"Damn it! My armory has been looted by someone else first!"
Liu Feng narrowed his eyes. O'Neil had also mentioned his previous plan to him. According to the original plan, they were supposed to let these people go in first to scout and gather information, and then the two of them would go in to finish the job, using their corpses to locate the armory.
Only in this way could they have absolute control once those mercenaries arrived!
But they never expected that someone would reach the armory before them!
Liu Feng asked with some doubt, "If the mechanisms inside are really as you said, then with these people alone, it's impossible for them to reach the armory?"
"It's that kid, it's definitely that bastard! I should have killed him directly back then!"
O'Neil finally realized what was happening. Anyone who could do this couldn't be an ordinary person, and the only one among these passengers who wasn't simple was Li Chonglou!
He regretted it immensely now. Out of pride, he thought that even if Li Chonglou could pass the trials, he wouldn't be able to figure out the information about the lost land so quickly.
But the reality was that whether or not the information was figured out, the armory had already been occupied by someone else! The thought of this made O'Neil feel as if he had swallowed a fly!
Liu Feng, standing beside him, suddenly fell silent.
After a long while.
"What do we do now?"
O'Neil acted as if he hadn't heard his question and continued to operate the screen. Soon, an interface popped up, covered with red dots.
"If I had known, I would have kept an eye on this place all along!"
O'Neil sat back in his seat with a sense of dejection, as if confirming the facts.
It took him a long time to answer Liu Feng's question.
"What else can we do now? We can only wait for those mercenaries to come and see if they can conquer it, and then we can negotiate with the mercenaries."
As for why they couldn't negotiate now, both of them knew clearly that it was impossible, given the difference in status.
For the passengers, they were in an absolute antagonistic relationship, while the mercenaries who came later could completely be in a cooperative relationship. Therefore, if they wanted to negotiate a cooperation, they could only choose the latter.
Meanwhile, Li Chonglou, no longer restrained, sprinted and quickly arrived at the entrance to the inner district.
However, he found traces of a fight here.
"It's Xiaobai!"
Looking at the small claw marks on the wall, Li Chonglou instantly recognized them as Xiaobai's handiwork! This immediately made him a little worried.
Judging by the combat traces at the scene, the opponent's strength was likely on par with Xiaobai's.
"Could this be why Xiaobai left without permission?"
He had originally thought that with Xiaobai's strength, he would be almost invincible here, but he didn't expect to encounter a formidable opponent so soon.
But in order to save Fang Qian, Li Chonglou entered the inner district without hesitation.
The inner district was much simpler compared to the outer district. Not long after he entered, he saw five passages ahead, with a sign at the entrance of each passage indicating its destination.
One of them was labeled "Core Area," but these three words were written in red, unlike the words on the other signs.
As soon as he entered the core area, a screen prompt suddenly popped up in front of him.
"Please choose the trial you wish to undertake."
There were several options on the prompt. Li Chonglou pondered for a moment and chose one.
In the arena.
A group of figures surrounded Shi Tou.
"What did that kid say?"
Shi Tou shook his head and said, "He didn't say anything, but I guess he must have gone."
The figures exchanged glances, and for a moment, they couldn't help but worry. Fear of death was a human instinct. Although strong individuals had different mindsets, the fundamental principle of seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages was the same. Therefore, even though they knew Li Chonglou's strength, they couldn't be sure at that moment whether Li Chonglou would choose to save Fang Qian.
"There isn't much time left. Xiao Qian must within twenty-four hours..."
"Don't worry, I think he will definitely go."
Shi Tou suddenly interrupted Lao Lin's words. Having recovered from his breakdown, his eyes were now full of shrewdness.
"Why are you so sure?"
Lao Lin looked at him for a moment.
"He's different from all the strong individuals I've ever met. This is my intuition."
The figures all rolled their eyes.
Then, everyone fell silent again. So many years had passed, and they had long been accustomed to silence. Fang Qian, on the other hand, looked a bit restless.
After Lao Lin's comfort, she both hoped that Li Chonglou could help her find the soul-returning grass and then use the remaining time to filial her parents; she also hoped that Li Chonglou wouldn't risk himself for her.
After all, even if she wasn't dead, she was already gone, and perhaps this was the best ending.
Fang Qian's emotions fluctuated between these two extreme states. Lao Lin and the others understood her thoughts but didn't know how to comfort her, so they could only sit there quietly.
Time quickly passed to the next day.
As dawn broke, the roar of helicopters could be heard from afar on the island. Soon, helicopters arrived from all directions.
The mercenaries who had received the mission had finally arrived.
In the dimly lit room, O'Neil's face was grim as he saw the prompt on the computer.
"Damn bastard, I'll kill you myself!"
If it weren't for Li Chonglou, these arriving mercenaries would all have become his pawns. But now, because of the unexpected situation with the armory, he could only choose to cooperate with these cunning mercenaries.
"Old Liu, you go and make contact with them."
After calming himself down a little, O'Neil turned and said to Liu Feng behind him.
"Okay."
Liu Feng now seemed to be completely his right-hand man, obeying his every command.
Meanwhile, in China, the Dragon Team members looked at Long Shi, who had returned even faster than Li Chonglou, with a look of confusion.
"What? My Brother Li hasn't returned yet?"
Soon, everyone realized something was wrong. After an investigation, they learned that the plane Li Chonglou had returned on was missing.
"It's over, the news hasn't leaked, has it?"
Long Shi muttered, and suddenly noticed everyone looking at him with unfriendly expressions.
"Uh, this isn't my fault. I was tricked by him too. If I had known he got first place, I would have returned with him!"
"Alas, fortunately, we have already suppressed most of his information. Now we can only hope that he returns safely..."
"Boss, should I go and look for him?"
"Do you think you don't need to go?"