<h4>Chapter 1296: Chapter 1604: Encirclement of the Skyhawk Pavilion (6)</h4>


    With Zhu Qing’s assistance, it didn’t take long for Ling Chen to take care of all the assassins lying in ambush in the passage. Then, Ling Chen and Zhu Qing used the tunnel to stealthily circle around to the back of Zhu Chuan and his group. They pried open a floor tile, revealing a crack, and Ling Chen took a couple of nces outside. His position happened to be right behind Zhu Chuan and the group of ck-d assassins.


    However, the ck-d assassins were holding too many hostages, and rescuing so many people in an instant was undoubtedly very difficult.


    After pondering for a while, Ling Chen took off the gear bag he carried with him, unzipped it, and found two shbangs inside. Pulling the pins, Ling Chen held one shbang in each hand, and after two seconds, he rolled them along the ground.


    Suddenly, the two shbangs rolled all the way across the ground, reaching the position where the ck-d assassins were standing.


    Hearing the sounds from below, a ck-d assassin immediately looked down. As the shbangs came into their view, the eyes of the ck-d assassins were filled with rm. But before they could react, the two shbangs had already exploded, emitting a strong light that temporarily blinded them.


    Ling Chen had anticipated this and had left a two-second dy when he threw the shbangs, giving the ck-d assassins no time to dodge. Taking advantage of their impaired vision, Ling Chen and Zhu Qing rushed out from the tunnel without hesitation, swiftly attacking. Within the blink of an eye, half of the ck-d assassins were killed.


    This sudden turn of events shocked Zhu Chuan. Before he could react, Tong Zhentian had already issued an order to attack. Among them, Chen Junfeng was the fastest, closing the distance to Zhu Chuan in an instant, tangling with him and preventing him from focusing on others.


    At this time, with Zhu Qing’s cooperation, Ling Chen sessfully dealt with the remaining ck-d assassins, rescuing all the hostages.


    "Sir Chen, spare him," Ling Chen shouted as he nced at Chen Junfeng, who was still fighting with Zhu Chuan.


    Chen Junfeng responded, increasing the force of his attacks, pressuring Zhu Chuan without giving him a moment’s respite.


    Meanwhile, in the control room, Zhu Hong sat in front of aputer, watching the monitor feed, his face darkening. He had assumed that with Zhu Chuan personally on the scene, he could definitely thwart Ling Chen’s advances. Little did he expect Zhu Chuan to be overwhelmed so easily.


    This can’t go on! He couldn’t sit back and do nothing. He had to leave immediately. If he fell into Ling Chen’s hands, he could imagine his fate.


    Leaving the control room, Zhu Hong hurried along the corridor, soon arriving in front of a wall. Examining the wall carefully, he reached up and gave it two firm pats. Instantly, with a soft sound, a ten-centimeter gap appeared at the bottom of the wall, and simultaneously, a small keyboard was ejected from the gap.


    Gazing at the characters on the small keyboard, Zhu Hong took out a tabletputer, connected it to the keyboard with a data cable. In just a few seconds, the blinking red light on the keyboard turned green. After unplugging the cable, the entire wall slowly moved to the right, revealing a person-sized entrance.


    Zhu Hong didn’t hesitate and quickly stepped inside.


    Proceeding a short distance, Zhu Hong encountered a transparent ss door blocking his path. This ss door was made of reinforced bulletproof ss, difficult to open with brute force. But Zhu Hong wasn’t worried. As before, he used the tablet to crack the password of the ss door.


    Don’t underestimate this tablet; Zhu Hong had downloaded all ess permissions to it when he left the control room. Anywhere requiring a password, Zhu Hong could easily bypass with these permissions.


    Momentster, Zhu Hong found himself alone in a massiveboratory. Theb was extensive, filled with variousrge experimental devices. At the center of the facility, there stood a transparent cylindrical liquid container, housing what appeared to be a severed limb, likely a left leg.


    Judging by the arrangement of the surrounding equipment, it seemed that the primary research target of thisboratory was that limb. Standing amidst theb, Zhu Hong examined the area, feeling puzzled. He had just discovered the existence of thisb in the confidential files of the control room. This base was supposed to be a ce for training elite assassins; why was there aboratory?


    "Who are you?" A voice suddenly called out from nearby.


    Zhu Hong looked intently, seeing ab-coated researcher rushing over, pointing usingly at him, "This is aboratory, higher-ups aren’t allowed down here, didn’t Zhu Chuan tell you?"


    Zhu Hong scrutinized the researcher and asked, "Are you the only one in thisb?"


    "The base is under attack, everyone else has evacuated. I’m just here to grab something and leave. You, you’d better get out." With that, the other turned to go. Zhu Hong caught up with the researcher, cing a hand on his shoulder, and asked, "I have one more question. What research does thisb conduct?"


    The researcher frowned impatiently and replied, "Why do you ask so much? If it’s not your concern, it’s best to stay out of it, lest you bring trouble upon yourself. Now move aside, don’t waste my time." With these words, the man shook off Zhu Hong’s hand.


    Zhu Hong smirked coldly, stepping forward swiftly, grabbing the man’s throat, and pinning him against a piece of equipment, "If you don’t want to die, you’d better answer my question honestly. What’s that?" Zhu Hong pointed towards the severed limb in the liquid container.


    "You... what are you doing?" The researcher red, angrily shouting, "If you dare harm me, when Zhu Chuan finds out... ah!" Before finishing his sentence, his words turned into a cry of agony.


    A dagger had been thrust into his thigh, and blood gushed out furiously, staining hisb coat bright red.


    "Enough chatter, speak, what is that?"


    The man, enduring the pain, said with a pale face, "That... that belongs to... Ling Gengqiu..."


    "Ling Gengqiu?" Zhu Hong’s eyes revealed a deep contemtion. After pondering for a moment, he asked again, "Who exactly is this Ling Gengqiu?" Earlier in the control room, he found a dossier marked ’Ling Gengqiu’. However, he couldn’t open it. Even Zhu Chuan didn’t have the clearance to view it, indicating that this person’s identity was far from simple.


    Eyeing the bloodied dagger in Zhu Hong’s hand, the man was terrified, fearing to anger Zhu Hong and hide nothing. He truthfully revealed Ling Gengqiu’s identity to Zhu Hong.