Chapter 048 Leaving

Where the hell was Rachel?

It was not until now that Ali Werner remembered that Rachel had gone to contact the second guard team and never returned.

When faced with big issues, Rachel usually communicated with Adrianne and then proposed a final plan for him to adopt - just like the ventilation duct plan she proposed.

Without her, he really didn't know how to deal with it, nor did he dare to deal with it.

As he is mediocre in ability, he dares not take responsibility, fearing that if he does, he will lose his job.

However, although he really wants to know "Where is Rachel" and hopes that she can appear by his side immediately, the reality is that there is only a cold and ruthless enemy waiting for his answer and ready to blow him up.

Looking at the silver-haired middle-aged man on the screen, he spoke in a dry voice, trying to delay time. Maybe Rachel would come back with a solution soon.

"If you release the hostages first..."

Meeting her half-smiley look, he suddenly couldn't say the rest of the words.

How could they release the hostages when they were in a dominant position? If he angered her, would he be blown up immediately?

But there was no way he would agree to her impossible condition. If he agreed, they would immediately ask him to hand over his money, identity documents and lay down his weapons, and Adrian would definitely be dissatisfied with his unauthorized decision.

Damn it, the chaotic thoughts made him irritable, and he made up his mind and started to play badly: "I still can't make this decision. If you want to be blown up with us, then blow it up. To die here with you who have just been freed, it doesn't seem as bad for me as it would for you."

At this point, his eyes lit up, as if he had found the direction for the negotiation. "You definitely don't want to die in this place, right? This isn't a perfect cemetery for you. And you've just returned to this world. Are you willing to leave it like this?"

He gradually gained confidence and said earnestly: "I know it's not easy for you, but the person in charge of the arena should have died in your hands. And if you want to seek revenge on the person in charge of the group, she is not here now. What will happen if you blow up this place? The group will still exist, and no one will avenge you from now on. Is it worth it?

"Think about your companions behind you. They must want to gain true freedom and see the outside world. They don't want to die so soon..."

The silver-haired middle-aged man interrupted his performance and said bluntly: "If you can't fulfill our conditions, then goodbye."

Ali Werner hesitated for a moment and failed to seize the last chance.

The screen fell into darkness.

He glanced around the surveillance room and saw that the surveillance personnel all kept their heads down and didn't look at him, for fear of becoming the target of his venting of emotions.

They are all a bunch of trash! He gritted his teeth, turned around and left, pushed open the door and shouted angrily: "Rachel Kling! Where is she!?"

Meeting the guards' surprised looks, his anger subsided a little. He coughed lightly and repeated his question.

A guard replied: "Ms. Rachel went to the military preparation area."

The weapons preparation area is the abbreviation of the weapons storage area, which is located below the general coordination area on this level. Below the weapons preparation area are the scientific research area, breeding area, and cage area.

The weapons storage area is a place where weapons are stored. Due to the occurrence of embezzlement by other groups, most of the weapons storage areas now have no human employees and are under the jurisdiction of artificial intelligence.

"What the hell is she doing there?" Ali Werner's anger turned into confusion. This behavior was very strange under the current circumstances. She was not a superhuman who was good at fighting and could kill everyone and turn the tide of the battle. So what was she doing in the weapons preparation area?

Soon, this confusion turned into suspicion.

——If the weapons area is detonated, there is no doubt that the group will be able to fly into the sky.

The weapons stored in the weapons storage area are of various types and in large quantities. Even though they took out a lot of weapons for this operation, it is still a drop in the bucket compared to the reserves in the weapons storage area.

Could it be that...

He frowned and immediately pointed out a few guards to send them to the weapons area. "Find Rachel and bring her back. I suspect she is in collusion with the prisoners!"

It is a fact that everyone is certain of, that someone within the group is colluding with the prisoners.

The cage was not perfect, but it was impossible to escape at will, otherwise, chaos would have already occurred in the past few years. From the failure of the collar, the failure of anesthesia, the exposure of the freight elevator that the prisoners should not know about...all kinds of clues pointed to the existence of an insider.

