IUD-CHAPTER 98 HOSTAGE

The corridor was abruptly illuminated by the red emergency lights, and the ear-piercing alarm echoed in the surrounding air. Fang Li, who had intended to knock out the young girl, suddenly had a change in his expression. How could he not understand that he had been set up?

At this moment, automatic doors opened around them one after another, and soldiers in military attire, each holding a submachine gun in their hands, emerged from the doors on both sides and immediately caught sight of Fang Li.

Seeing a soldier in military attire pinning a God Eater from their Branch against the wall, the soldiers were first startled but quickly understood.

"Intruder!"

"There's an intruder!"

The soldiers raised their guns one by one as they shouted.

Seeing this, Fang Li had no time to consider much. He dropped the submachine gun from his hand and tightly grasped the Moonlight Dagger that had fallen into his palm. He held it in front of the girl's neck, pulling her into his embrace, and completing the hostage situation in an instant.

"You…?!" The girl's voice sounded both surprised and angry. It had to be said that the current posture of the two was incredibly intimate.

Their bodies were pressed tightly together, and to prevent the girl from resisting, Fang Li's free hand firmly embraced her waist, allowing her entire body to snuggle into his embrace.

A pleasant scent immediately reached Fang Li's nose when he finished all of his moves.

However, Fang Li had no intention of flirting at the moment. Holding the girl in his grasp, he stepped back and retreated into the training ground she had just used for simulated battles.

"Hurry!"

"Go after him!"

"Don't let him escape!"

The soldiers with guns rushed into the training ground one after another.

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"Kachakachakacha…" Amidst the mechanical sound, heavy machine guns were raised in the hands of the soldiers and they pointed the guns towards the front of the training ground.

Fang Li, holding the girl hostage, slowly retreated while trying to conceal his figure as much as possible behind the girl. He didn't want to reveal his true appearance. However, he quickly reached the wall with no way to retreat.

This situation was undoubtedly very unfavorable for him.

The training ground was a place with no other passages except the entrance. Thick steel walls surrounded them on all sides. And the entrance was completely blocked by a large number of soldiers, sealing it off completely.

At this moment, Fang Li was like a trapped mouse, with no chance of escape. In such a situation, the girl who is being held hostage by Fang Li remained quite calm and spoke in a low voice, "You can't escape anymore. Surrender."

Before Fang Li could even speak, the line of soldiers in front suddenly parted, and a person stepped forward. That person was none other than the captain from the Russian Branch who had previously provided support to Fang Li's entire group.

"Who are you?" The captain didn't beat around the bush and directly questioned, "Why did you infiltrate the Russian Branch?"

The whole scene suddenly fell silent. All the soldiers focused their gaze on Fang Li, who was holding the girl hostage. Their fingers were already on the triggers of their machine guns, ready to open fire at the captain's command.

In the face of this, Fang Li showed no signs of panic. He intentionally lowered his voice and chuckled, "What's wrong? Don't you want this girl's life anymore?"

After saying that, Fang Li lightly moved the dagger in his hand, making the girl involuntarily lift her chin, exposing a charming face filled with frustration to everyone's sight.

The actions of the soldiers paused and the captain also fell silent as Fang Li held the frustrated girl in his hand, the captain hesitated.

To be honest, the captain had no intention of letting Fang Li go, even if he had a hostage.

It wasn't because the hostage was unimportant.

In fact, although the girl held captive by Fang Li had only recently joined the Russian Branch as a rookie, she possessed a rare natural talent that was highly valued by the higher-ups of the Russian Branch. She was considered a trump card for future development.

If they ignored the hostage in this situation, and if Fang Li really resorted to violence, the Russian Branch would lose such a valuable asset. However, compared to the importance of the hostage, the captain had another concern that he had to prioritize.

That concern was Fang Li's infiltration objective.

Because, within the Russian Branch at the moment, there were things that absolutely could not be exposed. Once exposed they are exposed, all the current high-ranking members of the Russian Branch would be finished, and as one of the individuals who knew about it, the captain would undoubtedly face heavy punishment.

Therefore, the captain softened his tone and said, "You have no way out now. If you surrender, I can make the decisions, and I can promise you won't be mistreated."

"Thank you for your kind offer," Fang Li replied, lowering his head slightly with a faint smile.

"But don't worry, we also have our own plans." With those words, Fang Li's hand suddenly moved.

His Moonlight Dagger transformed into a chilling blade of light in an instant as it swiftly cut through the air like a fierce storm.

Of course, Fang Li's target was not the girl's neck in his arms, but the steel wall behind him.

In the next second, the blade of light sliced through the thick steel wall behind Fang Li, completely shredding it into pieces and revealing the night scene outside.

"What?!" The captain exclaimed in astonishment. It wasn't just the captain; all the soldiers who witnessed this scene widened their eyes, and their expressions were filled with disbelief.

And in Fang Li's embrace, the girl's pupils contracted, showing a look of shock.

It was impossible not to be astonished.

As someone who used this training ground and was a God Eater in the Russian Branch, the girl was well aware of how thick the walls were here.

After all, this facility was designed for training purposes.

For durability, not only were the walls incredibly thick, but they were also made of steel.

So, even a God Eater using a God Arc with their abilities fully unleashed would find it extremely difficult to cut through the walls, let alone an ordinary soldier. However, before Fang Li, the seemingly indestructible steel wall turned out to be as fragile as tofu, and he easily sliced open a massive gash on it.

How could this not be shocking?

After the initial shock, the girl couldn't help but exclaim.

Because Fang Li had already pushed her out of his embrace, and with a leap, he jumped down through the gap in the steel wall.

"Oh no!" The captain's expression also changed when he saw this and without hesitation, the captain gave the order.

"First and Second teams, pursue him immediately! Don't let them escape!"

"Third and Fourth teams, come with me. We must first confirm the situation with 'That'!"

Under this command, everyone began to act.

Only the girl remained near the gap in the steel wall, looking at the dim night scene below, her eyes gleaming faintly.

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