<h4>Chapter 1375: Chapter 1683: Ind Assault (Part 3)</h4>


    As the Jeep drew nearer, the armed personnel guarding around theboratory immediately reacted, forming a human wall along the Jeep’s path, prepared to intercept it. However, just at that moment, several people stood up on the back seat of the Jeep, each holding a longbow.


    Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!


    Apanied by the piercing sound of arrows, seven or eight armed personnel were instantly shot and fell to the ground. Taking advantage of this moment, Ling Chen lightly stepped on the brakes, his hands turning the steering wheel. Instantly, the Jeep’s body tilted sharply, drifting forward and knocking several armed personnel to the ground.


    As Ling Chenunched his offensive, Qiu Yong and others rushed over, and soon all the armed personnel outside theboratory were dealt with.


    "Done!" Ling Chen jumped out of the car, striding rapidly to theboratory’s entrance, ready to open the door. But, before anyone could act, a fist-sized hole suddenly appeared in the middle of the door, followed by a gun barrel protruding from the hole, unleashing a burst of bullets outside.


    To avoid the bullet attack, everyone had no choice but to retreat to either side. However, this was only the beginning; around theboratory, multiple holes appeared one after another, each with a gun facing outside. Anyone attempting to approach theboratory would instantly be shot to pieces.


    "Quick, retreat, find cover." Ling Chen shouted loudly, while retreating back, taking shelter behind the body of the Jeep.


    "Son, what now?" Ling Kun said gravely.


    Ling Chen chuckled bitterly, having no idea at all. Thisboratory was like a fortress, with guns every half meter, making it impossible to approach, even for Heavenly List experts. Though their skills were formidable, they were still flesh and blood, unable to withstand the barrage of bullets, unless... unless they approached from above.


    Above... Suddenly, Ling Chen had a brainstorm, and his mind was instantly filled with ideas. Those outward-facing gun barrels could only move horizontally, unable to move up or down, so by avoiding their firing range, there was a chance to enter theboratory.


    Thinking of this, Ling Chen took off his backpack, finding a few smoke grenades inside, along with two suction cups. These suction cups were tools he had used to sneak onto a ship and had carried them with him in case of need.


    As several smoke grenades were tossed out, theboratory was soon surrounded by smoke. Taking advantage of this, Ling Chen crouched down, quickly approaching theboratory. As the smoke began to dissipate, Ling Chen had already dashed to the side of theboratory. Using the two suction cups, Ling Chen’s hands adhered to the surface of theboratory, quickly climbing up, easily avoiding the firing range of those gun barrels.


    Before long, Ling Chen reached the top of theboratory. Securing the suction cups in ce, Ling Chen tapped on the surface of the ’eggshell,’ instantly hearing a nging sound, very crisp. This confirmed that this was definitely a solid steel wall. With Ling Chen’s strength alone, there was no way he could break it. Additionally, each steel te junction was welded shut, making disassembling impossible.


    How to get in? Ling Chen couldn’t help butin. The southern Ling Family people were truly extravagant, actually transforming thisboratory into a real iron fortress. If not using powerful weapons, it would be hard to damage the surface of theboratory.


    However, Hu Fei had already destroyed the arsenal, leaving no suitable weapon. Using a Hellfire Missile would likely demolish the entireboratory, resulting in too great a loss, more than they could bear. Ling Gengqiu’s other body parts were definitely in thisboratory, and also the three hostages from the northern Ling Family, sorge-scale destructive weapons couldn’t be used.


    What now?


    Frowning, Ling Chen pondered deeply, but had no ideas.


    "Son, how is it?" Hearing Ling Kun’s voice from the earpiece, Ling Chen didn’t think further, using the smoke grenades’ cover to quickly return to the Jeep.


    "Dad, it seems we’ll have to think of another n." Ling Chen said helplessly, "Thisboratory is no different from a fortress; we can’t break through."


    "What to do then?"


    "Let’s retreat first, with us guarding outside, they surely won’t daree out. Anyway, we have plenty of time; we’ll think of ways slowly."


    Ling Kun thought about it, nodded, and said, "Guess we have no choice."


    Immediately, Ling Chen conveyed the retreat order to everyone; apart from leaving a few to monitor theboratory’s movement, the others retreated to the operation room.


    Upon learning of the situation, Hu Fei rubbed his head and said with annoyance, "That’s quite a problem. If we can’t take thatboratory, everything we’ve done is meaningless."


    "This isn’t the most troublesome," Ling Chen chimed in, "We originally nned to catch them off guard, to leave them unprepared. But now, they already know we’re here and will definitely take measures. The key issue is, the hostages are still with them; they might use it to threaten us."


    "Damn!" Hu Fei cursed, saying, "I say, let’s just blow up the entireboratory."


    Ling Chen shrugged, not continuing the conversation. Everyone knew clearly this wasn’t possible, otherwise, they wouldn’t be so worried.


    Suddenly, everyone fell silent, thinking of countermeasures. After a moment, Kaelina, who hadn’t spoken, suddenly said, "Isn’t theboratory shaped like an eggshell? Perhaps we can start from this point."


    Hearing this, Ling Chen asked, "Do you have a n?"


    "Not exactly a n, just a rough idea." Kaelina then shared her thoughts. After listening, everyone exchanged looks, unsure whether to agree.


    Ling Chen thought seriously, then suddenlyughed, saying, "I think this method is worth a try; we have no other ideas right now, maybe this could really work."


    "What about the hostages? If theye to harm..." Ling Tao began but was interrupted by Ling Chen, "Uncle Ling, I think you don’t need to worry about that. Didn’t you say that the northern Ling Family members are all experts? Being experts, surely their physical condition isn’t bad. Besides, if they can be rescued, a few injuries are eptable, don’t you think?"


    "Alright." Ling Tao nodded, saying, "Since you say so, I have no objection."


    "Good." Ling Chen stood up, "If everyone has no objections, let’s rest for a bit and act in an hour."