Everyone has their own suspects in mind, but there is no evidence at the moment, and it is not a good time to find the traitor in the internal fight, so they put it aside for the time being.

But Rachel…?

To be honest, he had doubts about Rachel, and he even hoped it was her. She had seriously affected his position.

Although she always avoided and even obeyed him, his mediocrity and uselessness were so obvious in comparison with her, constantly reminding him and the people around him that he was not worthy of this position.

That's why he thought it couldn't be her. She was Adrian's confidant and would definitely manage a regional branch in the future. How could she destroy her own future?

Hearing his orders and accusations, the guards were a little surprised and even suspected that he wanted to take the opportunity to pull Rachel down. However, Ali Werner was the highest-ranking person present and had the last name Werner. The guards had no right to resist and could only act according to his orders.

Seeing several guards taking the elevator downstairs to the military preparation area, Ali Werner quickly walked back to his office in the general coordination area.

He closed the door, walked to the bookshelf, twisted the golden ornament, and a secret door opened, revealing a hidden elevator. This was a personal elevator that he had asked Adeline to install because he was always worried that something would happen underground and he would not be able to squeeze into the elevator.

He knew that in the face of crisis, he was not able to control the situation.

He got into the elevator and pressed the button anxiously.

If Rachel is a traitor and has already arrived at the military preparation area, then this place may become what the prisoners call "a brilliant landscape" at any time.

He doesn't want to die here!

Just as he left in the elevator without looking back, a red alarm from the main monitoring room popped up on the electronic devices of every worker still working underground:

【Attention! Level 1 alert!

Attention! Level 1 alert!

Attention! Level 1 alert!

All employees are requested to put down their work and leave immediately! 】

[The following is the departure route arranged by the General Control Room:

35 people in the general coordination area - main freight elevator

Three people in the military preparation area - main elevator

Research Area Group A, 15 people - Cargo Elevator B

Breeding Area AB Group——A Cargo Elevator

Breeding Area CDE Group——C Cargo Elevator

…

The corresponding permissions have been opened. Please leave quickly and orderly. Do not take the non-corresponding elevators and do not crowd or push. 】

When the person in the monitoring room finished the quick notification and went out with the tablet and intercom, he was surprised to see a group of guards standing outside the door.

"Why are you still here? Didn't I arrange something for you..."

Before she could finish her words, she was drowned out by the guards' words - "Come out, come out, hurry up, hurry up", "You are still here issuing notices, but we are leaving. Isn't that too inhumane?", "We are not as selfish as Ali Werner."

The guards pulled them together and protected them in the center, running towards the freight elevator where they were arranged.

The chaotic escape scene "upstairs" was also under the watchful eyes of dozens of eyes in the cage area.

Seeing that everyone was leaving, the silver-haired middle-aged man said, "Then, it's time for us to leave too."

She asked, "How are the Water Wave Group and the Ambush Group doing?"

The Water Wave Team and the Ambush Team went to deal with the second group of guards. Upon hearing this, Captain Anbo's expression changed strangely, as if she wanted to know, but she felt that she shouldn't know.

"The screening is over." Stel, with her head lowered, briefly appeared and then disappeared again. Only her voice was still ringing, "They are all in the hall."

"Is the door ready?" the silver-haired middle-aged man asked again.

"Okay," a young woman said, poking her head out from the ground. "I've tried it."

The silver-haired middle-aged man nodded and said, "According to the plan, except for the people who stayed behind with me, everyone else left through the door."

The young woman jumped out of the ground. A bottomless black hole appeared, dark, nothing could be seen, and it seemed to lead to the unknown depths of the planet.

Mary Sue wanted to stay and watch what happened next, but the silver-haired middle-aged man didn't want to cause any trouble and flatly refused. Soon, the arena returned to silence and emptiness, with only a few people left - the silver-haired middle-aged man, the short-haired girl with protruding ears, Captain Anbo, the black-haired woman, and Stel.

Glancing around the arena where he would never return, the silver-haired middle-aged man lowered his head slightly and lightly tapped his forehead with his right index finger.

The others also bowed solemnly, and then the group strode away towards the Silver Hall.