Chapter 68

Hesitating for a moment, Du Qian still didn't have the heart to attack the cleaner. Even if they weren't familiar, they were still one of his own. Stabbing one of his own, aside from the face-saving issue, if it was traced back, it would bring a lot of trouble.

Du Qian gritted his teeth, insisting on not making a move. He followed Yao Jing out of the building and rushed towards the back of the Flying Tiger Team.

Along the way, battles broke out from time to time, and he naturally had to lend a hand where he could. Only at this moment did he realize how amazing this girl really was.

Whenever she acted, the battles were usually over in a few seconds. Her body was glowing green, and she was a Battle King with a complete set of ten spirit weapons, unlike the few Du Qian had seen, who only had one or two spirit weapons.

Having a complete set of spirit weapons made a huge difference. Ten was a complete set, but nine had a shortcoming.

Along the way, Yao Jing took down at least five pirates, acting incredibly fast, so fast that Du Qian's eyes couldn't keep up. The difference between a full green glow and a missing piece was clear to Du Qian; it was more than just a twofold difference.

"Quick, to the secret room," a Flying Tiger Team member, covered in blood, rushed over from another path and shouted at Yao Jing. Along this route, they had killed five pirates and rescued six comrades. Including Yao Jing and Du Qian, there were already eight people, a considerable force.

Of course, among these people, only one was a second-line member, and he and Yao Jing were from the same team. The others were cooks, cleaners, and clerical staff, plus Du Qian, who was just a lubricant.

Du Qian didn't see it that way. He was very busy. Five pirates had contributed fourteen spirit weapons to him, plus the two from before, filling sixteen storage boxes. If he had known, he would have taken more.

The storage boxes weren't very large, each only the size of a palm and half an inch thick, but the quantity was significant. Sixteen boxes together already made a large package.

"Secret room?" Yao Jing was taken aback. The Flying Tiger Team had a secret room?

"Armory, Battle Skill Room."

"Got it." Yao Jing understood. The so-called secret room was that place. She had been there once with the captain when she was learning the wall of blades. That place was highly confidential; even if you knew the location, it was hard to get in without someone leading you.

"For the battle skill talismans?" Yao Jing asked in confusion. She knew that there weren't many battle talismans left in the Battle Skill Room, and their quality was generally average. Even if they were worth a lot of money, it didn't seem worth the pirates risking their lives.

Even if no one was there, it would be impossible to enter the Battle Skill Room without paying a significant cost. Moreover, it was always guarded. Yao Jing didn't know how powerful the old man was, but he was certainly no weaker than the captain.

In other words, there was always at least one Battle Master stationed in the Battle Skill Room, along with various traps and weapons. Even three Battle Masters might not be able to breach it.

It had to be said that the Flying Tiger Team was quite strong. From the moment Du Qian pressed the silent red alarm, less than ten minutes had passed, and the remaining personnel had already eliminated most of the pirates who had infiltrated the Flying Tiger Team.

Not only that, but they had formed temporary teams and were advancing from all directions under the leadership of the official members, surrounding the secret room.

"First and second-line members, step forward and attack with me. The rest, guard the perimeter. Support will arrive in ten minutes. If anyone tries to break out of the secret room, do whatever it takes to stop them."

The speaker was around forty, thin like a bamboo pole, and very tall, at least a head taller than Du Qian, over 1.9 meters.

"Captain Shi Taifen of the first-line team, a Battle Master-level martial cultivator," Yao Jing knew. Du Qian didn't know many of them; those guys didn't bother to know Du Qian. They just knew he existed and wouldn't interact with him.

"Uh-huh."

"Don't underestimate him. In the Flying Tiger Team, aside from the venerables, his strength is the highest, almost reaching two million battle power."

"Ah, stronger than the captain?" In Du Qian's mind, Fei Xue's strength was naturally the strongest. How could a subordinate captain have more battle power than the chief captain?

Yao Jing rolled her eyes. Master, you really don't pay attention to anything outside your studies. The main officer of any combat unit is never the strongest in battle power.

Think about it. To increase battle power, you need talent, resources, and, most importantly, time. As the head of a unit, you are bogged down by trivial matters. No matter how many assistants you have, many things still require your personal approval.

Wasting so much time, how could you be the strongest? Are others all fools?

In the Flying Tiger Team, the strongest in battle power was definitely the venerables. Next were the captains of the first-line team, and even the deputy captains had higher battle power than Fei Xue. After that came the chief captain Fei Xue and the captain of the second-line team.

This was a common practice in all countries and government agencies. As the head, your strength can't be too weak. If it's too weak, you can't hold your position. But it can't be too strong either; who would want to deal with those messy affairs?

