NABC Chapter 957 Oh no, we've fallen into a trap!
Chapter 957 Oh no, we've fallen into a trap!
Chapter 957 Oh no, we've fallen into a trap!
"But Grandpa, how did you know?" Meng Hongchen looked up at Jing Hongchen and asked.
Upon hearing this, Jing Hongchen froze instantly. He couldn't very well tell his granddaughter, "Your grandpa knows Ye Nanxiao is very capable because he suffered a loss at his hands before!"
No! I can't let my image in my granddaughter's eyes be ruined!
"Ahem, of course I know! My experience over the years is invaluable! My ability to judge people is truly exceptional!"
"Is that so?"
"Yes, yes! I've eaten more salt than you've eaten rice!"
Jing Hongchen quickly hoisted his granddaughter onto his shoulder, dragged Xiao Hongchen along, and walked back to the laboratory.
"Anyway! You two stay here obediently! This chaos won't end anytime soon. We haven't accumulated enough strength to challenge the Emperor yet, but Grandpa promises, Grandpa will try his best to find a way!"
In the current situation, although Jing Hongchen knows what kind of conspiracy Xu Tianran is plotting, most of the power of Mingde Hall has been devoured by Xu Tianran, and he doesn't have much power now.
In addition, his previous fortune was all ruined by Poison Undying. Although he could easily make a lot of gold soul coins by crafting a level nine soul tool, these were just gold soul coins, not rare metals or strategic rare metals.
In Mingdu, rare metals are far more useful than gold soul coins.
The Hongchen family doesn't have much wealth now, so even if Jing Hongchen asks for help, it won't make much difference.
Those aristocratic families only care about interests and have few bottom lines. They might form an alliance just yesterday, only to betray you today.
This is precisely what Jing Hongchen cannot accept.
Knowing Jing Hongchen's difficulties, Meng Hongchen stared at the soul guidance screen, gritted her teeth, and pondered what her chances of success would be if she were to attempt a prison break.
But soon, she felt the vibration of the communication soul tool in her arms. She quickly took it out and looked at it. The worry between her brows immediately disappeared.
"Grandpa! Don't go! It's the emperor's conspiracy!"
"That Ye Nanxiao is a fake!"
Upon hearing this, Jing Hongchen quickly turned around, but almost kicked her right foot with her left foot, staggering several steps and nearly falling to the ground.
"What did you say?!"
"Ye Nanxiao is a fake?!?"
Meng Hongchen quickly ran over, holding up the communication soul tool in her hand.
Jing Hongchen glanced at it and saw that it read, "Tell the hall master that the hostages in the tyrant's hands are fake, and the boss is still trying to escape."
The signature was Lian, and Jing Hongchen had also been dragged onto Ye Nanxiao's pirate ship, instantly knowing who was on the other end of the communication.
After learning the truth, Jing Hongchen looked at the soul-guided screen in the center of the experimental data again, his eyes filled with apprehension. "There's actually a master of disguise!"
Even Jing Hongchen couldn't see through such a disguise.
A chill suddenly rose up his spine, making Jing Hongchen shiver involuntarily.
When he came to his senses, he realized that his back was covered in cold sweat.
If the imposter in Xu Tianran's possession were to infiltrate his inner circle, could his safety, and the safety of his two grandchildren, still be guaranteed?
"This person must die!"
A ferocious glint flashed across Jing Hongchen's face. If Xu Tianran had the intention to eliminate him, Jing Hongchen, could he prevent this imposter from infiltrating?
At this moment, Jing Hongchen made a decision: to completely board Ye Nanxiao's pirate ship, not just himself, but the entire Hongchen family.
Xu Tianran's move was too ruthless. If the emperor wanted to get rid of him and had the imposter transform into his two grandsons, he would have no chance of defending himself.
"Meng'er, is that the captain?" Jing Hongchen's expression returned to calm.
Meng Hongchen nodded. She knew that her grandfather was really angry. The calmer he appeared on the surface, the angrier he was inside.
"Tell Captain Eleven that my Hongchen family is willing to join the Chamber of Commerce," Jing Hongchen said.
The knife in Xu Tianran's hand was terrifying, and it instilled fear in him.
You don't even know when or how you might die.
Meng Hongchen quickly conveyed Jing Hongchen's message.
Feng Shiyi simply replied with "I understand" and then ended the communication.
She also needed to quickly mobilize the hunters remaining in Mingdu to search for the Tang Clan team's location and stop them.
However, all the hunter squads were blocking Xu Tianran's army in the open, especially the Soul Master Corps under the Guardian of the Nation!
Even though not all four Soul Master Corps are present, the well-trained and better-equipped Soul Master Corps is a formidable opponent.
Fortunately, the enemy was inside Mingdu, where their true killing weapons had not yet been unleashed. Combined with the complex terrain, this allowed the hunter team to cause them trouble.
However, Feng Shiyi knew very well that Xu Tianran had not yet used his full strength, and the hunter team was also taking advantage of their equipment. Otherwise, if any of the Soul Master Corps under the Guardian Hand were to come out together, the hunter team would not be able to withstand them, as the difference in numbers was too great.
When the difference in numbers is too great, the difference in equipment will be gradually made up. The equipment of the Guardian Hand comes from the Hall of Offerings!
Because battles were taking place throughout Mingdu, some communication lines buried deep underground were inevitably interfered with or even destroyed.
