“Something’s not right.”

The three were heading toward the door to the underground tunnel. Han Xiao frowned, looked around, and said, “The atmosphere is wrong. There are fewer people on the road, and I have a dangerous feeling… Did you trigger an alarm?” When he finished the last sentence, his eyes stabbed into Cerberus like needles.

Cerberus was taken aback and hurriedly denied, “No, I definitely didn’t do it. Maybe the leader discovered something unusual. My authority isn’t as high as the leader’s. He discovered traces of me browsing the information. It really has nothing to do with me.”

Han Xiao gripped his equipment bag and whispered, “Move faster.”

At this time, five floors above, the leader was holding a tablet computer and rushing in this direction. The screen showed a surveillance feed, and he sneered, “Starting to suspect something, huh? By the time you reach the underground tunnel, the ambush I’ve set up will be complete. You won’t escape this time.”

Han Xiao daring to sneak in alone was something the leader hadn’t expected. He even felt that such a powerful ambush was somewhat of a waste. In his impression, Han Xiao’s strength was still at the level of the Dark Raven Valley operation, about the same as Pan Kuang. However, at this moment, there were more than fifty executives in the headquarters whose strength exceeded Pan Kuang.

A net from the sky, with nowhere to escape.

The final safeguard of the encirclement was the leader himself. His strength was rarely matched. Even the legendary hero Bennett could at most fight him to a draw. Decades ago, the leader and Bennett had an exchange, and the result was a draw.

The leader was also a powerhouse standing at the pinnacle of Planet Aquamarine, which was why he could control such a large organization.

Seeing Han Xiao like a small insect falling into a spider web, sinking deeper and deeper, the leader seemed to see the dawn of success. However, in the next moment, he saw in the surveillance footage a streak of dark red light shooting straight at Han Xiao from the end of the corridor.

Hela was acting like a madwoman, her eyes bloodshot, her gaze filled with hatred fixed on Han Xiao. It wasn’t that she recognized Han Xiao, but that she sensed Aurora’s life signature. Her sister was hidden in the equipment bag that this person was carrying, curled up in a ball.

Seeing this scene, how could Hela endure it? Her superpower erupted in an instant, her wine-red hair wildly flying like snakes. Dense gray and red streams of energy intertwined, condensing into an arrow-like shape that shot out, her killing intent almost materialized.

“Put her down!”

Concern leads to chaos. Seeing a stranger carrying her sister away in a bag was like a parent seeing their child being taken away by a stranger. It was impossible to remain calm in this situation. Anger consumed reason, making it impossible to think. Moreover, her sister held a special meaning for Hela and was almost her spiritual sustenance, which only added fuel to the fire.

“That woman has gotten stronger again.” Han Xiao was secretly alarmed. He hurriedly slid to the side, narrowly dodging the cone-shaped dark red energy arrow. The energy arrow deeply penetrated the steel wall, making him shudder. He knew that Hela’s superpower dealt both physical and mental damage. Even the pure physical damage was so fierce, and the mental damage, which was her specialty, was even more terrifying. It was probably because she attacked in anger, the damage bonus was almost comparable to his 【Will Burning】.

Even though he was thick-skinned, Han Xiao had no interest in taking a hit head-on. He dodged, and his mind raced. He fired two shots, blowing up the camera, and then shouted, “Hela, I’m here to save your sister. You’re attacking the wrong person, you spendthrift woman…”

Before he could finish speaking, Hela crashed into him, reaching out to snatch the backpack, not listening to what he was saying at all. Han Xiao was helpless. He released the backpack, picked up his other equipment bag, and activated the electromagnetic skates and a small maneuver device, jumping to the ceiling to avoid her attack.

Hela hurriedly put down the shoulder bag, unzipped it, and made eye contact with Aurora.

“Sister!” Aurora’s crisp voice was full of surprise.

“Are you okay?” Hela hurriedly checked Aurora’s body. Seeing that she wasn’t injured, she breathed a sigh of relief. Only then did she remember that there was still an enemy. She suddenly stood up, protectively shielding Aurora behind her, her eyes flashing with dark red light, her face wary and vigilant, ready to strike.

