CHAPTER 1021: CHAPTER 1028: FLEEING IN DISARRAY

Bang!

When Zhou Jun drove the armored robot to the center of the parking lot, he suddenly heard a loud explosion from above. Then, large chunks of stone fell from the top, smashing onto the armored robot.

Those stones blasted out weighed hundreds or even thousands of pounds, while the armored robot itself weighed only a few tons. After being hit by the stones, the robot immediately toppled to the ground. Before Zhou Jun could control the robot to stand up, stone after stone fell, and in the blink of an eye, the robot was buried under a pile of giant rocks.

Sitting in the cockpit, Zhou Jun tried hard to adjust the position of the armored robot, wanting to use its two mechanical arms to remove the stones. However, the number of stones was too great, and the accumulated weight was terrifying, so the mechanical arms couldn’t move the stones outside.

"Boss Tang, I’m trapped!"

Hearing Zhou Jun’s anxious voice coming from the intercom, Tang Guolun’s face darkened, and he asked, "What’s your current situation?"

"The armor is buried by stones, and I can’t move right now. However, the oxygen in the armor is still sufficient, and it should be fine for two hours. Don’t worry about me for now; find a way to stop them first."

"Okay, take care of yourself. Once we resolve things here, I’ll send someone to rescue you."

"Fatty!" Tang Guolun turned to Hu Fei and said in a deep voice, "We can’t rely on Zhou Jun."

"Then what do we do? Without that armored robot, they’ll eventually breach the base’s defenses. How about... how about we send people out?"

"No." Tang Guolun immediately rejected, "Ji Gang and the others are outside. Even if we send people out, it would just be sending them to their deaths and serve no purpose." With that, Tang Guolun asked, "Where’s Ling Chen? How much longer until he arrives?"

"I just called him. It will probably take another ten minutes or so."

"Too late!"

As they spoke, a technician in the control center pointed at the big screen and said, "They’re preparing to drill."

Everyone looked closely. At this moment, members of the God Organization were driving heavy machinery to the base’s top. The two excavators had already dug through the surface soil, revealing a thick layer of concrete wall.

As the drill slowly descended, a buzzing vibration sound immediately came from the top of the base.

This time, in pursuit of efficiency, the God Organization used a large drilling rig, which was several times bigger than previous drilling equipment.

As time passed second by second, watching the drill slowly move down, everyone in the control center felt a heavy heart.

If a way to stop it couldn’t be found, soon the God Organization would drill through the base’s outer defenses. Once Ji Gang and the others break into the base, standing against them would be impossible for just these people.

"Fatty, inform Elder Zhou to speed up; we have no time to waste."

"Got it."

Outside the base, Ji Gang stood beside Zhu Hong, looking at his subordinates nearby and asked, "How much longer until the outer wall is breached?"

"Soon, at the current speed, it will take at most another ten minutes."

"Very well, pass down my order for everyone to stand by and prepare to charge in with me."

"Yes!"

"Zhu Hong, where’s your Master? How much longer until he arrives?"

Zhu Hong smiled slightly and pointed above, saying, "My Master has arrived. Elder Ji, rest assured, when we breach the base, we disciples won’t be missing."

Ji Gang looked up at the night sky, seeing a hawk soaring above, circling unceasingly. The presence of the hawk indicated that Song Mingzhe and others were nearby.

Five minutes later, the ceiling at the top of the control center had started to show cracks, with dust occasionally falling from above.

"Boss Tang, we can’t hold on any longer, we have to go now, or it will be too late," Hu Fei urged.

Tang Guolun frowned deeply, sighed, and nodded, "Sound the alarm, let everyone in the base evacuate. Also, destroy all data in the control center; it must not fall into the hands of the God Organization."

Hu Fei responded, "Rest assured, I’ve already activated the self-destruct system; in one minute, all computer data will be erased."

A few minutes later, with a ’boom’, the ceiling of the control center collapsed, creating a hole more than half a meter wide.

When the drill was retracted, several flashbangs and smoke grenades fell from the round hole above.

Bang! Bang!

Blinding lights flashed by, and thick smoke instantly filled the control center. At this time, a rope was faintly visible being thrown down from the round hole. Immediately after, several armed men slid down the rope from above.

"Safe!"

"Safe!"

After receiving the report from the advance team, Ji Gang promptly, without a word, led his subordinates through the round hole into the control center of the base.

Looking at the empty control center, Ji Gang coldly said, "Search, find out where they went."

"Yes!"

"Elder Ji, congratulations on successfully regaining control of this base," Zhu Hong walked over from behind, smiling.

"Hmph! I thought Ling Chen and his people were capable, but they’re just cowards, not daring to show their faces. Zhu Hong, it was thanks to your suggestion that we were able to retake the base easily."

"Elder Ji, you’re too kind, we’re partners, and it’s only right to help each other." After speaking, Zhu Hong changed the topic and said, "Elder Ji, since the base has been retaken, it seems our task here is done. I’ll take my leave; if there’s anything, call me."

"Alright, I will."

Watching Zhu Hong leave, Ji Gang walked to the computer in the control center, looking at the red warning signs displayed on the screen, he turned and instructed, "Call the technicians over to see if they can restore the base’s system."

Over ten minutes later, the personnel who went to search the base gradually returned to the control center.

"Mr. Ji, we’ve checked everywhere and didn’t find their whereabouts."

"No one?" Ji Gang furrowed his brows and murmured, "They must have built an escape tunnel in the base. Notify everyone, look carefully for the location of that escape tunnel."

"Yes, I’ll get right on it."

After his men left, Ji Gang took out his phone and dialed Lin Guodong’s number. Now that the base was successfully retaken, it was time to report the good news to Lin Guodong.

"Mr. Lin, rest assured, the base is intact, not heavily damaged, and can still be used normally. It’s just a pity that Ling Chen’s people escaped. If we could capture them all, that would have been the greatest victory."

"That’s not urgent," Lin Guodong said with a smile, "As long as we’ve retaken the base, we have the upper hand. As for Ling Chen’s people, we’ll capture them sooner or later. Alright, go check the laboratory and make sure the equipment is fine."

"Okay."