<h4>Chapter 1129: Chapter 1136: Ling Chen Descends from the Sky (3)</h4>


    The porridge girl nodded, swiftly climbing onto Ling Chen’s back.


    "Ling Chen, there’s another person over there. He’s my friend." The porridge girl pointed to where Chen Zongming was.


    Ling Chen acknowledged her with a sound, raised the riot shield without a word, and slowly moved towards Chen Zongming.


    Seeing the porridge girl on a stranger’s back, Chen Zongming was taken aback. He was sure he’d never seen this man before, definitely not a member of the base. Moreover, he hadn’t noticed how this man had appeared.


    When Ling Chen and the porridge girl were beside him, Chen Zongming asked in surprise, "Who is this man?"


    The porridge girl hugged Ling Chen’s neck, smiling brightly, "He’s my man. I think I need to correct something; he’s definitely not a coward."


    "Coward?" Ling Chen turned his head and asked, "Who did you say is a coward?"


    "Nothing. Did youe alone?"


    "No, the others came too." As he spoke, a crack suddenly appeared on the riot shield. Although it was very sturdy, it couldn’t withstand the relentless shooting.


    "How do we escape?" Chen Zongming asked urgently.


    Ling Chen shrunk his body, trying to use the riot shield to protect the three of them. Hearing Chen Zongming’s question, he smiled, "Don’t worry, our reinforcements will arrive soon."


    Boom!


    Just as he finished speaking, there was a deafening explosion as a tank blew up, turning into a ball of fire. Then several more sts followed, and the tanks parked around were instantly destroyed by bombs, bing heaps of scrap metal.


    "What’s happening?"


    In his tent preparing to celebrate victory, Zhu Hong suddenly stood up and said sternly. The explosions were obviously not from tank cannons. While pondering, a young man quickly ran into the tent, saying urgently, "Mr. Zhu, it’s not good, we’re under heavy attack."


    "By whom?"


    "I... I don’t know. Our tanks and armored vehicles have been destroyed by bombs, and the enemy troops areing from all directions, around a few thousand of them."


    Saying this, Zhu Hong’s face changed drastically. Without more questions, he quickly ran outside the tent, only to have a bomb fall nearby as soon as he stepped out.


    With a ’boom’, the st wave lifted Zhu Hong’s body, mming him heavily onto the sandy ground.


    Patting his dizzy head, Zhu Hong looked up and saw the group he hired falling like wheat, row by row, without a chance to fight back.


    And not far off, several tanks rolled in slowly, followed by arge group of armed individuals.


    "Retreat! Retreat!"


    After a brief moment of shock, Zhu Hong finally reacted, shouting loudly.


    "Go quickly." At this moment, the man responsible for Zhu Hong’s safety quickly arrived, lifting Zhu Hong’s body and sprinting to a jeep. Under the cover of mercenaries, the jeep quickly sped into the desert.


    When Ag’s troops joined the battle, the fight ended swiftly,sting no more than ten minutes. Many of Zhu Hong’s hired men were either dead, injured, or chose to surrender.


    The only regret Ling Chen felt was letting Zhu Hong escape once again.


    "Mr. Ling, my task ispleted. If there’s nothing else, I’ll return to report to the General."


    "Thank you, Lieutenant." Ling Chen smiled, "Thanks to your help this time."


    "It’s what we should do. I should thank you for your assistance. By the way, the General asked me to leave five hundred soldiers stationed here to prevent those people from causing trouble for you again."


    "Alright." Ling Chen epted without hesitation. He had paid a high price for Ag’s support this time, so there was no need for politeness.


    After seeing the government troops off, Ling Chen carried the porridge girl into the tent. Her arm was shot through and needed quick treatment to prevent excessive blood loss and otherplications.


    "Ling Chen, how did you know I was here?"


    "Ling Tao called me, saying he couldn’t spare any manpower and had to ask for my help."


    "What about those government troops? Why are they helping you?" The porridge girl asked curiously.


    Ling Chen chuckled and brushed off her question. Yesterday, ording to the agreement with Ag, Ling Chen and Qiu Yong split into two groups. Ling Chen led a team to rescue the trapped government troops, while Qiu Yong took a team to the armory to transport weapons to the desert.


    Fortunately, the operation went smoothly, taking only a day. Because of this, he was able to arrive in time when the porridge girl was in danger.


    After treating the porridge girl’s wound, Ling Chen and she went outside the tent. At this moment, Qiu Yong and the others were helping to treat the wounded.


    Ling Chen looked around and asked, "Where’s your friend? I don’t see him."


    "He went to the base. I asked him to disable the bomb detonation device in the base."


    As they were speaking, Chen Zongming walked out from the base’s exit.


    "I heard you’re her man?"


    Seeing Ling Chen, Chen Zongming didn’t mention anything else and directly spoke up.


    Ling Chen nced at the porridge girl beside him and nodded with a smile, "That’s right."


    "I thought you were a coward who needed a woman to protect him. Now I see I was wrong. But let me remind you, I won’t give up easily. Even if you two were married, I could still win her over."


    "I’m afraid I won’t give you that chance."


    "Zongming, say less and go check on everyone else."


    "Alright."


    After Chen Zongming walked away, Ling Chen smiled and said, "I didn’t expect your charm to grow so much."


    "Don’t misunderstand. I only see him as arade, nothing more. Let’s go check the base."


    Entering the base, Ling Chen asked, "What is this base for?"


    "Research. The research equipment and personnel here are world-ss. However, I cannot tell you the details unless I have authorization from above."


    "Not even me?" Ling Chen seemed displeased. These people were too much, keeping everything from him. When they needed him, they just made a call, unwilling to say more.


    What did they take him for? He wasn’t a mercenary, always at their beck and call. Besides, even mercenaries get paid, but he hadn’t received a dime.


    Never mind!


    Ling Chen didn’t want to waste his energy and words on this matter. Now that he found the porridge girl, there were more important things he needed to know.


    "Where’s my father? Do you know?"


    "Master? I’m not sure. It’s been a long time since I got any news from him. But I know he seems to have taken on a dangerous mission and is currently out of contact."


    "You can’t even reach him?"


    "No, my clearance isn’t enough to know much. But he’s your father, so perhaps you can ask those in charge." Saying this, the porridge girl took out a satellite phone and dialed a number.


    Before long, the call connected, and Ling Tao’s voice came from the other end: "What’s the situation over there?"


    Before the porridge girl could respond, Ling Chen grabbed the phone and said, "The crisis is over. Isn’t it time you told me where my father is?"