resist, nor did they intend to. Ordinary survivors entered the base simply to survive; they didn't care who the higher-ups were. The members of the Longevity Society treated this place as their breeding ground and playground, so there weren't many members living here. Even if there were, seeing the situation was dire, they quietly lay low.