Destiny Mission of game ‘Star Ring’
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354: Chapter 354 Guidance 354: Chapter 354 Guidance “Duck!”

Qian Chengxue pulled Xin Yang forward as they dove.

Boom!

A massive explosion erupted behind them, the roaring blast making Su Mo’s ears buzz.

However, he immediately got up and looked toward Qian Chengxue.

Fortunately, Qian Chengxue was unharmed, just as a heavy rain of bullets began to pour in.

Su Mo and Qian Chengxue quickly rolled away, dodging the dense hail of bullets that pocked the solid metal floor with holes.

At this moment, Qian Chengxue pulled out a high-explosive hand grenade from her waist and threw it with all her might.

Boom~

The hand grenade hit the head of the mechanical Defender precisely and exploded immediately, paralyzing it.

Su Mo and the others quickly got up and rushed towards the paralyzed Defender.

Just as they were about to turn left toward the weapon storage, they heard a rumbling sound ahead, clearly another enemy approaching.

They had no choice but to run frantically to the right.

“How many hand grenades do you have left?”

Su Mo asked while running.

“None left, the last one was just used,”

Qian Chengxue replied tensely.

“Xin Yang, is there a way to avoid their surveillance?

This way, we’ll be blocked and killed sooner or later.

Is there another route to the weapon storage?”

“They’ve already detected us, there’s no way to avoid them unless my data processing power is stronger than theirs to interfere.

But that’s impossible.

Once I link with it, I’ll be controlled in just one second.

And there’s only one path to the weapon storage,”

“No other way?”

“Unless we cut off the base’s power and paralyze its external devices,”

Xin Yang replied logically.

Hearing this, Su Mo also felt frustrated; it was like an endeavor of hellish difficulty.

Just then, as she was running, Qian Chengxue suddenly stepped on a trap, and the sturdy ground immediately caved in.

Qian Chengxue, startled, noticed something amiss right away, but her body couldn’t react in time.

Suddenly, part of the ceiling right in front of them cracked open, revealing a dark gun barrel aimed directly at Qian Chengxue.

Szzz~

A crimson beam shot straight at Qian Chengxue.

Su Mo forcefully pushed Qian Chengxue aside; the crimson beam just grazed past her.

However, after pushing Qian Chengxue away, Su Mo instinctively stepped back and stepped on the floor to his right rear, which promptly collapsed into a metal square.

Su Mo’s face darkened, having triggered a trap himself.

The next second!

Click!

The ground beneath his feet cracked open, and he plummeted straight down.

“Su Mo!”

Qian Chengxue stretched out her hand in an attempt to grab Su Mo, and Su Mo also reached out trying to grasp Qian Chengxue.

Unfortunately, they barely touched fingertips before separating, and Su Mo fell.

The split metal wall quickly closed up and returned to normal.

Meanwhile, the rumbling of machinery grew closer.

“Run!”

Xin Yang urgently urged Qian Chengxue.

Qian Chengxue looked back at the corridor behind her, gritted her teeth, and followed Xin Yang as they turned to escape.

…

Elsewhere, Su Mo was free-falling and smashed hard onto the ground, immediately kicking up a cloud of gray dust.

The contents of his backpack scattered everywhere, and the crystal stone also rolled out, continuously emitting light.

The severe pain kept him from standing up for a while.

After a bit, Su Mo struggled to his feet and carefully observed his surroundings.

All around him were decomposed skeletons; the reason he hadn’t died from the fall was partly due to his body having been enhanced twice, and also because these decayed skeletons cushioned his fall.

Looking around, he was surrounded by metal walls with no visible exits.

This place seemed to be a burial pit.

Su Mo swung the Ink Frost in his hand and struck the sturdy metal wall, leaving only a shallow mark.

Seeing this, he shook his head, realizing it was unlikely he could force his way out.

Of course, Su Mo hadn’t given up hope; he began to feel around the metal walls, searching for any clues about how to escape.

Suddenly, Su Mo noticed a very faint arrow on the metal wall pointing towards the corner below.

Su Mo paused briefly, quickly cleared away the skeletons in the corner, and then he saw a special triangular mark.

He tried knocking on it and discovered it was hollow.

Su Mo then pushed hard, and a secret passage appeared.

He was overjoyed, as it must have been left by someone who had escaped before.

Just as Su Mo was about to escape, he suddenly turned to look at the Crystal Stone that had fallen on the ground.

He picked it up, a puzzled expression on his face, for the stone’s glow seemed much brighter than before.

Su Mo pondered for a moment but couldn’t figure out the reason, so he picked up his backpack and hurried out.

Su Mo crawled along the narrow exit passage until he pushed open a camouflaged door and emerged into a metal corridor.

This was a dimly lit corridor; moss had begun to grow in the corners due to a lack of maintenance and cleaning.

Zzz~

The overhead lights flickered on and off, making Su Mo’s nerves tense.

He grew increasingly cautious, taking each step carefully, afraid of triggering any security devices.

Moreover, Su Mo carefully looked for hidden cameras, and indeed, he found one.

Unfortunately, the hidden camera was directly facing him, leaving him nowhere to hide.

“Damn.”

Su Mo cursed softly and no longer walked carefully; he broke into a sprint.

Not long after Su Mo had started running, mech puppets over two meters tall, covered in blades, sprang up behind him.

The blades on their bodies started spinning as they chased after Su Mo, akin to a meat grinder.

Su Mo turned his head for a look and immediately sprinted with all his might.

Just then, the walls in front started to unfold, and several black gun barrels emerged.

Whiz!

A barrage of laser beams was fired.

Su Mo’s pupils contracted, his muscles burst into action, and he sprinted so fast that the beams barely missed him.

At that moment, the gates in the corridor started to lower.

Su Mo didn’t give up.

His blood boiling even more, he ran desperately, unleashing speed monstrous.

Just as the gate was about to close, Su Mo lunged forward.

His whole body slid along the ground right under the separating gate.

Bang!

The thick metal gate crashed onto the floor.

After narrowly avoiding catastrophe, Su Mo immediately got up and sprinted again.

Just as he ran out, the gate that had closed started to rise again.

Zzz~

The whirring sound of the mech puppets’ high-speed spinning blades was clear to his ears.

Su Mo felt almost nauseated; it was only thanks to further enhancements to his physique that he hadn’t been caught yet.

One more thing, most of the defenders seemed to have been dispatched to the battlefield, otherwise, normally, a base of this caliber should have many more defenders.

As he ran, different forks in the corridor appeared.

Su Mo looked left and right, completely unsure which way to run.

In that moment, he noticed that the halo emitted by the Crystal Stone in his hand seemed to subtly spread toward one side of the corridor, as if guiding him forward.

Without further thought, he followed the guidance of the Crystal Stone and sprinted forward.

As he ran desperately, the light from the Crystal Stone grew significantly stronger, casting a halo that completely enveloped Su Mo.

The pursuing blade-wielding mech puppets, as if they had lost their target, bizarrely stopped chasing him.

In the central control room, Artificial Intelligence Engrossed continually popped up warning boxes.

“Warning: Subject to unknown interference, target lost!”

“Warning: Subject to unknown interference….”

“Stupid rat!”

Artificial Intelligence Engrossed issued a harsh, angry voice.

Meanwhile, the entire underground central room started to shake, and suddenly another virtual image popped up.

Fourth Generation Biological Mecha, Kwahizi, was seen pinning Mozeks on the ground, ferociously hammering punch after punch onto its head.

Flesh flew about, and the ground trembled.

“Warning: Damage to Fourth Generation Puppet Biological Mecha, Mozeks, rapidly increasing!”

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