223: Crisis is coming

In the Lawrence Family Base, Duke Lawrence looked at the projection in front of him, silent for a moment, then said, "Has the Eastern Alliance agreed to release Lisa?"

"Duke, our people have communicated with the Alliance. They said they have informed the Alliance member Lu Tianming that we have issued a final ultimatum, but have not received any response," a subordinate stood behind Duke Lawrence, bowing his head as he replied.

Duke Lawrence took a deep breath, a hint of anger in his eyes: "It seems we need to take action for Lisa's freedom."

He turned around, looking at his subordinate, his voice filled with authority: "Issue an order to the Li Island forces closest to the East, to launch a rescue operation. At the same time, we must prevent any extreme actions from the Alliance."

"The Eastern Alliance said that Lu Tianming's actions were personal. But they strictly ordered us not to act without authorization, and that if serious consequences arise, we would be held responsible," the subordinate reminded him in a low voice.

Duke Lawrence said angrily, "Personal actions? This is clearly the Eastern Alliance condoning that brat! What right do they have to interfere in our affairs? You telegraph the Eastern Alliance that we will not indiscriminately kill civilian survivors. Our only goal is to rescue Lisa."

Duke Lawrence's anger was hard to suppress, but he knew in his heart that the Eastern Alliance possessed a powerful weapon. Although the Lawrence Family did not exist as a nation, they feared the Eastern Alliance's long-range targeting methods.

The Lawrence Family would certainly not fall out with the Alliance, but Lisa was the future of the family and had to be rescued.

Duke Lawrence turned his head and looked at the subordinate: "Tell the Li Island forces to proceed with the rescue operation, but they must avoid direct conflict with the Alliance. We want to rescue Lisa, but we cannot become enemies of the Alliance."

The soldier hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "Yes, Duke."

A determined glint flashed in Duke Lawrence's eyes as he instructed, "Use the latest consciousness interference weapons against the enemy's Ability Users."

"But our consciousness interference wave frequency is unstable, and it is still in the research and experimental stage."

"Do as I say!" Duke Lawrence's tone carried an undeniable firmness.

The subordinate responded and left. Duke Lawrence sighed slightly. The family had invested so many resources to allow Lisa to break through to six-element control as a Superpower User, and now she was being held hostage by that bastard Tian Ming.

The will of the Lawrence Family was quickly conveyed to the Li Island Garrison. Several high-altitude, long-endurance drones took off, beginning to establish a remote real-time communication link. The Li Island Garrison began to move.

Several large transport planes took off from Li Island, heading directly into the airspace above Donghai City. Supplies and personnel were all air-dropped. Soon, the ground forces gathered more than a thousand people.

At Commander's command, these highly capable individual soldiers dispersed on the spot, quietly surging towards Tian Ming's Shelter from all directions in small teams.

The personnel dispatched for this operation were divided into the Energy Hunting Group, specifically for dealing with Ability Users, the Reconnaissance Group, and the Demolition Group for targeted clearance. The Lawrence Family had long since figured out the ground layout of the Shelter, and their rescue plan focused on a quick battle.

In the dark of night, the Lawrence Family's forces approached Tian Ming's Shelter like ghosts. Members of the Energy Hunting Group, carrying consciousness interference weapons, walked at the forefront of the team.

Members of the Reconnaissance Group were distributed in various corners. They used advanced equipment to constantly monitor the dynamics within the Shelter, transmitting information back to Commander in real-time.

Several anti-infrared small drone shuttles took off, carrying magnetic pulse bombs, approaching the Shelter at extremely high speed. These suicide drones targeted the Shelter's ground energy facilities.

A power plant and three energy storage stations exploded violently almost simultaneously. The power of these magnetic pulse bombs was not strong, but their impact on the power system was absolutely devastating.

The lights inside the Shelter instantly went out, plunging it into darkness.

Click, emergency devices with independent power sources immediately began to operate. A shrill alarm sounded above the Shelter. The Underground City's energy storage points began to supply power in reverse, and soon, after a brief darkness, the lights in various buildings came back on.

Bang!

The office door was pushed open, and Meng Xian rushed in.

"Sister Shen, quickly notify Dongshan Base and tell the boss to come back. Thousands of armed personnel have appeared outside the Shelter."

Shen Yuan said with a wry smile, "Notify what? The radio station has also been pinpoint-cleared by them."

Boom!

Before she finished speaking, a huge explosion came from the direction of the city wall. The Special Operations Group directly met them, but as soon as the directional consciousness disruptor was activated by the other side, the personnel in front of the disruptor clutched their heads and screamed in agony.

Those who were closer experienced resonance in their brains at specific frequencies, immediately bleeding from all seven orifices, their entire brains turning into a mess.

At the breach in the city wall, several strong flashes were followed by the impact of stun grenades, and the sky was filled with combat drones. The Shelter's guard team had just shown their heads when they were directly targeted and had their heads blown off.

Soon, the entire Shelter fell at an extremely rapid pace. The opposing force was composed of professional soldiers, while Tian Ming's Shelter's defense personnel were not many who had a proper military background.

"Lay down your weapons, do not resist, and you may be spared death," the attacking Commander said in a commanding tone through the drone's loudspeaker.

At this moment, Qiu Qian rushed out from a corner, holding an alloy forged knife, and directly took down three personnel holding consciousness disruptors. A dozen arc guns immediately locked onto Qiu Qian and fired simultaneously in that instant.

Qiu Qian moved like lightning, instantly dodging several arcs, but several arcs still struck her arm. She endured the pain and continued to charge forward, the alloy forged knife flying in her hand. Wherever she passed, several mech soldiers died tragically on the spot.

An arc bomb was directly thrown over.

Crackling, like a spherical lightning explosion. Qiu Qian failed to dodge in time and was instantly engulfed by the electric arc.

"I'll f*ck your grandpa!" Qiu Wuhui saw his sister engulfed by the electric arc and rushed out in a rage. But very quickly, the directional sonic weapon fired, and high-speed vibrating air particles formed a shockwave, instantly knocking the guards flying.

"Stop resisting, release the Life Origins Company executives, and Miss Lisa. We do not wish to escalate the conflict," the attacking Commander's voice, amplified by the loudspeaker, echoed throughout the Shelter.

Under the attacking Commander's order, the Lawrence Family's forces temporarily ceased their assault, giving the personnel inside the Shelter a chance to breathe. At this point, the Shelter was in ruins, with guards dead, injured, and the remaining ones barely clinging to life.

Qiu Wuhui vomited a mouthful of blood; the shockwave had already damaged his internal organs, and his eardrums had been shattered. Qiu Wuhui glared furiously at the enemy before him, unable to get up at all.

Shattered concrete blocks from the nearby building fell from a height, directly striking Qiu Wuhui's lower leg. The intense pain in his eardrums was unbearable. His vision went black, and he fainted.