Returning to Prison

Although White Shark was curious about why Lu Bai wanted to leave Chikan Bay tomorrow, he didn't dare to ask further as he saw Lu Bai walking away.

Under the reverent gaze of the thugs, Lu Bai walked out of the alley.

"Mr. Lü."

At the alley entrance, a man in a black suit and sunglasses was standing next to a car, waiting.

He saw Lu Bai emerge from the alley and calmly nodded. "Finished with your work?"

This man was the driver arranged by the Dao Master.

It's worth mentioning that even after this person had been a driver for so many days, Lu Bai still didn't know his name, and they had barely interacted during this time.

Lu Bai nodded casually, opened the car door, and got in.

The driver helped close the door, moved to the driver's seat, started the car, and glanced at Lu Bai in the back seat through the rearview mirror.

He hesitated for a moment, then said, "Mr. Lü, forgive my bluntness, but tomorrow is the deadline, isn't it? You..."

"Is there a problem?" Lu Bai adjusted to a comfortable sitting position, leaning against the back of the seat.

"You don't need to waste your time like this. You should focus your energy on the Dao Master's mission. Once it's accomplished, joining the Dao Sect will be far more useful than your petty tinkering."

"Relax, relax."

The long night is about to end.

A black compact car drove alone on the highway.

"No, Mr. Lü, do you really not have any plans at all?"

The driver, gripping the steering wheel, was completely dazed.

He was sleeping soundly at home when Lu Bai called to tell him to prepare for action.

He hurriedly drove over to pick up Lu Bai, only to find out on the way to the prison that Lu Bai was planning to climb over the wall and break in.

"Of course there's a plan. I'm not a reckless fool."

Lu Bai chuckled as he looked at the scenery rushing past on both sides of the car window.

The driver forced himself to remain calm and, with a sliver of hope, pressed on, "So, what's the specific plan?"

Didn't I already say that?

Lu Bai yawned, rolled down the car window to enjoy the cool breeze, and also to perk himself up. "Climb over the wall into the prison, infiltrate A Sector, find prisoner number 0527, and rescue him."

At this point, he turned to look at the back of the driver's head.

"Isn't it perfect enough?"

"No..."

Upon hearing this, the driver felt an urge to immediately slam on the brakes and turn back, "You call this a plan? A perfect plan?"

Lu Bai patiently reassured him, "Don't worry, I'm incredibly strong right now."

The driver took a deep breath, looked at the prison whose outline could already be seen in the distance, and said solemnly.

"Mr. Lü, please don't act rashly. If you're truly unsure, you can ask Dao Master for a few more days. We mustn't alert the enemy in this matter."

Upon hearing this, the smile in Lu Bai's eyes faded somewhat.

"I can back out at any time, but what about Dao Master?"

He said calmly, with a hint of mockery, "You must have been prepared by now, right?"

"What?"

"What? Before you came to pick me up, didn't you tell Dao Master about my plan to take action?"

Lu Bai waved his hand and added, "That's normal. If it were me, I wouldn't feel comfortable entrusting this kind of thing entirely to a stranger either."

If I'm not mistaken, in Dao Master's plan, I should be considered bait, or perhaps a feint? Maybe he's already leaked the news of my impending return to prison to them."

The driver's lips twitched, as if he wanted to say something, but he couldn't quite put his mind to it.

"No need to rush to deny it."

Lu Bai stretched casually. "I don't mind at all, really. I'm quite satisfied with this deal. I said I'd help rescue people, and I certainly won't back out halfway."

After he finished speaking, the car fell silent, but the quiet atmosphere made the driver feel uneasy, so he silently increased the speed of the car.

Soon.

The vehicle stopped a few hundred meters from the prison, its lights all turned off, blending into the night.

The driver stared at the steering wheel, afraid to turn around.

"... If we get any closer, we'll be discovered; the rest of the way we have to walk."

"Thanks a lot."

Lu Bai opened the car door and walked towards the prison.

The area around the prison was barren, with no buildings to block the view, and at most a few waist-high weeds could be seen.

Even under the cover of night, getting close is not an easy task.

After all, the searchlights on the watchtowers were exceptionally bright, scanning the area around the prison irregularly throughout the night.

Of course, this method of detection is of little use to Lu Bai, who possesses [Flash Time].

After spending some time getting to the foot of the prison walls, Lu Bai took out his phone to check the prison floor plan that Dao Master had given him.

First confirm the location of A Sector, then consider climbing over the wall.

It must be admitted that this prison has a very strong sense of security, especially after a recent prison break, which has further strengthened its security measures.

This was certainly partly due to Lu Bai, but more importantly, it was due to another factor—

Lu Bai bent down, climbed onto the top of the wall, and glanced at the dense darkness opposite.

Yes, he did not undo the vast darkness he had created in the prison using [Ink Dye].

But it is precisely because of this darkness that the prison has to deploy a large number of personnel to ensure that no one can sneak into the darkness.

Researchers even set up tents right on the edge of darkness to study this strange phenomenon up close.

Nobody could understand what this was.

After this period of research, it has only been confirmed that this darkness does not pose a threat to human health; however, researchers still cannot reach a consensus on the cause of the darkness.

Even though Heide, Sector Chief swore that the darkness was released by an inmate, researchers found it hard to believe; after all, it didn't seem like a power that humans could possess.

"Oh~"

A Prison Guard standing by the wall yawned sleepily and nudged his colleague beside him with his shoulder. "What time is it? Shouldn't it be time for your shift to end?"

The other Prison Guard also looked listless, leaning lazily against the wall.

"It's almost six o'clock, I need to hurry back and catch up on some sleep, there's been so much going on lately."

"Yes, even if we need to increase vigilance, we can't treat one person as three, can we?"

Lu Bai tiptoed away from the barbed wire without making a sound.

He estimated the distance, then decisively jumped off the wall.

The Prison Guard, with his back against the high wall, heard the whooshing sound of air coming from above and instinctively looked up.

When the body is drowsy, its reactions become much slower.

Although the Prison Guard saw a hand fall from the sky, he did not react in time to call for help.

Puff!

The Prison Guard became Lu Bai's human cushion, spitting blood from the corner of his mouth and collapsing to the ground.

As another Prison Guard turned around to speak, he was struck on the neck by Lu Bai with a chop to the neck and immediately fainted.