Supremely Talented Tyrant
Chapter 849 - 848: Old Mother...

"Ready!"

Hao Jian kept his focus solely on the infrared lines before him as the updates from headquarters continuously reached his ears. Ten seconds to breach a ten-meter distance within a ventilation duct that was just wide enough for one person to crawl through seemed nearly impossible.

However, for Hao Jian, as long as he concentrated, he could definitely make it across. Right now, he needed to think about how to extract the female doctor from her room after getting in.

The reason being, once this strategy commenced, his infiltration into the base would be exposed, although luckily, his exact location would still remain hidden.

"Go!"

As the words fell, the dense infrared lines abruptly disappeared. Witnessing this, the already highly concentrated Hao Jian knew exactly what to do next?!

With his hands and feet moving in unison, he dashed swiftly through the ten-meter stretch of the infrared zone…

"You have five seconds left!"

Just as Hao Jian surged past the infrared area, he heard a voice indicating there were only five seconds left. With a light exhale, he glanced up at something resembling a cannon barrel, curious. He had never seen this weapon before. Could it be that similar devices were installed in some critical areas of the ventilation ducts?

"Beep beep beep..."

Just as Hao Jian was about to bypass the barrel, a strange beeping noise suddenly rang out. His expression shifted slightly, and then he promptly ripped open the clothes he was wearing to reveal a timed bomb, nestled against his chest, that unexpectedly began to countdown...

And by now, there were only three seconds left on the timer...

Fuck! It's a trap!

Upon seeing this, Hao Jian's first thought was that there was a traitor among them! It turns out that the bomb was indeed timed, and its activation was only possible by the technical team from the headquarters. His mission had been to place the bomb at a strategic point within the outpost to divert the mercenaries' attention.

But unexpectedly, the bomb had now begun to countdown!

"Beep beep beep..."

Two seconds remained on the clock…

"Boom!"

Hao Jian's face turned grim as he quickly disassembled the timed bomb from his body, while simultaneously channeling part of his Vigorous Qi into the soles of his feet, stomping through the ventilation duct to create a hole big enough for a person to pass through.

"Damn it!"

After completing everything, with only one second left, Hao Jian muttered a curse, and with no hesitation, he tossed the timed bomb out while diving into the hole he had just made…

With his life on the line, Hao Jian no longer cared if his position was detected; worrying about that would surely result in his death here.

"Who's there?!"

At that moment, the two mercenaries at the door, armed with AK-47s, rushed out swiftly, alerted by the previous explosion from the ventilation ducts.

They approached the hole with caution, and then a figure suddenly leaped out. Their faces tightened instantly, guns at the ready, aiming at Hao Jian, shouting loudly as they prepared to fire.

"Idiots!"

As his feet touched the ground, Hao Jian cursed under his breath and then forcefully sprang towards a corner. He had only just come down, and if the bomb exploded, he'd be the first one hit. Thus, he had to find a safe spot to avoid this explosion. He didn't expect to encounter mercenaries right after descending.

However, now was not the time for a fight. If he remembered correctly, the direction in which he threw the bomb was towards where he had been proceeding in the ventilation duct, which was exactly above the heads of these two mercenaries…

"Boom!"

As the words were spoken, the loud boom and the blinding flash of the explosion shot out from the ventilation duct almost instantly. The entire outpost was suddenly filled with the blaring of alarms and the flashing of red lights, and the two mercenaries caught in the explosion tragically lost their lives without a sound.

The bomb Hao Jian had obtained from the organization was among the most powerful in terms of firepower. Its blast could not only annihilate a person, but even a fully armed tank would be torn to shreds. Being underground in such a confined space only amplified its devastating effects. That's why, upon descending, Hao Jian had quickly found cover to protect himself.

The explosion lasted a full ten seconds. As the flames finally began to subside, Hao Jian slowly emerged from the shelter of the corner he was hiding in. He glanced at the flashing red lights from a distance, not stopping for a moment as he charged into the smoke-filled area.

