Chapter 1249 Shocking Change! Attack?
The clattering of leather shoes and the scraping of bare feet against the ground sounded particularly jarring and... comical in front of the quiet and solemn government building, but there was no comicality in his expression, only an almost burning sincerity and urgency.
On the steps, Zhou Guihong and the accompanying Commander Haitao and others were all stunned by this sudden and unusual scene.
A hint of surprise flashed across Gu Chengyuan's originally calm eyes, which then turned into a warm feeling of both laughter and tears.
Lu Chong was completely unaware. He rushed over with even more effort and speed than when he sprinted 400 meters in basic training. He suddenly stopped about a meter away from Gu Chengyuan!
He was panting heavily, his large foot, clad in a standard black sock, was visibly covered in grayish-white dust as it stepped on the cold stone slab.
But he didn't care. Instead, he quickly brought his left foot, which was only wearing a sock, and his right foot, which was still wearing a leather shoe, together, straightened his chest, raised his right arm, and gave Gu Chengyuan a salute with the utmost force and even trembling in a standard military posture!
His gaze, like a red-hot iron, was fixed intently on Gu Chengyuan's face. His voice was hoarse and trembling with excitement, but he used all his strength to shout out the deeply buried, haunting words of his arrival:
"Reporting, sir!! Lu Chong, squad leader of the second infantry squad—reporting for duty!!!"
This voice seemed not to come from a powerful regional official with a large army, but from someone who had traversed nearly two years of bloodshed and smoke in the apocalypse and returned to being the headstrong, daring squad leader who roared and charged into battle under Gu Chengyuan's command.
Even the wind seemed to stand still at that moment—
The guards standing solemnly in front of the government building, the senior officers on the steps—all eyes were focused on the long-separated superior and subordinate.
Looking at the "old squad leader" in front of him, who was so excited that his face was flushed and he had lost a shoe, Gu Chengyuan's astonishment eventually turned into overwhelming emotion.
Gu Chengyuan, whose eyes were also misty, did not immediately return the salute. Instead, he took half a step forward, stretched out his hands, gently pressed down on Lu Chong's saluting arm, and then patted his strong shoulder, which was trembling slightly with excitement.
"Good, good, it's good that you're back! It's good that you're back safe and sound!"
...
However, just as Gu Chengyuan patted Lu Chong on the shoulder, and the two were filled with the warmth and emotion of a long-awaited reunion—
boom! ! !
A dull, thunderous yet sharp, metallic tearing sound erupted without warning in front of the government building!
? ?
"What??!"
"what happens??"
...
At the scene, everyone's eardrums were ringing from the sudden loud noise, and they instinctively turned to look at the source of the sound—
The extended armored limousine parked at the back had its heavy armored door, weighing nearly half a ton and supposedly able to withstand close-range rifle fire, suddenly detach from its hinges and fly off at an astonishing speed, as if it had been hit head-on by an invisible giant cannon!
The car door traced a heart-stopping arc in the air before crashing heavily onto the hard granite ground more than ten meters away with a deafening bang! It bounced and tumbled a few times before finally coming to a stop.
On the sturdy armor plate, terrifying marks could be faintly seen bulging outwards, as if it had been blasted open from the inside by some unimaginable force!
Before the dust had settled, a figure, like a ghost, slowly emerged from the gaping hole where the car door had been cut off.
It's Xiong Yuting!
She was still wearing that fresh and elegant floral dress, but at this moment, the soft fabric and the aura she exuded formed a chilling contrast with the violent scene of the door being broken into.
Her purple eyes shimmered with an inhuman, almost inorganic, cold luster in the morning sunlight.
Her gaze, like two tangible rays, instantly pierced through the pervasive dust and the astonished crowd, locking onto the steps with unwavering precision—on Gu Chengyuan, who was being instinctively shielded half a step behind Lu Chong and Zhou Guihong!
Upon seeing this, the excitement and flush on Lu Chong's face instantly faded, replaced by extreme vigilance and horror!
Almost instinctively, completely forgetting his disheveled appearance, he took a sudden step to the side, using his tall frame to block Gu Chengyuan's path even more firmly, one hand already unconsciously reaching for his waist.
Commanders Zhou Guihong and Chen Haitao quickly reacted, their faces filled with shock and vigilance, and the highest level of combat readiness alarm in the headquarters building was suddenly sounded!
Waaaaaahh ...
The moment the piercing alarm sounded, the company responsible for today's combat readiness duty at the Guards Regiment's barracks, located just a few hundred meters from the headquarters building, immediately sped towards the building at near-catapult speed, carrying their equipment.
At the same time, the guard platoon responsible for Gu Chengyuan leaving the building had already surrounded him, with long and short guns thrusting out like a forest.
In just a few seconds, Xiong Yuting, who had just stepped out of the extended armored limousine, was already surrounded by dozens of gun barrels, including heavy machine guns, submachine guns, rifles, and sniper rifles...
In an instant, the atmosphere in front of the government building, which had just been warm and friendly, suddenly plummeted to freezing point, filled with tense tension and unknown fear.
Gu Chengyuan, who was protected in the center by everyone and locked on by those purple eyes, also narrowed his eyes slightly.
His face didn't show much panic, but rather a deep scrutiny and a hint of... indescribable, soul-deep tremor.
The moment his gaze met those purple eyes, an extremely unfamiliar yet strange feeling, as if hidden deep within his bloodline, swept through his spine like a subtle electric current.
'This woman... seems somewhat familiar?'
Thinking of this, Gu Chengyuan slowly raised his hand, signaling the guards present to remain calm.
His gaze pierced through the barrier of space and met those purple eyes.
A silent stalemate spread through the morning light and dust...
