Chapter 43 Incident Escalation(1/2)
Daochang Wang thought he had a chance to experience a free central elevator.
I didn’t expect that;
This time I took the fire escape.
In the darkness, seven figures with various lighting equipments marched downward in the dark fire tunnel, forming a two-three-two formation.
Lingtong and a well-armed strong man officer were in the front, Wang Jixuan, Zhou Zhengde, the female officer in the middle, Zheng Shiduo and another strong man behind.
The seven people carried a large amount of ammunition and emergency rescue medicines, and the two strong officers carried 'the best sniper rifles in the village' - two individual multi-shot rocket launchers.
Zhou Zhengde wore a lightweight trigger-type protective suit, which prevented his joint movements from being affected. His skeletal muscles were wrapped with a thin layer of composite material, making him look bloated.
Compared to Zhou Zhengde, Wang Jixuan and Zheng Shiduo were much more tired.
The two of them each carried a huge black metal box, each weighing sixty or seventy kilograms.
This is Lingtong’s special equipment.
——Because the stairs of the fire escape are in disrepair and are relatively narrow, the two large all-terrain robot dogs cannot enter the current passage, so this load-bearing task can only be given to the two of them.
Wang Jixuan also carried an additional small-caliber sniper rifle and an automatic rifle.
C-level psyker Zheng Shiduo is not equipped with any weapons... He is confident enough in Lingtong's strength.
The front of the team.
There are moderately bright miniature searchlights on both sides of Lingtong's shoulders.
The heavily armed and muscular officer beside her, with a stun pistol in his left hand and an all-terrain detection three-dimensional radar in his right hand, was observing everywhere meticulously.
Zhou Zhengde muttered: "Mu Liang, when can we get down there?"
"At the current speed, it will take about two hours."
Wang Jixuan reminded in a low voice:
"Rest when you are tired, otherwise your legs will keep shaking and you may have to fight if you go down."
"I'm not tired."
Zhou Zhengde pointed to the ‘swimming rings’ on his body:
"It just feels like I'm like bread protected by nitrogen... I'm an honorably discharged soldier and I've never stopped training."
Zheng Shiduo clicked his tongue from behind: "Hey, no wonder Young Master Zhou has such a great figure."
The corners of the mouth of the strong man next to Zheng Shiduo twitched. Thinking of this guy carrying that object with him, he took the initiative to stay away from him...
Contact Zheng Shiduo on the radio channel:
"Lingtong, uncle, can you apply for a change of position? I want to get close to Team Leader Mu Liang."
Wang Jixuan felt a little weird when he listened to the sound ringing in the earphones and next to his ears at the same time.
Lingtong warned: "You two should keep a distance as much as possible. The structure here is not very stable, and you two are carrying too much weight."
"receive!"
The female officer who was protecting Zhou Zhengde took the initiative to stop and wait, while Zheng Shiduo took a few steps forward with the metal box on his back.
Zheng Shiduo's eyes have light green pupils, which are obviously able to adapt to this environment.
Zheng Shiduo took the initiative to cross Zhou Zhengde and Mu Liang and walked in front of them, exposing his every move to the two people's light shields and sights.
——He is trying his best to show that he has no malicious intentions.
"Team Leader Mu, can you communicate mentally? Then they won't hear how we plan to destroy the world."
"It seems impossible."
"Okay, let's use a low volume."
Lingtong's voice came from the earphones: "Don't take off the earphones during the action."
"Okay, okay!"
Zheng Shiduo curled his lips and rolled his eyes, then turned to look at Wang Jixuan, pointed at Lingtong, and made a fierce face.
Zhou Zhengde almost laughed out loud.
Wang Jixuan himself did not relax at all and could attack with all his strength at any time.
There was nothing he could do about it, Wang Jixuan's spiritual sense kept jumping when he was close to this Zheng Shiduo.
Zheng Shiduo wanted to speak, but couldn't seem to find a suitable topic, so he yelled:
"Captain Lingtong, why can't we take the elevator?"
A small circular hole opened behind Lingtong's shoulder, and a bee-shaped drone flew out of it.
