Chapter 149 The Plan Failed

Looking at the 81 degrees Celsius displayed on the combat suit, Li Yiyi asked with bewilderment, "Why is it so hot here? Could it be that the Ceph master brain must survive in this kind of environment?"

"This is one of the methods used to restrict the Ceph master brain. The environment in which the Ceph live is relatively cold, and high temperatures can restrict their activities and make them appear quite weak."

Just as Wang Jing was explaining to Li Yiyi, Prophet could not help but recall in his mind the events he and Raptor Team had experienced on Lingshan Island thirty years ago.

Not long after, everyone laid eyes on the restrained Ceph master brain. Its three metal tentacles were respectively controlled and secured by three huge robotic arms, and its head, wrapped in metal armor, had four crimson eyes staring fixedly at Wang Jing and the others standing below, especially Prophet, who was wearing the Nanosuit.

As Prophet locked eyes with the Ceph master brain, scenes of the future flashed continuously through his mind.

"Kill it, quickly!" Prophet suddenly shouted, clutching his head in pain.

"What's wrong with you?" Wang Jing supported Prophet and asked.

Prophet grabbed Wang Jing's arm and shouted in agony, "Open fire, quickly! It's going to escape!"

At that very moment, a loud explosion came from overhead. Hearing the blast, Wang Jing immediately shouted, "Open fire, kill it!"

But it was already too late. The lights overhead suddenly went out, and in the darkness, only the four glowing red eyes of the Ceph master brain shone brightly.

All the members of the Dimensional Squad immediately opened fire on those four red lights. Gauss cannons, rockets, and energy weapons rained down upon the Ceph master brain like a storm.

However, amidst a screech of twisting metal and a deafening explosion, the Ceph broke free from its restraints. Its three tentacles spun at high speed, shattering the ceiling overhead and escaping upward.

Following the ferocious impact from the Ceph master brain, a massive crack appeared in the ceiling above.

Through the night-vision imaging of his combat suit, Wang Jing could see the crack expanding rapidly, with vast quantities of soil constantly pouring down from it.

"Gather close to me for an emergency evacuation, this place is going to collapse!" Wang Jing shouted.

Hearing Wang Jing's voice, Ada Wong, Alice, and Liu Peiqiang quickly closed in around him.

The moment before the overhead soil caved in, Wang Jing initiated a dimensional transit, bringing everyone back to the main plane except for Li Yiyi and Wang Lei.

Upon returning to the main plane, Wang Jing could not help feeling a lingering fear over what had just happened. Had it not been for the support of the combat suit, Wang Jing would have collapsed and sat flat on the ground.

As soon as Wang Jing and the others returned, a group of staff members rushed forward to check if anyone was injured.

Wang Jing opened his combat suit and stepped out of it. Following the terror of death came an endless wave of fury.

Ignoring the staff's requests for a physical checkup, Wang Jing tracked down Luo Xu, who had been settled in by Song Guohua.

With a swift kick, he smashed open the door of an apartment. Amidst Luo Xu's stunned expression, Wang Jing stared at the somewhat flustered man with a gloomy face and demanded, "Tell me, where is the CELL headquarters?"

Wang Jing didn't even need to think to know that the explosion just now was undoubtedly caused by CELL. He had originally planned to deal with them after wiping out the Ceph master brain.

Yet look at what they had done—they had actually tried to bury him alive.

"What happened?" Luo Xu asked with an innocent expression, facing the aggressive Wang Jing.

Seeing Luo Xu's feigned innocence, Wang Jing grabbed him by the throat and said, "Don't play dumb with me here! The dirty deals you pulled with the Ceph are enough to get you executed eight hundred times over!"

"Now, either you tell me where the CELL headquarters is, or I'll snap your neck right here and now. After all, given enough time, we can master the Nanosuit technology just the same!" Wang Jing said in an icy tone.

Luo Xu's originally thin face turned completely red as his throat was gripped by Wang Jing. At that moment, Song Guohua, Alice, and the others rushed into the room.

"Wang Jing, stop this right now!" Song Guohua shouted anxiously.

Alice, standing nearby, immediately used her telekinesis to pry Wang Jing's hand open.

Gasping for fresh air, Luo Xu clutched his neck and coughed violently.

Fumigated from his anger as Alice's telekinesis forced his hand open, Wang Jing gradually regained his composure.

Glaring at Luo Xu, who was breathing heavily, Wang Jing said coldly, "Even if you don't talk, I have my ways of finding the CELL headquarters."

Feeling his throat slightly less constricted, Luo Xu rasped, "The CELL headquarters is heavily guarded. You few won't even be able to get in relying on yourselves."

"Hmph! That's only because you don't know our true strength," Wang Jing sneered.

"The CELL headquarters is in Washington. If you think you can defeat them, then go ahead!"

Glancing at Luo Xu, who was still rubbing his neck, Wang Jing said, "You'd better pray that I succeed, otherwise you will never get to return to your own world!" With that, Wang Jing strode away loftily.

After Wang Jing left, Luo Xu turned to Song Guohua and asked, "What on earth happened?"

"We could have killed the Ceph master brain, but an explosion happened afterward. If we hadn't run fast, we would have been buried alive in the dirt," Alice explained to Luo Xu.

Because Alice and the others were still unaware of the treasonous acts Luo Xu had committed, their attitude toward him remained somewhat polite. If they ever found out everything he had done, they would surely be just as eager as Wang Jing to throttle him.

After leaving Luo Xu's room, Wang Jing wasted no time and headed straight to Jiang Ning's laboratory.

As soon as he entered the lab, Wang Jing saw a deep black mecha surrounded by scaffolding. Jiang Ning and the Vanko father and son were busy working on the scaffolding.

Seeing Wang Jing arrive, Jiang Ning asked with concern, "How did it go? Was this dimensional operation smooth?"

"Very unsmooth. How is the construction of the mecha coming along?" Wang Jing asked anxiously.

"It's almost ready! We can run tests as soon as we finish the final tuning!"

"Save the testing for the battlefield. I need it for our next operation. Equip it with all weapons!"

"What happened? Why the sudden rush?" Seeing that Wang Jing's emotional state was off, Jiang Ning quickly inquired.

"I got backstabbed. Check the footage for the details!" With those words, Wang Jing walked out of the laboratory; he still had things to do.

For instance, putting on his combat suit to retrieve Li Yiyi and Wang Lei.

Returning to the transit platform, the staff had already serviced Wang Jing's and the others' combat suits. Their outer surfaces had been cleaned, and all weapons and ammunition had been fully replenished.

Wang Jing walked straight toward his combat suit, donned it under the watchful eyes of the surrounding staff, and vanished from the spot.

Returning to the Crysis plane, Wang Jing appeared near a pile of ruins, surrounded by a dozen CELL mercenaries.

The sudden appearance of Wang Jing startled the CELL mercenaries, causing them to raise their weapons out of reflex.

However, the Gauss cannon on the back of Wang Jing's suit was much faster than them; the operational speed of the MOOS was vastly superior.

Two seconds later, a dozen bleeding corpses littered the surrounding ground.

Only then did Wang Jing establish contact with Li Yiyi.

"Are you and Wang Lei alright?" Wang Jing asked with concern.

"Wang Lei and I are both fine. Boss, it's great that you're okay! When CELL realized they couldn't trigger the X-system's self-destruction, they fired missiles at us. Luckily it wasn't a nuclear missile, or we wouldn't have been able to see you ever again!" Li Yiyi said with a sense of relief.