"The departed souls are waiting for us to rescue them. We cannot sit here and wait..."

Except for the snoring uncle, Yu Nai deliberately sat away from the beds and closer to the room's fence.

"What's wrong?" Yu Nai refused to sleep on the bed, even though they were separated by a considerable distance. "Do you dislike this uncle?"

"Besides the uncle, it's mainly you!" Yu Nai stared at me, afraid that I would eat her.

"Um... Do I really look like a bad person?"

This guy has a terrible temper. I ignored him, put a blanket over myself, and fell asleep.

"Ah!"

When Yu Nai saw that I actually fell asleep, she immediately shook me awake. "You're actually sleeping! Quick, think of a way to help me!"

I was abruptly woken up by Yu Nai's anxious voice before I could even sleep properly.

"Alright, alright, I'll keep watch so that you can sleep peacefully." I even moved the bed to the other side of the room because the uncle was indeed difficult to trust.

"Wait..."

The uncle sat cross-legged, and then... fell asleep. However, he kept talking in his sleep, saying things like, "The opportunity is coming, make the most of it!"

Opportunity? Is this crazy uncle hinting at something to me?

"Hehe, uncle, I'm an honest person. How could I think about escaping prison?" I didn't admit to anything... Escape?!

"You mentioned escaping?"

"Cough, cough," the uncle grabbed my ear and told me to move closer to him. "Tomorrow morning, there will be outdoor activities that require our escort. We'll do this and that..."

"What? Will this work?"

"I said it will work. With my strong body, I can take a beating. You young ones, with your undeveloped bones, can't take such risks!" The uncle put on a self-sacrificial expression and shed tears. "Child, how many beatings I endure depends on how fast you act!"

In this casual conversation, the uncle and I gradually fell asleep.

(Early the next morning, 5:30)

"You lazy pigs!"

Early in the morning, before we even woke up, the armed division of Elena's prison came to push us. Two soldiers wearing heavy armor were assigned to our cell because it was a high-security cell.

"Get up, the sun is already shining on your buttocks," the captain of the armed division pushed us harshly. "Today, you'll work until you fall asleep under the moon!"

"Bang bang bang!"

The soldiers outside seemed familiar with the uncle and shouted, "Uncle Zhao, open the door. We're about to start work!"

"Oh!"

"What's wrong, Uncle Zhao?"

"I have a stiff neck," the uncle's face twisted in pain. "A few of you, please come and help me!"

The uncle pleaded for help, but the two soldiers approached him without any suspicion, leaving their backs exposed to us.

"Uncle, your neck is really stiff!"

"Sob, it's difficult to move... Hyde, should we call a doctor?"

The two soldiers couldn't even lift the uncle, who was around forty or fifty. But Yu Nai and I had already taken the tactical knives from their waists.

"No need, no need," the uncle twisted his neck and looked relieved, waving his hand. "No need to call a doctor..."

"That's great, please come with us then."

"Hold on!"

The uncle patted the soldiers' shoulders separately. "Although I don't need it, you need this!" he said with a smile, pointing behind them at us. When the two soldiers turned around, their weak point—their chins—was exposed!

Sizz... The two knives flashed simultaneously, and fresh blood immediately splattered everywhere.

"Haha, well done, guys!" The uncle excitedly changed into their combat uniforms but returned the mechanical skeletons to us.

"Give it to us, Uncle..."

"Hahaha, I don't use that kind of thing, but I still slaughtered those kids, didn't I?"

"The prison is heavily guarded. What should we do after we escape?"

Although we can escape from this room, I'm still at a loss as to how to escape from the building.

"Hehe," the uncle picked up the submachine gun from the ground and took out a hand-drawn map. "Look here..."

There were many rock carvings on the map, and a red circle was drawn around the place the uncle pointed to, with the words "Control Room" written on it.

"We will go to the control room to open all the iron doors and release the prisoners to take over the prison!"

Nai Yu looked at the two grown men talking about things she couldn't understand and could only walk faster to catch up with us.

The way to the control room doesn't require going downstairs, just climbing over the railings to avoid the cameras, so we can avoid encountering a large group of enemies. But after reaching the control room...

I cautiously observed the situation in the monitor room with one eye. Through the glass, I could see that there was only one officer and one soldier left inside!

Since there were only two of them, the door must be securely closed.

"There is one soldier and one officer-like person in total," as I spoke, I focused my attention on the ventilation duct. "Got it, wait for me at the door!"

