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Chapter 872 - 844: The Plan of the House of Machinery

Chapter 872: Chapter 844: The Plan of the House of Machinery

Although from the enemy’s perspective, Li Chen should not have completely trusted Lilith so quickly.

But for some reason, Li Chen had an intuition that he could feel this girl was truly not evil.

Having seen firsthand what those guys from the House of Machinery do, Li Chen was well aware of how they treated their research subjects.

For people like Lilith, enduring there meant nothing but endless pain.

It was a dual torment of the soul and the flesh.

Not until the brainwashing was completed would they confidently send these people out to carry out missions.

And obviously, Lilith was let go due to special circumstances.

Because, as a general rule, robots could not possibly betray their masters.

As for the people of the House of Machinery, if they were still human, they had to be endlessly brainwashed until they became absolutely loyal before they could be released.

Coincidentally, Lilith’s state was somewhere in-between human and machine.

Perhaps, it was this that allowed her to retain some semblance of self-awareness?

Sitting on the plane, Li Chen was reading the information Lilith and the Nether Army had compiled.

"I never expected these guys to have run off to Europe; no wonder we couldn’t find any trace of them," a sense of realization rose in Li Chen’s heart.

Initially, like the Palace of the Nether King, the House of Machinery used America as its den, but after the Palace of the Nether King had launched a destructive strike on the House of Machinery, the organization disappeared without a trace.

At first, Li Chen thought they had indeed been wiped out, only to find out they had actually migrated to America.

"This time, I definitely won’t let you guys escape again," Li Chen’s face slightly lowered as he glanced at Lilith beside him, muttering to himself in his heart.

Before he set out, he had already dispatched people to head to Europe, and the Nether Army would rendezvous with him upon reaching the destination.

At that time, they would encircle the House of Machinery’s den and annihilate them in one fell swoop.

From then on, there would no longer be an organization called the ’House of Machinery’ in this world.

"Sigh—"

Li Chen let out a breath, lying silently in his seat. For some reason, he always had a peculiar feeling that this time, he might encounter something unexpected.

"Hope all goes well," Li Chen shook his head, reached out to touch Lily’s head beside him, and then closed his eyes, thinking no further.

...

"What’s going on? Why haven’t we received a reply from Lilith even after such a long time?" Inside a pitch-black building, several middle-aged men in white lab coats were discussing.

"I don’t know. Could there be a problem with the communication device?" one of them asked, puzzled.

"Impossible! The latest communication device we installed is unblockable. Even in a no-signal area, messages can still get through!"

"Could it be that Lilith failed her mission and got destroyed?" another person wondered aloud.

"Lilith represents the pinnacle of the House of Machinery’s latest technology; with her combat power, facing an entire command unit of the Nether Army by herself wouldn’t intimidate her. How could she possibly fail?"

"But... the target of her assassination attempt this time is..."

"Hmph! Since the King of the Netherworld disappeared, the Palace of the Nether King has been in a state of headless dragons. Who knows what trick they are pulling this time, gathering everyone in Huaxia, as if our intelligence system is a vegetative state? Rest assured, this time Lilith will certainly succeed!" An old man with white hair confidently said.

"Let’s hope that’s the case."

Several others, however, clearly lacked such confidence.

Despite being older than the rest, to the House of Machinery this elder was but a new recruit, and in their eyes, he was clearly not well acquainted with the Palace of the Nether King.

In past battles with the Palace of the Nether King, they had never managed to gain the upper hand!

Though the elder was skilled, it was apparent he lacked sufficient knowledge of enemy and ally intelligence.

Just then, the group standing there suddenly felt the ground shake violently.

"What’s going on?"

"What happened?"

"Could it be an earthquake?"

"Impossible. Our region absolutely cannot experience earthquakes. A lot of effort went into selecting this location precisely because of that!" one of them said, shaking his head.

"Quick, ask the guards outside what’s going on."

The House of Machinery’s high-ranking members, dressed in white lab coats, quickly exited the room and walked towards the outside.

Outside the room was a pure white corridor, replete with incandescent lights filling the space with daylight brightness.

Beyond the corridor were numerous passageways branching in all directions, enough to get one lost on their first visit without guidance.

If not seen with one’s own eyes, it would be hard for many to believe such a massive project was built underground, resembling an underground factory.

"Honored ones!"

Upon seeing the group of high-ranking members in white lab coats emerge, a man clad in armor and a black cloak quickly approached them, kneeling on one knee and speaking respectfully.

"What has happened?" a middle-aged man asked, frowning.

"Not clear yet." The man shook his head, revealing a few gears on his armor moving slightly.

"However, judging from the situation, we believe it’s very likely the base is under attack," the man said in a deep voice.

"Under attack? How is that possible?!" The previously confident elder quickly stepped forward, his face filled with disbelief: "Our base is built underground! Even if someone broke in, they would need time to infiltrate and slowly make their way inside. But what was that noise just now?"

The man stood up and looked towards the elder: "Indeed, under normal circumstances, if the enemy were attacking from the front, they would indeed need to bypass many checkpoints. But it seems this time, they might have entered from the side of the base."

"The side?" The first high-ranking member to speak narrowed his eyes slightly upon hearing the man’s words.

He knew that besides the front and back entrances, the rest of the base was surrounded by soil and rocks!

If the intruders came from the side, then that would mean...

Realizing this possibility, everyone present started to feel uneasy.

They were not given much time to ponder, as soon another roar resounded.

"Boom!!"

This time, they could tell the sound was indeed coming from the side of the base.

"Who on earth dares to cause trouble here?!" The elder’s face turned grim.

"Whoever it is, why not just wipe them all out?" Another person looked towards the direction of the noise, a sinister smile forming on his lips.