The Highest Bounty

Upon hearing Robert’s words, Gu Ding nodded. “We brought them. You want to use them now?”

Robert retrieved a metal apparatus that was the size of a grown person’s palm from the Inventory. “Both of you should look for mini-excavators like this one. It would have been fine if it was just me. However, there are three of us now, so the passageway isn’t wide enough.”

Gu Ding and Liliath rummaged around the Inventory and very quickly found metal apparatuses that were the same as the one in Robert’s hand.

Robert took the apparatuses from their hands. Then, he pressed the start buttons of each mini excavator in succession before flinging them toward the sandy ground. The apparatuses that were originally flat suddenly grew legs, looking as if they were daddy longlegs before they rapidly burrowed deeper into the sand. A deep hole soon appeared on the surface of the ground.

Next, Robert pressed his hand on the ground, and a silver metal fluid quickly spread from his metal hand. It seeped into the sand, and at that instant, Gu Ding and Liliath saw the hole seem to change.

A moment later, Robert stood up. “This is my special ability—creation. The thing just now that looked like liquid metal is actually countless nanorobots. As long as corresponding materials are present, they can create anything based on my instructions. I only let them reinforce the sand earlier. It’ll be safer this way.

“They’ve finished excavating the first superweapon and are starting to excavate the second. Only a corner of it has been uncovered. The tunnel we dug directly reaches the location of the remaining two superweapons. When the time comes, I’ll enter the two superweapons and program them to self-destruct after a sequence timer. After that, we’ll leave this planet posthaste. Although the one that has already been dug out might not be able to be destroyed completely considering our circumstances, it should take extensive damage and become unable to be used for now,” Robert explained his plan.

“Even though we’re walking underground, it isn’t safe,” Gu Ding expressed his worries as he said, “Powerhouses with detection abilities could still notice us.”

“So, at least all the people on the Army’s side have to enter combat. Only in such a situation where they’re too occupied to notice us do we have a chance,” said Robert as he observed the state of the battle in the video.

The atmosphere on the battlefield was intense. However, Wendell was half-alert and not fully immersed in the battle.

Nevertheless, soon after, the situation changed. The colonel general who had been fighting the masked man finally found the opportunity to stick to him. The former wanted to finish him off in close-combat because the close-combat abilities of a gunner were usually not too strong.

Right when everyone thought the masked man would be offed, the situation reversed. The masked man that was being attacked up-close displayed a frightening close-combat technique and killed the colonel general on the spot as if he was trampling on a mere flower. The move he used made Gu Ding’s eyes widen.

“That was… an Ultimate Art! And it’s an incomplete Ultimate Art…” Gu Ding mumbled.

All of it happened in the blink of an eye; so quick that Wendell could not lend a helping hand.

Having witnessed his own subordinate die, Wendell became enraged. His body disappeared from the excavation site and then solidified in front of the masked man in a whirlwind. His handsome face displayed ferociousness for the first time. “I don’t care who you are; you must die today!”

The reply the masked man gave was very simple; he lifted his gun and shot him.

His response incensed Wendell even further. Wendell lifted both his hands and ten rays of golden helices shot out like soaring arrows. The helices pierced through the air around them as they were aimed straight at the masked man’s ten vital areas…

“Wendell is focused on the battle now, but the Liberty Alliance’s Grandma still hasn’t made a move. She’s a Rank 10 Gene body—there’s a very high probability of her noticing us. Should we continue waiting?” Gu Ding’s eyebrows furrowed slightly.

“We can’t wait anymore. Judging by the situation on the battlefield up until now, she probably won’t make a move anytime soon. Furthermore, based on the Army’s excavation speed, they’ll probably reach the second superweapon’s entrance in a little more than an hour. When that time comes, we won’t have a chance anymore. She’s from the Liberty Alliance, so her goal should be the same as ours; not wanting anyone to get the superweapon.” Robert nodded at Gu Ding and then jumped straight into the hole.

Gu Ding and Liliath followed him from behind.

“You two go ahead, I’ll seal the hole to avoid us being discovered,” Robert said as he pressed his hand against the wall of the tunnel. Silver liquid flowed out once again, sealing the hole shut In an instant, Robert made his nanobots spread a thick layer of sand over the sealed hole to avoid anyone from noticing any abnormalities.

Gu Ding felt something sturdy beneath his feet; it was the sand that had been treated. He felt like he was standing on cement.

“Let’s hurry, it’s about ten kilometers.” Robert’s eyes turned into two beams of light, lighting the path in front of them. He walked in front while Gu Ding and Liliath followed from behind.

Neptune was in charge of monitoring the situation. He only had to connect to Robert and his robot detection circuits. To him, it was not something difficult to achieve.

On the monitor screen, aside from Grandma, everyone else had descended into battle. Neptune monitored her closely to prevent her from sensing anything.

The moment the three of them had arrived at a spot around three kilometers away from the superweapons, Grandma’s brows became knitted. Grandma lowered her head, focusing her gaze on the ground. It seemed like she had sensed the trio’s presence.

“If my deduction isn’t incorrect, we’ve been noticed by Grandma,” Neptune said to the trio.

After a moment of silence, Gu Ding made a decision. “Tell Grandma that if the Liberty Alliance doesn’t want anyone to take possession of the large-scale weapons, don’t hinder our actions.”

Neptune sent a message to Grandma according to what Gu Ding had said.

Looking at the intelligent ring on her ring finger that was notifying her about a message, Grandma was a little curious. She could count with her fingers how many people knew her contact number.

Grandma tapped on her communicator and read the message; she noticed that the sender was displayed as none. After thinking deeply for a moment, Grandma replied with a message despite not knowing if the other party would receive it. “Tell me, what are you guys planning to do?”

This time, it was Gu Ding’s turn to fall silent.

“Should we tell her?” Neptune asked in uncertainty.

“Tell her that we can turn on the superweapons’ self-destruct sequences.” Although Gu Ding was still unsure about the Liberty Alliance’s stance, based on what he knew, the Liberty Alliance was a group of pacifists. Since the other party had already noticed them, regardless if they told her about the matter or not, it would not make much difference. The main issue was whether she would take action.

Gu Ding did not doubt for a second that Grandma had enough power to collapse the tunnel Robert had dug and bury the three of them alive.

Grandma very quickly received the answer she wanted when she saw their reply that said they could activate the superweapons’ self-destruct sequences. Although she was not sure of their identities, she knew that even if she asked, they probably would not answer her question. She lifted her head to look at the others on the battlefield and then slowly closed her eyes as if nothing had happened.

“Let’s go!” Upon seeing Grandma’s response, Gu Ding knew the Liberty Alliance’s standpoint. Hence, the trio resumed forging toward their goal.