Chapter 1596 - 1597: Rescue
Lin Chen, utilizing his invisibility, quickly infiltrates the interior of the Dark Alliance.
Walking along the narrow corridor for about a hundred meters, the space suddenly opens up wide in front of him.
No one would have thought that beneath this reef lay a secret base.
The base is enormous, with a huge sentinel post in each of the cardinal directions: east, south, west, and north.
Those four sentry posts can practically monitor the entire situation of the secret base.
Above these posts, there are guards keeping watch.
As Lin Chen is in an invisible state, he isn't noticed by the guards.
Soon, with the help of Xiaoshuai, the entire layout of the secret base is imprinted in Lin Chen's mind.
As long as the soldiers at the four sentry posts are eliminated, Zhang Sanfeng and the others can enter the base without being immediately discovered.
Therefore, Lin Chen's first targets are the soldiers on the four sentry posts.
Lin Chen swiftly appears inside the eastern sentry post.
At this moment, one of the guards on post is already asleep, while the other is dozing off.
Suddenly, the dozing guard shivers violently, and in the next instant, a line of blood appears on his neck, and he slumps to the ground.
Almost simultaneously, Lin Chen takes care of the other soldier.
Quickly, the soldiers at the four sentry posts are all dealt with by Lin Chen, who then lets out a long sigh of relief and waves to the people in the corridor.
Only then do Zhang Sanfeng and the others swiftly enter the base.
Watching the crowd flood into the base, Lin Chen takes a deep breath – the rescue mission has finally begun.
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Inside the base, in a sinister water dungeon, there are countless cages.
Numerous martial artists are imprisoned within these cages.
Although the water in the dungeon isn't deep, years of submersion have left many with decayed lower bodies.
Thus, those in the water dungeon appear terribly miserable.
Some have even perished within, leaving behind only bare white bones.
The surrounding air is thick with death, exuding an eerie, sinister vibe.
In the central cage, an elder's limbs are tightly bound by iron chains, his face lined with wrinkles that make him appear far older.
Suddenly, the elder opens his eyes, staring intently into the depths of the main hall.
This aura, it's Chen'er!
His old face immediately lights up with excitement, an unmistakable joy spread across his face.
Chen'er has become so strong.
The group hurries deep into the Dark Alliance's territory, but just as they make some progress, an alarm suddenly blares within the main hall.
"Damn, we've been discovered." Lin Chen's expression changes.
With the alarm's blaring, figures swiftly rush out from rooms within the main hall.
"Who goes there?" At this moment, a man in black, accompanied by several martial artists, charges out.
"Guess!" Zhang Sanfeng snorts coldly, flipping his wrist as a burst of energy shoots out, sending the martial artist flying backward, crashing heavily into the cliff behind.
The others also act quickly, and over a dozen Dark Alliance martial artists are swiftly dealt with.
Seeing this scene unfold from a distance, the reinforcing martial artists' expressions change as they draw their weapons and begin to converge on the group.
Though the enemy is numerous, most are merely at the True God Realm.
Therefore, they stand no chance against Lin Chen and his group.
Leading them, Lin Chen charges directly into the heart of the Dark Alliance.
Just then, five figures suddenly emerge from the five directions of the main hall.
The leading figure, with a cold expression, stares intently at Lin Chen and his group.
"Lin Chen, how dare you, boy, to invade our Dark Alliance," the man says coolly.
Seeing the person emerge, Lin Chen narrows his eyes slightly. The opponent also possesses God Realm power, and this aura seems somewhat familiar, as if they've crossed paths before.
"Are you the Fourth Prince?" Lin Chen suddenly asks.
"Indeed, boy, you still recognize me." The Fourth Prince responds coldly.
"Old Fourth, this is the punk who killed our brothers." A burly man next to him says icily.
"Indeed, Third Brother, this is the punk. Since he's here to court death today, let us avenge our brothers." The Fourth Prince coldly declares.
As Zhang Sanfeng and Li Chunfeng join Lin Chen, they say, "Lin Chen, go rescue the others, leave these two to us."
"Alright!" Lin Chen nods, his body darts like lightning, charging deep into the Dark Alliance.
"Kid, do you think you can just wander through our Dark Alliance?" The Fourth Prince shouts coldly, charging at Lin Chen.
"Your opponent is me." Zhang Sanfeng's figure spins to block the Fourth Prince's path.
Several martial artists are held back by Zhang Sanfeng and others, while Lin Chen charges deeper into the Dark Alliance.
Just as Lin Chen turns down the corridor, he suddenly feels a malicious wind approaching.
Damn it!
Lin Chen's footing shifts, just as a cold sword shadow slices past him.
Having missed the strike, a girl in red pauses for a moment, but then her face reveals a playful smile.
"You're the Lin Chen my seventh sister likes." The girl suddenly giggles.
"Who are you?" Lin Chen glances at the girl, realizing he doesn't recognize her.
The girl smiles faintly, "I am Hong Ling. My seventh sister often mentions you. I wonder if she'd cry if I killed her sweetheart?"
Lin Chen snorts coldly, "Killing me might be beyond your capabilities."
"Hmph, looking for death." Hong Ling snorts coldly, her body dashing like lightning, swinging the sword in her hand, directly stabbing towards Lin Chen.
Swish, swish, swish!
Sword shadows dance like streaks of light, tightly surrounding Lin Chen.
After stabbing more than ten times, she hasn't even touched Lin Chen's sleeve.
"Damn it, are you a mouse, always dodging?" Hong Ling angrily exclaims.
Lin Chen smiles faintly, "Sorry, I'm busy, no time to play with you."
"Your opponent is not me." Lin Chen suddenly thinks, and dozens of corpse puppets rush out, surrounding Hong Ling.
Meanwhile, Lin Chen's body flashes, charging deeper into the base.
Hong Ling wants to chase Lin Chen, but she's tightly bound by the corpse puppets, unable to break free, and can only shout into the base.
"Stop Lin Chen at all costs."
Hearing the angry voice behind him, Lin Chen's lips curl up slightly, but he ignores her, his body spinning like a whirlwind as he rushes into an iron gate.
Seeing this, Hong Ling becomes even angrier, slamming her palm heavily on the corpse puppet in front of her.
But the puppet flies back dozens of meters with no reaction and crawls back up, pouncing towards her again.
"Damn it!"
Hong Ling's expression changes, battling the corpse puppets once more.
At this moment, the entire base is in chaos, with Zhang Sanfeng and others locked in fierce combat with the Dark Alliance.
And Lin Chen quickly charges through to the base's depths.
Along the way, Dark Alliance martial artists continually attempt to stop him, but Lin Chen dispatches them with thunderous methods.
For a moment, no one dares to stop the rampaging Lin Chen.
Quickly, Lin Chen has stormed into the Dark Alliance's core.
"Bastard, daring to invade the Dark Alliance, you're courting death!" Suddenly five powerful martial artists appear in front of Lin Chen.
These martial artists are at the peak of the Demigod realm.
Four of them are shrouded in dark energy, evidently practicing sinister cultivation techniques.
The leader's gaze is cold as he stares at Lin Chen, shouting, "Those who invade the Dark Alliance shall be sentenced to death."
As his voice falls, the black energy in his hand suddenly shoots out, attacking Lin Chen.