The drone hovered upwards and flew in front of Zheng Shiduo and the other three. Several rays erupted from its tail, intertwining with a blurry display screen.
A cross-section of the fortress appeared on the screen, with the forty-nine floors above and below, including the complex cave below the forty-ninth floor, revealed at the same time, with dozens of light spots flickering slightly on it.
Lingtong explained calmly:
"This is synchronized data from the fortress's internal monitoring system, and the data originates from the frontline command center.
"Six hours ago, there were thirty-eight psykers inside the fortress.
"Half an hour ago, there were fifty-four psykers inside the fortress. The identity codes of the new psykers were unknown, and the elevators everywhere were closely monitored by them."
Wang Jixuan and Zhou Zhengde looked at each other with a solemn expression.
"Ah?" Zheng Shiduo frowned, "What's going on? Is this trash like Kong Nu really going to make big news?"
Lingtong simply said: "It is currently determined that the psychic power level of Fortress 76 is out of control at Level 3, and special cleaning regulations for the fortress have been applied. I will kill any psykers who try to attack us, as well as the armed elements controlled by them."
"Level 3 event? Wasn't it still a Level 2 event before! Wait! I need to contact Professor Zhuang!"
Zheng Shiduo said hurriedly:
"Every C-level psyker has precious combat power. Their consumables are different from those of D-level and E-level! Lingtong, you always act with ease! Let me contact Lao Zhuang!"
"You cannot contact any psykers or psyker organizations now, unless you want to be eliminated by me immediately."
Lingtong's voice was calm and cold.
Zheng Shiduo's forehead, heart, and joints all over his body suddenly had more than a dozen red spots.
Wang Jixuan's eyes glowed.
Because he saw more than a dozen miniature weapons appearing on Lingtong's arms.
Is this the high-end combat power of human beings against blade beasts? How is it achieved? There is obviously no energy in her body.
Zheng Shiduo patted his forehead anxiously.
Zhou Zhengde asked: "Is Kong Nu so capable?"
Lingtong said: "Due to historical reasons, the multi-level management system of the Thirteen Institutes is very confusing. Although he is only the person in charge of the station, he has the authority to contact the Psychic City."
"That's it...actually, I know. Professor Zhuang secretly told me before I came here."
Zheng Shiduo muttered for a few times:
"According to our internal investigation, Kong Nu has been continuously exporting materials to other fortresses for more than 20 years, forming cliques for personal gain, and seeking refuge with some big figures that I cannot name.
"I'm afraid this is the reason why Kong Nu dared to fight back against us today."
Zhou Zhengde asked: "What exactly is the material?"
"It's people, humanity itself."
Zheng Shiduo shrugged and said simply:
"I am not in a position to reveal the specifics. There are confidentiality regulations... The Thirteen Institutes are divided into three or four command systems. Kong Nu and I are not in the same command system. I am under the direct command of Professor Zhuang.
"The most brilliant thing about Kong Nu is that he does not transport all the materials to the capital of psychic energy.
"He distributed the materials to the surrounding fortresses, opened up personal connections, and continuously channeled upwards. This guy's ambitions are not small.
"I think the sudden increase in the number of psykers in the fortress was the result of his secondment from his partners."
Zhou Zhengde frowned and said, "Can you confirm which fortress it comes from?"
"It's probably Fortress No. 82. The senior researcher there is a close comrade of Kong Nu.
"Actually, I really don't understand why these researchers from the Thirteenth Institute want to engage in politics. They are a bunch of idiots who can't even understand the principles of psychic energy."
Zheng Shiduo smiled and suggested seriously:
"We can really try to contact Professor Zhuang, and we can deal with Kong Nu peacefully together. Every psyker was created with human life. It would be a pity to kill him because of internal fighting. It would be better to let them fill the front line.
ah."
Wang Jixuan said softly: "Can't we arrest Kong Nu directly?"
"Some necessary procedures," Lingtong said, "We need to collect evidence, submit it to the command center, and obtain authorization from the command center before we can cross the fortress and attack Kong Nu."
"Hey hey hey."
Zheng Shiduo winked at Wang Jixuan:
To be continued...