Chapter 91: Trading the Extreme Cold Core (Part 1)

The ringing of the villa's communicator suddenly broke the indoor calm. Lin Chen frowned,

walked to the communicator—the number on the screen had no identification, looking like a randomly generated garbled code.

He looked back at Xia Nuan, and seeing her nod, reached out and pressed the answer button.

"Mr. Lin Chen, long time no see." A hoarse voice came from the communicator,

with electronic interference, making it impossible to tell the specific identity. Lin Chen clenched his fists and asked: "Who are you? How do you know my name?" The other party chuckled,

and said: "Who I am is not important; what's important is that I know He Shao's next plan, and I also know the whereabouts of Su Qing and Zhang Hao."

Hearing the names of Su Qing and Zhang Hao, Lin Chen's eyes instantly changed: "What did you do to them?

Where are they now?" "Don't be anxious," the other party's voice slowed down, "I didn't hurt them,

I just want to make a trade with you. I'll tell you He Shao's plan and the location of Su Qing and Zhang Hao, and you help me get the 'Extreme Cold Core' in the abandoned factory in the west of the city, how about that?"

Lin Chen felt puzzled; the Extreme Cold Core was a key component of He Shao's freezing program, why did the other party want this thing?

But the whereabouts of Su Qing and Zhang Hao were right in front of him, and he had no reason to refuse: "How do I know you're telling the truth? What if you're lying to me?

" The other party said: "I can give you a clue first—Su Qing and Zhang Hao are being held in the underground shelter in the east of the city, where there are ten of He Shao's guards; you'll see them when you go there. As for He Shao's plan, he will restart the freezing program at the abandoned factory tomorrow noon, using a new console to replace the one you destroyed before."

Lin Chen and Xia Nuan looked at each other, and Xia Nuan whispered: "Why don't we go to the east of the city and take a look first?

If it's true, it won't be too late to trade with him." Lin Chen nodded,

and said to the communicator: "Okay, I'll trust you once. If I see Su Qing and Zhang Hao in the east of the city, I'll help you get the Extreme Cold Core. But if I find out you're lying to me, don't think you'll get away with it."

The other party smiled: "Don't worry, I won't lie to you. Before noon tomorrow,

I'll contact you again and tell you the specific location of the Extreme Cold Core." With that,

the communicator was hung up, and the screen returned to black. Lin Chen looked at the communicator, still feeling uneasy, always feeling that this trade wasn't that simple.

Xia Nuan walked to Lin Chen's side and said: "No matter what, let's go to the east of the city and take a look,

maybe we can really find Su Qing and Zhang Hao." A Kai woke up at this time,

heard the conversation between the two, and struggled to get up: "Brother Lin Chen, I'll go with you,

I can help." Lin Chen pressed him down and said: "Your injuries haven't healed yet, stay at the villa and rest, and watch the house. Xia Nuan and I will go, and we'll be back soon."

A Kai still wanted to insist, and Xia Nuan also persuaded: "A Kai, it's too dangerous for you to go out now,

we'll be back as soon as possible." A Kai had to nod and lie back on the bed: "Then you must be careful, if you encounter danger, come back immediately." Lin Chen said "hmm,"

took some food and water from the Infinite Space and placed them by the bed: "You eat these first, we're leaving."

The two packed their weapons; Lin Chen took the Purple Lightning Purification Gun and the M416 rifle, Xia Nuan took the sniper rifle and pistol,

locked the villa door, and got into the armored vehicle, driving toward the east of the city. On the road,

Xia Nuan said: "We can't fully trust the mysterious person's words; we must be careful when we reach the underground shelter, maybe there's an ambush." Lin Chen nodded: "I know, when the time comes, you'll be responsible for sniping, and I'll be responsible for rushing in; try not to tangle with the guards, find Su Qing and Zhang Hao, and leave."

The armored vehicle drove for an hour and finally reached the east of the city. Following the mysterious person's hint, they found the entrance to the underground shelter in an abandoned residential area—a cellar covered by an iron plate, with two guards in black uniforms patrolling nearby. Lin Chen parked the car in a hidden spot, got out with Xia Nuan, and quietly circled behind the guards.

Lin Chen signaled Xia Nuan to prepare, gripped the Purple Lightning Purification Gun, and suddenly rushed out, firing at the guard on the left. The current hit the guard,

and the opponent instantly fell to the ground. The guard on the right reacted and was about to pull out his gun when he was hit in the chest by Xia Nuan's sniper rifle and also fell. The two quickly ran to the cellar entrance, lifted the iron plate, and below was a steep staircase, pitch black and bottomless.

