By the time Yu Guanzhi arrived at the scene with the essence of the Central Legion, the area had already been sealed off by the elite police forces led by the Heavenly Judge Douluo.
"It looks like the police haven't entered the Tang Sect's armaments factory yet, nothing has happened?" Seeing this, Yu Guanzhi couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
He immediately found the Heavenly Judge Douluo, Lang Tian. "How is it? What's the situation at the scene?"
"Damn it! The entrance to the Tang Sect's underground armaments factory was set up with a self-destructive device. A special police team led by a Title Douluo was wiped out in an instant." Looking at Yu Guanzhi and the experts of the Central Legion, Lang Tian's eyes were red as he spoke.
A Title Douluo might not be very significant in the military, but in the police, they were the backbone.
In the entire police department of the Sun Moon Federation, there were only eight Title Douluos, including Lang Tian.
Super Douluos were even rarer, with Lang Tian and the Director of the Mingdu Police Department being the only two.
With one Title Douluo dead, how could Lang Tian not be furious?
"What's going on? Why didn't you wait for us to act together?" Yu Guanzhi asked angrily.
Clearly, this was supposed to be a joint operation between the military and the police, but Lang Tian had acted alone, causing the loss of a Title Douluo and alarming the Tang Sect, causing them to trigger the self-destruct mechanism at the entrance.
Now, it would be even harder to capture the armaments factory.
Although Lang Tian wasn't under Yu Guanzhi's command, Yu, with his strength and status, was fully qualified to reprimand him.
"We acted to catch the Tang Sect by surprise. Besides, didn't the police inform you as soon as possible?" Lang Tian replied stubbornly.
"Forget it, no need to argue. Tell me the current situation." Yu Guanzhi knew it wasn't the time to assign blame. Taking the armaments factory was the priority. The longer they delayed, the greater the casualties would be.
"Bring Xiao Yicai here! Let him explain." Lang Tian ordered the special police behind him.
The location of this underground armaments factory had been discovered by the police through Xiao Yicai.
Xiao Yicai was the grandson of Xiao Jingxing, the head of the Mingdu branch of the Tang Sect. His martial soul was the Three Life Soul Control Cauldron. He had once fought with Xia Yi and had now broken through to Soul Saint while also acquiring a three-character battle armor.
He was one of the young elites of Mingdu.
Had the Tang Sect not gotten into trouble, he would have eventually taken over the Mingdu branch of the Tang Sect.
When the Tang Sect got into trouble, Xiao Jingxing, as the head of the Mingdu branch, became too big of a target, so he withdrew to the Shrek City headquarters early, leaving Xiao Yicai to temporarily manage the underground armaments factory in the Mingdu Royal Academy district.
With the police raiding the underground armaments factory in the Royal Academy district, Xiao Yicai had been captured.
Because of his special identity, the police had given him much attention and had learned many useful things from him.
Now, this underground armaments factory was one of those things.
Soon, Xiao Yicai, covered in wounds, was brought in.
"This is General Yu Guanzhi, the Legion Commander of the Central Legion. You better tell us everything you know, or you know the consequences." Lang Tian said coldly.
"Yes!" Xiao Yicai shuddered in fear and hurriedly replied, "This underground armaments factory is at the same level as the one in the Royal Academy district. It is a Tier 3 underground armaments factory in the Tang Sect. My cultivation is not high, so I don't know much. If my grandfather hadn't withdrawn to the Tang Sect headquarters, I would have thought this was the Tang Sect's largest armaments factory."
"Tier 3!" Chen Xinjie was shocked. A factory this large was only Tier 3?
"Yes, it's Tier 3. I don't know how large the Tier 2 armaments factories are, but I heard my grandfather mention that the Tang Sect's Tier 1 underground armaments factories completely hollow out entire cities. In fact, it is said that in a Tier 1 armaments factory, the city above it belongs to the federation, but the underground belongs to the Tang Sect. The defense there is constructed with soul guiding cannonballs designed to kill gods. And the Tang Sect has a total of sixteen Tier 1 underground armaments factories. In Mingdu, since it's under the Federation's surveillance, the Tang Sect didn't dare to be too reckless and only built three Tier 3 underground armaments factories. I don't know where the third one is, unless you manage to capture this one. The person in charge of this armaments factory is my father, and he should know where the third one is located in Mingdu." Xiao Yicai said, bracing himself.
The moment he finished speaking, both the military and police on-site were furious.
"The Tang Sect..."
Yu Guanzhi let out a low growl again.
Sixteen Tier 1 underground armaments factories meant the Tang Sect had hollowed out the areas below sixteen cities.
As long as nothing went wrong, it was fine. But if something like an earthquake were to happen, these sixteen cities might collapse in an instant.
"I've checked the underground armaments factory in the Royal Academy district. It has three entrances. If the level of this factory is the same, there should be three entrances here as well. Where are the other two?" Yu Guanzhi looked at Xiao Yicai and asked.
"I've only visited this underground armaments factory once with my father. I only know of this one entrance." Xiao Yicai answered.
"Bring all the legion's equipment here. Scan all the underground areas within eight hundred meters. Find every single passage leading down." Yu Guanzhi said coldly.
