Chapter 816: Chapter 589: You Really Disappoint Me
In the desperate gaze of Colonel Quinton, the door he once trusted the most slammed shut.
If things could be redone, he might not have made that choice.
But can things really go back to how they were before?
Of course not.
That’s why Mu Fan never believes the repentance of those who are extremely evil, just as he wouldn’t believe an executioner with blood-stained hands telling him he won’t kill anymore.
“Mu Fan, did you just let that Colonel go this easily?” Black’s puzzled voice sounded.
“Easy? I don’t think so. He values money and life too much, now I deprive him of both, letting him silently count down to his own death. I can see the deepest fear in his eyes.”
As he spoke, Mu Fan took off the cold mask, revealing his indifferent face once more.
The sound of rhythmic footsteps emerged from the cave, Mu Fan returned to the entrance. The two corpses lying side by side at the back of the base vehicle remained undiscovered.
Their voices continued in the communication channel like zombies.
No one knew that under heavy defense and lockdown, Mu Fan single-handedly completed a grand decapitation mission.
Now, all he needed to do was retrace his steps.
A figure began swiftly climbing over the anti-climb net, then expertly passed through the mechanical patrollers, finally darting into the shadows within the Sentinel’s blind spot and escaping completely.
From entering to exiting, it took a total of 4 minutes and 32 seconds.
When Mu Fan was a hundred meters away from this temporary base, the countdown quietly returned to zero on his wristwatch.
“3, 2, 1…”
A cold gaze cast backward, and at the moment the terrifying fire appeared, his body was sharply outlined.
Boom!
Boom!
The neck area of a patrolling mechanical canine suddenly erupted in a terrifying blaze, a corner of the ammunition depot exploded with an earth-shattering blast, and the tracks of three large machinery transport vehicles ignited fiercely…
The flames, mixed with terrifying shock waves, spread directly outward.
The soldiers performing patrol duties were swallowed by the rapidly spreading high-temperature shock wave before they had a chance to react.
Explosion, chain explosion…
The ignited soldiers ran in horror, crying and shouting.
Boom!
A wave of air broke through the shelter, violently hitting Major Gerry resting on the base’s edge.
This Major’s body was flown four or five meters away, rolling to the ground, before he could show a painful expression, the panic-stricken cries came from his ear communicator.
“The camp has suffered intense explosions! The cause is unknown! The number of casualties is unknown! The area is still expanding.”
The noise did not last for more than a few seconds before it abruptly stopped, and scorching heat began to surround him.
He understood the urgency of the situation, unsure how many flammable and explosive materials were nearby; staying here might only lead to death.
A surge of strength arose from his body, Major Gerry ignored the blisters on his face from the air wave burns and began to crawl and run desperately on all fours.
After rolling over a slope and leaping, he finally escaped the fiery scene of the explosion.
Only then did he nervously lay on the slope, observing the scene. In his view, the temporary base had turned into a sea of fire, and occasionally, soldiers with burning bodies ran out, only to fall motionless to the ground after a few steps.
This disaster, resembling the end of the world, left him in a daze and fear.
“Is this a surprise attack launched by the Empire’s army?”
“Where’s the Colonel?”
Startled, Gerry looked further away, towards the area of flames where the base vehicle was located.
But in this chaotic situation, the billowing smoke made it impossible for him to see inside clearly.
He tried to call Colonel Quinton using shortwave communication, but the busy signal that came back made his heart sink.
Little did he know, or rather, most people didn’t know, an intense explosion occurred in the cave at the moment the countdown reached a uniform zero.
The metal chamber, capable of resisting missile attacks, contained a total of 34 plastic explosives.
The completely sealed space formed a veritable iron can, with Colonel Quinton’s wrists nailed to the control panel, blood trickling from the corners of his eyes, unable to break free from the dagger-like restraint.
As the last few seconds of the countdown arrived, Colonel Quinton let out a roar that did not sound human.
Then the 34 plastic explosives attached to him exploded simultaneously.
Here, it was even more terrifying than outside; it was a genuinely enclosed space.
Ample oxygen, ample plastic explosives, shock waves reflecting and accumulating between the walls, ultimately leading to a pressure value far exceeding that of open space…
Colonel Quinton was instantly blown into a mist of blood, then evaporated in the terrifying super-pressure and high temperature.
The ravaging shock wave destroyed everything inside the metal chamber, and finally, the multi-layered alloy door couldn’t withstand the terrifying impact and was directly torn open, forming a giant opening.
The accumulated energy finally found a release point, and flames surged out from the cave, spreading outward.
The fire consumed the bodies of the two Sentinels and the base vehicle.
Whether the instigator, or the soldiers who truly fired on friendly forces, none could escape in this terrifying explosion.
Without the protection of Mecha and heavy tanks, the human body resembles ants before intense explosions, utterly powerless.
Having the courage to massacre comrades requires the resolve to endure death.
Standing quietly a hundred meters away watching this scene, Mu Fan suddenly frowned, muttering to himself, “There’s actually one who slipped through, how could it be missing you in this?”
…
“They’re all gone, all dead.”
Mumbling to himself, Major Gerry, perhaps because his mouth was ajar for too long, found his burned skin had solidified.
As he subconsciously closed his mouth, the tight skin burst with streaks of blood.
With shaking hands, he covered his face in pain.
Major Gerry, who prided himself on being a war genius, finally felt deep fear of war at this moment.
He realized he was far less brave than he imagined.
He’s still young, with a promising career ahead. As long as he survives, he can continue to enjoy everything.
He wants to live, to survive.
With quivering arms, he supported his body, rolling down from the slope.
Then, without looking back, he ran off into the distance, wanting to leave far behind, wanting to get through this night.
When dawn comes, the rescue team will definitely arrive, and by then he’ll be saved.
He discarded the half-burned tactical helmet and tore off his scorched clothes.
But just as he crawled and stumbled past a Chaotic Stone Zone, a figure standing right in the middle of the path made his body freeze.
The two were no more than five meters apart.
“Who!? ”
The figure remained silent, in the pitch-black night with no night vision equipment, Gerry couldn’t make out the face opposite.
However, the position and eerie aura of the person made him abandon any hopeful thoughts.
His hand slyly reached for the pistol behind him.
“May I ask, are you an ally from the Federation?”
Still no answer…
Gulping, Major Gerry ignored the pain on his face, assuming an ingratiating expression, “Then it must be the great warrior from the Gardot Empire, I’m Federation Major Gerry, and I greatly admire the Empire’s military prowess. I surrender, and I hope to receive prisoner treatment. I’ll definitely cooperate and disclose the information I know.”
“Major, you really disappoint me.”
A faintly sarcastic voice came.