"Did you hear? That little kitchen girl today, they say she was beaten to death..."
The gossip reached the back kitchen.
Brother Wang and the others were all shocked.
"How... how could that be..."
Everyone had seen it. Luo Xiao Le had only made a momentary mistake, accidentally cooking sprouted potatoes, which caused others to have diarrhea. How could she be dead... beaten to death!
"Xiao Le... it was... it was my fault I got you into this..." Brother Wang clenched his fists. "I promised to let you cook today's food, and I didn't check properly..."
The honest man's eyes immediately turned red.
Old Li, Da Qiang, Brother Wang, and a few others who were more familiar with Luo Xiao Le, all gathered together in silence, feeling incredibly sad in their hearts...
They all had wives and daughters at home. Seeing Luo Xiao Le, they instinctively wanted to protect her, but they never expected...
They didn't notice that in a room in the back kitchen, several figures flickered by like ghosts...
"Mo Chen? Little ancestors, you scared me to death! Are you alright..." Pi Jia Jia intercepted the figures in the middle of the corridor.
"Where are you going?" He quickly led them to a secluded cave recess...
"Looking for you." Lin Xia said with a smile, her words sharp and decisive.
"Ah... Goddess!" Pi Jia Jia's eyes lit up when he saw her. He couldn't believe he'd see his ideal goddess here!
This must be fate!
Pi Jia Jia quickly tidied his colorful parrot-like hair, but didn't forget to speak, "I was afraid you'd act impulsively, so I came to tell you that Xiao Le is fine, no need to worry!"
He had already taken the opportunity to peek into the cave. Luo Xiao Le couldn't open the barrier door herself and was temporarily locked inside.
That little sprout was actually sitting by the wall at the cave entrance, head down, diligently gnawing on a roast chicken...
Her stated reason was "I need to be full to have the strength to fight tomorrow!"
"Pfft!" Lin Xia burst into laughter.
"Gulp." Mo Chen subconsciously swallowed.
"The plan has changed. Xiao Le told me to tell you that since she's locked inside, it's an opportunity for you all to go in and wait for the rabbits," Pi Jia Jia said, remembering the roast chicken he'd just seen and starting to salivate wildly.
"Let's go! Hurry up! Prepare!" Wang Biao clenched his fists and raised his hands, very enthusiastic.
He... he also wanted roast chicken...
...
The next day.
The security of the entire stronghold was much tighter than usual.
No one dared to slack off. The guards at the entrance had long since tossed their hidden alcohol far away.
The corridors were in a frenzy.
"Quick! The person in charge is coming today, all of you, snap to it! Not a single mistake, understand!" the stronghold's captain roared.
"Yes!"
"Understood!"
Others wiped the cold sweat from their brows, not daring to relax for a moment, and quickly checked for any loopholes in the surrounding city defenses and the guards within the cave.
"Search the cave again! That's the most important place, there can be no slip-ups. And reconfirm the number of psychics, every one of them must be accounted for!"
The small captain from last night quickly led his team, "Turn this place upside down! This person in charge is extremely picky and loves to report minor issues. If they find fault with us again this time, we'll be finished before the boss!"
"Yes!"
"What about the body of that bean sprout?"
"Here!"
The small captain walked to the wooden rack behind one of the psychics from last night, as he remembered.
Luo Xiao Le was still in the same posture as when she had collapsed head down the night before, unmoving. Her body was already stained red with the blood dripping from the psychics in front of her...
The small captain leaned closer, wanting to check if Luo Xiao Le was truly dead...
If she wasn't dead and got up to complain to the person in charge, they would be finished!
He stepped closer to Luo Xiao Le, a sharp blade in his hand, and slowly leaned over...
He was completely unaware that at this very moment, above his head, a very slender figure was lightly clinging to the cave ceiling.
In his hand, a long saber reflected a chilling blackness, and his eyes emitted a cold glint, staring intently at the captain's movements...
Just then.
"The person in charge is here!" A shout suddenly came from the entrance of the barrier.
"Go!" The small captain quickly led his men out, closed the barrier, and they all went to the entrance to welcome the person in charge.
Luo Xiao Le quickly scrambled to her feet and looked up.
At this moment, several figures descended nimbly from the unsearchable corners of the cave ceiling.
Mo Chen and the others moved towards her.
From behind the wooden rack of the psychics in the innermost part, Zhou He also quickly ran out.
"Are we all ready?" Luo Xiao Le took a deep breath.
"Don't worry, Xiao Le," Wang Biao and the others nodded.
Luo Xiao Le turned her head again and looked deeply at the dense rows of psychics behind her, and the bloody hooks on their chests...
This operation must succeed!
...
In the command office of the Luocheng base, Zhou Shoushan received an intelligence report.
"Commander, our men have returned and reported that out of the elite squad members, only one member remains, and the others have suddenly disappeared..."
"Hmm?" Zhou Shoushan looked up and stroked his beard.
"It seems they have acted." His eyes held a hint of anticipation.
"Send people over immediately." He pondered for a moment. "Take one of the space psychics with them. If their mission fails this time and the stronghold is moved, have that space psychic find a way to leave some tracking traces.
If they succeed, and can bring out the other elite squad members, they will also need people to clean up and rendezvous with them!"
"Yes, sir!"
...
"Person in charge, we've added several new psychics with very powerful abilities this time. We've already absorbed most of their powers. Please." The captain's fawning voice echoed at the cave entrance.
"Mm, good." Luo Xiao Le was currently hiding in a recess of the cave, just large enough to fit her.
She had already taken out a dagger and her right hand reached into her pocket, gripping a handful of drawing pins, listening nervously to the sounds at the entrance.
The only difficult part this time was that she hadn't found the fourth space-type psychic!
Even Pi Jia Jia said he hadn't seen that person much recently and couldn't help Luo Xiao Le identify him.
Luo Xiao Le swallowed. Their objective was to control the person in charge after he opened the barriers for these psychics!
At the same time, they had to control all the space psychics and the two people holding the machines targeting psychics!
This was to prevent them from transferring the psychics or calling for reinforcements, and to ensure the safety of the psychics in their team.
Achieving both of these simultaneously was extremely difficult!
If either part of the plan went wrong, the people on the other side could instantly teleport away through space abilities, or the stronghold could be relocated and they would be trapped like turtles in a jar.
"Hmm?" Luo Xiao Le was puzzled. But the voice of the person in charge at the entrance sounded so familiar...?