498: Crossing the bridge

"Current location: Aerospace Base - Central Control Building."

"Match drop rate: Top Secret"

"Match end time: 29 minutes 21 seconds"

"Reminder: Please complete extraction before time runs out!"

"But Xiao Yun, how are we supposed to get across?"

Inside the Central Control Building.

Liu Shihhan had just finished her supplies and followed Xiao Yun to the viewing platform to observe the surroundings.

It was less about observing and more about listening.

Because at this very moment, a round of gunfire had already finished in the nearby Sandy Area. Liu Shihhan didn't know whether there had been any casualties, or if both sides had just exchanged a few shots, kept their distance, and started holding angles.

However.

Liu Shihhan didn't know this information, but Xiao Yun knew it clearly!

"No rush. Watch my movements; follow me when I grab the rope."

"Alright, but how do you know when to grab the rope?"

"Don't worry about that."

"Oh..."

Liu Shihhan nodded, not asking any more questions, and then quietly waited for Xiao Yun to make his move.

Meanwhile, Xiao Yun was waiting for the two teams in the Sandy Area to fully engage in battle.

Although Yuan Tong's team had caught the Prison Boss's team off guard, perhaps due to their inferior weaponry—three blue/green semi-modified guns—they hadn't managed to cause any casualties to the Prison Boss's team.

Because of this, one member of Yuan Tong's team had even retreated to the vicinity of the truck, warily watching to see if anyone would come from the Central Control Building.

That wasn't a problem, though; after all, once the Prison Boss's team healed up and started their attack, the two teams would inevitably fall into an intense battle.

However...

When Xiao Yun switched to the first-person view of the Prison Boss's team, he discovered that they had absolutely no intention of attacking.

Although their health was already fully restored, they were just hiding behind various covers in the Sandy Area, not even daring to peek their heads out.

Consequently, the two teams fell into a stalemate, holding angles against each other, with neither daring to initiate a direct fight.

"This is way too campy!"

Seeing the situation between the two teams, Xiao Yun was left speechless.

Based on this situation, Yuan Tong's team would likely keep watching the Central Control Building, and if there was even the slightest sound from here, they would immediately become alert.

Waiting like this wasn't a solution. Xiao Yun frowned slightly, carefully thinking of a countermeasure.

Although he could immediately use the Destiny's second-stage teleportation skill to teleport directly into the Core Area, it wouldn't be easy to bring Liu Shihhan along with him to enter the Core Area.

However, not bringing Liu Shihhan inside wasn't an option either.

After all, given the situation on the field, before these groups finished fighting, he might not be able to loot the entire Core Area by himself.

If people from the Dormitory swiped their cards, or if people from the Prison Area came over, Xiao Yun would only have two choices: either abandon the resource area and find a way to extract with Liu Shihhan, or take them all out.

Neither of these choices was the optimal solution, so Xiao Yun still intended to find a way to quickly get across the bridge with Liu Shihhan.

"Here, take this."

Xiao Yun focused his mind, pulled a bottle of painkillers from his safe container, shook out two pills, and handed them to Liu Shihhan.

"Are we getting ready to cross?"

"Yeah. When we grab the rope later, remember to hold on tight; don't fall off."

"Mhm! Understood!"

Liu Shihhan swallowed the two painkillers, feeling very excited about the upcoming action.

Having been in the Forbidden Zone for so long, Xiao Yun had always placed her and Lu Xueqing in relatively safe locations while he went into dangerous areas himself.

But this was the first time he was bringing her along with him.

"Alright, get ready—"

Xiao Yun also took two painkillers himself, then focused his mind, and a drone swarm instantly appeared in his hands.

"Let's go!"

At his command, the swarm machine in Xiao Yun's hand immediately laid down a trail of smoke that covered the entire zipline.

Then, he grabbed the zipline and slid toward the Central Control Bridge!