Chapter 91: Chapter 91: Stealing a Chicken
Qian Wei immediately pulled out a Swiftness Syringe and jabbed it into his arm. His eyes flashed with blue light. He then dodged the barrage of bullets with incredible speed and rushed toward the central control room.
As he neared the stairs to the central control room, Pilates noticed and exclaimed excitedly.
"Look! Mr. Qian Wei from the All Stars Guild is using the chaos to get close to the central control room!"
The livestream chat instantly erupted.
"Holy shit, what a sneaky bastard!"
"Is he trying to snatch the win in all this chaos?"
"Go, Mr. Qian Wei!"
"Heh, so the people from the All Stars Guild are no better, huh?"
"What’s with the shit-talking?"
"Yeah, I’m talking about you. So what?"
....
Just then, Jiang Huai and the others also noticed. He shouted angrily to Qian Luobing.
"Commander, Qian Wei is heading up to the central control room!"
"Eric, cover me!"
Qian Luobing glanced over and shouted to Eric.
Eric immediately charged over, hefting his giant metal shield.
When Padoka and Farina saw Qian Wei heading for the central control console, they also rushed over at once.
Seeing Padoka and Farina charge, a glint flickered in Qian Luobing’s eyes. She raised her submachine gun and sprayed bullets toward the pair.
The two hastily dodged, nearly getting hit.
"Damn it, you bitch."
Padoka furiously returned fire.
.....
In the air vent.
Long Ming also noticed Qian Wei coming up. A murderous glint flashed in his eyes as he instructed Qin Ying.
"Stay hidden here. Remember, don’t jump down and don’t make a sound unless I call for you."
"Okay. Um, Mr. Red Ghost, this is for you. It might help."
Qin Ying nervously pulled a red syringe from her tactical belt and handed it to Long Ming.
Long Ming was startled but reached out and took it. A notification immediately popped up on his bracelet.
SKF-01 Berserk Syringe
Effect: Boosts all basic attributes.
Note: Requires a certain amount of willpower, or the user will lose their sanity.
Seeing Long Ming accept it, Qin Ying quickly added a reminder.
"Mr. Red Ghost, that syringe has side effects. You have to be careful when you use it."
"Got it."
Long Ming put it away.
Just then, Qian Wei scrambled up the stairs, burst into the central control room, and ran to the console.
He checked the energy reserve progress. To move the radio telescope, it needed at least twenty percent energy storage.
At that moment, the energy storage indicator on the operation screen showed exactly twenty percent.
A look of ecstasy appeared on Qian Wei’s face as he reached out to operate the console.
BANG!
Suddenly, the protective grille of the air vent overhead fell down.
Qian Wei heard the noise and had just turned around when a flashbang landed right in front of him.
His expression changed drastically!
SNAP!
A dazzling light erupted.
Qian Wei was instantly blinded. Before he could react, a tactical dagger was plunged into his throat.
"..."
His face contorted in pain, Qian Wei coughed up blood. As his vision slowly returned, a red skull mask filled his view. Then, he collapsed, unwilling to accept his fate.
In truth, Long Ming could have just opened fire from the air vent, but he was afraid of missing and destroying the console. If that happened, it would really be game over.
Seeing this, Pilates’s jaw dropped.
The players in the livestream chat went wild, leaving excited comments.
"Holy shit, Qian Wei got taken out."
"It’s Red Ghost."
...
"Damn, it really is him."
"What a god!"
"See? I told you Red Ghost had a chance to win this!"
"Go! Wreck them all!"
....
At this moment, Qin Ye saw Red Ghost, and his expression was so complicated he didn’t know what to say.
When Qian Luobing saw Qian Wei get killed, her gaze turned even colder.
Padoka grew anxious when he saw Long Ming too. He yelled at Qian Luobing.
"You bitch, are you still trying to stop us? If you keep this up, a solo player is going to take the reward, and we’ll all be disgraced!"
"Hmph."
Qian Luobing snorted coldly. She stopped blocking Padoka and his partner and instead ran toward the north stairs.
’Even though I don’t like Qian Wei, he’s still in my guild. If he had gotten the quest reward, this mission wouldn’t have been a failure. But if a solo player takes the reward now, that’s a different story.’
Meanwhile, Long Ming rushed to the console and began to operate it.
"Initiating operation."
"Realigning radio telescope. Progress: five percent..."
...
A series of notifications popped up.
"Shit!"
After seeing the progress bar, Long Ming slammed a fist on the console. ’Just as I thought, this quest isn’t that simple.’
But he was past the point of no return now; he had no choice but to see it through to the end.
RUMBLE...
The entire observatory base began to tremble slightly. Overhead, the massive radio telescope was slowly moving, a truly spectacular and stunning sight.
Just then, Long Ming saw Qian Luobing and Eric charging up the north stairs. His heart couldn’t help but race as he immediately rushed forward, pulling out his carbine and mercilessly spraying them with bullets.
PING! PING!
Eric pushed forward with his shield raised.
DING! DING!
Sparks flew as bullets ricocheted off it.
Long Ming frowned and then fired a grenade.
Seeing this, Qian Luobing leaped straight off the stairs.
BOOM!
The grenade hit Eric’s shield, and a massive explosion swept out.
Eric was sent flying, crashing heavily to the ground and spitting up blood. Although he didn’t die instantly, he wasn’t going to make it.
At that moment, the south entrance to the central control room was breached.
Long Ming spun around and fired a full clip in that direction. The two newcomers hastily dodged. They wanted to return fire, but they didn’t dare.
After all, Long Ming could shoot out from inside, but if they shot in, they might hit the console. It would be game over then.
"You son of a bitch!"
Padoka was about to lose his mind with rage.
Long Ming then pulled out a high-explosive grenade, bit the pin, and threw a quick-detonating grenade at them.
The two immediately leaped off the stairs.
BOOM!
A massive explosion erupted.
After forcing them back, Long Ming gripped his carbine and constantly scanned the four entrances, ready to open fire the moment Qian Luobing or the others dared to come up.
Farina watched this and said to Padoka.
"Let’s go up different stairs at the same time."
"Okay!"
Padoka immediately agreed.
When Qian Luobing saw the two charging toward the central control console from different stairs, she instantly understood their plan and charged up the north stairs as well.
Seeing they still hadn’t given up, Long Ming raised his carbine to fire.
But just as they got close, Farina pulled out a flashbang and threw it in.
’Shit.’
Long Ming’s face darkened.
SNAP!
A dazzling light blinded him instantly.
At that moment, Qian Luobing, Farina, and Padoka seized the opportunity and rushed in.
With perfect coordination, they all charged toward Long Ming, preparing to take him out first.
After all, Long Ming was holding a firearm. If he accidentally damaged anything in the central control room, it would be all over.
Hearing the approaching footsteps, Long Ming decisively put his carbine away.
Just then, a vicious fist cut through the air from the west.
"Eat this!"
Relying on instinct, Long Ming turned and caught Padoka’s fist.
Meanwhile, Farina rapidly closed in from the east, swinging a tactical dagger at Long Ming’s neck.
Long Ming leaned his head back, dodging the attack.
Immediately after, Qian Luobing attacked, landing a fierce kick on Long Ming’s chest.
"Argh!"
Long Ming was sent flying, crashing into the glass door on the south side before falling to the ground.
A one-on-one fight would have been hard enough. Now, in a one-on-three, Long Ming couldn’t hold on at all.
But after kicking Long Ming away, Qian Luobing, Farina, and Padoka didn’t move in for the finishing blow. Instead, they eyed each other warily.
