Chapter 822 - Retreat (1/2)

The prison break featuring a theme of gratitude was finally coming to an end after more than an hour. The Great Hoodwinker took off the warden’s watch and checked the time. It was already 4 AM.

Ren Xiaosu was satisfied with completing the quest the palace had assigned him. This time, the reward was two allocatable attribute points. He added one point to each of his Strength and Dexterity attributes. Currently, his Strength was rated at 14.5 while his Dexterity was 14.1.

Although the palace did not give him a Skill Duplication Scroll this time, Ren Xiaosu did not find it sad. After all, a Perfect Skill Duplication Scroll was rare in itself. Furthermore, every attribute point Ren Xiaosu could get was a tangible improvement for him.

If “Old Xu,” the black saber, City Crusher, and his other powers were considered his “skyscraper” skills, then Ren Xiaosu’s physical attributes could be considered the “foundation.”

While they were heading outside, the Great Hoodwinker looked at Ren Xiaosu. “This warden is still alive. How should we deal with him?”

Ren Xiaosu took a look at the warden. Actually, he was feeling very conflicted, because he really wanted to duplicate his superpower. If the conditions allowed, he even wanted to lock him up until he got his hands on three Perfect Skill Duplication Scrolls, which he could then use on the man.

When the Great Hoodwinker saw Ren Xiaosu hesitating, he asked, “Are you keeping him alive because you wish to convince him to join the Prosperous Northwest?”

“That’s impossible.” Wang Yun said from nearby, “This warden is the illegitimate son of the Kong clan’s second ancillary branch. How could someone like him possibly join the Prosperous Northwest with us?”

Ren Xiaosu glanced at the warden who was lying on the ground and said bluntly, “Just kill him. We don’t want him getting to our comrades in the future.”

Since they were enemies, Ren Xiaosu did not feel bad about having him killed. He only felt bad that he would have to pass up on that power.

However, they were about to face the problem of how to escape from the city. With Stronghold 31 in a state of chaos, Ren Xiaosu could not possibly let the Great Hoodwinker bring such a potential threat back to the Northwest.

With that, Wang Yun shot a blast of air through the warden’s eardrums.

Then Wang Yun looked at Ren Xiaosu. “What do you plan to do next? The Kong Consortium will definitely learn about the incident at the secret prison. I believe the Kong Consortium’s troops will be here soon. I saw you were not in a hurry when you released the prisoners just now, so you must be very confident of what to do next. Tell us about your plan.”

Ren Xiaosu was stunned. “I don’t have a plan.”

Wang Yun felt stifled. He realized the people from the Northwest did not seem to like planning at all!

He said with a dark expression, “Then what should we do? Send ourselves to our deaths by going out there and facing the Kong Consortium’s garrison troops? Do you know that there’s a reinforced brigade here in Stronghold 31!?”

Ren Xiaosu said, “Oh, you’re talking about that? I doubt they’ll care about us now. Don’t worry, I’ve already done all the prep work. Look, I broke into the secret prison an hour ago, but no one came to stop me, right?”

Wang Yun thought it really was the case. He wondered again, “After I was arrested, it was Wang Ziyang who took over my position, right? Did you get the detonator from him? How could no one from the intelligence agency go after you?”

“Oh!” Ren Xiaosu said with a smile, “They did come after me. But those people are dead.”

Wang Yun fell silent. He somehow felt that this future commander of the Northwest was bragging to him!

As a matter of fact, the intelligence agency was the strongest force in Stronghold 31. They even had two supernatural beings within their ranks, so there was no need to mention their other combatants.

Ren Xiaosu swaggered out of the secret prison and said, “Don’t worry, y’all will understand once we get outside the secret prison.”

At this moment, the sound of an engine came from nearby. Yang Xiaojin had found an off-road vehicle in the secret prison. She looked at everyone and said calmly, “Are you all planning to walk to the other prison? Get in.”

Ren Xiaosu was amused. His girl was quite thoughtful.

Everyone squeezed into the vehicle, with Ji Zi’ang, the Great Hoodwinker, and Wang Yun sitting in the backseat. The Great Hoodwinker sat between them and said, “You two, move aside a little!”

“I don’t have any space here!”

The three people nearly got into a fight in the vehicle over such a trivial matter!

But the moment the off-road vehicle drove out of the secret prison, the Great Hoodwinker and the other two shut up. They looked at the stronghold that was engulfed in flames and heard explosions in the distance. Everyone had a shocked expression on their face.

The walls of the stronghold were damaged. Everyone could see through the flames from far away that the towering walls in the distance had been blown apart.