On the evening of May 9.

Shadowowl, Phoebe, and Wang Gong meet in front of an abandoned newsstand in the northeast corner of the Mendel University campus.

Considering that the situation he is about to deal with may be incredibly difficult, the Shadow Owl does not dare to take it lightly this time. He wore a black suit that made it easy to carry weapons even when he was moving. The sleeveless top fits the body perfectly, and the contours of the muscles can be faintly seen in the dim light of the street lamp; The trousers had symmetrical scabbards on the waistband, and they carried a pair of fighting daggers with them; Throwing knives are hidden in the wristguards of both hands and arms, and when you pull the mechanism, you will slide into your hand and throw it; At the same time, in order to hide the fact that he was carrying a variety of weapons, he wore a biker jacket in addition to his jacket.

Phoebe is as heavily armed as Wang Gong. Karl gave them a "weapons permit", but that did not mean that they were allowed to intervene as soldiers. So on this day, both of them did not wear army uniforms, but wore imitation military camouflage uniforms that can be bought everywhere. The camouflage uniforms they bought were made of sturdy fabric, with a lot of pockets, gun holsters, scabbards, and so on, and both of them carried a lot of weapons with them.

"Wear this inside." Wang Gong handed a piece of cloth to the shadow owl.

"What is this?"

"Bulletproof vests."

"Huh?" The Shadow Owl was stunned, "Is it necessary?" ”

"Bulletproof vests weigh almost nothing and don't interfere with movement, just in case." Phoebe took over and said, "The other party may not have a gun, but this possibility cannot be ruled out." Anyway, it is also the place where the body was found, and be careful to sail the ship of ten thousand years. ”

Shadow Hero let out an "oh", took off his sleeveless shirt, put the bulletproof vest inside, put on the clothes and put on the jacket: "It feels like a piece of cloth...... Does it really work? ”

Phoebe pointed her thumb up: "Military, don't worry." ”

"So......" Wang Gong said after turning on the video headset on his ear and confirming that his companions had also turned on the equipment, "and start moving." ”

"Hmm!"

"Okay."

Lei Wei was imprisoned in warehouse No. 7 in the north area of Mendel University, and the path to the warehouse had already been marked by Aaron on the map file shared by everyone.

The trio set off from the abandoned newsstand and walked all the way to the north wall of the school. The small door on the west side of the test field, which they used when they escaped from the school five days ago, is now welded shut, and they must find another way to infiltrate if they want to go back.

According to Aaron's analysis of the campus map, the closest and easiest way to access the warehouse is through a new wall near the north wall that is being renovated.

The three of them came to the outside of the north wall, the location marked on the map. Looking up, the nearly three-meter-high north wall stretches endlessly, and the top of the wall is covered with electrified barbed wire.

"Is this still a school? It's like a prison! Wang Gong couldn't help but sigh.

"Wherever the walls are high, most of them hide hidden secrets." Phoebe said, "How abnormal is this school...... Have we seen less? ”

Shadow Owl also looked up, pointed to a gap in the barbed wire fence, and said, "It should be that location." ”

According to Aaron's route notes, one section of the north wall is being renovated due to damaged tiles. The new wall had not yet dried, and the roof could not be fitted with electrified barbed wire, so a section of exposed wall was formed that could be climbed over from above for the time being.

Wang Gong took out the portable hook gun from the holster, aimed at the top of the wall and pulled the trigger. A steel claw soared into the air, hooking firmly into the brick crack at the top of the wall. The rear end of the steel claw is connected to a slender steel cable, which is rough and easy to grasp. Wang Gong grabbed the end of the steel cable and pulled it hard, and when he saw that the steel claws on the top of the wall showed no signs of falling off, he said to the shadow owl: "You go over and see the situation first." ”

The Shadow Owl nodded and climbed up to the rope, holding the rope with both hands, kicking the wall a few times, and in an instant he was already riding to the top of the wall, and as soon as he turned over, he was on the opposite side.

"This guy...... The quality is good! Wang Gong sighed as he looked at his back that was already invisible.

"I also think he must have been trained somewhere." Phoebe agreed, "Civilians can have this level, and those who are soldiers will be unemployed!" ”

“…… That being said. Wang Gong glanced at her, "Why do I think you're a little quibble?" How many points did you get for rock climbing training? ”

"Uh......"

"I'm here." Shadow Owl's voice sounded in the headphones, saving Phoebe from embarrassment in time, "There's no one on this side of the wall, you guys come too." ”

"Good! I'll go right over! Phoebe shouted into the headphones, turned and sprinted to grab the rope, and struggled to the top of the wall.

"Be careful not to get electrocuted." Wang Gong instructed in the back.

Phoebe's movements are not as impressive as those of the Shadow Owl, but they are fast enough. Although it looked a bit of a strain, it didn't take long to get from the start to the climb to the top of the wall, and then disappeared on the other side of the wall.

