Chapter 473: Bad Omen (2/2)

Right before his eyes were numerous small lights blinking irregularly like the stars in the night sky. They looked complicated and intricate, and grandly stretched out like the sea.

Ye Chong did not expect to see such a complicated structure in the inconspicuous cabinet. Since he was rarely involved in this area of expertise, he did not know what to do with them.

Shang replied swiftly, ”That's the one. Let me look at its internal structure.” He added in a mutter, ”This kind of technical work should be done by that stiff guy, Mu. Now I'm the one who's gonna lower myself to this level, what a waste of talent! Such is life …” He seemed to be struck by the oddities of life.

Despite his complaining, Shang made short work of the photon node.

”Ye, find the 316th row, the 705th light pin from the left. Break that light pin and you're ready to go,” Shang said confidently.

The 316th row, 705th light pin from the left. Ye Chong could feel his eyes going blind. The light pins were so tiny and numerous, and they were all blinking to their own rhythm. However, since Shang had came up with a solution, Ye Chong could only start counting.

”Ye, Ye, you missed one.”

”Ye, that's the wrong row.”

”Err, Ye, are you so degenerated inside that you can't even do simple algebra?”

Shang's incessant and annoying blabberings bombarded Ye Chong. This was a difficult task, and those blinking lights made his head hurt. WIth Shang's constant interruption, even Ye Chong's legendary patience was challenged.

”Shang, please stop talking to me. I need silence, silence!” Ye Chong could not help but emphasized the word ”silence”.

”Alright alright! I'll be quiet.” Shang saw that he was in no good mood, and quickly turned obedient.

WIthout Shang's interruption, Ye Chong quickly located the light pin. Unlike finding the pin, destroying was a piece of cake. It was only then that Ye Chong realized, he should have just destroyed all the light pins. That would have been way faster and easier. ”Looks like I'm still not calm enough,” Ye Chong noted to himself.

No matter. Now that they were finished with this, they were already halfway there. The only thing he needed to do now was to force his way into the lab and find the microphoton repair device.

Ye Chong was about to lift the manhole cover when Shang whispered in warning, ”Ye, don't go out, something's happening!”

Ye Chong's heart sank. He quickly stopped moving. Shang was usually a joker, but he would also be serious in the face of danger. Right now, he recognized the seriousness in his voice.

”There are 12 mechs and five red-tailed beasts. There are red-tailed beasts here? Strange!” Shang muttered to himself.

Red-tailed beasts. Ye Chong was shocked. How could there be red-tailed beasts here? When Ye Chong made his inquiry about the microphoton repair device, he also did some research on Gray Valley's current affairs. There were a lot of information on this in the virtual world, and it was also the hottest topic. After spending some time digesting those information, Ye Chong finally had a better grasp of the situation in Gray Valley.

The front line and the rear - these were two keywords that kept popping up. War in the front line was going on strongly, but the rear was very stable. Every source of information seemed to collaborate on this fact.

Planet Henna was at the rear, why would there be any red-tailed beasts here? Could it be … Ye Chong quickly sensed the implications. Either the front line was breached, or the red-tailed beasts were beginning to attack from the rear. Whichever the case, the red-tailed beasts were here now, and this meant that the situation in the rear was about to change drastically. Perhaps, the rear would no longer be safe anymore.

Ye Chong frowned in thought. He was not concerned about the overall situation, but if the rear was getting dangerous, then he would also be in trouble. Without anyone else with him, his power was limited, and barely enough to tip the scales of battle in this war. More importantly, once the peace was disturbed, people would begin to grow nervous, and public safety would be compromised. If the red-tailed beasts started appearing in large numbers at the rear, the situation would be even more grim. Perhaps the entire Gray Valley would descend into chaos.

”Hmm, they've started fighting each other,” Shang reported excitedly. ”Hmmm, good skills there, sigh, too bad that move was not chosen well. Ye, these guys are not as good as you. Huh, strange, this red-tailed beast looks strong,” Shang commented sporadically as he enjoyed the show.

Ye Chong did not have Mu/Shang's holographic scanning system, and could not see what was happening outside. However, he could hear faint sounds of fighting through the cover above him. Soon, the battle grew more heated, and the faint sounds grew clearer and more frequent.

Ye Chong quietly climbed to the manhole cover and lifted it a little. The battle outside unfolded before his eyes.