Published: March 2, 2025
The three people inside the ship were unaware of the hidden gaze watching them. They simply sat in their chairs with their eyes closed, until the sequence-level expert operating the ship suddenly spoke up.
“The Void Fleet of Area Three has sent an inquiry, wanting to confirm our identity and objectives.”
This was the routine patrol of the Void Fleet in Area Three—essentially equivalent to a no-fly zone. Unless one had a ridiculously high status or an exceptional case like Lei, it was impossible to escape the surveillance network of the Void Fleet.
“Leave it to me.”
Sequence eighty-two, a powerful expert named Howard, stood up immediately upon hearing this. He quickly walked to the ship's internal communicator and connected with the call request from the Void Fleet of Area Three.
“We are the special operations team of the lone wanderers' mutual aid union. I am Howard, sequence eighty-two. This operation is a secret mission within the union, as per the orders of our president. We kindly request the Void Fleet of Area Three to allow us passage.”
As Howard spoke, he took a document from his Spatial Ring and presented it to the electronic eye. After video verification, the Void ship was unsurprisingly granted passage.
Although the Void Fleet of the Beijing military and the lone wanderers' mutual aid union were two separate organizations, they had collaborated extensively over the years. Moreover, it was evident to discerning eyes that the lone wanderers' mutual aid union had a remarkable backing. Given these orders, the Void Fleet of Area Three was also reluctant to interfere in the affairs of the mutual aid union.
“Phew!”
Seeing that they had successfully passed the inspection, sequence ninety-five—Stewart—couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. He quickly opened a bottle of red wine and gulped it down.
“I thought this checkpoint would be tough to get through.”
“You know it was easy; you just wanted an excuse to mooch off my collection,” Howard replied dismissively.
After that, the three returned to their previous state of silence until the distant Area Three, Block 01864 came into view.
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The style of the lone wanderers' mutual aid union was even more direct than Wen Yu had anticipated!
When the ship stopped at the edge of Area Three, Block 01864, Howard, Stewart, and another sequence-level expert, Sun Ye, disembarked. The three exchanged a simple glance and transformed into three streaks of light, instantly arriving directly above the first base of the resistance army.
The first base of the resistance army was not built on the surface; most of the buildings were deep underground. With their naked eyes, the three should not have been able to see the location of the first base.
However, this world had means of perception, and they had other channels of information.
So, when Howard slowly descended above the surface of the first base, everything had already been declared over!
“Boom!”
A sound like an earthquake erupted, causing the entire ground to shake momentarily. The next second, the soil rolled and the earth rose, as if boiling water was churning continuously on the surface of the first base of the resistance army.
The sand was lifted, forming a violent tornado that swept away into the distance. After all this happened, the deeply buried resistance base was laid bare before the eyes of the three.
“Enemy attack!”
A piercing alarm sounded instantly within the first base of the resistance army. Hearing this sound, Wen Yu had just climbed up alertly, while Gul, who lived nearby, had already broken through the wall and entered Wen Yu's room.
“Uncle!”
Upon seeing Wen Yu, little Gul could only shout a greeting. Before Gul could take any further action, Stewart had already landed on the outer wall of the first base of the resistance army.
“Steel Call!”
As Stewart's voice echoed, he exerted force with both hands. It seemed slow at first, but in reality, it was incredibly fast as he brushed against the steel outer wall. In the next second, the entire first base of the resistance army twisted bizarrely; within it, steel bars burst through the walls, autonomously targeting every living being inside, brutally impaling them!