Abyss Solo

Chapter 86: This plan is really too brutal.

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Gudun Mah, this old fellow, was truly audacious.

He actually planned to use warships to attack vehicles traveling on the ground in the most central planet, in the most central city of the Luofeng Empire.

Yang Ming felt a bit fortunate now.

Fortunate that Gudun Mah initially underestimated him, giving him the opportunity to directly confront this old man, and he did not give the old man a chance to resist.

Facts proved that the protective shield by the table and the mechanical guards behind him didn’t have a very high safety coefficient.

The rented luxury hovercraft sped along the roadside.

Yang Ming gripped the square steering wheel with one hand while the other continuously slid over the three-dimensional map beside him.

The three bulletproof cars hiding the Fourth Princess had already been swept up by military vehicles, forced into the city ring’s fast lane, trying to shake off their pursuers.

The passengers in those three bulletproof cars hadn’t noticed the attack airship hovering above.

The air-to-ground attack was poised to strike.

“Lyu, analyze the probability of the military taking direct action.”

“Ninety percent,” Lyu murmured, “unless Her Highness the Princess reveals her identity directly. But the Princess’s side is not aware of the real danger. The reason she hides and doesn’t show herself is because the palace’s rules do not allow her to leave the palace at will.”

Yang Ming said, “Then the military might claim this is a beheading operation against rebel terrorists?”

“Most likely,” Lyu replied, “The fake Talisha’s free activities have angered the military. This is a game between the royal family and the military. This operation is supervised by Gudun Mah, with the Defense Minister of the Luofeng Empire and an ostensibly retired old general at the helm. This Fourth Princess is indeed somewhat reckless.”

Yang Ming stomped on the accelerator, and the hovercraft surged forward.

He had just confirmed Luofeng Empire’s laws. The cost of speeding was different degrees of fines.

—Today’s hovercrafts all had safety systems. The traffic lanes within the three-dimensional pipelines allowed vertical dodging, and fatal traffic accidents were rare, so the related laws had been appropriately relaxed.

The hovercraft soon reached the speed limit of the road section, and Yang Ming entered the fast lane a few intersections ahead.

The speed soared again, and the pushback sensation exhilarated Yang Ming’s spirits.

“Lyu, tell me,” Yang Ming whispered, “if I save the Fourth Princess, what’s the probability that she’ll fall for me?”

Lyu laughed softly, “Boss, is that how you aim to achieve it?”

“I want a planet, preferably within three years. I need two years to manage it,” Yang Ming spoke gently, “I must take some shortcuts.”

“The plan is feasible,” Lyu hummed for a while, “but it’s quite beastly.”

“Hey!” Yang Ming scolded, “How is that beastly? As long as I can establish a foothold smoothly, I’ll give her political capital in return! It’s a win-win cooperation!”

Lyu’s voice suddenly sounded a bit urgent, “The attack ship is ready to lock on. They have received authorization to open fire at will. Should we alert the convoy?”

“Can’t we directly stop Gudun Mah?”

“Boss, Gudun Mah doesn’t have direct intervention rights temporarily. You can send him a message now or directly hack into the ship. But because there are other senior military officials aboard, it’s very likely to expose our intelligence.”

“You drive that car!” Yang Ming instructed, “Avoid the aerial attack—can you do it?”

“This approach isn’t bad,” Lyu chuckled softly, “Boss always comes up with some ideas I can’t think of.”

Lyu said, “I have taken control of the opponent’s vehicle and will intervene in driving when opportune.”

“Activate the flexible response privileges. The primary priority for this event is to ensure the safety of this Fourth Princess’s life. The Luofeng Empire, this powder keg, cannot explode yet. My rescue mission takes secondary priority.”

“Set.”

“The Feinan transmission device is on standby at any time.”

“On standby.”

“We should have a formal encounter with the Wind Army.”

Yang Ming calmly took out tactical sunglasses, and a series of data immediately appeared in his view.

The hovercraft overtook car after car, soon exceeding the redline of the road section’s speed limit, charging directly toward the convoys whose taillights were already visible in the distance.

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Gudun Mah’s thoughts were not on the projection screen before him.

As a military figure with actual authority stationed at the outskirts of Head Star, Gudun Mah didn’t appreciate others exerting remote control on his turf.

However, that old man—his mentor and guide, the key figure who enabled him to reach his current position—had made a request he couldn’t refuse.

Although this old fellow had now hidden away at the border of the Luofeng Empire, claiming he wanted to die of old age amidst Luofeng’s most powerful fleet, he was actually aiming to maintain a firm grip there and prepare for a quick escape from Luofeng at any time.

Similarly, this old fellow was also the shield behind them. As long as he remained standing, what they had to consider was whose interests to sacrifice in certain events.

The projection screen displayed a perspective captured by the airship.

The three vehicles below were not palace cars, giving them a reason to strike.

They had to make their stance clear through this incident.

If the royal family wished to maintain the current peace, the military was willing to continue their loyalty; if they wanted to make each other uncomfortable, they would prove to the Sherman Empire and the New Federation, who actually controlled this country, that the military was more valuable than a decaying royal family.

If killing a maid stepping out from the palace was not enough, they would kill another one.

The crocodile had to appropriately express its anger.

The small attack ship, shaped like a bald eagle, continually closed in on the traffic pipeline below. It had reached a distance where it could fire on the ground, resolving everything with only simple laser weapons, making it unnecessary to use the ion main cannon on the small attack ship.

“It’s time to attack.”

Gudun Mah reminded.

“Let’s not rush,” the old man’s voice sounded, “the royal family usually responds slowly. We must ensure they know about this matter and proceed with the bombing right before their eyes.”

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