"Big fish," Xiao Buli pondered for a mont, "it's not impossible, but the bigger the fish, the more likely it is to muddy the water, which isn't necessarily a bad thing."
As they talked, dusk fell and darkness gradually enveloped the place.
The suburban areas of S city were slowly shrouded in nightfall; as it beca darker, the street lights along the highway lit up. Beneath the dim lights, the neon signs of the gas station flickered, summoning distant travelers.
With a screech, a Humr off-road vehicle ca to a stop in the parking lot outside a gas station. As the car door opened, a right foot clad in black sports shoes stepped out.
Lu Xinying got out of the car and looked up at the majestic building hidden in the darkness of the night, pointing at the distant building and said, "Look, that's their base there. We'll have to walk from here, get ready." While speaking, he checked his gear once more.
Xiao Buli also got out of the car, glanced at the building which wasn't the thin and tall skyscrapers commonly seen in the city center. Perhaps because it was built in the suburbs where the land wasn't outrageously expensive, it covered a huge area. The building wasn't tall—only about a dozen floors—like a giant rectangular box nestled among greenery.
"It certainly looks grand, but it doesn't seem to be anything special," said Xiao Buli.
"You won't say that when we get closer," Lu Xinying checked him over, noting the lack of equipnt. "Are you ready?"
Xiao Buli nodded, "Let's get going."
Both were dressed lightly for the operation: Lu Xinying only brought a pistol with a few magazines, a military knife, and two ergency grenades. Xiao Buli wasn't much different, with a pistol and the sword on his back, and of course, those few Magical Treasures, mostly already equipped. The two magic wands were placed in a pouch at his waist, and he carried nothing else.
Of course, in reality, while Lu Xinying wasn't paying attention, Xiao Buli had already sent the backpack that held those weapons into the Ti-Space Order Keeper, ready to be used at any necessary mont.
After leaving the car, the two followed the tree-lined asphalt road towards the large industrial building and saw a sign after about two or three hundred ters that read, 'Excellence Technology Industrial Park.'
Another hundred ters more and an automated gate of a guardhouse lood into view. Light shone from within the guardhouse where a few uniford security guards sat inside playing cards. Their laughter occasionally punctuated the silent night. On each side of the guardhouse were walls, making it look no different from any ordinary industrial park.
"This way," called Lu Xinying, and they followed the wall towards a side of the industrial park.
There were many flower beds and shrubs outside the wall that provided good cover. When they reached a corner, Lu Xinying suddenly stopped.
He pointed at a mark on the wall, "This is it. Next, we're going to infiltrate."
Imdiately after, his body was enveloped in a swirling light and shadow. In the blink of an eye, he was wrapped in darkness, nearly indistinguishable from the night around him. Unless one knew beforehand, it was impossible to detect any anomaly.
Xiao Buli quickly employed Skimming Shadow Steps, vanishing into thin air.
"Follow !" Lu Xinying said, and with a leap, he vaulted over the wall like a shadowy phantom in the dark wilderness. Xiao Buli followed suit, scanning the surroundings from the top of the wall. But Lu Xinying's figure beca increasingly blurred in the night, almost rging with the darkness and becoming invisible.
Xiao Buli swiftly activated Omniscient Eye. With his True Yuan Force circulating between his eyes, the pitch-black night seed to take on a crystal blue sheen, clearly revealing the silhouettes of the surroundings. Lu Xinying's outline ca into clear view, and Xiao Buli hurriedly jumped down from the wall and followed.
Lu Xinying seed unsurprised, moving swiftly ahead, with Xiao Buli close behind. The two threaded through the trees and, in the blink of an eye, had infiltrated deep inside the industrial park.
The park apparently wasn't yet completed, with construction evident everywhere. Due to the night, there were no people around, though construction equipnt was still present. Periodically, patrolling security guards could be seen pacing about. These guards looked unusually robust. Though they weren't visibly ard, their sturdy builds and precise walking styles suggested military backgrounds, and they might very well carry concealed weapons at their sides.
Around the high spots, there were nurous caras like vigilant eyes constantly swiveling. The security for an industrial park seed a tad severe, but it wasn't overly suspicious.
As they walked, Xiao Buli noticed Lu Xinying wasn't heading towards the building's main entrance but was instead circling to the side of the building.
Xiao Buli followed, curious to see if the other could detect him, so he stood about five or six ters away from Lu Xinying and halted. Lu Xinying looked back at him and said, "Co on, what are you thinking about over there?"