In the end, it was the turn of Wang Gong's palace.

He is the bulkiest of the three. The man was tall and muscular, and when he climbed the tightrope, he shook the steel claws nailed to the top of the wall a few times, but from the beginning of the climb to the landing, he took less time than Phoebe.

The three men gathered on the other side of the wall, each checking the direction of progress on a map on the video headset.

"It's only a few hundred meters from here to Warehouse 7." Wang Gong looked at the map and asked, "There is no turning back arrow when you open the bow, are you all ready?" ”

"Of course!" Phoebe is ready to try.

Shadowlord nodded silently.

"So, let's go!"

The three of them followed the pre-planned route and ran towards Warehouse 7.

Warehouse No. 7 is one of the three warehouses of Mendel University, with an internal space of 4 to 500 square meters. With a ceiling height of 7 meters and a large front entrance, delivery trucks can easily drive straight in.

According to Aaron's suggestion, the trio did not break in directly through the main entrance, but chose to go up the security ladder on the outside of the warehouse side to the second floor and break into the warehouse through the side door. The advantage of this is that you don't have to worry about encountering dozens of times the opponent's defensive strength at the main gate, and you can directly see a large number of goods piled up in the warehouse when you enter the side door on the second floor, and the terrain is conducive to hiding.

Without the lag of non-combatants like Aaron, it took only ten minutes for the three of them to reach the side door of the warehouse from the time they set off to the time they climbed the safety ladder.

The side door on the second floor of the warehouse is padlocked from the outside. Phoebe pulls a beam pistol out of the holster at her waist and pulls the trigger at the lock cylinder. The high-temperature cauterizing laser passes through the lock body, and the fused padlock breaks into two sections in the middle.

Wang Gong gestured to the two, and he took the lead in pushing open the side door and entering the warehouse lightly.

The clock pointed to eight o'clock in the evening, and the school was dwindling. The warehouse was eerily quiet, save for the faint sound of footsteps from sporadic security personnel patrolling the ground.

To make it easier to sneak in, Shadowlord, Phoebe, and Wang Gong all wear rubber-soled shoes so that they don't make much noise even when they move forward on the metal floor.

Wang Gong took off the rifle from behind and held it in his hand, and took the lead in the front.

Phoebe holds the beam pistol she used to pick the lock, tense nerves following her.

The Shadow Owl walks not too close to them, and the queen can move flexibly at the same time.

After entering the warehouse through the side door, the three of them were located in the hanging corridor on the second floor. The structure here is somewhat similar to that of the bow department, with a hanging gallery circumferential around the four inner walls, and at regular intervals there are iron ladders that descend to the ground floor.

According to the footage Aaron had previously seen, the place where Lei Wei was being held was supposed to be located deep in the warehouse, a quarantine area dedicated to storing valuables.

Phoebe opened the top view of the interior of the warehouse on the video headset, and said in a low voice, "Everything is going well so far, then I'll continue to walk forward and stand by above the area where Lei Wei is being held." You two go down the iron ladder in front of you to the first floor, and follow the directions on the map to go directly to the isolation area. If you encounter security personnel on the road, you can just faint. But don't make too much noise so as not to alarm the guards. Speaking of which, she patted the holster on her back, "I'll change this beam sniper rifle in the standby place, it's not live-fired, so even if the shot is fired, it's not loud." It's just to help you free the hostages, and I'll try not to hit people. ”

The Shadow Owl glanced suspiciously at the big guy on her back, then looked far away at the sniper location she was going to, visually measured the distance between the sniper point and the target point, and asked worriedly, "Quite far...... Are you playing accurately? ”

Phoebe's face darkened.

If it weren't for the fact that he needed to keep his voice as low as possible throughout the operation, Wang Gong really wanted to laugh wildly at this moment.

Memories go back to the first time he met Phoebe on the sniper ring, when she was about to get a live sniper rifle from a rack of guns on the edge of the field - the gun was almost up to her chest, and it would take 4 or 5 kilograms to carry. Wang Gong's first reaction at that time was: "Can you take it?" ”

At that time, they didn't know each other, so Phoebe's deep impression on Wang Gong became—the slender little girl threw him a roll of the eye in disgust, and then hit him in the stomach with a straight punch at lightning speed.

Wang Gong was startled, and hurriedly returned his hand to receive the punch, and then he only remembered that the punch was simple and direct, and the power from the fist was very different from the impression brought by her slender body and minor-like face.

Phoebe grinned and pulled out a malicious smile, "Do you think I can handle it?" Then, without waiting for Wang Gong to answer, he withdrew his hand and ran to the gun rack. Then, in full view of the crowd around her, she pulled out a perfectly equipped sniper rifle from the top butt, picked it up and carried it behind her, and ran away happily humming a song.

