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"Support! We need support!" Brother Bi shouted into the communicator, "One of our rookies has been kidnapped! Hurry up, send backup immediately!"
He looked up at the dusty trail dispersing into the air and cursed under his breath.
His expression wavered for a moment.
Still, breaking his usual rule of retreating when there's trouble, he drove to follow the others.
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Pei Jinye lay quietly in the vehicle, his hands locked by a special device, his Vitality and Psychic Power both suppressed.
His mask had already been removed, and the locator and sensor from Xing Tian left in the Mech Body had been skillfully dismantled and thrown away by his captors.
To the left and right of Pei Jinye sat members of the Old Gods Association, each wearing a mask. The one driving sped down the road, quickly leaving the Investigation Team's vehicles far behind.
