Chapter 87: Firefight
Chapter 87: Chapter 87: Firefight
"Yeah."
Long Ming also breathed a silent sigh of relief.
"What do we do next? Should we go down?"
Qin Ying turned to look at Long Ming.
Long Ming raised his wristband to open the map. He examined it carefully, then turned to look down the length of the ventilation duct before speaking.
"We’ll crawl through the vents and get closer to the central control room."
"Huh? Can we really get there this way?"
Qin Ying looked at Long Ming in complete surprise.
"We’ll give it a try. If it doesn’t work, we’ll figure something else out."
Long Ming wasn’t sure either, but for now, crawling through the vents seemed like the safest option.
"Okay."
Qin Ying immediately followed Long Ming, crawling deeper into the ventilation duct.
As they crawled on, they were nearing an end when they discovered the duct forked ahead, leading to different areas.
"It looks like this will actually work,"
Qin Ying said happily.
"Good. This makes things easier."
Long Ming led Qin Ying into the left passage.
...
「Outside the west entrance to the Central Hall of the Observatory Base.」
Players wearing armbands with a seven-star emblem knelt on their right knees, holding their weapons in neat formations.
Qian Wei walked before them, a submachine gun in hand. His sharp gaze swept over everyone present as he spoke with grim killing intent.
"Brothers, the Sin Abyss Guild is on the south side of the hall. Today is the day we settle the score. We’ll settle old and new grudges all at once. Annihilate them!"
"Sir!"
The crowd replied, brimming with killing intent.
Just then, Gao Feng asked Qian Wei in a low voice.
"Young Master, what about the Star God Guild?"
"Don’t worry about it. The Star God Guild is on the east side. Qian Luobing will deal with them. I’ve already sent someone to tell her. We attack the hall at three o’clock sharp!"
"Understood."
Gao Feng nodded.
Qian Wei raised his wristband to check the time. It was already 2:59 AM. He raised his submachine gun, racked the bolt, and shouted to everyone.
"Brothers, with me!"
"Sir!"
Everyone charged toward the hall, following Qian Wei.
...
「Central Hall, north entrance.」
Adika and the others had also finished assembling, every one of them poised for battle.
Qian Luobing glanced at the time on her wristband, then held out her right hand.
Eric respectfully placed a blood-red SL-01 automatic rifle, the Hunter’s Edge, into Qian Luobing’s hand.
After taking the rifle, Qian Luobing looked at all her subordinates and issued a cold command.
"Kill them all. Leave no one alive!"
"Ma’am!"
Hearing Qian Luobing’s words, Adika and the others charged in after her.
...
「Inside the Central Hall.」
Padoka charged in from the south entrance with his numerous subordinates.
The Central Hall was vast and dim, spanning a hundred thousand square meters. Every ten meters stood a support pillar of metal and concrete, and iron crates and abandoned equipment were scattered everywhere. In the very center of the hall sat a metal platform with a staircase on each of its four sides, leading up to a central control room constructed from special glass.
"Sir Padoka, it looks like we’re the first to arrive."
Irafu glanced around and reported to Padoka with a flattering tone.
"Excellent. Prepare for com—"
Padoka was about to issue another command.
TAP, TAP, TAP—
The sound of hurried footsteps approached.
Padoka whipped his head around to see Qian Wei charging in with his subordinates.
"Fuck! It’s those bastards from the All Stars Guild!"
Bide yelled viciously at the top of his lungs.
"Get ’em!"
Padoka raised the heavy submachine gun in his hands and shouted with a savage grin.
"Sir!"
In an instant, the players of the Sin Abyss Guild charged toward Qian Wei and his men.
Qian Wei was fearless, roaring as he led Gao Feng and the others forward.
"Kill them!"
BANG! BANG!
The two sides opened fire wildly.
A dense rain of bullets poured down on the enemy.
CLANG! CLANG!
Sparks flew everywhere.
"Aahh!"
...
Player after player was killed, falling to the ground in frustration.
At that moment, Qian Luobing, Adika, and the others also stormed into the Central Hall, running right into Farina’s group.
"Take them down!"
Qian Luobing didn’t waste a single word, issuing the order directly.
Seeing Qian Luobing, Farina spoke with a resolute tone.
"For the great Star God!"
In an instant, the Star God Guild players, their eyes red with fury, charged toward Qian Luobing’s group and opened fire frantically!
Adika’s group immediately launched a fierce assault on the Star God Guild players as well.
Muzzle flashes flickered like fiery serpents, and screams rose and fell one after another.
Aahh!
Players from both sides fell one by one.
But no one retreated.
Just then, Bakaen raised his Gatling gun and pulled the trigger on Farina.
"Die!"
BRRRRT—
A terrifying stream of fire swept toward her.
Farina swiftly dodged behind a metal pillar.
Aahh!
Her subordinate next to her was instantly riddled with bullets.
Bakaen then shifted his aim, and dense gunfire hammered against the metal support pillar.
Amidst a shower of sparks, the entire support pillar was shot to pieces.
Seeing Farina being targeted, Lair raised his grenade launcher, aimed at Bakaen, and fired.
Bakaen reacted extremely quickly, sidestepping behind a metal pillar!
BOOM—
A massive explosion swept through the area.
The aftershock sent Bakaen flying.
Just as Lair was about to fire again to finish him off, Adika laid down precise covering fire with his automatic rifle.
Lair immediately ducked back behind cover.
...
Meanwhile, the battle between Padoka and Qian Wei had also reached a fever pitch.
Members of both sides pulled out grenades and threw them.
BOOM! RUMBLE!
The violent explosions never ceased.
Qian Wei, leading from the front, fired his submachine gun nonstop, taking down Sin Abyss players one by one.
"Damn it, give it to me!"
Padoka turned and roared at a subordinate.
A subordinate immediately handed Padoka a rocket launcher.
Padoka raised the launcher, locked onto Qian Wei, and cursed savagely.
"Go to hell!"
SWOOSH!
The rocket shot toward Qian Wei.
Gao Feng shouted to Qian Wei in alarm.
"Young Master, get down!"
Qian Wei’s reaction was lightning-fast. He dove out of the way.
BOOM!
A massive explosion erupted, and the shockwave still caught Qian Wei.
He rolled a long way before stopping.
Qian Wei clutched his bleeding left cheek as he struggled to get up.
Gao Feng immediately rushed to Qian Wei’s side.
"Young Master, you’re injured!"
"Don’t worry about me! Kill them!"
Qian Wei was seeing red. He grabbed a high-potency healing injector and stabbed it directly into his arm.
"Sir!"
Hearing Qian Wei’s order, Gao Feng led the team and charged forward.
The entire hall had become a brutal meat grinder as the four-way battle devolved into a chaotic melee, growing more intense by the second.
"Take them down!"
"No retreat! Press forward!"
...
Roars echoed one after another.
「In the ventilation duct above the Central Hall.」
Long Ming and Qin Ying crawled forward bit by bit inside the duct.
Listening to the fierce gunfire and explosions, Qin Ying spoke fearfully.
"Mr. Red Ghost, they’re fighting so intensely down there."
"I know. Ignore them. We keep crawling forward!"
Long Ming told Qin Ying rationally.
"Okay."
Qin Ying nodded with difficulty.
...