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Chapter 201 Core Struggle
Su Wanqing's fingertips felt slightly warm in the corner. Blue ripples appeared on the jade bracelet on her wrist. She pressed the side button on the bracelet against her sleeve, and a very short current surged, leaving a static smell in the air.

Right behind the isolation wall, the red dot of the surveillance camera flashed on and off, and the screen of the main control system went silent for several seconds.

Lu Zhao noticed the external signal fading, so he immediately bent down and crawled to the front of the biometric access control, placing the prepared decoder close to the scanning module.

Four guards vigilantly circled the alloy container, their eyes constantly scanning the surroundings.

The access control machine beeped three times briefly, and the screen flashed a line of garbled text.

Su Wanqing bit her lip, her knuckles turning white. "Is it still possible?"

"We have no choice but to force it open." Lu Zhao bent down and inserted the decoding terminal into the interface. Dense code flashed, and he didn't dare to breathe.

Two seconds later, a "click" was heard from the decoder, and the access lock loosened by half a finger's width. Then the internal battery started, and a line of thin gray text rolled across the panel—Silent Alarm.

At the same time, the guards suddenly sped up their movements, and the four of them raised their weapons and stood around the container.

"Alarm activated, main controller received but will not ring for now." Lu Zhao whispered quickly, tugging at Su Wanqing and Song You, and the three of them crouched down and rushed into the narrow core area.

The air seemed to freeze. The four soldiers immediately split into two groups: two pressed forward, cutting off their path like blades, while the other two held the container tightly to its side.

The soldier remained silent, holding a non-lethal stun gun, its muzzle pointed directly at the crowd.

Su Wanqing frowned, locking the jade bracelet in her palm, not letting it slip out of her hand.

She knew that once the other party pulled the trigger, she and Lu Zhao wouldn't have much room to resist.

Lu Zhao raised his empty hand, his voice hoarse, "We're not enemies, we just want to take something. The blockade will be lifted immediately after we leave. This thing shouldn't belong to the military, and you may not even know the details—"

Before he could finish speaking, a soldier in the front row interrupted him coldly, "Subdue any intruders. Anyone who disobeys will be dealt with immediately."

The two men, one in front and one behind, blocked Lu Zhao's escape route. The silent alarm lights behind them were flashing, and the security protocol for the entire core area had begun to lock down.

Song You's breathing became increasingly heavy, and he almost dropped his toolbox. He looked back at Su Wanqing, who didn't say anything more, but instead adjusted the jade bracelet's output level, maximizing the idle energy.

Suddenly, Xiao Ran's stiff, low voice came through the earpiece, "There are smoke grenades pre-set in the North Point Passage, ready to be detonated as planned. You must hold out until I give the signal."

Lu Zhao raised two fingers to signal, and the three of them took a step back. The red surveillance light on the wall then went out.

The next moment, a muffled 'hiss' sound came from outside the main control room, and a cloud of grayish-white smoke suddenly poured into the gap.

The soldiers were startled and forced to adjust their formation, but they still did not move their guns away.

Taking advantage of the two guards' disordered breathing, Su Wanqing rolled close to the alloy container, and tiny electric sparks appeared on the surface of the jade bracelet.

She took a deep breath, placed her wrist on the ground, and charged towards the soldier. An arc of blue lightning flashed, striking the soldier's mask on the left. With a low thud, the man fell to the ground like a puppet with its strings cut.

Another soldier swung his gun and fired, striking Song You squarely on the shoulder. Taking advantage of the chaos, Su Wanqing switched to electric shocks. A second beam of blue energy surged forth, electrocuting the soldier from behind, causing him to convulse. He managed to shake his knees before collapsing beside the metal railing.

However, the remaining two soldiers were clearly experienced and had activated their personal anti-jamming equipment in advance. The red and green screens on their waists flashed, which caused the current output from Su Wanqing's jade bracelet to be diverted and grounded as soon as it approached them, rendering it useless.

“Lu Zhao!” Su Wanqing turned around and shouted.

Lu Zhao had already switched to a new signal as quickly as possible, but the soldiers directly rammed him with their shields, forcing him into a corner.

The two military personnel worked together seamlessly, with the left arm shield protecting their waists while the right arm wielded the stun baton in a clean, decisive, and unwavering motion.

Su Wanqing's right arm was covered in a fine sweat, and the jade bracelet was already hot. She tried her best to rinse it one more time.

But as soon as he took a step, he was kicked to the ground by one of the soldiers, and the stun gun went off.

“It’s pointless for the military to start killing directly!” Lu Zhao clenched his fist and grabbed the other man’s forearm, but after a brief struggle, he was quickly kicked against the wall.

The two soldiers pressed forward, their weapons firmly locked onto vital points, ready to deliver a finishing blow at any moment.

The air, under low pressure, felt as if it were being pulled by a tightly bound rope, and the situation deteriorated completely.

"Hold on for one more minute, I'll try my best to stall for time." Xiao Ran's voice came through the headset intermittently.

Su Wanqing gritted her teeth, repeatedly calculating ways to escape, but the jade bracelet's energy was almost depleted.

A familiar, deep voice suddenly came from the doorway at the end of the road: "You're blocking my way."

—This was Lin Che's voice, but it was colder than usual, each word carrying an air of authority.

A footstep sounded on the metal floor, extremely close. The next moment, his figure flashed like a shadow, his golden eyes particularly striking in the dim light.

