Planet of Sand and Oasis of Iron

Chapter 127 126. Sometimes it’s just not wanting to do something, not being able to do it
Some people also have to think when they are escaping, but they never think that their calculations will be calculated by others.

It was like when Number Five finally escaped to the airlock door, a person was already sitting on a chair next to the door in the thin steam.

The moment he came over, the man said, "You're here? A few seconds later than expected."

"H-How did you get here?!"

"It's just a few shortcuts."

Five took a defensive stance, and Cypher suddenly said, "You want to use a flashbang, right?"

"Varied……"

"Don't underestimate my intelligence capabilities. You want to immediately detonate a single-sided flashbang, throw a fragmentation grenade at me at the same time, and use special armor-piercing rounds to cover fire while retreating, right?"

Seeing that what Seifer said was so certain, Number Five closed his eyes without hesitation, detonated the flashbang, retreated at the same time, and threw out two grenades!
The sudden flash of light in the pitch-black vision was extinguished in an instant, and he opened his eyes and fired with his gun——

Where is that thing in front of me?
It was a 'thing' rather than a person, because Number Five was certain that it was a monster in human skin!

"I'm not a monster. I'm probably more human than most people here."

Cypher's voice came from above. Number Five looked up suddenly, and the light swept upwards—

'That thing' was facing away from him, its hands and feet clinging to the metal pipe, but its face was looking straight at him, with no emotion in its eyes, only a faint dark red light.

Number Five suddenly remembered that this guy never moved his gas mask when he spoke, and he used a straw to eat and drink.

"Monster! Don't come near me, ahh ...

Then Cypher fell directly, flipped in the air and pinned him to the ground: "I already said I'm a human - forget it, there's no point in saying so much. Who asked you to arrest me?"

"Yes, yes, Boss—"

Cypher heard a subtle, gushing sound, but he didn't care and continued asking, "Okay. Do you know who your boss took money from?"

"I don't know, I'm just here to do the mission!"

Seifer thought for a moment and said, "So, you took over the helm after seeing the information about Red Crossbow and my ID photo, right?"

"Yes Yes Yes!"

Cypher didn't ask any more questions. He dragged the man back to the place where he had left Number Six to fend for himself, threw him there, and then threw out the rope he had taken from Number Six's backpack.

"Then find a way to break free and let yourself die. I'm a kind person and don't like to kill people."

Ignoring any struggles or shouts from the other party, Cypher turned around and left. In his threat scan, the direction that Number Four was fleeing was very clear.

So he quickly caught up with him and took No. 5's backpack as he left.

Anyway, he won’t be able to use it in the future, so he might as well let it shine for himself.

Passing through a passage filled with a large number of autonomous mechanical fragments, Seifer advanced all the way and suddenly heard a loud noise coming from the circular passage area.

'Attention everyone, the partition door is about to close. Please retreat to the sides of the partition to avoid injury.'

'Attention all personnel...'

The alarm sounded throughout the entire transport pipeline and reached his ears. Sever paused and quickened his pace.

After the partition door is closed, the autonomous machinery in the entire area will be in chaos for a while. Sefer is quite impressed that the guy was able to complete a task in such a short time.

If he hadn't noticed the smug smile on Number Four's face and the elevator door slowly closing when he arrived at the elevator, he might have been more impressed.

Rushing forward like a running chariot, Seifer bumped into the elevator door the moment it closed, causing a dent in the solid metal door, which scared the people inside.

But the elevator has already started running, and you don’t know how far it will run soon - can you still catch up with the elevator?
Sefer looked at the portal, put his fingers together, and suddenly attacked!
His fingers dug into the already sunken crack of the door, energy flowing into his mechanical arms, and he slowly, bit by bit, pried the door open. The metal groaned under the weight, and even the structure began to crack under the opposing force. The moment the door was almost open, Cypher slipped right through.

Including two backpacks.

The elevator car was moving toward the side passage. Using his hands and feet, he grasped every fulcrum nimbly and swiftly, his every leap and climb precise and powerful—something Number Four, panting in the elevator car, was unaware of.

He didn't even feel any emotion about the death of his two teammates, he was just glad that he survived.

I even made a small mental plan, thinking about how I would brag about uncovering a certain mercenary's secret when I met the boss later.

Just as he was celebrating his survival, a muffled sound suddenly came from the elevator's wall, which was covered in rust but actually quite strong.

His rapid breathing suddenly stopped, and Number Four stared blankly at the wall where the sound came from.

The second muffled sound, followed by the third...

The wall gradually caved inwards, and in the constantly rotating elevator, a certain welded joint in the wall finally gave way, emitting a sharp, twisting sound. It curled up like tinplate!
A hand with broken skin slowly reached out from the edge and rolled it up. Then, a dusty "person" covered with rust and filth of unknown material entered from outside the constantly moving sedan.

The howling wind blew at Number Four's numb eyes. The man, who had completely lost all intention of resisting, had only one thought in his mind.

It's over, it's over.

Cypher didn't know what he was thinking. He just climbed in and bent the wall hard, making it temporarily protective.

Although the wind is still blowing in.

Then he squatted in front of Number Four and said, "Hey, tell me, why are you thinking of attacking your own teammates?"

"It's fine if you just hit him, but you're not going to kill him. Remember to be careful next time and don't let your target have the strength to resist."

Number Four said nothing, the light gone from his eyes.

Cypher sat down cross-legged. "Never mind, let's ask something lighthearted. I haven't asked you since I came down here, which independent mercenary are you working for?"

“…Tu Gou.”

The existence of communication shows that the other party still has the desire to survive.

"Great. Where is your boss now? In the lobby of the reformation facility? Or in the parking lot of Abian Corporation?"

After a long while, Number Four slowly replied, "In... the parking area."

Cypher nodded. "That's a good start. I think we still need to communicate. After all, I'm not a demon. I'll give you a chance."

So he continued to ask questions indirectly about his employer, but unfortunately the three minions really didn't know much.

When the elevator arrived, Sefer came out of the elevator alone, covered in dust. As expected, he saw Shengnai standing at the elevator door.

Although she was still a little sleepy, Shengnai had already brought skin-friendly cleaning wipes, electrical tape and spray paint. As soon as Seifer got out of the elevator, she greeted him with a smile.

"Thank you for your hard work, Cypher. You're a little dirty this time. Can I help you cover up the parts that are easily exposed?"

Without asking what happened or where his teammates had gone, Shengnai concentrated on fixing his disguise, while Seifer quickly wiped the rust off his head and face with wet wipes, and after making sure he didn't look too weird, he checked the time again.

"It's not hard. Since it's night time now, how about we borrow Tien's motorcycle to get back to the parking area?"

"Hmm...are you still busy? Remember to balance work and rest, okay?"

There's nothing we can do about it, things have to be done, right?

(End of this chapter)