Chapter 152: Chapter 142: Destroying the Base The alarm blared as piercing red lights flashed throughout the base.
In the lowest-level prison area, the entrances and exits were sealed the moment the alarm sounded. This was standard procedure; no matter what happened above, order had to be maintained below.
Meanwhile, in the middle-level area, a large number of armed personnel heard the alarm, all of them confused.
The base’s main gate was on their level. If an enemy were invading from the outside, they would be the first to engage, yet no enemy had appeared.
"What’s the situation?"
"Did someone upstairs hit the wrong button by accident?"
The expression of a captain holding a walkie-talkie changed drastically. "This is bad! I can’t reach Manager Han. Something might have gone wrong on the upper levels. We need to get up there, now!"
The armed personnel grabbed their gear and rushed toward the upper levels of the base.
At that moment, in the Ascender squad’s dormitory area on the upper level, the thick fog in the hallway had not yet dissipated.
Gu Fei and Chu Xiaoyuan, who had come out of their rooms at the sound of the commotion, couldn’t see clearly down the corridor. But from the blaring alarm and the thick scent of blood in the air, they knew something was happening nearby.
"Who’s there? Get the hell out here!"
Gu Fei summoned his scimitar and gripped it tightly. Cursing, he walked forward, but after just a few steps, he was met with the sight of a tall figure wielding a giant axe.
’This is...’
WHOOSH!
The giant axe swung at him. Gu Fei quickly ducked to avoid it, the blade grazing over his head with a powerful gust of wind that sent a chill down his spine.
’Fighting a warrior with a giant axe in a narrow corridor like this is too dangerous!’
He knew this had to be some kind of Summoned Creature. If he could just eliminate the Ascender who summoned it, the creature would disappear.
’That guy must be hiding in the fog up ahead!’
Gu Fei made a snap decision. He threw his scimitar under the Giant Axe Warrior’s legs, sending it spinning forward at incredible speed.
THUD!
A muffled sound. ’Did it hit something?’
As Gu Fei rapidly retreated to dodge the Giant Axe Warrior’s second attack, he tried to recall his scimitar.
To compensate for his lack of ranged attacks, he had recently developed the ability to throw and recall his scimitar. But when he tried to recall it now, it didn’t return.
’What’s going on?’
Gu Fei expended more Psychic Power to activate the ability, and this time it worked. The scimitar flew back successfully, but along with it came a pitch-black shadow clinging to its surface.
’A shadow...?’
When Gu Fei saw that shadow, the painful experience on Holy Grail Island flooded his mind. He knew it was Shadow who had caused his squad’s early elimination back then.
Because of that disastrous defeat, he had been ostracized by his own teammates. That guy surnamed Zhang had also held him primarily responsible for letting his emotions dictate his command, ultimately stripping him of his captaincy and kicking him out of the Official Squad.
’If it weren’t for that incident, I’d still be one of the Official Team’s captains, enjoying excellent benefits and privileges. How could I have fallen so low, forced to scrape by in a shady organization like this!’
"Shadow! It’s all your fault that I, Gu Fei, ended up like this!"
His blood boiling, Gu Fei pulled out all his items and used them in one go to block the Giant Axe Warrior. He then dashed past the warrior, determined to have a final showdown with Shadow himself.
He leaped into the air, manipulating his spinning scimitar to unleash a blade of energy to sever the shadow. But as he landed and gripped the hilt, he saw a silver gun barrel pointed right at him through the mist.
"Gu Fei, remember this? It’s what sent you packing on Holy Grail Island. Today, I’ll give you another send-off."
Guan Tong’s voice echoed from the mist. Before Gu Fei could say a word, Guan Tong pulled the trigger.
"BOOM!!!"
The power of the Silver Hunter No. 3 High-Explosive Bomb was as immense as ever. An intense, fiery explosion instantly engulfed Gu Fei.
Guan Tong hadn’t used it earlier because he didn’t want to cause a huge commotion. But now that the base’s alarm was already blaring, it didn’t matter anymore.
"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!"
He didn’t spare any bullets, pulling the trigger repeatedly. The violent explosions made the entire hallway tremble.
When the fire and light faded, Gu Fei was lying on the ground, covered in wounds and barely breathing.
Just like when he was eliminated on Holy Grail Island, his defensive items had saved him from an instant death, but he no longer had any strength to fight back.
Guan Tong’s abilities were a perfect counter to a melee fighter like him; he couldn’t even manage to rush up to Guan Tong.
"*Cough...*"
Gu Fei vomited a large mouthful of blood. Unwilling to give up, he tried to crawl back to his feet, but the Giant Axe Warrior behind him had already raised its axe.
"Dammit..." Seeing the warrior’s reflection on his scimitar, he cursed under his breath, "In the end, it’s still..."
WHOOSH!
The giant axe fell, cutting Gu Fei in half at the waist and killing him instantly.
His other teammate, Chu Xiaoyuan, who could manipulate building blocks, died at almost the same moment.
Guan Tong had finished him off with a shadow implosion.
This Ascender squad, hand-picked by the Qingmei organization, was almost completely helpless against Guan Tong, with the exception of Jiang Ming.