Life Game In Other World
Chapter 273: Counter Plot (Please Favorite, Subscribe, and Vote for Monthly Tickets)

Chapter 273: Chapter 273: Counter Plot (Please Favorite, Subscribe, and Vote for Monthly Tickets)

Human thought tends to have inertia.

People often follow the paths on which they have succeeded before, repeatedly implementing similar plans.

This time, snatching chestnuts from the fire, by commanding pirates to suddenly attack the Research Institute’s cruise ship in safe waters, was in fact similar to Balan’s youthful days when he broke into his warlord boss’s home and killed the warlord in what the boss thought was the safest place.

Therefore, after hearing the Speech Master recount Balan’s past, and upon hearing that Yang De was preparing to rescue, He Ao already had an expectation of Balan launching a surprise attack.

However, at the end of the day, such an action was still too risky. If the Research Institute could hold on just a bit longer, the surprise attack would fail, and Balan would likely lose his life.

Therefore, no matter how you look at it, the probability of Balan launching a surprise attack should have been very, very small.

Indeed, Yang De and the Research Institute had also considered the possibility of an incident, so when Yang De entrusted He Ao as the acting captain, he emphasized the risks involved and asked him to think it over carefully.

But from another perspective, it was precisely because everyone believed the probability of Balan’s surprise attack was very small that the attack could achieve an unexpected effect.

Only then could it be considered a ’Surprise Troops’ tactic.

From a tactical standpoint, Balan’s approach was actually reasonable, and even a bit brilliant.

If he were to succeed in the surprise attack, he would likely become famous overnight.

But the entire premise of the attack’s success was that Balan had to have an absolute advantage in strength over the forces aboard the Research Institute’s cruise ship to take it over in a very short time.

The fearsome and fearless elite pirates could theoretically overpower the injured Transcendents from the Research Institute with sheer numbers.

But at the top levels of power, as long as the top combatants could hold him off for a short period, his surprise attack was bound to fail, which was also the reason he needed to lure Yang De away.

Yang De could even have killed him.

But simply luring away Yang De wasn’t enough; he also needed a definite source of information about the ship’s combat strength.

At that moment, another person became crucial.

He Ao raised his hand and another laser cannon shot pierced the sky, hitting two helicopters.

The blazing flames were ignited once again amid the curtain of rain.

The jet engines on his feet shot out dazzling flames, lifting He Ao into the air.

The fact that Balan’s pirates could appear here proved that he believed he had an absolute advantage over He Ao.

He himself did not have information about the ship. Theoretically, after seeing that two C-levels from Daybreak had boarded the ship and not returned, Balan, no matter how much of a gambler, wouldn’t dare to launch an attack rashly.

After all, he did not know the actual situation aboard the ship.

Unless someone had brought him detailed information about the ship, especially about its top combat power.

He Ao lifted his head, and his vision from the ultra-clear camera captured the two figures standing at the edge of the coal carrier.

One was thin and wiry, dressed in faded military clothing, barefoot on the deck; this was Balan. Yang De had shown He Ao his photo before he left.

The other was draped in loose-fitting, ill-sized clothes, under which wet bandages could vaguely be seen.

Hu Wen.

Wounded, Hu Wen had jumped into the sea and needed immediate treatment. At that time, most nearby were cargo ships, and it was too far from the pirate mother ship to have adequate medical facilities. His chances of dying in the sea were extremely high.

But his decision to jump was resolute. Aside from taking a desperate gamble, it was also very likely that he knew a nearby ship could save him,

And that ship lurking nearby would probably be a pirate ship.

If Hu Wen was rescued by Balan, then Balan would get the ’real’ strength of He Ao

He Ao had encountered Hu Wen before, and although it was just a brief exchange, He Ao did not reveal most of his strength.

However, from the way Hu Wen avoided Yang De and launched an attack on He Ao, it seemed that Hu Wen believed he could defeat He Ao.

During those few minutes of conversation with Yang De, He Ao also inquired about Balan’s strength.

Yang De’s reply was that Hu Wen and Balan were evenly matched, with Balan possibly being slightly stronger.

If the situation continued to develop in this direction, the probability of Balan initiating an attack would increase significantly.

In fact, contrary to the judgment of Yang De and the Research Institute, He Ao believed that Balan initiating an attack was a highly likely event.

Balan was the type who had started from the bottom and climbed up step by step by taking risks with his life.

He Ao himself had lived at the bottom, and he also possessed the memories of Regit and Roy, having encountered all sorts of people.

He could very well understand Balan’s mentality. For such people, staking their lives at the gambling table for benefits was a normal thing to do.

In fact, those pirates who recklessly charged forward, consuming illegal drugs without regard for their lives, shared a similar mindset.

Therefore, He Ao guessed that if Balan did indeed save Hu Wen and acquired information from him, then Balan would have a high likelihood of attacking the cruise ship, and he would do so in the safest place possible.

Although He Ao had speculated this possibility, he still accepted the task of acting as the ship’s captain.

The situation Balan had set up could serve as the stage for He Ao to display a part of his strength.

He Ao’s current goal was to find the lost central processor in the tower to acquire information about the item related to Super Memory that was sealed beneath the tower, as well as to uncover the relationship between the relics and the Copy World.

To find the lost central processor, he had to find that person from Daybreak who had entered the relics in the main world ten years ago.

Finding that person on his own was not feasible, so he needed the help of an extensive intelligence network.

This required the use of the Research Institute’s intelligence network.

But to cooperate, to borrow the strength of others, one must first demonstrate their own power.

Reliance on the identity of a Special Appointed Researcher was hardly enough to convince others.

So from the start, He Ao had been demonstrating his strength.

Now, this battle was the final closing act he had prepared.

Once he had dealt with this pirate situation, the cumulative display of his power would allow him roughly to have a position to negotiate with the Research Institute, to be worth the Research Institute spending a great deal of money to recruit. At that time, the benefits he would gain would be the greatest.

The dazzling brilliance exploded once more within the veil of rain.

He Ao cut straight across the entire helicopter fleet.

One helicopter after another burst into raging flames and fell from the sky, like fireworks losing their light and dropping.

The flashing thunder lit up the sky.

Bang—

That was the sound of a silver and black mecha landing on the deck.

He Ao raised his head, watching Balan and Hu Wen in front of him.

Meanwhile, their gazes also fell upon He Ao.

At this moment, Balan also finally realized that he had been deceived by his teammate beside him; He Ao’s strength far exceeded his expectations.

But this was no longer a time when he could retreat.

Win or die, it all hung on this moment.

Almost simultaneously, the two vanished and reappeared instantly on either side of He Ao.