Chapter 28 The Gaze
Just how much effort did the Fallen Insects put into this operation?
The answer Tan Fu received was: The Ash Priest will personally welcome your rebirth.
Tan Fu believed about 20% of what he said.
If the Ash Priestess herself came, the Fallen Insects wouldn't need to turn her against them or poison her.
In this enclosed underground space, the Ash Priest can corrupt an entire floor in an instant the moment he appears!
However, the Ash Priest of the Northeast Army, in terms of mimicry ability alone, is probably not as strong as this bug underground.
If the Ash Priest cannot silently infiltrate underground and can only hide in a corner of the base before launching an underground attack, there is still a chance that he will perish in the base.
The North Base 1 still hides too many laser railguns, and it also has an airport and missile silos.
Just as Tan Fu had predicted, the Fallen Insects adopted a relatively safe approach, one that would not result in significant losses even if they failed.
But even if the Ash Priestess doesn't come, is the White Priestess not in danger?
As Qi An looked back, the White Priest of Insects appeared at the end of the corridor.
It has a humanoid shape, with a face that is particularly human-like, quite handsome and dashing, with a cold and wicked gaze.
It appeared at the T-junction, its gaze meeting Qi An's, and a smirk appeared on its lips.
It seems to be saying, "We've got you!"
Qi An immediately turned his head back, practically turning his legs into wheels!
She carried Tan Fu on her back; they were the only two people on this road.
While in the safe house, Qi An said she sensed another white priest rushing towards this floor and that it would arrive soon.
"It's too dangerous. Those who are not capable of fighting and the injured guards should separate from us and find a safe corner to hide in," Qi An said.
It wasn't just those who had lost their fighting ability who wanted to leave; even the captain of the guards, who had been holding onto Tan Fu tightly, loosened his grip upon hearing that another white priest was about to attack.
There was no time to waste for them, so when the captain let go, Qi An grabbed Tan Fu.
While Captain Tan was stunned, he snatched the remote control from his hand.
The safety door was opened, and Qi An rushed out first!
Whether or not the people behind want to follow is entirely up to them.
Of course, Qi An hoped they wouldn't follow, so before rushing out, he shouted, "More people will only increase the burden of purification!"
They just wanted to run deeper into the area, find a safer place to hide, and wait for reinforcements from above.
No matter how many people there are, they can't defeat the White Priestess, and it will make her mutate and become restricted.
Qi An's words not only reduced her own burden, but also the burden of many others, especially the guards!
More people will only increase the burden on purification!
Even if they are on guard duty, they don't have to follow!
But eventually, some people followed, such as the burly guard.
Outside the safe house, however, was the clone of the White Priest. The part of its body that had been cut off was completely intact and had turned into clones.
Qi An had already completed his arming in this small safe house, and with the real-time location map of his clone in his mind, the moment he stepped out the door, he pressed the spray switch on the gas canister in his hand, directly spraying out a burst of highly toxic smoke!
She only sprayed it once, then threw down the gas canister, accurately killed two clones with two shots, cleared a path, grabbed Tan Fu, and ran away!
Caught off guard by the poison gas attack, the clones were momentarily thrown into disarray. Once Qi An rushed out, they reacted and immediately began to attack with screams.
The guards behind them, who were a step behind, were blocked by these clones and had to deal with them first, especially the clones that were chasing and attacking Qi An and the other person.
By the time he finished one lap and looked up, Qi An had already turned the corner.
Qi An, who was in a state of near 70% mutation, was carrying Tan Fu on his back and still charged forward at an extremely fast speed.
Of course, they weren't as fast as the White Priestess, but by the time Qi An and the White Priestess made eye contact, they were already close to their destination!
In a few steps, Qi An rushed to the gray-blue metal door.
Tan Fu slid down from behind her, slapped the electronic screen to light it up, and then climbed up to scan her iris.
Tentacles were close behind her, and sharp bone spurs had already pierced her heart!
Qi An dodged the tentacle that was attacking him, then grabbed Tan Fu's tentacle and pulled it out hard.
The metal door opened, and the two stumbled inside.
Several tentacles followed, but the metal door immediately closed!
The door slammed shut silently and with immense force, snapping several tentacles in two.
The white priest's body then slammed against the metal door, the tips of several tentacles revealing blades as they thrust forward!
But it didn't pierce through, or even penetrate!
Tan Fu fell to the ground, blood gushing from his back.
She had never been injured so badly before.
This wasn't just some minor cut or bruise she got from her own antics; there was a hole in her back, and if it were any deeper, it might have pierced her heart!
The blood spreading to the ground, the excruciating pain, and the instinctive fear caused her to tremble violently.
This is the real world, isn't it?
This is the pain of both feet touching the ground.
The little girl's daze lasted only a moment. While trembling, she pressed a button on the remote control!
Outside the door, the White Priest was stepping back slightly, preparing to draw a long sword and insert it through the crack in the door.
But before it could touch the vertical crack in the door, a horizontal crack suddenly lit up, turning into a line of golden-red light!
The white priest paused for a second, but his reaction was already extremely fast. After the pause, he immediately lowered himself.
However, it still couldn't completely evade the high-energy laser beam, which passed right through its shoulder!
A charred, smoking line rapidly ascended and descended, appearing a moment later on its beautiful shoulder line.
Its body moved slightly, and its rather handsome head fell to the ground with that movement!
Qi An sensed the White Priest's weakness and breathed a sigh of relief.
She carried Tan Fu to the back of the house.
This is the main control room, the large hall where Tan Fu works daily.
The entire wall of main units was now protected by an alloy wall panel, and the buzzing sound had stopped.
"Star Fortress" has a complete set of standard procedures for dealing with enemy attacks. When the alarm sounds, the personnel on duty in the cyber security department have already protected important equipment before retreating or taking cover.
There was also a spare first-aid kit in the hall. Qi An found it and quickly bandaged Tan Fu's wound.
Tan Fu then used a remote control to open the partition between the lobby and the inner office of the Cyber Security Department.
"Go find a... a laptop, preferably the one in the supervisor's office." Tan Fu's face was ashen, and he tried hard to keep his voice from trembling, but he couldn't.
Qi An patted her head. "If it hurts, just yell. It's just the two of us here. Are you afraid of being embarrassed?"
There were only the two of them there.
It was truly just the two of them, so it seemed like the first time they were truly facing each other and could speak without any reservations.
Qi An was slightly taken aback by this thought, and then her waist tightened as Tan Fu hugged her.
"Why do I feel like the air here is so nice today, An'an?" The little girl gently rubbed her head against her shirt.
Is the air fresh? This place is completely enclosed, deathly still, and the threat of death is just outside, Qi An thought.
But the air quality does seem quite good.
There was a fleeting taste of freedom.
Qi An patted the little girl's head again and made her lie down.
She rushed into the messy office of the cybersecurity department and grabbed the laptop.
Tan Fu put on the "flower crown" and plugged one of its many plugs into the laptop.
Her clone entered the laptop, this time without supervision. She directly cracked the key, obtained advanced administrator privileges, accessed the main system, and retrieved the monitoring data of the entire underground central layer.
The laptop screen was covered with a dense grid of squares.
Each square represents a camera's view, and the images are mostly empty and chaotic, reflecting the scene after the disaster.
In some places, people or insects roam.
Some of the safe houses also had cameras. Inside, people held guns and small blue pills, huddled together warily and fearfully.
Now, the entire underground central layer, the entire "Star Fortress," is under their gaze.
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