Escape

"Hey, you, let her go. I'll be your hostage instead." Qi Lin took a deep breath, lowered the weapon in her hand, and bravely shouted at Yun Ming.

The moment she said that, everyone was shocked, their faces filled with surprise.

"Qi Lin, you can't be his hostage! That guy looks like a lecherous bastard." Liu Chuang hurriedly turned and shouted at Qi Lin, his face full of worry.

"Compared to the unconscious Qiang Wei, I'm better able to handle him," Qi Lin analyzed calmly. "Besides, we still don't know Qiang Wei's exact condition. More importantly, if he agrees to the exchange, we can catch him off guard and strike."

She had already formed a plan. Aside from Liu Chuang, the others were all female team members. Since she had proposed it, she naturally could not let Meng Meng and the others take the risk.

"How about I go?" After hearing Qi Lin's words, Liu Chuang immediately volunteered, wanting to take her place in the hostage exchange.

Qi Lin said nothing, merely signaling with her eyes that he need not say any more.

"Qi Lin, this guy..." Lian Feng hesitated. She recalled what she had endured when she had been his hostage, how he had bullied her mercilessly.

Yet she also felt the plan had some merit. From all their encounters so far, the other party seemed like a lecherous bastard, and he would most likely agree to a hostage exchange.

Qi Lin had a sweet appearance and was also a stunning beauty.

"Then be careful." Lian Feng ultimately did not hesitate for long and agreed to Qi Lin's plan. She knew they had no better choice now.

"Listen carefully. The moment he agrees to the exchange, you must act with lightning speed." In the Giant Gorge command room, Du Kao spoke solemnly. As the person in charge, he made the final decision to carry out the plan.

On the other side, after hearing Qi Lin's words, Yun Ming wore a strange expression.

He wondered whether Super Gene couldn't enhance hearing, which was why they lacked that awareness.

Or whether it put a debuff on the brain.

Or whether they had simply treated him like some insignificant punk.

Did they think he couldn't hear their whispers?

"How about it? I'll take her place as your hostage, and you let my teammate go."

Qi Lin raised both hands to show that she was unarmed and posed no threat, then calmly walked toward Yun Ming.

The strange look on Yun Ming's face grew even stronger.

Qi Lin, had she watched too many cop movies?

She could actually come up with such an absurd plan?

A hostage exchange? Both of them were already prey in his grasp.

"I agree."

Yun Ming nodded without hesitation and shouted, "Come over here. Everyone else, don't move."

Liu Chuang, who had originally intended to follow, immediately stopped in his tracks.

"How are we supposed to exchange hostages like this?"

"If we exchange, then exchange one for one."

"Qi Lin, be careful."

"Don't worry. As long as he lets Qiang Wei go, that'll be our chance."

"Yao Wen, watch the situation."

"Don't worry!"

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Over the earpieces, the members of the Super Soldier Company were communicating tensely.

Yun Ming listened quietly as well, while considering how to handle the situation before him.

Facing the protagonist group's combined forces, he was alone and outnumbered. He seemed to have fallen into a hopeless situation.

"This operation really was a little reckless." Yun Ming began reflecting on his decision.

If he had kept a low profile from the start, perhaps he would not have ended up in his current predicament.

But it was too late to say anything now. Things had already reached this point.

He could only stall for time and let himself recover. Perhaps he could still find a sliver of hope?

"Let's begin the exchange now."

Qi Lin walked to within two meters of Yun Ming. Seeing that he did not object, she boldly took a few more steps forward.

"Exchange?"

Yun Ming laughed disdainfully. "You're my hostage now too. If you dare disobey, I'll strip her clothes off immediately."

Qi Lin: "."

Everyone: "."

This guy was truly rotten to the core.

"You're a faithless, despicable little man!" Liu Chuang cursed furiously, his emotions running high.

Faced with his anger, Yun Ming merely gave him a cold glance and said nothing.

"Do it! If he dares try anything, make him suffer the consequences!" In the command room, Du Kao's face darkened as he gave the order sternly.

Cheng Yaowen froze when he heard the command, looking somewhat at a loss.

"Are we really doing this?" he asked hesitantly.

Lei Na also frowned in concern. "Isn't that a bit inappropriate? Wouldn't it be going too far?"

"Soldiers need not fuss over trivial details!" Du Kao said coldly. He knew they could not remain restrained like this any longer.

Lian Feng swiftly laid out a plan over the earpieces. "Liu Chuang, withdraw from the battlefield immediately. Cheng Yaowen, use earth to seal off the surrounding area. Qi Lin, your primary task is to retrieve Qiang Wei and protect her. Meng Meng, A Li, assist Qi Lin in protecting Qiang Wei. Lei Na, you'll be the main attacker."

Lian Feng's thinking was clear. Since the other party was using such threats, they would remove the male members from the battlefield and seal off the area. That way, even if Qiang Wei was truly violated, they could keep the impact to the smallest possible range.

"Carry out Lian Feng's plan immediately!" Du Kao did not say anything else and directly issued the command.

"Me?" Cheng Yaowen asked uncertainly.

"Of course!" Du Kao's face sank as he barked sharply.

Cheng Yaowen did not dare hesitate any longer. He hurriedly controlled the rocks on the ground and began acting according to the plan.

Yun Ming heard Lian Feng's plan through the earpiece, and his heart immediately tightened.

He knew he had no countermeasures, so he could only grip Qiang Wei more tightly, just in case.

"If you dare try anything, I won't be polite!" Yun Ming threatened viciously, reaching his hand toward Qiang Wei's chest.

When Qi Lin saw this, her pupils abruptly constricted, and a powerful surge of anger and humiliation rose in her heart.

"You dare treat Qiang Wei like this!" she shouted, shocked and furious.

"Let Qiang Wei go!"

"You filthy pervert!"

"Do you have no moral bottom line at all?"

Everyone's expressions changed drastically as well, and they all angrily condemned Yun Ming's actions.

"Yao Wen, move!" Du Kao stared at the screen with a dark face and roared.

After a brief pause, the ground began to rumble and shake. Cheng Yaowen began acting according to the plan.

A massive stone hand suddenly burst from the ground beneath Yun Ming's feet. Like a fierce giant beast, it lunged swiftly at Yun Ming as he instinctively leaped into the air.

Seeing this, Qi Lin immediately drew her pistol without hesitation and pulled the trigger at Yun Ming in the sky. The bullet tore through the air with a piercing whistle.

"Damn, I forgot I knew qinggong."

Yun Ming was stunned too. He had forgotten that he knew qinggong.

If Cheng Yaowen had not launched that sneak attack, his instinctive reaction would never have reminded him.

The Super Soldier Company had no aerial units right now. How could they possibly do anything to him?

Yun Ming could not help but burst into laughter, then leaped several times through the air and flew into the distance.