Just 18 kilometers northeast of the city of No. 18, the 112th Division of the Qing army was stationed.
At this time, the sky was not yet dark, and huge searchlight equipment had been installed in the camp.
The snowflakes falling from the sky dyed the ground white, making the garrison camp look particularly stern.
Dozens of white geometric search beams were sweeping back and forth in the night sky, like huge white swords plowing through the military camp.
As the light passes through the air, dense snowflakes can also be seen passing through the beam.
The soldiers in the camp were busy like worker ants, and they were shuttled back and forth, but in an orderly manner.
A buzzing sound came from dusk, and seven Black Knife-02 armed helicopters carrying tactical heat-tracking missiles had climbed to mid-air and entered a standby state.
These Black Knife-02 armed helicopters are all equipped with Qimingxing-13 lead-bismuth alloy reactors, which can last for a long time.
The strong and powerful propeller swept the wind and snow in the air.
Someone in the communication channel said: "The first combat organization is on standby and ready to escort at any time."
"Received, the Scepter Air Fortress requested to take off and perform combat mission No. 0221."
“Approved to take off.”
“Anchor No. 1 is unlocked.”
“Anchor No. 2 is unlocked.”
"The temperature of the reactor control device is normal."
“Pick up.”
In the command center, a middle-aged officer looked at the real-time surveillance screen with a serious expression, waiting for the war machine to start.
The next moment, in the wind and snow.
A huge snow suddenly broke out in the garrison camp, countless snowflakes flew, and the camouflaged tents were also whistled by the whistling hurricanes.
In the middle of the camp, a fearful aerial fortress rose from the ground, and hundreds of jet devices below it were arranged like a matrix and burst out.
The sky, which was originally a little dim due to the heavy snow, seemed even more dim because of the rise of the Scepter.
The heavy snow in the sky was disturbed by vortexes and flew like a tornado.
Voices came from the command camp: "Confirm again, the temperature of the reactor is normal."
"The matrix jet engine is normal."
"The coordinates are anchored."
"Confirm that the 0221 combat mission is performed, the Scepter is ready."
At this time, a young officer rushed into the tent and asked the middle-aged officer: "Uncle 13, do you know what you are doing? You are provoking a war!"
The middle-aged officer looked at him calmly: "In the military camp, I am your army chief, not your 13th uncle. Ignoring military discipline, drag it out and hang it up for 24 hours."
The young officer shouted: "Have you ever asked the big room for advice and use the scepter?! There are still hundreds of people in prison No. 18!"
The middle-aged officer sneered: "What is the big house? I am only responsible to the head of the family."
After the soldiers from the Guards dragged the young officer out.
The middle-aged officer in the command camp said calmly in the communication system: "Triumph."
As soon as the words came, the fortress in the sky made a deafening roar. The soldiers in the camp looked up and saw that the suffocating "island" seemed to replace the sky and become a brand new steel sky!
7 Black Knife-02 armed helicopters escorted next to it, as small as a seagull beside a killer whale.
All the ground crews in black uniforms ran away to the sides to avoid being burned by the flame tail of the vortex jet engine.
With the roar, the Scepter slowly started, and it was rising higher and faster, and it was heading straight for Prison No. 18 in the southwest!
The huge aerial fortress faces the blizzard, which is particularly spectacular and beautiful.
With the huge momentum of the scepter, no one even noticed that a secret land unit suddenly left the 112th Division's headquarters and rushed towards the north.
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Countdown 5:20:00.
In prison No. 18, everyone was completely unaware of everything that happened outside the world.
Qingchen sat opposite Li Shutong and asked, "Master, I guess before this, many people even knew only the serial number of ACE-002, but they didn't know what it was or where it was. Did you reveal the news about it in Prison No. 18?"
"Why are you guessing like this?" Li Shutong laughed.
"Because looking at the whole thing, it's like someone deliberately gathering these people," Qingchen said calmly: "The shelter conditions of the taboo ACE-002 should require human life to fill, and the numbers it requires are very large. Therefore, you will keep screening the deadly innocent people and want to use them to complete the shelter of the taboo ACE-002."
"When I appeared, you knew you had left the Knight legacy, so you could do what you wanted to do with confidence. However, the conditions for the forbidden objects were not enough," Qingchen continued: "At this time, you took the initiative to release fake information, attracting all those who wanted to compete for the forbidden objects and filling them with their lives."
"It's not all right," Li Shutong said with a smile.
"Hmm?" Qingchen nodded: "Where is the mistake? Wait... Before you decided to accept me as your disciple, Guo Huchan had already received fake news about the taboo ACE-002 and came here. So, you were actually planning to leave long ago."
Previously, Qingchen thought that it was because of his appearance that gave the knight a new inheritance and that Li Shutong had no worries, so the other party planned to leave Prison No. 18.
But all the clues from the past were in his mind. He only needed to take a quick look and found that the timeline was not in line with it.
The other party seemed to have arranged all this long ago... and then waited for his arrival to fulfill the other party's final responsibility as the contemporary leader of the knight.
