"1, 2, 3 …" As everyone shouted, a wall in the southern corner of the laboratory hall was finally pried open. The thick alloy steel plate collapsed with a boom, revealing a dark tunnel.
The moment it fell, a similar situation occurred. An unbearable heatwave gushed out of the tunnel with a whoosh. It was so hot that everyone felt like they were about to spit fire.
This kind of heatwave was unbearable for others, but for Ding Meng, it was unusually comfortable. He took a deep breath of the heatwave and felt his limbs and bones cool down.
At the same time, he activated his telekinesis vision. The light waves surged into the tunnel like a tide. Ding Meng could see clearly that there were two small paths at the end of the tunnel. There really was another way out of the laboratory hall, but he could not sense it any further. After all, his strength was limited.
At this moment, Little Rascal suddenly reported, "Ding Meng, I've detected a large amount of technological energy fluctuations coming from the mining area."
"Technological energy?" Ding Meng was stunned. "This is bad. It's very likely that the mercenaries from above have found us."
Little Rascal said, "They'll arrive here in 6 minutes and 35 seconds."
This time, Ding Meng did not answer her. Even he could see that Machine Gun and the others did not enter the tunnel immediately. Instead, they turned around and stood in a row with their welding torches, looking at him maliciously.
These people were standing in a very clever way. They looked like a fan, but intentionally or otherwise, they were blocking the tunnel entrance.
Ding Meng's heart sank. After Leopard, Machine Gun had taught him another lesson. He was still young. How could a young person like him easily guess a person's heart?
It was true that Machine Gun wanted to find a way out, but how could Machine Gun really work with him?
Machine Gun's goal was to trap him here after finding a way out and then wait for the mercenaries to come and take care of him.
Machine Gun was a cunning old fox. The reason he could survive in this place unscathed for six years was because he had the support of the mercenaries on the surface. The person he should be working with should be the marshal.
Ding Meng caught on a little too late. Machine Gun looked at him with a half-smile. "We have to thank you and Xiao Si. Without you, we wouldn't have found this place even in our dreams."
Ding Meng pondered and said, "Have you reached an agreement with the Marshal that once you help him find this place, he will let you go?"
Machine Gun finally smiled. "You shouldn't have asked that."
Ding Meng asked, "Then why did you show me the map of the mine before?"
Machine Gun said proudly, "Because I know that only by telling the truth can I keep someone like you here."
Hearing this, Ding Meng did not react, but Little Rascal was furious. "This bastard actually lied to us. Ding Meng, don't hold back this time. You must eliminate them."
At the end of the day, she was just an AI program. She could analyze data and tell if someone was telling the truth or not, but she could never calculate the true thoughts of a human being. The human heart was the most difficult thing to guess.
Ding Meng did not need her to remind him. He knew that if he did not eliminate this group of people in front of him now, the chances of him escaping were basically zero.
These laborers were not a threat to him, but the drill welding gun was still lethal to him.
Time was of the essence, so Ding Meng did not have time to think. He charged forward with a swoosh and slashed at the laborers on the far right of the group with a backhand chop.
It was fine if he did not make a move, but once he made a move, he had to defeat his opponent. This was the principle he had always followed.
With the strength of the laborers, there was no way they could react in time. All of this was as easy as cutting through a piece of tofu. One of them fell to the ground and coughed up blood. Before the drill welding gun in his hand could fall to the ground, Ding Meng swept his leg across the air. The drill welding gun, which was spewing out crystal flames, whizzed forward in a circle.
The six laborers who had rushed forward were caught off guard and were swept in the face by the crystal flames. A terrifying scene unfolded. The six of them fell to the ground, howling in pain. They did not even have time to cover their faces. The blue flames produced by the crystal flames instantly spread throughout their bodies like demonic flames from hell. In just a few seconds, only six piles of bones were left on the ground.
Seeing that Ding Meng had eliminated seven people in an instant, the remaining laborers threw away the drill welding gun in his hand and ran away without even thinking.
Halfway through running, he felt a strong force. His vision tilted, and he was sent flying. Machine Gun punched him in the stomach, kicked him in the ankle, and lifted him up with both hands to throw him at Ding Meng.
This series of actions was very smooth, but Machine Gun did not expect to hurt Ding Meng. He only wanted to slow down Ding Meng's momentum. This was because Ding Meng was simply too fast, so fast that even he was shocked.
As expected, Ding Meng's left hand chopped at the neck of the flying laborer. The laborer's body immediately went limp, and he curled up into a ball and fell to the ground. When he looked up again, he saw that the old fox Machine Gun was also running back. His goal was not to escape, but to run toward Little Four.
Not good!
This time, Ding Meng charged at Machine Gun with all his strength. He jumped into the air, his body like a flying fish, and his hand chopped out like a meteor.
"Watch out!" Little Rascal shouted at the critical moment.
Machine Gun suddenly stopped. Without even turning his head, his left hand made a hidden backward movement. A cold light shot out from under his ribs at an incredible angle. This was clearly the light of a sharp weapon.
Ding Meng was shocked. Machine Gun's move was very insidious. If he forced a cut, the sharp weapon would definitely pierce his chest first. It was as if he was delivering himself to the enemy's knife.
In this critical moment, Ding Meng decisively pulled back his right hand. His body shrank back, and his whole body leaned back. The cold light slid past the bridge of his nose, and he could even feel the cold air of the sharp weapon.
At the same time, Machine Gun was also shocked. Ding Meng had actually slid past his crotch. This difficult move was not something an ordinary person could do.
When he turned around again, he found that Ding Meng was already in front of Little Four, protecting him. Ding Meng was coldly staring at him.
Machine Gun suddenly discovered that Ding Meng's body seemed to be wrapped in a layer of constantly twisting air. Even his image was somewhat blurry. At this moment, he couldn't help but cry out in alarm, "You... you're an Origin Energy user?"
Hearing this, Ding Meng's killing intent was truly aroused. He had never liked killing. He was only forced to act in self-defense. However, when he used all his strength just now, Machine Gun had seen through it. A cold killing intent that he hadn't felt in a long time grew in his heart.
He absolutely couldn't let the people in the base know about his secret. If this secret was leaked, the mercenaries would use all the power in the base to hunt him down. The commander wouldn't let anything that could threaten the mercenaries live.
Machine Gun's face suddenly revealed a horrified expression. "You... don't tell me you've already obtained the memory chip?"
No one answered his question. The one who answered him was Ding Meng, who rushed over like a whirlwind. In the blink of an eye, he was in front of him...