Otherworld Advance Team
Chapter 741 - 734: Warship Hijacked

Chapter 741: Chapter 734: Warship Hijacked

"What on earth is going on?" Cheng Ziang asked with a furrowed brow.

"A day ago, Ronisca’s entire air fleet changed direction, all heading southwest, to pursue a hijacked airship," Wang Xu explained nonchalantly.

"Hijacked..." Luoer paused, caught off guard. "Hijacked again?"

"Last time it was a commercial airboat, this time it’s a military airship," Wang Xu replied, unable to suppress a smirk at Luoer’s bewilderment, "and what’s worse is that there’s a very important person on board."

"Who?" Hu Daoke asked curiously.

"The heir to Ronisca, Prince Mu Lansi," Wang Xu answered.

"Wait, I’ve heard that name!" After listening to Wang Xu’s answer, Cheng Ziang paused for a moment, then spoke with a knitted brow.

"Of course, you should know, and the impression should be profound," Wang Xu said, shrugging his shoulders. "When you were escaping from Helros, it was he who ordered your capture, hoping to intimidate the base with your corpses."

"Damn, it’s that old guy!" Upon hearing this, Hu Daoke immediately burst out indignantly.

Everyone knew their transport plane had been shot down, which had nearly led to a reduction in the numbers of their Advance Team. They had gone to Helros on a reconnaissance mission, without killing a single High-peak person. Luoer had even saved a family of High-peak people. This indignity caused them to harbor ill feelings towards Prince Mu Lansi.

"Don’t be too upset. Since that incident, power in Ronisca has been seized by Air Commander Mooer. You all don’t need to prejudge Ronisca, after all, they’ve helped us a lot recently, haven’t they?" Wang Xu comforted them.

"So, our task is to catch up with that airship and rescue Mu Lansi, right?" Luoer asked calmly.

"Correct, the Ronisca leadership hopes that we can dispatch a special team to rescue Mu Lansi," Wang Xu paused before continuing. "Even though Commander Mooer now controls the entire nation, some semblance of power must still be maintained. Mu Lansi is the heir to the throne of the Roniscan Kingdom, the future king. His fate will affect the political landscape of Ronisca, which is why they have no choice but to ask for our help."

"But, they’ve been on the run for nearly a day, how can we catch up?" Cheng Ziang asked the crucial question.

"You don’t need to worry about that. Once we send out a team, the Ronisca air fleet will use a relay method to let your Advance Team get closer to the hijacked airship." Wang Xu replied.

"If they’re heading southwest... Could it be...?" Luoer turned to Wang Xu and asked hesitantly.

"Yes, the target location should be Baales, home to the enemies of the High-peak people, the Zhuyan people," Wang Xu answered with a nod.

"The Zhuyan people have been coveting the High-peak people’s anti-gravity technology for quite some time," Hu Daoke joked, "They are truly fearless, having hijacked an airboat earlier, and now an airship."

"Something doesn’t feel right," Cheng Ziang confessed after a deep thought, furrowing his brows.

"You feel that too?" Wang Xu asked.

"Yes," Cheng Ziang nodded, then said seriously, "Last time the Zhuyan people hijacked a commercial airboat, most of the people on board were civilians. But this is different, they have hijacked an airship, a standard military ship, full of soldiers. In order to control such a ship, the hijackers would have to outnumber the crew, and all be armed. Not just flight crew, but marines too. I simply can’t believe that they were able to hijack and sail away with the airship without a single sound unless there was a traitor aboard."

"They haven’t they kidnapped that prince or something? Maybe they use him to intimidate the crew," Hu Daoke reasoned.

Cheng Ziang responded with a shake of his head and a smile before seriously answering, "People aren’t bees, there is no hive mentality. Just because the leader is captured doesn’t mean the rest of the soldiers are powerless to resist. People’s loyalties are complex, some are loyal to their leader, others to their country."

"So, you’re saying?" Wang Xu asked.

"I suspect, this airship may have defected," Cheng Ziang revealed his speculation.

"Can you confirm your viewpoint?" Wang Xu asked seriously.

"I can’t!" Cheng Ziang replied truthfully.

Wang Xu glanced at him, then took a deep breath, nodded and said, "Honestly speaking, I feel the same as Cheng Ziang. We might not need to involve ourselves in this matter. Mu Lansi and the Air Force Commander Mooer have always been at odds, so it’s entirely possible that he could assist in an air service rebellion. If that’s the case, the airborne fleet could directly bring down this airship, there’s no need to request intervention from headquarters."

"So what exactly are Ronisca’s true intentions?" Luoer asked with a furrowed brow.

"I speculate that Mooer wants to capture Mu Lansi, then use his rebellion as an excuse to sweep Ronisca from within. If this is the case, then this issue is indeed related to us and we should get involved." Wang Xu said.

"So, we need to capture Mu Lansi to give Commander Mooer a chance to sweep through Ronisca, and completely eliminate Mu Lansi’s influence?" Luoer asked.

"Yes," Wang Xu nodded his head and said, "We can’t involve ourselves directly in the affairs of Ronisca. This is a principle of our headquarters and our country, that is, not to interfere in another country’s internal affairs. However, we also need to present our rightful position in this operation, so as not to make Commander Mooer hesitate."

"So our target is a military ship that might be fully repleted with traitors, and we need to capture their leader?" Cheng Ziang knocked on the table and asked.

"Yes!" Wang Xu nodded his head.

"God," Cheng Ziang shook his head and scoffed, "They regard us as one-man armies, who can seize an enemy general from the midst of their army."

"It’s not just your Advance Team that will strike, the Ronisca Land Combat Team will also assist in this operation." Wang Xu gestured and said, "They just hope that you could act as the vanguard, providing professional help in their military operation."

"It seems they aren’t in a hurry either. We’ve been chatting about this at a leisurely pace for quite a while, yet we haven’t seen any High-peak people." Hu Daoke looked around and said.

"Who said they aren’t in a hurry? Haven’t you noticed that Li Si is missing? Right now he’s calming down the representative from Ronisca." Wang Xu shrugged his shoulders and said.

"So do we leave now?" Luoer asked.

"Yes, get ready and leave immediately. The fleet’s transport plane has been waiting in the airstrip for quite a while." Wang Xu nodded and said.

Following Wang Xu’s order, the members of the Advance Team began to leave the office and prepare their weapons and equipment. Just as Luoer was about to leave, Wang Xu suddenly stopped him.

"Luoer, wait a minute."

"What’s up?" Luoer turned around and asked.

Seeing him turn around, Wang Xu looked around and then drew a deep breath and said, "Be careful this time when conducting the operation. Do a good job and I’ll let you take all the credit. This could be your starter capital."

Upon hearing his words, Luoer paused. Wang Xu was, as always, looking out for him and knew what he was thinking. Taking a deep breath, Luoer blinked his eyes and said with a smile, "I understand, thank you."

"Do your best and try not to return to Earth," Wang Xu laughed and said, "of course, if you have the chance, come home often, especially after the second Otherworld Gate opens."

"I know, you should settle down soon too, otherwise I’ll have no home to go back to." Facing Wang Xu’s heartfelt words, Luoer felt touched.

"Heh, heh," Hearing Luoer’s blessing, Wang Xu revealed a bitter smile, sighed and muttered, "The person I love is so near, yet feels so far."

"Don’t only stare at the roses, the dandelions by the roadside are beautiful too." Luoer replied ambiguously and then left.

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