Book 9: Chapter 23: Lace’s True Form
“What’s going on, Grant?” Qin Lun did not ask Monica over the earpiece. Instead, he verified the situation directly with Joker through the Team Channel.
“We encountered a third situation. There really was a six-person Apostle team in charge of defense here. From the brief exchange, they seemed to be a hastily assembled team. All were Professional Apostles, but there were no Second Order members.” Grant said gravely, “The Queen of Sandstorm used her ability to chase them. We are still clearing the remaining resistance and will probably reach the surface in about three minutes.”
“Hmm!” Qin Lun raised his head. The Yin-Yang Fish Pattern in his left pupil and the clock hands in his right pupil began to rotate simultaneously. His Perception spread out like mist, just barely enveloping the entire area ahead.
“Found it!” Qin Lun quickly raised his eyebrows. In the black-and-white vision composed entirely of Perception lines, he could see abnormal activity in two shops on the adjacent street.
On the street facing Qin Lun from the MI7 building, a whole wall of a gift shop, including the door and display window, slowly rose. This was a secret passage disguised as a shop front. Behind the MI7 building, on another street separated by a row of buildings from Qin Lun’s side, the front door of a small restaurant was also opening.
These two disguised secret escape routes, one in front and one behind, were very cleverly designed.
Their locations were just not far from the intersection. Without a large number of people, it was almost impossible to block all the roads. From the opened shop doors, three modified Ford SUVs, each shielding a Rolls-Royce car, sped out like the wind. They turned at the intersection and raced forward, their blinding headlights tearing cracks in the night.
Qin Lun pinched the bridge of his nose with a headache. The enemy’s fleeing vehicles: on his side of the street, there were two – one Ford SUV and one Rolls-Royce, heading southwest. On the street behind the building, there were three vehicles, including one Rolls-Royce luxury car, heading northeast.
Clearly, the two big fish Madame Monica mentioned had split up. It seemed the enemy accurately assessed the situation. They knew even if they pooled their strength, it wasn’t enough to break through, so they planned to escape one by one.