They never expected the people from the Star God Guild would risk a total party wipe just to lie in wait for them.
’Just how furious must these guys be!’
"No other choice! Run with me, now!"
Long Ming’s expression darkened. He led Xiaoqi and the others toward another exit, firing back as they ran.
The once-quiet base suddenly burst into activity as members of the Star God Guild began to shout.
"Gunshots in Sector C7! We need backup, now!"
...
In an instant, the Star God Guild players who had rushed into the base immediately began to encircle Long Ming’s position.
Outside the base, on the road leading from the west to the north.
Farina smiled at Fakam and said.
"Lord Fakam, your predictions were flawless. They couldn’t hold out any longer."
"Hmph. I want to see which rat dared to steal my mission. I’ll make them wish they were dead. Let’s go!"
Fakam had finally waited long enough for Long Ming’s group to show themselves. He immediately led his men toward the sound of gunfire.
In the long, narrow corridor.
Hearing footsteps approaching the crossroads ahead, Long Ming pulled a high-explosive grenade from his tactical belt, pulled the pin, and threw it with perfect timing.
Two Star God Guild players charged out from the left fork, only to see the grenade land at their feet.
Terror filled their faces, but it was too late.
BOOM!
A massive explosion swept out, sending both of them flying.
Without pausing, Long Ming kept running forward with Xiaoqi, reaching the crossroads.
Just then, three Star God Guild players charged out from the path straight ahead.
Seeing this, Johnny also raised his automatic rifle and fired.
The two sides engaged in a fierce firefight.
BANG! BANG!
"Argh!"
The three Star God Guild players were killed with headshots, but Johnny was also hit and collapsed, groaning in pain.
"I’ve been shot in the thigh."
"Hang in there!"
Long Ming drew his ’Death’s Fang’ from his tactical belt and forcibly dug out the bullet. He then took out two high-potency healing injections and administered them.
Xiaoqi quickly took out a bandage to wrap the wound and helped him stagger to his feet.
At that moment, the sound of urgent footsteps echoed from the corridor ahead again.
"Go right!"
Long Ming immediately led Xiaoqi and the others to the right.
"Mr. Long Ming, this isn’t the way out," Tang Yue reminded him frantically.
"We can’t get out. They’ve blocked us off!"
"Then what do we do now?"
"Follow me!"
Long Ming was out of options. If he were alone, he might have risked trying to break through. But he was leading four others, and they were too heavily burdened to run fast. He could only resort to his old trick and lead them upward.
"After them! Hurry!"
...
Just then, Star God Guild players began to close in from behind.
Long Ming repeatedly turned and sprayed fire with the ’Black Shadow’ automatic rifle in his hands.
BANG! BANG!
A dense spray of bullets cut through the air.
"Argh!"
The pursuing Star God Guild players were gunned down one by one.
However, this was only possible because the Star God Guild players were scattered, with only one or two chasing at a time.
If they had all rushed him at once, even someone as strong as Long Ming would have been taken down.
A few minutes later, Long Ming’s group reached a staircase.
Long Ming led Xiaoqi and the others quickly up the stairs. When they burst through the door at the top, their view suddenly opened up.
A giant radio telescope came into view.
"The roof?"
Xiaoqi was also taken aback.
"That’s right. We’ll escape using the cables on the roof!"
Long Ming led Xiaoqi and the others toward the edge of the roof.
But when they reached the edge of the observatory roof, they saw that all the cables extending from it had been cut.
Long Ming was stunned. He stammered in disbelief.
"Why are they all cut?"
"Uh, Long Ming, didn’t you know? When Young Master Qiansha was leaving the observatory, he had all the cables here cut just as a precaution."
Xiaoqi explained helplessly to Long Ming.
"Fuck. This is a real problem now."
Hearing Xiaoqi’s words, Long Ming felt a sense of helplessness. He never imagined that a brute like Qiansha would be so meticulous as to have someone cut all the cables.
"So what do we do now? They’re catching up."
Xiaoqi asked anxiously.
"Go! We’ll take another stairwell down!"
Long Ming scanned the area and led Xiaoqi and the others toward the stairwell on the left.
At that moment, several Star God Guild players charged up and began spraying fire at Long Ming from a distance.
BANG! BANG!
Long Ming quickly led his group to take cover behind a nearby ventilation unit.
He raised his weapon and fired with precision.
"Aaargh~"
A Star God Guild player was headshot.
But in the next second, Akam and his men charged up.
"Stay in cover!"
Seeing more and more enemies, Long Ming’s expression changed drastically. He immediately unleashed a furious barrage at the Star God Guild.
BANG! BANG!
Fakam and his men immediately retreated behind nearby cover.
"My lord, the enemy is hiding behind the rooftop machinery."
Gefens reported to Fakam.
"A desperate struggle. Finish them for me!"
Fakam gave the order, his eyes bloodshot. They had stolen his mission; if they managed to escape alive, it would be utterly humiliating.
"Yes, sir!"
Gefens raised his hand, gave a signal to his subordinates, and they moved to surround Long Ming.
Long Ming saw this and immediately raised his gun to fire.
BANG! BANG!
Gefens and his men quickly returned fire.
A dense hail of bullets peppered the edge of their cover, sending sparks flying. It was so intense that Long Ming didn’t dare peek out and was forced to duck back down.
Then, they pulled out grenades and quickly moved into throwing range.
At this, Cloud Fish and the others looked at Long Ming in a panic.
"What do we do? Their firepower is so intense."
"Hah... Get ready to fight it out. We’ll take down as many of them with us as we can!"
Long Ming let out a deep breath. ’Looks like this is where it ends.’
It wasn’t that he was pessimistic, but the enemy had over a hundred people. It was an impossible fight.
At this moment, Gefens and his men had entered effective throwing range. They reached for the pins on their grenades, preparing to throw.
Suddenly, a group of people charged up from the other stairwell and opened fire on them.
BANG! BANG!
Aaargh~
One by one, players from the Star God Guild were shot and fell to the ground.
Xiaoqi and the others were startled by the gunfire and quickly peeked out to look.
They saw Luoxue charging up with over two hundred people.
"It’s President Luoxue! They’re here to save us!"
Xiaoqi and the others cried out in joy.
Long Ming was also stunned. ’How is Luoxue here?’
Just then, Luoxue led her people to suppress Fakam’s group with overwhelming force, charging toward the ventilation unit where Long Ming was hiding.
Long Ming and his group quickly ran out.
"President Luoxue."
"Why is it you guys?"
Fu Fuqing was also taken aback, asking with a dark expression.
Long Ming and his group looked embarrassed.
Luoxue glanced at Long Ming and said calmly.
"Rejoin the team."
"Yes!"
Long Ming and his group immediately replied.
At this, Farina saw Luoxue and her people and whispered to Fakam.
"Lord Fakam, the situation doesn’t look good. The Star Wish Guild is here."