"You should bandage yourself first. I'll hold them off," Ning Beichen said to her.
"No need, I'm not that delicate. Let me see if the bionic dragonfly is still there." Ling Li took out her phone and operated it, quickly connecting to the external feed provided by the bionic dragonfly.
"It's over. There are at least a hundred people ambushing us outside. We'll be riddled with bullets the moment we step out," Ling Long said nervously to Ning Beichen through the phone screen.
"Don't be nervous. I told you, as long as I'm here, you'll be safe." Ning Beichen replied.
"Tch! Easy for you to say. You're here, and I still got shot," Ling Long rolled her eyes at him. But despite her words, she was truly impressed by Ning Beichen. His courage aside, his abilities were far beyond her comprehension.
"Just a minor accident, it won't happen again," Ning Beichen said, a little embarrassed.
"So, what do we do now? They're waiting outside like fish in a barrel. We can't possibly break out," Ling Long stopped dwelling on the issue. They were in this together now, and she didn't really blame him.
"I'll go out first to attract their fire, and then you'll take the opportunity to escape to the sewer..." Ning Beichen glanced at the footage from the bionic dragonfly, pondered for a moment, and then told Ling Long his plan.
"Are you crazy? They'll turn you into a pincushion!" Ling Long shook her head urgently. She couldn't let Ning Beichen sacrifice himself for her. Besides, in this environment, even if Ning Beichen sacrificed himself, she might not be able to escape.
"Don't worry, I'll be fine. It looks like I'll have to go on a killing spree this time," Ning Beichen picked up some weapons from the passage and said.
"Ning Beichen, you're not planning to kill them all by yourself, are you?" Ling Long looked at Ning Beichen as if he were a lunatic.
Ning Beichen just smiled, not wanting to argue with Ling Long, and simply told her to be ready.
"Ning Beichen, you really are a madman. I hope I can live to see you again," Ling Long said helplessly. She had done many crazy things in her life, but never anything as insane as this.
"Get ready. I'll signal you, and you leave immediately." Ning Beichen didn't want to say more. He rushed out with two guns, while Ling Long hid in the passage, only hearing the dense gunfire from outside. The footage from the bionic dragonfly only showed smoke and flashes, making it impossible to see the situation clearly.
"Go!" At this moment, Ning Beichen's voice suddenly boomed in her ear.
Ling Long, who was already prepared, didn't hesitate and rushed out with her gun. In that moment, she chose to trust Ning Beichen. As Ling Long rushed out of the building, she wasn't attacked, as if the people outside hadn't seen her. This felt very strange to Ling Long, as if she were standing right in front of the enemy, but they couldn't see her. However, Ling Long didn't have much time to ponder why this was happening. She immediately ran towards the sewer, and there were no enemies confronting her along the way. Soon, Ling Long reached the sewer entrance and successfully entered it. This was the way they had come.
After entering the sewer, the gunfire from outside seemed to cease. Silence returned, as if she had gone deaf. Only the occasional sound of water flowing in the sewer brought the surroundings back to normal. Ling Li was excited, thrilled, and felt it was miraculous. She hadn't expected Ning Beichen to actually succeed, single-handedly fending off the attack of over a hundred people. Although she knew Ning Beichen was the King of Darkness, the outside world only had fragmented knowledge of the King of Darkness's abilities and prowess. Most people just saw him as an ambitious strongman and overlooked his true capabilities. If this was Ning Beichen's power, then he was truly terrifying. Ling Long thought excitedly in her heart.
Soon, Ling Long reached the sewer exit. Just as she was about to go out, she suddenly heard a sound from above, which startled her. Ling Li held her breath, aiming her gun at the manhole cover. A few seconds later, the manhole cover was opened from the outside, revealing a sliver of light. Ling Long's heart pounded wildly, as if it were about to leap out of her chest. Just as she was about to pull the trigger, she suddenly heard Ning Beichen's voice from above.
"Ling Long, you can come out now. The enemies outside have been dealt with."
"Ning Beichen, is that you?" Ling Long thought she had misheard.
"Who else would it be?" Ning Beichen replied.
Ling Long quickly climbed up and indeed saw Ning Beichen outside the sewer. This left her completely baffled. Wasn't he outside dealing with the enemies? How did he end up here? However, now was not the time to figure this out.
"Let's go quickly. I've sensed that powerful enemies are heading this way," Ning Beichen said. Ling Long suppressed her doubts and left with Ning Beichen.
There were no more patrol personnel along the way, so they didn't need to be as cautious as when they entered. However, this didn't mean they were safe. On the contrary, it was more dangerous because the enemies outside were closing in on them. The fact that they were able to get this far wasn't a testament to Shen Zongting's incompetence, but rather that no one had dared to scheme against Shen Zongting for over a hundred years, leading to Shen Zongting's carelessness. Many of their experts were not present. Otherwise, they might not have been able to escape from the treasury so quickly.
Soon, they reached the location where they had climbed over the wall to get in. Ning Beichen repeated his previous actions, climbing up himself first, then using a rope to pull Ling Long up. However, before they could descend, they saw a missile with a tail flame streaking towards them from the sky.
"It's over!" Ling Long's face turned grim and desperate. It was clearly too late to descend using the rope, and falling down would likely mean death. Even if she survived, she would still be captured.
"My beautiful artwork! I can't see you anymore." Ling Long wailed in despair in her heart. However, halfway through her wail, she felt herself lift into the air. Ning Beichen was holding her in his arms, soaring away.
"Crazy, crazy, this is over ten meters high!" Ling Long’s despair grew as she looked, but in the next second, she felt fortunate. This was because the wall they had been on moments ago was hit by the missile and had exploded, creating a large hole.
"Huh? I didn't fall to my death?" Ling Long found herself standing on the ground, with no impact force at all. Ning Beichen was beside her.
"What are you spacing out for? Let's run, that thing is coming again," Ning Beichen pointed at the drone in the sky, speaking to the stunned Ling Long. The missile had been fired by the drone.