Phi-Fic Chapter 368: Reaction to the Merger
Chapter 368: Reaction to the Merger
After playing all night and suffering from a hangover and headache, the divine guards were sleepy, tired and cold on their way back to their nest.
Some people couldn't help but vomit on the ground, then got up, wiped their mouths, and continued on their way. In order to get back to the warm bed faster, they each used their own special abilities to speed up and head towards the high-rise buildings.
Zhang Ning and Li Cheng followed the crowd and arrived at the entrance downstairs of the high-rise building. There, they did not find any guards checking, and the two walked in easily. There were not even many surveillance cameras in the building.
Overall, the guarding is pretty lax.
Zhang Ning thought from their perspective. Even the zombies were killed in the first lake checkpoint, so there was no way there would be any foreign invaders.
In order to build strongholds at the lake and refinery, they eliminated all moving things in the areas they had designated to facilitate management.
The dungeon's business hours are from 11 a.m. to a.m., and the area is cleared at a certain time. The bishop, who is afraid of being exposed to the light, has been rooted underground for a long time, while the Ox and Horse Guards work and sleep in the same building. The control center must be in this high-rise building.
Starting from the entrance, the two of them worked separately to find out the internal layout of the building and the movements of the divine guards.
The building has a total of 35 floors, and there are surveillance cameras on the ceiling at two diagonal corners of each floor and in the middle of the elevator.
The staff dormitory area is on the 3rd to 7th floors, and above that is the control area.
In the controlled area, you need to scan the laser barcode to get to the fixed floor.
For Zhang Ning, who has water-related abilities, this is no problem at all.
He easily avoided surveillance by using the ventilation ducts and quietly arrived at the floor where the control area was located.
Li Cheng stayed on the staff floor.
Zhang Ning could see the situation in the control rooms below through the ventilation ducts. During working hours, all employees wore masks and many office seats were empty. For him, this was a good opportunity to sneak in.
He carefully descended from a secret opening in the ventilation duct and landed silently.
The target was the computer room of the control center. He successfully stole key information and intelligence using the Paradise Base bracelet. When returning along the same route, he heard some Divine Guards discussing the [Corps Merger] and stayed for a few more minutes to listen to the conversation.
Zhang Ning learned the important news and quickly returned to the staff area and rushed to the meeting point agreed with Li Cheng. When he arrived, Li Cheng was already waiting there.
After discussing, the two decided to take a short rest and leave at night.
"I just calculated the distance. The underground palace is just below the road next to this building."
Zhang Ning opened the bracelet and looked at the architectural drawings, confirming that there was a special elevator in the palace that could reach the high-rise building, which was located in the bishop's bedroom.
The two of them roughly browsed through the information they had collected and studied it for a long time before they were willing to take turns to rest.
Not long after Zhang Ning lay down, the whole building suddenly sounded an alarm. The divine guards ran between floors in a panic, and the atmosphere instantly became tense. Zhang Ning and Li Cheng immediately stood up and observed the surroundings vigilantly. They guessed that the data theft might have been discovered, but they were not sure. At this time, a group of divine guards rushed in their direction. Zhang Ning and Li Cheng quickly stood back to back, ready to fight. Just as the two sides were about to clash, a divine guard suddenly shouted: "It's not them, there are zombies outside who broke through the lake defense line!" It turned out to be a false alarm. But this also reminded them that they had to speed up their departure. When the divine guards outside went out to resist the zombies, Zhang Ning and Li Cheng took advantage of the chaos, used water-based abilities and flexible body movements, avoided the sight of the remaining divine guards, and sneaked out of the building. The cover of the night and their caution allowed them to successfully leave this place where the guards seemed loose but were actually full of dangers.
However, not long after he climbed into the duct, a divine guard seemed to notice something and looked up in the direction of the ventilation duct. Zhang Ning didn't dare to breathe, his heart was pounding. Fortunately, the divine guard just scratched his head in confusion and didn't investigate further.
Zhang Ning quickened his pace and rushed to the meeting point agreed with Li Cheng. When he arrived, Li Cheng was already waiting there. Zhang Ning told Li Cheng the stolen information and the news of the corps merger that he heard. After a brief discussion, the two decided to leave the building immediately. They once again used their supernatural powers and ventilation ducts to avoid surveillance and divine guards and successfully reached the downstairs entrance. At this time, the sky was already turning pale, and they took advantage of the last trace of darkness before dawn to quickly leave the lake base. On the way back, they were looking forward to bringing this information back to the Paradise Base to provide strong support for the base's next move.
Zhang Ning listened to the discussion of the divine guards and learned that the strength of the two corps would increase greatly after the merger, which would pose a huge threat to the Paradise Base. He did not dare to stay any longer and quickly returned to the ventilation duct. Just as he was about to leave the control area floor, a divine guard seemed to notice the movement and looked up at the ventilation duct. Zhang Ning's heart tightened and he quickly held his breath. The divine guard hesitated for a moment, did not take any further action, and turned away. Zhang Ning breathed a sigh of relief and sped up to return to the meeting point agreed with Li Cheng. Li Cheng also gained something on the employee floor. He inquired about some weaknesses and daily patrol patterns of the divine guards. After the two met, they briefly exchanged their respective intelligence. Looking at the key information stolen in their hands, Zhang Ning and Li Cheng were well aware of the significance of this mission. They carefully avoided the surveillance and patrolling divine guards and walked towards the exit of the building. It was getting light outside, and they had to rush back to the Paradise Base as soon as possible to pass on this important intelligence and prepare for the upcoming battle.
Just when he was about to reach the central area, he suddenly heard footsteps. He quickly hid behind a filing cabinet nearby, his heart pounding. The footsteps were getting closer and closer, and a divine guard came over. Zhang Ning didn't dare to breathe. Fortunately, the divine guard was just passing by and didn't notice him. Zhang Ning breathed a sigh of relief and continued to move forward. Finally, he found the core control center. There was only one divine guard on duty, sitting in front of the computer and yawning boredly. Zhang Ning approached silently, and knocked him out with a knife when he was not prepared. Then he quickly sat in front of the computer and began to crack the system password. At the same time, Li Cheng, who stayed on the employee floor, was not idle either. He was collecting intelligence about the divine guards everywhere, preparing to cooperate with Zhang Ning to deal a fatal blow to this stronghold.
He felt a strong energy fluctuation. He became alert and approached the energy source carefully. It turned out that there was a huge energy core stored here, which was the key to maintaining the operation of the entire base. Just as Zhang Ning was observing carefully, the alarm suddenly sounded, and a group of divine guards quickly surrounded him. Zhang Ning was not in a hurry, and manipulated the surrounding water vapor to form a barrier, temporarily blocking the attack of the divine guards. At the same time, Li Cheng heard the alarm and rushed over immediately. The two of them stood back to back and fought against the divine guards together. Zhang Ning seized the opportunity and used the water power to destroy part of the circuit of the energy core, and the entire control area suddenly fell into chaos. The attacks of the divine guards also became chaotic. Zhang Ning and Li Cheng took the opportunity to break through the siege and ran towards the exit. They knew that there would be more challenges waiting for them, but at this moment, they had successfully set off a storm in the heart of the enemy.