Chapter 1278: Chapter 1277: Assault
Ye Xin rolled her eyes at Yang Chen and said, "So what you’re saying is, I still have to be responsible for your subordinates? And drag mine in too?"
"Not necessarily your subordinates, but I do think we’re all lifelong professionals here, and can understand each other. We have common topics, which might make things somewhat better," Yang Chen smiled and said.
Ye Xin shook her head and strode forward, "They’re not us, and I don’t want them to go through what we’ve experienced."
Upon hearing this, Yang Chen was taken aback.
After a long pause, Yang Chen muttered, "At least until we have the ability to give them a stable state..."
What Ye Xin said struck the core of Yang Chen, it echoed his thoughts and worries.
But Yang Chen still chased after Ye Xin, shouting, "Honey! Don’t go! Let’s discuss further, it’s actually good that the demand exceeds the supply, at least amongst your subordinates, Wang Piaoliang and Sun Yue can have their pick!"
Although the situation now isn’t stable, it’s still viable to book girlfriends for the brothers ahead of time.
Ye Xin’s face turned red, and she cursed, "You rogue!"
...
Ye Xin recovered quickly.
She was already off the hospital bed.
Yang Chen accompanied Ye Xin wandering around, inspecting underwater searches and assessing the base station construction, among other things.
Penglai Island felt like an entirely lost world, surrounded by strong magnetic fields making signals difficult to generate here.
Therefore, constructing base stations was challenging. Although construction has been ongoing and two stations have been built, Penglai Island still lacks any signal.
Only once the station network is fully established, allowing external signal webs to form, will Penglai Island truly get signal, making phone calls and internet access possible.
The two circled the island once, and were preparing to return when they noticed a boat speeding toward the island.
Two patrol ships nearby were already headed to intercept.
The others saw and became vigilant.
Some of the guards were even ready for battle.
Even though the ship was registered here, if it were a friendly driver, they wouldn’t be traveling at such speed!
Moreover, at this distance, slowing down is necessary, otherwise it would crash into the pier!
Yang Chen furrowed his brows and hurried over.
The patrol ships had already started hailing the boat.
If the other side didn’t respond or slow down, they were preparing to attack!
Fortunately, the vessel started to decelerate and dropped anchor, stopping just short of crashing into the port.
The patrol ships also approached, eyeing the boat warily.
Yang Chen followed and watched closely.
The person disembarking was Jian Feng!
Everyone relaxed a bit seeing this.
Jian Feng quickly jumped off the boat and sprinted towards Yang Chen.
Yang Chen observed Jian Feng’s demeanor, his face turning serious.
Immediately, Yang Chen turned directly, Jian Feng following suit, neither saying a word.
Ye Xin noticed this and understood something severe must have happened, so she followed without asking questions.
They hurried into the base.
In the confidential meeting room.
Only Yang Chen, Jian Feng, and Ye Xin were present.
After shutting the door, Yang Chen sat down, looked at Jian Feng, and said gravely, "Tell me!"
Jian Feng took a deep breath and replied gravely, "I went to Jin Chen! Found Yang Cao but received distressing news!"
Upon hearing this, Yang Chen furrowed his brows, staring intensely at Jian Feng.
Jian Feng continued, "By the time I arrived, they had already cured Night Fire."
This counted as good news, Yang Chen’s expression relaxed slightly.
"According to orders, the lab was being relocated to the suburb base... but, an accident occurred during the transfer!"
"What kind of accident!" Yang Chen’s whole body tensed instantly.
No matter the type of accident, anything related to those parasites was no trivial matter!
Jian Feng took a deep breath, looked at Yang Chen, and said, "During the transfer, they were attacked! A batch of experimental subjects was stolen!"
Bam!
Yang Chen slammed the table in anger and shouted, "Have we found out who it was?"
Jian Feng glanced at Yang Chen cautiously, "Based on current information, it seems likely people from Beihai Country came up."
"Beihai Country!" A vicious light flashed in Yang Chen’s eyes, "Damn it! I didn’t go looking for trouble with them, and they come seeking trouble with us first! Do they think I won’t settle scores with them?"
While on Lijia Continent, Beihai Country’s Three Mountains Association even showed up to attack their Asura Hall.
Yang Chen simply never found the time to discipline them, but didn’t expect them to get bold enough to peer into the laboratory’s contents!
This is absolutely intolerable! Unforgivable!
For Yang Chen, even for Flame Country, those parasites in the laboratory were the greatest threat. If leakage happens, the resulting harm could be catastrophic!
Furthermore, for Flame Country, if such items were acquired by foreign entities and researched, the impact would be enormous.
Under their tight defense, for someone from Beihai Country to execute a raid and steal experimental subjects was truly loathsome!
If these details were leaked internationally, they’d incite a storm, plunging Flame Country into peril!
Yang Chen absolutely cannot allow such a situation!
"Where are the enemies now?" Yang Chen asked coldly.
Jian Feng replied, "According to current intel, they’re in Haishi City! As the experimental subjects cannot be moved immediately, someone has to respond. They should leave the port by the latest tomorrow!"
"Haishi City, huh?" Yang Chen furrowed his brow slightly.
While Yang Chen pondered, Ye Xin couldn’t help but ask, "Are you saying, the experimental subjects we brought out from underground last time were stolen?"
"Some were stolen! They had preemptively prepared ambush, caught us off guard!" Jian Feng answered.
Ye Xin had regained her memory by now and was aware of those she encountered underground back then.
Those parasites are at a doomsday level disaster. If leaked, it spells apocalypse! If another country obtains them, it may trigger an early international biochemical war!
Possibly, super soldiers might emerge soon!
If that happens, the shock to Flame Country would be immense.
Additionally, its emergence could greatly impact international affairs...
Contemplating possible ripple effects, Ye Xin gasped audibly.
Ye Xin pondered briefly, then directly stated, "I’ll take this task! Gathering local intel and items is my strong suit!"
Yang Chen immediately shook his head, "No! No way, I can’t let you take that risk! If anyone goes, it should be me!"
He definitely doesn’t want Ye Xin to venture into danger!
