acquaintance"
Ling Shi originally had no intention of returning to the Chinese base, but Lu Tingxiao forced him onto the plane and flew directly back to the base without listening to his wishes. He almost half hugged and half dragged him back to their dormitory.
Logically speaking, one is the person in charge of the Dragon Horn project, and the other is the commander of the Second Army, whose power is growing day by day. Their ranks have both reached D level, and they should have moved to a bigger residence long ago.
But no one mentioned it to them, and Premier Yu and General Xiao did not take the initiative, so they just stayed here.
Ling Shi ordered the White Eagle Team to prepare logistical supplies and was ready to leave at any time, but he was locked up in the dormitory by Lu Tingxiao for three days and three nights. He almost never got out of bed, and even his meals were brought back from the cafeteria by others.
After three days and three nights of almost sleepless exercise, Ling Shi's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.
When he thought about the three-month agreement he had promised Lu Tingxiao, he almost didn't want to go on the last mission. Or, after completing the last mission, he could just run away and disappear.
Perhaps because he saw that a third-level dragon warrior had been tortured to the point of having black eyes, Lu Tingxiao finally showed mercy and allowed him to sleep in his bed for a whole day and night without disturbing him.
After finally getting a chance to rest and sleeping soundly, the first thing Ling Shi did when he woke up was to pack up all the supplies while Lu Tingxiao was not in the house and get on the plane directly.
Two hours later, all the White Eagle team members were in place, including Lu Tingxiao with a sullen face.
But within a short period of time, the expressions of the two people changed.
As usual, Lu Tingxiao sat down next to Ling Shi, pinched his cheek, and said through gritted teeth, "You're really capable of leaving without saying hello."
Ling Shi grabbed his wrist and twisted it hard, and heard the other party hiss with satisfaction. He lowered his voice and said, "Are you a fucking stallion? You act like you've been starving me for three lifetimes and won't let me get out of bed! If you do this again next time, I'm going to run away from home!"
Perhaps it was because he heard the words "next time" and "home" that Lu Tingxiao finally chuckled: "Okay, my dear wife, I won't dare to do that next time."
Ling Shi blushed and threatened fiercely, "Get out! If you can't speak, shut up!"
Lu Tingxiao raised his eyebrows: "Oh, did you say something wrong? Then... will you dare to do it next time?"
Ling Shi grabbed his thigh and twisted it hard.
*
This time, Lu Tingxiao insisted on sending out two planes.
One was the White Eagles' original combat transport ship, and the other was a civilian aircraft that had played a significant role in transporting North African refugees.
Zuo Hao still moved forward fearlessly and asked why.
Lu Tingxiao gave him a sympathetic look.
When the plane arrived in Country M, it was almost dusk.
Outside the window, iron-gray clouds were swallowing up the last rays of the setting sun. The aircraft's navigation lights became the sole source of light, piercing scarlet streaks through the clouds.
"Reporting to the team," Makino's voice boomed over the loudspeaker. "We've arrived in Newk, the capital of Country M. Below us is the city hall building. It appears the roof has been completely occupied by the Corrupted. Most of them are Level 2, with a few Level 3 as well. Should we force a landing? Please instruct."
Lu Tingxiao: "Find out the accurate data of the second and third levels."
Makino: “Yes.”
The plane circled over the city hall building. After a while, Makino reported: "There are about a hundred second-level corrupted people and about ten third-level corrupted people."
The team members in the cabin all gasped.
This lineup... is too powerful.
The entire White Eagle team only has two third-level players, the main team and the deputy team. How can they win?
Lu Tingxiao pondered for a moment and said, "Choose another place to land."
Makino: “Yes.”
"Wait." Ling Shi stopped him, "Let's choose another place. Is there any place more suitable than here?"
"The Dragon Horn Skull's hiding place is likely to be in two places: the Dragon Horn Research Institute and the City Hall. We've been to the research institute, and they've left complete signs of retreat, so the skull can't possibly be there. In other words, the City Hall building is practically our only option."
Lu Tingxiao looked at him: "You want to force a landing?"
Ling Shi nodded: "Yes."
Lu Tingxiao tapped the back of the chair with his fingers: "There may be casualties."
The White Eagles had suffered many injuries during their missions, but no one had ever died. Lu Tingxiao's words had already indicated the dangers of such an action.
Ling Shi gritted his teeth and said, "I'll go first."
"Then I can't order a landing." Lu Tingxiao said with a stern face: "For both public and private reasons, I can't do without you."
Ling Shi was a little angry: "When did you become so timid? The whole dragon horn is just missing a skull, and victory is right in front of us."
"That's why," Lu Tingxiao was also unhappy. This person didn't care about his feelings at all. "I don't want you to die before dawn."
Ling Shi unbuckled his seat belt, stood up, and forced his way out of the seat by brushing against Lu Tingxiao's legs, then walked along the aisle towards the captain's cabin.
Lu Tingxiao felt something was wrong: "What are you doing? Come back!"
Ling Shi turned the door handle of the captain's room, stepped in, closed the door with his backhand, and locked it from the inside with a click.
He walked over to Makino and patted him on the shoulder. "Land. Notify the civilian aircraft behind us and tell them to find a safe place on their own. They don't need to follow us."
Makino looked up at him and hesitated for a second: "Yes."
After all, it’s better to have your own people. Ling Shi breathed a sigh of relief.
After Makino and the civil aircraft briefly explained the orders, they focused their attention on observing the roof of the building. They found a place without any third-level corrupted people, extended the landing gear, and prepared to land.