He was somewhat worried about the safety of the female doctor, given the extreme intensity of the explosion; even he was not sure of surviving it. At this moment, Hao Jian could only hope that the door holding the female doctor was sturdy enough…

Through the smoke, Hao Jian also saw the gate, and his face turned sour seeing such an alloy door caved in from the impact. If the timed bomb had detonated directly in front of him, no matter what tricks he had up his sleeve, he would have been killed in that explosive moment.

His body was not as durable as that alloy gate...

But the fact that the alloy gate hadn't been blown apart was actually good news to Hao Jian; it at least meant that the people inside were probably fine. Just as this thought crossed his mind, a sudden sinking feeling hit his heart—the ventilation duct was not protected by such a sturdy gate...

What if the female doctor had been too close to the ventilation duct? She could have been affected by the blast...

"Doctor... Doctor!"

Pushing aside the damaged gate with a shove, Hao Jian hurried in, shaking off the heat from the gate that had reddened his hands, and called out into the interior.

However, after several shouts, there was still no response, which caused Hao Jian's face to darken even more—a lack of response meant something had happened to the people inside...

No! Even if something had happened, he must find the person; what if it wasn't the female doctor inside?!

So, Hao Jian hastily searched through the room filled with research equipment, momentarily confounded by the room itself irrespective of the current situation.

She truly was a doctor-grade female scientist! He couldn't recognize what these things were, yet she could use them with such proficiency...

"Ah!"

As Hao Jian opened a door that seemed to lead to a bathroom, a piercing scream suddenly rang in his ears, altering his expression drastically. He waved his hand and grabbed, pulling the person out of the room...

But as he pulled the person out, Hao Jian's face immediately fell because the person was a woman, and his instinctual defensive action had thrown her to the ground with not a light amount of force...

"Ahaha, so you're the doctor, right?"

He quickly helped her up, chuckling awkwardly while a glint of admiration shone in his eyes—if this woman really was the doctor, she was a downright genius among geniuses!

Merely judging by her appearance, she could only be around twenty-six years old. To have conducted research that turned the Mercenary Alliance green with envy and that nations vied to protect, it was nothing short of awe-inspiring talent.

"Yes!"

Clearly, the female scientist was rather forthright, immediately answering Hao Jian's question without even pondering the rough treatment she had just experienced at his hands...

"Since you are, then let's get moving fast!"

Getting a response, Hao Jian quickly wiped off the sweat from his forehead and hurried towards the exit. There was no time to waste any longer in this place!

The entire base was now in an uproar because of the incident he had caused. If he didn't make a quick escape, he would have to face a barrage of firearms.

If he were alone, no matter how many came, he was confident he could leave with ease. After all, he had been in the midst of gunfire and bullets for more than just a day or two, and was all too familiar with the performance and range of various weapons. Just by instantly calculating all the bullet trajectories, dodging bullets with his agility was a piece of cake.

But once he had to take someone with him, there would be additional unstable factors that could lead to both of them falling victim to the bullets.

A direct confrontation wouldn't work, so they'd have to sneak out just like they came in.

And for some reason, ever since the alarm sounded, he had completely lost contact with headquarters, rendering it impossible to ask for their help now.

Furthermore, he hadn't even settled the score for the timed bomb explosion. Now, he didn't dare to ask Boss Guan for help; what if he got screwed over again, what then?!

"Go where!?"

The female scientist, upon hearing what Hao Jian said, suddenly froze, then, as if remembering something, she pointed at Hao Jian, and her sharp voice resounded, "I remember now! The explosion outside—it was your doing! Right?!"

"Fuck! Do you know that I was using the toilet just now, and your bomb blasted me off the toilet seat? Do you know that?!"

This... this...

Hearing the female scientist's words, Hao Jian's expression became strangely complicated. He had thought she was a lady, but why did she feel more like a bad-ass gangster?

The way she used the term 'old mother' was something Hao Jian had seen before, but never quite like this, with such essence.

However, this made Hao Jian realize why she was unharmed—the daredevil had actually dodged disaster!