1824: Only One Step Away

Only One Step Away

The base was currently surrounded by guards. Even though Huo Yao was excellent at fighting, she was sorely outnumbered at the moment.0

Since she had walked into the base on her own accord, it made no sense to let her go.

Shangguan Hou took a step back and waited for everything to end.

At this moment, a rumbling sound could be heard coming from underground. It was loud, almost like an earthquake and even the walls were vibrating from it.

Everyone was startled by the explosion. They stood where they were and couldn't do anything about Huo Yao for now.

"What happened?" Shangguan Hou frowned.

"Sounds like it's coming from the mountain gate," said the security team chief anxiously as he pressed his mike to ask his men about the cause.

However, his mike failed to work after a long time.

The connection was cut off.

The security team chief looked up. Just as he was about to speak, the light overhead suddenly went off completely.

The corridor instantly turned pitch black.

They were left with only their other senses and unable to see anything at all.

The expressions on the security team chief's and Shangguan Hou's faces promptly changed. It was a critical moment, but something like this happened, so it was clearly not a coincidence.

The two of them looked at Huo Yao in unison.

No one was able to see anything, but the guards closest to Huo Yao fell to the ground one after another.

When Shangguan Hou sensed this, he quickly retreated first.

He did not want to exchange blows with Huo Yao. If he had to fight her, he would be on the losing end.

Huo Yao glanced at Shangguan Hou coldly, raised her hand, and shot a silver needle at him hard. Once she was done, she turned and ran off in the opposite direction.

She knew the security system well. In less than three minutes, the power and signal would reactivate.

If she did not leave now, it would be harder for her to leave later.

Moreover, someone only gave her 30 minutes and she had gone over the agreed time already.

Huo Yao contemplated expressionlessly. Sure enough, boyfriends always slowed her down.

A minute later, a beep could be heard and the corridor light turned on again.

Inside the corridor, other than the security team chief, all his other men were sprawled on the ground. Their faces looked purple and they were no longer breathing.

Since he had been some distance from Huo Yao, he was still standing.

The security team chief had cold sweat dripping down his forehead. He hurriedly pressed his mike and got connected this time. He quickly spoke to the security team and put the main entrance on lockdown.

After giving the order, he finally noticed Shangguan Hou nearby using the wall to support himself. He walked over. "Mr. Shangguan, are you alright?"

A silver needle was stuck on the back of Shangguan Hou's hand. Half a needle was stuck into his body. Although his face looked normal, the skin on his neck and the areas not covered by his clothes had gradually turned purple.

He was clearly poisoned.

The security team chief was startled and did not dare to reach his hand out to support the man. "Poison. It's poison."

Blood was trickling down Shangguan Hou's mouth. His hand trembled as he reached for his pocket to retrieve a bottle. He poured a black pill from it and took it. After taking the pill, he was finally able to breathe easier.

However, the excruciating pain inside his body was still there.

Shangguan Hou wiped the blood off the corner of his mouth. He slowly removed the long silver needle from the back of his hand.

As he looked at the silver needle, he tightened his grip and felt infuriated.

Just one step away from getting her!

At this moment, another explosion could be heard. This time, it was even stronger.

The moment the -security team chief heard the noise, he pondered and said worriedly, "Someone is blowing up the mountain gate."

The mountain gate was made of an ancient-style mechanism. If it was blown up, they would get trapped inside for good.

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