Qingchen was a little confused: "I don't know about the link in the middle, but I can be sure that you have started planning all this a long time ago."
Li Shutong sighed: "Sometimes I'm really not sure whether it's a good or a bad thing to find such a smart apprentice. Your analysis is not wrong. I have already had this plan. But you may not know that many things have changed because of your arrival, such as the way to complete the plan. I can't tell you why, and one day you will know it yourself."
Li Shutong did not intend to continue to explain anything about this. Qingchen only felt that there were some secrets hidden in it, which might be related to his identity in the inner world.
"Master, how many friends do you have are controlled by the consortium? Which consortium is controlled by?" Qing Chen asked.
"Chen," said Li Shutong calmly: "Eight years ago, many people died directly, and 36 people were not sacrificed and were taken to a secret detention place by Chen. At that time, the Li family protected me, but Chen was unwilling to give me his life to be imprisoned, so he wanted to keep me here forever."
"You didn't find their place of detention?" Qingchen asked.
"Well," Li Shutong nodded: "I have been searching for many years, but I haven't found it. However, just after I released the news, the plans of those outside began. Some people launched a student march to transfer the police and troops, and some people in turn released the news to Hengshe that Chen will secretly execute 36 people at 19:00 tonight, and they are sure I will go."
"What's the use of such fake news?" Qingchen was puzzled.
"They think I dare not gamble," said Li Shutong.
36 living lives are still friends from the past. For people like Li Shutong, they will try any hope.
That's why Chen Yu felt that Li Shutong would never return to Prison No. 18 tonight.
But Li Shutong still came back.
Li Shutong's face became cold: "Those people may think that I would uphold the integrity and kindness of a knight like they did eight years ago, so they were very wrong. Li Shutong is no longer Li Shutong eight years ago."
Qingchen was stunned for a moment, and to be honest, he also felt a little strange.
After coming out of the Forbidden Land No. 002, he also searched for public opinion related to the knight in the world, and then found that everyone's evaluation of the knight was positive.
Integrity, kindness, tenacity, courage...
The ruthlessness and determination that Li Shutong occasionally shows are far from the reputation of the Knight.
At one moment, Qingchen was thinking that Master should have been an optimistic and cheerful person when he was a teenager. He may not be as calm and sophisticated as he is now.
It is this world that changed some things and created Li Shutong today.
Qingchen suddenly asked, "Master, are the shelter conditions for the taboo ACE-002 enough?"
"Enough."
"Master, will your friends die today?"
Li Shutong said calmly: "I don't know, I've given this answer to fate."
At this time, Li Shutong said to Qingchen: "Originally, you didn't need your help today, but what was surprising was that you were very skilled in using ACE-005, so there was something you could leave to you to do."
Speaking of this, he asked Lin Xiaoxiao to take a reader and then find a photo: "This person is Su Xingzhi. You go to No. 13 Chunlei Street, District 9 to find him and tell him that he can do it. You will leave the secret passage in the cold storage later. Remember, the speed should be fast."
However, unexpectedly, Qingchen shook his head and said, "Master, I won't go."
"Why?" Li Shutong was a little surprised.
"It is very simple to inform him of what information you want to inform him. There is no reason to ask me to run this trip. Although I don't know what your purpose is, you asked me to find Su Xingzhi, just wanting me to leave Prison No. 18," Qingchen said calmly.
"Do you think there will be danger in Prison No. 18?" Li Shutong asked with a smile: "The prisoners in this entire prison dare not look at me directly. There is another one in the prison to protect me. What danger do you think there will be?"
"I don't know, I won't leave anyway," Qingchen sat tightly on the chair, motionless.
Li Shutong sighed: "Qingchen, how long have we known each other?"
"It's been a long time," Qingchen replied, "I have recalled countless times that you have known each other, as long as centuries."
Li Shutong smiled and said, "Since you became my student, I will take you here. Where to go, I will take you to the forbidden place No. 002, take you to the cliff of Qingshan, and take you to the boxing gym."
"Master is very grateful for taking you on this trip. I seemed to be back when I was a teenager. Looking at you, Master recalled that he had the courage to make a move without regrets."
"But the paths that Master takes you are not what you want to go on. Do you remember what I said? The second month after the young falcon hatched, the young falcon will push the young falcon off the cliff. Only the young falcon that bravely spreads its wings have the right to survive."
"Although good times are always short and nostalgic, but..."
"Now, it's time for you to start your own life."
While speaking, this contemporary demigod actually attacked Qingchen and knocked the boy out of the way.
Li Shutong looked at Lin Xiaoxiao: "Tele him out of the secret passage, the floating car that Yi drove was already waiting there."
"Boss," Lin Xiaoxiao whispered: "Are you really not going to tell him the truth? This knockout will make him unconscious for at most half an hour. When he wakes up, he will definitely run back."
"It's okay," Li Shutong smiled: "There are only 15 minutes left. He didn't have time to come back... City No. 18 should have started."