I climbed onto the uncle's back and entered the duct. After crawling a few steps, I arrived inside the control room. Through the gap, I could see one person with his back facing me, diligently processing documents and prisoner attendance, while the other was leisurely drinking coffee, facing my direction.

"This guy is really tricky!"

Just at that moment, there was a knocking sound at the door outside, "Inspection!"

It should be the uncle, Yu Nai, and the others. Without thinking too much, I silently approached behind the soldier and forcefully covered his mouth with a tiny folding pocket knife, no bigger than my index finger, prepared inside my clothes, then I swiftly slit his throat with the blade.

At this moment, the uncle and the others also dealt with the officer. After looking at the inactive red button on the table, they breathed a sigh of relief and laughed, "Haha, I knew you could stop him from pressing this switch!"

"Is that the alarm button?"

"Not just an alarm, but reinforcements from headquarters will come too!"

The uncle's smile seemed a bit sinister, making me gulp anxiously. If he had pressed the button just now, we would all have been done for.

"Comrades, the crazy feast is about to begin!"

The uncle joyfully pressed down the green lever to open the prison door, and with a deafening roar, the long-closed door slowly opened to both sides.

"What's going on?"

Elena's mercenaries, who were being lured, were suddenly pushed down and disarmed by a group of people, even their small knives were taken away!

I also picked up the officer's pistol and escaped from the prison. The moment I returned to the bright outside world, I felt my breathing becoming tight, the blinding sun shining on me, and everything around me seemed intangible and illusory.

"Comrade..." "Juxi, are you... okay?"

Although the uncle and Youxiang shouted my name, their voices sounded distant, but they were already supporting me and taking me out.

"Hold on, we're about to enter the outside world!"

Another annoying wave of dizziness, and as soon as I touched the uncle, a strange memory rushed into my mind...

"Report, Chief, our mission this time is to serve the people with the people's army. We will definitely go all out to complete this mission!" (Is that me? And in front of me stood a high-ranking officer with numerous honor medals hanging on his chest, seemingly in a high position.)

"Carry out the order, wanderer!"

"Yes!"

I was deeply aware of the importance of this mission. If we failed, there might not be anything left of humanity!

And there was only one mission, which was to assassinate Viktorovich at all costs!

We firmly believe that getting rid of Viktorovich will end all his illusions so far. Yes, he wants to kill everyone, whether it's a big or small country, he won't let anyone off!

"The only way for the world to never engage in war again is if no country exists."

What Viktorovich really means is that when there is no country in the world that can counterbalance Ilyana, the world will be at peace...

"..."

Boom! Boom! Boom! The uncle pounded on my chest hard.

"Wait, look, he's opening his eyes!" Yu Nai cried tears of joy as she half-squatted by my side, allowing me to lean gently against her soft and firm thigh. It would be nice if the room didn't smell so strongly of blood.

"Hahaha," the uncle, sweating profusely, reached out a friendly hand towards me and pulled me up from the ground. "You're such a lucky guy! Come on, freedom hasn't really arrived yet."

"Yeah."

"I'm Zhao Xuliang, what about you?"

"Juxi, Tsubaki Juxi."

"Juxi... Hmm... It's a nice name. It seems like your parents are cultured."

Zhao Xuliang spoke with a playful emotion in his voice. "Perhaps this Zhao Xuliang doesn't sound too good, but it was given to me by my parents, and I must not disrespect it!"

"Well... do you want to go alone?"

"What did you say?"

"No... nothing!"

Not only Yu Nai and Zhao Xuliang, but even I myself feel like I'm becoming strange.

"Alright, stop fooling around and help me with something!"

Zhao Xuliang and I simultaneously uncovered a corner in the warehouse, revealing a hovercraft inside. After checking, we found that the fuel was only three percent left. Hopefully, it could make it to the train station.

"Is this little fuel enough?" Yu Nai worriedly puckered her lips.

But Zhao Xuliang patted the aircraft and nonchalantly said, "This little bit of fuel is enough for us to reach the transfer point at the North Station, right, Juxi? You said there would be your companions waiting for us there, right?"

"Well, maybe..."

"..."

After all, I'm not sure if they will still be there waiting for us after a day and a night. If they're not, we'll really be in a desperate situation.

"Damn it!" Zhao Xuliang boldly boarded the plane and shouted, "Bet on life and death, because... freedom!!"

As someone who had lost his left arm, I had to trust my companions. So I echoed, "Alright, for freedom!!"