Full-Time Public Enemy-Chapter 566 - 465: The White Workshop_4

Even though he was well aware that Chen Gu was by far the most outstanding student in their cohort, his strength leagues ahead of his own, the fact that 'everyone was ambushed together' offered a sliver of comfort. Oh, he's indeed stronger than me, but generally, we're still on the same level.

But now, a single sentence from Wang Chengqian had shattered his illusion. He had also just bowed in gratitude to Teacher Wang. Should he now bow to Chen Gu?

He hesitated for a long time. In the end, he still felt too embarrassed to bow and merely said awkwardly to Chen Gu, "Thank you."

Chen Gu didn't care what he truly thought or whether his thanks were sincere. After recovering a bit, he immediately led everyone, saying to the student, "We'll get you out of here quickly."

"Yes, let's get out quickly." Everyone chimed in, thinking that Chen Gu just wanted to leave this dangerous place as soon as possible.

So they took the same route back. This time, Wang Chengqian wasn't merely watching from the side. Chen Gu no longer had the strength to use Quantum Teleportation to take everyone out, so Wang Chengqian punched through the ground, and they all leaped out.

A huge plume of energy flame blasted from Qiao Shuangyi's back as he prepared to use his Mecha's flight capabilities to escape quickly, but Chen Gu rudely yanked him down.

The powerful jet of flame and Chen Gu's strong pull sent the poor chubby kid tumbling in mid-air, his head nearly smashing into the ground.

He finally stabilized himself and asked in puzzlement, "Brother Chen, why did you pull me?"

"Why run? A great opportunity is right before our eyes; we must seize it!" Chen Gu pointed to the ground below. "A single nuclear explosion, and this underground base will be practically ruined. Inside this base is that white workshop, which is vital to the entire George Warrior Group."

"If Deng Puer is in this base, he'll be desperate to escape. If he's in another base, he'll be rushing to get here."

Understanding this, everyone's eyes lit up. "Whichever it is," one of them exclaimed, "we can just wait for our prey to come to us!"

Chen Gu grinned. "We have combat satellites; there's no loss in keeping watch."

"Sounds good!"

Lin Xiaochen immediately used the combat satellite to closely monitor everything around them, while Chen Gu led everyone to a commanding height where they secretly hid themselves.

In fact, Chen Gu hadn't mentioned another possibility: these underground bases might also be connected by secret tunnels, meaning Deng Puer might not need to escape from the surface or hurry over from another location via the surface.

So, after they were hidden, Chen Gu delegated the surveillance task to the others while he rested and reviewed the map of the underground base.

After searching for a while, he found no tunnels extending outward. Of course, this could be because the barracks' owner wasn't high-ranking enough for such details to be on his map. Still, this absence of marked tunnels gave Chen Gu a little more confidence.

About half an hour later, Lin Xiaochen suddenly exclaimed, "Brother Chen, someone's coming!"

With a swipe of his hand, he projected the combat satellite's imagery before everyone.

Based on the planet's directional system, a surface transport ship was fast approaching from the southwest, about seventy to eighty kilometers away.

Surrounding the transport ship were twelve heavy-duty maglev motorcycles as escorts.

These vehicles all bore the distinct style of the rebels; they had all been heavily armed and modified.

The transport ship was an older model from a major Star Nation. Originally, it was only outfitted with two small-caliber rapid-fire energy cannons on its flanks, but these had been removed and replaced with two six-tube missile launchers.

A turret had been added on top of the transport ship, equipped with a high-powered directed-energy cannon as thick as a fist. A warrior in heavy Mecha stood on the vehicle's roof, operating this massive weapon.

Such modifications would unquestionably increase wind resistance, but for the rebels, that didn't matter as long as the firepower was formidable.

Those heavy motorcycles, originally civilian models, had each been outfitted with a rapid-fire grenade launcher beneath their chassis.

This force was heavily armed. Yet, far from being afraid, everyone grew more excited. "With such good equipment," one of them remarked, "it must be a high-ranking rebel official, maybe even Deng Puer himself!"

Chen Gu patted Shang Qingye on the shoulder. "That surface transport ship, any problems?"

The vessel had not only been equipped with powerful weaponry but was also externally fitted with a thick layer of composite armor.

Shang Qingye scoffed with disdain. "Just a battered tin can. Leave it to me; one shot will do it!"