Xiao Buli was slightly surprised, "You can see ."
"You can see too," Lu Xinying said with a half-smile.
Xiao Buli nodded, realizing that he wasn't the only one with special abilities, "Why not take the main entrance?"
"The main entrance has a thermal sensing device; we can't go through there."
As she spoke, Lu Xinying pointed at a window above her head. "Can you jump up there?" Xiao Buli estimated the height, around seven or eight ters—too high to reach in one leap. However, there were so footholds on the wall that could possibly be used.
But that window was made of glass bricks, tightly sealed. Breaking in would definitely attract attention, and there was no place to stand around the window, making it difficult to approach.
Xiao Buli voiced his concerns, but Lu Xinying said, "Leave that kind of thing to . You just need to take care of that barrier for ."
Xiao Buli nodded. "Barriers are no problem for ." He had practiced his Qinggong extensively. He nodded again and gestured invitingly with his hand.
Lu Xinying crouched down, preparing to run with a coiling motion. Xiao Buli initially thought she would use so kind of Qinggong to fly up, but surprisingly, she sprinted out, her feet clinging to the wall like suction cups, and ran vertically up the building. In one breath, she reached the window on the third floor and grabbed onto the window fra.
The window was locked from the inside, supposedly impossible to open from the outside, but sohow, Lu Xinying fiddled with it and, amidst the silent night, there was a click sound as the window swung open.
The window was the type that could pivot open. Lu Xinying pushed it forcefully from inside, opening a crack, and then slipped through the gap like a fish entering water.
These consecutive actions, although fraught with peril, were as smooth as drifting clouds and flowing water. Xiao Buli watched in secret astonishnt, thinking that Lu Xinying seed to have a natural gift for thievery.
He didn't hesitate either. With a Leaping from Dry Land, he jumped over five ters high, gripped the crevices in the wall, and sprung up. Just as he was half a ter from the opening and nearly out of breath, Lu Xinying, who watched intently, suddenly reached out and grabbed his hand, pulling him in forcibly.
"You could use so improvent in your Qinggong," he heard Lu Xinying tease in the darkness.
With an annoyed flick of his hand, Xiao Buli shook off Lu Xinying's grip. "Thievery isn't my profession, what's so strange about that?" He sighed in relief internally and looked around. The room was plunged in darkness, but that didn't hinder his view of the surroundings. It seed to be an office, with a computer desk, an executive chair, and a photo frad on the table. Xiao Buli glanced at the photo, which showed a pretty woman.
He stood up and moved quietly without making a sound, both excited and nervous. After all, this was his first ti engaging in a spy mission like infiltrating enemy territory. Despite having the protection of Fleeting Light and Shadow, he was still tense.
Xiao Buli glanced at Lu Xinying and asked softly, "Where do we head now?"
"Of course, we're going underground. The base is located beneath this building," Lu Xinying said. "But before that, I need to take care of the surveillance system."
After speaking, she drew the curtains and started up the computer.
"What are you doing?" The light in the room made Xiao Buli nervous.
"I'm breaking into the network of this base, of course," answered Lu Xinying, typing rapidly. The computer was high-end, and Lu Xinying's hacking skills were even more impressive—at least a notch higher than Xiao Buli's abilities.
Even so, Xiao Buli couldn't help but ask jokingly, "Are you sure you can do it?"
"Don't worry about it," she assured him.
"Got it," Lu Xinying suddenly snapped her fingers, the sound distinctly alerting in the tranquil night air.
Surveillance footage appeared on the computer screen.
However, after flipping through it, she didn't find any internal views of the base.
"Why are there only hallway images?" Xiao Buli asked, puzzled.
Lu Xinying explained, "It's not strange. The base must have its separate surveillance system, presumably not linked to the outside. We'll need to be cautious inside, but at least this part of the way out here should be much easier."
Pointing at one of the switched screens, she comnted, "Look here, this should be the first floor, the entrance to the base."
In the surveillance image, there was a tallic door, resembling an elevator entrance, guarded by two uniford personnel. Unlike the security outfits outside, these two were dressed in camouflage and cradling automatic rifles.
The presence of these n confird what Lu Xinying had suggested earlier—who would arm security with military weapons like this if not for a reason?
Xiao Buli glanced at the tal door, but a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes, "How do you plan to get in?"
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