Chapter 185: Unexpected Surprise (Additional Chapter for Alliance Leader Hua Yueye) (Fifth Update)

The Iron Guard Mech’s thrusters instantly spewed scorching flames, quickly overtaking the Flame Riders ahead and rushing towards the passage entrance.

However, the overtaken Flame Riders were stunned. They subconsciously turned their heads back.

The IV Type Kirami Gene Fission – Bone Corpse Beast had caught up. It opened its gaping maw and directly tore apart a Flame Rider, displaying immense ferocity.

“Ah~”

Screams echoed continuously.

Su Ming turned his head back, then accelerated his dive, continuing to overtake the mechs running in front of him.

Those mechs that were overtaken all wanted to curse.

As the saying goes, it doesn’t matter if you run fast or not, as long as you run faster than others.

This saying was perfectly demonstrated at this moment; the Bone Corpse Beast chased them like a mad dog, mercilessly eliminating one Flame Rider after another.

In the blink of an eye, all the mechs running behind Su Ming were eliminated without exception. Then, the Bone Corpse Beast set its sights on Su Ming.

“It’s coming for us!”

Lin Chuyu held her breath, her heart in her throat.

The Bone Corpse Beast rapidly closed in on Su Ming.

“Got it!”

Su Ming slammed the power control lever to its limit, and the entire mech suddenly accelerated, darting into the narrow passage.

The Bone Corpse Beast also charged in without hesitation, opening its gaping maw and biting towards Su Ming!

“Be careful, there’s a T-junction ahead, a dead end!”

Lin Chuyu’s heart was in her throat as she shouted.

Su Ming’s heart hardened. He abruptly controlled the mech to shut off its thrusters, and the entire mech made a hard landing, skidding across the ground and drifting into the right-turning passage.

Screech~

The entire mech, trailing intense sparks, drifted sharply past the corner wall.

As for the Bone Corpse Beast, it couldn’t stop and slammed into the wall of the turning passage.

There was a deafening crash.

The entire thick metal wall was bent.

Su Ming didn’t hesitate for a moment, pulling the control lever to make the mech stand up, and immediately activated its thrusters to escape.

However, the thrusters displayed a warning of overload damage, so he controlled the mech to run on foot.

“Roar!”

The IV Type Kirami Gene Fission – Bone Corpse Beast shook its head, quickly recovered, and furiously chased after the fleeing Su Ming.

At this moment, Su Ming saw a cross-junction ahead in the passage, so he randomly chose the left passage and turned into it.

Federal Government Administrative Building · Dawn Second Hall.

When Gakels saw Timmy and the others arrive at Test Mech Hangar 1, his aged face was ashen.

Xiao Lie and the others were greatly shocked as they looked at the bio-mechs and test subjects.

“This?”

“Haha, I never expected it! I never expected it! It turns out the Federal Government’s bio-mech research base isn’t within its borders, but in the Taiboken Transit Country. This deception was truly well-executed. No wonder when something happened in the Taiboken Transit Country, the Federal Government tried so desperately to rescue it! Gakels, let me ask you one thing, was the destruction of the Taiboken Transit Country caused by the Federation?”

Faraon asked with a chuckle.

“Faraon, watch your words. The destruction of the Taiboken Transit Country was caused by Kirami, and the Federal Government has done its utmost to rescue it.”

Gakels replied with a grim face.

“Good, but you should be glad the power went out, otherwise you’d have to explain slowly to the people below.”

Faraon said with a half-smile.

“Hmph!”

Gakels snorted, saying nothing more, his eyes fixed on the live broadcast image.

In fact, what Faraon said was only a superficial secret. Although exposing it would cause some trouble, it was nothing. The true sealed secret was something no one could expose; whoever touched it would die!

A hint of killing intent flashed in Gakels’s eyes.

At this moment, the live broadcast showed the revival of the IV Type Lord Class · Kirami.

