Full-Time Public Enemy-Chapter 687 - Five Hundred and Two: Heavenly Position Numbering_3

He immediately called out, "Young Master, hold on a little longer. Melissa and the others don't have enough energy, and the power generation is unstable. I'm about to make the connection…"

Gascolin didn't dare let go. Using the last of his strength, he urgently worked the lever, impatiently cursing, "Murray, you said the same thing the last few times, and what happened? I worked myself to exhaustion, and we still couldn't connect! If it doesn't work this time, when I get back, I'm definitely going to hit on your sister!"

Murray chuckled dryly. "You don't like my sister."

Seeing that Young Master Gascolin was about to blow his top, he hurriedly added, "There's really hope this time. I have a premonition; you know I've had accurate instincts since I was a kid…"

"Bullshit," Gascolin cursed, but still chose to trust his lifelong companion and didn't stop his hands.

"What a pity, Young Master. I've been pampered since childhood, surrounded by beautiful women. If I'd been a bachelor for decades and developed a 'Kylin Arm,' it would be useful right now…" Gascolin's attempt at humor was out of place, even in this dire situation.

Murray dared not respond. I do have a Kylin Arm, but your electronic skills are subpar.

Melissa was a golden-haired beauty in her early twenties, and there were two other girls by her side—only three because Gascolin had considered his physical limits before this trip and felt that was as much as he could handle.

Murray quickly maneuvered the quantum super-brain while Gascolin continued to complain, "Why such bad luck? Such a huge disaster, and it just had to happen to us! The Star State military and those fools in the Rights Association—how could they let the disaster spread across the entire planet so easily? When I get back, I'll make sure our family's media slams them for wasting so much taxpayer money each year. They're completely useless in a crisis!"

He kept mentioning "when we get back," but the three girls, overcome with despair, started sobbing. "Go back? Can we really go back?"

Gascolin's face turned ugly. "Yes, we absolutely can…" he said, though he didn't believe it himself.

"We can!" Murray suddenly roared, startling the other four. Gascolin almost stopped, but Murray quickly urged, "Young Master, hold steady!"

"We're connected!" Murray was shaking with excitement. "We've got a connection to the interstellar quantum network!"

"Really?" Gascolin's eyes sparkled.

"Really!" Murray said. "I'm uploading the distress video we recorded earlier. It's a bit slow, probably because the lines here are old. It'll be done in another ten seconds or so. Young Master, hang in there!"

Gascolin, as if injected with a stimulant, moved his arm frantically.

After taking refuge here, they had been trying to contact the outside world. However, their private accounts couldn't connect to the interstellar quantum network, and all communication channels had been severed.

Later, they'd stumbled upon an old-model quantum super-brain connected by wires to the interstellar quantum network. They had been trying to get it online ever since and finally succeeded today.

The group of panic-stricken young people had actually found that many electronic devices had malfunctioned before they even entered this abandoned fortress.

But once inside the fortress, these devices could be used again.

Having no experience or wisdom related to such crises, they naturally didn't suspect that there might be something wrong with this scenario…

"Upload complete!" Murray raised his arms and shouted. Gascolin, spent, collapsed completely on the ground. "We… can go back now," he gasped.

In a place they couldn't see, a vast network of roots carried their uploaded distress video to a server surrounded by aquatic plants. It was then transmitted to No. 21. Soon, the video spread across the entire interstellar quantum network!

...

"We've arrived."

Several kilometers high in the sky, Modric looked down at a massive, shattered opening in the valley below.

Charles glanced at the valley, now teeming with various "plants," and couldn't help shaking his head. "Is there any chance of survivors here?"

Modric sighed. "Let's go down. Everyone be careful."

Chen Gu said, "All personnel split into two teams. One to go down for search and rescue, the other to stay airborne, ready for support."

Modric said, "This is Star State's affair. How can we always involve Captain Chen in such danger?"

Chen Gu looked at him earnestly. "This is now a matter for all of humanity."

Modric said shamefully, "We didn't do well. We've implicated the entire human race."

If they split into two teams, Modric was unquestionably suited for the team remaining airborne. As a Seventh Energy Level Quantum Wizard, there was a chance that, in a critical moment, he could use Quantum Entanglement and Quantum Teleportation to pull team members up from below.

That meant Chen Gu would have to lead the charge.

Balermo said, "We're one team now. Let's not pass the buck. Captain Chen, I'll go down with you."

Chen Gu nodded. "I suggest the search and rescue team consist of just the two of us."

Balermo nodded. "That's right. It's too dangerous down there; others going would just be a liability."

Charles and the others remained silent, but they all made a silent oath in their hearts: upon returning, they would train harder and strive for promotion as soon as possible. Recently, it had become increasingly obvious that their strength was falling behind Chen Gu's, making them a liability in operations! They were members of the Special Operations Squad too; they couldn't let the captain face every danger alone!