Lin Chen turned on his phone's flashlight and led the way down, Xia Nuan following behind, looking at the surroundings vigilantly. At the end of the stairs was a corridor, with several rooms on both sides of the corridor,

and faint voices could be heard from inside. Lin Chen followed the sound to the innermost room, saw an iron lock on the door, and Su Qing's voice came from inside: "Let us out! What right do you have to lock us up!"

Lin Chen immediately smashed the lock with the butt of his gun, pushed the door open, and rushed in. In the room, Su Qing and Zhang Hao were tied to chairs, with eight guards standing beside them, pointing their guns at them. Seeing Lin Chen, Su Qing and Zhang Hao were stunned, then shouted excitedly: "Lin Chen!" The guards also reacted and fired at Lin Chen. Lin Chen immediately mobilized his Absolute Zero ability, condensed an ice shield to block the bullets, while Xia Nuan seized the opportunity to fire, knocking down two guards.

The remaining six guards surrounded them, and Lin Chen and Xia Nuan stood back-to-back, fighting with them.

Lin Chen used the Purple Lightning Purification Gun to continuously knock down the guards, while Xia Nuan fired accurately with her pistol, and soon all eight guards were dealt with. Lin Chen untied Su Qing and Zhang Hao's ropes and asked: "Are you okay? Are you hurt?"

Su Qing shook her head, rubbing her wrists that were numb from being tied: "We're fine,

just locked up for two days, a little hungry." Zhang Hao said: "He Shao's people caught us,

saying they were waiting for the freezing program to restart and then use us for experiments. It's a good thing you came." Lin Chen breathed a sigh of relief and said: "It's not safe here, let's leave quickly."

The four of them walked back along the corridor, and just as they reached the stairs, they heard footsteps coming from above.

Lin Chen signaled everyone to hide, while he quietly poked his head out—over a dozen guards came up,

holding flashlights, and were walking down. Lin Chen said to Xia Nuan: "You take Su Qing and Zhang Hao through the ventilation duct on the side, I'll hold them off."

Xia Nuan nodded, found the entrance to the ventilation duct, opened the cover, and let Su Qing and Zhang Hao crawl in first,

and she followed. Lin Chen picked up the Purple Lightning Purification Gun and fired at the stairs,

knocking down the two guards in front. The guards behind immediately fired back, and Lin Chen dodged bullets while retreating, slowly leading them into the depths of the corridor.

When he heard Xia Nuan's signal from the ventilation duct, Lin Chen knew they had left safely,

immediately mobilized his ability, waved a wave of cold air at the guards, freezing the few people in front,

and then turned and ran toward the ventilation duct, crawled in, closed the cover, and crawled out along the duct.

The four of them came out of the ventilation duct, just in time to reach the back of the residential area, not far from the armored vehicle. They ran quickly to the car, got in, started the car, and drove toward the villa. On the road, Su Qing said: "Who is that mysterious person?

How did he know our whereabouts?" Lin Chen shook his head: "I don't know, but he wants us to get the Extreme Cold Core, he must have his purpose."

Just then, Lin Chen's phone suddenly rang; it was the mysterious person's number. Lin Chen answered the phone,

and the other party said: "It seems you've already found Su Qing and Zhang Hao, now it's time to fulfill your promise.

The Extreme Cold Core is on the third underground level of the abandoned factory, where there are He Shao's elite guards,

you have to be careful." Lin Chen asked: "What exactly do you want to do with the Extreme Cold Core?" The other party was silent for a few seconds and said: "You don't need to know, just get the thing in your hands, and I'll naturally tell you more about He Shao." With that, the phone was hung up again.

Lin Chen put down his phone, looking at the villa getting closer and closer outside the window, his heart feeling more and more uneasy.

This mysterious person was like a shadow hiding in the dark, knowing everything, yet not revealing his true face. But now, he could only do as the other party requested,

not only for Su Qing and Zhang Hao, but even more so to stop He Shao's freezing program.

The car soon drove to the villa entrance, Lin Chen parked the car, and said to the three: "Let's go back to the villa and rest, tomorrow morning, we'll go to the abandoned factory to get the Extreme Cold Core." ===== CHAPTER 92 =====