Full-Time Public Enemy-Chapter 689 - 503: [The Steal Fire Plan]

In the military vessels of Star Sea, White and the others watched with concern the screen where Chen Gu and Balermo were rushing toward the ground, followed by a rapid rise of thick fog.

Everyone grew anxious, and Chairman White paced back and forth with his hands behind his back. Now, they could only wait helplessly.

Suddenly, his phone rang. Seeing the caller, Chairman White's face grew serious. "Your Excellency."

Then his expression turned increasingly ugly. After hanging up, he immediately waved his hand, directing the technicians to log onto the interstellar quantum net. A holographic projection screen then began to play a video of someone sobbing inconsolably in distress.

"We are citizens of Star State! We have the right to live! We want to go home! Boo hoo..."

The entire room fell silent. Without needing orders, the technicians quickly began to trace the video's broadcast route. After some effort, they said bitterly, "It's impossible to track, nor can we determine when the video was recorded."

White let out a long sigh. "This means we don't know if Gascolin Hondarei is really still alive, yet we are forced to search for them with all our might..."

He looked again toward the fog-engulfed mountain area, thinking silently, Captain Chen, it's all up to you now.

Sitting to one side, Richard's eyes were cold and calm. Secretly, he had already used the interstellar quantum net to quietly send an email to a reporter he had been in contact with for many years. The email read: 'Regarding Gascolin's situation, I can testify that Star State's inaction has led to the death of citizens. I can cooperate with all of Joseph's arrangements, provided that Joseph offers me protection.'

...

BANG! BANG! BANG!

A series of massive kinetic artillery shells came hurtling through the darkness toward Balermo. Piloting his Seventh Energy Level Hell Titan, he had just squeezed through the breach in the heavy alloy gate. Unable to dodge, Balermo could only roar, crossing his arms in front and using his battle-ax to block.

The terrifying kinetic artillery shells, each thirty centimeters in diameter and weighing five hundred kilograms, continuously bombarded him at high velocity.

His Mecha rapidly shattered, and the battle-ax in his hand soon deformed under the barrage, forcing him to stagger backward until his back pressed against the gate.

"AAAAH—" he roared, as bright flames blazed all over his body. From within, his massive physique grew thick, bony battle armor, which astonishingly withstood the powerful kinetic weapons.

The bright flames illuminated the surroundings. Directly in front of him, fifty to sixty meters away, stood four electromagnetic kinetic cannons, lined up side by side.

Behind them were four automated ammunition vehicles, continuously feeding them artillery shells.

From the shattered ground grew a patch of plants resembling aquatic weeds, entwining around the kinetic cannons and ammo vehicles. Some "leaves" extended like tentacles into the mechanisms of these machines, taking control.

The artillery shells kept coming incessantly, but upon hitting the fully powered Hell Titan, they were deflected, bouncing off the surrounding walls and sending stone debris flying everywhere.

Balermo stepped forward, leaving ten-centimeter-deep footprints with each step, and forced his way to the front of the kinetic cannons. He grabbed a cannon barrel, lifted the several-ton weapon, and used it as a warhammer, smashing wildly. THUD! THUD! THUD!

However, those aquatic weed-like plants silently retreated back underground.

Chen Gu crawled through the gap and witnessed this scene. He approached to examine the weapons, deep in thought.

"These weapons shouldn't be in an abandoned military fortress. They must have been brought here by those monsters from somewhere else," Chen Gu said. "This means that we may still face other advanced weapons of Star State." 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

"HUFF... PUFF..." Balermo panted heavily, casually tossing aside the deformed kinetic cannon. Alerted by Chen Gu's reminder, he seemed to realize something and said, "Follow behind me."

...

In the dim depths, Gascolin was groggily awakened by Murray. "Young Master, do you feel anything?"

Gascolin rubbed his eyes, feeling extremely fatigued. But Melissa and the two other girls beside him suddenly stood up. "Tremors!"

Gascolin focused. Understanding dawned. "Someone's come to rescue us!"

He excitedly ran toward the only door in the space, forcefully unlatched it, and pulled it open. In the dark, long corridor outside, a rumble sounded faintly in the distance.

Suddenly, ahead in the corridor, points of light sparked to life, growing more numerous. They were blue and green and were slowly approaching.

Murray stood beside him and called out tentatively, "Who goes there?"

Gascolin tossed an emergency flare. As the light fell, they clearly saw the bearers of those lights: they were walking, towering, dried-up trees.

Their bodies were as dry as skeletons, covered in huge, black thorns, looking as if they had emerged from the deepest abyss of hell. Though they seemed slow, their trunks were covered with those green eyes.

Underneath the eyes were gaping tree hollows that looked as if they could suck out souls!

"AAAAH—"

The group screamed in terror. Gascolin hurriedly slammed the door shut and dropped the latch. A Tree Person had already reached the gate, slamming into it with a loud THUD! The rusty alloy gate shook violently, and both Gascolin and Murray, bracing the gate with their backs, were thrown back.