bookcurios Chapter 179 The Next Target! An Unchangeable Ending?
Chapter 179 The Next Target! An Unchangeable Ending?
Finally, Lin Qiye's fifth reserve team easily defeated the Night Watch 009 squad.
Despite the defeat, Huang Yuande showed no signs of distress.
The moment the battle ended, he darted to Zhou Ping's side and obsequiously handed him a glass of water.
"You must have been waiting impatiently, senior? Come, come, have some water first!..."
"Your students are truly amazing! No wonder they're the reserve team for the Fifth Special Squad!..."
"Look, look, we've been chatting all night! We've got nothing to do lately, let's have dinner together and do some team building!"
"Seniors, don't be in such a hurry to leave. Let's have a proper drink together!"
"........"
Huang Yuande spoke at length, but Zhou Ping remained completely unresponsive, merely staring nervously out the window.
How terrifying....
I want to go home so badly...
Why did I even exist in this world...?
Seeing that Zhou Ping was starting to have doubts about life, Li Jie interrupted him at the right time.
"Captain Huang, there's no need for dinner. We still need to get to the base of Squad 008."
Hearing this, Huang Yuande sighed with some regret.
That little white thing.....
You have no sense of propriety! I just wanted to spend more time with my Sword Saint idol...
As for being so anxious?
"So you're planning to set off for Lintang City now?"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Ping nodded as if he had been saved.
"Yes."
"Well then, I'm quite familiar with their captain, Li Hong. I'll contact her first and ask her to prepare to receive you tomorrow."
After he finished speaking, Captain Huang suddenly noticed that a look of gratitude had appeared on the face of his Sword Saint idol.
gratitude?...
"Then I'll have to trouble you, Captain Huang."
Seeing Huang Yuande's strange look, Lin Qiye hurriedly spoke up.
"It's not a hassle... but don't you really want to grab a bite to eat before you leave?"
"........"
Ten minutes later, Huang Yuande returned to the reception room with a frown.
"It's really strange. I called him five or six times just now, but he didn't answer."
"I even called the local phone number, but no one answered."
"Have they all gone on missions?"
"What kind of quest is this in the middle of the night...?"
Huang Yuande's words were like needles piercing Li Jie's heart.
No way......
I recently went to Lintang City to investigate the eerie atmosphere there, but I didn't find anything...
Furthermore, he intensified his training this time, completing the second phase of training a few days ahead of schedule, all in order to rush to Lintang City and prevent that tragedy from happening.
However, Li Hong, the captain of Squad 008, is currently out of contact, and the entire base is unguarded.
Judging from this, their chances of survival are slim...
So what should we do now? ......
Head straight to Tianhe City? To ensure the second altar isn't triggered?
Let's head to Lintang City first...
There might still be a glimmer of hope...
Zhou Ping sensed that Li Jie's sword intent was somewhat disordered, so he stood up, pulled him to a secluded spot, and asked him what was wrong.
"What's wrong? Why did your sword intent suddenly become disordered?"
Hearing this, Li Jie hesitated for a moment before speaking to Zhou Ping.
"I have a feeling... something might have happened somewhere in Lintang City."
"Even when they are on a mission... a top-ranked team like theirs will always have someone stay at the base to communicate and avoid missing any orders from headquarters."
"We can't even get through to the base now... Perhaps... they really have encountered an insurmountable problem."
After Li Jie's analysis, Zhou Ping also felt that something was amiss.
Without any hesitation, he walked up to Huang Yuande and said softly.
"Captain Huang, it seems we really have to go."
"Something might have gone wrong in Lintang City. We should go check it out beforehand."
Upon hearing this, Huang Yuande's face once again showed admiration.
As expected of the Sword Saint!
His considerations far surpass those of ours!
Just from this one unanswered phone call, we deduced that something might have happened in Lintang City!
"Do you need me to give you a ride?"
"That would be troublesome."
.............
At Xining City Comprehensive Airport, luckily Li Jie asked Fatty to hold the plane for a while, otherwise it would have caused some delay.
At the gate, Team 009 was saying their final goodbyes. Captain Huang held Zhou Ping's hand and shook it from time to time, urging the latter to come to Xining City for a visit if he had the chance.
Just then, Li Jie, with a gloomy expression, stepped forward and spoke to Huang Yuande.
"Captain Huang, could you please make another call to Lintang City?"
Upon hearing this, Huang Yuande immediately made a phone call.
Still, no one answered the phone...
Seeing this, Li Jie frowned even more deeply.
"Senior, could you please take them to Lintang City?" He turned to Zhou Ping and said.
"how about you?"
"I'll go ahead and check the situation. Hopefully, I'm wrong..."
Commissioner Li?
Was the estimate wrong?
Should I go first?
These seemingly random and incoherent sentences left Huang Yuande completely bewildered.
"Commissioner Li, please forgive my bluntness..."
"For this distance... the fastest mode of transportation is an airplane..."
"Even if you're anxious, there's no use in doing anything about it..."
Li Jie showed no intention of explaining. Although Jiang Er had only formed a bond with Lin Qiye and the others in a soul state, if she could live...
Who would want to be a ghost floating in mid-air?
"Senior, it's settled then. See you in Lintang City."
After saying that, he cupped his hands to Zhou Ping and Huang Yuande, flicked his cloak, and a stream of icy blue light suddenly appeared.
He lightly touched the ground with his toes and leaped into the air.
Amidst the crisscrossing sword energy, Li Jie's figure had already disappeared above the helipad.
Seeing this, the entire 009 squad, led by Huang Yuande, must have been speechless...
It seems... he's still a bit faster...
Although they knew of the existence of this special operations specialist for so long, they knew virtually nothing about his capabilities.
The helicopter engine was still warming up, and Huang Yuande couldn't help but move closer to Lin Qiye and ask softly.
"Captain Lin, if I may ask... are you very familiar with that Commissioner Li?"
"We're very close. He's my brother. You tell me, aren't we close?"
"So what is his ability?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Qiye pointed to the black-clad swordsman beside him, who seemed to be deep in thought.
"Like my senior, I am a sword."
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