When Ling-Zero-Seven counted down to 1, the hover car, which had been moving at high speed, came to an abrupt halt. Ling Lan felt like she was about to be flung out of the car, but because her seatbelt was securely fastened, she was still locked in her seat.
Very quickly, Ling Lan felt the inertia weakening, but unexpectedly, her entire body felt light. The seatbelt was undone, and the hover car had officially disintegrated, turning into smithereens.
"Dodge!" Ling Qin growled. Using the last bit of power left in the hover car, he was the first to leap out of the car. Ling Qin had already made his decision — he would use himself as bait to draw the attention of the killers lying in ambush, giving Ling Lan a chance to escape.
Ling Lan flew out after him, and amidst the countless fragments of the hover car, she nimbly grabbed hold of one of them. This was the target she had chosen in the blink of an eye. It was neither too big nor too small, just big enough to cover her small body, and the direction in which it was flying and landing was also what she wanted.
Like a gecko, Ling Lan stuck close to the piece of debris, using the surrounding debris as cover. With a nimble flip in the air, she allowed the piece of debris to cover her. She retracted her aura, allowing the piece of debris to fall freely. Finally, she landed in an empty, barren area with nothing to hide behind.
The moment she landed, Ling Lan circulated her Qi throughout her body, slamming her limbs and waist hard against the ground. Unbeknownst to everyone, under the piece of debris, there was an extremely deep groove in the ground. Ling Lan was completely embedded in it, the debris covering her body naturally covering the ground. No one would think that there would be anyone hiding under the debris.
The reason why Ling Lan chose to hide like this was because humans all had blind spots in their consciousness and vision. There was nothing in this empty, flat land with nothing to hide in. It was very easy for people to overlook her. Instead, people would place their focus on the nearby bushes, bushes, and other places where people could easily hide.
Of course, Ling Lan wasn't hiding here because it was safe, but because she wanted to counterattack. While everyone's attention was focused in front of them, her position would be right behind them, giving her the perfect opportunity to kill them all in one strike.
Ling Lan had no choice but to take the risk because the other party had chosen the perfect location for the ambush. It was the weakest part of the city. It should be known that on their way to the Central Scout Academy, the Ling family had passed through a bustling city. Only the middle section, which took about half an hour by car, was empty and uninhabited. Other than forests, there was only wilderness. It could be considered uninhabited, with only wild beasts and birds of prey.
If they set up an ambush here, the two cities would receive the signal and send police to rescue them. No matter how fast they were, it would take at least 15 minutes for them to arrive. Ling Lan believed that fifteen minutes was enough for these people to kill her countless times. She believed that if the other party couldn't find her anywhere else, they would definitely carry out an indiscriminate sweep and even dig three feet into the ground. At that time, even if she hid in this blind spot, she would still be found. She couldn't afford to gamble.
More importantly, she couldn't be sure that Chamberlain Ling Qin would be able to hold out for 15 minutes in this encirclement. If she didn't make a move, she might experience the death of her first family member since she came to the future world. That was something she couldn't afford to gamble on.
Very quickly, three hover cars flew over. However, the other party was very cautious, not approaching. Instead, they landed about 30 metres away from Ling Lan's hiding spot.
Two of the hover cars opened, and eight muscular men stepped out. These eight men were fully armed, wearing protective helmets and protective suits, and holding particle submachine guns. These were all extremely common equipment, widely used by both the Federation military and civilian forces. It looked like the other party was also very careful, removing anything that could reveal their identities.
The eight men approached cautiously, but the hover car they left behind had its windows tightly shut. Two laser cannons were mounted high up on the car as cover. If there was any sign of resistance, they would fire the cannons and kill without mercy.
It was obvious that these three hover cars were all privately modified combat hover cars. Ling Lan noticed that there was no registration number required by the Federation on their cars — the other party had indeed done a thorough job.
Ling Lan didn't raise her head to observe, but she knew the situation like the back of her hand. With Little Four, she could see the situation within a kilometre radius even with her eyes closed. She even knew that even further away from the hover cars, in a place that couldn't be seen, there were still two humanoid mecha with long-range sniper rifles aimed at them. The other party had no intention of giving them a chance at survival.
Ling Lan calmly calculated the success rate of various attacks in her mindspace, although up until now, all the attacks she could think of had a success rate of zero. Still, Ling Lan wasn't discouraged. The survival training she had undergone in the primordial forest previously had taught her to remain calm even if she was about to die. Opportunities often presented themselves at the most impossible times.
If they wanted to have a chance at survival, they needed to first get rid of that hover car that was eyeing them covetously. The two laser cannons were really too dangerous for them, although the humanoid mecha in the distance were also a great threat … Ling Lan decided to deal with the danger in front of them first.
However, the weapons she had on her now were not enough for her to get rid of that fully armed hover car. Moreover, there were still several powerful assassins inside. With Ling Lan's small body, she might be able to handle one, but if there were more than two, she would only be able to slaughter sheep.
What should she do?
"Tch, how could you forget about me at such a critical moment?" In her mind, Little Four, who had been waiting for Ling Lan to ask for help, protested vehemently in frustration.
"Eh? How many people can you handle? " Ling Lan was stunned. She was very confused — she couldn't even handle two of them, so how could she handle Little Four who had no body but only a mind?
"I can't handle people, but I can handle cars," said Little Four gloomily. Little Four said gloomily. Why was his boss so stupid? Humans weren't computers. He couldn't hack into them.
Little Four's words made Ling Lan come to her senses. She had actually been thinking too much about it. Nowadays, hover cars were all controlled by optical supercomputers, and Little Four was the nemesis of optical supercomputers. As long as he was given the chance, he would be able to gain control of the hover car, and then the car's weapons would not be able to fire at all …
"At this distance, can you hack into it?" Ling Lan was still worried, but asked anyway.
"Even 10 metres further is no problem … if your spiritual power is just a little bit higher, I can hack into it even further," Little Four's reply was regretful, as if he was looking down on Ling Lan — she was the one who had limited his abilities.
Ling Lan flew into a rage out of humiliation. "What are you waiting for? If I die, you won't have any hope either …"
Little Four shuddered — how could he have forgotten that? He didn't dare to argue anymore, and immediately borrowed Ling Lan's spiritual power to sneak towards the hover car.
Right at that moment, the eight people had already passed by Ling Lan's hiding spot. After all, there was nothing here other than a few large and small pieces of debris lying flat on the ground — there was no place for anyone to hide at all. They very naturally excluded this spot, and moved to surround the short grass in front of them. Obviously, that was the best place to hide.
As the eight people got closer and closer to the grass, Ling Lan's heart began to race, because Chamberlain Ling Qin was indeed hiding there.
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