Three kilometers east of Dapuxiu Fortress.
Su Xiao emerged from an underground passage. This was a prearranged escape route, opened by two allied Contractors.
Overall, the plan had gone smoothly. As for fighting his way through the alien fortress, Su Xiao had never considered that. It was not something he could accomplish alone.
The heavy-armored troops were troublesome. If he encountered them in a sufficiently spacious area, Su Xiao had many ways to deal with those iron lumps. But if he ran into them inside a building—especially a fortress—the best response was to retreat. The various control effects that required no checks were truly a headache.
Su Xiao was not afraid of control abilities that required a check. Or rather, the heavy-armored troops' control ability was not actually that strong. They affected their enemies through vibration, causing cumulative internal damage that eventually resulted in paralysis and weakness.
Glancing at the wooden box in his hand, Su Xiao let out a sigh of relief. The mission only required five Space-Time Crystals, but this operation had yielded a full nine, exceeding the target.
He opened the War Channel and began posting messages.
Byakuya (Dawn Adventurer Team): "Got them. Nine."
Ghost Girl (Lone): "Crazy Doctor, get out here."
Ghost Girl (Lone): "Get your ass out here! You led a bunch of iron monsters after me! I know you're here, so come out!!"
Crazy Doctor (Behind-the-Scenes Shit-Cooking Adventurer Team): "That was an accident."
Ronnie (Lone): "Behind-the-Scenes Shit-Cooking is here. Everyone, hurry up and laugh at him."
Crazy Doctor (Behind-the-Scenes Shit-Cooking Adventurer Team): "J, may you die horribly. Paying top dollar for an Adventurer Team Renaming Scroll. Urgent."
King Kong (Lone): "Retreating now. Meet at the base."
Dean (Lone): "Estimated safe return to the base in one hour. Current survivors: 150."
The War Channel