Whoosh!

Accompanied by a whistling sound, the arrow struck the glass of the helicopter’s cockpit directly. However, the cockpit glass was very sturdy, and Zhang Zhongfeng’s single arrow couldn’t shatter it.

Even though Zhang Zhongfeng’s arrow did not damage the helicopter, it startled the pilot, who quickly turned the helicopter around, avoiding Zhang Zhongfeng’s range.

This is a good opportunity!

Seizing the moment, Ling Chen swiftly stood up, spraying a volley of bullets toward the helicopter Zhu Hong was in. Within thirty meters, handgun bullets could still inflict some damage on a helicopter. Moreover, all of Ling Chen’s bullets were aimed at the cockpit.

As expected, the helicopter pilot immediately chose to dodge.

"Quick!"

Ling Chen shouted, and the others immediately understood, rushing towards the door. Within the blink of an eye, several Heavenly List experts sprinted at full speed and successfully reached the entrance. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

"Ling Cheng, hurry!" Zhang Zhongfeng, who was running at the front, turned his head and shouted loudly.

"Stop him, don’t let him escape." Inside the helicopter cabin, Zhu Hong yelled at the pilot.

The pilot didn’t dare to delay, quickly maneuvering the helicopter’s body, aiming the Gatling heavy machine gun at the fleeing Ling Chen.

Rat-tat-tat! Rat-tat-tat!

As the heavy machine gun spewed fiery snakes, countless holes were punched into the rooftop floor; several bullets even grazed Ling Chen’s body. Seeing this, Ling Chen’s face changed drastically, and he dived to the left, using a ventilation duct as cover.

Though he blocked the bullet assault, he was now trapped on the rooftop. Meanwhile, another helicopter had flanked from the side, facing crossfire from two heavy machine guns, Ling Chen couldn’t break through their defense.

"Ling Cheng." At this moment, Zhang Zhongfeng, Xu Ming, and Song Ge had all escaped the rooftop, standing at the entrance, watching Ling Chen’s precarious position anxiously.

"Second Brother, you guys go first, forget about me."

Xu Ming gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice, "I’ll go rescue him." Finished speaking, Xu Ming disregarded Zhang Zhongfeng’s dissuasion and dashed outside. However, just as he stepped out, a burst of gunfire erupted, arresting his advance.

"Second Brother, it’s too dangerous." Zhang Zhongfeng grabbed Xu Ming’s arm, shook his head, and said, "Don’t go, it’ll be sending yourself to death."

"Then what do we do?" Xu Ming looked grim and said, "Are we supposed to abandon Ling Cheng?"

As they spoke, hurried footsteps sounded from the stairway below. Everyone turned to see Hu Fei panting heavily, quickly running over, shouting, "What are you all doing? Hurry and go, the police are already at the door, if we don’t leave now it’s too late."

"But Ling Cheng is still outside."

"What?" Hu Fei’s expression changed and he urgently asked, "Then what should we do?"

"Unless you can take down those two helicopters, no one can rescue him."

Upon hearing this, Hu Fei gritted his teeth, decisively saying, "Forget it, if we delay further, we’ll all be stuck here. It’s not worthwhile to risk everyone for Ling Chen. Let’s retreat first, we can find a way to rescue him later."

Chen Junfeng spoke up, "What if he’s killed outright?"

"Then he can only blame his own bad luck, we can’t blame anyone else. Hurry up and go!" Hu Fei urged relentlessly.

Xu Ming and the others exchanged glances, all showing traces of helplessness. At this point, they had no other options. As Hu Fei said, sacrificing everyone for Ling Chen was too costly. Staying meant certain death, while escaping offered a slim hope of rescuing Ling Chen.

Nobody was indecisive; analyzing the pros and cons, they quickly followed Hu Fei to flee.

Fortunately, the security system of the entire building was still under Hu Fei’s control, and everyone entered the elevator, saving considerable time.

At the moment, Ling Chen was still on the rooftop, hiding behind the ventilation duct, not daring to expose himself. However, the two helicopters circling in the air were changing positions; it wouldn’t take long before they reached a sniping point, leaving Ling Chen nowhere to hide.

This won’t work... Ling Chen frowned, his gaze grave. Staying here meant becoming a sitting duck, with no chance to resist.

Thinking of this, Ling Chen looked around, his eyes suddenly brightening. The ventilation duct he was using for cover was perfect for escaping. Although it was blocked by a mesh of iron wires, this posed no problem for Ling Chen.

Seeing the two helicopters drawing closer, Ling Chen gritted his teeth and without hesitation, stood up abruptly and rushed towards the mouth of the ventilation duct.

"Kill him!"

Seeing Ling Chen actively appearing in range, Zhu Hong immediately shouted.

Upon hearing the gunfire, Ling Chen exerted all his strength, leaping and crashing into the mesh. Instantly, there was a ’bang’, the mesh was smashed. Meanwhile, Ling Chen’s body spun endlessly in the duct, plummeting straight down.

No time for thought, Ling Chen hurriedly used his hands and feet to brace against the sides of the duct, dispelling the force of the fall. Fortunately, the vertical height of the duct was not high, only a little over ten meters; through the deceleration with his hands and feet, Ling Chen suffered only minor injuries, nothing serious.

Phew!

Taking a breath, Ling Chen wiped the sweat from his forehead, secretly relieved. Thankfully he reacted quickly, otherwise he would have lost his life on the rooftop.

Currently, on the helicopter, seeing Ling Chen disappear into the ventilation duct, Zhu Hong couldn’t help but curse loudly. Such a golden opportunity wasted by a bunch of incompetents.

"The target entered the ventilation duct, I don’t care what method you use, find him." Zhu Hong roared into the intercom.

"Mr. Zhu, the police have arrived."

"What difference does it make, tell them not to meddle." Zhu Hong said coldly.

Damn!

What to do now? Through the duct’s top cover, Ling Chen looked at the corridor situation below, seeing security personnel everywhere, seemingly searching for him.

Though inside the duct, he was still on the fifty-ninth floor. Facing so many security staff, sneaking out was impossible.

Sitting idly wasn’t an option; even if he stayed still, the security personnel would find him sooner or later.

Quickly thinking, Ling Chen pulled out his phone; luckily, the signal was full. However, with too many people below, calling would definitely draw attention, he could only send a text.

Sending Hu Fei a SOS text, Ling Chen pocketed his phone, continuing forward slowly within the duct. This place was too dangerous; he had to find a relatively safe spot to hide and wait for rescue.