The Beauty CEO's Personal Expert
Chapter 540 - 536: Breaking Through the Encirclement

Chapter 540: Chapter 536: Breaking Through the Encirclement

At this moment, in a luxurious guest room within the base, the middle-aged man who called himself Mr. Tang slightly furrowed his brows, pacing back and forth in the living room with a tinge of worry in his eyes.

Beside him, the young girl wearing a mask gazed at the doorway, her anxious feelings plainly evident in her clear eyes.

Just then, the door opened, and two men, one after the other, hurried in.

Seeing the newcomers, the middle-aged man couldn’t wait to ask, "What’s the situation outside?"

"We’ve just checked; the base’s systems have been shut down, and there’s been a firefight in the residential area."

"Is it Ling Chen?"

The two men looked at each other and said, "Other than him, we can’t think of anyone else."

"This guy..." The middle-aged man felt somewhat helpless.

"Master, what should we do now?" asked the girl with the mask. "With Ling Chen acting like this, our plan is probably not going to work."

After a moment of contemplation, the middle-aged man immediately made a decision: "Find Ling Chen, and let’s all leave this place together."

...

At this point, Ling Chen had already reached the reception room following the simple map drawn by Liu Xiyao. However, the room was already empty, and Liu Xiyao was not there at all.

Checking the time, there was less than two minutes left. Ling Chen was secretly anxious; time was limited, and Liu Xiyao’s whereabouts were unknown, making it anybody’s guess where to find her. For a moment, Ling Chen found himself caught between a rock and a hard place.

If he went to look for Liu Xiyao, there definitely wouldn’t be enough time, and they would all get trapped in the base. Alternatively, he could try to find a way to escape by himself, leaving the island first. After all, he knew the location of the island and could contact Qiao Zhen later to send a large force to rescue the others.

However, his only concern was whether He Ziyun and Liu Xiyao could hold out that long.

As thoughts raced through his mind, Ling Chen gritted his teeth and made an instant decision.

Leaving the reception room, Ling Chen hadn’t gone far when he heard a flurry of hurried footsteps coming from nearby. Without any time to think, he pressed himself against the wall, hiding his body. Soon after, he saw an armed team pass by him.

Judging by the direction this team was heading in, they seemed to be planning to go to the area where He Ziyun was located. He Ziyun had said he would try to draw the enemy’s attention, and it seemed he had succeeded.

As the team was about to move away, Ling Chen suddenly took a quick stride and swiftly pounced, hugging the last member of the team. Without letting the person speak, he covered their mouth firmly and dragged them into a corner.

"If you don’t want to die, you’d better keep quiet," Ling Chen said in a cold voice, pointing his gun at the man’s forehead.

Seeing the person comply, Ling Chen asked, "Tell me, where is Liu Xiyao?"

"I don’t know."

At this response, Ling Chen’s brows furrowed, his finger poised to pull the trigger. Seeing his action, the man was startled and quickly pleaded, "I... I really don’t know."

Ling Chen thought for a moment and simply changed the question: "Then where’s Louis?"

Liu Xiyao had disappeared, so she must be with Louis.

"At a time like this, he should be in the Control Room."

After finding out the location of the Control Room, Ling Chen nodded and said, "Since you’ve cooperated, I’ll spare your little life," and then he raised his hand high and smashed the butt of his gun into the back of the man’s neck.

With the information provided by the man, Ling Chen quickly made his way through the corridors. Along the way, he encountered many security personnel, all heading towards another district.

What on earth had Mr. He done to attract everyone over there? Ling Chen wondered to himself.

As he pondered, Ling Chen halted his steps, his gaze drawn to a firmly locked door.

Finally found it!

Seeing over twenty security personnel guarding the door, Ling Chen pulled out the last two grenades from his pocket and threw them over.

"Grenades! Run!"

As the grenades tumbled from mid-air, the dozens of security guards’ faces instantly changed color as they dived towards the ground.

Boom! Boom!

In the midst of the loud explosions, the floor was instantly blasted open with two large holes. The shockwave from the grenades sent countless fragments flying, piercing into everyone’s bodies.

For a while, the scene was filled with agonizing cries, with limbs and severed arms everywhere, blood flooding the floor.

Ling Chen walked past, giving a final shot to any severely wounded guards who were not yet dead, ending their lives.

Standing in front of the Control Room’s door, Ling Chen looked around and discovered that the door was controlled manually rather than electronically, requiring it to be opened from the inside. Moreover, the door was extremely solid, made of steel plates more than ten centimeters thick; even grenades might not be enough to blast it open.

At that moment, inside the Control Room, a security personnel anxiously reported, "Mr. Louis, we’re under attack outside."

Louis glanced at the locked door and sneered coldly, "Don’t bother with it. They won’t breach our defenses." Then, turning to the busy operatives in front of the computers, he asked, "How much longer until the system reboots?"

"Thirty seconds."

"Good." Saying this, Louis looked toward Liu Xiyao beside him and with a half-mocking tone said, "Miss Liu, you haven’t said a word this whole time. Judging by your expression, you seem worried about something."

Liu Xiyao replied indifferently, "The base is under attack. Shouldn’t I be worried?"

"Do you really think that?"

"What’s that supposed to mean?" Liu Xiyao said displeased, "If you’re suggesting something, just come out and say it. There’s no need to beat around the bush."

Louis withdrew his gaze and spoke with emphasis, "Mr. Lin instructed me that you are to stay with me at all times until he returns. Whether it’s eating or sleeping, you must remain within my line of sight."

Hearing this, Liu Xiyao’s complexion slightly changed, a hint of tension flickering in her beautiful eyes.

"The system has rebooted."

At this moment, an excited voice came from a worker in front of the computers.

Louis nodded and methodically issued commands: "Connect me to the surveillance of Sector C. I want to know the situation there."

"Yes."

Within moments, several surveillance feeds appeared on the large screen.

In the footage, an old man was surrounded by dozens of security personnel. Despite the fierce gunfire, the old man moved agilely and with ease, not at all daunted by the bullets. It wasn’t long before the old man found an opportunity to charge into the crowd, and in the blink of an eye, several guards were killed.

Seeing this, Louis’s expression turned sour.

"Issue my order for everyone to fall back."

Fall back?

The worker hesitated and asked, "Are we giving up the defense of Sector C?"

"Who said we’re giving up." Louis said with a cold smile, "We’ll leave him be; naturally, someone else will deal with him."

"Yes." Without further hesitation, the worker carried out the communication and relayed the orders.

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