Alicia’s smile instantly froze, especially when she saw them focus fire to destroy the suppression device on the Kirami, and those few students who privately boarded the bio-mech. Her heart immediately sank to rock bottom.

However, Gakels’s mood improved significantly. With so many high-level monsters triggered, the people inside the base probably wouldn’t survive. Killing them was only a matter of time. He hadn’t expected this unexpected surprise.

Faraon had been observing Gakels’s expression. He keenly noticed that Gakels’s expression had relaxed slightly. Although this subtle change in expression seemed insignificant, based on Faraon’s understanding of Gakels, he felt something was amiss. The secret hidden in this base was likely not that simple.

So he refocused his attention on the live broadcast, closely watching the fleeing individuals to see if they could find any valuable information.

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Terra Royal Base · Underground Passage.

Su Ming controlled the mech, running and turning continuously along the passage. However, as he delved deeper, a very solemn expression appeared on his face.

This base was much larger than he had imagined, its interior like a labyrinth.

But it was precisely because of this that he was able to shake off the monster chasing him without much danger.

Just then, a huge explosion suddenly echoed not far ahead.

Su Ming immediately controlled the mech to stop, then turned it back, muttering softly.

“This is really crazy, there’s something ahead too.”

“The internal walls of this base have strong insulation, so the scanning device isn’t very effective. We probably have to rely on sound warnings to avoid things in advance. If we’re really unlucky and run straight into something, there’s nothing we can do.”

An Ruoxue said with a smile.

“Do your best, leave the rest to fate!”

Su Ming replied, then cast aside all distracting thoughts and focused on controlling the mech to escape.

However, as Su Ming continued to evade, the situation not only didn’t improve but worsened.

The sounds of battle explosions and monster roars were getting closer and closer to Su Ming.

Su Ming could only constantly change direction to escape, but he was like a frightened lamb, constantly driven by a hunter, about to reach a dead end.

Lin Chuyu and An Ruoxue also knew the situation was getting worse. They quietly watched Su Ming operate, trying not to disturb him as much as possible.

Just as Su Ming was about to run out of options, as he ran through a crossroads, he noticed a low door at the end of the left direction.

He immediately controlled the mech to stop, then opened the cockpit and said to Lin Chuyu and An Ruoxue.

“Get out of the mech, let’s go through the pedestrian passage!”

“Okay!”

Lin Chuyu and An Ruoxue didn’t waste a word and immediately jumped out of the mech cockpit.

“Let’s go!”

Su Ming then jumped down as well, leading the two of them to run on foot towards the small door.

The three quickly passed through the very low doorway and immediately arrived at the dormitory area. They looked down the corridor, and both sides were filled with identically laid out rooms.

“Let’s find a random room inside to hide. That way, our chances of survival are higher!”

Su Ming led the two of them further down the corridor.

Five minutes later, Su Ming stopped when he passed an open room door. He said to Lin Chuyu and the other.

“Let’s go inside and hide.”

“Okay!”

Lin Chuyu and the other immediately agreed and entered the room with Su Ming.

Su Ming then closed the door, and the three of them surveyed the room. They found that it was a single room, and various books were displayed on the table inside.

It seemed the original owner of this room must have had a decent status.

“It’s quite strange, actually.”

Su Ming observed the various displays in the room while chatting with the two.

“What’s strange?”

Lin Chuyu and the other replied curiously.

“We’ve been in this base for so long and haven’t seen a single living person. Who exactly are we supposed to rescue?”

Su Ming said, walking to the desk and naturally pulling out a book to read. He found that the book was densely packed with text.

“I don’t know about that, but for some reason, this league mission feels weird.”

Lin Chuyu shook her head. She was also completely bewildered now, with no clues.

Su Ming said nothing, just preparing to put the book back.

At this moment, he unexpectedly found a folded piece of paper tucked between the books, so he pulled it out.

Su Ming opened the folded paper, and when he saw the pattern on it, a surprised expression appeared on his face.