Just when he was about to use the landing gear to forcibly hit the corrupted people, he saw the corrupted people all turned their heads and walked around, leaving an area under the plane.
Makino breathed a sigh of relief. His bet had paid off.
The team members had already reached a tacit understanding that offending Lu Tingxiao was not a dead end, but offending Ling Shi was.
While the third-level corrupted man a little further away was still in shock, Makino quickly landed the plane on the roof of the building.
All the team members were ready in the cabin. As soon as the cabin door opened, everyone jumped out one by one according to the predetermined order.
As soon as they landed, the nearby third-level corrupted people had already noticed them and rushed over with roars.
Ling Shi was about to face him when his arm was violently tugged. He turned around and was met with a face as black as coal. Lu Tingxiao's eyes were extremely gloomy: "Back off."
He hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to obey the order.
Lu Tingxiao ordered: "Ma Minghong, within three minutes, make sure everyone is off the roof."
Ma Minghong: “Yes.”
As Lu Tingxiao used his control ability to freeze all the corrupt people on the roof, the White Eagle team turned around and quickly ran to the edge of the roof.
Just like last time, Ma Minghong quickly released the rappelling rope and arranged everyone to descend one by one along the straight wall.
Time is tight and the task is urgent. Everyone is taking action, and Ma Minghong's hand speed is as fast as flying.
Just after three minutes, several third-level corrupted people roared at the same time!
Lu Tingxiao ran towards the direction they were descending.
Only Ma Minghong and Ling Shi were left on the roof.
Ling Shi pushed Ma Minghong and said, "You go first."
Ma Minghong didn't hesitate at all. He pulled the rope, fell down, and fell directly to the ground of the building.
Ling Shi fastened the rappelling rope buckle around his waist and stared at Lu Tingxiao without blinking.
Just then, he saw a corrupt man approaching quickly from three different directions, two or three steps behind him, on the left, middle and right, and he was about to swing his slaps at Lu Tingxiao!
Ling Shi was so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead: "Jump quickly!"
Lu Tingxiao ran forward with all his strength, jumped up with his legs, barely avoided the attack of three big claws, and rushed towards Ling Shi's arms.
Ling Shi hugged him tightly, leaned back, and fell towards the wall.
The pounding of my heart was impossible to ignore. I couldn't tell whether it was the joy of surviving the disaster or the intimacy of embracing my lover.
Lu Tingxiao hugged Ling Shi with his backhand and buried his head in his shoulder.
The whistling sound of the wind rings in my ears, and for a moment I feel the refreshing feeling of flying freely.
Ling Shi pulled the rope and stopped at a window near the 88th floor.
Ma Minghong in the house had already grabbed Lu Tingxiao's arm and pulled him in.
After Ling Shi entered the room, he glanced at Lu Tingxiao's expression. The latter seemed to have calmed down a bit and was no longer as angry.
He also breathed a sigh of relief.
"Where should we start looking?" Lu Tingxiao looked at Ling Shi. "We've already thoroughly searched this floor last time, so it's unlikely we've missed anything. What suggestions do you have?"
Ling Shi pondered for a moment. "You know Country M quite well. Does the president have any close personal connections? Also working in this building?"
Lu Tingxiao thought for a moment and said, "Being a politician is all about exchanging interests. There's no such thing as a true personal relationship."
Ling Shi frowned. Now he really had no idea where to start. Was he really going to resort to the most idiotic method, searching layer by layer, bit by bit?
"roar--"
Just then, they heard a wild beast-like roar.
Everyone was stunned.
"Captain Ling," Zuo Hao's voice trembled slightly, "Does this roar sound familiar to you?"
As he asked this question, a rotten man over two meters tall appeared in front of them.
This corrupted man... no, strictly speaking, it can no longer be considered a corrupted man. Its ten fingers have become extremely long and thick like those of a real beast, and its claws are extremely sharp, even sharper than the hardest metal, and shining with a bluish-black luster.
Even its two feet have completely transformed into two beast-like claws.
Judging from his appearance and eyes, he is completely different from the three steps on the roof just now.
"Hey," Lu Tingxiao said sarcastically, "It's an acquaintance."
It was the same corrupt man they had seen in this building before.
It once chased a group of White Eagle Team's dragon warriors to a pulp, but now...
"I'll come and meet it. It's probably at level four." Lu Tingxiao took a step forward. "Be careful."
"Human...human..." Unexpectedly, the rotten man who looked extremely unlike a rotten man and even less like a human actually spoke human words: "I...have seen you..."
Although it speaks extremely slowly, it is indeed human language.
Now it is confirmed without a doubt that this corrupted man has reached the fourth level and has evolved consciousness again.
"You're mentally ill!" Lu Tingxiao cursed. "Even after regaining consciousness, you've already decided you're not even human!"
"Strictly speaking," Ling Shi grabbed him, "it's not really a human anymore."
Lu Tingxiao glanced at Ling Shi and grabbed his arm: "What? Are you scared? If you are really scared, let me take care of it quickly."
"Wait a minute..." Ling Shi had just said a few words when several roars of varying pitches came from behind the corrupted man.
Following the roar, four corrupted people walked into the room.
"Fuck," Zuo Hao cursed, "They all look like they're level three!"
At this point, Lu Tingxiao shifted his center of gravity backwards and took a small step back: "This... I can't win. How about we just run like last time?"
If the situation wasn't dangerous, Ling Shi really wanted to laugh.
But in fact, the situation this time is different from last time.
Last time, this corrupt man was several floors away from them, and they had enough time to run away.
But this time, they were only about ten meters apart, so there was no time to run...
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