At the national level, the most powerful person is never the emperor. Is the strongest person the one who becomes the emperor?

The Three Dukes, Nine Ministers, and twelve army commanders are all very powerful, but the even stronger ones are always those standing behind them.

These people don't care about politics or even military affairs. They only appear when the country needs powerful combat strength.

Of course, if they were willing to participate in politics or military affairs, they could immediately get high positions, but that would mean they could no longer improve their battle power.

"Be careful, I'm going in."

"I'm coming too," Du Qian said quickly. It seemed safer outside, but Du Qian had his own thoughts. Being with the strong was the safest.

Shi Taifen was almost a two-million-battle-power Battle Master. Following him was definitely the right choice. Look at who was left outside: clerical staff, cooks, and cleaners. This combination made him feel very unsafe.

"Not good," Yao Jing was also worried about Du Qian but couldn't stay out. Both Fei Xue and the venerables of the Flying Tiger Team had been very kind to her, giving her many benefits and frequent guidance. Now that the Flying Tiger Team was in trouble, how could she not help?

"No problem, it's safer with you," Du Qian said.

Du Qian's thoughts were clear to Yao Jing. Indeed, the strongest in the Flying Tiger Team were these people. If something happened to them, being with the others outside would be a death sentence.

As long as there was a battle, there would be casualties. No one could guarantee anything. As a war orphan and a child of a soldier, Yao Jing and Du Qian had the same mindset: find the safest place possible. If you die, it's your fate.

"Kill..." The name Shi Taifen made Du Qian want to laugh, but seeing him in action, Du Qian couldn't laugh. Inside the building, the corridor was naturally not too wide, and the number of pirates increased. Every so often, dozens of pirates would rush out.

Damn, so many pirates entered the Flying Tiger Team headquarters, and no one knew? How did they do it? It was incredible.

"Emergency call for support." Shi Taifen's face darkened. He originally thought it was a ploy to lure the tigers away from the mountain, but at this moment, if he still thought so, he would be a fool.

The pirates were smarter than anyone thought, and their intelligence sources were beyond the imagination of the city lord's residence.

Traps weren't just set by the city lord's residence; the pirates could set them too, and they seemed to be even more sophisticated.

'Boom!' A Flying Tiger Team member took out a spirit talisman and instantly activated it. A light sound, and a green light shot towards the ceiling, piercing through the floors and reaching the sky, exploding hundreds of meters up.

A green cloud radiated with a bright light, forming a clear 'Urgent' character.

Du Qian couldn't see the green character outside and didn't know it was a spirit talisman that the Flying Tiger Team rarely used.

The only function of this thing was to call for help, transmitting a message in the most primitive way, immune to any interference. Information shielding, personnel blocking, these methods were all ineffective against a spirit talisman.

Its transmission range might not be very far, but at a height of hundreds of meters, it could be seen for hundreds of miles. At this moment, it was enough.

Shi Taifen casually killed most of the pirates and continued to charge forward. The remaining pirates were dealt with by the Flying Tiger Team members behind him.

Anxious, he quickened his pace and soon rushed into the armory.

At this moment, the outer room of the armory had become a battlefield. Seven people were fighting, four of whom were venerables of the Flying Tiger Team, and the other three, from the thick blood aura they emitted, were clearly blood-soaked pirates.

"Kill..." Shi Taifen roared and joined the battle. Seeing these three pirates, he understood that the pirates had tricked them again.

With his status, he didn't know many secrets, and even if he had the right to know, he wouldn't ask.

The armory, which should have had only one venerable, had four venerables stationed there, which was already unusual.

The venerables of the Flying Tiger Team weren't ordinary people; their minimum battle power was over two million, and each of them had far greater battle power than the four city lords.

Four people, fighting in their own battle room, were being overwhelmed by three.

Even if he never cared about these matters, Shi Taifen knew that the city lord's residence was just a trap, and this was the real issue.

"Ha ha ha... These fools have finally reacted. Brothers, let these old bastards live for now. We'll take their lives next time. Let's go." The shortest of the three pirates shouted, moving like lightning, forcing the venerables back and rushing out.

"Don't let Red Eye escape. The thing is in his hands," one of the venerables shouted in a panic. With the four of them guarding here, this was already the strongest force of the Flying Tiger Team, and yet the pirates had succeeded.

As Red Eye said, if they hadn't wanted to kill the four of them, they would have long fled.

Even with Shi Taifen, they weren't afraid. It was just that adding a Battle Master with over a million battle power would waste a lot of time. This was still within the city, and it wasn't suitable to stay long.

Outside the battle room, a group of Flying Tiger Team members had already arrived. A green light flashed, and two heads flew into the air, blood spurting over a foot high.

Red Eye, everything he saw should be red.

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