Xu Le's breathing became heavy, not because of his injuries, but because of the faint light emitted by the bracelet on his wrist.
The surface of the bracelet flowed like mercury, and light suddenly shot out from within, condensing in the air not far in front of him. The starry dots converged into lines, and the lines converged into a structure. The structure glowed with a beautiful starry sky, and it clearly displayed a map. The several rough passages on the complicated map accurately matched the complex underground waterway in front of him.
The map of the Federation's major secret prisons was hidden in the bracelet left by the uncle. This was confirmed a long time ago, and there were also some drawings in the bracelet that he didn't know where they were from. Only now did he confirm them.
It was actually a top secret map of the Empire's capital city of Tianjing!
Feng Yu must have been to the Empire before, from the Emperor's anger and the story told by Huai Caoshi, this could be confirmed. However, the fact that such a treasure was hidden in the bracelet was still beyond Xu Le's imagination.
Since he had already encountered the enemy, the Empire should soon discover his whereabouts. Although he was shocked, he didn't have time to digest this emotion. Using his superhuman mental control, he calmed his rapid breathing, raised his black eyebrows slightly, and stripped off the Empire's military uniform and boots as quickly as possible. At the same time, he picked up the gun and the Empire's internal communication system.
At this moment, he didn't need to force himself to be optimistic and sing the sad song of 27 Glasses of Wine in a half-crazy state. Wearing the ill-fitting military boots, he looked at the three-dimensional map in the air in front of him and walked in the direction indicated by the map without thinking. He gasped in his heart and made hissing sounds.
The dark underground waterway instantly swallowed his figure, and only the faint light on his wrist flickered like a firefly, but it was exceptionally quiet.
Breathing heavily, he opened the bracelet with his fingers. There were maps of the Federation's major prisons inside, and there were also maps that he didn't know what they were. Looking at the hole, he put them together and walked in.
He was so shocked that he stopped singing. Wearing the ill-fitting shoes, he gasped all the way and walked into the dark tunnel. Hiss, hiss, hiss, hiss.
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A convoy of armored vehicles and bulletproof heavy vehicles sped along the empty streets of the capital city.
Due to the sudden incident, the entire city entered a state of emergency. The order of curfew was issued to every family. The nervous military police spread out like hunters at every corner of the city. No civilians dared to walk on the streets. All the streets and alleys were dead silent.
This group of carriages tore through the thick darkness of the night and headed south. In this kind of night, the streets were like ghosts, causing people to feel fear in their hearts.
"Your Highness, Orbital Conversion No.7 is already in place. As long as the search team comes into contact with the target, we can immediately pinpoint its exact location."
Jesse, the head of the Imperial Military Tactical Warfare Bureau, frowned as he spoke to his subordinates in a low voice. He raised his head to look at the young officer in the back and said in a deep voice, "The dense formation is ready to launch. As long as the precise positioning is successful, a dense bombardment will definitely destroy the target."
Huai Caoshi calmly moved her eyes away from the light screen in front of her. She glanced at the hardline subordinate who came from the military and coldly shook her head, rejecting this proposal.
For some reason, she, who was angered by Xu Le's bizarre escape, didn't choose to take the faster fighter to the Maple Lake area. Instead, she chose to go south by car.
"Your Highness, I admit that the political situation is indeed not stable right now. The remnants of the rebellion of the nobles haven't been dealt with yet. At this time, it is indeed difficult to explain a big explosion in the suburbs of the capital city."
Director Jesse tried to persuade her, "But this person from the Federation is the murderer of County King Carlton and Prince Doehring. His Majesty is very angry. Those nobles of the Senate who went to see him in the hospital …"
He looked at Huai Caoshi hesitantly and said in a low voice, "A lot of people know that he was captured by you, but they also know the things that happened on Liban Star. If we can't get rid of him as soon as possible, I'm afraid there will be some unfavorable rumors about you."
Huai Caoshi looked at him and narrowed her eyes. Director Jesse suddenly felt that the temperature in the car dropped a lot. It was a bit cold and piercing to the bone. He hesitantly closed his mouth.
"I know better than anyone how dangerous this person from the Federation is. His death is also very important to stabilize the mood of the nobles. If it is necessary, I am even willing to throw all the high-energy bombs stored by the military into Maple Lake and blow up that big lake into a scorched pit. "
Huai Caoshi looked at her most loyal subordinate indifferently. She didn't get angry. She slowly said, "But I don't think that the troops by the lake can accurately pinpoint his location in such a short time."
Director Jesse frowned. Although he was incomparably respectful of Her Highness in front of him, Her Highness' words were equivalent to not trusting the ability of the empire's soldiers. He faintly expressed admiration for that fugitive from the Federation. He couldn't help but say, "That's impossible. Although the terrain of the south coast forest is complicated, I have already sent over ten thousand troops and several dozen Wolf Fang machines. Even if they can't kill him, finding him shouldn't be a problem."
