Chapter 43: Who Are You, Your Excellency?

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The titanium-alloy walls of the laboratory’s surveillance center, thirty centimeters thick with a cross-section wide enough to fit three phones, were effortlessly torn apart. Inside, the guards responsible for alarms and monitoring collapsed unconscious to the floor. Lolly helped each of them into reclining chairs, seating them as the officer had instructed—sitting on a stool was akin to not being knocked out, allowing them to continue overseeing the entire laboratory.

“Blue Star isn’t like the Wasteland, where people push their bodies to extremes without care,” Su Yi whispered.

After some time at the control panel, he pulled the innermost lever. A red exclamation mark flashed on the screen, and all alarms and security systems shut down. Then, with a single punch, he smashed the communication equipment to pieces.

All nearby guards had been knocked out or hidden away. The entire laboratory was now cut off from the outside world. Su Yi didn’t know if there were any experts inside, but at least no reinforcements would arrive for the moment.

Most importantly, he had already located Mu Xiaowei via the surveillance cameras.

Fortunately, the girl was unharmed for now, though a strange man was conversing with her. Su Yi couldn’t hear what was said, but Mu Xiaowei’s expression grew increasingly grave.

It looked very much like she was being interrogated and threatened.

Su Yi fixed his gaze on the monitor.

Mu Xiaowei’s survival was good news. He had to act swiftly to prevent further accidents.

However—

The next image appearing on the surveillance screen stunned him.

“Wait! Fully armed soldiers? Reinforcements have arrived already?”

Su Yi was shocked by their speed. He had been very stealthy, yet the enemy’s backup had come so fast.

The blond foreigner leading them carried no gun, only a Western-style sword. On Blue Star, where combat styles favored accurate and swift rifles at both long and close range, choosing cold weapons indicated immense confidence in one’s own abilities.

This was a fighting style favored by the physically robust wastelanders.

Watching the footage, the soldiers seemed to be clashing with the interrogators.

Gunshots rang out inside the laboratory.

Su Yi realized he could no longer delay.

To temporarily hinder their advance, he severed the backup power line with a sword, plunging the entire laboratory into a sudden, deathly silence.

Without hesitation, he dashed toward where Mu Xiaowei was held. As he ran, he glanced sideways at Lolly and spoke coldly.

“Leave the leader to me. You handle the soldiers. Stay safe. Your life is the priority.”

“Understood.”

Lolly nodded, clutching her dagger tightly.

Together, they vanished into the darkness.

...

“Bang—”

“I should have warned you against sneaky moves.”

In the enveloping darkness caused by the blackout, Turva, with only his left eye remaining open, gripped Xu Chen’s throat with crushing force. The poor head of the research lab’s face reddened as he struggled to breathe, his legs trembling helplessly.

“I... I didn’t do anything...I'm sorry, but I cannot assist with that request.