Dragon Raja 5; Chapter 393: For Your Majesty (208)

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She turned and pushed wheelchair, running wildly. Soon after, the entire haven was plunged into darkness. The battery-powered searchlights immediately turned on, their bright beams sweeping back and forth in the dark courtyard. A moment later, a person with a flashlight rushed out, and the dogs outside barked even more fiercely.

This was also Giovanni’s doing; she hacked into the Haven’s control system and set up this delayed power outage. Every step of this escape was planned from the moment she stepped out of her house.

Rows of snowmobiles were parked in the underground garage. Unlike ordinary snowmobiles, these used sled-like double tracks to contact the ground and were driven by powerful fans. After lifting Lu Mingfei onto a snowmobile, Giovanni turned and left, and soon returned with a large dog.

It was that St. Bernard with slanted eyes, named Lyudmila. This seemingly clumsy dog ​​​ate the sausage that Giovanni gave it without making a sound.

“Lyudmila is a guide dog, specially trained to find its way in the snow. It will lead us to the edge of the interface.” Giovanni put the Saint Bernard in Lu Mingfei’s arms, “Hold it close and keep feeding it.”

The snowmobile roared off the ramp from the garage, and there was no one on duty at the garage entrance, probably because they had temporarily left their posts during the power outage.

Giovanni skillfully drove the snowmobile along the base of the shelter’s wall. The shelter’s searchlights cast bright circles on the snow, like giant eyes slowly scanning the area. Giovanni navigated slowly but precisely among the spots of light, the sound of the snowmobile drowned out by the alarms blaring from inside the shelter.

“Mom, you planned this escape route a long time ago, didn’t you?” Lu Mingfei patted Lyudmila’s head. Even an S-rank wouldn’t be able to come up with such a perfect escape route in such a short time, making such good use of all the loopholes in the safe haven.

“It wasn’t originally intended for you; it was for your mother to use when runs away,” Giovanni said coldly. “Who do you think your mother is? I always have a backup plan!”

Lu Mingfei smiled wryly, thinking to himself, “Mom, I really don’t know who you are. If I knew that my mom is even more capable than a female KGB agent, who would dare to bully me at school?”

They finally drove out of the area covered by the searchlights, and the snowmobile stopped on a slope. Giovanni let out a long sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from his brow. “Luckily, we didn’t run over any landmines.”

“Are there really such things as landmines?” Lu Mingfei asked in surprise.

“Of course, there are both anti-tank top armor mines and infantry mines. It took me a long time to memorize the approximate distribution of the minefields, but it was still a bit risky,” Giovanni said. “What do you think this place is? A university? A research institute? This is a military fortress!”

“Thanks to Mom.” Lu Mingfei’s words were sincere. He had thought about running away, but even if his legs were fine, he probably wouldn’t have had the chance, or even stepped into a minefield.

From the outside at this moment, the dark complex of buildings consisting of Khrushchev Towers looks like a formidable ancient castle, or a giant beast lying in a snow valley, with alarms as its roar and searchlights as its hundred eyes.

“It’s only just begun. They’ll soon realize we’re missing, and then the pursuit team will be here. They have helicopters, but they probably won’t dare cross the border.” Giovanni turned to look into the distance. “Damn it, and those damn dogs too!”

The dogs barked even louder in the wind.

***

Lu Lincheng arrived at the rooftop of the tallest building, panting. The committee members were already gathered there, gazing in unison at the dark distance.

“Winnie and Lu Mingfei are both gone. The only person who could hack into our system and perfectly exploit our vulnerabilities is Winnie. There’s a snowmobile missing from the garage; she took Lu Mingfei with her.” Dr. Duden glanced at Lu Lincheng, then turned to Lu Mingfei’s doctor. “Can that child fight?”

“No, he’s very weak and a burden to Giovanni,” the doctor said.

“I’ll lead the pursuit team over there!” Lu Lincheng said eagerly.

“You? You won’t make the same mistake as Winnie, will you?” Dr. Duden asked, and the committee members all turned around and stared into Lu Lincheng’s eyes.

Lu Lincheng took a deep breath. “I will bring them back safely. I can convince them, and only I can convince them!”

The committee members looked at each other and finally nodded.

“They’ll definitely head towards the interface. The dog pack can hold them off for a while. The first pursuit team has already set off. You’d better hurry. Once the two sides encounter each other, they’ll resort to violence. We all know what kind of person Winnie is,” Dr. Duden said in a low voice. “Hopefully, you’ll run into them first.”

Lu Lincheng turned around and ran downstairs. Assistant calculator Natasha nodded slightly to the committee members and followed closely behind. Giovanni was pulling a light sled across the dark, frozen lake, while Lu Mingfei lay half-reclined on the sled, holding two Breta pistols and listening alertly to the sounds around him.

He couldn’t help but admire his mother’s seasoned spy skills; she abandoned the snowmobile after driving only a short distance. She used a crowbar to press down the accelerator, and it raced across the flat snowfield, leaving clear tracks. That was the direction of the most intense barking, and probably the fastest route to escape, but Giovanni deliberately chose the long way around, walking across the vast frozen lake. The pursuit team would find the snowmobile’s wreckage by following the tracks, wasting a lot of time.

But the occasional barking of dogs could still be heard around, and it was unclear how many dog ​​squads were roaming the area.

When they passed the small island in the middle of the lake, Giovanni rested briefly. Although her physical strength was not below zero, carrying Lu Mingfei as a burden had seriously depleted her energy. She tossed two energy bars to Lu Mingfei, and chewed on two herself, hiding in the bushes, keeping a close watch on her surroundings.

“Are you sure you can trust your friends on those hovercrafts?” Giovanni asked.

“I can trust them,” Lu Mingfei said. “They’re definitely looking for me nearby, but they can’t cross the interface.”

“Those who followed you here all have their own purposes, but we still need to hope that we can find that ship as soon as possible.” Giovanni took out night vision binoculars and looked around.

“Mom, what are you looking for?”

“Dogs, we’re definitely being followed by some puppies, but they haven’t shown themselves yet,” Giovanni said. “They’re waiting for us to get tired so they can pounce and bite our throats.”

“We’ve been followed?” Lu Mingfei was taken aback.

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