Chapter 568 Crazy Snatch
The base commander's body trembled.
"Good! Good! Good! You have lived up to the base and the brothers who sacrificed their lives! On behalf of all the survivors in the base, I thank you for your dedication!"
Even though she was deep in the air-raid shelter, she could still feel the horrifying explosion that shook the earth!
Although I was mentally prepared, until I confirmed it with my own ears, an indescribable excitement and sadness still rushed into my heart.
The base commander stood up suddenly, his eyes slightly red, and solemnly performed the most standard military salute to Zhao Chun and the players.
Her voice was a little choked, but she finally stepped forward and patted Zhao Chun's shoulder vigorously, and said a few words to comfort him gently: "The mission has been completed, you can go home and have a good rest."
"Yeah." Zhao Chun nodded heavily.
With Zhao Chun's departure, the heavy atmosphere in the operations room did not completely dissipate.
All irrelevant personnel have left. Now, only the base commander, Xiao Jin and other players are left in the room. It's time to talk about "rewards".
The heavy alloy door of the command room closed silently behind him, blocking out the view from the outside world.
The base commander first argued with the players, praising them for saving the base from danger. Finally, when everyone got impatient, he gently stood up and stood in the corner of the command room.
Only then did everyone see that there was an invisible door there.
Base Commander: "I will fulfill my previous promise. Here is what you want."
After saying that, the base commander touched the wall, and with a "click" sound, the invisible door opened inwards.
Xiao Jin and others stood up and moved closer, looking inside at the same time.
Inside the door was a small space, like a hard metal stomach. The walls were made of cold alloy, and the pale light from overhead sparingly poured down, making the things on the cart in the middle particularly dazzling.
Strengthen the stone ore!
These were not small pieces, but uncut stones as big as an adult's fist! Even bigger than what the base commander had shown to the players.
Beneath the rough outer skin, there is a viscous halo like lava surging inside, mostly blue-purple, occasionally interspersed with a few leaping golden red and deep dark green.
Yes, it is the strengthening stone.
Next to the cart, the base director had his back to the door, his figure somewhat distorted by the light of the ore.
Hearing the footsteps, she slowly turned around and said, "Thank you for your hard work, everyone." Her voice sounded particularly dry in this space filled with energy.
"Everything I promised to give you is here, not a penny less." She stretched out her hand and pushed the cart towards the players.
wow-
As the cart got closer, the light was no longer obstructed and suddenly it skyrocketed!
The entire vault seemed to be thrown into a melting pot of crazy colors.
The light, with its tangible pressure, violently crashed into everyone's eyes.
Some people subconsciously held their breath, their Adam's apples rolling up and down with difficulty; some people's pupils suddenly contracted, and their bodies tensed like a fully drawn bowstring.
Xiao Jin even clearly saw that Yu Liu's fingers twitched slightly, and his palm seemed to be holding something.
The air suddenly froze, and heavy breathing sounds came one after another, unusually clear in this dead silent space.
Greed is like a poisonous ivy, growing and entangled silently in everyone's eyes.
The fragile bridge of trust between players, which was temporarily built due to the mission, was as fragile as thin ice under high temperature in front of such a crazy reward, and it made a "crackling" sound and broke under the weight.
The invisible murderous aura was so strong that it seemed to be dripping down.
The base commander's eyes, which had seen the world, accurately captured every trace of restlessness and hostility in the air.
The stiff smile on her lips seemed to deepen, carrying a kind of all-knowing indifference.
She said no more, but stretched out her calloused hands and firmly grasped the cold metal handle of the cart.
The next second, the harsh sound of metal wheels rubbing against the ground broke the suffocating silence. The base commander slowly and steadily pushed the cart in front of everyone.
"Go ahead." She uttered these two words, her voice steady and calm, but her body moved back half a step imperceptibly, giving up the center position.
At this moment, the atmosphere around was instantly tense to the limit!
Almost at the moment the cart stopped, the subtle, teeth-grinding sound of metal friction and the low hum of energy activation rang out simultaneously from several corners.
Someone grasped the handle of the dagger behind his waist with his backhand, while someone else's palm seemed to be hanging casually, and a few weak but extremely dangerous arcs of electricity quietly jumped and flickered at the fingertips.
The base commander's eyelids twitched slightly, his muscles tensed under his uniform, and he was ready for a chaotic fight.
On the brink of this tense and deadly silence—
A figure moved.
It’s Xiao Jin.
She did not hesitate at all, and did not even glance at the players next to her who were staring at her like hyenas, ready to pounce at any time.
Her movements were quick and decisive, almost indifferent, as she walked straight towards the cart that exuded a fatal temptation.
Under the nervous gazes of the others, she stretched out her right hand with five fingers spread out, without choosing or hesitating, and casually grabbed a few of the black raw stones with restrained light and deep color.
It feels heavy, cold and hard.
Xiao Jin had no regrets at all. She retracted her arms and easily held the heavy pieces of ore in her hands.
Then, she turned and walked away. Her steps were steady and her back was straight. From beginning to end, her eyes did not linger on the other strengthening stones for even a second.
The time in the entire safe completely froze the moment Xiao Jin turned around and took a step forward.
Dead silence.
There was absolute silence, even the sound of breathing disappeared.
Those players who were secretly accumulating strength and preparing for a sudden attack, kept their bodies in the same posture as before the attack, frozen in place.
They stared at Xiao Jin's defenseless back, their eyes filled with naked greed, unwillingness, suspicion, and... a fear that penetrated deep into their bones.
Some people's knuckles turned white while holding their weapons, but they still couldn't muster up the courage to swing.
Xiao Jin's footsteps echoed clearly in the empty metal space, and every step seemed to step on everyone's tense nerves.
She walked to the door, stretched out her hand, and the alloy door slid open silently. The light from the corridor outside the door poured in, outlining her cold and resolute silhouette.
Then she took a step forward and disappeared out the door.
Seeing Xiao Jin take his things and leave, the other players all breathed a sigh of relief.
They really didn't want to fight Xiao Jin. They couldn't beat him! They really couldn't beat him! Even if they could beat him, they would have to win miserably. Now that Xiao Jin was gone, the others were getting a little restless.
The heavy alloy door slowly closed behind Xiao Jin, making a dull "clang" sound.
This sound is like a starting gun!
The string in the safe, which was stretched to the limit, broke with a sound!