"Wait!"
Tuna suddenly reached out to block the gunpoint of Madwoman's Chain Spear. Although Madwoman had yet to exert force, the sharp gunpoint had already pierced Tuna's palm, causing a trickle of blue blood to flow out.
Tuna's shout was like a command, and the other internal Humans ceased their movements. Those surrounding Qin Weishan dropped their weapons, while those who had attempted to attack Jiao An in her injured state retracted their blades. All eyes converged on her and Lu Sha, who was ready to take her down with a single shot.
"Celestial Warriors, let's negotiate a deal, shall we?" Tuna gasped as she fell to the ground, "First, let me go, and we will cease fire."
Lu Sha looked skeptical and glanced back at Jiao An. Jiao An nodded at her, prompting Lu Sha to release Tuna, allowing her to stand while clutching the wound inflicted by the Chain Spear.
"We will hand over the Quantum String Engine Locator for you to deal with, but please grant us internal Humans a way out," Tuna confessed. "We are merely following orders to survive on this unfamiliar planet; we are just pawns of the Emperor. Now we both know that the 'Acquaintance' plan has been discovered by you humans, and we no longer possess the capability to threaten your society. If you spare us, I promise that all internal Humans in our refuge will not participate in any further conflict. My subordinates and I are simply people without a home."
"Hmph." Lu Sha was unimpressed by her words. "What’s this? Now that I've defeated you, you're suddenly desperate for survival and trying to play the emotional card?"
"I speak from the heart," Tuna replied. "Isn't your goal as Celestial Warriors to prevent our Emperor's starship from landing on Earth? Now I’m offering you the Quantum String Engine Locator; if you destroy it, your objective will be achieved, so let us internal Humans go."
Qin Weishan turned around in place, surveying the surrounding internal Humans. They were obscured except for their eyes, leaving her uncertain of their feelings at that moment; however, they clearly had no intention of harming her further. Jiao An also lowered her weapon aimed at the enemy; they all seemed to be moving towards a path of peaceful negotiation.
"Jiao An, the decision is yours," Qin Weishan called out to Jiao An.
Jiao An pondered deeply; if a fight were to break out, there were simply too many surrounding them, and it would inevitably lead to mutual destruction. They needed to prepare for potential future battles. However, internal Humans had lurked within human society for so long; their threat could not simply be dismissed with a few words of negotiation. Furthermore, Jiao An had no trust in the promises made by an enemy. Allowing such a dangerous race to remain on Earth was absolutely unfeasible; they had to cut off future threats.
Perhaps they could feign agreement and then deliver a fatal blow at the last moment. Jiao An thought about how she could execute this sudden strike and obliterate them all here.
She glanced down at her Dreamfall sniper rifle and suddenly remembered she still had new equipment strapped to her back—the Matthias sniper cannon. In that instant, an idea formed in her mind. She stowed away the Dreamfall rifle and drew out the Matthias sniper cannon; as long as she didn’t fire it, this action seemed harmless in the current atmosphere.
"Alright," Jiao An finally replied solemnly. "We agree to your negotiation; however, if we see any involvement from your hidden people before the war ends..."
Jiao An swung the muzzle of the Matthias sniper cannon around, firing something resembling a glass bead that zipped past Tuna's ear before sticking to the wall behind her.
"Then my bullets won't miss next time," Jiao An coldly threatened Tuna.
Although Tuna was startled, she felt a surge of hope. She knew that with these three individuals' abilities, it would be entirely possible for them to sweep through this place; only she possessed the strength to fight them back. Out of concern for her race's survival, she had no choice but to show weakness before the Celestial Warriors.
"Go! Quickly bring up the Quantum String Engine Locator!" Tuna called out to the surrounding internal Humans. They swiftly entered the descending corridor leading deeper into the building. Minutes later, dozens of internal Humans emerged carrying the String Energy Driven Locator. The Quantum String Engine Locator was as thick as a pillar; beneath its silver protective casing, the entire Core glowed faint green as if brimming with energy, ready to be activated at any moment.
The internal Humans set down the Quantum String Engine Locator upright; it began to levitate and spin in mid-air.
"The Quantum String Engine Locator hasn't been activated yet; it requires two more units activated simultaneously for locating our Emperor's starship. So now it's up to you—destroy it or take it away—but please spare us," Tuna bowed slightly.
"Destroy it on-site?" Qin Weishan and Lu Sha approached Jiao An's side, with Lu Sha asking.
"We'll take it with us; I want to destroy it in front of everyone," Jiao An said firmly. "Weishan, carry it."
Qin Weishan hoisted up the Quantum String Engine Locator as the three shared one last glance at the surrounding internal Humans before turning away from that cold basement and heading upwards.
"Boss..." a cloaked figure wrapped in white approached Tuna, "Does this trick really work?"
"Why wouldn't it?" Tuna replied with a cold smirk as the figures of the Celestial Warriors vanished. "How could they know if the Quantum String Engine Locator we moved is real or fake? Heh heh heh... Is the Quantum String Engine Locator hidden well?"
