<h4>Chapter 976: Chapter 983: upying the Base (Part 3)</h4>


    As the liquid sshed onto the men, their clothes instantly began to smoke. Simultaneously, the men screamed loudly, rolling back and forth on the ground in agony.


    Seeing their state, Ling Chen eximed in surprise, "Acid?"


    Tang Guolun nodded and said, "The door wasced with diluted acid, not very concentrated, non-lethal, but certainly ufortable."


    At this moment, Ji Gang, who was observing the situation from behind, coldly said, "A bunch of useless fools, so many of them can’t even open a door." Saying this, Ji Gang strode over directly.


    Seeing Ji Gang approaching, the crowd immediately retreated to both sides. At the doorway, Ji Gang eyed the wooden door, snorted coldly, raised a single palm, and struck directly at the door panel.


    Under Ji Gang’s full-force strike, the wooden door remained unmoved and left not a trace. Witnessing this, Ji Gang’s expression involuntarily sank. Moments ago, he had berated that group of subordinates as useless fools for their inability to open the door. But now, even he couldn’t open it, wasn’t he just as useless?


    "Ji, let me help you." These words came as Chen Quan walked forward from behind.


    "Ji, I mean no disrespect, but this door is exceptionally sturdy; individual strength is insufficient to break through. In my opinion, it’s better to work together."


    Upon hearing Chen Quan’s suggestion, Ji Gang nodded, not rejecting Chen Quan’s goodwill.


    Immediately, the two stood, one on each side, at the front door, cing their fists and palms on the door panel, channeling their power.


    "Open!"


    A soft shout, as Chen Quan and Ji Gang exerted force simultaneously. The strength of the two Heavenly List masters converged on the wooden door. In an instant, the door’s surface indented, forming two pits.


    However, even so, the two Heavenly List masters only managed to leave marks on the door, without fully destroying it. Nheless, seeing Ji Gang and Chen Quan leave marks on the door through physical strength still shocked everyone present, and even Ling Chen in front of the big screen couldn’t help but be astonished.


    Such a thick steel te, yet marks were left on it, the power of Heavenly List masters is truly terrifying.


    "How about it?" Tang Guolun asked Ling Chen triumphantly, "I told you, even if Heavenly List masters came, it wouldn’t help, they won’t break through this base’s defenses."


    Ling Chen nodded, secretly relieved; tonight he could finally sleep peacefully.


    ...


    "What did you say?"


    At this moment, in a vi on the outskirts of East Sea City, Lin Guodong abruptly stood up from the sofa, looking coldly at the young man in front of him, saying, "So many people, even with two Heavenly List masters mobilized, still haven’t taken that base, what are they doing?"


    The young man hunched his head, trembling with fear as he said, "Mr. Lin, we really have no way out. That new base was built per your orders to be the most secure base, so a lot was invested in defense mechanisms. The entire base cost thirteen billion, with nearly half the funds used to reinforce the defenses. Before we constructed the base, we considered the issue with Heavenly List masters, hence the strengthened defense focus. Unless special circumstances arise, generally speaking, Heavenly List masters would find it difficult to break through its defenses."


    "Then tell me what we’re supposed to do now?" Lin Guodong asked coldly, "Are we just going to hand over the new base we’ve built at the cost of tens of billions? Money is a small issue, but we poured so much manpower, material resources, and energy into this, only to do it all for someone else; do you understand how much time building such a base takes?"


    "But... Mr. Lin, I really have no way."


    Lin Guodong couldn’t help but roar angrily, "No way? You oversaw the design and construction of that base, even you have no way, how would I have one?"


    The young man said unjustly, "Mr. Lin, it’s true I oversaw the base’s construction, but the problem is, when we built it initially, we only considered its sturdiness and defense, never how to breach it. In other words, that base is virtually imprable in terms of defense."


    Hearing this, Lin Guodong took a deep breath, watching the young man as he asked in measured words, "Tell me truthfully, what’s the likelihood of capturing that base?"


    "Less than twenty percent."


    "Twenty percent?" Lin Guodong asked coldly, "Why can Ling Chen easily seize control of that base, yet we can’t?"


    "Well... the base waspleted less than three days ago, our people entered two days ago, they’re still unfamiliar with many aspects. Moreover, our technical personnel are all overseas; ording to n, they will arrive in East Sea City on tomorrow’s flight to take over base control. Thus, the staff in the base for these two days are amateur, not professionals, so efficiency may be slower. But Ling Chen is different, he has Tang Guolun and those technical experts assisting him. I’ve checked their files, they were previously elite technical felons, extremely formidable, even more so than our technical personnel. Hence, they grasped the base system rapidly."


    Lin Guodong impatiently waved his hand, "I don’t want to hear so much, I’m giving you three more days. If you can’t reim that base within three days, don’t bothering back to see me. Now get out of my sight, I don’t want to see you."


    "Understood." the young man responded hurriedly, quickly exiting the living room.


    ...


    In the blink of an eye, daylight gradually appeared.


    Ling Chen stretchedzily, sitting up from the sofa in the control center, yawning as he asked, "Is it morning?"


    Tang Guolun brought a cup of coffee to Ling Chen, smiling as he said, "Awake? Slept wellst night, didn’t you?"


    "Not bad." Ling Chen took a couple of sips of coffee to shake off his drowsiness and asked, "What about Ji Gang and the others, are they still outside?"


    "No, they retreated earlier. However, I think God Organization won’t give up easily. After all, we’re upying their newly built base, and nobody would willingly ept that. So, in the next couple of days, they will surely take action."


    Ling Chen thought for a moment and said, "Why not; I’ll call my second brother and ask them to help keep an eye out just in case."


    "That’s fine."


    "Boss Tang!"


    Just then, a technician stood up from behind theputer and loudly called Tang Guolun’s name.


    "What’s happening?" Tang Guolun asked, swiftly walking over to the technician’s side. Ling Chen, fearing trouble, followed in Tang Guolun’s footsteps.


    "Boss Tang, many workers havee to the construction site, ready to break ground."


    Tang Guolun said indifferently, "Let them be, don’t bother about them."


    "That might not work." The technician had a bitter smile on his face.