399: Am I going to be a father?

"The Americans?" Pan Han and Ellie said at the same time.

However, Pan Han knew they had come for him; it seemed what he had done earlier had been exposed.

Ellie still couldn't quite understand. The Knight Order's largest industries were all in the US; they paid countless taxes every year, created over 100,000 high-paying jobs, and past presidents had all received funding from them.

How could they have not received news about this attack on Knight Island?

What exactly had the Leader done?

The Knight Order rarely participated in conflicts between major powers; the Leader had relied on superb balancing skills to maintain favorable relations with all sides.

Over the past few centuries, global hegemony had changed hands several times, yet the Knight Order had always come through safely.

"I know what this is about, and I'll tell you when I have the chance." Pan Han patted Ellie on the shoulder.

"But we need to evacuate immediately; we definitely can't stay here!"

"Yes, boss. Two hours ago, I already had the captain come to pick us up. I estimate they'll be here in seven or eight hours."

"When did you call them?"

"Before this woman slept with you. I always felt something was wrong, so I took the liberty. I hope you don't blame me, boss."

After Ellie finished speaking, she gave Pan Han and Ayaka Kurai a meaningful look.

Ayaka Kurai curled her lip and said, "Seven or eight hours? That's enough."

Pan Han frowned after hearing this; it seemed like everything this woman said was sarcasm!

When she said it was enough, she certainly didn't mean for their retreat, but rather for the US's second wave of attacks.

"How many people do we have left?" He turned to ask Ellie.

"Including the two of us, only six are still mobile, though we have enough weapons." Ellie picked up the walkie-talkie and called all four people outside over.

"In that case, we won't be able to hold out for eight hours." Pan Han looked at his watch, a look of anxiety plastered on his face.

"If there are no surprises, this place will be razed to the ground in thirty minutes." Ayaka Kurai lit another cigarette and took a deep drag, as if it were the last cigarette of her life.

"How do you know?"

"Hmph! Because you don't know Chris. He's a maniac."

"I just killed over 70 of them. Is he a maniac? How many died during the Somalia operation before they withdrew?"

"Exactly. That's why Chris swore he would never let a Black Hawk go down again!"

"Was he in that operation?"

"Mm. After returning injured, he went for advanced training at a military academy and later rose rapidly through the ranks. But it doesn't matter anymore. We're all going to die here today," Ayaka Kurai said calmly.

"Not necessarily! Ellie, brothers, take her and follow me." Pan Han curled his lip after hearing this.

"Boss, where are we going?"

"Just follow me. There are some things you don't know."

"Yes, boss!" Ellie and the bodyguards replied in unison.

Subsequently, Ayaka Kurai's hands were bound behind her back, her eyes were covered with a blindfold, earmuffs were placed over her ears, and finally, a solid black hood was put over her head.

Ten minutes later, the group arrived at the pier. Pan Han walked up to a small house, entered the password, fingerprint, and facial scan. After the three-step unlock, the door creaked open.

"Go!" Pan Han didn't waste any words and led the way inside.

The group was confused but followed him inside.

The house was about ten square meters, empty, with nothing inside.

Pan Han walked to the wall and tapped a small wooden board; a small gap immediately popped open in the floor in the center of the room.

"What's this?" Ellie had never seen this small wooden house before and was extremely surprised.

Although the bodyguards lived on the island, they hadn't had the authorization to enter, so they were also shocked.

Pan Han pulled open the floorboards, revealing a staircase underneath that appeared to lead deep underground.

"Wait a moment!" Pan Han suddenly remembered something, turned to look at Ayaka Kurai, held his breath, and activated his spiritual sense to scan her.

Half a minute later, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Boss, what's wrong?" Ellie stepped forward and asked.

"I needed to make sure she didn't have a tracker on her. Fortunately, there's nothing."

"Understood!"

Pan Han waved his hand, and everyone followed him into the hole.

The passage was very narrow, only fifty centimeters wide, barely enough for a person to walk through, with lights every ten meters.

The group walked for about three hundred meters, pushed open another door, and the space suddenly opened up.

Before them was a large warehouse about ten meters high, fifty meters long, and twenty meters wide.

In the middle was a wide waterway with a black submarine docked inside.

"This is??" Ellie and the bodyguards exclaimed.

"The former Leader left this to me. No more than ten people in the entire Knight Order know about this," Pan Han explained.

"Don't underestimate this submarine; it's nuclear-powered! It's already fourth-generation, with a speed exceeding forty knots, fully automatic piloting, a diving depth of over three hundred meters, and a range of six thousand nautical miles."

"This is your escape submarine?" Ellie's eyes lit up.

"That's right! This warehouse is forty meters underwater. Once we get on the submarine, the warehouse will flood, and we can head out."

"Great!" Ellie's expression finally improved.

The other bodyguards also hugged each other and waved their hands.

"We're heading straight back to Dragon Country this time! I'll tell Guo Jing now to meet us! You guys take Ayaka Kurai inside first. Hand her over to Guo Jing when you reach Dragon Country." After speaking, Pan Han took out his phone and a remote control.

"Yes, boss!"

Several people escorted Ayaka Kurai to the submarine's conning tower. Pan Han pressed a button, a hatch popped open, revealing the passageway.

Ellie went down first, then the bodyguards lowered Ayaka Kurai down, and they filed in one after another.

"I didn't expect the boss to have a backup plan; he really is the boss!" After coming in, Ellie looked around and found that the space was actually quite large; they could move around without any obstacles.

Click!

The hatch suddenly closed!

Ellie turned around abruptly and ran toward the hatch like a madwoman.

Unfortunately, when she tried to open the hatch, no matter how hard she pushed, she couldn't open it.

"Boss! Boss!" She felt a bad premonition and pounded on the hatch frantically.

Outside, Pan Han stood firmly on the hatch and pressed the button again.

The door on one side of the warehouse slowly opened, and seawater rushed in.

"Boss, open the door!" Ellie had the open indicator right next to her hand, but even when she pulled the handle to that position, it just wouldn't open.

"Ellie, you go first; I can't leave yet." Pan Han transmitted his voice to Ellie.

"What?? Why?" Ellie didn't understand. With such a good opportunity, what was Pan Han waiting for!

"I want to have another encounter with this Chris!"

"No! Boss, it's too dangerous! If you're not leaving, let me out, and we'll go together!" Tears welled up in Ellie's eyes.

"Don't be difficult! Follow orders! Take everyone back to Dragon Country immediately and wait for my return." Pan Han crouched down and gently stroked the hatch.

"I won't! Boss, I want to be with you!"

Pan Han frowned. This silly girl—he had a system; if things went wrong, he could just travel to the apocalypse, and he would be fine.

But Ellie's pure sincerity at this moment touched Pan Han deeply.

"Ellie, when I come back, I want to have a child with you!" Pan Han said with a solemn expression, transmitting his voice.

"Boss, I'm already carrying your child!" Ellie said softly, pressing against the hatch.

"What? I'm going to be a dad?" Pan Han didn't ask this out loud; he knew Ellie wouldn't lie to him.

By this time, the seawater had already submerged half of Pan Han's body.

He transmitted his voice one last time: "Wait for me to come back and be a dad!"