Xiangzi looked at the townhouse complex with lights on in the darkness.

After arriving at this area, Xiangzi immediately climbed up a nearby building with Chuhua and Hailing, and then began to observe.

Miao Meng and Mu "borrowed" a nearby surveillance camera. Chu Hua and Hai Ling turned on their integrated ear components, allowing them to capture more information.

The people of Ave Mujica were Xiangzi's eyes and ears. She began to see and hear everything that happened on the scene.

Gunshots.

The sound of beating.

Contact, exchange of fire, small-scale explosions...

There was indeed a fight in the villa complex.

Initially, Xiangzi thought the situation was a mixture of [Suboptimal Solution] and [Secondary Suboptimal Solution].

That is, some refugees and mercenaries found the Colby sedan a few hours ago, and then successfully intercepted and seized it. However, this was discovered by other refugees and mercenaries. The latter, with the mentality of "I'd rather not have it than you have it", launched an assault in the middle of the night and tried to snatch the Colby sedan.

Because this assault seemed so unprepared.

"(The number of people in the assault was small, many of our own were shot, and the important points were not guarded...)"

Xiangzi watched with a frown.

This doesn't look like [a big shot] is here to look for someone.

However, after the noise reduction processing of the auditory signal was completed, Xiangzi changed his mind.

"...Shasha...leaving...Shasha..."

"...Chase...Shasha..."

"...all the way in...the homing tracker shows...shasha...right here...shasha..."

“…Swish…that car…that [Colby]…is…right here…”

These severely distorted voices, whose gender and age cannot be distinguished, reveal two messages:

First, these people are indeed here to search for [Colby]. Their goal is very clear.

2. These people being searched have a [home tracker] that can be located.

...Since they have installed the [Home Tracker], they definitely can't be refugees or mercenaries.

"(Someone sent by Poppin' Party!?)"

Someone who can install a [home tracker] for the person concerned. Xiangzi immediately thought of the owner of the car: Poppin' Party.

Could it be that they are pretending?

…In any case, the situation was determined to be [Level 3 Suboptimal Solution].

So, what Ave Mujica is going to do next is also expected.

【Watch the movements of the searchers and take away everything they find.】

"(The next thing to consider is whether to act before them, or to rob [Colby] and the things on it after they find the things.)"

Xiangzi began to consider these two options.

Both options have their pros and cons.

Taking action before the searcher can reduce the risk of being discovered.

However, the scene is now in chaos.

It’s a bit difficult to get involved again.

And by acting after the searcher has found something, he can avoid the chaotic scene.

However, they would be discovered and would need to engage in a firefight. Moreover, they might lose some first-hand intelligence.

Which solution to adopt...

"(We need to observe first and then decide.)"

Xiangzi decided to wait and see for the time being.

She sat at this well-distanced observation point, waiting for a better opportunity.

Xiangzi didn't give any orders, and Chuhua and Hailing behind him didn't move either.

The two men stood quietly, their hands on their respective pistols and swords.

Chuhua and Hailing always knew when to wait and when to move. More importantly, they rarely talked. Traveling with them made Xiangzi feel at ease.

Miao Meng is certainly very reliable, but her talkativeness sometimes makes the nervous Xiangzi too much to bear.

Mu is reliable and taciturn, but...

However, Xiangzi believes that Mu is the one who has the most ideas among all people. Therefore, although Xiangzi is sure that Mu supports her, sometimes she still feels that she can't stand what Mu says.

"..."

Xiangzi was thinking about these things while watching the exchange of fire.

After a while, Xiangzi discovered something.

The other side was exchanging fire.

However, the intention is not to attack a certain area or to attack a difficult to conquer fortress.

It should be said, quite the opposite.

Judging from the locations where the gunshots and exchanges of fire were coming from, this group of searchers were actually circling the area.

……Why?

This is strange.

Xiangzi heard that they already had the location of the [Home Tracker].

Wouldn't it be better to just search according to the location?

I am still wandering like this because...

"(…because they can't find it?)"

Not in the building?

Xiangzi raised his head.

There are no flying hovercrafts or airships in the sky.

Xiangzi looked at the ground again.

There are none in the buildings, and there are none in the sky...

It can only be below ground.

Basement? Underground garage?

It does look like it.

Because in the later stage, the sounds that Xiangzi could capture here became more vague and almost impossible to hear clearly.

This is because the parties involved spend more time underground, and their words are absorbed by the concrete walls, with the sound attenuated significantly.

The searchers seemed to be concentrating their search on the basement.

However, Xiangzi saw them crossing the road again.

Will the basement cross the road?

Is there a secret passage underground?

"(In the new city area, there hasn't even been a tender or a sale yet, how can there be such a thing as a secret passage...)"

"—!"

Xiangzi suddenly thought of a place.

She was thinking of the former hiding place on Ave Mujica.

…a hiding place in an underground waterway system.

Underground water system.

If there is any underground secret passage in [Phase 2 of Reclamation New Land], it can only be this one without a doubt.

Xiangzi stood up. The hem of her black and red skirt fluttered in the night sky.

"leave."

she says.

"Engage in battle?"

Chu Hua asked in a low voice.

She and Hai Ling stood on the left and right, raising their weapons.

"Do not."

Xiangzi said.

Green light flashes.

Xiangzi shared the map of [Phase 2 of Reclamation Land].

Xiangzi highlighted the nearest large waterway entrance that was accessible to humans as shown on the map.

It was less than 2km away from everyone.

"Let's go to the sewers."

Xiangzi said.

Xiangzi believed that these searchers who were searching the non-existent basement would soon discover the underground pipes.

But they don't have such a detailed map. It also takes time to find the entrance down.

Xiangzi will be faster than them.

Chapter 289: The Situation in the Sewer

City of joy.

【Phase 2 of Reclamation New Land】.

Underground water system.

Dark and empty.

Because it had rained for a while before, it was still very humid inside.

Storage boxes, crates, empty paint cans, simple forklifts, and enclosures brought in from outside were piled up in a mess in the pipe. In addition to the smell of mold, fermentation, and rain flowing over the dirty ground, there was a faint smell of gunpowder and the unique sour smell of soft plastic bombs.

All these indicate that there is someone in this damp pipe.

There are some mercenaries occupying this place.

Their tactical skills seemed to be better than those of their counterparts who stayed in the buildings or townhouses outside.

Guards blocked the entrances, and mounts with standard emplacement weapons were mounted on them, with control cables running from the hardpoints to keep the guns and turrets operational.

In addition, there was the sound of sand, sand footsteps in the distance.

Some mercenaries were patrolling nearby with guns.

sand.

One of the mercenaries walked over, stepping on the puddles on the ground.

Under the very dim light due to insufficient power supply, you can see the pop-up external environment reader installed on his head glowing.

"...monitoring points...100, 200..."

He is confirming the status of the protective equipment.

The 100 point position is fine.

The 200 point position is fine.

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