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Chapter 142: Operation

Although everyone was from the military's technical team and would naturally obey orders from superiors, hearing about the double overtime pay compensation still significantly brightened their mood.

“Everyone, pay attention to your surroundings. Our superiors specifically arranged this secret nighttime operation for safety. The data inside is highly confidential, you all know what to do.”

“Yes, team leader!”

“Mobit, you just scouted around. How's their defense?” Mike, who was lying in wait, asked.

“I just finished a full sweep of the area with the instruments. There are very few soldiers guarding the core zone.”

“I really don't know if that person is overconfident or what, to actually set up so little perimeter defense during equipment replacement.”

“Could that monster actually be a high-level mole, intentionally diverting the nearest garrisons to create an opportunity for us?” Jieshi said with a laugh from the side.

“Using a scientist like him as a mole? Our superiors would have to be imbeciles to do something like that. Besides, if he really were a mole, would he need to go through all this trouble to hand over the data?”

“But this defense is truly too lax.”

“This defense isn't lax; it's that they haven't gotten used to defending against ability users, or rather, they lack the awareness and experience to defend against ability user spies. They haven't truly dealt with invisibility or illusion spies before.”

“Anyway, we're getting a huge advantage now. In the future, there will certainly be more and more defensive measures against our intrusions, so let's cherish this opportunity.”

“In a moment, Jieshi will take this bottle of powerful hypnotic gas and sneak among them. Any ability user without Life Field protection will be knocked out in just ten seconds. Then I'll use my ability to create illusions of them still working. Sheldon will be responsible for rapidly transferring the data, and Mobit will keep watch on the perimeter, appearing as the main combat force if necessary.”

“Everyone must pay attention. It's only thanks to my illusion ability that we've managed to get within a few hundred meters of the base. However, the Huaxia Federation military has heavy troops stationed nearby. If anything goes wrong, they'll arrive in about ten minutes, so we must act swiftly.”

“Yes!”

“Then, let's proceed according to the plan now! One last reminder, Jieshi, be careful of those two wolfdogs at the entrance; your invisibility might not be effective against them.”

Jieshi, who had been invisible the entire way, put on his pre-prepared protective mask when he was still some distance from the wolfdogs at the entrance. Then he activated the hypnotic gas, using his secondary ability, airflow control, to waft the gas unevenly towards the two dogs and the guards behind them.

Soon, both people and dogs collapsed to the ground. Mike quickly followed, using illusions to make everything appear normal.

“That... you guys... don't you feel... a little... sleepy...?” A technician moving equipment felt himself growing drowsy and immediately realized something was wrong. But by then, the hypnotic gas had already begun to take effect, and he could only utter those words disjointedly.

“Atta—oof—” The team leader was about to shout and press his personal alarm bell when he found his mouth covered by a man wearing a protective mask, his hands twisted behind his back.

Soon, the hypnotic gas, diffused throughout the area, caused all the staff to collapse.

“Sheldon, quickly!” Mike gestured to Sheldon beside him.

He immediately opened the laptop he was carrying and began the tense data transfer.

“Why not just move all the equipment?” Jieshi asked from behind Sheldon.

“Can't take it. The hard drives of these giant machines can't be removed quickly. There's over thirty tons of equipment here, and there are only four of us.” Mike, also waiting anxiously on the side, replied.

Sheldon, meanwhile, acted as if he hadn't heard the person behind him, completely engrossed in his hacking work.

More than ten minutes passed in the blink of an eye, and suddenly the entire base began to blare alarms.

“Damn it! What's going on?!”

“They must have set up a sentry system. They have to report every fifteen minutes. If there's no response within one minute after the designated time, the alarm automatically goes off.” Mike, who had a deep understanding of various alarm systems, quickly figured out the reason.

“Sheldon, how's it going?!”

“Too little time. I only managed to copy the Xuanhuang Fruit-related data.”

“That's enough! Retreat immediately! We only have ten minutes. Just getting the Xuanhuang Fruit data is enough for us to level up several times. The manufacturing method is in there, right?” Mike asked at an extremely fast pace.

“It is!”

“Then let's go now!”

“Alright!” Sheldon closed his laptop, followed the other two, and then met up with Mobit, who was keeping watch at the entrance. The four of them swiftly ran towards where the car was hidden.

“The jeep's speed is around 120, Sheldon. Can your running speed be faster than the car?” Mike asked as he ran.

“I'm a Spirit Animation Stage Four ability user, but my enhancements aren't focused on the motor system. My running speed is only about eighty.”

“How long can you run for?”

“Half an hour.”

“That's enough. Take the laptop and run west. Our people are waiting for you twenty-five kilometers away. Take this locator, and you'll find the contact.” Mike quickly pulled an instrument from his pocket and handed it to Sheldon.

“Once the three of us get in the car, we'll head east and draw all the pursuers away for you. Don't worry, we'll definitely escape.”

“Okay!”

The two parties rapidly ran in their respective directions. In the jeep, Mike abandoned all pretense, floored the accelerator, letting the engine's roar echo long and loud through the surroundings.

The rapid response unit, having received the alarm, also arrived at the testing ground base within ten minutes. Seeing the guards and staff lying sprawled all over the ground, they immediately realized there had been an attack.

The National Defense Department also received the information half a minute later and swiftly retrieved surveillance records from spy satellites near the testing ground. They quickly locked onto the jeep carrying the suspects. Unfortunately, due to the darkness, they failed to spot Sheldon, who had already run into the bushes.

“Phew... this time we're in for an epic escape!” Mike said, speeding along in the car.

“We're going to be hunted by tens of thousands of troops! This is insane. We're still deep in the Huaxia Federation's heartland!”

“It's fine! With my illusion disguise and Jieshi's invisibility, escaping isn't difficult. I just hope Sheldon succeeds; otherwise, everything we've done will be meaningless. So what we need to do now is attract the Huaxia Federation military's attention for as long as possible.”

“Urgent Notification! Around 22:00 tonight, several terrorists attacked our nation's important military research base. They are currently escaping eastward in a jeep. All units, please take note!”