Clang! Clang!
A crisp clanging sound echoed inside the vault.
Shen Heng looked up, his gaze unfocused as he stared upwards.
In my perception, the Golden Rat is raising its paw and tapping on the steel plate surrounding the vault from above.
It discovered the vault, but the steel plate surrounding it prevented it from seeing inside.
The Golden Rat didn't give up; it began to explore the vault.
Up, down, left, right, front, back.
During this time, it would occasionally raise its paw and tap on the vault.
It seems they are looking for areas where the material is different, or perhaps they are checking where the thickness is thinner.
Inside the vault.
Shen Heng's gaze followed the Golden Rat's position continuously.
The others would sometimes follow Shen Heng's gaze, then turn back to see where Shen Heng was looking, and then turn back to look again.
However, apart from the delayed clanging sound, they found nothing else.
After watching for a while longer without finding anything, Wei Yongrui turned his attention back to the present.
He turned to look at the young man whose gaze was still shifting slightly, and listening to the delayed clanging sound beside him, he suddenly felt a pang of envy for his colleagues at the Linhai Supervision Bureau.
If the other party is involved, wouldn't the Linhai Supervision Bureau be like someone using a cheat code to see through walls when carrying out their mission?
I really don't know what kind of good life they're living.
Wei Yongrui sighed inwardly.
Although most of the tasks carried out by the Supervision Bureau can be resolved as long as there is sufficient combat power.
However, over time, you will occasionally encounter Calamity Beast like the Golden Rat that are difficult to deal with using only combat power.
And those few occasional instances were enough to leave a deep impression on them.
The Longzhou Supervision Bureau is considered relatively good.
At least there's Zhou Le'an, who can help lure out the Calamity Beast.
If it's another Supervision Bureau without perception-based abilities, then the only options are to find a way to contact them or seek help.
After a while...
Shen Heng's gaze followed the Golden Rat's movements, scanning the vault several times before slowly settling on the ground not far away.
The Golden Rat stopped searching because it couldn't find the place it was looking for.
The next moment
Clang! Clang!
Two soft knocks sounded inside the vault, then silence fell.
Just as the people inside the vault were feeling somewhat puzzled...
"Bang! Bang!..."
A tremendous impact was heard.
The Golden Rat was frantically ramming upwards from underground, seemingly trying to force its way through the metal plate to see what was inside.
Inside the vault, the people from the Longzhou Supervision Bureau glanced at Shen Heng, then turned their gaze to Wu Hongxuan.
What they were seeing was not part of the plan. They needed to know what to do if the Golden Rat really attacked—charge in? Or...?
However, Wu Hongxuan did not respond to them, but instead looked up at Shen Heng.
Shen Heng held the long sword, his gaze calmly fixed on the trembling ground.
"If they do manage to get in, then it'll be the same as before: I'll take control first, then you can attack, but..."
Before Shen Heng could finish speaking, the clanging stopped, and the vault returned to silence.
"What is this?" Several people from the Longzhou Supervision Bureau frowned.
" The Golden Rat is probably just testing the waters; it likely won't actually try to break in," Shen Heng said, recounting what he hadn't finished speaking.
"After all, given the security level of the vault, it would take quite some time to force one's way in."
"During this time, the continuous banging on the vault would be difficult to ignore, and once it was noticed..."
"Whether you're inside the vault or not, it's going to have to confront you."
Upon hearing this, everyone nodded in understanding.
"Now?"
Shen Heng did not reply immediately, but slowly turned his head in the direction of the sound he heard, his gaze once again turning towards the doorway.
He began:
"Wait!"
Time passed slowly.
Ten minutes, half an hour, an hour, two hours...
Shen Heng held the vibrating longsword, his eyes closed, waiting silently.
In my mind, the Golden Rat still roams endlessly in the soil outside.
It peeked its head out from the wall several times, examining the gold nuggets in the corridor.
It also circled the vault several times.
But it never managed to break through the ground.
Inside the vault, Shen Heng lowered his eyes slightly, not surprised by this scene.
The Golden Rat became more and more cautious with each passing day.
From being caught off guard during the first encounter with the Longzhou Supervision Bureau, to observing during the first encirclement, to investigating from afar during the second encirclement, to testing during the third encirclement, and now...
If they hadn't specially stacked so many gold bars outside this time, Shen Heng would have suspected that the Golden Rat might have left long ago.
Of course, it's not just the Golden Rat that's making progress.
The measures prepared by the Longzhou Supervision Bureau have become increasingly comprehensive with each iteration.
This includes the large quantity of gold bars prepared this time, as well as the steel plate firmly embedded in the ground.
Everything was for the purpose of getting the Golden Rat to come over and then emerge from underground!
Now, all we can do is wait.
About an hour later...
Shen Heng slightly raised his eyes and looked in one direction.
There, rustling sounds continued to come and gradually faded away.
The Golden Rat is leaving!
Shen Heng's brows furrowed slightly.
Although he had considered this possibility, he never expected that this thing, which he considered to have the lowest probability, would actually happen!
"What happened?" Wu Hongxuan asked.
He had been watching Shen Heng the whole time, so he naturally noticed the other man's movements and the long sword that was gradually coming to a halt.
Upon hearing this, everyone turned their gaze to Shen Heng.
Shen Heng withdrew his gaze and looked at the crowd.
He let out a soft sigh and said, " The Golden Rat is gone. The plan has failed!"
Everyone's eyes widened in surprise.
"They... they left?!"
"No, really? Could it be a scam?"
"No, it doesn't know I can sense it, so there's no reason for it to pretend to leave," Shen Heng said calmly.
"So, our plan has failed again?"
"Damn it, this beast, doesn't he have the guts to come out?"
The crowd began to murmur amongst themselves in frustration.
They couldn't help but be frustrated; after all, they had made so much preparation for this, and the result...
"Calm down!"
Wu Hongxuan whispered a few words.
Everyone fell silent, then realized their emotions were not right. They took a deep breath and forced down their agitation.
Seeing that everyone had calmed down, Wu Hongxuan spoke:
"What's done is done, there's no point in saying anything more. Let's report the news to the captain first."
Everyone took a deep breath and nodded upon hearing this.
Seeing that no one objected, Wu Hongxuan turned to Shen Heng and nodded slightly.
He immediately pressed his finger on the headset and began to report.