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"Captain Wang, I'm all ready."

Wu Qiong's unique, calm voice came through the team's voice chat channel.

He was wearing that stealth combat uniform.

The person was like a gecko clinging to the shadows, impossible to spot without close inspection.

"Zhao Zihan and I have reached the entrance to the drainage system in the back alley of the city hall, and we can sneak in at any time."

"it is good."

Wang Yi's voice was as calm as ice.

"Use the invisibility potion now. Remember, we only have five minutes of absolute safety time. We must enter the ventilation duct before the effects wear off."

"clear!"

On the screen, Wu Qiong and Zhao Zihan took out two small bottles from their backpacks, unscrewed the caps, and drank them down in one gulp.

The next second, a miraculous scene unfolded.

The two figures were like ink splashed in water, quickly fading and distorting.

Finally, it disappeared completely into the air, leaving no trace.

"Holy crap! This thing is amazing!"

In the command center, Major General Li Guodong couldn't hold back and blurted out a curse.

The young staff officers beside him

His eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

This is completely beyond their understanding of modern technology.

This isn't a potion, this is magic!

"quiet!"

General Lin Zhan gave a low shout.

But his eyes also gleamed with barely suppressed horror and ecstasy.

He was all too aware of its military value.

If we could mass-produce... no, even just one unit,

Used in the most critical decapitation operation.

These are enough to change the course of a war!

Su Yuan had no time to pay attention to the generals' shock.

All his attention,

They were all in Wu Qiong and Zhao Zihan's infiltrated footage.

Although Wu Qiong's figure could not be seen,

But the slight airflow he created as he moved,

It can still be captured by high-definition cameras.

He came to a huge iron fence.

That's the entrance to the underground drainage system.

He pulled out his all-purpose lock-picking tool from his pocket without making a sound.

Several thin metal wires flew up and down in his hands.

In less than ten seconds, with a soft "click," the heavy iron lock opened.

The entire process was so smooth that the special operations experts in the command center all nodded in approval.

"This kid is a real talent!"

Lin Zhan couldn't help but praise him.

Wu Qiong pushed open the fence, and he and Zhao Zihan walked one after the other.

They slipped silently into the dark, damp underground pipes.

"Zhao Zihan, stay close to me and watch your step."

Wu Qiong's voice rang out on the channel, extremely low.

"receive."

Zhao Zihan's voice was also soft, but without the slightest tremor.

This archery girl, only twenty years old,

After overcoming the initial fear, their mental fortitude has been honed to a level far exceeding that of ordinary people.

The two moved quickly through the maze-like underground pipes.

The information Su Yuan provided was very detailed, and they had already memorized the route map perfectly.

quickly,

They found the ventilation shaft leading to the basement of the city hall.

It was an opening about half a meter square, sealed off by an iron fence.

Wu Qiong took out his tools again and cut the iron mesh in a few strokes.

He peeked inside.

Then he made a gesture to Zhao Zihan.

He was the first to crawl inside.

The ventilation ducts were narrower than I had imagined.

It was filled with the smell of dust and rust, and you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.

Wu Qiong turned on his tactical flashlight, the beam sweeping across the darkness, illuminating only a few meters ahead.

"Watch out, there's something ahead."

Wu Qiong suddenly stopped and said in a low voice.

Zhao Zihan immediately gripped the composite bow on her back.

Under the beam of the flashlight, only the corner of the pipe in the distance was visible.

A shriveled zombie lay sprawled there, seemingly having died there a long time ago.

Wu Qiong breathed a sigh of relief and carefully crawled past the zombie corpse.

"The medicine will take effect in two minutes, we need to hurry."

Wu Qiong glanced at the tactical watch on his wrist and urged.

The two quickened their pace, climbing upwards through the complex pipes.

Finally, in the last thirty seconds before the invisibility potion's effect wore off,

They arrived at their destination—the ventilation duct directly above the mayor's office.

Wu Qiong carefully pushed open the vent cover under his feet and looked down.

Below is the brightly lit mayor's office.

Just as he was about to leave, a strange sound came from the office.

It was a kind of... sharp, piercing sound, similar to fingernails scraping against glass.

Wu Qiong's heart leaped into his throat.

Someone's in the office?!

He immediately issued an alarm via voice channel in the lowest possible voice.

"Captain Wang, the situation has changed! There's movement in the target's office!"

On the other end of the channel, Wang Yi and Chen Hu were at the main entrance of the city hall.

The zombies, surging out like a tide, were locked in fierce combat.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Wang Yi's Desert Eagle never stopped firing.

Each shot precisely blew a zombie's head off.

Chen Hu was incredibly fierce. Wearing that heavy bomb suit, he stood at the very front, wielding his high-frequency war blade like a windmill.

The zombies that rushed at them died instantly if they touched them, and were injured if they grazed them; they were no match for them at all.

Upon hearing Wu Qiong's alarm, Wang Yi immediately frowned.

"What's that noise? Is it a zombie?"

"I'm not sure." Wu Qiong's voice was tense. "It's a very sharp sound, like... someone scratching at the glass with their fingernails."

This description sent a chill down the spine of everyone who heard it.

Inside the operations center, Su Yuan's heart was also on edge.

He immediately fixed his gaze on the mayor's office.

From the vent above Wu Qiong's head, everything in the office was clearly visible.

It was a huge, extremely luxurious office, with thick red carpets on the floor and bookshelves reaching to the ceiling along the walls.

It was filled with all kinds of finely bound books.

A huge mahogany desk stood in the center of the room, its surface neat and spotless.

There was even a vase with fresh roses in it.

This doesn't look like an abandoned office in the apocalypse at all.

It's as if the owner has just left and could return at any moment!

The piercing sound came from behind the desk.

A figure in a sharp suit, with his back to the air vent, was seen extending one hand, using his excessively long, jet-black fingernails...

It was constantly swiping across a huge floor-to-ceiling window, making a series of teeth-grinding sounds.

it's him!

A smart infected entity, Mayor!

He wasn't on the rooftop; he was in his office!

This discovery surprised everyone.

"Captain Wang, the target is in the office! He has his back to us, and it looks like he's... scratching at the glass?"

Wu Qiong reported.

"Didn't he notice you?" Wang Yi pressed.

"Probably not, the effects of our invisibility potion haven't worn off yet."

"Alright, don't move, stay where you are and wait for him to leave!" Wang Yi immediately ordered.

If they force their way out now, and are discovered, Wu Qiong and Zhao Zihan will be in serious trouble.

Facing an intelligent infected entity is definitely a dangerous situation.

But things took an unexpected turn.

The mayor, after scratching the glass for a while, suddenly stopped.

He turned around slowly.

When everyone in the command center saw his face clearly through the high-definition screen, they couldn't help but gasp.

It was a face so pale it was devoid of any color.

My skin is swollen, like a dough that's been soaked in water.

His eyes were two bloodshot pupils, gleaming with a cruel and cunning light.

He didn't scream like a normal zombie.

Instead, he grinned, revealing an extremely eerie smile.

Then he raised his head, his blood-red eyes...

It looked with incredible accuracy at the ventilation shaft where Wu Qiong and Zhao Zihan were hiding!

He found them!