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Chapter 11 Laser Channel!

James signaled the mercenaries to pack up the things used to restart Red Queen.

"You stay here."

Behind the gate is a passage more than ten meters long, with glass walls on both sides, completely different from the steel walls outside the gate.

Captain James walked in cautiously after he finished speaking. When he reached the middle of the passage, the glass walls around him suddenly lit up, which was enough to scare anyone to death!

He looked around. The walls on both sides were smooth and transparent, and inside were long and thin light tubes emitting bright light.

There doesn't seem to be any danger.

Kaplan's voice came out of the intercom: "Don't worry, it's just an automatic sensor light. There's nothing to worry about."

James nodded in understanding, then placed a device that looked like a mobile phone on the iron gate at the end of the passage.

Kaplan quickly pressed a few keys on the keyboard, and with a slight sound, the last door leading to the central computer finally slowly opened.

James then called out to the people outside the passage, "Bring the things over here!"

At this time, Zheng Zha couldn't help but said loudly:
"Isn't this a little too simple? That's the Red Queen. How could such an important place be without security facilities? I'm in charge of security here! This is the last line of defense. There are very scary lasers inside the passage!"

This was the line of speech that Chu Xuan taught him during the communication just now.

James looked at him, his eyes as sharp as an eagle's, and Zheng Zha felt his heart skip a beat.

The black captain did not attack Zheng Zha immediately, but instead shouted in a questioning tone:

"Kaplan?"

Kaplan tapped the keyboard a few more times. To be on the safe side, he glanced at Chu Xuan before replying. Seeing that Chu Xuan didn't give him any feedback, he said confidently:
"I made sure to dismantle the Red Queen's firewall, and I didn't find any defenses here."

"is it?"

James came out after hearing this and silently looked at Zheng Zha, who was a little shorter than him.
"Are you responsible for the security of the Red Queen's computer room?"

"Yes, yes!" Zheng Zha gritted his teeth. His heart was pounding, and he was already feeling a bit of regret.

Chu Xuan didn't teach him what to say next!
He couldn't help but glance at Chu Xuan and Fang Ge, hoping that these two people could come forward to testify for him.

Seeing his evasive expression, James shouted, "Look at me! Soldier! Are you responsible for the security of the Red Queen's computer room?"

"Yes... Ugh!"

Zheng Zha was about to answer when he didn't expect James to suddenly attack and punch him!
How could Zheng Zha possibly dodge? He was suddenly struck in the abdomen, and intense pain spread throughout his internal organs. He fell to his knees, curling up like a caterpillar.

He had vomited before, and now he had nothing left to vomit, his mouth was full of sour water.

"It doesn't look like it. The Hive wouldn't let someone like you with connections guard the most important computer room."

James' voice was as cold as ice.

"I've always suspected that you were behind Spence's anomaly... Now that the surveillance is right within reach, you're trying to delay us! You, come in with us!"

"me……"

Zheng Zha felt his hands and feet were cold, and he said in panic:

"Believe me! Believe me! It's really, really dangerous in there. I'm not the security guard here. My friend is in charge here, and I heard it from him!"

——Then he continues to ask you, who is your friend, what should you do? Even if you pass this level, when you go to Red Queen to verify the identity of "your friend", there will still be a loophole.

Covering up lies with lies... your descendants will be endless and will suffer sooner or later.

"It's not a bad thing to be cautious."

Fang Ge calculated the distribution of the side storylines and said, "How about this... don't have too many people going into the passage, and let Matt and Zheng Zha help you get your things? How about that?"

"Fang Ge! You!" Zheng Zha was so angry that he was shaking all over. He was covered in cold sweat and his hands and feet were cold even in the hot weather.

He felt betrayed, and anger was burning in his chest, but he didn't dare to vent it on the spot.

If you walk into the passage, you might still survive, but if you resist now... you will definitely die.

"Me? Why me?" Matt couldn't help but complain, "My hands are handcuffed, and I still have to help carry things?"

"Hey, the only ones who are still suspicious are you and Zheng Zha. If you don't take it, should I take it?" JD put the gun to Matt, signaling him to be honest.

Fang Ge naturally walked forward and patted Zheng Zha on the shoulder, saying meaningfully, "If you have time to think, you might as well look up... You can't see the sky from the basement, but you can also ask the heavens if you've done anything wrong."

——Before being corrupted by the Xinghuang Dao, you should have still had some brains. I hope you can understand.

James on the side agreed to Fang Ge's proposal after a little thought.

Even if it makes some sense.

His mission was almost completed, but whether he could be promoted three levels in a row—or get a reasonable pension—all depended on Fang Ge's efforts.

It might be a good idea to give Fang Ge some face.

"If there is any emergency, we will resolve it as soon as possible." Chu Xuan said lightly, intending to reassure Zheng Zha.

However, based on Fang Ge's understanding of him, Chu Xuan might have already regarded Zheng Zha as a discarded pawn in the original plan.

As long as the laser system was shut down a little faster, James Shedd could be rescued, which was not difficult for Chu Xuan.