Once they pinpointed the locations, it would be easy to deal with.
Soon, the equipment arrived, and the other two entrances to the Tang Sect's underground armaments factory were found.
Not only the underground exits, but even the ventilation holes were located.
"Underground armaments factories may store food and water, but they can't store air, right? Seal all the ventilation holes. We'll wait for them to come out and surrender." Yu Guanzhi gave a cold order.
To prevent the Tang Sect from destroying the other two exits, he chose to wait rather than risk an attack.
"General, someone from the War God Hall has arrived." At this moment, a personal guard came to report.
"Invite them in!" Yu Guanzhi's eyes brightened. Although the Central Legion experts were more than enough to handle a Tier 3 armaments factory, if the War God Hall joined, it would be a sure victory.
Soon, the first War God of the War God Hall, the Sun Douluo Ao Rui, was brought in.
"Vice Hall Master!" Ao Rui bowed to Yu Guanzhi.
Yu Guanzhi and Yue Tian Douluo Guan Yue were both Vice Hall Masters of the War God Hall.
However, while Guan Yue was an actual position holder, Yu Guanzhi was just an honorary member.
"It's Ao Rui, the Sun Douluo. So, it's just you, no one else from the War God Hall?" Yu Guanzhi asked curiously.
"Most of the others have been dispatched by the Hall Master, and the remaining ones must stay at the War God Hall. So, I had to come alone," Ao Rui explained.
"With you here, Ao Rui, it's already enough. We'll wait for them to show up. As long as they dare to come out, we'll make sure none of them escape." Yu Guanzhi laughed heartily.
"Vice Hall Master, once we engage in battle, there will be casualties. May I go and talk to Tai Ri Douluo? I'm confident I can persuade him to surrender." Ao Rui suddenly said.
"Are you joking?" Chen Xinjie's expression instantly turned serious.
As far as he knew, Ao Rui was a collateral member of the Sun Moon Imperial Family from ten thousand years ago, with a martial soul related to the sun.
Tai Ri Douluo, Xiao Yicai's father, Xiao Ri, had the same martial soul, and he, along with Ao Rui, was known as the "Mingdu Twin Suns."
His cultivation was at level 96, and it wasn't impossible for him to reach Ao Rui's level in the future.
"Rest assured, Vice Hall Master. Tai Ri Douluo and I are close friends. I'm confident I can persuade him to surrender. I'm willing to sign a military pledge." Ao Rui said, patting his chest.
"Since that's the case, I'll give you a chance. However, whether the Tang Sect gives you the opportunity or not is out of my hands." Yu Guanzhi didn't refuse, leading Ao Rui to one of the entrances. "This is one of the two remaining entrances to the Tang Sect's underground armaments factory. You can go down from here. If the Tang Sect gives you the chance, they will let you in. If not, they will activate the self-destruct mechanism of this entrance. Be careful. With your cultivation, you should be in no danger."
"Thank you, Hall Master." Ao Rui didn't waste time and immediately entered the entrance. Inside, there was an elevator, and he quickly descended.
The elevator descended deep into the underground, reaching more than five hundred meters below, where a heavy metal door appeared in front of Ao Rui, covered with dense soul guide formations, making Ao Rui feel a chill run down his spine.
But he still called out, "Tai Ri, my old friend, I've come to see you."
In the underground armaments factory, Xiao Ri, realizing that Ao Rui was alone, slowly opened the entrance and let him in.
Seeing that Xiao Ri was willing to let him in, Ao Rui's heart, which had been tense, finally relaxed. "There's hope!"
"Tai Ri, my old friend, I thought you wouldn't even see me," Ao Rui laughed heartily.
But in response to Ao Rui's smiling face, Xiao Ri's expression was cold. He said icily, "The Tang Sect's underground armaments factory is the biggest secret of the Tang Sect. Except for the core members, no one is allowed to enter. Anyone who enters will die."
"Tai Ri, my old friend, what do you mean?" Ao Rui asked, confused.
"Let me explain why. Actually, it was my son who disclosed the information about the Tang Sect's underground armaments factory to the Federation Police with my approval," Xiao Ri said with a cold smile. "The Federation has left us no way out, so I won't leave them any chance either. From today onward, the Sun Moon Federation will no longer dare to investigate the Tang Sect's underground armaments factory."
"My old friend, what are you trying to do!" Ao Rui's face changed, and a bad premonition rose in his heart.
"What am I trying to do? Hahaha!" Xiao Ri laughed wildly, his gaze becoming crazed. "Ten thousand years ago, the Tang Sect's revival master Ling Bing Douluo bombed Mingdu. Today, I'll bomb it again. Let the Federation see the consequences of investigating the Tang Sect's underground armaments factory and leaving us with no way out."
"You... you're going to detonate the underground armaments factory! You're digging your own grave! You're pushing the Tang Sect into the abyss!" In an instant, Ao Rui's voice trembled.
"Digging my own grave? Fine! Using a Tier 3 underground armaments factory to ensure the safety of the other factories is well worth it." Xiao Ri laughed loudly, and just as his words fell, a terrifying surge of soul power erupted from the direction of the underground armaments factory's ammunition depot.
(The End of the Chapter)