<h4>Chapter 1286: Chapter 1594: Miscalction</h4>


    The next day.


    Ling Chen got up early. Su He mentioned that the assault on the Skyhawk Pavilion would beunched this morning, so he certainly couldn’t bezy at such a time.


    After everyone gathered, they first went to the hotel’s restaurant to have breakfast. At seven o’clock, the people from the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion appeared at the entrance of the restaurant on time and took everyone onto the bus, heading directly towards the desert.


    Ling Chen and the others sat in the back seats, asionally chatting as they looked at the scattered buildings outside the window. There were hundreds of martial arts people involved in this operation, using more than a dozenrge buses. After more than an hour of driving, the bus finally entered the desert. However, due to the environmental factors of the desert, the bus was no longer suitable for further travel. Therefore, everyone had to follow the people from the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion on foot into the desert.


    Fortunately, the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion was well-prepared, providing each person with a supply pack containing enough food and water.


    "Please rest assured, the headquarters of the Skyhawk Pavilion is very close to us; it is at most two hours’ walk away," said a member of the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion loudly, which made the martial artists slightly relieved. The desert is not only dry but also hot, and these martial artists, ustomed to Huaxia’s weather, inevitably found it slightly ufortable to suddenly be in such an environment.


    Now, everyone just wanted to quickly resolve the matter so they could catch a ne back to Huaxia. Along the way, many peopleined, regretting responding to the call of the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion impulsively, traveling thousands of miles to this godforsaken ce when they learned the Skyhawk Pavilion’s headquarters was abroad.


    In the blink of an eye, more than two hours had passed, and all they could see was endless yellow sand — there was no sign of the Skyhawk Pavilion.


    "Damn! It’s been more than two hours, why aren’t we there yet?" People began to murmur.


    "Everyone, please calm down, we’re almost there," responded a member of the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion. As they spoke, people began to count heads.


    "Old Pavilion Master." After more than ten minutes, a disciple from the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion hurried over to Su He’s side and reported, "We just counted the number of people and found we’re missing over ten people."


    Upon hearing this, Su He’s face darkened, and he asked, "How could they be missing? Weren’t you watching all along? Who’s missing?"


    The person hesitated for a moment and stammered, "It’s... members from the Dragon Tiger Hall. The group is sorge that we didn’t pay attention."


    Wang Hao, nearby, said coldly, "This is the desert; where can they go? Without us leading the way, they could easily get lost in the desert. Hmph! I think they’re courting death on their own."


    Su He pondered for a moment and ordered, "Take some people back to the rear to look for them; don’t let them leave our sight."


    Again with me? Wang Hao’s expression changed slightly, internally resisting the order. If it weren’t for Su He’smand, he wouldn’t want to go. With no choice, since his master had spoken, Wang Hao had toply. Immediately, Wang Hao led over twenty Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion disciples to return along the path and search for Ling Chen and the others.


    At this moment, several kilometers away from the group, Ling Chen and hispanions stood in the desert, using a satellite phone to make a call. After hanging up, Tong Zhentian asked, "Ling Chen, where are we going?"


    "We’ll find a ce to rest for now," Ling Chen said with a smile. "Su He thought he could deceive us, but he didn’t ount for the fact that I’ve been to this desert before and am very familiar with the environment here. Two hours... Hmph! Walking for even four or five hours would still leave us in the middle of the desert, finding nothing. If I’m guessing correctly, the headquarters of the Skyhawk Pavilion should be in the deepest part of this desert."


    "Then why did Su He bring us here?" Yuan Yun asked perplexed.


    "If I’m not mistaken, he intends to use the environment here to deal with us. There’s no signal in the desert, phones can’t be used, and even if we’re attacked here, we can’t contact people in Huaxia. By the time we meet our end, no one will know," Ling Chen exined.


    Qiu Yong nodded and chimed in, "In this way, Su He can buy the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion enough time to track down the whereabouts of that recorded document. They brought in so many martial arts people, probably to confuse us into believing they’re really taking action against the Skyhawk Pavilion."


    Ling Chen smiled slightly and said, "If I hadn’t been to this desert before, I might have been fooled. Unfortunately for Su He, he miscalcted." Saying this, Ling Chen shook the satellite phone in his hand and continued, "When I arrived yesterday, I prepared in advance by paying a high price at the market for a satellite phone to guard against idents."


    "Whom did you call just now?" He Ziyun asked.


    "You’ll find out soon," Ling Chen replied with a mysterious smile, keeping them in suspense.


    Not long after, several off-road vehicles approached and stopped in front of the group. The car door opened, and a middle-aged man jumped down from the passenger seat.


    When they saw him, the group studied him for a moment, but only Qiu Yong and a few others recognized the man; the rest felt unfamiliar.


    "Mr. Ling," the man said, smiling as he greeted everyone.


    "Elder Tong, let me introduce you to Liu Dongsheng, Uncle Liu, who used to be a legendary figure in the Assassin world," Ling Chen exined.


    "Mr. Liu, hello," everyone greeted him.


    "Mr. Ling, hop in; everything’s been arranged," Liu Dongsheng said.


    Ling Chen nodded and led everyone into the vehicles. After half an hour of driving in the desert, the off-road vehicles finally reached their destination.


    Getting out of the cars, they were first greeted by two fortresses, armed with heavy weaponry. Behind the fortressesy a massive base, surrounded on all sides by three-meter-high walls, with an outeryer of barbed wire and a watchtower every three meters. Guards were equipped with weapons, constantly monitoring the surroundings, providing extremely strict defense.


    As Ling Chen walked, he toured the area, asionally nodding to express satisfaction with the setup.


    "Ling Chen, what is this ce?" Tong Zhentian couldn’t suppress his curiosity and asked.


    "It’s a training camp," Ling Chen replied with a smile. "I funded its construction a few months ago."


    Upon hearing this, everyone was astonished; Ling Chen had never mentioned it before. Qiu Yong couldn’t help butugh, "You sure know how to keep secrets; you didn’t even let slip a whisper of this to us."


    "My original n was to use this as a secret base for our fallback, but didn’t expect to use it so soon," Ling Chen said as he turned to Liu Dongsheng. "Uncle Liu, it’s my first time here, so I’m not too familiar with the ce. Could you show us around a bit?"


    "No problem, follow me," Liu Dongsheng replied.


    Immediately, everyone followed Liu Dongsheng and entered the base.