The lasers in the original novel were very flexible, and each one killed at least one person. Obviously, you couldn't just dodge them with a formula.

By adding a [Useless Zheng Zha], there may be one more mercenary alive, and as a [great contributor], he can gain greater say.

Assuming that Zheng Zha was gifted and was able to survive the near-death experience, it was also thanks to Chu Xuan's early shutdown of the laser system.

As long as he honestly acknowledges the [omission] in the plan, Zheng Zha will not and cannot do anything to Chu Xuan.

This was Chu Xuan's plan, a surefire scheme. Only poor Zheng Zha struggled. Now, Fang Ge had replaced Matt, leaving the passageway with one fewer person than before!
This undoubtedly affected Chu Xuan's plan.

But he is Chu Xuan after all, he must have a backup plan.

Fang Ge has great trust in Chu Xuan's methods, even though Chu Xuan may have already thought of [getting rid of Fang Ge].

After all... the way to survive in this laser channel is not just to avoid all the lasers.

The worst result is to restart the game. If the speed run fails, restarting the game is as common as eating and drinking water for the other party.

"Okay, let's go in together!"

James stepped forward and grabbed Zheng Zha and Matt's arms on the left and right, and forcefully dragged them into the laser channel.

Zheng Zha walked into the passage with a deathly pale face, and as James requested, he reached out to take the equipment handed to him by the mercenary.

However, at this moment, the door of the passage was suddenly closed!

Red Queen cannot allow herself to shut down her equipment and enter the computer room!

James had actually made up his mind a long time ago.

If the virus is really leaked, give up shutting down Red Queen, get the evidence and go back to report.

On the other hand, if the virus had not been leaked, they would have shut down Red Queen after Chu Xuan completed the transfer of control of the [Biological Weapons Freezer].

It's a pity that his wishful thinking only remained in his mind and was not spoken out loud, so it could not influence the Red Queen's judgment.

Rather than risking being shut down and the virus leaking out, Red Queen chose to kill these personalities on the spot!

The doors on both sides of the passage closed at the same time. James no longer cared about Zheng Zha. He shouted into the intercom:
"Kaplan? What's going on?"

Kaplan tapped furiously on the keyboard, anxiously saying, "Some kind of dormant defense system. Once too many people pass through the gate, it will activate upon entry!"

Chu Xuan suddenly shouted loudly: "We are trying to close it! There is a ventilation duct above the passage, you can find a way to hide in it!"

His voice was loud enough for James to hear through Kaplan's communicator.

This information was crucial and related to his own life, so James looked up to confirm it immediately.

But he was shocked to find that Zheng Zha was already hanging on the ceiling!

"Ventilation duct? Shit! Why are you already climbing up!"

At this moment, regret welled up in James' mind.

Are you, a jerk who's never been to Beijing before, really in charge of security here? Just how corrupt is the Hive to allow someone with connections to stay in a place like this?

With insects like these, it’s no wonder that they engage in such unorthodox research!

Zheng Zha didn't know what James was thinking. He just felt that this was the fastest time his brain worked in his short life.

[Look above]!
Fang Ge, I received the hint you gave!

He jumped up the moment the door closed, grabbed the railing on the ceiling with both hands, and tried to open the vent.

However, the reality is so despairing.

"No, it's locked!"

Zheng Zha screamed and almost fainted. His last hope was blocked, which was really despairing.

"Get out of the way!"

James was a battle-hardened mercenary captain, and he immediately turned his gun around.

Zheng Zha widened his eyes as he looked at the pitch-black muzzle of the gun pointing at him.

Get out of the way! Get out of the way!

Loli... Maybe there's hope for resurrecting Loli in the Lord God's space! I can't die here like a piece of trash!
At this critical moment of life and death, Zheng Zha felt as if time had stopped. He could no longer hear any sound, and everything around him seemed to slow down.

"Critical Spirit Value Breakthrough! Reward Points: 500, Spirit Value Increased by 20, Nerve Reaction Speed ​​Increased by 30!"

"Da da da da da!"

Zheng Zha pushed his feet against the wall and used the force to adjust his body to avoid most of the bullets.

The bullet collided with the metal at hand, sparks flying, but he did not let go.

Almost in an instant, the vent cover sank down suddenly, and the way to escape was opened!

"Get up!"

Driven by the desire to survive, his limbs burst out with unprecedented strength. He climbed the wall like a gorilla and got into the ventilation duct in less than a second!
The cold metal pipe was so warm at this moment, Zheng Zha knew that he had escaped!

In the blink of an eye, the laser channel has officially started!

"Pull me up quickly!"

James Shade saw a blue-white light appear at the end of the passage, and his intuition told him that he would be dead if he was touched!

"Okay! Catch it!"

Zheng Zha is worthy of being Zheng Zha, he has always had the spirit of self-sacrifice.

Even though he hadn't adjusted his posture yet, he stretched his left calf as far as possible towards the entrance of the pipe, while holding on to the wall of the pipe with both hands to prevent himself from being pulled down.

The next moment, he felt his calf being pulled hard!
"SHIT!"

(End of this chapter)