Without hesitation, he charged toward a soldier with a shield, grabbed the man's wrist, and with a single, precise strike, disarmed him. Then, he slammed his left shoulder into the man's head, forcing him to hit the railing.

Before the other soldier could react, Lin Che had already sidestepped another stun gun and then struck the soldier's jaw with his elbow. Just as the remaining soldier was about to retaliate, Lin Che, as if he had planned it, cut in directly. The soldier's protective gear was as useless as cardboard in his hands, and he was slammed to the ground.

None of the four military guards cried out in pain before they all collapsed to the ground.

Lin Che stood at the edge of the container, his movements powerful and swift, his breathing steady.

His gaze fell on Su Wanqing, clearly not his usual gentle demeanor, but rather one of cold indifference.

Su Wanqing looked up and saw him approaching step by step, finally realizing that Lin Che had been taken over by "Night".

"How do I do it?" she asked in a low voice.

Lin Che ripped off the signal shield from the container and pulled Su Wanqing to his side.

He adjusted the jade bracelet without saying a word. "Align the jade bracelet with the container interface, and input the main frequency band within three seconds." He spoke directly, with a commanding tone.

Su Wanqing did as instructed, using the sensor at the top of the jade bracelet to fit the core shell.

A series of symbols suddenly appeared on the surface of the jade bracelet, and the temperature suddenly rose.

Lin Che placed his fingers on the back of her hand to help her maintain the angle.

The storage core hatch slowly popped open with a low pulse sound, revealing an energy core with a completely different style from the first one.

The core surface was covered with silver-blue lines, resembling both electrical circuits and flowing water.

Lin Che said calmly, "Don't let go. If you do, the whole server room will explode."

Su Wanqing pressed her hand against his, gritted her teeth, and slowly removed the core. During the brief contact, a blinding blue light appeared at the bottom of the jade bracelet, and a violent pulse swept across her palm.

The moment the core was pulled out, the entire fortress's electrical system began to flicker, and all the indicator lights jumped erratically.

An alarm suddenly went off outside. Lu Zhao immediately grabbed the core-specific lockbox and carefully stored the core away.

He heard the command center's voice through his headset: "All alarms on, central control locked, main passage under military control, squad reinforcements have begun!"

Xiao Ran interjected briefly: "All evacuation routes are invalid, and the backup passages are also blocked. You need to find a way to evacuate quickly."

Su Wanqing felt an unbearable burning sensation in her palms, barely managing to suppress her emotions as she stared intently at the doorway.

Meanwhile, the medical area was filled with noise. Xiaoling suddenly developed a fever, the number on the thermometer soared to 40 degrees Celsius, and sweat dripped from her forehead to the corner of her pillow.

Just as the medical staff were about to change the ice pack, Xiaoling suddenly uttered a series of numbers and coordinates, "2, 5, 17... F12... East Underground 513..." The numbers came out rapidly and in a daze. The nurse quickly grabbed a pen and a recorder, and tried to wake her up while taking notes.

Dr. Hu made an emergency call: "Xiaoling has a high fever of 40 and has started talking nonsense. She has memorized the contents of the report, which seem to be data, but we can't understand it."

Lu Zhao received a message in his earpiece; numbers and coordinates flowed into his ear.

His face darkened, and he immediately connected the jade bracelet to the energy core reaction.

He quickly shouted, "We must retreat immediately. The core and Xiaoling are in complete coordination. Those numbers are not nonsense; they are likely passwords or location information. I need to check the data later."

Su Wanqing fastened the jade bracelet to the lowest comfort setting, enduring the burning sensation. "Lu Zhao, prepare to retreat. Lin Che—" She turned her head, her gaze towards Lin Che as indifferent as inorganic metal, "How much longer can you hold on?"

Lin Che didn't turn his head, his voice icy cold, "Let's talk outside. I'll cover your retreat."

Alarms blared in waves throughout the machine room, while hurried footsteps and walkie-talkie commands echoed from the outside corridor.

Lu Zhao slung the suitcase over his shoulder and carefully wrapped the extracted core inside. He pressed the earpiece, "Xiao Ran, all roads are locked; we're relying entirely on temporary routes."

Xiao Ran, in control, gripped the spare power switch tightly. "There might be another mechanical maintenance well on the north side of the medicine warehouse. Go around it, and I'll connect remotely and find you some time."

Su Wanqing looked at Lin Che, her tone hard, "Night," and said, "Let's go."

Lin Che peeked out the door, his eyes still golden. He quickly checked the soldier's unconscious state, confirmed there was no further threat, and then rushed to the outer corridor, clearing a safe passage for Su Wanqing and the other person.

Just as the three of them were walking towards the door, heavy footsteps echoed from outside in the corridor.

Lu Zhao heard another urgent report from a nurse in his earpiece: "Xiao Ling's high fever continues, and the numbers keep coming in, like some kind of coordinate system."

Lu Zhao's face was ashen. "We must bring the core back to the main control room immediately. We can't delay for even a second longer."

The three of them slipped into a side passage and headed north, where they could gradually hear the sounds of military reinforcements pouring in from afar.

Lin Che's cold voice deepened, each word distinct, "The path ahead is blocked; we can only return via the pipes."

Su Wanqing gripped the jade bracelet tightly, without turning back. Everyone strained, rushing towards the lifeless light.