Huai Caoshi raised her head and looked at the night sky outside the car window. She didn't answer her subordinate's question and asked, "Has there ever been a Federation person in history that could survive for an hour on Tianjing Planet?"
"No." Director Jesse's answer was very resolute and decisive.
"So don't be too nervous. Once a person is chained, no matter how strong they are, they can only become a dog tied to a wooden stake. No matter how much they struggle, they can't run too far."
Huai Caoshi's gaze returned to the screen of light. She examined the situation map sent back from the surroundings of Maple Lake. A trace of a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth. There was a trace of coldness in that smile. She silently thought of that fellow who was currently running for his life. I'll let you bloom once more in the last moments of your life.
The interior of the car once again sank into a deathly silence.
After a long time, there was still silence. The search and capture team in front of Maple Lake still hadn't reported back with the latest situation.
After Director Jesse contacted his subordinates again, his expression became even more unsightly. He hesitantly glanced at Her Highness, who seemed to be resting with her eyes closed, and said in a low voice, "We still haven't found the target … the majority of the south bank's troops have been combed through. They haven't encountered any attacks. The detectors and submarines also haven't detected any abnormalities in the lake."
Huai Caoshi raised her head and narrowed her eyes. After a long period of silence, she suddenly opened her mouth and asked, "What's the situation in the north? Are there any movements in the underground tunnels? "
Jesse was slightly startled. He thought to himself that although the plan had set up three interception lines in the north bank, how could that fugitive from the Federation be so stupid as to walk into the city?
"According to your instructions, the microchip monitoring system in the underground tunnels has been completely activated at the first moment. It's just that there may be some small problems due to the equipment in a few nodes not being maintained for a long time. However, it won't affect the overall situation."
Huai Caoshi didn't say anything. She only narrowed her eyes even more, and her neat eyelashes flashed like sharp knives.
Immediately after, bad news came. The troops in charge of searching for anyone in the underground tunnels were confirmed to have been attacked three times, and no one survived.
"Your Highness, I specifically moved Qi Dabin to the underground tunnels. In the end, even he was knocked down. Right now, we don't know if he's still alive." Jesse wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. He didn't have time to express his shock. He quickly explained that he didn't underestimate Her Highness' initial order.
Huai Caoshi frowned. She knew that Qi Dabin was a powerful soldier from the Royal Special Forces. She didn't expect that even that person couldn't stop Xu Le.
How can you move when you're supposed to be paralyzed? You've lost so much blood and suffered such heavy injuries. How can you still run so far away? You followed the underground tunnels to the capital. Don't you know that I can grab the leash behind your neck at any time?
Looking at the night sky outside the window, Huai Caoshi expressionlessly talked to the fugitive.
"Completely seal off the exit of the underground tunnels."
"Yes." Chief Jesse replied in a deep voice. Although he knew that it was impossible to completely seal off the complex and terrifying underground sewer system of the Tianjing Planet, when he thought of the microchip on the back of the fugitive's neck and the monitoring devices all over the city, his confidence returned to him.
The window rolled down, and the night wind blew in. There was a long period of silence, and there was no feedback. His confidence gradually collapsed. Jesse's face was filled with disbelief and nervousness.
Huai Caoshi narrowed her eyes and looked at the trees on the street that were swaying uneasily in the night wind. For the first time, she felt uneasy.
"Has there ever been a person from the Federation who could survive on Tianjing for an hour?"
She thought of the cold question she had asked earlier, and a bad omen suddenly appeared in her heart. Now, an hour had passed, and there was still no sign of Xu Le.
Only then did she remember that she had forgotten something.
Many years ago, that person from the Federation called Nasri had lived on Tianjing Planet for a very long time and had even lived there for a very long time.
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A burst of gunfire that was not beautiful was spat out. The muffled gunshot reverberated in the spacious and quiet underground tunnels for a long time before it slowly disappeared.
In a dark corner, Xu Le held the standard gun of the Empire's military. He stared at the platform in the distance with a determined expression. After observing for a long time and confirming that the six soldiers from the Empire had all been killed by him, he started walking forward again.
This was the third batch of soldiers from the Empire that he had encountered during his escape in the underground tunnels. In a sudden exchange of gunfire, he used his eyesight that was much sharper than the average person's and the marksmanship that Bai Yulan had practiced to quickly eliminate the enemies.
"Old thing, even without your eyes, my marksmanship is still awesome."
He dragged his injured leg and limped forward with difficulty. There was no expression on his tired face, but he was constantly cheering himself on in his heart.
He had been on the run for more than an hour. He knew that even if the Empire had not discovered him yet, he would be exposed soon. More importantly, the closer he got to Tianjing along the underground tunnels, the more likely it was that he would encounter a chip monitoring device.
It was time to take out the chip behind his neck.
But he kept hesitating.
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(Yes, I will still write. Today, I will probably write through the night. The next chapter will be very late. Those who can't take it will sleep first.
I will try my best to make up for what I owe. I don't have time to edit it, so it may be a little rough. Please understand.
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