Chapter 178: Traces of Weapons

Just as Lin Chen finished his communication with Zhao Feng, the system suddenly prompted: 【Detected that Lin Guodong has secretly left the base and is moving toward the Iron Hand Group's temporary stronghold, carrying a paper suspected to be a "Base Defense Distribution Map."】

Lin Chen's heart sank, and he exchanged a look with Xia Nuan: "He actually went to find the Iron Hand Group secretly;

it definitely isn't for anything good." The two immediately drove an off-road vehicle, quietly following behind Lin Guodong.

Lin Guodong walked very fast, looking back from time to time, seemingly afraid of being discovered.

Half an hour later, he arrived at the Iron Hand Group's temporary stronghold—the abandoned warehouse in Chengnan.

There were two guards at the warehouse entrance who let him in directly upon seeing him. Lin Chen and Xia Nuan parked the vehicle far away and observed the situation inside the warehouse through binoculars.

Inside the warehouse, the Iron Hand Group's minor leader, Zhou Bao, was sitting on a chair, playing with a dagger in his hand.

Lin Guodong walked quickly to him and handed over the paper:

"Brother Zhou,

this is the defense distribution map of Lin Chen's base. I specifically stole it for you!"

Zhou Bao took the paper, looked at it for a few moments, and sneered: "You're quite sensible. Tell me, just how dangerous is that kid Lin Chen?"

Lin Guodong immediately leaned forward, lowered his voice, and added fuel to the fire: "Brother Zhou, you don't know,

that kid Lin Chen is extremely evil! He has a knife in his hand that can freeze things.

Last time, I saw with my own eyes that he cut an elite zombie in two with one slash, and he can also condense ice spikes out of thin air.

Quite a few people have died at his hands!" He deliberately paused, seeing Zhou Bao's expression change slightly,

and continued: "There's something even more terrifying. It seems there is a 'monster' inside his body.

Last time he fought with Gan Jiang, his eyes turned red, and his strength was frighteningly great. Gan Jiang was so powerful, yet he was burned alive by him using fire!"

Zhou Bao frowned, his fingers tapping on the table: "Is what you said true?

Does he have such strong abilities?"

Lin Guodong nodded repeatedly, gesturing exaggeratedly: "It's absolutely true! I lived in his base for a few days,

and I was terrified every day, afraid that he would kill me if he was unhappy one day!

He also controls an 'automated defense system.' As long as someone approaches the base, they will be strafed by machine guns; it's impossible to get close!"

The Iron Hand Group members nearby all showed expressions of fear upon hearing this.

One member whispered: "Brother Zhou, if Lin Chen is really that powerful, how are we going to rob his supplies?"

Zhou Bao glared at him: "What are you afraid of? No matter how powerful he is, he's only one person!

We have over thirty people and rocket launchers; can we not beat him?" After speaking, he looked at Lin Guodong again: "Do you have any other news about Lin Chen? For example, his weaknesses or something."

Lin Guodong thought for a moment and said: "I heard him talking to Xia Nuan,

and he cares a lot about that cat called 'Tuan Tuan,' as well as the medical room in the base—there are many medicines robbed from the hospital stored there, and he definitely won't let others touch them!

If we catch that cat first, or go to rob the medicine in the medical room, we might be able to lure him out!"

Zhou Bao's eyes lit up: "Good idea! Let's do as you say.

Tomorrow we will act in two teams. One team will go to rob the medicine in the medical room,

and one team will go to catch that cat to lure Lin Chen out, then blast him with rocket launchers!"

Lin Guodong hurriedly echoed: "Brother Zhou is wise! As long as we can kill Lin Chen, the safe zones around here will belong to our Iron Hand Group in the future!"

Zhou Bao nodded with satisfaction and threw a pack of compressed biscuits to Lin Guodong: "A reward for you.

Tomorrow you come with us to lead the way. There will be more benefits after the matter is done."

Lin Guodong took the biscuits and hurriedly thanked him, his face full of fawning smiles.

Lin Chen saw this scene from afar and clenched his fists in anger: "I didn't expect him to be so insidious,

even wanting to harm us!"

Xia Nuan was also very angry: "We helped him so much before, yet he turned around and helped the Iron Hand Group deal with us!"

Lin Chen took a deep breath: "Don't be angry. Let's go back first. We can just use their plan

to set an ambush and make sure they never return."

The two left quietly and drove the off-road vehicle back to the base. On the way,

Lin Chen said to the system: "Mark the routes the Iron Hand Group might take to attack tomorrow, as well as the locations of the medical room and Tuan Tuan. We need to prepare in advance." 【Relevant locations have been marked. It is recommended to set up ice traps around the medical room, arrange guards near Tuan Tuan's room, and contact the Starfire Mercenary Group for support,】 the system replied.

Returning to the base, Lin Chen immediately contacted Zhao Feng, informing him of Lin Guodong's betrayal

and the news that the Iron Hand Group would attack tomorrow. Zhao Feng said: "I will immediately send ten people to support you.

They will arrive tomorrow morning. You prepare the defenses first." After thanking him, Lin Chen hung up the communication and, together with Xia Nuan, set up traps—condensing ice spikes on the ground around the medical room, setting up smoke grenade trigger devices at the base entrance, and assigning weapons and tasks to the guards.

Tuan Tuan seemed to feel the tense atmosphere and kept following Lin Chen,

occasionally rubbing its head against his hand. Lin Chen bent down to pick up Tuan Tuan,

and said softly: "Bad people are coming tomorrow. You must stay in the room obediently,

don't come out, you know?" Tuan Tuan let out a "meow" and gently patted his hand with its paw, as if responding.

Everything was ready. Lin Chen and Xia Nuan sat in front of the console, looking at the marked locations on the screen,

with a response plan already in mind. They knew that tomorrow's battle would be intense,

but as long as they were prepared, plus the support of the Starfire Mercenary Group, they would definitely be able to drive away the Iron Hand Group and make Lin Guodong pay for his betrayal. ===== CHAPTER 179 =====