The Tang Clan members chose to return, but inevitably encountered a battle and were affected by its aftereffects.
Silver Peacock brought only a dozen or so people, and together with himself, they could form a squad with combat power comparable to the Guardian Hands Soul Master Corps.
However, there were only a dozen or so of them.
Because of the sudden battle, countless residents had already retreated to their homes, while powerful and established noble families instantly activated their gate arrays to protect their clans.
Those who can still walk freely on the streets are either considered "one of our own" or "enemies" by the military.
In a convenience store on Mingdu Third Street, Huo Yuhao and the others suddenly ran out of the restroom one after another.
The toilets connect to the hunters' secret passages.
"Fifty meters to the left front, there is an army of fifteen men!" Huo Yuhao's eyes lit up with golden light as he shared his mental energy with them.
"Leave it to me!" He Caitou took a deep drag on a cigar, his massive body moving like a nimble ape as he pounced forward, using the street as cover, a thick, diffused soul-guided ray gun in his hand.
Thanks to Huo Yuhao's spiritual contribution, he didn't need to spend time aiming with high precision. He simply found a direction and pressed the trigger forcefully.
Two rounds were fired simultaneously, and forty-eight soul-guided rays flew towards the squad's encampment.
"Enemy attack! Enemy..."
Before the squad leader could finish speaking, a violent soul-guided ray covered their encampment in a near-brutal manner.
The continuous explosions blasted a large hole in the street.
Huo Yuhao quickly took out his sniper cannon and used mental detection to locate the squad's makeshift ammunition depot.
The trigger was pulled, and the sniper bullet pierced the Soul Guidance Shield, triggering another explosion.
"Boom!" Bei Bei made a decisive move, unleashing dozens of bolts of lightning to continue the suppressive fire.
Tang Ya quickly created a passage made of blue silver grass. "Go!"
The hunter squad has many outposts, but each one is at least 500 meters apart.
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Within this 500-meter distance, there are three mutually supporting firing positions.
While the first squad was being attacked, the other two squads also reacted.
Xu Sanshi quickly made his move, and the Xuanming Tortoise Shell Shield in his hand shot out a beam of red light, which landed on the hidden squad leader.
The next moment, the Xuanming Replacement was activated.
"Bebe!"
Xu Sanshi appeared in the center of the second squad's stronghold.
The other team members around him stared at him in horror.
When they realized what was happening, a scream rang out.
The captain of the second squad was punched away by Beibei after she stuffed a bomb into his head.
Xu Sanshi locked onto the squad leader again, and the Xuanming Replacement was activated once more. Before the replacement, he also casually threw a bomb.
"Boom boom boom!"
The second squad was destroyed from within.
The third squad was surprised by the speed of the second squad's defeat. Out of good military practice, they immediately activated the fixed-position soul-guided shells and quickly fired a shell.
Two flashes of cold light streaked across the shell like lightning, detonating it prematurely.
Before the third squad could react to why their shells had exploded prematurely, two flashes of cold light appeared before their eyes. They felt as if their bodies were losing strength, their vision tilted uncontrollably, and some even saw their own backs.
"Hurry up!" Jiang Nannan activated her gravity field to speed everyone up, and her twin flying blades transformed into the most loyal guards, surrounding her.
The Tang Clan members quickly slipped into the next building, while Silver Peacock and the others quickly covered their retreat.
With the building providing cover, everyone had a chance to catch their breath.
Silver Peacock counted the number of people and checked the casualties, finding that several team members' soul guide armor was severely damaged.
"Honorable guest, the emperor has increased the number of troops, and our underground communication lines have been affected," Silver Peacock explained the current situation.
He wasn't nervous at all. The hunter team had a backup plan, and his captain was still there, so they could call for backup.
Let's see how the Tang Clan members proceed with their next move.
Huo Yuhao carefully sensed the situation outside and then took out a map of Mingdu.
Beibei turned on the soul guide screen in the hall to check on Ye Nanxiao's current situation.
Xu Sanshi, with a cigar in his mouth and two baby bottles in his hands, quickly replenished his soul power.
Their battle tactic of using Xuanming substitution to catch the enemy off guard consumes a lot of his soul power.
Jiang Nannan and Ma Xiaotao anxiously crowded in front of the soul guidance screen, their eyes filled with murderous intent that could tear Xu Tianran to pieces.
After confirming that there were no enemy reinforcements outside, Huo Yuhao took Wang Dong'er's hand and replenished his soul power.
He looked at the soul guide screen, also wanting to confirm Ye Nanxiao's current situation.
When his gaze fell on Ye Nanxiao's pupils, he froze, then his eyes widened.
"That person is a fake!"
Upon hearing this, the Tang Clan members were startled and all looked at Huo Yuhao.
"Yuhao! What do you mean!?" Ma Xiaotao asked.
"That person's eyes! There's a dark pink halo in their pupils!!" Huo Yuhao immediately rushed to the soul guidance screen and observed carefully.
Upon hearing Huo Yuhao's words, Jiang Nannan and Ma Xiaotao also harbored doubts and stared scrutinizingly at the soul guide screen, where "Ye Nanxiao" had been placed under the Soul Lock.
The three of them were the most familiar with Ye Nanxiao, and they quickly discovered many discrepancies between the description and the description of Ye Nanxiao himself.
"Damn it, we've fallen for their trap!"
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