The experience of meeting Phoebe for the first time quickly flashed through Wang Gong's mind, and the movie lord asked the sentence, "Are you accurate?" After that, Phoebe quickly turned around like a cowboy in the West in a duel, raised the beam pistol, and the laser scope on the barrel shot a red line and the end point was connected to the Shadow Owl's eyebrows: "Do you want to try?" ”

"Uh......" a drop of cold sweat broke out on the corner of the Shadow Owl's forehead, "No need. ”

"So, let's part ways here!" Phoebe said, turning.

Sure enough, before they knew it, the three of them had reached the edge of the iron ladder that could go down to the first floor.

Phoebe put the pistol in her pocket, reached out and took off the laser rifle from her back, held it in both hands, and said to the two in a low voice, "Then I'll go." ”

When Shadow Owl and Wang Gong descended from the iron ladder to the first floor, Phoebe's figure on the second floor was gone.

On the first floor of the warehouse is a large number of goods arranged in an orderly manner - boxes of soil embryos, fertilizers, seeds; bundles of plant branches; Tightly wrapped glass flasks with shock-resistant material...... The two hid their figures behind the goods, and quickly and silently approached the quarantine area by covering them.

There were a few patrolling security guards between the shelves of the warehouse, and the two of them lightly avoided these eyeliners. After passing through the cargo area of the warehouse, the entrance to the quarantine area appears in front of you.

The quarantine area is actually a small piece of space enclosed from the inner corner of the warehouse with reinforced bulletproof glass embedded in the steel frame. Shadow Owl and Wang Gong took advantage of the shelf closest to the quarantine area to observe the garrison from a distance.

"See the hostages?" Wang Gong poked his head.

"Looks like there's someone in there, right?" Shadow Owl isn't so sure.

"It's too hard to see from our side." Wang Gong turned on the video headset as he spoke, connected Phoebe's connection and asked, "What can you see over there?" Phoebe. ”

"If I use a scope here, I can see it quite clearly." Phoebe's voice came very clearly from the headphones, "The hostage is in the quarantine zone, and I can clearly see the hedgehog head from my angle." He was strapped to a chair - his eyes were not covered, but his mouth was taped and he could not speak. There was a watchman sitting in front of the monitoring station next to him, and he wasn't looking at the screen carefully - it seemed that he was watching a small movie on the video headset, yawning, and looking quite relaxed. ”

"Isn't that nice?" Wang Gong replied, "They sent a few fewer people to inspect, and it would be easier for us to save the hostages." ”

"No...... Not quite right. The shadow lord, who has always been reluctant to express his opinion on the situation, went against the usual attitude of 'it's none of his business', and said seriously, "Although I can't say anything wrong, I feel that there are definitely more people in this warehouse than they seem." ”

"Huh?" Phoebe's location was on the second floor, and she was lying on her stomach in an unnoticed corner, using the scope of her laser rifle to observe the situation near the quarantine area. Suddenly hearing the shadow owl say this, Phoebe was shocked, and hurriedly leaned in to look away from the scope, and turned on the telescope function of the image headset to look around, "I've switched to the telescope search, but ...... Far away, at least within your range of movement, there are only three patrol officers. Coupled with the mess in the quarantine area, there are a total of four people who don't have hot weapons, so you two should be able to solve it easily. ”

"Really?" The Shadow Owl frowned slightly, "Am I being too careful?" ”

"Haha, are you a little nervous?" Wang Gong patted the shadow owl on the back, "It's okay. The first time I participated in the rescue of the hostages, I was also so nervous that I was all soldiers. It's all normal, don't pay too much attention to it! ”

"First time...... Is it? A wry smile appeared on the Shadow Lord's face, and he turned to Wang Gong and said, "Just take it as my delusion—if it's okay, I'll rescue the hostages, and you cover me." ”

"I'm covering you?" The regular soldier was surprised, "Do you know how to save it?" ”

"Hmm...... You want to kill the guy on duty first and then save people, right? Shadow Owl said lightly, "What's wrong? ”

I said...... Where did you get your confidence? "With Wang Gong's many years of experience in the army, the young man in front of him should not even be as good as a recruit in terms of physique and training. Just flexing your muscles when you climb the wall, do you swell to the point where you think you can take the lead and save the hostages!?

However, before he could question, he heard Phoebe say in the video headset: "It's okay Wang Gong, let the shadow owl go." He is a servant of the Origin Wing, professionally trained, and his movements are sharp and measured, so don't worry. ”

Wang Gongben was reluctant to believe the shadow owl. But even Phoebe, who was in charge instead of Aaron, said so, and it was reasonable, so he couldn't say anything for a while, so he had to take off his rifle from behind him and said stupidly: "Okay, then you can get on." But don't force it, I'll help you when you can't bear it. ”

Shadowlord nodded, holding out three fingers into the headphones......

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Let's go!