"It's already been relocated, not at our base anymore, Boss."
"Then our plan is perfectly executed."
The sudden sound of rapid movement behind Tuna caught everyone's attention. They turned to see a sphere glowing with red and blue light stuck to the wall—this was the bullet just fired by Jiao An.
Tuna's first reaction was to think it was a bomb; she shouted for everyone to retreat. Some timid internal Humans had already shrunk back to the second underground level. However, this so-called bomb suddenly stopped flashing and transformed back into a colorless small orb. Just when Tuna and the others thought it was all over, the real judgment was only beginning.
Outside the bunker, the Celestial Warriors emerged. Taokalanphiel had found an official government contact for them and arranged for a convertible jeep to wait on a small road by the woods. Once they got in the car, Jiao An clapped her hands and said, "Get ready to look back."
"Look at what?" Lu Sha and Qin Weishan asked in confusion.
"To see a... beautiful fireworks show."
With a snap of her fingers, a beam of light shot down from the sky, striking directly onto the bunker! The entire beam was ten meters wide, covering the whole bunker. Under the Satellite strike, the bunker exploded instantly, flames shooting into the sky accompanied by violent tremors of the earth; all life within the bunker would turn to ashes in an instant!
"Wow—" Lu Sha shrank back in fear, shielding his eyes from the dazzling white light of the beam. As the Satellite adjusted its angle slightly in space, the Satellite Beam swept horizontally for several meters, ensuring that it covered where the bunker stood completely. Amidst the massive roar, explosions echoed from the pierced ground, truly bursting forth like fireworks on the surface. As the jeep drove further away, the scene became grander; moments later, as the Satellite strike ended, only wisps of black smoke remained in the reflection of the vehicle's mirrors.
"Haha! Now those wicked aliens are all going to be wiped out!" Lu Sha shouted excitedly, waving his arms. The jeep carried them and the Quantum String Engine Locator towards a tourist destination by the bay, leaving behind ashes still burning in the forest.
Jiao An would never let them go free; she cleverly used an inconspicuous small orb to make an entire internal Human base vanish from Earth in an instant—after all, even internal Human starships needed positioning, let alone Earth’s Satellite beam strikes. The Matthias sniper cannon had an electronic screen that could activate armed Satellites belonging to M City Military Base in space; her small orb was not just any orb but a positioning bullet for executing Satellite strikes by Moth armed Satellite.
Under the Satellite strike, no one could survive; even buried underground, facing such an attack meant total annihilation for the bunker.
"Mission accomplished, team," Jiao An said with satisfaction. "Since we're here, how about we take a vacation on Réunion Island?"
"What about the Quantum String Engine Locator?" Qin Weishan asked while tapping on the container holding it; its material seemed special as it emitted sounds with his mechanical gauntlet.
"Leave it to Mauritius Government; just have them transfer it to our base."
"Great! Finally time for vacation—"
In Australia’s jurisdiction over southern Pacific waters, Third Team...
1000 meters, 2000 meters, 3000 meters...
As Fierce Eagle and Blue Face Hero descended deeper into the ocean, their armor's depth indicators continued to rise. The Virginia-class Submarine maintained their descent pace on their west side. However, aside from their increasingly dim and murky surroundings as they descended further down, there was nothing else visible.
"Is their underwater base really this deep?" Liu Xuan wondered aloud. "We're almost breaking 3500 meters."
An Xiaotian didn't answer him but remained vigilant as he scanned their surroundings. Aside from schools of fish swimming around, there were indeed no anomalies in sight.
The coordinates provided by Taokalanphiel pinpointed this area, leaving no room for doubt. However, the prolonged descent without any results made An Xiaotian question the accuracy of the information. The Thruster of the Fierce Eagle Armor Wing Exhibition Center continued to emit blue flames, which quickly evaporated upon contact with water, creating a series of rising bubbles. They descended alongside the Virginia-class Submarine, even forgetting how long they had been submerged since their dive.
"Submarine calling The Celestial Warriors, there’s something ahead. Stay alert and maintain propulsion," came the call from the Submarine just as Liu Xuan began to feel drowsy. An Xiaotian also noticed something unusual beneath them; all the fish seemed to have encountered something, no longer swimming straight but instead turning away, as if something was blocking their path below.
"Nars, can you scan the waters below?" An Xiaotian asked.
Nars activated its analytical lens, revealing a topographical map of the seabed before him. It turned out that they were already at the deepest part of this ocean area; on either side were rising rock walls covered in parasitic seaweed and coral. Something seemed to be hidden behind the left rock wall, and Nars could barely make out its outline in the analysis view—something semicircular.
"Submarine, be advised; there’s something unusual directly below you," Nars warned.
No sooner had Nars spoken than an unknown object shot out from beneath that dome, heading straight for the Virginia-class Submarine!
"Captain, we have a projectile coming at us!"
"Hard left rudder, evade it quickly!"
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