“Sister, you’ve misunderstood.” Aurora struggled to poke a small head out of the bag and hurriedly called out, “That uncle is here to save me.”

“I don’t know him at all.” Hela looked wary, unmoved.

“He said he was Uncle Zero.”

Hela was stunned, in disbelief.

Zero?!

“It’s me.” Since things had come to this, Han Xiao no longer concealed it. The alarm was ringing throughout the entire base. He knew that he had been exposed and looked helpless. When Hela suddenly appeared, he knew something was wrong. With Hela’s concern for Aurora, she would definitely rush up to fight him as soon as they met.

“How could it be you?” Hela couldn’t believe it, the dark red energy currents fluctuating violently with her mood.

Why would Zero come to save Aurora? They had no connection at all. She couldn’t figure out Han Xiao’s motives, and the two sides should be enemies, right? Why was his target Aurora… Could it be that he wanted to threaten me like Germination?

Various guesses flashed through her mind. Subconsciously, Hela couldn’t trust Han Xiao. In any case, Han Xiao secretly stealing Aurora made her unable to let go.

“I’ll explain later. Your sister has already been rescued by me. The fact is right in front of you. Whether you believe it or not, I’m here to help.”

“You are currently an enemy being hunted by the organization.” Hela’s expression was cold, her superpower condensing in her hands, but she didn’t attack.

“Do you want your sister to continue to be controlled by the organization? Now is the best chance to escape.” Han Xiao said in a deep voice. His purpose in saving Aurora was for Hela. Now that the person he wanted to help was right in front of him, he naturally wouldn’t leave.

The alarm was buzzing loudly, and Hela rarely hesitated. She really wanted to take Aurora and escape like this, but the base’s alarm had already been triggered. She knew the current combat power of the headquarters better than Han Xiao. The chances of escaping were too small. She didn’t want to let Aurora take risks…

“If only I hadn’t attacked just now.” This thought flashed through her mind, and a sense of annoyance flashed by, but if she had to choose again, Hela would still attack without hesitation.

Just then, Aurora tugged at Hela’s clothes.

“Sister, take me away.”

Hela’s expression tightened. She looked down and saw Aurora’s face full of hope and longing. The words of refusal were stuck in her throat, and she couldn’t say them.

That’s right, how could she throw her sister back into that living hell.

Thinking of the time Aurora had suffered in the past, Hela’s heart felt as if it were being kneaded and torn apart, empathizing with her pain.

At least the most difficult step had already been completed. Her sister had left that prison, which was exactly what she had always dreamed of.

At this moment, Hela’s expression became firm. She gently touched Aurora’s small head and said silently in her heart:

At most, if we fail, your sister will die with you.

Hela looked up at Han Xiao, her eyes complicated, and said, “Follow me.”

She never thought that one day, she would fight alongside Han Xiao…

With one more person, the chance of escaping would be greater. Zero was able to sneak in without anyone noticing, so he shouldn’t be weak.

With that said, Hela put Aurora in her bag and strode in another direction. Han Xiao dragged Cerberus behind her.

Since they were exposed, they couldn’t go to the underground tunnel. Hela, as a local expert, probably had other ways.

Han Xiao was helpless. He estimated that a fierce battle couldn’t be avoided. Fortunately, he was also mentally prepared for a failed infiltration and a head-on confrontation. Alas, the peerless assassin is not what I wanted…

He didn’t know that Hela seemed to have exposed him, but in reality, she indirectly helped him avoid the trap.

…

“Fool! Who told her to attack!” The leader was furious. Han Xiao had changed his route, disrupting his plan and alerting the enemy. However, the encirclement hadn’t been completed yet.

Because the camera had been blown up, the leader didn’t see the conversation between Han Xiao and Hela, and he still thought that the two had started fighting.

“All executives and headquarters personnel, intercept and kill him completely. I want Zero to die here.” The leader ordered in the walkie-talkie.

At the same time, the players at headquarters received an emergency regional mission.

[【Intercept Zero】: Intercept Zero before he escapes from headquarters]

[Mission Reward: 200,000 experience points, Lv20 dungeon crystal-【Germination Base Escape Battle】]

Two hundred thousand experience points and a dungeon crystal?!

The players’ enthusiasm was instantly ignited.